SF/F authors participating
and signing include
Jim Butcher
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Biographies of Appearing Authors
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Stage
Schedule for SF/F Related Panels
Check the full schedule
at the Main AZ Book Festival website
Time
|
Location
|
Panel
|
11:30-12:15
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Target
Stage |
Jane
Yolen - The award-winning children’s author of more than 285
books, (including Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight, Baby
Bear’s Books, and Favorite Folk Tales From Around the World)
talks about her life’s work. |
11:30
- 1:00 pm
|
SRP
Stage
|
Pitchapalooza - Audience participants pitch their
book ideas and get instant feedback from authors David Henry Sterry and
Arielle Eckstut and panel of experts. Sign up in advance at the Pitchapalooza
page.
|
12:15 -
1:15
|
Target
Stage |
Tellable
Tales - Storytellers reading Jane Yolen stories
|
2:00-3:00
|
SRP
Stage
|
Jim Butcher - Creator of The Dresden
Files and Codex Alera series takes the stage for an hour talk
|
2:00 -
2:45
|
AZ
State Library Stage
|
Lois Duncan - Award winning author
Lois Duncan talks about her work.
|
3:00 -
4:00
|
SRP
Stage
|
Fantasy, Science Fiction and Star Wars,
Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society hosts three 20 minute panel
discussions on different topics moderated by Evo Terra of the Slice of
SciFi podcast. With Emma Bull & Will Shetterly, Diana Gabaldon,
Michael Stackpole, Melanie Rawn, Alan Dean Foster.and others.
Panel 1 -Mixing History with Fantasy & Science Fiction - Using
historical settings for stories or as inspirations for stories
with fantasy and science fiction elements.
Diana Gabaldon, Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Jane Yolen, Jeff Mariotte
Panel 2 - Epic Fantasy & Science Fiction - What does it take
to put together an epic fantasy or science fiction novel. Our authors
discuse world building, character development. and how to keep track of
all of it.
Melanie Rawn, Derek Benz, J. S. Lewis, James A. Owen, Michelle M. Welch
Panel 3 - 30 years of Star Wars - Its the 30th Anniversary of
Star Wars, our authors talk about the movies, the books, and
more.
Alan Dean Foster, Mike Stackpole, Summer Brooks, Michael R. Menennga.
|
4:00 -
4:45
|
SRP
Stage
|
Joe Gold, author of The Lamp
Post Motel, a sci-fi tour-de-force set in Tucson of the future,
reads from his work. |
|
Author Signing Schedule
All signings are at the CASFS Booth (Booth H10) unless otherwise noted.
Borders books (Booth H11) will have booths by many of the authors
available.
Some authors may also have books for sale and you are also welcome to
bring your own books to get signed.
|
10:30 a.m.
|
Emily Devenport/Lee Hogan,
Ernest Hogan, Adam Niswander
|
| 11:00 a.m. |
Emma Bull, Will
Shetterly, Janni Lee Simner
|
| 11:30 a.m. |
Diana Gabaldon, Alan Dean
Foster, Melanie Rawn
|
12:00 pm
|
Derek Benz, J. S. Lewis,
James A. Owen
|
12:30 pm
|
Michael A. Stackpole,
Michelle M. Welch
|
1:15
pm - 2:15 pm
|
Jane Yolen (Arizona
Republic Authors Autograph Area)
|
1:00 pm
|
Slice of SciFi/Dragon Page
- Evo Terra, Michael Mennenga, Summer Brooks, Sheila Unwin
|
1:30 pm
|
Jeff Mariotte, Dennis L.
McKiernan
|
2:45
pm - 3:30 pm
|
Lois Duncan (Arizona
Republic Authors Autograph Area) |
3:00 pm
|
Jim Butcher
|
4:45 pm
|
Lee Gold
|
|
Author Roundtables Schedule
We will be having a few author roundtables with some of our
participating authors
where fans can chat with the author(s) in a small group. Check at
the CASFS Booth for the exact location.
|
| 11:00 am |
|
| 11:30 am |
James
A. Owen
|
| 12:00 pm |
Dennis
L. McKiernan |
| 12:30 pm |
Melanie
Rawn |
| 1:00 pm |
Derek
Benz & J.S. Lewis |
| 1:30 pm |
Emma
Bull & Will Shetterly
|
|
|
Thanks to the Arizona Humanities Council for providing
assistance to
make all of this happen.
Lee Whiteside
CASFS & Leprecon, Inc. AZ Book Festival
Liaison
If you have any questions about the CASFS or LepreCon events, please contact me.
For more information on the Book Festival in general, please visit
their webpage.
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Information
on Prior Arizona Book Festivals
2003
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