my Dragon*Con programming

[rm]

I don't think any of this is going to get moved around or that I'm going to add/drop anything, although there's a possibility of changes, because a) it's a con and b) because of one particularly strange ball I have in the air still on this.

Women Warriors in YA
The field of battle is forbidden ground in most historical novels. Come explore the art of war where women fight as well as rule, and strong female role models are truly strong.
Time: Fri 08:30 pm Location: A707 - Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)

Alternative Sexualities in YA: Not Your Mother's YA Book!
Explore the full spectrum of human emotion and love in this panel covering GLBT characters in literature. Bring your recs and a pad of paper as we discuss this growing field.
Time: Sat 10:00 pm Location: A707 - Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)

Identity in SF & Fantasy -- this is the Snape and gender paper!
How do portrayals of villains, monsters, and aliens reflect conceptions of human identity? Our panel examines this in different ways.
Time: Sun 11:30 am Location: Greenbriar - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

This is only relevant if you're in the contest, you can't like, come see me at this really.
Yule Ball Costume Contest Judging
Contestants wishing to participate in the Young Adult Lit costume contest will please come to the track room (Marriott A707) for pre-judging. Winners will be announced at the Yule Ball.
Time: Sun 05:30 pm Location: A707 - Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)
Judge for panel

RFR: Rapid Fire Readings
Want a variety pack of SF/F voices? The broads at Broad Universe bring you a buffet of snack readings!
Time: Sun 07:00 pm Location: Fairlie - Hyatt (Length: 2.5 Hours)
(I won't be there for all of it in all probability... I'll give you a better sense of when I'm on when I've got a plan for this and see the rest of the schedule -- probably reading part of my gay airship pirate/minor prince story that, you know, maybe I'll finally finish)

Also, people, look at my Sunday schedule! I want a drink waiting for me when I'm done! Alert DrinkBot2000, or the pirates, or something!

Also, if I do the thing (*cough*, cosplay, *cough*) I'm not supposed to do, that will be happening on Friday or Saturday. Waiting to hear about other things/meetings in part, but a lot of it will just depend on the state of my brain.

Comments

[smirnoffmule.livejournal.com]

I really wish I could be in the right country some time to attend one of your panels. Do they ever get vidded/recorded and put up anywhere? I'd love to listen in sometime.

[rm.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to get clearance to record some of this stuff as I need the footage for stuff. So maybe!

[smirnoffmule.livejournal.com]

Awesome! I hope you can swing it.

[virginia-fell.livejournal.com]

So basically, "all the good panels."

Those are the ones I'd really like to see. If there are recordings at some point, please do link us!

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Awesome! The topics in and of themselves are the sort that sound interesting to me. Hope you can indeed get this stuff recorded.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, yay!

All those panels look really great. I'm especially interested in the Snape and gender discussion as it combines two of my favourite thins! Snape... and gender.

That sounded better in my head.

[kalichan.livejournal.com]

How are you on so many YA panels? You don't even like YA!

[rm.livejournal.com]

Two words: Harry Potter

[kalichan.livejournal.com]

OMG, sometimes I hate the publishing industry.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Also the track director likes me, and I did good stuff for them last year.

[kalichan.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, and hey, you can talk about anything. It just seemed weird.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Totally. And yeah, that is a weird skill. I realize how weird and how massive it is more every day.

[count-to-seven.livejournal.com]

I'm not at all certain I'll be able to wrangle even a Sunday pass given how late I'll be arriving, but I'd love to hear the Snape paper if I can manage it.

I've decided to take then zen approach about all the awesome panels I'll be missing. Hanging out with my fellow nerds will have to suffice.

[fragiletender.livejournal.com]

"Alternative Sexualities in YA: Not Your Mother's YA Book!"

Unless of course, you're MY teen, in which case your mother probably handed you the book and said, "here, read this, it's got really good queer/women/goth/zombie/werewolf characters in it."

[algernon33.livejournal.com]

This should be Fun...
Name your Poison, I'll have it at the ready. Chances are you'll have plenty waiting :>).

-A33

[demotu.livejournal.com]

Alternative Sexualities in YA: Not Your Mother's YA Book!

Do you have any recs for this? Or any recs of rec lists? When I was a teen poking at my own sexuality, I took out every book at my library that I could find that touched on alt sexualities, but never went beyond that library. I'm especially curious if there are less... artsy LGBTQ YA books? I love artsy, but I've been wishing for gay media of all kinds these days that doesn't equate gay with weird, and can't remember reading any YA books with gay characters who weren't really out-there strange.

[threewalls]

Seconded. This panel sounds like it would produce a fascinating bibliography.

[contrarywise]

I wrote down a bunch of titles when I went to this panel at D*C last year, but I can't find the list now. Feh. However, you could check out I'm Here, I'm Queer, What the Hell Do I Read?, which is a very good LGBT YA book blog, to find some promising titles. There are so many more queer teen/YA books now than there used to be, and lots more in F&SF in particular.

[demotu.livejournal.com]

Thanks! That'll be useful.

[kessie.livejournal.com]

Alternative Sexualities in YA: Not Your Mother's YA Book!

Oh man, I wish I could attend that one. Dratted big pond being in the way...

[ydnic.livejournal.com]

You're not going to be in my track's RFR? Bummer. :(

[rm.livejournal.com]

I think it conflicts with my Snape paper. I told them to put me on whichever my schedule would accommodate.

[ydnic.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Dragon*Con scheduling is like a game of dominoes played by cats, so I well understand. (If you finish teh airship pirate story I have a place for you next year! :)

[woogledesigns.livejournal.com]

Why mustn't you cosplay?

[rm.livejournal.com]

I'm a guest and it's frowned on in professional circles, although some sub-circles are chiller with it than others. That said, I am a fan as well as a pro and have the current joy of low- to no- facial recognition. So I might bust out the Jack cosplay for an afternoon. It would feel good and it would mean a bit to some friends.

[bodlon.livejournal.com]

I'll bitch slap anyone who gets between you and a drink Sunday night. Heh.