Skyler White

Stop by and see me this weekend at Austin’s 32nd ArmadilloCon sci-fi/fantasy/gaming conference! It’ll be held at the Renaissance Hotel (near the Arboretum). Here’s my schedule:

Friday 8/26

5-6PM: New Weird: Has the Old Normal Taken Over?
Have the concepts of New Weird been used and adapted enough that they aren’t really weird anymore?
http://www.armadillocon.org/sched.html#Fr1700SA
Appearing with: Mark Finn, Sanford Allen, Neal Barrett Jr., Elspeth Bloodgood
Moderator: Mikal Trimm

9-10PM: Links Between Fantasy and Horror
A discussion of the commonalities between dark fantasy and horror.
http://www.armadillocon.org/sched.html#Fr2100T
Appearing with: Jessica Reisman, Matt Cardin, William Browning Spencer
Moderator: Gabrielle Faust

Saturday 8/27

10-10:30AM: Reading from and Falling, Fly and/or In Dreams Begin

3-4PM: Vampires: From Folklore to Fanfic
Our panelists discuss the long history of vampires and the changes they have undergone over the years.
http://www.armadillocon.org/sched.html#Sa1500SB
Rick Klaw, Scott A. Cupp, Nate Southard, Nancy Holzner
Moderator: Mark Finn*,

Sunday 8/2

11AM-12PM: Is Lovecraft Hurting Horror?
H.P. Lovecraft was a brilliant writer. However, some of the people following him are less so. Is Lovecraftian writing hurting horror by giving people shortcuts?
http://www.armadillocon.org/sched.html#Su1100SA
Appearing with: Sanford Allen, Aaron Allston, Joe R. Lansdale, William Browning Spencer
Moderator: Donn Webb

12-1PM: Planning for Your Time Travel
So, you’re going back in time. What will you need to bring and what will you need to remember to make it?
http://armadillocon.org/sched.shtml#Su1200SB
Appearing with: J. Kathleen Cheney, Katharine Eliska Kimbriel, Patrice Sarath, Rosemary Clement-Moore, Tess Mallory
Moderator: Lou Antonelli

2-3PM: Group Signing
Signing with: Stephen Brust, Ilona Andrews, Ari Marmell, Gordon Andrews