I’m Coming to DragonCon !!

August 29-September 2, 2024, Atlanta, GA https://www.dragoncon.org

Here’s my tentative schedule:

Title: Bad Ideas and Better Books
Description: Join our YA authors to hear about some of their worst book ideas and what turned into their best books.
Panelists: Cinda Williams Chima, Mari Mancusi, Lucienne Diver, Sarah Brown(M), Madeleine Roux
Time: Fri 11:30 am
Location: A707 Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: Author Signing
Description:
Panelists: Nancy Kress, Cinda Williams Chima, R.R. Virdi
Time: Fri 01:00 pm
Location: Overlook Westin (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: YA Book Club with Cinda Williams Chima
Description: This year for DC we're reading CHILDREN OF RAGNAROK by Cinda Williams Chima! Join us and Cinda to talk about this fun, Norse inspired fantasy.
Panelists: Cinda Williams Chima, Natalie Simpson(M)
Time: Sat 01:00 pm
Location: A707 Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: Crafting (YA) with History
Description: History is full of inspiration. Join us to discuss the process of crafting worlds, plots, and characters with using history has the basis.
Panelists: Leanna Renee Hieber, AJ Hartley, Madeleine Roux, Sarah Brown(M), Cinda Williams Chima
Time: Sat 02:30 pm
Location: A707 Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: How Hot is Too Hot? How Violent is Too Violent for YA
Description: One of the hottest markets these days is Y/A fiction. But, where does a writer draw the line with sex, violence, & other "mature" topics?
Panelists: Cinda Williams Chima, Nancy Knight(M), FT Lukens, Shami A Stovall, Greg L Burnham, Rachel Rener
Time: Sat 04:00 pm
Location: Embassy EF Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: Writing YA Novels that Readers will Love
Description: YA is growing by leaps and bounds. The variety of genres, the diversity, the complexity of these books changes rapidly. Keep up with what kids are reading--and what they really want to read.
Panelists: Berta Platas(M), Isabelle Hardesty, Cinda Williams Chima, Liz Delton, Sean Fletcher, Richard Fierce
Time: Sun 01:00 pm
Location: Embassy EF Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: Reading Session: Cinda Williams Chima
Description:
Panelists: Cinda Williams Chima
Time: Sun 02:30 pm
Location: Vinings Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

Title: I Lie for a Living
Description: Fiction writers lie for a living. What's the life of a fiction writer like? How many hours a day do they spend writing? How much research do they do? We know the answers. Come and let us share some facts--and lies with you.
Panelists: Hawkings "Hawk" Austin, Cinda Williams Chima, Delilah S Dawson, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Venessa Giunta(M), Andrea Stewart
Time: Sun 04:00 pm
Location: Embassy EF Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

Buy Children of Ragnarok wherever books are sold. Order signed copies from my local indie, Malaprops. https://www.malaprops.com/malaprops-local-cinda-williams-chima