FOR THE LOVE OF
Romance
Book Convention
Author panels, historical crafting, book discussion groups, and Author Alley
Author Alley: Meet emerging authors, publishers, and craftsmen to discover stories that enrich your mind and heart.
Discussion Groups: Meet with other book fans to talk about your favorite authors, books, and stories.
Author Panels: Hear authors present the drive behind their work with engaging speeches and interviews.
Crafting Activities: Make simple projects of the bookish and historical sort
Entertainment: Romantic era music ensembles, and soloists. Dramatic reading of Romantic literature.
Full schedule below.
Schedule
Day 1 Friday
3-8 pm Author Alley opens. Newgate Mall common space. South Side by playground
Meet artisans and authors of multiple genres. Have great conversations and discover an incredible collection of very talented people.
No admission fee.
Main Studio
All Studio events require Day or Weekend Pass
3:00 Welcome: Time and Place for Fiction by Janika Byington
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5:00 Historical Fact and Fiction? How do you know what's real and what's fun? By Jessica Baehr
7:00 Presentation: TBA
8:00: Dramatic Reading
Take a walk into Jane Austen's interpretation of the Regency Era. A highly entertaining group of readers will enact select scenes from the romantic comedy, that set the stage for generations of romance writers.
Studio B Discussion Groups
4:00 Book Club. By Moderator. TBA
6:00 Second Annual Meeting of the Twilight Fan Club. Where the hell you been loca? Mia Skembo will try to moderate y'all's passion for this series that made the face of romance sparkle.
Day 2 Saturday
10am-8pm Author Alley Another day of great authors and artists
No admission fee
Main Studio:
All Studio events require Day or Weekend Pass
1:00 TBA with special expert
3:00 Time travel Romance: Joanna Reeder
5:00 Jessica Baehr : Jessica Baehr details variation of Regency England and Post Revolution France..
7:00: Jane Austen Tours. Mark and Shana Hobson travel to England for the annual Jane Austen festival. Learn how to join them for this romantic adventure.
8:00 Literaryoke. Open mic. Read passages from you favorite books to ambient music.
Studio B Craft Classes:
Supply fee for projects determined by instructors are paid directly to them before class. You may audit class with your regular day pass without doing the project.
2:00: Men's watch FOB by Mark Hobson.
4:00: Regency Fashion Craft By Mark Hobson. TBA
6:00 Book Craft: By expert. Love your bookish art.
See Panelist Bios Below.
