7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Balcony M
Floor 4 | Tai Chi with Richard | Richie Goldstein |
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Preservation Hall
Floor 2 | Hospitality Suite - Sponsor Kensington | Lisa Black, Valerie Burns, Ellen Byron, Lynn Cahoon, Peter Colt, L. Divine, John Gilstrap, Heather Graham, Traci Hall, Cheryl Hollon, Libby Klein, Geri Krotow, Jonathan Maberry, Patrice McDonough, Erica Ruth Neubauer, Rob Osler, Terri Parlato, Nancy J. Parra, Lane Stone, Suzanne Trauth, Darcie Wilde, Reavis Z. Wortham |
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Acadia Ballroom
Floor 3 | Book Store | Thomas Jones |
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Carondelet Ballroom
Floor 3 | Speed Dating | Les Blatt, Leslie Blatt |
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 | Registration | Teresa Wilson |
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Preservation Hall Foyer
Floor 2 | Information Table | |
8:00 AM - 5:00 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 4-1: Plotting: Outline or Go with the Flow? | J. Luke Bennecke(M), Wes Browne, Allen Eskens, Lisa Kusel, Jennifer K. Morita, Steve Packwood |
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM
Galerie 3
Floor 2 | Panel 4-2: Independent Publishing: Challenges and Rewards | Bruce Johnson(M), Mary Brookman, Elle Hartford, T.O. Paine, Douglas Pratt, Alexandrea Weis |
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM
Galerie 5-6
Floor 2 | Panel 4-3: Research: What's the Craziest Thing You’ve Ever Done? | Jay Shepherd(M), Suzanne Baginskie, C.W. Blackwell, Elle Jauffret, Michele Packard, Lori Rader-Day |
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM
Salon A-B-C-D
Floor 3 | Panel 4-4: Hooking the Reader: Great First Lines | Meredith Anthony(M), Christine Carbo, Rachel Howzell Hall, Neil Nyren, Ivy Pochoda, Clay Stafford |
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM
Salon E
Floor 3 | Panel 4-5: Supernatural Elements in Crime Fiction | Dennis K Crosby(M), Dale W Berry, Hunter Burke, Craig Clevenger, J.B. Garner, Chelsea Conradt |
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM
Salon F-G-H
Floor 3 | Panel 4-6: Writing Police Fiction in Today’s World | Debbie Richardson(M), Bill Gormley, Declan James, Jacob Moon, Brian Thiem, Shawn Wilson |
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM
Bissonet Ballroom
Floor 3 | Bouchercon 101 | Heather Graham |
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! |
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Galerie 1-2
Floor 2 | Panel 5-1: Cozies That Will Wine and Dine You | Mia P. Manansala(M), Valerie Burns, Leslie Karst, Sharon Lynn, Nancy J. Parra, Raquel V. Reyes |
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Galerie 3
Floor 2 | Panel 5-2: Crime Fiction and Social Commentary: Tackling Social Issues | Sharon P. Lynn(M), Mysti Berry, John Copenhaver, Thomas Dann, Aimee Kluck, Wil Medearis |
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Galerie 5-6
Floor 2 | Panel 5-3: Cynical, Tough and Hardened - The PI in Fiction | Tom Andes(M), Jonathan Ames, Andrew Klavan, Con Lehane, Kelli Stanley, Archer Sullivan |
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Salon A-B-C-D
Floor 3 | Panel 5-4: Kickass Female Protagonists: Prince Charming Is Out of a Job | Hank Phillippi Ryan(M), Steph Cha, Tori Eldridge, J.T. Ellison, Taylor Stevens, Nina Wachsman |
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Salon E
Floor 3 | Panel 5-5: Breaking the Rules: Convention vs. Experimentation | Carter Wilson(M), Traci Hunter Abramson, Deborah J Ledford, Michael Lister, Elysia Whisler, Stacy Woodson |
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Salon F-G-H
Floor 3 | Panel 5-6: Writer’s Block - Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Places | George Wilhite(M), Jeff Circle, Thekla Madsen, Jonathan Maberry, Josh Pachter, Polly Stewart |
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM
Carondelet Ballroom
Floor 3 | Interview: Ali Karim | George Easter(M), Ali Karim |
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM
Acadia Ballroom
Floor 3 | Author Signings | Click to see full list of suspects! |
| Break | |
12:30 PM - 1:25 PM
Galerie 1-2
Floor 2 | Panel 6-1: Nature or Nurture: Our Fascination with Serial Killers | Jose H. Bogran(M), Ethan Cross, Diane Fanning, Libby Klein, Katherine Ramsland, Emma C. Wells |
12:30 PM - 1:25 PM
Galerie 3
Floor 2 | Panel 6-2: Sustaining Suspense - Anticipation, Tension and Drama | Allen Eskens(M), J.M. Adams, Simon Gervais, John Gilstrap, Puja Guha, Gin Phillips |
12:30 PM - 1:25 PM
Galerie 5-6
Floor 2 | Panel 6-3: You Are Here: How Setting Drives the Story | Bianca Sloane(M), John Billheimer, Kellye Garrett, Charles Philipp Martin, Kelly Mullen, Jim Ruland |
12:30 PM - 1:25 PM
Salon A-B-C-D
Floor 3 | Panel 6-4: Techno? Tech Yeah! The Fun of High-Tech Thrillers | Franklin Horton(M), James Byrne, Bruce Johnson, Ward Larsen, Steve Stratton, Brad Thor |
12:30 PM - 1:25 PM
Salon E
Floor 3 | Panel 6-5: Suspense, Action, Conflict: Prime Elements of Mysteries and Thrillers | Anthony Eddolls(M), Colin Campbell, Bruce Robert Coffin, Audrey J. Cole, Jeffrey James Higgins, Carter Wilson |
12:30 PM - 1:25 PM
Salon F-G-H
Floor 3 | Panel 6-6: Mysteries and Thrillers Infused with Espionage and Intrigue | A.M. Adair(M), Daco S. Auffenorde, Brett Battles, Rodger Carlyle, A.C. Frieden, Christopher Swann |
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Preservation Hall
Floor 2 | Hospitality Suite: Sponsor Sourcebooks | Sharon Murphy |
1:30 PM - 1:55 PM
Acadia Ballroom
Floor 3 | Author Signings | Click to see full list of suspects! |
2:00 PM - 2:55 PM
Galerie 1-2
Floor 2 | Panel 7-1: Writing Partners in Crime: Challenges and Rewards | Victoria Olsen(M), Jeff Ayers, Valerie Liv Constantine, Lynne Constantine, Jon Lindstrom, Brian Tracey |
2:00 PM - 2:55 PM
Galerie 3
Floor 2 | Panel 7-2: Writing a Series: Avoiding the Pitfalls | Diana Catt(M), Michael J Cooper, Margaret Fenton, Danielle Girard, Sulari Gentill, Jon Land |
2:00 PM - 2:55 PM
Galerie 5-6
Floor 2 | Panel 7-3: Psychological Suspense: Messing with the Mind | Lisa Black(M), Allison Brennan, Leigh M. Hall, Deborah J Ledford, Lisa Malice, Tess Stimson |
2:00 PM - 2:55 PM
Salon A-B-C-D
Floor 3 | Panel 7-4: Who's Scared of the Supernatural? Why we Love Writing Paranormal | Leigh Perry(M), Heather Graham, Traci Hall, Charlaine Harris, Jonathan Maberry, Peter Rosch |
2:00 PM - 2:55 PM
Salon E
Floor 3 | Panel 7-5: It's Okay to Love Villains, Right? | Rob Jung(M), Carla Buckley, Matt Coyle, Adam Frost, Joe Pan, Aliah Wright |
2:00 PM - 2:55 PM
Salon F-G-H
Floor 3 | Panel 7-6: Show Me, Don't Tell Me! | Sean Little(M), Laurie L. Dove, John C. Foster, L. Divine, C L Miller, Jonathan Woods |
2:00 PM - 2:55 PM
Carondelet Ballroom
Floor 3 | Interview: Lisa Jewell | Hank Phillippi Ryan(M), Lisa Jewell |
3:00 PM - 3:25 PM
Acadia Ballroom
Floor 3 | Author Signings | Click to see full list of suspects! |
3:30 PM - 4:25 PM
Galerie 1-2
Floor 2 | Panel 8-1: Let's Talk Audiobooks! | Brian Sweany(M), Almeda Beynon, Richard J. Brewer, Chris Ciulla, Jessica Kaye, Kelli Stanley |
3:30 PM - 4:25 PM
Galerie 3
Floor 2 | Panel 8-2: Historical Mysteries: Solving Crime in an Earlier Time | Allison LaMothe(M), Kate Belli, Baron Birtcher, Mark Ellis, Matthew Magda, Kate Pilarcik |
3:30 PM - 4:25 PM
Galerie 5-6
Floor 2 | Panel 8-3: This is How We Do It: Getting Inside an Author's Brain | Jane K Cleland(M), Tim Bischoff, Stephen L. Brayton, Sara Gran, John M McMahon, Courtney Psak |
3:30 PM - 4:25 PM
Salon A-B-C-D
Floor 3 | Panel 8-4: Need to Know: The Business of Writing | Marty Ludlum(M), Leslie S. Klinger, Sandy Madden, R. C. Reid, Shawn Reilly Simmons, Alice Speilburg |
3:30 PM - 4:25 PM
Salon E
Floor 3 | Panel 8-5: Secrets of Reviewers, Bloggers and Booksellers | Dave Magayna(M), Meredith Anthony, Ryan Gilbert, Ted Hertel, Ali Karim, Dru Ann Love |
3:30 PM - 4:25 PM
Salon F-G-H
Floor 3 | Panel 8-6: Historical Fiction: How the Era Affects the Story | Boyd Morrison(M), Susanna Calkins, Nancy Herriman, Nadine Nettmann, Laura Joh Rowland, Charles Todd |
4:30 PM - 4:55 PM
Acadia Ballroom
Floor 3 | Author Signings | Click to see full list of suspects! |
5:00 PM - 5:55 PM
Carondelet Ballroom
Floor 3 | Interview: Michael Connelly | Alafair Burke(M), Michael Connelly |
6:00 PM - 6:25 PM
Acadia Foyer
Floor 3 | Author Signing | Alafair Burke, Michael Connelly |
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Marriott Lobby
Floor 1 | Second Line Parade | Steph Cha, Michael Connelly, Heather Graham, Lisa Jewell, Craig Johnson, Ali Karim, Jonathan Maberry, Alex Segura, Brad Thor, Charles Todd |
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Freedom Pavilion
Floor 1 | Opening Cermonies: Sponsors David Baldacci, C.J. Box | Heather Graham, Alex Segura |
8:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Freedom Pavilion
Floor 1 | Anthology Signing | Jeff Ayers, Jayne Belmont, Don Bruns, Reed Farrel Coleman, Michael Ferreter, Barry Fulton, John Gilstrap, Heather Graham, Larry S. Evans II, Smita Harish Jain, Ali Karim, Jon Land, Robert Lopresti, DP Lyle, Jonathan Maberry, Tim Maleeny, J. M. Redmann, Liese Sherwood-Fabre, Clay Stafford, Kelli Stanley, Charles Todd |
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Campaigns of Courage Pavilion
Floor 1 | Campaigns of Courage | |
