Guest of Honor Luncheon (Pre-Convention Private Event)

M - Plaza Ballroom A

Fri

11:00 AM

Reading: Stephen Simmons

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Fri

1:00 PM

It Came From The Trailer Park II Roundtable and Mass Autograph Session

CC - Mtg Room 14/15

Fri

1:00 PM

Protecting the Intellectual Property Rights in Your Game

M - Plaza Ballroom B

Fri

1:00 PM

Open Crafting

M - East/West (Craft Room)

Fri

1:00 PM

Point of View: Get It Right

CC - Mtg Rm 7/8 (Workshop Track)

Fri

1:00 PM

Reading: David M. Weber

CC - Room 3

Fri

1:00 PM

Systems of Systems - The Integration Challenge

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Fri

1:00 PM

Call of Cthulhu: Carnival of Madness

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Fri

1:00 PM

How to do an Elevator Pitch for your Game

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Fri

1:00 PM

Reading: Jody Lynn Nye

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Fri

1:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: Dave Schroeder, Tamara Lowery, Nick Steverson, Kal Spriggs, Nick Steverson, Julie Frost

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Fri

1:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: Dave Schroeder, Nick Steverson, Craig Stanfill, William Alan Webb, David B. Coe

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Fri

2:00 PM

Servants of War

M - Plaza Ballroom A

Fri

2:00 PM

What is the better genre: Traditional Romance or Paranormal Romance?

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Fri

2:00 PM

Are You a Werewolf? Kids Edition

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Fri

2:00 PM

Space 1889 Kid's RPG: Tales From the Ether - The River of Life

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Fri

2:00 PM

The Xenoarchaeology Roadshow

CC - Room 3

Fri

2:00 PM

Reading: Karen Bogen and Robert Waters

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Fri

2:00 PM

Basic Weaving Class

M - East/West (Craft Room)

Fri

2:00 PM

Con Committee War Stories

M - Plaza Ballroom B

Fri

2:00 PM

The Quantum Brain

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Fri

2:00 PM

Bill Fawcett: Advice for New Authors - Session 4

Fri

2:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: Dave Schroeder, Nick Steverson, Laura Montgomery, Valerie Hampton, Nic Plume

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Fri

3:00 PM

Worldbuilding for Steampunk

M - Plaza Ballroom B

Fri

3:00 PM

Reading: Larry Correia

CC - Room 3

Fri

3:00 PM

Reading: Tom Kratman, KC Ezell and Justin Watson (The Romanov Rescue 2)

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Fri

3:00 PM

Current Thinking in Interstellar Travel

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Fri

3:00 PM

Autograph Session: David Mattingly, DJ Butler, Casey Moores

CC - Exhibit Hall D (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Fri

3:00 PM

Reading: David Boop and Bjorn Hasseler

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Fri

3:00 PM

What Publishers are Looking for from New Writers

CC - Mtg Rm 7/8 (Workshop Track)

Fri

3:00 PM

Meet and Greet the First Timers! - Round One

CC - Mtg Room 14/15

Fri

3:00 PM

The Hugos - 1943

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Fri

3:00 PM

Manticore Ascendents

M - Plaza Ballroom A

Fri

3:00 PM

Meet and Greet the First Timers! - Round Two

CC - Mtg Room 14/15

Fri

4:00 PM

Cars Wars!

CC - Room 3

Fri

4:00 PM

Autograph Session: David Weber (30 min.), Rob Hampson, Sandra Medlock

CC - Exhibit Hall D (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Fri

4:00 PM

Kids Drawing 101

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Fri

4:00 PM

What Physicists Don’t Know About Electromagnetism

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Fri

4:00 PM

Reading: Stephanie Osborn

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Fri

4:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: Jim Curtis, Melissa Olthoff, Scott Huggins, Jamie Ibson

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Fri

4:00 PM

Weird Wild Westerns

M - Plaza Ballroom B

Fri

4:00 PM

Character Development for Military SF and Technothrillers

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Fri

4:00 PM

UFO, Paranormal and Fortean Phenomena

M - Plaza Ballroom A

Fri

4:00 PM

Opening Ceremonies

CC - Mtg Room 14/15

Fri

5:00 PM

Reading: Daniel Kemp and Michael Morton

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Fri

6:00 PM

Beginners Hula Lesson

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Fri

6:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: Karen Bogen, Casey Moores, Lydia Sherrer / David Sherrer

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Fri

6:00 PM

The Mindbender

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Fri

6:00 PM

Open Crafting

M - East/West (Craft Room)

Fri

6:00 PM

Intellectual Property Protection Primer for Authors and Artists.

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Fri

6:00 PM

Meet the Master of Ceremonies Terry Maggert

M - Plaza Ballroom B

Fri

6:00 PM

Writers Tell Sea Stories

M - Plaza Ballroom A

Fri

6:00 PM

Serial Killers: Real and in Fiction

CC - Mtg Rm 7/8 (Workshop Track)

Fri

6:00 PM

DSC 61 Hearts Championship of the Universe

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Fri

6:00 PM

Give Me LibertyCon! and Onward LibertyCon! Roundtable and Mass Autograph Session

CC - Mtg Room 14/15

Fri

6:00 PM

Artist Guest of Honor Walk-Through

CC - Mtg Rm 12 (Art Show)

Fri

6:00 PM

Arrgh! There Be Pirates!

CC - Room 3

Fri

6:00 PM

Reading: The Writing Hoyts!

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Fri

7:00 PM

Reading: Jason Cordova and Chris Smith

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Fri

7:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: Karen Bogen, Casey Moores, J.P. Chandler, Jonathan Brazee, David Badurina, K.B. Carlisle

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Fri

7:00 PM

Meet the STEM Guest of Honor Dr. Travis Taylor

M - Plaza Ballroom B

Fri

7:00 PM

Reading: Randee Dawn

Fri

7:00 PM

Autograph Session: Craig Stanfill

CC - Exhibit Hall D (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Fri

7:00 PM

But Not Broken

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Fri

7:00 PM

Guns of the Future

M - Plaza Ballroom A

Fri

7:00 PM

DSC 61 Rebel Award and Phoenix Award Ceremony

CC - Mtg Room 14/15

Fri

7:00 PM

Operation Seeadler: The German Invasion of England, May 1940

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Fri

7:00 PM

Bill Fawcett: Advice for New Authors - Session 5

Fri

8:00 PM

New Voices in Horror

CC - Room 3

Fri

8:00 PM

Meet the 35th Anniversary Literary Guest of Honor Timothy Zahn

M - Plaza Ballroom B

Fri

8:00 PM

Cat Mischief & Outflanked Playtesting - David Sherrer

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Fri

8:00 PM

"Traders of Valhalla"

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Fri

8:00 PM

Freehold: Defiance

CC - Mtg Room 14/15

Fri

8:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: D. Alan Lewis, Gini Koch, David Boop, Rob Howell, K.B. Carlisle

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Fri

8:00 PM

Open Gaming with Steve Jackson

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Fri

8:00 PM

Hometown Heroes

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Fri

8:00 PM

The Return of the Victory Garden

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Fri

8:00 PM

Reading: Chris Woods and Robert Hampson

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Fri

8:00 PM

Reading: Tim Akers and Tom Tinney

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Fri

8:00 PM

Tracking Royalties for Small Publishers

CC - Mtg Rm 7/8 (Workshop Track)

Fri

8:00 PM

Elements of Horror

CC - Mtg Rm 7/8 (Workshop Track)

Fri

9:00 PM

The Worlds of John Ringo

CC - Room 3

Fri

9:00 PM

Artist Meet and Greet

CC - Mtg Rm 12 (Art Show)

Fri

9:00 PM

Meet the Special Guest of Honor Regina Kirby

M - Plaza Ballroom B

Fri

9:00 PM

No Sh*t There I Was ...

M - Plaza Ballroom A

Fri

9:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: D. Alan Lewis, Gini Koch, David Boop, Rob Howell, Amie Gibbons

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Fri

9:00 PM

Dragon Poker

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Fri

9:00 PM

Sword and Sorcery vs. Heroic Fantasy: Where is the dividing line?

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Fri

9:00 PM

Wormholes = Entanglement

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Fri

9:00 PM

Chris Kennedy Publishing - the Year Ahead

CC - Mtg Room 14/15

Fri

9:00 PM

Reading: Teresa Howard and Mark Haynes

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Fri

9:00 PM

Meet the Artist Guest of Honor David Mattingly

M - Plaza Ballroom B

Fri

10:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: D. Alan Lewis, Gini Koch, David Boop, Rob Howell, C.V. Walter, Raconteur Press

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Fri

10:00 PM

Designing Beautiful Book Interiors

CC - Mtg Rm 7/8 (Workshop Track)

Fri

10:00 PM

Why are Dystopian Worlds So Compelling?

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Fri

10:00 PM

Tales from the Edge of Space

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Fri

10:00 PM

On Collaborative Projects with David Weber

CC - Room 3

Fri

10:00 PM

Reading: Charity Ayres and Amie Gibbons

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Fri

10:00 PM

Reading: John Ringo

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Fri

10:00 PM

Open Filking with Gray Rinehart

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Fri

11:00 PM

Spades Tournament (First Round)

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Fri

11:00 PM

Walk with the Pros

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Sat

8:30 AM

Reading: Steve Diamond and Kelly Grayson

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Sat

10:00 AM

Authors/Artist Alley: Robert Hampson / Sandra Medlock, Jody Lynn Nye, Tamara Lowery, Fred Hughes, Dr. Charles E. Gannon

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Sat

10:00 AM

Meet and Greet the First Timers! - Round Three

CC - Mtg Room 14/15

Sat

10:00 AM

Bill Fawcett: Advice for New Authors - Session 1

Sat

10:00 AM

Formatting Your Ebook and Your Paperback Books for Amazon

CC - Mtg Rm 7/8 (Workshop Track)

Sat

10:00 AM

Guest of Honor Brunch Banquet / Speeches

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Sat

10:00 AM

Autograph Session: D. Alan Lewis, Jason Cordova, Amie Gibbons, Tom Kratman, David Boop

CC - Exhibit Hall D (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Sat

10:00 AM

What's New in Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy

CC - Room 3

Sat

10:00 AM

Intro to Pokemon

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Sat

10:00 AM

Open Crafting

M - East/West (Craft Room)

Sat

10:00 AM

Ticket to Ride - Europe

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Sat

10:00 AM

Reading: Kal Spriggs and Jim Curtis

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Sat

10:00 AM

The Glass Master at Work

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Sat

10:00 AM

Death By Failure to Communicate

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Sat

10:00 AM

Autograph Session: Gini Koch, David B. Coe, Les Johnson

CC - Exhibit Hall D (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Sat

11:00 AM

Bill Fawcett: Advice for New Authors - Session 2

Sat

11:00 AM

Reading: Dr. Charles E. Gannon

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Sat

11:00 AM

Space Property Rights

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Sat

11:00 AM

Kids D&D: The Sunless Citadel

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Sat

11:00 AM

Meet and Greet the First Timers! - Round Four

CC - Mtg Room 14/15

Sat

11:00 AM

Authors/Artist Alley: Robert Hampson / Sandra Medlock, DJ Butler, William Alan Webb, Fred Hughes, Ann Margaret Lewis, Raconteur Press

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Sat

11:00 AM

Reading: Jamie Ibson

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Sat

11:00 AM

Banquet Cleanup

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Sat

12:00 PM

Reading: Michael Gants and Craig Stanfill

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Sat

12:00 PM

Open Crafting

M - East/West (Craft Room)

Sat

12:00 PM

How to Write Interesting Books Fast

CC - Mtg Rm 7/8 (Workshop Track)

Sat

12:00 PM

Bill Fawcett: Advice for New Authors - Session 3

Sat

12:00 PM

Reading: Patrick Chiles and Rob Howell

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Sat

12:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: DJ Butler, Jeff Duntemann, Lydia Sherrer / David Sherrer, Fred Hughes, Ray Krawczyk

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Sat

12:00 PM

Lycanthropy in Modern SF and Fantasy

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Sat

12:00 PM

Space Update

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Sat

12:00 PM

Meet the Literary Guest of Honor Larry Correia

CC - Room 3

Sat

12:00 PM

Munchkin Tournament with Steve Jackson

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Sat

12:00 PM

Autograph Session: Chris Kennedy, Karl Gallagher, Teresa Howard, Chris Smith, David M. Weber (30 minutes)

CC - Exhibit Hall D (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Sat

12:00 PM

Salvage Title Universe Roundtable

CC - Mtg Room 14/15

Sat

12:00 PM

What’s New with Cannon Publishing

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Sat

1:00 PM

Meet the 35th Anniversary Special Guest of Honor David M. Weber

CC - Room 3

Sat

1:00 PM

Betrayal at House on the Hill

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Sat

1:00 PM

Chain Mail Workshop

CC - Mtg Rm 7/8 (Workshop Track)

Sat

1:00 PM

The Essential Admiral Thrawn

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Sat

1:00 PM

Reading: G. Scott Huggins and Mark Huston

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Sat

1:00 PM

Dominion

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Sat

1:00 PM

Autograph Session: Terry Maggert, Zane Voss, Richard Cartwright

CC - Exhibit Hall D (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Sat

1:00 PM

A Writer Walks Into a Biker Bar

CC - Mtg Room 14/15

Sat

1:00 PM

Terrain Building Demonstration

M - East/West (Craft Room)

Sat

1:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: Jeff Duntemann, Lydia Sherrer / David Sherrer, Teresa Howard, Randee Dawn, David (D.J.) Butler

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Sat

1:00 PM

Designing a Realistic Solar System

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Sat

1:00 PM

Hometown Heroes

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Sat

1:00 PM

Reading: Marisa Wolf and Casey Moores

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Sat

1:00 PM

Afternoon Tea with Regina Kirby

M - Lookout Mountain Room Con Suite (16th Floor)

Sat

1:00 PM

Baen Travelling Road Show

CC - Mtg Room 14/15

Sat

2:00 PM

Plagues Past and What We Have Learned from the Last Pandemic

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Sat

2:00 PM

State of the Self-Publishing Market

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Sat

2:00 PM

Charity Art Jam

CC - Mtg Rm 12 (Art Show)

Sat

2:00 PM

Autograph Session: Kelly Grayson, Tim Akers, Julie Frost

CC - Exhibit Hall D (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Sat

2:00 PM

Fermi Paradox and the Rare Earth Hypothesis

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Sat

2:00 PM

Reading: Robert S. Evans and Ann Margaret Lewis

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Sat

2:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: Jeff Duntemann, Teresa Howard, Valerie Hampton, Randee Dawn, Kelle Z. Riley

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Sat

2:00 PM

Kids Drawing 101

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Sat

2:00 PM

“Not All Who Wander Are Lost”

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Sat

3:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: Teresa Howard, Valerie Hampton, Kelle Z. Riley, Kal Spriggs, Randee Dawn, Robert Kroese

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Sat

3:00 PM

Spades Tournament (Second Round)

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Sat

3:00 PM

Reading: Jeff Duntemann and Trisha Wooldridge

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Sat

3:00 PM

60 (50) Hz -Why is it important?

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Sat

3:00 PM

Tax Advice for Authors and Artists

CC - Mtg Rm 7/8 (Workshop Track)

Sat

3:00 PM

Amazon Ads for Book Marketers

CC - Room 3

Sat

3:00 PM

Autograph Session: Karen Bogen, K.B. Carlisle

CC - Exhibit Hall D (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Sat

3:00 PM

What's New from Steve Jackson Games

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Sat

4:00 PM

Technological Future of War

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Sat

4:00 PM

Masquerade Support

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Sat

4:00 PM

Reading: Jonathan Brazee and Bill Thomasson

Sat

4:00 PM

Writing in and for Games

CC - Mtg Rm 7/8 (Workshop Track)

Sat

4:00 PM

LibertyCon Masquerade - Setup - Room closed

CC - Mtg Room 14/15

Sat

4:00 PM

Autograph Session: Tamara Lowery, David (Brena) Bock, Sean Patrick Hazlett, Larry Correia, Steve Diamond

CC - Exhibit Hall D (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Sat

4:00 PM

Brain Science Fireside Chat

CC - Room 3

Sat

4:00 PM

This Fallen World

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Sat

4:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: Kelle Z. Riley, Amie Gibbons, Kal Spriggs, Mark Stallings, Robert Kroese

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Sat

4:00 PM

Reading: Rich Weyand and Phil Huddleston

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Sat

4:00 PM

Spades Tournament (Final Round)

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Sat

4:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: Gray Rinehart, Robert Kroese, Phil Huddleston

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Sat

5:00 PM

Interstellar Research Group (IRG) (Formerly TVIW) Update

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Sat

5:00 PM

WriterDojo Live

CC - Mtg Rm 7/8 (Workshop Track)

Sat

5:00 PM

Putting the Science in Science Fiction

CC - Room 3

Sat

5:00 PM

Autograph Session: Timothy Zahn, John Ringo, Lydia Sherrer, Amy Brewer-Davenport

CC - Exhibit Hall D (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Sat

5:00 PM

Chuck Gannon’s 360-AMA: The Caineverse, Other Series, and the World at Large

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Fri

5:00 PM

Cosmic Patrol Kid's RPG: Doomsday Protocols

M - Tennessee River (Gaming Room)

Sat

5:00 PM

The Ukrainian War and the Future of Conflict

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Sat

5:00 PM

LibertyCon Masquerade

CC - Mtg Room 14/15

Sat

5:00 PM

Reading: C.V. Walter

Sat

5:00 PM

The Basic Survivalist

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Sat

5:00 PM

Art and Charity Auction Setup - Closed

CC - Mtg Rm 13 (STEM)

Sat

6:00 PM

The Art of Editing

CC - Mtg Rm 9/10

Sat

6:00 PM

Authors/Artist Alley: Kelly Grayson, David B. Coe, Craig Stanfill, Hans Schantz, Julie Frost, Tom Tinney

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors/Artists Alley

Sat

6:00 PM

Reading: Tom Kratman - "Dirty Water"

CC - Mtg Rm 11 (Kids Programming / Readings 2)

Sat

6:00 PM

Reading: Philip K. Booker and David Badurina

M - Carter Room (Readings 1)

Sat

6:00 PM

The LabRats' Guide to the Brain

CC - Mtg Rm 7/8 (Workshop Track)

Sat

6:00 PM

Writing for Comics

CC - Room 3

Sat

6:00 PM