At the “Real-Time Reaction” panel (Fri 2pm), editors Holli Anderson, D.J. Butler and Jason King will share what immediately attracts their interest and what turns them off as they react on-the-spot to real proposals for novels, submitted anonymously by conference attendees. They will give their reactions to what they are reading, both positive and negative, …
Jason King would say he’s a lover, not a fighter, but really isn’t good at either. He was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, shaped by the dark forces of 16-bit consoles, anime, junk food, and tabletop games, and was mentored by the ghost of an Aztec shaman. Jason is married (sorry, ladies) …
Spotlighting new work by current and past presenters. Up today: The Shadow Over Vinland, and Other Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos by Nathan Shumate From the imagination of Nathan Shumate, the man behind the Space Eldritch and Redneck Eldritch anthologies and The Last Christmas Gift: A Heartwarming Holiday Tale of the Living Dead, comes this …
EmmaLee Davis has had a passion for writing since the first grade, and a love of fantasy worlds. First love will always be her two children and her supportive husband, with whom has kept her sane through the rocky road of raising two toddlers, but creating stories is a close second. She has successfully completed …
Daniel Swenson resides within the lofty snow covered peaks of the Rocky Mountains with his family in Utah. He and his family enjoy hiking, kayaking, pickle ball, riding bikes, playing outdoors and game nights where both family and friends play different board and card games. For the past twenty years Daniel has been refining his …
Nathan Shumate is the insane sod who decided to put together a new no-frills writers conference, involving a whole bunch of people more accomplished than he is. A high-function dilettante, he’s continually poised to be the Next Big Thing, eventually. He’s earned the ire of proud indie publishers worldwide by running LousyBookCovers.com for the past …
Lorna Jane Hansmann was named after the novel Lornadoone. So, perhaps, it is no wonder that her mind and heart turned to stories. Lorna believes in the power of storytelling in all its forms. Whether through dance, acting or writing she loves to do them all. Stories change lives and enhance our ability to be …
Devon Eriksen is the author of Theft of Fire: Orbital Space #1, which has been awarded the Atomic Rockets Seal of Approval and is a finalist for the Prometheus Award, and is gaining non-negligible infamy for his tweets. Eriksen grew up with images of the solar system brought home to him by his JPL engineer …
One of the only complaints we’ve heard about our venue, the beautiful Utah Cultural Celebration Center, is that it’s a bit of a jog to anywhere to eat. We do, of course, pride ourselves on plentiful snacks and foodstuffs in the Cantina, but in case you’re looking for more of a real meal, we’ve happy …
Julie Frost is an award-winning author of every shade of speculative fiction. She lives in Utah with a herd of guinea pigs, her husband, and a “kitten” who thinks she’s a warrior princess. Her short fiction has appeared in Weird World War IV, Talons and Talismans, Straight Outta Dodge City, Monster Hunter Files, Writers of …