Author Excerpt Readings

This year we have the added capacity to host a little extra treat: authors reading excerpts from their published works! The schedule is as follows but may change at any point.

TIMEAUTHOREXCERPT DETAILSGENRE/
SETTING		CONTENT WARNING
10:00 AMRhonda Eudaly“The Astronaut Stole My Sharpie”Science Fiction/Fantasy – Modern Day Earth & SpaceN/A
10:30 AMMark NoblesTBA
11:00 AMRebecca BalcárcelTBA
11:30 AMWilliam Ledbetter“Hungry is the Earth” from his collection, The Long Fall UpSci-FiN/A
12:00 PMMichelle Muenzler“What the Stones Want”, from the weekly short story newsletter, Sunday Morning Transport.FantasyViolence, forced marriage, adult-minor relationship, cults
12:30 PMD. G. Swain“Xivie and the Menagerie”, part 1 from Thiside of Anywhere.Urban FantasyMild language
1:00 PMLUNCH HOURCheck out our amazing food truck, Hedary’s MediterraneanNutritionDeliciousness!
2:00 PMRichard J. GonzalesA passage from his novel, Deer Dancer.Historical FictionN/A
2:30 PMAmber RoyerA reading from A Chocolate Is AnnouncedCozy mystery set in Galveston, TXMurder mystery
3:00 PMMark Finn“Off the Eatin’ Path”, his story from the anthology Southern Fried Cthulhu.Urban horrorN/A
3:30 PMBonnie Jo StufflebeamA passage from her novel, Grim Root.Modern horrorGore
4:00 PMJon Black“The Eyeteeth” from Hill Country SupernaturalHistorical fiction, horrorApparent vehicular injury, involuntary confinement
4:30 PMMorgan BarcaA passage from Magus, the third book in the Unwoven Tapestry series.FantasyViolence, child endangerment
5:00 PMD. G. Swain“Edge of Seventeen”, part 2 from Thiside of Anywhere.Urban FantasyMild language, the author will cry

Following the last passage, we will convene in the large conference room for the presenters panel where you can ask questions, give feedback, and rest your feet after a fantastic day of learning and inspiration.