Bouchercon World Mystery Convention

Don't miss out on these great workshops at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention on Wednesday, September 26 at the Egan Convention Center. Librarians and high school students get in free to all of the workshops. Admission for UAA students and faculty costs $10. All proceeds go to the Suzan Nightingale Literacy Fund. To register for the workshops, e-mail Marcy Gentemann at marcy@mgentemann.com.

 

1 p.m.

Making Dreams Real
What it takes to be a writer and where it starts, with authors Kelley Armstrong and Laura Benedict.  

The War Time Mystery: Reader Advisory Panel
Author Diana Gabaldon and a reader panel discuss wartime settings in novels.

Staying Power
With authors Thomas Perry and Charlaine Harris.  

2 p.m.

Writing Crazy
Local Alaskan author Barbara Brown's interactive workshop for young writers.

Real Men Read
A lighthearted look at men and reading, brought to you by David Wright, fiction librarian with The Seattle Public Library and co-author of Booklist's He Reads/She Reads column.  

Marketing, Contests and JOANs (Journey of a Novel)
With authors Jackie Ivie and Mike Doogan and editor Morgan O'Reilly.  

3 p.m.

Four Authors at Work
Jordan Dane, Kelli Stanley, Rhodi Hawk and Bill Cameron talk about the craft and business of writing.  

Crime On My Mind
Author Gary Warren Niebuhr gives an overview of the history of the mystery gene.  

Web sites and Publicity
Web mistress Sonya Senkowski and publicist Rebecca Goodrich talk about promoting your novel online and off.