Contestoga – Fangs, Fur & Fey Mini-Con Within a Con

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Conestoga – Fangs, Fur & Fey
Fangs, Fur & Fey

Fangs, Fur and Fey Descend on Tulsa
Fangs, Fur and Fey, the largest online community of published urban, young adult and contemporary fantasy and paranormal romance writers, teams up with the Conestoga Sci-fi/Fantasy Convention to present this year’s “Con Within a Con”, commencing July 25th at the Tulsa Radisson Hotel and Conference Centre. Fans of vamps, ghouls, werewolves, demons, faeries and a legion of other fantasy creatures will be in heaven…or hell, depending.

The online community’s founders Melissa Marr and Jeaniene Frost, along with Caitlin Kittredge and Mark Del Franco will be joined by Special Guests Rachel Vater of Folio Literary Management and Miriam Kriss of the Irene Goodman Literary Agency and a slew of authors representing some of the best fiction this innovative genre has to offer. In addition, the Guest of Honor at Conestoga 12 will be the wildly popular Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series.

The Fangs, Fur and Fey “mini-con” at Conestoga 12 promises to be the biggest urban fantasy event for fans and aspiring writers in the region. Among activities and panels planned are author speed-dating (interrogate authors one-on-one!), Thrust and Parry Theatre (action scenes played out live before your very eyes), readings, signings, and discussions of world building, creatures, dark fantasy and the ever-elusive comic relief.

Authors Scheduled to Attend
Michele Bardsley, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Marie Brennan, Sarah Rees Brennan, Rachel Caine, Dakota Cassidy, Kristin Cast, PC Cast, Mark Del Franco, Jeaniene Frost, Justin Gustainis, Bev Hale, Mark Henry, Carrie Jones, Caitlin Kittredge, Dean Lorey, Melissa Marr, Cheyenne McCray, Patrice Michelle, Devon Monk, Justine Musk, Gena Showalter, Jeanne Stein, Shanna Swendson, Tiffany Trent, Rachel Vincent, Steve Wedel, Jaye Wells

Event Schedule
Friday, July 25, 2008
2:00 PM Urban Fantasy: Not Just For Chicks: Mark Del Franco, Mark Henry, Jeanne Stein, Steve Wedel, Justin Gustainis
3:00 PM Research the Fantastic: Mark Del Franco, Tiffany Trent, Marie Brennan, Shanna Swendson, Justin Gustainis
4:00 PM Paranormal Romance: Rachel Caine, Chey McCray, Patrice Michelle, Rachel Vincent, Jeaniene Frost, Gena Showalter
5:00 PM Alternative Formats: Kristin Cast, Dean Lorey, Melissa Marr, Tiffany Trent
9:00 PM The Bar: Everybody!

Saturday, July 26, 2008
9:00 AM The Elusive Snark: Mark Henry, Carrie Jones, Devon Monk, Shanna Swendson, Jaye Wells
10:00 AM First Book in a Series: Jen Barnes, Sarah Rees Brennan, Devon Monk, Justine Musk, Jeaniene Frost
11:00 AM Young Adult and Urban Fantasy: Jen Barnes, Sarah Rees Brennan, Rachel Caine, PC Cast, Melissa Marr
1:00 PM Creatures: Faeries, Demons & Zombies: Sarah Rees Brennan, Dean Lorey, Melissa Marr, Marie Brennan, Justin Gustainis
2:00 PM Worldbuilding: Jen Barnes, Rachel Caine, Mark Del Franco, Carrie Jones, Rachel Vincent
3:00 PM Business of Writing: Mark Del Franco, Mark Henry, Carrie Jones, Devon Monk, Justine Musk, Rachel Vater, Shanna Swendson, Bev Hale, Jaye Wells, Jeaniene Frost, Caitlin Kittredge
5:00 PM Let’s Talk About Sex: PC Cast, Chey McCray, Patrice Michelle, Jeaniene Frost, Jeri Smith-Ready, Gena Showalter
6:00 PM Author Speed Dating: Everybody!

Sunday, July 27, 2008
9:00 AM Author and Reader Connections: Kristin Cast, Caitlin Kittredge, Jeri Smith-Ready
10:00 AM Dark UF & Horror: Mark Henry, Dean Lorey, Justine Musk, Tiffany Trent, Steve Wedel
11:00 AM Thrust & Parry: Dean Lorey, Patrice Michelle, Jeanne Stein, Steve Wedel, Marie Brennan
2:00 PM Creatures: Vamps & Shifters: Kristin Cast, PC Cast, Patrice Michelle, Jeanne Stein, Rachel Vincent
3:00 PM Multitasking a Writer’s Life: Chey McCray, Bev Hale, Justin Gustainis, Jaye Wells, Caitlin Kittredge