Supernatural & Paranormal
3:00 PM | Location: Boomer A
Supernatural Variety in Urban Fantasy
Vamps, fairies, shapeshifters, witches, weres—creatures of legend are often the leading characters of Urban Fantasy, and we can't get enough! What makes them so likeable and relatable in these modern fantasy-meets-cityscape works?
Moderator: Phillip Drayer Duncan
Panelists: Bradley H Sinor, J.H. Fleming, Madilynn Dale, Phillip Drayer Duncan, Sue Sinor, vickey malone kennedy
Tracks: Fantasy, Supernatural & Paranormal, Pop Culture & Entertainment, Writing & Publishing, Film & TV
5:00 PM | Location: Embassy Hotel: Bedlam 2 Boardroom
Making Up Urban Legends
“It’s totally true! I heard it from a friend of a friend!” Here’s your chance to be that FOAF. Join with others as we discuss some of the most popular urban legends, why they’re so contagious, and create brand new urban legends that people will soon be whispering along with a call coming from inside the house, hook-handed escapees, and vanishing hitchhikers.
Moderator: Jeff Provine
Panelists: Jeff Provine
Tracks: Writing & Publishing, Supernatural & Paranormal, YA - Young Adult Fiction, Workshop
1:00 PM | Location: Boomer B
Imaginary Creatures: Essential to Fantasy?
Why are cryptids and creatures so prominent in SF? Can you call it fantasy if it doesn't have fantastic creatures? How do creatives bring these to life in ways that keep us imagining what else there could be?
Moderator: vickey malone kennedy
Panelists: A. Lee Martinez, B. J. Thrower, Linda Donahue, Rachael Mayo, Rook Riley, vickey malone kennedy
Tracks: Fantasy, Supernatural & Paranormal, Pop Culture & Entertainment, Art, Writing & Publishing, Film & TV, Gaming
2:00 PM | Location: Embassy Hotel: Crimson Meeting Room
Oklahoma’s Ghost Stories
Heard of the witch at Kitchen Lake? Visited the Hatchet House where Little Carey was murdered? Seen Effie at the Skirvin Hotel? Oklahoma folklorist Jeff Provine tells our state’s spooky stories while presenting his research techniques.
Moderator: Jeff Provine
Panelists: Jeff Provine
Tracks: Writing & Publishing, Supernatural & Paranormal, Horror, Workshop