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MISSION DATE: September 6, 2026
PACIFIC: 2:00 PM
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A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.

Eugenia Triantafyllou

A Writing Date is basically productivity through peer pressure and honestly, any co-working is welcome.

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MISSION DATE: June 6, 2026
PACIFIC: 7:00 AM
CHICAGO: 9:00 AM
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Spend half-an-hour in a table talk session with the panelists from the Writing with Disability and/or Neurodiversity workshop.

Spend half-an-hour in a table talk session with the panelists from the Writing with Disability and/or Neurodiversity workshop.

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MISSION DATE: June 6, 2026
PACIFIC: 8:00 AM
CHICAGO: 10:00 AM
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Major genre awards, including the Nebulas, usually go to authors who have traditionally published their works with larger publishing houses. But that’s starting to change, as indie authors break their way into the awards scene with phenomenal tales. Our panelists tell you how they are working their magic in an industry with more paths to success than meet the eye.

Vanessa, Ricci-Thode
Kristopher, Mielke
Bert-Oliver, Boehmer
Jonathan Brazee

Major genre awards, including the Nebulas, usually go to authors who have traditionally published their works with larger publishing houses. But that’s starting to change, as indie authors break their way into the awards scene with phenomenal tales. Our panelists tell you how they are working their magic in an industry with more paths to success than meet the eye.

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MISSION DATE: June 6, 2026
PACIFIC: 8:00 AM
CHICAGO: 10:00 AM
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We love our plots in SFF: the bigger the better! But is plot everything? Nebula Finalist Jennifer Hudak (“The World to Come”) will lead the discussion about how plot is configured in conversations of craft, and which other elements of your story may be just as important, if not more.

Jennifer, Hudak
Beth, Cato
Priya, Sridhar
Jaye Viner
Alex Jennings

We love our plots in SFF: the bigger the better! But is plot everything? Nebula Finalist Jennifer Hudak (“The World to Come”) will lead the discussion about how plot is configured in conversations of craft, and which other elements of your story may be just as important, if not more.

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MISSION DATE: June 6, 2026
PACIFIC: 8:00 AM
CHICAGO: 10:00 AM
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Scriptwriting takes many forms. In this panel, which includes three of this year’s Nebula finalists, the authors will discuss a number of script structures, including the difference between writing a script for a play, a comic book, and an audiodrama.

Angeli, Primlani
Alex Kingsley
Jessica, Maison
Daryl, Gregory

Scriptwriting takes many forms. In this panel, which includes three of this year’s Nebula finalists, the authors will discuss a number of script structures, including the difference between writing a script for a play, a comic book, and an audiodrama.

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MISSION DATE: June 6, 2026
PACIFIC: 8:00 AM
CHICAGO: 10:00 AM
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SFF power couple Tananarive Due (2026 Nebula Toastmaster) and Grand Master Steven Barnes host this hands-on workshop, walking attendees through the basics of screenwriting, from choosing a story structure to writing a script that's both engaging and will work well for producers and actors alike.

SFF power couple Tananarive Due (2026 Nebula Toastmaster) and Grand Master Steven Barnes host this hands-on workshop, walking attendees through the basics of screenwriting, from choosing a story structure to writing a script that's both engaging and will work well for producers and actors alike.

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MISSION DATE: June 6, 2026
PACIFIC: 9:00 AM
CHICAGO: 11:00 AM
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Spend half-an-hour in a table talk session with the panelists from the How Important Is Plot, Really? panel.

Spend half-an-hour in a table talk session with the panelists from the How Important Is Plot, Really? panel.

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MISSION DATE: June 6, 2026
PACIFIC: 9:00 AM
CHICAGO: 11:00 AM
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Spend half-an-hour in a table talk session with the panelists from the Speculative Scriptwriting for Plays, Comics, and Audiodramas panel.

Spend half-an-hour in a table talk session with the panelists from the Speculative Scriptwriting for Plays, Comics, and Audiodramas panel.

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MISSION DATE: June 6, 2026
PACIFIC: 9:00 AM
CHICAGO: 11:00 AM
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Spend half-an-hour in a table talk session with the panelists from the The Business of Writing: How to Be Successful on Kickstarter panel.

Spend half-an-hour in a table talk session with the panelists from the The Business of Writing: How to Be Successful on Kickstarter panel.

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MISSION DATE: June 6, 2026
PACIFIC: 11:00 AM
CHICAGO: 1:00 PM
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Ever feel like a minotaur trapped in the labyrinth when writing a new book? What if you could take all that mythological energy and use it to write something fresh and new? Nebula Finalists John Wiswell (Wearing the Lion) and Wole Talabi (“Descent”) join other decorated authors to discuss using classic mythology to build new SFF worlds.

Ayana, Gray
C. J., Lavigne
Wole, Talabi

Ever feel like a minotaur trapped in the labyrinth when writing a new book? What if you could take all that mythological energy and use it to write something fresh and new? Nebula Finalists John Wiswell (Wearing the Lion) and Wole Talabi (“Descent”) join other decorated authors to discuss using classic mythology to build new SFF worlds.

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MISSION DATE: June 6, 2026
PACIFIC: 11:00 AM
CHICAGO: 1:00 PM
YOUR LOCAL TIME: Calculating...

Spend half-an-hour in a table talk session with the panelists from the From Indie to Nebula Finalist panel.

Spend half-an-hour in a table talk session with the panelists from the From Indie to Nebula Finalist panel.

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