I have three panels and a signing this year as follows. My books will thereafter be available at Mysterious Galaxy, Booth 1119.
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ConQuest 48 Schedule – Bryan Thomas Schmidt & Amelie
This weekend is my annual trek to Kansas City for our local science fiction convention, ConQuest at the Downtown K.C. Sheraton. Guest of Honor is Robert J. Sawyer and Toastmaster Jonathan Maberry, and I will be spending time when not on panels at a dealer room table selling their books. So here’s where to find me outside the dealer room which is open as follows:
Fri 12-6
Sat 10-6
Sun 10-4
Special Guest: Amelie will be accompanying me much of the time.
MAY 26 • FRIDAY |
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| 5:00pm – 5:50pm | L | Tales of the Weird West
Fremont (2345 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108)
A discussion of speculative stories set in the Old West. |
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| 6:00pm – 6:50pm | M | Opening Ceremonies
Chicago (2345 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108)
Moderators: Margene S. Bahm |
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| 9:00pm – 1:00am | E | Little Green Men–Attack! Kansas City
N/A (2345 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108)
A launch party with editors Bryan Thomas Schmidt and Robin Wayne Bailey and authors like Selina Rosen and more. |
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MAY 27 • SATURDAY |
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| 12:00pm – 12:50pm | L | Editors Are Not The Enemy
Empire B (2345 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108)
Authors and editors discuss the invaluable relationship of working together. |
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| 2:00pm – 2:50pm | L | Humor In Science Fiction and Fantasy
Fremont (2345 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108)
A discussion of humorous tropes and stories down through SF history. Who are the key writers? What should you be reading? and more. |
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| 4:00pm – 4:50pm | U | Little Green Men: Then And Now
Empire B (2345 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108)
A discussion of the alien encounter trope through SF history in various media from literature to film and beyond. |
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| 6:00pm – 6:50pm | L | Editing 101 For Writers
Benton (2345 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108)
Popular annual workshop for writers on self-editing tips run by two successful editors. |
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MAY 28 • SUNDAY |
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| 11:00am – 11:50am | O | One On One With Jonathan Maberry
Empire B (2345 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108)
Come chat with Bryan Thomas Schmidt and Jonathan Maberry about Maberry’s life and work. |
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| 1:00pm – 1:50pm | L | The Science Of Science Fiction
Empire B (2345 McGee St, Kansas City, MO 64108)
A discussion of science in science fiction: what are the key elements? Important writers and works? Etc. |
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ARCHON 40 SCHEDULE, Sept. 28 through Oct. 2
Here’s my schedule for ARCHON 40 in St. Louis, at the Collinsville, IL Convention Center, Friday September 30 – Sunday, October 2, 2016. Guests of Honor include Ellen Datlow, John Picacio, and Claudia Christian.
I am not sure if anyone else will carry my books but usually Larry Smith and Glen Cook have a few in the dealer’s room. I will have my own and sell them on my autographing time Saturday for sure.
| Bryan Thomas Schmidt | Fri | 5:00 PM | GC | Marquette B | Advice For New Writers Mark W. Tiedemann (M), Ellen Datlow, Lynn Rosen, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Richard C. White |
| Bryan Thomas Schmidt | Sat | 12:00 PM | GC | Marquette B | Editing 101 Ellen Datlow (M), Julia S. Mandala, Christine Amsden, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Claire Ashgrove |
| Bryan Thomas Schmidt | Sat | 2:00 PM | GC | Signing Table | Autographs with Angie Fox, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, and Ethan Nahté |
| Bryan Thomas Schmidt | Sat | 4:00 PM | GC | Salon 4 | Classic Sci-Fi TV Marella Sands (M), Van Allen Plexico, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, David Phelps |
| Bryan Thomas Schmidt | Sun | 10:00 AM | GC | Illini A | Libraries of the Future Susan Baugh (M), Paul Hahn, Bryan Thomas Schmidt |
| Bryan Thomas Schmidt | Sun | 11:00 AM | GC | Marquette B | The First Five Pages: How to Hook Your Reader Cindy Matthews (M), Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Michales Joy, Shawntelle Madison, Jimmy D. Gillentine |
DoDecaCon Schedule, September 16-18, Columbia, MO
This weekend, I will be a Special Guest at Columbia, Missouri’s ComicCon: DoDecaCon. Fellow guests include New York Times bestselling author John Jackson Miller.
Here’s the layout of booths. I will be at Special Guests Table 2. (click to enlarge)
My panel schedule is Saturday only, with the following two panels:
2:00 PM Special Guest Q&A with Bryan Thomas Schmidt, John Jackson Miller and D.A. Roberts-Main Stage
3:00 PM Writing in an Established Universe with John Jackson Miller-Panel Room A
Barnes and Noble, Columbia, will be selling my books and I will sell others at my table. To help me out, please buy my Baen books from B&N then come have me sign or personalize. I will likely do signing times each day at B&N as well (TBD). The rest of my books will be on sale at my own table, Special Guest Table 2.
Look forward to seeing you!
Bryan
My MidAmeriCon II Schedule (WorldCon)
August 18-21, 2o16 — Kansas City Convention Center/Bartle Hall
Here’s when and where to find me officially. I will be at the WordFire table signing at other times throughout the convention, so you will also find me there in the Dealer Room–booths 4, 5, and 6.
Dealer Room Hours:
Wednesday Aug 17th 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Thursday Aug 18th 10:00am – 6:00pm
Friday Aug 19th 10:00am-6:00pm
Saturday Aug 20th 10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday Aug 21st 10:00am-3:00pm
Thursday Aug 18, 2016
3:00PM
- Panel: Kansas City SF Authors
- Kansas City Convention Center – 2207
Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Moderator), Robin Wayne Bailey, Christine Taylor-Butler, Jennifer Boles
5:00PM
Friday Aug 19, 2016
1:00PM
- Panel: Why “A Long Time Ago…”?
- Kansas City Convention Center – 3501F
George Lucas set Star Wars in a Galaxy far, far away, but also a long time ago. What is the importance of setting his saga in the distant past? How would our perceptions of it have been different if it were set in our time in a galaxy far, far away or if it had been set in the future?
Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Moderator), Kevin J. Anderson, Matthew S. Rotundo, Anna Raftery
3:00PM
- Panel: Baen Traveling Road Show
- Kansas City Convention Center – 2205
Come join Baen Executive Editor Jim Minz and an assortment of Baen authors for the Baen Traveling Road Show. Learn about their new and upcoming releases. See the pretty covers. Win fabulous prizes. There will be free books for a lucky few…
Jim Minz (Moderator), Dr. Charles Gannon, Joelle Presby, others–I will be attending in case my books are discussed and to sign free copies given away
Saturday Aug 20, 2016
2:00PM
- Kaffeeklatsch: Bryan Thomas Schmidt
- Downtown Marriott, Lobby-2nd level
I am offering my own unofficial kaffeeklatsch and will be giving away signed books and cover flats, maybe even a couple manuscripts. Sign up here.
Sunday Aug 21, 2016
2:00PM
- Panel: Editing the Anthology
- Kansas City Convention Center – 2503B
Professionals talk shop about editing and publishing anthologies. What does it take to craft an anthology that people actually want to read? What are the dos and don’ts when pulling together stories into a single book? We’ll identify some examples of well-done anthologies and how the editing process differs between anthologies. Join us for an indepth discussion and find out what our panelists enjoy most when working with anthologies.
Ellen Datlow (Moderator), Erin Underwood, Jonathan Strahan, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Kathryn Cramer
My Schedule for Stan Lee’s Comikaze
Okay, I am going to Los Angeles for Stan Lee’s Comikaze Comic Con, a place I lived for 7 years and have not visited in 19. Excited to see old friends and see how the city has changed. I will also be hanging out with some very cool people, both at the WordFire Booth #1342, on panels and at the Con generally, including stars from Star Wars, The Flash, Star Trek TOS, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and more. Come join us. I will have early release copies of both my novel, The Worker Prince and my Baen hard SF anthology, Mission: Tomorrow. Here’s where to find me Friday through Sunday at the Los Angeles Convention Center:
Friday Panels 10/30/15:
4:00 – 4:50 pm Writing Existing Worlds
A panel of authors and editors discuss writing media tie-ins, comics and more in popular franchise from Star Wars to X-Files and more
Genre: Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Panelists: Kevin J. Anderson, David Farland, Jody Lynn Nye, Peter J. Wacks, Neo Edmund
Panel Moderator: Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Room: 505
Saturday Panels 10/31/15:
11:00am-11:50pm Worlds of WordFire
Publisher Kevin J. Anderson and several authors discuss existing and forthcoming titles from WordFire Press, a small up and coming small press publisher whose authors include New York Times Bestsellers like Frank Herbert, David Farland, Jody Lynn Nye, Todd McCaffrey, Alan Dean Foster, and More
Genre: Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Panelists: Kevin J. Anderson, Peter J. Wacks, David Farland, Jody
Lynn Nye, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Neo Edmund, Rebecca Moesta,
Quincy Allen
Panel Moderator: Kevin J. Anderson
Room: 502A
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4:00pm-4:50pm Publishing Unlimited: The Many Paths to Worldwide
Publication for Writers
E-Books. Digital Comics. Newsletters. Blogs. Print on demand. For those of us
with a passion for telling stories through the written word, there are now
limitless opportunities to publish, produce, and distribute our work. Of
course, with so many options, it can be a brain scrambler to know which path
is best suited for a particular project. Write it as a book? A Screenplay? A
comic? Is it better to go indie or seek out a traditional publisher? Join this
awesome panel of professional writers and story editors, and story editors as
they discuss the many paths they’ve taken to get their work published and
produced.
Genre: New Media
Panelists: Kevin J. Anderson, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Peter J. Wacks, Rebecca Moesta
Moderator: Neo Edmund
Room: 502A
Sunday Panels 11/01/15:
12:00pm-12:50pm Iron Author:
Like Iron Chef except with writers. Each person Includes subject and a
“secret ingredient”. The audience judges the winner
Genre: Literature
Panelists: Jody Lynn Nye, Rebecca Moesta, Qunicy Allen, Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Moderator: Alexi Vandenberg
Room: 502A
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1:00pm-1:50pm How to become an Author:
An award winning panel of bestselling authors discuss how to be an author
and more.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Panelists: Kevin J. Anderson, David Farland, Jody Lynn Nye, Peter J. Wacks,
Rebecca Moesta
Moderator: Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Room: 502A
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2:00pm-2:50pm How Not to get published:
What is the surefire way not to get published? Managing editor and
bestselling author Peter J. Wacks and his panel discuss the pitfalls of new
authors trying to break into the field.
Genre: Literature
Panelists: Peter J. Wacks, Quincy Allen, Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Moderator: Alexi Vandenberg
Room: 502A
Venue Details:
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Exhibit Floor
Booth # 1342
Friday October 30th – 1PM to 7PM
Saturday October 31st – 9AM to 6PM
Sunday November 1st – 10AM to 4PM
On The Web: http://comikazeexpo.com/
Friendly reminder to adjust your clocks, Daylight Savings Time ends at 2AM Sunday November 1st
ARCHON 39 Schedule 2015
It’s time again for my trip to Collinsville, IL, almost an annual event, for the great Midwest Con ARCHON. This year’s incarnation is number 39. Guests of Honor include Jacqueline Carey and Esther Freisner, as well as special guest Harlan Ellison. Below are the panels in which I will be participating. Larry Smith will be selling my books so I will also hang around his table between panels and probably in the table area outside LaSalle at the end of Bookseller’s Row when I am not in the Dealer’s Room.
My schedule for next weekend at @Archon 39 in St. Louis:
Fri 5:00p Marquette A Networking: Building Contacts for Writers (M) – Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Moderator), Robin Wayne Bailey, Elizabeth Donald, Jack Snyder
Fri 7:00p Marquette A Author Reading with Bryan Thomas Schmidt (30 min) Reading from THE WORKER PRINCE: Author’s Definitive Edition (WordFire Press)
Sat 12:00p Signing Table Author Signings with Bryan Thomas Schmidt and Julia S. Mandala
Sat 2:00p Salon 4 The Art of Anthologies (M) Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Moderator), Rich Horton, Harlan Ellison, Esther Friesner
Sat 4:00p Salon 4 Editors Are Not the Enemy (M) Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Moderator), Claire Ashgrove, Jacqueline Carey, Robin Wayne Bailey, Selina Rosen
Sun 12:00p Cahokian Reflections of Ourselves: The Need for Diversity in SF – Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Lacie Carmody, Kasey Mackenzie
Sun 1:00p Marquette A Then He Said: Writing Dialogue (M)
Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Claire Ashgrove, Sara M. Harvey
Look forward to seeing some of you there!
SASQUAN- WORLD CON SCHEDULE – 2015 Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Here’s my schedule for the World Science Fiction Convention, Sasquan, in Spokane, Washington, August 18-23, 2015. I look forward to seeing some of you there. I will be at the WordFire Party, Wednesday night, the Baen Books Party, Thursday Night, the Fairwood Press Party, Friday and the Hugo Loser’s Party, Saturday. Beyond that, I will be wandering and at the WordFire Press table in the Dealer’s Room.
Thursday, August 20th
PANEL: The Work of Being a Writer, Thursday 9:00 – 9:45, Bays 111A (CC)
Writers write, but there’s more to being a writer than writing. Come learn how to work with editors, agents, other writers, marketers, and fans. Can writers’ groups and social media make you or break you? Learn about all the work involved in being a writer and some strategies for success.
Randy Henderson (M) , Brenda Cooper, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Susan Palwick
Friday, August 21st
PANEL: Kaffee Klatche – Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Friday 12:00 – 12:45, 202A-KK1 (CC)
Join a panelist and up to 9 other fans for a small discussion. Coffee and snacks available for sale on the 2nd floor. Requires advance sign-up.
PANEL: The Changing Role of the Editor, Friday 3:00 – 3:45, Bays 111B (CC)
With the various ways that fiction is published (print/online/audio/self-published), how is the role of editor changing? Does the editor need to be more technician than tweaker? Is self-publishing making the editor’s job obsolete?
Gordon Van Gelder (M), Scott H. Andrews – Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Hugo Nominee, Yanni Kuznia – Subterranean Press , Wendy S. Delmater – Abyss and Apex – Hugo Nominee, Bryan Thomas Schmidt – Hugo Nominee
Saturday, August 22nd
Autographing – Jeffrey A. Carver, David Hartwell, Esther Jones, David Peterson, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Saturday 10:00 – 10:45, Exhibit Hall B (CC)
Jeffrey A. Carver, Esther Jones, David Peterson, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, David Hartwell
Hugo Pre-Reception, Saturday 6:00 – 8:00, Integra Telecom Ballroom 100A (CC)
Hugo Awards Ceremony, Saturday 8:00 – 10:30, INB Performing Arts Center (CC)
The 2015 Hugo Awards promises to be one of the most memorable ceremonies in years. Come be a part of history. Your Masters of Ceremony will be Sasquan Guest of Honor David Gerrold and Tananarive Due, and they’ve both promised an entertaining ceremony.
Tananarive Due (M), David Gerrold (M)
OsFest Agenda: Bryan Thomas Schmidt – July 31st-August 2, 2015
OsFest8 Agenda – Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Friday, July 31st
Pantsers vs. Planners – A panel of writers discuss two different approaches to writing, the advantages and disadvantages, varied approaches, etc.
Panelists: Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Travis Heermann, Matthew Rotundo, Jason Bougger
5:00 p.m., Room TBA
Saturday, August 1st
Editor AMA: Bryan Thomas Schmidt – Hugo nominated editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt who edits anthologies for companies like Baen Books and EDGE and novels for Wordfire Press will be on hand to answer everything you’ve wanted to know about editors. What do they do? How do they do it? Does it hurt? You name it.
Panelist: Bryan Thomas Schmidt Room: Colorado B 10:00 a.m.
Reading – Bryan Thomas Schmidt reads from the Author’s Definitive Edition of his critically praised debut novel, The Worker Prince, releasing October 2015 from WordFire Press.
Panelist: Bryan Thomas Schmidt Room: Wyoming 11:00 a.m.
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Anthologies – Learn everything from how to create and sell.anthologies to how to find them and submit your stories to how they work behind the scenes. A Hugo nominated editor for Baen Books leads the discussion.
Panelists: Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Jason Bougger Room: Colorado B 1:00 p.m.
Swimming in Slush: What Editors See – A panel discussion of what editors and agents experience in a typical day, sure to include a long list of dos and don’ts for writers of every skill level. What is it like to sift through a hundred manuscripts and query letters a day? And how does the writer leverage this knowledge in the best possible ways?
Panelists: Travis Heermann, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Jason Bougger Room: Colorado B 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 2nd
It Ain’t the Writing, It’s the Rewriting: The Power of Revision – Rewriting and revising are arguably the most important part of the writing process. These experienced authors talk about revision techniques to make your story shine, without polishing the shine right back off again. How do you find your invisible weaknesses? How do you work around those weaknesses?
Panelists: Travis Heermann, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Matthew Rotundo Room: Nebraska A 12:00 p.m.
Editing 101 For Writers – Key techniques for self-editing writers need to know taught by a Hugo nominated editor.
Panelist: Bryan Thomas Schmidt Room: Nebraska A 1:00 p.m.
My World Con Schedule 2013
LoneStar 3 Con Schedule – Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Thursday, August 29
Arrival: 1:30 p.m. on Southwest then scramble to get to hotel, check in, unpack, drop books at dealer room and make:
Thu 17:00 – 18:00 Autographing: Taylor Anderson, Paul Herman, Bryan T. Schmidt, Sharon Shinn (Autographing) (Participant), (Convention Center)
Friday, August 30
10 a.m. – Breakfast with Toni Weisskopf/Baen (private)
Fri 12:00 – Fri 13:00 Panel: My Favorite Dinosaur (Science, Panel), 007B (Convention Center)
Panelists:
- Elizabeth Bear
- G. David Nordley
- Spring Schoenhuth
- Takayuki Tatsumi
- Bryan T. Schmidt (M)
1:30-3:00 p.m. – Lunch With Lezli Robyn (private)
Afternoon free
Fri 18:00 – Fri 19:00 Panel: Do SF Stories have Fewer Happy Endings Now? (, Panel), 007A (160) (Convention Center)
Panelists:
- Grant Carrington
- David Nickle
- Jessica Reisman
- Bryan T. Schmidt (M)
- Martha Wells
Dinner with J. Kathleen Cheney, Chris Kastensmidt and whomever is around
Saturday, August 31
Morning Free
Signing (off-site at Viva), Sat. 12:30-2:30
Panelists:
- Django Wexler
- Maurice Broaddus
- Bryan Thomas Schmidt
- J.M. McDermott
Intricate Worlds (, Panel), Sat 15:00 – Sat 16:00, 007A (160) (Convention Center)
Panelists:
- Gail Carriger
- Amanda Downum
- Robin Hobb
- Bryan T. Schmidt (M)
Evening Free
Sunday, September 1
7:30 a.m. – Breakfast with Robert Silverberg (private)
Sun 10:00 – Sun 12:00 Writers Workshop O (Writers workshop), Conference 4 (Rivercenter)
Panelists:
- Linda King
- Bryan T. Schmidt
2:30-3:30 – Podcast Recording: SF Signal
Beyond The Sun panelists:
- Bryan Thomas Schmidt
- Patrick Swenson
- Jean Johnson
- Jamie Todd Rubin
- Cat Rambo
- Alex Shvartsman
- Maurice Broaddus
Hugo Prep/Pre-Reception/Hugo Ceremony
I leave at 9 a.m. Monday morning on Southwest. So hope to see some of you during some of these times. My books will be on sale in the Dealer’s Room at Book Universe. They’ll be signed but find me to personalize. Bar Con is a good bet when none of the above.