Writing Excuses at Gen Con
We’re going to Gen Con and hosting a party! You definitely need to attend Network The Gathering this year, MC’d by Mary Robinette who will also lead a round of Lightning Readings which is a perfect opportunity for you to showcase your work in front of your fellow writers.
ALSO, make sure to stop by the Howard Tayler Jim Zub booth 1349 to say hi and collect an “I am out of excuses” badge ribbon!
(click on the bolded text for the link to the event)
Thursday
- 11 AM – Panel: Reading Your Work Aloud with Mary Robinette Kowal
- 11 AM – Coffee Klatch with Sandra Tayler
- 3 PM – Panel: A Conversation Without Chaperones with Howard Tayler & Maurice Broaddus
- 3 PM – Panel: Burning the Ends of the Candle with Sandra Tayler
- 8 PM – Party: Network the Gathering with Mary Robinette Kowal, Erin Roberts, Howard Tayler, & Sandra Tayler
- Participate: Lightning Readings at Network the Gathering
Friday
- 11 AM – Panel: Building a Long-Term Career with Mary Robinette Kowal
- 10 AM – The Creative Reset Workshop with Sandra Tayler
- 2 PM – Writing Excuses Podcast Panel with Dan Wells, Erin Roberts, Howard Tayler and Mary Robinette Kowal
Saturday
- 10 AM – Panel: The Privilege of Living, Humor in the Mundane with Howard Tayler
- 11 AM – Signing: Mary Robinette Kowal
- 1 PM – Workshop: The Fashion of Worldbuilding: Clothing, Technology, & Taboos
- 1 PM – Panel: Keeping Creativity Highly Valued in Your Life, Even When the World is On Fire with Sandra Tayler
- 3 PM – Panel: AfroFuturism in Game Design with Erin Roberts
- 5 PM – Panel: Fresh Blood in Old Tropes with Erin Roberts
Sunday
- 11 AM – Panel: Ask Me Anything with Mary Robinette Kowal
Other Upcoming Host Appearances
- The Nebula Conference – Mary Robinette Kowal (June 3-7 in Chicago, IL)
- Public Reading at Mysterious Galaxy Books in San Diego – Erin Roberts (July 14th)
- WorldCon LA – ALL the hosts!
- Surrey International Writers Conference – Mary Robinette Kowal & Erin Roberts (October 23-25 in Surrey, BC)

