My Capclave Schedule this weekend

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I will be my local con, the DC-Area Capclave, this weekend. My schedule is below. I love meeting writers and readers, so come on down!

Friday 4:00 pm: Mindfulness and Habit Training/Tracking for Writers (Ends at: 4:55 pm) Jackson

Panelist:Meriah Lysistrata Crawford (M), Kelly Dwyer, Craig L. Gidney, Cerece Rennie Murphy, Irette Y. Patterson

What works, what doesn’t, resources, how mindfulness helps the writing process


Friday 6:00 pm: Reimagining the Fairy Tale (Ends at: 6:55 pm) Jackson

Panelist:Sarah Avery, Craig L. Gidney (M), Michelle D. Sonnier

Who doesn’t love a fairy tale retelling? Part of the universal appeal of fairy tales is that they were never a static form, at least not as an oral tradition. Re-tellers have used these archetypes and modes to spin new variations ever since these stories first came to the page. Angela Carter once said that “Ours is a highly individualized culture, with a great faith in the work of art as a unique one-off…. But fairy tales are not like that, and nor are their makers.” We can find fresh insight into our own lives and connections through these age old tales. This panel will focus on a variety of approaches in reconstructing fairy tales with a modern bent, both in their favorite respins and in their own work.


Friday 7:00 pm: Taxonomy of Fantasy (Ends at: 7:55 pm) Truman

Panelist:Craig L. Gidney, J. L. Gribble, Lawrence Watt-Evans

Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Dark Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Mythic Fantasy, etc. How many types of fantasy are there? Readers’ tastes evolve over time. Which types of fantasy are currently the most popular, which are becoming less popular, where is fantasy headed and why?


Friday 9:00 pm: If I Ran the Studio (Ends at: 9:55 pm) Washington Theater

Panelist:Sarah Avery, Craig L. Gidney, Will McIntosh, Sherin Nicole (M)

What books and stories would you adapt to film?  Live action or animated?  Why do film studios insist on optioning novels when short form fiction is really the ideal length for being adapted to film? Which series or stand alone book that hasn’t been adapted for the big screen or television would you like to see made?


Saturday 10:00 am: I Hate Myself For Loving You (Ends at: 10:55 am) Monroe

Panelist:Alyssa Wong, Jonathan Edelstein, Jim Freund (M), Craig L. Gidney

Guilty pleasures and secret fandoms


Saturday 4:00 pm: Stalker vs. Love Interest (Ends at: 4:55 pm) Jackson

Panelist:Alyssa Wong, Jeanne Adams, Craig L. Gidney, Sherin Nicole, A.C. Wise (M)

Given changing cultural norms is the handsome prince engaged in romantic pursuit or is he a creeper?


Saturday 5:00 pm: Political Dynamite (Ends at: 5:55 pm) Monroe

Panelist:Craig L. Gidney, Larry Hodges, Mark Laporta, Joan Wendland

Writers and editors talk about how they address current events in their work and in social media–and what they don’t.


Saturday 7:30 pm: Mass autographing (Ends at: 8:55 pm) Eisenhower

Panelist:Nancy Kress, Alyssa Wong, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Jeanne Adams, Catherine Asaro, T. Eric Bakutis, Stafford Battle, Jonathan Brazee, Jack Campbell – John G. Hemry, Neil Clarke, Doc Coleman, Wendy S. Delmater, Tom Doyle, Kelly Dwyer, Deidre Dykes, Andrew Fox, Jim Freund, Charles E. Gannon, Craig L. Gidney, Carolyn Ives Gilman, J. L. Gribble, Bjorn Hasseler, Inge Heyer, Larry Hodges, David Keener, Barbara Krasnoff, Mark Laporta, John Edward Lawson, Edward M. Lerner, Will McIntosh, Mike McPhail, Bernie Mojzes, James Morrow, Kathryn Morrow, Lawrence M. Schoen, Darrell Schweitzer, Alex Shvartsman, Jack Skillingstead, Alan Smale, Joe Stech, Michael A. Ventrella, David Walton, Jean Marie Ward, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Joan Wendland, Steven H. Wilson, A.C. Wise, Allen L. Wold


Sunday 10:00 am: 50 Years of The Last Unicorn (Ends at: 10:55 am) Jackson

Panelist:Mary Fan, Craig L. Gidney (M), Yosef Lindell, Darrell Schweitzer

It’s been 50 years since Ballantine published Peter S. Beagle’s Th Last Unicorn. Panelists will discuss the book, what it meant to them and its enduring popularity.


Sunday 12:00 pm: Black Panther (Ends at: 12:55 pm) Washington Theater

Panelist:Craig L. Gidney, John Edward Lawson, B. Sharise Moore, Irette Y. Patterson, K. Ceres Wright (M)

The impact of the movie and the comics. The movie was huge. Nnedi Okorafor has just announced she’s writing the new Shuri comic and Ta-Nahesi Coates has written for Black Panther as well. Panelists discuss the cultural significance of Black Panther.


Sunday 1:00 pm: Stories Lacking in Traditional Plot Structure (Ends at: 1:55 pm) Jackson

Panelist:Wendy S. Delmater, Craig L. Gidney (M), David Stokes

How to approach stories with experimental structure or structures that don’t always follow traditional narrative storytelling such as travel guides, lists, stories via instruction manuals, slice of ice or mood pieces


Sunday 2:00 pm: Why Do We Like Being Scared (Ends at: 2:55 pm) Truman

Panelist:Craig L. Gidney, Hildy Silverman (M), Michelle D. Sonnier, Kenesha Williams

Fear probably developed as a survival mechanism. We fear things that might hurt us. Yet many read horror, go to slasher films, ride roller coasters, and climb cliffs. Why? What does this say about us and our psyches?


Sunday 4:00 pm: Resistance is Never Futile (Ends at: 4:55 pm) Monroe

Panelist:Tom Doyle (M), Aaron Emmel, Craig L. Gidney

What science fiction and fantasy can teach us about being advocates and activists in fraught times. What should the allegorical protest literature of our time look like?