It was full of new benchmarks & connection among the folk & fen. A standing audience group reading with Northwest Speculative; a reiteration of the Chocolate & Tea After Hours room party; creative inspiration with Artist GoH Charles Vess; overall speculative media community glamour and spectacle.

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For the sake of recording my panels, though they’ve already happened, my schedule was as follows. Note however, that I welcome further breakout discussion. If you wish you could have been part of that discussion, we can make you part of that discussion by having that discussion!

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Thursday
Thursday Afternoon Poetry
3:00pm - 4:00pm @ Cascade 10
“Poetry?” I hear you cry. Yes, poetry, aimed at your SF/F sensibilities. Come listen to our panelists or bring your own favorites to share. We promise you’ll be out in time for the Opening Ceremonies.
Mike Brennan (M), GregRobin Smith, Kurt Cagle, Eva L. Elasigue

Advanced Polyamory
11:00pm - 12:00am @ Cascade 5 & 6
If you have been in the polyamorous community for a while, come discuss some of the nuances and challenges with panelists who have been there. Limited to over 18+ years of age.
Craig Jackson (M), Hazel, Kate Sherman, Eva L. Elasigue

Friday
A Story Is Forever
1:00pm - 2:00pm @ Cascade 7 & 8
A story can last long past its original publication date. What stories are “forever,” and how can you adapt your content and publishing strategies to take advantage? Learn how to work with other creative individuals and how to make your creative projects continue working for you for the rest of your life, and beyond.
Jennifer Brozek (M), Talulah J. Sullivan, Gwendolyn N. Nix, Jack Skillingstead, Eva L. Elasigue

Diversity and Social Justice in Fantasy/Sci-fi
5:00pm - 6:00pm @ Evergreen 3 & 4
Why are universes without limits so… well, limited?
Eva L. Elasigue (M), Ozzie M. Gartrell, Leslie Varney, Spencer Ellsworth, Shahid Mahmud
Northwest Speculative Reading.
8:00pm - 10:00pm @ Cascade 9

Join Northwest Speculative as we present A Night at Norwescon. We are hosting a talented group of local authors who will share their recent or upcoming work and how to connect with them. Northwest Speculative is a regional speculative fiction reading series committed to local events which highlight the Pacific Northwest’s rich tradition and provide opportunities for authors and audience to meet.
G.R. Theron (M), Eva L. Elasigue, Rhiannon/R.Z. Held, Jessie Kwak, Caren GS, Brenda Cooper, David D. Levine, Joseph Malik

Saturday
Autograph Session 2
11:00am - 12:00pm @ Grand 2
Our guests of honor and attending professionals are available to sign autographs. Note: So that as many fans as possible can participate, we will be enforcing a three-item (or single-sketch) autograph limit.
Charles Vess, Dr. Raychelle Burks, Jim Butcher, Kate Alice Marshall, Neil Clarke, Stan!, Jeff Grubb, Brianna Tibbetts, Alma Alexander, Amanda Cherry, Andrew Penn Romine, D.L. Solum, Ellis Bray, Kurt Cagle, Laura Anne Gilman, Patrick Swenson, Clara Ward, Thea Prieto, Erik Scott de Bie, Eva L. Elasigue, J.P. Barnett, Kara Swanson, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Lish McBride, Agathon McGeachy, Dr. Mark Rounds, Curtis C. Chen, David Boop, Lydia K. Valentine, G. David Nordley, S. L. Coney, Brenda Carre, Carol Berg, Dean Wells, Sandra Rosner

Wandering Beyond the Hero's Journey
4:00pm - 5:00pm @ Cascade 9
The hero’s journey is a good storyline, but it’s not the only one. And its all-too-prevalent three-act structure often fails to address women’s journeys, and doesn’t allow enough room for the storytelling arcs of non-Anglo peoples. Are you willing to wander off the path? Come explore different examples and ways to read and craft story.
Talulah J. Sullivan, Eva L. Elasigue, Sara A Mueller, Aigner Loren Wilson, Lezli Robyn

Reading: Eva L. Elasigue
8:00pm - 8:30pm @ Cascade 3
Bones of Starlight. This fantasy space opera trilogy is a generational saga at the turn of the age in an alternate-universe intergalactic imperium with fantasy aliens. Rated R.
Eva L. Elasigue (M)