{"id":6061,"date":"2014-09-25T18:24:39","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T22:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/?p=6061"},"modified":"2023-07-07T22:43:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T02:43:54","slug":"werepigs-beatniks-panels-context-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/2014\/09\/25\/werepigs-beatniks-panels-context-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Werepigs, Beatniks, & Panels @ Context 27"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"context<\/a>The Context SF Convention<\/a> in Worthington, Ohio, continues to impress me as one of the best regional cons in the country. With a strong writing track and lively panel discussions.<\/p>\n

I go whenever I can, and this weekend I’ll be on hand for a number of events.<\/p>\n

First up will be the panel “What is an MFA and (Why) Do I Want One?” (Friday @ 7:00 pm). Here I’ll be joining Lucy Snyder<\/a> and Tim Waggoner<\/a> — fellow residency faculty from Seton Hill University’s MFA program in Writing Popular Fiction<\/a>. It should be a lively discussion.<\/p>\n

Saturday will be a busy day, staring with “Wellness For Authors and Readers” at 10:00 am and continuing until a grand finale at 7:00 pm, where I’m scheduled to give a reading at The Beatnik Cafe before rushing off at 7:30 to join\u00a0Greg Hall<\/a> on a special podcast of The Funkey Werepig Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Funky<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s a summary of my schedule as it stands now:<\/p>\n

Friday:<\/strong>
\n7:00 pm – What is an MFA and Do I Want One?<\/p>\n

Saturday:<\/strong>
\n10:00 am – Wellness for Authors
\n11:00 am \u00a0– Skewering the Tough-Guy Trope
\n3:00 pm – Getting the Science Right
\n4:00 pm – Book Signing: 4pm Saturday
\n7:00 pm – The\u00a0Beatnik Cafe
\n7:30 pm –\u00a0The Funky Werepig Show<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Among the publishers and organizations attending Context this year will be\u00a0Alliteration Ink<\/a>,\u00a0Apex Books<\/a>,\u00a0Loconeal Publishing<\/a>,\u00a0Seventh Star Press<\/a>, and\u00a0Blackwyrm Publishing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Attending pros will include\u00a0Brady Allen<\/a>,\u00a0Jarod K. Anderson<\/a>,\u00a0Leslie Anderson<\/a>,\u00a0Matt Betts<\/a>,Diana Botsford<\/a>,\u00a0Gary A. Braunbeck<\/a>,\u00a0Maurice Broaddus<\/a>,\u00a0Carrie Cuinn<\/a>,\u00a0Nicole Cushing<\/a>,\u00a0David L. Day<\/a>,\u00a0Geoffrey Girard<\/a>,\u00a0Sarah Hans<\/a>,\u00a0Janet Harriett<\/a>,Rosemary Laurey<\/a>,\u00a0Laura Resnick<\/a>,\u00a0Linda Robertson<\/a>,\u00a0Daniel Robichaud<\/a>,\u00a0Steven Saus<\/a>,Sharon Short<\/a>,\u00a0Jason Sizemore<\/a>,\u00a0Lucy A. Snyder<\/a>,\u00a0Ferrett Steinmetz<\/a>,\u00a0Michael West<\/a>, and\u00a0Tim Waggoner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hope to see you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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