Gen Con Events 2025

Writers Symposium

Entertainment Events

Grayshade: Death of a Noble (A New Dark Fantasy 5E TTRPG--Live Session)
Fri 7:00 pm - Fri 11:00 pm 80/85 10.00

Seminar

Adaptations
Thu 11:00 am - Thu 12:00 pm 77/85 0.00
Afrofuturism 2.0
Thu 11:00 am - Thu 12:00 pm 52/85 0.00
Afrofuturism and Community Work
Sat 2:00 pm - Sat 3:00 pm 23/47 0.00
Afrofuturism in Game Design
Fri 3:00 pm - Fri 4:00 pm 57/85 0.00
AI: The Good, The Bad, and the Reality
Sat 1:00 pm - Sat 2:00 pm 0/85 0.00
All Good Things Come to an End
Fri 4:00 pm - Fri 5:00 pm 46/85 0.00
Ask Me Anything - Publishers
Sat 11:00 am - Sat 12:00 pm 22/85 0.00
Beginnings, Big and Small
Fri 1:00 pm - Fri 2:00 pm 35/85 0.00
Brainstorming 101: From Downpours to Droughts
Thu 2:00 pm - Thu 3:00 pm 14/85 0.00
Fri 11:00 am - Fri 12:00 pm 52/85 0.00
Breaking the Rules
Fri 2:00 pm - Fri 3:00 pm 46/85 0.00
Building a Long-Term Career
Sat 3:00 pm - Sat 4:00 pm 71/85 0.00
Character Creation 101
Thu 1:00 pm - Thu 2:00 pm 16/85 0.00
Thu 1:00 pm - Thu 2:00 pm 85/85 0.00
Fri 10:00 am - Fri 11:00 am 32/85 0.00
Sat 11:00 am - Sat 12:00 pm 3/85 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Arley Sorg
Thu 5:00 pm - Thu 6:00 pm 7/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Brady McReynolds
Thu 1:00 pm - Thu 2:00 pm 5/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with C. S. E. Cooney and Johannah Simon
Fri 11:00 am - Fri 12:00 pm 4/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Daniel Myers and Bryan Thao Worra
Sat 4:00 pm - Sat 5:00 pm 7/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Diana Pho
Thu 2:00 pm - Thu 3:00 pm 0/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Erin M. Evans and Danni Williams
Sat 5:00 pm - Sat 6:00 pm 2/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Erin Roberts
Sat 3:00 pm - Sat 4:00 pm 4/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Gregory A. Wilson and Richard Lee Byers
Sat 10:00 am - Sat 11:00 am 0/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Jason Sanford and David A. Rodriguez
Sat 11:00 am - Sat 12:00 pm 5/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Kelli Fitzpatrick and James A. Hunter
Fri 3:00 pm - Fri 4:00 pm 3/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Matt Forbeck
Thu 4:00 pm - Thu 5:00 pm 1/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Michael A. Stackpole
Fri 1:00 pm - Fri 2:00 pm 0/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Monica Valentinelli and J. B. Garner
Sat 2:00 pm - Sat 3:00 pm 6/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Morgan Wilson
Thu 11:00 am - Thu 12:00 pm 0/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Oriana Leckert
Thu 3:00 pm - Thu 4:00 pm 5/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Richard Dansky and Brandon O'Brien
Fri 5:00 pm - Fri 6:00 pm 3/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Sheree Renée Thomas
Fri 4:00 pm - Fri 5:00 pm 6/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Shveta Thakrar and Katherine Monasterio
Sat 1:00 pm - Sat 2:00 pm 5/9 0.00
Coffee Klatch with Tim Waggoner and Stephen Kozeniewski
Fri 2:00 pm - Fri 3:00 pm 7/9 0.00
Collaborating With Other Mediums
Sat 10:00 am - Sat 11:00 am 79/85 0.00
Community Building
Thu 4:00 pm - Thu 5:00 pm 0/47 0.00
Dealing with Writer's Block
Fri 1:00 pm - Fri 2:00 pm 41/85 0.00
Developing Community Partnerships To Sustain Your Career
Sat 5:00 pm - Sat 6:00 pm 26/47 0.00
Dialogue 101
Thu 3:00 pm - Thu 4:00 pm 0/85 0.00
Sat 1:00 pm - Sat 2:00 pm 0/85 0.00
Diverse Writing as Resistance
Fri 3:00 pm - Fri 4:00 pm 50/85 0.00
Drawing Inspiration from Religions and Myths
Fri 11:00 am - Fri 12:00 pm 0/85 0.00
Editing 101
Thu 11:00 am - Thu 12:00 pm 0/47 0.00
Everyone (Info) Dumps
Sat 5:00 pm - Sat 6:00 pm 57/85 0.00
Finding Your Character's Voice
Thu 4:00 pm - Thu 5:00 pm 0/85 0.00
For the Love of (Writing) the Game
Thu 5:00 pm - Thu 6:00 pm 17/47 0.00
Fresh Blood In Old Tropes
Sat 2:00 pm - Sat 3:00 pm 36/85 0.00
From Battles to Fisticuffs
Sat 4:00 pm - Sat 5:00 pm 32/85 0.00
Grant Writing 101
Thu 2:00 pm - Thu 3:00 pm 9/85 0.00
History as Worldbuilding
Thu 11:00 am - Thu 12:00 pm 0/34 0.00
How to Create When the World is On Fire
Sat 5:00 pm - Sat 6:00 pm 5/85 0.00
How to Develop Your Writing Process
Thu 11:00 am - Thu 12:00 pm 0/85 0.00
Sat 10:00 am - Sat 11:00 am 0/85 0.00
How to Navigate the Industry
Thu 1:00 pm - Thu 2:00 pm 16/85 0.00
How to Write Complicated Antagonists
Thu 4:00 pm - Thu 5:00 pm 0/85 0.00
Imposter Syndrome
Thu 1:00 pm - Thu 2:00 pm 2/85 0.00
John Scalzi Spotlight
Sat 3:00 pm - Sat 4:00 pm 0/85 0.00
Kickstarter Spotlight
Sat 4:00 pm - Sat 5:00 pm 46/85 0.00
Magic Systems 101
Fri 5:00 pm - Fri 6:00 pm 0/85 0.00
Making The Leap: Switching Mediums
Thu 4:00 pm - Thu 5:00 pm 76/85 0.00
Marketing 101
Sat 3:00 pm - Sat 4:00 pm 1/85 0.00
Media Tie In
Thu 3:00 pm - Thu 4:00 pm 78/85 0.00
Fri 11:00 am - Fri 12:00 pm 81/85 0.00
Sat 5:00 pm - Sat 6:00 pm 79/85 0.00
Monster as Protagonist
Fri 4:00 pm - Fri 5:00 pm 51/85 0.00
Naomi Novik Spotlight
Sat 2:00 pm - Sat 3:00 pm 0/85 0.00
Sat 5:00 pm - Sat 6:00 pm 37/85 0.00
Nilah Magruder Spotlight
Sat 1:00 pm - Sat 2:00 pm 80/85 0.00
Oops, Is This Actually A Trilogy?
Sat 11:00 am - Sat 12:00 pm 81/85 0.00
Outlining 101
Thu 5:00 pm - Thu 6:00 pm 36/85 0.00
Ray Bradbury's Enduring Legacy In Modern Speculative Fiction
Sat 4:00 pm - Sat 5:00 pm 2/85 0.00
Reading Aloud for the Writer or Poet
Sat 1:00 pm - Sat 2:00 pm 37/47 0.00
Remembering Howard Andrew Jones
Thu 11:00 am - Thu 12:00 pm 74/85 0.00
Revision 101
Fri 5:00 pm - Fri 6:00 pm 56/85 0.00
Sat 3:00 pm - Sat 4:00 pm 53/85 0.00
Scenes 101
Fri 3:00 pm - Fri 4:00 pm 3/85 0.00
Setting as Character
Fri 5:00 pm - Fri 6:00 pm 35/85 0.00
So, You Want to Make an Anthology...
Thu 3:00 pm - Thu 4:00 pm 33/47 0.00
Social Commentary in Your Writing
Thu 3:00 pm - Thu 4:00 pm 0/34 0.00
Stop, Collaborate, and Listen
Thu 2:00 pm - Thu 3:00 pm 69/85 0.00
Structure 101
Sat 2:00 pm - Sat 3:00 pm 3/85 0.00
Sword & Sorcery
Fri 10:00 am - Fri 11:00 am 20/85 0.00
The Care and Keeping of Agents
Fri 4:00 pm - Fri 5:00 pm 52/85 0.00
The Intersection of Games and Novels
Sat 4:00 pm - Sat 5:00 pm 72/85 0.00
The Joys of Speculative Poetry
Sat 3:00 pm - Sat 4:00 pm 11/34 0.00
The Panel That Gets Everybody Sued
Thu 5:00 pm - Thu 6:00 pm 0/85 0.00
The Power of Names
Fri 2:00 pm - Fri 3:00 pm 49/85 0.00
Tripping on Tropes in Genre Fiction
Fri 10:00 am - Fri 11:00 am 43/85 0.00
Welcome to the Writers Room
Thu 3:00 pm - Thu 4:00 pm 51/85 0.00
When to Stop Worldbuilding
Sat 11:00 am - Sat 12:00 pm 85/85 0.00
Sat 11:00 am - Sat 12:00 pm 74/85 0.00
Who's Telling This Story Anyway?
Sat 10:00 am - Sat 11:00 am 45/85 0.00
Why Writing Middle Grade is Fun
Fri 3:00 pm - Fri 4:00 pm 43/47 0.00
Work Life Balance
Thu 5:00 pm - Thu 6:00 pm 37/85 0.00
Worldbuilding for TTRPG Systems
Thu 3:00 pm - Thu 4:00 pm 68/85 0.00
Writing Despite Existential Crisis or Despair
Fri 3:00 pm - Fri 5:00 pm 0/34 0.00
Writing for Art: Graphic Novels and Comics
Fri 3:00 pm - Fri 4:00 pm 73/85 0.00
Writing Horror When the Real World Is Horrible
Sat 10:00 am - Sat 11:00 am 21/85 0.00
Writing Urban Fantasy
Thu 4:00 pm - Thu 5:00 pm 12/85 0.00
Writing with Emotional Intensity
Thu 5:00 pm - Thu 6:00 pm 15/85 0.00
Writing Without Othering
Fri 5:00 pm - Fri 6:00 pm 0/34 0.00

Workshop

21 Days To A Novel
Sat 3:00 pm - Sat 5:00 pm 0/48 12.00
Build a Better Monster
Fri 10:00 am - Fri 12:00 pm 0/34 2.00
Building a Solid Series
Sat 10:00 am - Sat 12:00 pm 24/48 12.00
Buy-A-Thon: A Successful Grass Roots Book Launch
Sat 1:00 pm - Sat 3:00 pm 70/85 12.00
Dial Up Your Dialogue: The Nuts and Bolts of Effective Fictional Convos
Fri 4:00 pm - Fri 6:00 pm 61/85 12.00
Gamemastering for the Writer, Writing for the Gamemaster
Fri 10:00 am - Fri 12:00 pm 53/85 10.00
How to Sell at Live Events
Fri 10:00 am - Fri 12:00 pm 34/48 12.00
Infernal Salon Writers Workshop
Fri 1:00 pm - Fri 3:00 pm 56/85 2.00
Making Sure You Are Query Ready
Sat 10:00 am - Sat 12:00 pm 18/34 22.00
Pacing and Structuring Stories
Thu 4:00 pm - Thu 6:00 pm 23/34 12.00
Pitch Us Your Game!
Sat 4:00 pm - Sat 6:00 pm 0/34 2.00
Press, Public Relations and Marketing for Authors
Fri 4:00 pm - Fri 6:00 pm 32/48 22.00
Querying and Rejectomancy
Fri 1:00 pm - Fri 3:00 pm 57/85 14.00
Read and Critique
Sun 10:00 am - Sun 12:00 pm 0/8 18.00
Tarot for Storytellers
Thu 1:00 pm - Thu 3:00 pm 0/85 14.00
The Art of Suspense
Thu 1:00 pm - Thu 3:00 pm 0/34 2.00
The Art of the Verbal Pitch
Sat 1:00 pm - Sat 3:00 pm 22/34 14.00
Tips and Strategies for Neurodiverse Writers
Fri 1:00 pm - Fri 3:00 pm 41/48 18.00
Writing Flash Fiction
Thu 1:00 pm - Thu 3:00 pm 14/48 12.00
Writing Speculative Poetry
Fri 1:00 pm - Fri 3:00 pm 14/34 22.00

Isle of Misfit Events

Book Signing and Meet and Greet: C. S. E. Cooney, Richard Dansky, Shveta Thakrar
Thu 2:00 pm - Thu 3:00 pm 100/100 0.00
Book Signing and Meet and Greet: Christopher D. Schmitz and Sean CW Korsgaard
Fri 1:00 pm - Fri 2:00 pm 99/100 0.00
Book Signing and Meet and Greet: Daniel Kraus
Sat 11:00 am - Sat 12:00 pm 99/100 0.00
Book Signing and Meet and Greet: Daniel Kraus and Jon Peterson
Sat 2:00 pm - Sat 3:00 pm 98/100 2.00
Book Signing and Meet and Greet: Danni Williams and Errick Nunnally
Thu 3:00 pm - Thu 4:00 pm 100/100 0.00
Book Signing and Meet and Greet: Erik Scott de Bie, Gini Koch, and J.B. Garner
Sat 1:00 pm - Sat 2:00 pm 97/100 0.00
Book Signing and Meet and Greet: Gregory A. Wilson and Tim Waggoner
Thu 4:00 pm - Thu 5:00 pm 96/100 2.00
Book Signing and Meet and Greet: John Scalzi
Fri 2:00 pm - Fri 3:00 pm 22/100 0.00
Book Signing and Meet and Greet: Naomi Novik
Fri 2:00 pm - Fri 3:00 pm 35/100 2.00
Book Signing and Meet and Greet: Nilah Magruder and Delilah S. Dawson
Sat 11:00 am - Sat 12:00 pm 95/100 2.00
Book Signing and Meet and Greet: Sheree Renée Thomas, Danian Darrell Jerry, and Erin M. Evans
Fri 11:00 am - Fri 12:00 pm 99/100 2.00
Meet the Pros
Thu 6:00 pm - Thu 9:00 pm 59/100 4.00
Pitch an Agent in the Round Coffee Klatch with Gabrielle Harbowy
Fri 10:00 am - Fri 11:00 am 0/9 0.00
Speculative Poetry Open Mic
Sat 6:00 pm - Sat 8:00 pm 63/85 2.00
Writers Symposium Closing Ceremonies
Sun 11:00 am - Sun 12:00 pm 76/85 0.00
Writers Symposium Opening Ceremonies
Thu 10:00 am - Thu 11:00 am 14/86 0.00