We told you yesterday that we’d be at MCM Comic Con in London but that’s not the only place our authors are hanging out this weekend. Both Kaaron Warren (Slights) and James A Moore (The Last Sacrifice) will be at World Fantasy Con, with the former being Guest of Honour. Here’s where the pair will be all weekend. As always, programmes are subject to change so do double check your schedule on the day to see that all is in order.

Kaaron Warren

Thursday 23:00 – 23:55 WaterTable BC Open Mic (poetry slam) (Ends at: 11:55 pm) Panelists: Linda Addison, Kaaron Warren Come one, come all to share and enjoy poetry. This poetry slam will be moderated by Linda Addison. #WFCOpenMic Friday 10:00 – 11:00 Maryland Ballroom Q&A 16:00 – 16:55 Kaaron Warren Interview with Q&A Interviewer and Interviewee: Ellen Datlow, Kaaron Warren #WarrenInterview 17:00 Federal Hill Reading Saturday 10:00 – 10:55 Maryland Ballroom Kaaron Warren solo presentation on Australian landscape (Ends at: 10:55 am) Presenter: Kaaron Warren #WarrenPresentation 17:00 Federal Hill Reading Sunday 16:00 – 16:55 Homeland Judges Review Panel Panelists: David Anthony Durham, Christopher Golden, Juliet E. McKenna, Charles Vess, Kaaron Warren WFC 2018 Judges will discuss the awards for this year. #WFCJudgesReview [product_with_price sku=”AR9780857660084,AR9780857661104,AR9780857660442″]

James A Moore

Sunday 12:00 – 12:55 Watertable BC Optimism in the New Dark Age Panelists: Michael J. Deluca, Sarah Beth Durst, Matthew Kressel, James A. Moore, A.C. Wise The ’00s brought us a glut of dystopian fiction, but in this new dark political era, what value or function can positive or so-called “hope-punk” fiction bring? Is optimistic fiction head-in-the-sand denialism, or is it mindfully visionary? Who are some of the writers creating this type of fiction? #HopePunk [product_with_price sku=”AR9780857667663,AR9780857665454,AR9780857667120,AR9780857667472″]

D B Jackson (David B Coe)

Thursday 16:00 – 16:45 Homeland Families in Fantasy and Horror Panelists: J.S. Breukelaar, David B. Coe, Aliette de Bodard, Tina Myers (M), Jean Marie Ward From safe havens to the need to escape, examining the role of family as a broadly defined social unit. How characters grow up to create or reject a family structure. To what extent do idealized or demonized familial constructs reflect aspects of a historical or current context? Examining the role of the family as a broadly defined social unit. #FantasyHorrorFamilies [add_to_cart_w_image sku=”AR9780857667922″]