Friday, August 17, 2018

E.J. Stevens @ Dragon Con

E.J. Stevens at Dragon Con 2018

Exciting news! My tentative Dragon Con schedule is here. Check out my schedule below.

Love urban fantasy? Check out this year's ​Dragon Con Urban Fantasy guest list.

E.J. Stevens at Dragon Con 2018

FRIDAY
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Realms of the Dead: Ghosts and Spirits in UF
Our panelists discuss the various types of ghosts and spirits found in their work, and in the genre.
11:30 am Chastain 1-2, Westin
(Panelists: Leanna Renee Hieber, David B. Coe, E.J. Stevens, A. J. Hartley, Matthew Kressel, Gail Z. Martin)
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Vampires in Legend, Folklore, and Fiction
Description: Long a staple of urban fantasy, vampires first appear in folklore, often unrecognizable from the versions contemporary readers and viewers are familiar with. Our panel explores how those early stories have influenced the fictional depictions they create, and others they admire.
2:30 pm Chastain 1-2, Westin
(Panelists: Melissa F Olson, E.J. Stevens, Declan Finn, Clay and Susan Griffith, J.F. Lewis, Dacre Stoker)
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Family Matters: A Wynonna Earp Fan Panel
Description: A moderated fan-panel discussion of the hit show's third season
4:00 pm Chastain 1-2, Westin
(Panelists: Kevin Bachelder, John G. Hartness, E.J. Stevens, Lisa Manifold, Erika Domeika Pratte, Annie Smith)
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Life in New Seattle: An iZombie Fan Panel
Description: A moderated fan-panel discussion of the hit show's fourth season
7:00 pm Chastain 1-2, Westin
(Panelists: Kevin Bachelder, David Boop, E.J. Stevens, Samantha Sommersby, Damian Allen, Steph Smith)

SATURDAY
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Monster Mash: The Magical Creatures of UF
Urban Fantasy features a wide range of supernatural beings, often in the same book, and our authors discuss the types they use and why.
2:30 pm Chastain I-J, Westin
(Panelists: Eric R. Asher, James A. Hunter, Lisa Manifold, D.R. Perry, E.J. Stevens, R.R. Virdi)
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Jessica Jones - Mother knows Best
Description: Each of us is the sum total of our experience and our basic building blocks, and Jessica Jones is no different. Facing off her own mother, her power's origins, her best friend and the shadow of Killgrave.
7:00 pm Location: M 301-303 Marriott
(Panelists: Samantha Sommersby, Wendy Hembrock, E.J. Stevens, Margaret Parsons, Betsy Matteis, Ryan Guthrie)
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Altered Carbon - Peace is an Illusion
Bring over your current sleeve and cortical stack and we'll see what we think of how Netflix handled our stories. We'll give it a lookover to see how they handled Kovacs and just what immortality and murder can mean on earth in the 24th Century.
8:30 pm M 301-303 Marriott
(Panelists: E.J. Stevens, Valerie Hampton, Stefani Warshaw, Kitty Chandler, Joy Hatcher)

SUNDAY
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Collaborative Storytelling From Hell!
Description: A roundtable of authors contribute to a collaborative story that is sure to put the "corpse" in "exquisite corpse."
2:30 pm Peachtree 1-2 - Westin
(Panelists: David Boop, Darrell Grizzle, Eric Asher, John G. Hartness, E.J. Stevens)
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Same Places, Different Times: Historical Urban Fantasy
Description: Our panelists explore supernatural beings and magic occurring in historical real-world settings.
8:30 pm Location: Chastain 1-2 - Westin
(Panelists: David B. Coe, Laura Anne Gilman, Clay and Susan Griffith, Leanna Renee Hieber, E.J. Stevens, Tim Powers)

Hope to see you in Atlanta!

Next stop, Penned Con in St Louis.