My CONvergence Schedule

Friday 11:00am The Wide World of Sci-Fi Conventions
What other science fiction conventions do you attend and why?
Michael D. Thomas, Rachel Kronick, Ben Ellis, Kelly Strait, Michael Merriam

Friday 3:30pm Signing Table
With Dave Schrader

Friday 5:00pm Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers Meeting and Meet-up
Learn about this Resource-sharing network for professional and aspiring speculative fiction writers and their reader friends. Michael Merriam (mod), Ricky Foos, Dana Baird, Andre Guirard

Friday 7:00pm Steampunk on the Page
Wind up your quill pen and get ready to go! What makes a story Steampunk and what are some of the best examples? Roy C. Booth, Michael Merriam, Rob Jensen, Michael Levy, Nick Valentino

Saturday 9:30am Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers Group Reading
Come learn about this local resource for working SF/F/H writers, and hear members read from their work. Michael Merriam, Terry Faust, Abra Steffin-Wiebe, Damien Sheridan, Roy C. Booth, Andre Guirard

Saturday 2:00pm Gunsmoke and Bloodshed: Dark Heroes of the Pulps
The Shadow, The Spider, The Whisperer and many other pulp heroes didn't hesitate to use lethal methods to dispose of criminals. When is it appropriate to pay evil unto evil? Review and discuss classic pulp novels of the early 20th century. Scott Jamison, Michael Levy, Michael Merriam, R. Scott McCoy

Saturday 11:30pm: Book Release and Reading
Michael Merriam reads from and will sell copies of The Horror at Cold Springs.

Sunday 12:30pm: The Death of the Magazine
The internet age is killing the media we love. Can we save it? Can we move it online? What happens to the writers when these publications go away? The bathwater is gone, can we still save the baby? R. Scott McCoy, Michael D. Thomas, Joshua Lynsen, Michael Merriam, MontiLee Stormer

Sunday 2:00pm Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers Signing
Several members of the Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers group will be available to sign and talk about their work. Michael Merriam, Roy C. Booth, Terry Faust, Dana Baird

My CONvergence Schedule

Friday 11:00am The Wide World of Sci-Fi Conventions
What other science fiction conventions do you attend and why?
Michael D. Thomas, Rachel Kronick, Ben Ellis, Kelly Strait, Michael Merriam

Friday 3:30pm Signing Table
With Dave Schrader

Friday 5:00pm Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers Meeting and Meet-up
Learn about this Resource-sharing network for professional and aspiring speculative fiction writers and their reader friends. Michael Merriam (mod), Ricky Foos, Dana Baird, Andre Guirard

Friday 7:00pm Steampunk on the Page
Wind up your quill pen and get ready to go! What makes a story Steampunk and what are some of the best examples? Roy C. Booth, Michael Merriam, Rob Jensen, Michael Levy, Nick Valentino

Saturday 9:30am Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers Group Reading
Come learn about this local resource for working SF/F/H writers, and hear members read from their work. Michael Merriam, Terry Faust, Abra Steffin-Wiebe, Damien Sheridan, Roy C. Booth, Andre Guirard

Saturday 2:00pm Gunsmoke and Bloodshed: Dark Heroes of the Pulps
The Shadow, The Spider, The Whisperer and many other pulp heroes didn't hesitate to use lethal methods to dispose of criminals. When is it appropriate to pay evil unto evil? Review and discuss classic pulp novels of the early 20th century. Scott Jamison, Michael Levy, Michael Merriam, R. Scott McCoy

Saturday 11:30pm: Book Release and Reading
Michael Merriam reads from and will sell copies of The Horror at Cold Springs.

Sunday 12:30pm: The Death of the Magazine
The internet age is killing the media we love. Can we save it? Can we move it online? What happens to the writers when these publications go away? The bathwater is gone, can we still save the baby? R. Scott McCoy, Michael D. Thomas, Joshua Lynsen, Michael Merriam, MontiLee Stormer

Sunday 2:00pm Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers Signing
Several members of the Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers group will be available to sign and talk about their work. Michael Merriam, Roy C. Booth, Terry Faust, Dana Baird