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Sponsor Atria

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         Time             Event / Location 

7:00 am-10:00 am - Food Served in Hospitality Suite - Delta Ballroom B -  2nd Floor

8:00 am - 10:00 am - Speed Dating - Delta Ballroom A - 2nd Floor

8:00 am-12:00 pm - Hospitality Room/Book Bazaar - Delta Ballroom B -  2nd Floor                          
                    Atria

7:00 am-6:00 pm - Volunteer Table (Pick up your materials) - Delta Ballroom D - 2nd Floor

8:00 am-3:00 pm - Anthony Voting Table - Delta Ballroom D - 2nd Floor 

8:00 am-5:00 pm - Registration - Delta B/C/D Lobby - 2nd Floor
                             Voting closes at 3:00 pm

8:00 am- 6:30 pm - Book Room/Signings/Auctions - Delta Ballroom D - 2nd Floor

8:00 am-8:50 am - Panels 95 - 100

Panel 95 - Canal AB - Mezzanine
Out Here On My Own
Finding success with independent publishing.
Emily Karmazin (M), D. M. Barr, Sharon Dukett, Jacob Moon, Courtney Rene, Michael Rigg

Panel 96 - Canal CD - Mezzanine
Back In The Saddle Again
Avoiding the pitfalls of indpendent publishing.
Fred Tippett, II (M), Trish Arrowsmith, M>K> Dean, Winnie Frolik, osh Pachter, R. Weir

Panel 97 - Canal E - Mezzanine
Beauty School Dropout
Did you always want to be a writer?
Shawn Reilly Simmons (M), Terry S. Friedman, Joan Long, M. A. McLaughlin, Terri Parlato,
Albert Tucher

Panel 98 - Bayou AB - Mezzanine
Desperados Waiting For A Train
Crafting a killer short story isn't a mystery - authors share their tips and tricks!
Gay Toltl Kinman (M), Michael Ferreter, Barb Goffman, Ted Hertel, K.L. Murphy, Patricia Smith

Panel 99 - Bayou CD - Mezzanine
Smooth Criminal
How many villains can live in one town? Killer cozies and small town murder.
Teresa Michelle Michael (M), Caryl Janis, Deborah Ledford, Majorie McCown, Suzanne Trauth,
Cathy Tully

Panel 100 - Bayou E - Mezzanine
Scooby & Shaggy
Nick and Nora, Nero and Archie, Lincoln and Amelia, or Mary and Sherlock? What makes great partners in crime?
Brandi Bradley (M), Kimberly Collins, Angela Crook, Cindy Goyette, Beau Johnson,
J.D. O'Brien

9:00 - 9:20 - Author Signings - Delta Ballroom D, 2nd Floor - Panels 95 - 100
9:30 - 10:20 GOH Rachel Howzell Hall Interviewed by Jess Lourey - Delta Ballroom C - 2nd Floor

9:30 - 10:20 Panels 101 - 106

Panel 101 - Canal AB - Mezzanine
London Calling
Paranormal elements in mystery fiction leave the reader guessing: is it real? The unique appeal of U.K. crime solvers as told by U.K. crime solvers.
Colin Campbell (M), Martin Edwards, Mark Ellis, Biba Pearce, Caro Ramsay, Craig Robertson

Panel 102 - Canal CD - Mezzanine
My Favorite Murder
Yes,, that really happened! True crime as inspiration.
Patricia (T.M.) Dunn (M), Lisa Black, Rick Mofina, McCracken Poston, Jr., Mark Pryor,
Wendy Whitman

Panel 103 - Canal E - Mezzanine
I've Seen That Movie Too
Screenwriter novelists shop talk.
Alexandra Sokoloff (M), Peter Malone Elliott, Lee Matthew Goldberg, Bob Saenz, Susan Walter,
Steven Womack

Panel 104 - Bayou AB - Mezzanine
I Walk The Line
Does fiction always have to follow the "rules?"
Rachel Horak Dempsey (M), Eli Cranor, Patricia Gussin, Rob Hart, Naomi Hirahara,
Laura McHugh

Panel 105 - Bayou CD - Mezzanine
Before He Cheats
Unlikable protagonists - what makes them work?
Del Chatterson (M), Eric Beckstrom, J. L. Hughes, Frank Sennett, Greg Wands, Erica Wright

Panel 106 - Bayou E - Mezzanine
Is It Over Now?
Bringing characters to life in short stories.
Megan Lucas (M), Don Bruns, Mary Dutta, Ehsan Ehsani, Eleanor Carwood Jones,
Joseph S. Walker

10:30 am-10:55 Author Signings Panels 101 - 106 - Delta Ballroom D - 2nd Floor
10:30 am-10:55 am  Rachel Howzell Hall and Jess Lourey Signing - Delta Ballroom D - 2nd Floor

11:30 am - 12:30 pm General Members Meeting - Delta Ballroom A - 2nd Floor

1:00 pm-5:00 pm - Hospitality Suite - Delta Ballroom B - 2nd Floor
                            Sponsor Kensington

1:00 pm-1:50 pm - Panels 107 -112

Panel 107 - Canal AB - Mezzanine
Video Killed the Radio Star
The pros and cons of having your book turned into a movie or TV series.
Jeanne Veillette Bowerman (M), Harlan Coben, Karen Dionne, Joseph Finder, Mick Herron,
David Morrell

Panel 108 - Canal CD - Mezzanine
Let It Be
Do villains always need to get their comeuppance?
Dan Flanigan (M), Kelsey Rae Dimberg, John C. Foster, Stuart Neville, T. Jefferson Parker, AJ Tata

Panel 109 - Canal E - Mezzanine
Shoot To Thrill
Car chases and shoot-outs look awesome on the screen. Authors share how to make them pop off the page.
Robert Swartwood (M), Marc Cameron, Andrew Child, John Gilstrap, Boyd Morrison, Brad Thor

Panel 110 - Bayou AB - Mezzanine
Elementary
Sherlock Holmes lives on in movies, books and T.V. shows. Did you know that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was an equally fascinating character?  From spiritualism to fairies to scandal, learn something new about the creator of the world's most famous detective.
Liese Sherwood-Fabre (M), Naomi Hirahara, Kate Hohl, Laurie R. King, Leslie Klinger, Sarah Stewart Taylor

Panel 111 - Bayou CD - Mezzanine
Whiskey In A Teacup
Kick a$$ female protagonists and why we love them.
Kate White (M), Laura Benedict, Tracy Clark, Charlaine Harris, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Kelli Stanley

Panel 112 - My Favorite Things
The art of collecting books.
Otto Penzler (M), George Easter, Larry Gandle, Ryan Gilbert, Donus Roberts

2:00 pm- 2:25 pm - Author Signings - 107 - 112 - Delta Ballroom D - 2nd Floor

2:00 pm-5:00 pm - Food Served (First Come-First Served) Hospitality Suite - Delta Ballroom B - 
2nd Floor

2:30 pm-3:25 pm - Heather Graham being Interviewed by Charlaine Harris - Delta Ballroom A - 2nd Floor

3:30 pm-3:55 pm - Heather Graham Signing - Delta A Corridor - 2nd Floor

4:00 am-4:50 am - Panels 113 - 118

Panel 113 - Canal AB - Mezzanine
Mammas, Don't Let You're Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
How far can you go with YA?
M Hendrix (M), Jennifer Lynn Alvarez, Alexa Donne, Gay Toltl Kinman, Jess Lourey, Mia P. Manansala

Panel 114 - Canal CD - Mezzanine
Long Cool Wo(Man)
Real life forensic and medical exerts discuss their fictional counterparts.
Lisa Black (M), Jen J Danna, Tammy Euliano, Jaima Fixsen, DP Lyle, Caro Ramsay

Panel 115 - Canal E - Mezzanine
Harper Valley PTA
Cozy sleuths - busybody or local hero?
Lucy Burdette (M),Ellery Adams, Molly Cox Bryan, Valerie (V.M.) Burns, Ava January, Libby Klein

Panel 116 - Bayou AB - Mezzanine
Remember The Time
Laurie R. King (M), Susanna Calkins, Ellen Crosby, Susan Elia MacNeal, Boyd Morrison,
Nadine Netterman

Panel 117 - Bayou CD - Mezzanine
Paperback Writer
Paths to publication - traditional/small press/e-book/hybrid/self: choosing the best path in an evolving industry.
Andrew Gulli (M), Jessica Case, Stacie Grey, Sara J. Henry, Shawn Reilly Simmons, Clay Stafford

Panel 118 - Bayou E - Mezzanine
That's What Friends Are For
Can thrillers be mysteries and vice versa?
Kelly Oliver (M), Michael Bennett, Paul Chitlik, Roger J. Nokes, Kelli Stanley, Charles Todd

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm  -"Ask a Publicist"   - Delta Island B  - 2nd Floor                                           
                               Books Forward    

5:00 pm-5:25 pm - Author Signings - 113 - 118 Delta Ballroom D - 2nd Floor

5:30 pm - 6:20 pm - Distinguished GOH Harlan Coben Interviewed by Alafair Burke - Delta Ballroom A - 2nd Floor

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Harlan Coben and Alafair Burke signing - Delta A Corridor - 2nd Floor

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Anthony Awards - Delta Awards - 2nd Floor

9:00 pm - 9:30 pm - Live Auction - Delta Ballroom A - 2nd Floor

9:30 pm - 11:30 pm - Dead on the Dance Floor - Delta Ballroom A - 2nd Floor
 
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