7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Balcony M
Floor 4 | Tai Chi with Richard | Richie Goldstein |
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Preservation Hall Foyer
Floor 2 | Hospitality Suite: Sponsor Atria | Sharon Murphy |
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Acadia Ballroom
Floor 3 | Book Store | Thomas Jones |
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Carondelet Ballroom
Floor 3 | Debut Mystery Author Breakfast: Sponsored by Andrew Child, Lee Child and Michael Connelly | Brian Tracey (aka J.B. Abbott), Tom Andes, Faye Arcand, Valerie Biel, Andrew Bridgeman, Elise Burke Brown, Hunter Burke, Michael Connelly, Chelsea Conradt, John Dingle, Laurie L. Dove, Leigh Dunlap, Wendy Gee, Amran Gowani, Walter Horsting, R.L. Carpentier, III, Elle Jauffret, Georgia Jeffries, Christy J. Kendall, N.L. Lavin, Andrew Ludington, Josh Mendoza, Jennifer K. Morita, Mark Nutter, Mark Oneill, Joe Pan, Ryan Pote, Jenny Ramaley, R. C. Reid, Michael Rigg, Jennifer Sadera, Diane Schaffer, Amie Schaumberg, Rob D. Smith, Suja Sukumar, Mark Thielman |
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Balcony K
Floor 4 | Quiet Room | |
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Preservation Hall
Floor 2 | Book Bazaar | Pat Walker |
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Preservation Hall Foyer
Floor 2 | Information Table | |
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Preservation Hall Foyer
Floor 2 | Registration | Teresa Wilson |
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Acadia Front
Floor 3 | Anthony Awards Voting Table | John Purcell |
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Galerie 4
Floor 2 | Media Room: Sponsor Outliers Writing University | Kathleen Antrim, DP Lyle |
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM
Galerie 1-2
Floor 2 | Panel 14-1: POV: Creating the Right Voice for Your Narrative | Edward Y. Tanner(M), Brendan Flaherty, Stacy Johns, Karen Odden, Matthew Sullivan, Michael Wiley |
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM
Galerie 3
Floor 2 | Panel 14-2: Humor: Laughter in the Midst of Chaos | James Lincoln Warren(M), Eric Beetner, William Boyle, Gini Koch, Jeff Markowitz, Elizabeth Rose Quinn |
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM
Galerie 5-6
Floor 2 | Panel 14-3: Military Thrillers: From the Frontline to the Printed Page | John Stamp(M), Peter Colt, Mark Greaney, T.R. Hendricks, Jeffrey James Higgins, Geri Krotow |
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM
Salon A-B-C-D
Floor 3 | Panel 14-4: Marketing and Promotion: Getting Exposure | Jeff Circle(M), Valerie Biel, Maddee James, Riley Mack, Julia O'Connell, Sonya Sargent |
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM
Salon E
Floor 3 | Panel 14-5: Traditional/Indy/e-book/Hybrid/Self: Choosing the Best Publishing Path in an Evolving Industry | Shawn Reilly Simmons(M), Joe Brosnan, Nik Xandir Wolf, Kirstyn Petras, Zelly Ruskin, Jessica Tastet |
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM
Salon F-G-H
Floor 3 | Panel 14-6: Balancing Fact and Fiction in Historical Mysteries and Thrillers | Dana King(M), Lou Berney, Diana R Chambers, Lee Matthew Goldberg, Claire M. Johnson, Boyd Morrison |
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Preservation Hall
Floor 2 | Order Pick Up | |
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Acadia Ballroom
Floor 3 | Author Signings | Click to see full list of suspects! |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Acadia Foyer
Floor 3 | Author Signing: Michael Connelly | Michael Connelly |
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Galerie 1-2
Floor 2 | Panel 15-1: Creating Suspense: Anticipation, Twists and Cliff Hangers | Clay Stafford(M), Tracy Clark, Andrew Klavan, J.H. Markert, Brian Panowich, Rob D. Smith |
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Galerie 3
Floor 2 | Panel 15-2: No Passport Required: International Mysteries and Thrillers | Mark Ellis(M), Barbara Gayle Austin, Cara Black, Joseph Finder, J.L. Hancock, Jeffrey Siger |
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Galerie 5-6
Floor 2 | Panel 15-3: Going Under the Knife: Medical Mysteries and Thrillers | Ronda Wells MD(M), Jennifer Dornbush, Tammy Euliano, Audrey Lee, Glenn Parris, Manju Soni |
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Salon A-B-C-D
Floor 3 | Panel 15-4: The Razor’s Edge of True Crime TV: Telling Great Stories while Keeping it Real | Heather Graham(M), Gina Long, David O'Donnell, Maggie Sharbel, Wendy Whitman |
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Salon E
Floor 3 | Panel 15-5: Sweet Tea with a Splash of Crime: The Southern Influence | Pamela Ebel(M), Ace Atkins, Scott Blackburn, S.A. Cosby, Mark Westmoreland, Henry Wise |
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Salon F-G-H
Floor 3 | Panel 15-6: Beyond the Conference: Write, Learn, Connect | Kathleen Antrim(M), Allison Brennan, Harry Hunsicker, Shirley Jump, DP Lyle, Douglas Pratt |
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Carondelet Ballroom
Floor 3 | Interview: Steph Cha | Megan Abbott(M), Steph Cha |
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM
Acadia Ballroom
Floor 3 | Author Signings | Click to see full list of suspects! |
12:00 PM - 1:25 PM
Carondelet Ballroom
Floor 3 | General Members Meeting | Cheryl A. Head |
1:30 PM - 2:25 PM
Galerie 1-2
Floor 2 | Panel 16-1: Mysteries That Dabble in the Paranormal | Elle Hartford(M), Stephanie Black, Olivia Blacke, Lynn Cahoon, Rena Mason, Susan Van Kirk |
1:30 PM - 2:25 PM
Galerie 3
Floor 2 | Panel 16-2: Never Too Young for a Good Mystery! | Anne Louise Bannon(M), Fleur Bradley, Tara Ellis, Nicole Maggi, Chris Mullen, Suja Sukumar |
1:30 PM - 2:25 PM
Galerie 5-6
Floor 2 | Panel 16-3: The P. I.: A Different Breed of Character | Nora McFarland(M), Cheryl Bradshaw, Marco Carocari, JD Allen, Delia Pitts, John Shepphird |
1:30 PM - 2:25 PM
Salon A-B-C-D
Floor 3 | Panel 16-4: Book to Screen: Worth the Journey? | Jeff Ayers(M), Alafair Burke, Michael Connelly, Tony Eldridge, Craig Johnson, Dennis Tafoya |
1:30 PM - 2:25 PM
Salon E
Floor 3 | Panel 16-5: Ripped From the Headlines: True Crime Inspires Fiction | Francesco Paola(M), Mariah Fredericks, Deborah Levison, Rick Mofina, Charles Salzberg, Stephen Terrell |
1:30 PM - 2:25 PM
Salon F-G-H
Floor 3 | Panel 16-6: Getting Inside Your Character’s Head: ID, Ego, or Super Ego | Donald Maass(M), Kat Burnette, Faith Gardner, Stephanie Gayle, Heather Levy, J. M. Redmann |
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Preservation Hall
Floor 2 | Hospitality Suite: Sponsor Outliers Writing University | Kathleen Antrim, DP Lyle |
2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
Acadia Ballroom
Floor 3 | Author Signings | Click to see full list of suspects! |
3:00 PM - 3:55 PM
Galerie 1-2
Floor 2 | Panel 17-1: Mirth and Mayhem: Balancing Humor and Crime | Don Bruns(M), Barry Fulton, Michelle Gagnon, Matt Goldman, Bruce Johnson, Tim Maleeny |
3:00 PM - 3:55 PM
Galerie 3
Floor 2 | Panel 17-2: Murderous Melodies - Weaving Music into Your Mystery | Lawrence Allan(M), Michael Amos Cody, Michael Ferreter, James D.F. Hannah, D.R. Ransdell, Brian Silverman |
3:00 PM - 3:55 PM
Galerie 5-6
Floor 2 | Panel 17-3: Screenwriting: Unlocking the Mystery | T.D. Donnelly(M), Josh Mendoza, Adam Meyer, Gerald Petievich, P.M. Raymond, Ruth Knafo Setton |
3:00 PM - 3:55 PM
Salon A-B-C-D
Floor 3 | Panel 17-4: Don't Pull Your Punches: Writing Exciting Action Scenes | Brian Tracey(M), Bruce Robert Coffin, John Gilstrap, Ox Devere, Ryan Pote, Brad Thor |
3:00 PM - 3:55 PM
Salon E
Floor 3 | Panel 17-5: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? Solve and Report or Report and Solve? | John DeDakis(M), Cindy Fazzi, Lori Duffy Foster, Elise Hart Kipness, Thomas Kies, Lawrence Light |
3:00 PM - 3:55 PM
Salon F-G-H
Floor 3 | Panel 17-6: Predicting Trends: Is It Ever Possible? | Donus D. Roberts(M), James Farner, Ali Karim, Zoe Quinton, Julie McCarron, Otto Penzler |
3:00 PM - 3:55 PM
Carondelet Ballroom
Floor 3 | Interview: Charles Todd | Steve Steinbock(M), Charles Todd |
4:00 PM - 4:25 PM
Acadia Ballroom
Floor 3 | Author Signings | Click to see full list of suspects! |
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Bissonet Ballroom
Floor 3 | Discovery Zone: Sponsor William Kent Krueger | Shawn Reilly Simmons |
6:10 PM - 6:40 PM
Carondelet Ballroom
Floor 3 | Live Auction | Janice Jones, Thomas Jones |
7:00 PM - 7:55 PM
Carondelet Ballroom
Floor 3 | Interview: Brad Thor | Andrew Klavan, Ward Larsen, Brad Thor |
8:00 PM - 8:25 PM
Acadia Foyer
Floor 3 | Author Signing | Andrew Klavan, Ward Larsen, Brad Thor |
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Carondelet Ballroom
Floor 3 | Anthony Awards | John Purcell |
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Carondelet Ballroom
Floor 3 | Late Night Movie & Music with Naked Blue | Lee Child |
