Writers' Symposium
Seminar
Afrofuturism and Community Work
An "Infernal" Salon—A Fun, Low-Stakes Writing Workshop
Ask the Editor
Black Lace and Candles: The Future of Gothic Fiction
Build Your Own Language
Building Community Among Your Readers
But This is How I Write: When and How to Talk to Editors About Voice
Celebrating Graphic Novels
Children's Books Are Not Just for Children
Choosing Your Path: Writing Games for Player Agency
Collaboration in Game Design
Comprehensive Intimate Scenes
Creating Believable Fallible Characters
Creating Fantasy Cuisines from Medieval Europe
Diana M. Pho Kaffeeklatsch
East and Southeast Asian Writing Across Mediums
End of Event Hangout
Entertainment at the End of the World
Fantasy and Historical Fiction: Where Do They Overlap?
Finding the Story to Market Your Work
Fostering Great Writer-Editor Relationships (Session A)
Fostering Great Writer-Editor Relationships (Session B)
Fostering Great Writer-Editor Relationships (Session C)
Handling Book Releases (Session A)
Handling Book Releases (Session B)
Handling Book Releases (Session C)
Handling Book Releases (Session D)
How to Get Into Tabletop Roleplaying Game Writing
How to Get Into Video Game Writing
How to Handle Exhaustion in a Creative Career
Humor in Speculative Fiction
Land Your Character Arcs
Leading Tabletop Role Playing Game Development
Narrative Nightmares and Lessons Learned
Networking Successfully Despite Social Anxiety or Imposter Syndrome
New Directions in Story-Driven Games
Pitch your novel to editor Diana M. Pho
Playing TTRPGs with Writers Feeds Your Craft! (Session A)
Playing TTRPGs with Writers Feeds Your Craft! (Session B)
Queernormative Language
Quiet Doesn't Mean Cozy!
Reading and Discussion with Sheree Renée Thomas
Revising for Ableism
Science Fiction and Reimagining the Future, Again
Shaping GM Experience Into a Career in Narrative Design
Special Guest Interview with Diana M. Pho
Special Guest John Jennings
Speculative Poetry in Roleplaying Games
Teen Angst and TTRPGs
The AfroFutures
The Ethics of AI Visual Art
The Ethics of AI-Written Prose
The Horror, The Horror
The Leading Edge of Sword and Sorcery
The Long Tail of Publishing
The Rifle on the Mantle: Worldbuilding and Potential Energy
Timing the Perfect Heroic Fight
Traditional Publishing: Agent or Not?
Using Story Structure Models
Video Game Writing as Freelancer vs. Employee
Wakanda: Protopia versus Utopia
We're In This Together: A Writing Community Discussion About Us
What Type of Indie?
Word, Image, and Sound: Exploring Audiovisual Thinkers
Working From Home
Worldbuilding with Geography
Worldbuilding: Where Do You Start?
Write Like a Pirate: The Use of Nautical Terminology
Writers' Symposium Closing Ceremonies
Writers' Symposium Opening Ceremonies
Writing Beloved FanFic
Writing for Tabletop Roleplaying Games
Writing for Video Games
Writing in Licensed Universes
Writing Interactive Romance
Writing Tie-In Comics
Writing Tools
Workshop
Ask a Vegan Fantasy Writer
Building a Career in Words
Building Bold Worlds
Building Tension: Surprise Vs. Suspense
D&D with Writers
Everything But the Writing
Finding Your Voice, Part 1
Finding Your Voice, Part 2
First Chapter Milestones
Freelancing Basics
From Plot to Panel: Advanced Writing for Comics
From Plot to Panel: Writing for Comics
Gamemastering for the Writer, Writing for the Gamemaster
Grants for Writers
How to Write Art Briefs and Work with Artists
How to Write Games Collaboratively with Children
Making Stories More Immersive Through Descriptive Writing and Subtext
Mastering Fiction: Brainstorming Your Way to a Breakout Novel
Mastering Fiction: Character Creation
Mastering Fiction: Connective Tissue For Stories that Resonate
Mastering Fiction: Plotting Techniques of the Professional Writer
Mastering Fiction: Tension on Every Page
Mastering Fiction: The Patterns That Lead to Compelling Stories and How to Use Them
Mastering Fiction: The Structure of Scenes
Mastering Fiction: Worldbuilding
Micro Fiction Party
Networking for the Author
Plan for Inspiration
Portfolio Review: Tabletop Games
Portfolio Review: Video Games
Project Management for Creatives
Punch Up Your Prose: How to Craft Knockout Syntax
Read and Critique (Session A)
Read and Critique (Session B)
Read and Critique (Session C)
Rule the Galaxy Together: Writing in a Shared Universe
Scene Setting in Quiet Fiction
So You Need To Write A Sex Scene
Southeast Asian Secret Wars, Mythology, and the Supernatural
Story Fundamentals: How to Write Short Stories
Systems of Magic: How to Use Your Magic to Enrich Your Worldbuilding
Thematic Concerns in Short Fiction
Twenty Types of Terror: Exploring Horror Subgenres in Fiction and Games
Visual Metaphor for Storytelling
Watching Movies to Make You a Better Writer
What to Include in Your Videogame Writing Portfolio
Why All Writers Should Read Slush - and How to Do So Effectively
Write Club!
Writing and Selling Children's Books
Writing and Selling Graphic Novels
Writing Comic Books for Marvel—From a Guy Who Just Broke In!
Writing Flash Fiction
Writing for Audio
Isle of Misfit Events
Meet the Pros of Writers' Symposium
Signing with Bryan Thao Worra and Brandon O'Brien
Signing with Bryan Thao Worra and Jason Sizemore
Signing with Bryan Young and Sean CW Korsgaard
Signing with Carlos Hernandez and C. S. E. Cooney
Signing with Cat Rambo and Brandon O'Brien
Signing with George Jreije and Maurice Broaddus
Signing with Gini Koch and Bradley P. Beaulieu
Signing with Gregory A. Wilson and E.D.E. Bell
Signing with Howard Andrew Jones
Signing with Howard Andrew Jones and Brandon Crilly
Signing with Jeremy Bernstein and Dedren Snead
Signing with Jesse J. Holland and Dr. Chesya Burke
Signing with John Jackson Miller and Derek Tyler Attico
Signing with K.B. Wagers and Jennifer Brozek
Signing with Kelli Fitzpatrick and Derek Tyler Attico
Signing with Patrick S. Tomlinson and John Jackson Miller
Signing with R.R. Virdi and Erin M. Evans
Signing with Sarah Hans and Anthony W. Eichenlaub
Signing with Sarah Hans and Richard Dansky
Signing with Special Guest John Jennings
Signing with Special Guest Sheree Renée Thomas
