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Panel Schedule

Note: Panelists will sign for half an hour in the Book Room in Augusta following each panel.

THURSDAY
Time Confluence A Confluence B Confluence C Lawrence AB
9:00-11:00 AM Author Speed-Dating (Platte River)
Les & Leslie Blatt (M) and 40 Authors, limited seating for 144 fans
11:00-Noon Lunch Break (on your own)
12:00-12:45 PM Left Coast Crime 101
Lucinda Surber (M)
Leslie Blatt
Colleen Glynn
Linda McNab
Janet Rudolph
Stan Ulrich
A Touch of Romance
Katherine Glover (M)
Anne Louise Bannon
Michele Drier
Hal Glatzer
Dänna Wilberg
Rural Settings
Elena Hartwell Taylor (M)
Claire Booth
Wes Browne
Julie Holmes
Rosalie Spielman
How Do You Know What’s Funny?
Sarah Bresniker (M)
Chris Dreith
Priscilla Paton
Karen A. Phillips
Kirsten Weiss
1:15-2:00 PM Crime in Colorado
Marie Sutro (M)
Patricia Raybon
Helen Starbuck
Cynthia Swanson
R Weir
Creating Believable Characters
Terry Shepherd (M)
Jenny Dandy
Janet Dawson
Dwight Holing
Bruce Johnson
From Page to Screen
Paul Levine (M)
Craig Faustus Buck
Peter Malone Elliott
Lee Goldberg
Paul Guyot
International Intrigue
T.O. Paine (M)
Lance Charnes
Puja Guha
Ana Manwaring
Rob Samborn
2:30-3:15 PM Behind the Badge: Writing Authentic Police Procedurals
Dana King (M)
Bill Gormley
Charles Philipp Martin
Terry Odell
Carol Pouliot
Getting the Research Right
Peggy Townsend (M)
Anne Da Vigo
Linda Joffe Hull
Leanne Sparks
Michal Strutin
Resistance in Crime Fiction: How Crime Fiction Can Take Risks, Stand Up to Oppression, and Still Entertain
Terry Shames (M)
John Copenhaver
Robyn Gigl
Rob Osler
David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Where to Start: Plot vs. Characters
Connie Berry (M)
Jim Fusilli
Cindy Goyette
Cynthia Kuhn
Jason Powell
3:45-4:30 PM Writing the Serial Killer
Wendy M. Barnhart (M)
Lori Lacefield
James L'Etoile
Mark Stevens
Erika T. Wurth
Writing About Difficult Subjects
Sandra Murphy (M)
Peg Brantley
George Cramer
Alex Kenna
Amy Rivers
Been There, Wrote That
Gar Anthony Haywood (M)
Tracy Clark
Matt Coyle
Glen Erik Hamilton
Wendall Thomas
Animal Sidekicks
Meredith Taylor (M)
Lori Roberts Herbst
Kate Lansing
C.B. Wilson
5:00-5:45 PM Fan Guest of Honor Interview: Grace Koshida Interviewed by Leslie Karst (EP Ensley)
Note: No signing after this panel
6:15-7:30 PM Welcome Reception (Platte River)
7:30 PM Dinner on your own


FRIDAY
Time Confluence A Confluence B Confluence C Lawrence AB
7:15-8:45 AM Meet the New Authors Breakfast (Platte River)
Program 7:30-8:30 AM, hosted by Mike Befeler with the assistance of Les & Leslie Blatt
9:00-9:45 AM Traditional Mysteries
Holly West (M)
Erynn Crowley/Erynn Leigh
Sharon Lynn
G.M. Malliet
M.A. (Mary) Monnin
Writing About Issues That Matter
Maria Kelson (M)
Rhoda Berlin
Curtis Ippolito
D.M. Rowell
Kenneth Wishnia
Private Eyes: Historical & Modern
Randal Brandt (M)
Matt Coyle
Harry Hunsicker
S.J. Rozan
Elena Hartwell Taylor
Art & Crime
Darcie Wilde (M)
Connie Berry
Kara Lacey
Margaret Lucke
Nina Wachsman
10:15-11:00 AM Law & Crime in the West
Will Neville-Rehbehn (M)
Baron Birtcher
Ann Parker
Terry Shames
C.M. Wendelboe
Mysteries for Younger Readers
Nicole Maggi (M)
Wendy M. Barnhart
Pamela Beason
Dan Birk
Fleur Bradley
Lefty Debut Nominees
Lucinda Surber (M)
Peter Malone Elliott
Cindy Goyette
Audrey Lee
Jennifer K. Morita
K.T. Nguyen
The Paranormal
Michele Drier (M)
Ron Cook
C. Jean Downer
Nichelle Seely
Rochelle Staab
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Family Dynamics
Margaret Mizushima (M)
Donna J. Evans
Lee Matthew Goldberg
Kate B Jackson
Carl Vonderau
Noir: How Dark Can We Go?
Mark Stevens (M)
Marco Carocari
Christa Faust
James D.F. Hannah
Scott Von Doviak
Lefty Best Novel Nominees
Wendall Thomas (M)
Claire Booth
Margot Douaihy
Rob Hart
Leslie Karst
James L’Etoile
Duane Swierczynski
Lawyers & the Law
Joseph Reid/Parker Adams (M)
Rhonda Blackhurst
Paul Levine
Shaun Perkins
Robert Smith
12:15-1:30 PM Lunch Break (on your own)
1:30-2:15 PM Guest of Honor Manuel Ramos interviewed by David Heska Wanbli Weiden (EP Ensley)
2:45-3:30 PM Crime in Small Towns: Setting, Secrets, Scandal
Stacie Grey (M)
Rodney Carpentier
Becky Clark
Paty Jager
Tony Wirt
The Joys & Challenges of Writing Short Fiction
Vinnie Hansen (M)
Francelia Belton
Kerry Hammond
Tom Larsen
Merrilee Robson
Lefty Humorous Nominees
Janet Rudolph (M)
Ellen Byron
Jennifer J. Chow
A.J. Devlin
Catriona McPherson
Rob Osler
Using Real Life in Fiction
Sara J. Henry (M)
Diana R. Chambers
Elizabeth Crowens
Marjorie McCown
Robin Somers
4:00-4:45 PM Historical Sleuths
Holly West (M)
Annamaria Alfieri
Mary Alyce (M.A.) Blume
Clare Broyles
Darcie Wilde
Setting as Character
Tracee de Hahn (M)
Susan Alice Bickford
Debra Bokur
George Gurney
Diane Schaffer
Balancing Storytelling with Support of Basic Rights
Nina Simon (M)
Mysti Berry
Tracy Clark
Margot Douaihy
Sara Paretsky
The Private Eye
Nichelle Seely (M)
Tom Andes
Peter Colt
Dana King
John Shepphird
5:15-6:00 PM Toastmaster Interview: John Copenhaver interviewed by Christa Faust (EP Ensley)
6:00-7:00 PM Dinner Break (on your own)
7:00-10:00 PM Mystery Carnival Extravaganza hosted by Sisters in Crime Colorado (Platte River)


SATURDAY
Time Confluence A Confluence B Confluence C Lawrence AB
7:15-8:45 AM Breakfast (Platte River)
9:00-9:45 AM The Readers Panel
Lucinda Surber (M)
Grace Koshida
Janet Rudolph
Pat Sellers
Laurie Sheehan
The Great Outdoors
Pamela Beason (M)
Jeff Ayers/AJ Landau
Scott Graham
Nicole Maggi
Peggy Townsend
Mysteries with Recipes
Daryl Wood Gerber (M)
Leslie Budewitz/Alicia Beckman
Kim Davis
Maddie Day
Leslie Karst
Creating Strong Characters
Tom Larsen (M)
Michael J. Cooper
Sue Hinkin
Claire M. Johnson
Meredith Taylor
10:15-11:00 AM Killer Characters
Janet Dawson (M)
Christine Carbo
Aaron Philip Clark
Leslie J Hall
Jennifer K. Morita
Senior Sleuths
Elizabeth Crowens (M)
Mike Befeler
Janet Finsilver
Julie A. Hennrikus
Ellen Kirschman
What Drives Someone to Murder?
Manuel Ramos (M)
Gar Anthony Haywood
María Kelson
K.T. Nguyen
Raquel V. Reyes
Medicine & Forensics
Ana Manwaring (M)
Ann Dominguez
DP Lyle
BJ Magnani
Cynthia Rice
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM What Makes a Thriller Thrilling?
Jay Shepherd (M)
Lee Goldberg
Glen Erik Hamilton
Jamie Mason
Joseph Reid/Parker Adams
Unusual Protagonists
Karen A. Phillips (M)
Lina Chern
A.J. Devlin
D.R. Ransdell
Ilene Schneider
Why Are Historicals so Appealing to Modern Readers?
Linda McNab (M)
Rhys Bowen
John Copenhaver
S.J. Rozan
Mysteries with Animals
Mysti Berry (M)
Nancy Coco
Catherine Dilts
Darlene Dziomba
J.C. Eaton (Ann Goldfarb)
12:15-1:30 PM Lunch Break (on your own) Award Ballots due by 1:30 PM
1:30-2:15 PM Guest of Honor Sara Paretsky interviewed by Leslie Budewitz (EP Ensley)
2:45-3:30 PM The Craft of Writing
Margaret Lucke (M)
Ellen Byron/Maria DiRicio
Rob Hart
Nina Simon
Duane Swierczynski
Amateur Sleuths
Rosalie Spielman (M)
Glenda Carroll
Tracee de Hahn
Cynthia Kuhn
Cayce Osborne
A Bit of Magic
Kate Lansing (M)
Jennifer J. Chow
Cate Conte
Daryl Wood Gerber
Gigi Pandian
Crime & the News
Sue Hinkin (M)
Ellen Byerrum
Christina Estes
Nancy Cole Silverman
Steve Stratton
4:00-4:45 PM Psychological Suspense: Delving into the Minds of Characters
Ellen Kirschman (M)
Stacie Grey
Vinnie Hansen
Audrey Lee
Catriona McPherson
Working Dogs
C.B. Wilson (M)
Jodi Burnett
Kathleen Donnelly
Margaret Mizushima
Sheri Lewis Wohl
The Changing World of Cozies
Leslie J Hall (M)
Z.S. Diamanti
Emmeline Duncan/Kelly Garrett
Lisa Q. Mathews
Susan C. Shea
The Thriller Genre
Christopher Chambers (M)
Michael Balter
Seeley James
Mike McCrary
Richard Meredith
5:00-6:00 PM
Silent Auction Final Bidding 5:00–6:00 PM in Horace Tabor & Molly Brown
5:30-7:00 PM Mingle & Cash Bars in the Confluence Foyer 5:30-7:00 PM
7:00-9:00 PM Lefty Awards Banquet (Confluence Ballroom)


SUNDAY
Time Confluence A Confluence B Confluence C Lawrence AB
9:00-9:45 AM Using Humor To Define Character
Chris Dreith (M)
Sarah Bresniker
Mindy Carlson
Heather Haven
Why We Write Thrillers
Puja Guha (M)
Tom Farrell
Lana M. Fox
Walter Horsting
M. Stone Mayer
Noir: Examining the Dark Side
Tom Andes (M)
Mark Bacon
Jon Bassoff
David Boop
Nik Xandir Wolf
Author Support Services & Marketing
Lori Lacefield (M)
Valerie Biel
Maddee James
Sara J. Henry
T.O. Paine
10:15-11:00 AM Why Location Is Important
Mary Birk (M)
Lawrence Allan
G.P. Gottlieb
Rita A. Popp
Addy Whitehouse
Talk to Us About Left Coast Crime
Left Coast Crime Standing Committee
Visual Elements: Graphic Novels & Comics
Linda Joffe Hull (M)
Dale Berry
Christopher Chambers
Christa Faust
Podcasting
Bill Gormley (M)
Terry Shepherd
Marie Sutro
Dan White
Dänna Wilberg
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Guest of Honor Closing Panel (Confluence C) (no signing after)
Leslie Karst (M)
Sara Paretsky
Manuel Ramos
Grace Koshida
John Copenhaver