2011 Program Schedule
(Every effort will be made to adhere to this schedule; however, all panels and times are subject to change.)
Friday October 28, 2011
11:00 AM – REGISTRATION BEGINS, Horizon Convention Center
3:00 – 3:55
STRANGERS ON A BOAT: When almost everyone is a new character, who can you trust? Sarah Glenn (moderator), Marian Allen, Ted Hertel, Brenda Robertson Stewart, David J. Walker
4:00 – 4:55
TWIST AND SHOUT: How do you surprise your audience and what books shocked you? How important is the element of surprise? Aileen Baron (moderator), Sandra Brannan, D.C. Brod, Denise Dietz, Maris Soule, David J. Walker
DISCUSSION: DEATH ON THE NILE BY AGATHA CHRISTIE – Jeanne M. Dams
7:30 – 8:25
WORLD’S BEST DETECTIVE: The silly game show returns to figure out which fictional characters is the best. Austin Lugar (moderator) Les Edgerton, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Parnell Hall, W.S. Gager, Con Lehane
8:30
MOVIE – Death on the Nile (1979)
Saturday October 29, 2011
9:00 – 9:55
FIRST MYSTERY NOVELISTS: Sit down and chat with some new faces. Brenda Robertson Stewart (moderator) Sarah Glenn, Joyce Richardson, C.L. Shore
THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE: Why Ebooks shouldn’t be a thing to fear. Marian Allen, T. Lee Harris
10:00 – 10:25
SIGNINGS: Marian Allen, Sandra Brannan, Sarah Glenn, Parnell Hall, T. Lee Harris, Con Lehane, Joyce Richardson, C.L. Shore, Brenda Robertson Stewart, David J. Walker
10:30 – 11:25
TIME MAY CHANGE ME, BUT I CAN’T TRACE TIME: Are historical mysteries inevitably anachronistic? Albert Bell (moderator), Aileen Baron, Peg Herring, Gwen Mayo, Sharan Newman, Eleanor Sullivan
11:30 – 11:55
SIGNINGS: Aileen Baron, Albert Bell, Denise Dietz, Les Edgerton, W.S. Gager, Peg Herring, Gwen Mayo, Sharan Newman, Eleanor Sullivan
12:00 – 1:20
LUNCHEON: GUEST OF HONOR INTERVIEW: Parnell Hall, interviewed by John Gilstrap
1:30 – 2:25
YOU DRIVE A CAR, I RIDE A HORSE: Westerns are more like mysteries than we realize. Jim Doherty (moderator), Phil Dunlap, Larry D. Sweazy
I AIN'T AFRAID OF NO TRAIN: A guide through the haunted locations in Muncie, Indiana. Any & Shelly Gage
2:30 – 2:55
SIGNINGS: D.C. Brod, Jeanne M. Dams, John Desjarlais, Jim Doherty, Phil Dunlap, Terence Faherty, John Gilstrap, Brenda Robertson Stewart, Larry D. Sweazy
3:00 – 3:55
WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW: The jobs writers have had that affected their writing. John Gilstrap (moderator), Les Edgerton, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Mike Lawson, Con Lehane, Bob Brier
4:00 – 4:25
SIGNINGS: Marian Allen, Albert Bell, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Monica Ferris, Ted Hertel, Mike Lawson, Con Lehane, Austin Lugar, Maris Soule, Bob Brier
4:30 – 5:25
YOU KNOW WHAT’S COOL? A BILLION DOLLARS. How can you use the internet to entertain and increase your fanbase? Larry D. Sweazy (moderator), Monica Ferris, John Gilstrap, Parnell Hall, Gwen Mayo
THE GREATEST DICK TRACY PANEL EVER: A look at the legacy and current status of one of the most beloved characters of the genre. Jim Doherty
5:30 – 5:55
SIGNINGS: Jim Doherty, Phil Dunlap, John Gilstrap, Parnell Hall, Gwen Mayo, Joyce Richardson, Maris Soule, Larry D. Sweazy, David J. Walker
7:00 – 9:00
BANQUET: Guest speaker Bob Brier
Costume Contest
9:00
MOVIES:
Doctor Who – “The Unicorn and the Wasp” (The Doctor meets Agatha Christie.)
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo – “Mr. Magoo’s Dick Tracy and the Mob” (Mr. Magoo meets Dick Tracy)
CONTINUAL CONVERSATIONS
This is a continuous conversation of writers throughout Saturday afternoon. Every 15 minutes, one writer joins the conversation and one leaves - while a moderator helps keep time and keep the conversation going. This free-flowing format gives us all a chance to listen in on what writers talk about when they get together. Setup is one small round table set with four chairs. Around this roundtable, should be a circle of another 12-15 or so chairs. Plus a few more chairs that attendees can drag into place around this ring or expand the ring. For preparation, all I ask is that you take a moment and look up one or two questions that you might ask of each of your tablemates.
1:30 – Austin Lugar; Albert Bell; Terence Faherty
1:45 – Peg Herring enters; Albert Bell; Terence Faherty; Austin Lugar departs
2:00 – Joyce Richardson enters; Albert Bell; Peg Herring; Terence Faherty departs
2:15 – Maris Soule enters; Peg Herring; Joyce Richardson; Albert Bell departs
2:30 – Eleanor Sullivan enters; Joyce Richardson; Maris Soule; Peg Herring departs
2:45 – T. Lee Harris enters; Maris Soule; Eleanor Sullivan; Joyce Richardson departs
3:00 – Ted Hertel enters; T. Lee Harris; Eleanor Sullivan; Maris Soule departs
3:15 – Phil Dunlap enters; T. Lee Harris; Ted Hertel; Eleanor Sullivan departs
3:30 – John Desjarlais enters; Phil Dunlap; Ted Hertel; T. Lee Harris departs
3:45 – D.C. Brod enters; John Desjarlais; Phil Dunlap; Ted Hertel departs
4:00 – Aileen Baron enters; D.C. Brod; John Desjarlais; Phil Dunlap departs
4:15 – Brenda Robertson Stewart enters; Aileen Baron; D.C. Brod; John Desjarlais departs
4:30 – David J. Walker; Aileen Baron; Brenda Robertson Stewart; D.C. Brod departs
4:45 – C.L. Shore enters; Brenda Robertson Stewart; David J. Walker; Aileen Baron departs
5:00 – Mike Lawson enters; C.L. Shore; David J. Walker; Brenda Robertson Stewart departs
5:15 – Marian Allen enters; Mike Lawson; C.L. Shore; David J. Walker departs
5:30 – Sharan Newman enters; Marian Allen; Mike Lawson; C.L. Shore departs
5:45 – Austin Lugar enters; Everyone departs
Sunday October 30, 2011
9:00 – 9:55
THOU SHALL NOT KILL: A look into how spirituality plays into a genre concerned with crime. Sharan Newman (moderator), John Desjarlais, Terence Faherty, C.L. Shore
10:00 – 10:25
SIGNINGS: Aileen Baron, Albert Bell, Denise Dietz, John Desjarlais, Terence Faherty, T. Lee Harris, Ted Hertel, Sharan Newman, C.L. Shore, Eleanor Sullivan
10:30 – 11:25
IT’S NOT A VACATION, IT’S RESEARCH: How do you write about an interesting locale and which ones have been inspiring? W.S. Gager (moderator), Jeanne M. Dams, Denise Dietz, Monica Ferris, Mike Lawson
11:30 – 11:55
SIGNINGS: D.C. Brod, Jeanne M. Dams, Les Edgerton, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Monica Ferris, W.S. Gager, Sarah Glenn, Peg Herring, Mike Lawson
NOON
LUNCH AND CLOSING