My Schedule at Necronomicon!

Friday August 16, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Gender and Weird Fiction, Gender As Weird Fiction — Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor. 

A discussion of the intersection of gender identity and presentation with weird fiction, film, gaming, and arts. Panelists: Juicy Garland, Khôra Martel (M), Sumiko Saulson, Trisha Wooldridge

Saturday August 17, 9:30 – 10:45 AM

Freaky Black Art: History and Contributions of Black Women and Black Nonbinary Authors in Horror and the Weird – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate Hotel, 17th floor

Panelists discuss the history and contributions of Black Nonbinary and Black Women writers to horror and weird fiction from the Harlem Renaissance to today, highlighting major authors, trends, and milestones. Conversations will focus on Afrosurrealism, the politics of the racial weird, and how key figures influence (or don’t influence) their work. Panelists: Paula D. Ashe (M), Michelle Renee Lane, Hysop Mulero, Zin E. Rocklyn, Sumiko Saulson, Sheree Renée Thomas

Saturday August 17, 2:00 – 3:15 PM

Transgressive Horror and Weird Fiction – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate Hotel, 17th floor

Panelists discuss the history and significance of transgressive fiction, a movement that rejects societal conventions and portrays behavior and ideas that may shock or disturb, tracing the lineage of the transgressive with an emphasis on weird and horror  fiction from the 1980s to present. Panelists: Paula D. Ashe, Matthew Cheney (M), Nicole Cushing, Scott Dwyer, Billy Martin, Sumiko Saulson, LC von Hessen

Saturday August 17, 5:00 – 6:15 PM

AUTHOR READINGS — Narragansett Bayview Room, Graduate Hotel, 17th floor

POETRY BLOCK: Adam Bolivar, Billy Martin, Branden O’Brien, Sumiko Saulson, Brian Thao Worra, Meg Smith

I’ll let you know when I get my book signing slot…