To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), the High Fantasy track at Dragon Con welcomed Michael Chatfield, Matt Dinniman, Brianna Marie, and Jay Boyce to the Marriott track room (L401-403) Sunday at 5:30PM to examine the impact of D&D upon a generation of fantasy authors who grew up with it. John G. Hartness moderated the panel which… Read more →
Jody Lynn Nye continued her tradition of giving Writers’ Workshop alumni the privilege of returning each year to hear guest speakers for further education in the mysteries of writing. On Thursday afternoon in Hyatt Kennesaw, as a former student of Nye, I enjoyed this perk and attended presentations by the irrepressible Courtney Sarnow Lytle, Atlanta intellectual property attorney, and by… Read more →
Sunday morning at 11:30AM in the Marriott Atrium Ballroom, the Star Wars track at Dragon Con welcomed Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Giancarlo Esposito, Manny Jacinto, and Ming-Na Wen for an hour-long Q&A. Moderated by Tony Gowell, the panel began with the sharing of Dragon Con love. Esposito proudly roared that he “loved” Atlanta, and as is often the case with first… Read more →
Saturday evening at 8:30PM in the Athens Meeting Room (Courtland), Erika Lance and Mark Muncy spoke to a full room of folks in the X-Track panel, “Appalachian Cryptids: Lesser-Known Holler Monsters.” If you aren’t sure what a cryptid is, it is an animal said to exist, but that has never been proven to exist. They are often creatures that appear… Read more →
Important Note: This panel discusses issues relating to diet and fitness, including mentions and descriptions of eating disorders and mental health issues provoked by fitness standards. Please be aware before viewing the stream or reading the article. Over on the DCDigitalMedia twitch channel, you’ll find the broadcast from Saturday’s panel “Health & Fitness in the Online Landscape” filmed at the… Read more →
his·tri·on·ic – /ˌhistrēˈänik/ – adjective – overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style. A full house showed up Friday at 8:30PM in Augusta (Courtland Grand) to attend the Alternate and Historical Fiction track panel, “Psychotic Impact: The History of Histrionics and Women’s Mental Health.” Moderated by Edward Hicks, APC, the panel consisted of Caroline Maner, MS, LAPC; Chelsea Harris,… Read more →
A meeting of the minds occurred at the “Infinite Riker Games” on Sunday at 4PM in the Hilton Grand East ballroom. Ten lucky contestants competed in a series of challenges to prove their worthiness as Will Riker cosplayers. Jonathan Frakes has lit up our TV screens for years as Star Trek’s Will Riker, a charismatic Starfleet officer known for his… Read more →
Cosplayers just starting out, are on a budget, or who have experienced con crunch gathered for an open Q&A session at the Hilton 302-305 on Sunday at 5:30PM. Attendees asked their questions to cosplay improvisers Eternal Zan, Nike Conte, Paige Gardener, Jennifer Gilley, and Daisy Viktoria in “Cosplay Improv: Working With What You Have.” The panel opened up with the… Read more →
