It’s time once again for BYU’s science fiction and fantasy symposium: Life, the Universe, and Everything. Here’s my schedule:
Thursday, Feb. 11
- Noon: Mormons in Horror
Believe it or not, there are active LDS who read, edit and write horror fiction. What tensions do they see with their faith and culture and this genre? How does their belief color what they find “really scary”?
(Dan Wells, Eric Swedin, Michael R. Collings, Eric James Stone, Lee Allred (M))
Friday, Feb. 12
- Noon: Who influenced me as a writer?
(Eric James Stone, Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury, Berin Stephens, Jake Black, Michael Young) - 3:00 PM: How to build aliens and fantastic (but believable) monsters
(Helge Moulding, Roger White, Eric James Stone, Brian Hailes, Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury)
Saturday, Feb. 13
- 1:00 PM: SIGNING: Brandon Mull, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Eric James Stone, Berin Stephens, Jake Black, Roger White, Lisa Mangum, Aleta Clegg, Mette Ivie Harrison, John Brown
- 5:00 PM: READING: Dan Wells / Eric James Stone
- 6:00 PM: How to write a good short story. You have to be concise, clear, articulate, and still keep the reader’s interest. What does a short story writer need to know/do to write a great short story?
(Robert J Defendi, Suzanne Vincent, Eric James Stone, Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury, Brad R. Torgensen)