CONvergence Schedule
Apr. 10th, 2011 01:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mmerriamI have my schedule for CONvergence:
Friday July 1st
12:30: eBooks - Books & Publishers: The realities of the new eBook market. What do authors want, what do publishers want and is there a way for all of them to get it?
Speaker/Artist(s) Info: Anya Bast, Richard Ristow, Michael Merriam, David Wilbanks, Michael Zecca. Atrium 7
2:00: Book Signing with Dana Baird.
3:30: Ask a Writer: Always wanted to know how a novel is born? How does a writer structure their day? Is it all glittering parties and intelligent company? Come ask a panel of working writers anything. Speaker/Artist(s) Info: Anya Bast, Kelly McCullough, Dana Baird, Michael Merriam, David Wilbanks. Bloomington Room.
5:00: MinnSpec Meeting: Come and learns about the Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers, a 280+ member strong organization.
Speaker/Artist(s) Info: Michael Merriam. Cabana 118 / Krushenko’s.
Saturday July 2nd
9:30: Into the Woods: Creating Fairy Tales: How do we create modern fairy tales and myths? How do we tap into the primal emotions of fairy tales in a modern era?
Speaker/Artist(s) Info: Lisa Blauersouth, Michael Levy, Michael Merriam, MontiLee Stormer, Kristin Livdahl. Bloomington Room.
12:30: Happy Writers and Fast Writers: There are any number of writers who talk about the agony of writing, both in terms of how long it takes them and how miserable it makes them. But that's not the only side of the story. A lot of writers love what they do -- that's why they do it.
Speaker/Artist(s) Info: Anya Bast, Kelly McCullough, Michael Merriam, David Wilbanks, David Walbridge. Bloomington Room.
5:00: Michael Merriam reading: Michael Merriam, author of Should We Drown in Feathered Sleep and The Horror at Cold Springs, reads from his new novel, Last Car to Annwn Station.
Speaker/Artist(s) Info: Michael Merriam. Vista Suites / Lit Lounge
Sunday July 3rd
2:00: MinnSpec Reading.
Speaker/Artist(s) Info: Eli Effinger-Weintraub. Vista Suites / Lit Lounge
Friday July 1st
12:30: eBooks - Books & Publishers: The realities of the new eBook market. What do authors want, what do publishers want and is there a way for all of them to get it?
Speaker/Artist(s) Info: Anya Bast, Richard Ristow, Michael Merriam, David Wilbanks, Michael Zecca. Atrium 7
2:00: Book Signing with Dana Baird.
3:30: Ask a Writer: Always wanted to know how a novel is born? How does a writer structure their day? Is it all glittering parties and intelligent company? Come ask a panel of working writers anything. Speaker/Artist(s) Info: Anya Bast, Kelly McCullough, Dana Baird, Michael Merriam, David Wilbanks. Bloomington Room.
5:00: MinnSpec Meeting: Come and learns about the Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers, a 280+ member strong organization.
Speaker/Artist(s) Info: Michael Merriam. Cabana 118 / Krushenko’s.
Saturday July 2nd
9:30: Into the Woods: Creating Fairy Tales: How do we create modern fairy tales and myths? How do we tap into the primal emotions of fairy tales in a modern era?
Speaker/Artist(s) Info: Lisa Blauersouth, Michael Levy, Michael Merriam, MontiLee Stormer, Kristin Livdahl. Bloomington Room.
12:30: Happy Writers and Fast Writers: There are any number of writers who talk about the agony of writing, both in terms of how long it takes them and how miserable it makes them. But that's not the only side of the story. A lot of writers love what they do -- that's why they do it.
Speaker/Artist(s) Info: Anya Bast, Kelly McCullough, Michael Merriam, David Wilbanks, David Walbridge. Bloomington Room.
5:00: Michael Merriam reading: Michael Merriam, author of Should We Drown in Feathered Sleep and The Horror at Cold Springs, reads from his new novel, Last Car to Annwn Station.
Speaker/Artist(s) Info: Michael Merriam. Vista Suites / Lit Lounge
Sunday July 3rd
2:00: MinnSpec Reading.
Speaker/Artist(s) Info: Eli Effinger-Weintraub. Vista Suites / Lit Lounge
