Preliminary Program Grid for Natalie LuhrsThis is the Preliminary program schedule. Natalie Luhrs may or may not actually be on these items, but probably will. However, due to circumstances beyond our control, modifications to the program can occur throughout the convention. |
| Friday 4:00 pm: Pick Your Poison: Standalone, Trilogy, or Series (Ends at: 4:55 pm) Eisenhower Participants:Cathy Green (M), Jeanne Adams, Joshua Benjamin Palmatier, Mark Roth, Natalie Luhrs For reader and writer alike, there are strong opinions on the value of a story that is one and done versus settling into a universe and its characters for a while. Panelists discuss the benefits and challenges of each. When do you know that a story wants to be one or the other? Does writing individual stories set in the same universe count as a series? Are duologies becoming more common? |
| Friday 7:00 pm: The Art of the Book Review (Ends at: 7:55 pm) Eisenhower Participants:Charlie Jane Anders, Karlo Yeager Rodriguez, Michael Dirda, Natalie Luhrs A good book review and reviewer can be a reader's best friend. Learn about the world of book reviews and the skills for crafting them. What is different about reading with a critical eye versus for pleasure? Where can you find good reviews? What can authors gain from reading (or writing) these critiques? |
| Sunday 1:00 pm: Fifty years of Omelas (Ends at: 1:55 pm) Eisenhower Participants:Andy Duncan, James Morrow (M), Natalie Luhrs, Sarah Pinsker, Tom Doyle The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin came out in 1973, and it is more relevant and beloved than ever. Panelists discuss what makes this story a classic and how we think of it in modern times. |
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