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Laura Abbot

Yes, We Write Romance and We Love It
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 216


Tony Abou-Ganim

Vodka Distilled
Solo Presentation / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Culinary Stage - UA Mall


Elena Acoba

Freelance Writing
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room


Jean Ekman Adams

Ties That Bind: Caring Animal Relationships
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Education Building - Room 349

Jean Ekman Adams
Solo Presentation / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:00 PM
McDonald's Story Blanket


Denise Agnew

Blurring the Lines Between Genres
Workshop / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141


Bruce Aidells

The Great Meat Cookbook
Solo Presentation / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Culinary Stage - UA Mall


Fabian Alfie

How Dante's Inferno Became Modern
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Kiva Room


Lee Allen

Freelance Writing
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room


Beth Alvarado

Memories and Memoirs
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room


Gustavo Arellano

¡Ban This! the BSP Anthology of Xican@ Literature

Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

Taco USA: Food Memoirs

Solo Presentation / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Koffler - Room 218


Simon Arizpe

Paper Engineering: Creating Pop-up Books
Solo Presentation / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 349

Simon Arizpe
Solo Presentation / Sat 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
McDonald's Story Blanket

Pop-in: A Pop-up Workshop for Kids (age 8+)
Workshop / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 333


Alan Armstrong

Science with a Twist
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 353

Racing the Moon: A Science and Fiction Collaboration
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 353


Jennifer Ashley

Writing History Like Fiction
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Koffler - Room 216


Lynne Avril

Keep 'em Reading: Writing and Illustrating Series Books (adult)
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 333

Lynne Avril
Solo Presentation / Sun 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
McDonald's Story Blanket


Jim Azevedo

Is Self-Publishing For You?
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 216

Social Media and Promotion
Workshop / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137

Does A Cover Really Sell a Book?
Workshop / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137

Branding for the Self-Published Author
Workshop / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141


Seemi Aziz

Best Children's Books from Around the World
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 310


Jia Oak Baker

Tucson Festival of Books Literary Award Winners
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Mary Jo Bang

Poetry Reading

Workshop / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Kiva Room

How Dante's Inferno Became Modern
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Kiva Room


Shobhan Bantwal

Multicultural Workshop
Workshop / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 151

Blurring the Lines Between Genres
Workshop / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141


Patricia Barey

Julia Child at 100: Writers Look Back
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130

Collaborating in the Age of Skype
Workshop / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 151


Nevada Barr

The Doyennes of Southwest Mysteries
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - South Ballroom

A Conversation With Nevada Barr
Solo Presentation / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Western National Parks Association: National Parks Pavilion


Leo Barron

No Silent Night: World War II Remembered
Solo Presentation / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130


Sheri Bauman

Challenging Bullying through Literature
Solo Presentation / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 308


Naomi Benaron

Rebels with a Cause
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Global Conflict Meets the Written Word
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150


Paul Berkowitz

The Case of the Indian Trader
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Tucson Room


Ed Beshore

Where's My Hoverboard? Pop Culture in the SciFi Landscape
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room


J. Carson Black

Desert Dismemberment
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room

Series vs. Stand-Alone
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140


Annie Bomke

Book Proposals
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room

Call My Agent! Professional Representation for Writers
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130

Book Publishing Options for Everyone
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140

Building an Author Platform
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Kachina Room


Kathryn Bowers

Zoobiquity: Species-Spanning Medicine

Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

Writing Medical Narrative
Workshop / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141


Robin Brande

Mystery and Intrigue: Searching for Answers
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 351


Debra Brenegan

Revising Your Manuscript
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
UA Bookstore

Creating an Historic Persona
Workshop / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 119


Georgeanne Brennan

Plants for Gardens, Food for Thought
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Tucson Room

Salad Days
Assisted by Kevin Fink
Solo Presentation / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Culinary Stage - UA Mall


Karen Brennan

Two Tucson Writers
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Kiva Room


Heather Brewer

Young Adult Fiction: No Boundaries?
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
UA Mall Tent

Fantasy Portals: Entrees to Unique Worlds
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Heather Brewer & Jennifer Nielsen
Solo Presentation / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Teen and Author Meeting Place


Amylynn Bright

Comedy in Romance
Workshop / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137


David Brin

Where's My Hoverboard? Pop Culture in the SciFi Landscape
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Worldbuilding
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 218

Beauty with a Bow and Arrow: Gender Roles in SciFi and Fantasy
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
UA Mall Tent


Douglas Brinkley

Cronkite
Solo Presentation / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 204

Teddy Roosevelt and the Battle for Public Land
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Koffler - Room 204

The Craft of Biography
Jonathan Eig, Douglas Brinkley and Bob Spitz discuss the craft of biography.
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Elise Broach

An Ounce of Humor in a Pound of Dilemma
Workshop / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 349

Mystery and Intrigue: Searching for Answers
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 351

Creating Suspense in Children's Fiction (Workshop for Adults)
Workshop / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 333


Peter Brown

Freeze Frame: Film and Animation, and Picturebooks
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Room 353

No Animals Were Harmed in the Making of this Picture(book)
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 353

Peter Brown
Solo Presentation / Sat 3:30 PM - 04:00 PM
McDonald's Story Blanket


Bill Broyles

Lawrence Clark Powell Memorial Lecture

Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater


Therese Burson

Julia Child at 100: Writers Look Back
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130

Collaborating in the Age of Skype
Workshop / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 151


Scott Calhoun

Plants in First Person: Lively Garden Memoirs
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Tucson Room

Sexy Southwest Succulents
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130


Marilyn Carpenter

Dazzling New Picture Books
Solo Presentation / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 308


Jennifer Lee Carrell

History in Fiction
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130


Bradley S. Carroll

More than Just the Facts: Pharaohs, Pirates and Harry Potter
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 351


Bill Carter

Poisoned! Hometown Toxin Tragedies

Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

Rebels with a Cause
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Minerals, War & Humanity
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140


Bryan Carter

Are You Charged Up About Digital Books?
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Ventana Room


Jefferson Carter

Two Tucson Writers
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Kiva Room


Mary Casanova

Keep 'em Reading: Writing and Illustrating Series Books (adult)
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 333

Mary Casanova
Solo Presentation / Sun 4:00 PM - 04:30 PM
McDonald's Story Blanket


Donis Casey

Reluctant Detectives
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
UA Bookstore

Writing Historical Mysteries
Workshop / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 119


Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Lessons Learned from Iraq and Afghanistan
Solo Presentation / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

The War Within the War for Afghanistan
Solo Presentation / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Chemistry - Room 111


Michael Charton

So You Think You Know Your Romance Author
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 216

Social Media and Promotion
Workshop / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137


Cinda Williams Chima

Young Adult Fiction: No Boundaries?
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
UA Mall Tent

Capturing Dimensions of Time in YA Literature
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Cinda Williams Chima
Solo Presentation / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Teen and Author Meeting Place

Engaging the Wary: Writing for Adolescent Readers (adult workshop)
Solo Presentation / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 333


Albrecht Classen

Savonarola and Segesser: They Changed History, for Heaven's Sake
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Ventana Room


Thomas Cobb

Writing Western History
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120

Best in Film and Fiction
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
UA Mall Tent


Margaret Coel

The Doyennes of Southwest Mysteries
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - South Ballroom

Women's Mystery Collection Lecture: Margaret Coel, Interviewed by J.A. Jance
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
UA Mall Tent


William Cohan

How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World
Solo Presentation / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 204

Should Wall Street Control Social Security?
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120


Sneed Collard III

Mystery and Intrigue: Searching for Answers
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 351

Adventures with Things that Bite, Hiss, Sting and Crawl
Join children's science author Collard B. Sneed III as he shares his adventures with things that bite, hiss, sting and crawl. Enjoy his up-close, funny, and horrifying encounters from Costa Rica, Australia and the United States.
Entertainment / Sat 2:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Science City: Main Stage


Nora Comstock

Count on Me: Tales of Sisterhood and Fierce Relationships
Solo Presentation / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Nuestras Raíces Performance Stage


Ellen Cook

Ties That Bind: Caring Animal Relationships
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Education Building - Room 349


Floyd Cooper

The Art in the Art of Storytelling in Picturebooks
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

So, You Need an Agent? (adult session)
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 349

Studio Lesson: A Demonstration of Taking Away in Illustrations
Solo Presentation / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Room 333

Floyd Cooper
Solo Presentation / Sun 1:30 PM - 02:00 PM
McDonald's Story Blanket


Parke Cooper

Tucson Festival of Books Literary Award Winners
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Susan Corapi

Best Children's Books from Around the World
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 310


Shelley Coriell

Finding New Authors Via Social Media
Workshop / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141


Bruce Coville

Nerds, Aliens and Other Stuff
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Worlds of Fantasy: Dragons, Monsters, and False Princes
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 353

Bruce Coville
Solo Presentation / Sat 1:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Teen and Author Meeting Place


Stan Crader

What to Expect with Print-on-Demand
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 151

Writing for the Religious Market
Workshop / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 151


Robert Crais

Robert Crais, Best-Selling Mystery Author
Solo Presentation / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - South Ballroom


Kathleen Crawford-McKinney

Literacy Begins at Birth: Books for Babies and Toddlers
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 310


Quinn Cummings

Humor ia a Girl's Best Friend
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room

Don't Try This at Home! Writers Who Are Parents
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130


Ted Danson

Ted Danson and Eric Penner Haury: Generations of Stewardship, Parks and the West
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - South Ballroom


Hilary Davidson

Strong Female Sleuths
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room

Strong Sense of Place
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
UA Mall Tent

Other Cultures, Other Crimes
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
UA Bookstore


Thadious Davis

Untold Histories: Vikings, Indians and African Americans
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Ventana Room


Charles de Lint

Images of the Fantastic: Writing for Illustration
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Koffler - Room 204

Mythic Fiction
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 204

Border Town
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Writing Fantasy for A Young Adult Audience
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140


James Deem

Researching Our Past, Understanding Ourselves
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 353


Jaycee Delorenzo

Does A Cover Really Sell a Book?
Workshop / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137


Meeru Dhalwala

Inspired Indian Cooking
Meeru Dhalwala Assisted by: Ryan Clark Mod: Jennifer English Culinary
Solo Presentation / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Culinary Stage - UA Mall

Chai Chat with Meeru Dhalwala
Solo Presentation / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Culinary Stage - UA Mall


HelenKay Dimon

Let's Talk Dialogue
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Koffler - Room 216


Chitra Divakaruni

For The Love of Book Clubs
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350

Read It and Weep: Seeking Solace in Fiction
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350


Amy Fellner Dominy

Loves Me or Not? With Complications

Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium


Mira Domsky

Great Young Adult Books
Solo Presentation / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 310


James Donovan

Remembering the Alamo

Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

Book Proposals
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room

Call My Agent! Professional Representation for Writers
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130


Kerrie Droban

True Crime: Following the Facts
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150

True Crime: Murder and the Criminal Mind
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150


Judy Duarte

Let's Talk Dialogue
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Koffler - Room 216


Maria Duenas

Maria Duenas: At Age 47 an Overnight Sensation
Solo Presentation / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Ventana Room

A Conversation with Maria Duenas
Solo Presentation / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Ventana Room


Heidi Durrow

Young Voices / Complicated Lives
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Rebels with a Cause
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

For the Love of Book Clubs
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350


Maxwell Eaton III

Wonderfully Wacky: Babymouse Meets Katie Kazoo and The Beaver Brothers

Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 351

Maxwell Eaton III
Solo Presentation / Sat 1:30 PM - 02:00 PM
McDonald's Story Blanket


Amy Edwards

Best Children's Books from Around the World
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 310


Timothy Egan

Timothy Egan on The Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
Solo Presentation / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

Teddy Roosevelt and the Battle for Public Land
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Koffler - Room 204


Jonathan Eig

The Craft of Biography
Jonathan Eig, Douglas Brinkley and Bob Spitz discuss the craft of biography.
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Mary Tate Engels

Creativity: Painting A Story
Workshop / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 151


Bob Esperti

Face to Face: Building Relationships Through Conversation
Authors Bob Esperti and Renno Peterson have a meaningful discussion about building relationships through conversation in a world where we tweet, text and email.
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Elizabeth Eulberg

Fragile on the Outside - Steel on the Inside: Gutsy Girls
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Loves Me or Not? With Complications

Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Elizabeth Eulberg
Solo Presentation / Sun 1:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Teen and Author Meeting Place


Exequiel Ezcurra

Plant Life of a Desert Archipelago
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room


Anna Faktorovich

Practical Advice for Independent and Self-Publishers
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Kiva Room


Karen Falkenstrom

Bringing the Arts, Literacy and Technology Together for Kids
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Education Building - Room 310


Levi Fallavollita

Kid's Voices: The Journeys of Children and Parents to Self-Publishing
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Room 353


Kim Fay

Memories and Memoirs
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Foreign Lands Familiar Longings
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140


Alice Feiring

Naked Wine: Grapes Do What Comes Naturally
Panelists: Kay Wisniewski, Dale Sparks, Rick Paz, Jon Rogers, Doug Levy.
Solo Presentation / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Culinary Stage - UA Mall


Richard Felger

Plant Life of a Desert Archipelago
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room


Paul Ferlazzo

Poetry and the American Presidency
Solo Presentation / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Kiva Room


Meg Files

Revising Your Manuscript
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
UA Bookstore


Barry Fisher

Getting it Right in Police Procedurals
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room

True Crime: CSI
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150


Nancy Bo Flood

Cowboy Up! Ride the Navajo Rodeo
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 351

Confronting Reality: Writing to Explore Difficult Issues
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 333


Connie Flynn

Self-editing
Workshop / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 119


Lizzy Ford

Finding New Authors Via Social Media
Workshop / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141


Gayle Forman

Fragile on the Outside - Steel on the Inside: Gutsy Girls
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Capturing Dimensions of Time in YA Literature
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Gayle Forman
Solo Presentation / Sun 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Teen and Author Meeting Place

Lynne Avril
Solo Presentation / Sun 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
McDonald's Story Blanket


Lauren Freedman

The Facinating World of Nonfiction Books for Children and Adolescents
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 308


Patricia Fry

Building an Author Platform
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Kachina Room

Book Proposals
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room

Traditional Book Marketing & Beyond
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130

Book Publishing Options for Everyone
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140


Diana Gabaldon

A Conversation with Diana Gabaldon
Solo Presentation / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 204

Beauty with a Bow and Arrow: Gender Roles in SciFi and Fantasy
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
UA Mall Tent

Epic Fiction
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Koffler - Room 204


Connie Galeener

Lillian the Librarian Meets the Big Bad Boys of Books
Solo Presentation / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Diamond Children's Story Telling Stage


Chris Gall

Freeze Frame: Film and Animation, and Picturebooks
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Room 353

Studio Lesson: A Demonstration of Photoshop Techniques
Solo Presentation / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 351


Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Journeys
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Tucson Room

Meth, Death and Trust: Difficult Times, Difficult Choices
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Teen Audio Tent: Interview with Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Entertainment / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Teen and Author Meeting Place


Gregg Garfin

The Art, Design and Science of a Dry River
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Kachina Room


Cynthia Garner

Paranormal Romance: Why People Love Vampires
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Koffler - Room 216


Lisa Genova

Autism / Asperger's: Life on the Spectrum
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Chemistry - Room 111

Blending Fact and Fiction
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350

For the Love of Book Clubs
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350


Michael Gessner

Children and Other Living Things
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Kiva Room


Igor Glenn

Music, Stories and Fun for Everyone!
Solo Presentation / Sat 3:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Diamond Children's Story Telling Stage


Mark Goldman


Patrisia Gonzales

Pregnancy, Birth and Choice Across Cultures
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room


Michelle Grajkowski

Ten Things That Float My Boat or Sink It
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Koffler - Room 216

50 Shades of ??? Is Erotica Really Romance?
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Koffler - Room 216

Agent / Author Relationships
Workshop / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137


Reyna Grande

Reexamining the American Dream
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140

Journeys
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Tucson Room


Chris Marie Green

It's not all Demons, Death and Destruction
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 216


Jennifer Greene

The Myth of the Perfect Hero
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Koffler - Room 216

Write What You Know: Revealing Your Inner Self
Workshop / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 119

Comedy in Romance
Workshop / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137


Michael Gregory

Children and Other Living Things
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Kiva Room


Andrew Gross

Collaborating
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120

Creating Convincing Villains
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150

Strong Sense of Place
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
UA Mall Tent


Jeff Guinn

Tombstone Twosome: Josephine & Wyatt Earp
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150

Unruly and Unsinkable: The Women Behind the Myths
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room


Elizabeth Gunn

Getting it Right in Police Procedurals
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room

Different Voices
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room

Darkness in the Desert
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room


Margaret Peterson Haddix

Among the Books: Missing and Hidden in Time
Solo Presentation / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Artists, Athletes, Scholars? Sorting Out What Matters
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Magaret Peterson Haddix
Solo Presentation / Sat 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Teen and Author Meeting Place


Laila Halaby

My Name on His Tongue, a Poetry Reading
Solo Presentation / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Kiva Room


Rebecca Hale

Keeping it Cozy
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Koffler - Room 218

The Dog Did It!
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 218


Rome Hammer

Bringing the Arts, Literacy and Technology Together for Kids
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Education Building - Room 310


Stephen Harrigan

Remembering the Alamo

Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

Best in Film and Fiction
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
UA Mall Tent


Jessie Hartland

More than Just the Facts: Pharaohs, Pirates and Harry Potter
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 351

Creating Fascinating Stories About Real People
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Room 351

Julia Child at 100: Writers Look Back
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130


Gayle Harrison Hartmann

Lawrence Clark Powell Memorial Lecture

Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater


Amy Hatvany

Tangled Lives and Loves
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Fiction: Life Challenges
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Tucson Room

Relationships Gone Wrong
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Tucson Room


Eric Penner Haury

Ted Danson and Eric Penner Haury: Generations of Stewardship, Parks and the West
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - South Ballroom


Kevin Hearne

Mythic Fiction
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 204

Where's My Hoverboard? Pop Culture in the SciFi Landscape
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room


Chip Heath

Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work
Solo Presentation / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350


B. G. Hennessy

Mapping Imaginary Places: A Workshop for Kids (ages 6+)
Workshop / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 349


Sam Henrie

What to Expect with Print-on-Demand
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 151


Daniel Herman

Rim Stories: A Look at Who and How We Tell Stories
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Ventana Room


Daniel Hernandez

Remembering January 8th
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
UA Bookstore

They Call me a Hero
Solo Presentation / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Nuestras Raíces Performance Stage


Juan Felipe Herrera

Poet Laureate: Advocating for Poetry
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Kiva Room

Global Conflict Meets the Written Word
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150

Confronting Reality: Writing to Explore Difficult Issues
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 333


C. J. Hill

Worlds of Fantasy: Dragons, Monsters, and False Princes
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 353


Jordan Hill

Wild Rides: Tales of Enchantment, Tales of Adventure
Solo Presentation / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Diamond Children's Story Telling Stage


Naomi Hirahara

Different Voices
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room

Outsiders in Crime Fiction
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room

Reluctant Detectives
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
UA Bookstore


Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Writing Fantasy for A Young Adult Audience
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140


Nancy Holder

Romance: The Last Frontier in SciFi & Fantasy

Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140

Writing Fantasy for A Young Adult Audience
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140

It's not all Demons, Death and Destruction
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 216


Jennifer L. Holm

Nerds, Aliens and Other Stuff
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Wonderfully Wacky: Babymouse Meets Katie Kazoo and The Beaver Brothers

Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 351

Jennifer Holm
Solo Presentation / Sat 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
McDonald's Story Blanket


Ann Hood

Fiction: In Search of Answers
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Crossing Paths: Relationships in Fiction
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 218

Read It and Weep: Seeking Solace in Fiction
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350


Ed Hoornaert

So You Think You Know Your Romance Author
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 216

It's not all Demons, Death and Destruction
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 216


Judith Horstman

Mind Matters: Keeping Your Brain Healthy
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Chemistry - Room 111


Stuart Horwitz

Building an Author Platform
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Kachina Room

Revision Demystified
Solo Presentation / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
UA Bookstore

Revising Your Manuscript
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
UA Bookstore


Mazie Hough

Pregnancy, Birth and Choice Across Cultures
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room

Oral History: Challenges and Rewards
Workshop / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141


Lizz Huerta

¡Ban This! the BSP Anthology of Xican@ Literature

Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater


Linda Joffe Hull

Fractured Familes in Fiction
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room


Gregg Hurwitz

California Dying
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120

Creating Convincing Villains
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150

Cyber Crimes
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
UA Bookstore


Paul Andrew Hutton

Apache Wars and Warriors
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room


Molly Idle

Freeze Frame: Film and Animation, and Picturebooks
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Room 353

Flip Out with Flora: A Flip Book Workshop (Ages 6-12)
Workshop / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 349

Molly Idle
Solo Presentation / Sat 4:00 PM - 04:30 PM
McDonald's Story Blanket


Chris Impey

Where's My Hoverboard? Pop Culture in the SciFi Landscape
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Heavens Above: Finding Our Cosmic Origins
Solo Presentation / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130

Detecting Life Beyond Earth: When, Where and How?
Solo Presentation / Sat 1:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Science City: Science Café


Mary Irish

Plants for Gardens, Food for Thought
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Tucson Room

Plants in First Person: Lively Garden Memoirs
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Tucson Room


Kristen Iversen

Poisoned! Hometown Toxin Tragedies

Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

Unruly and Unsinkable: The Women Behind the Myths
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room


Alan Jacobson

Series vs. Stand-Alone
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140

Other Cultures, Other Crimes
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
UA Bookstore

Writing Action
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120


Jackie James

The Myth of the Perfect Hero
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Koffler - Room 216


J.A. "Judith" Jance

The Doyennes of Southwest Mysteries
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - South Ballroom

Women's Mystery Collection Lecture: Margaret Coel, Interviewed by J.A. Jance
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
UA Mall Tent

Death in the Desert

Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - South Ballroom


Lisamarie Jelderks

Keeping it Cozy
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Koffler - Room 218


Craig Johnson

Longmire & Me
Solo Presentation / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Koffler - Room 204

Killing Me with a Smile
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
UA Mall Tent

Death in the Desert

Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - South Ballroom


Holly Johnson

The Facinating World of Nonfiction Books for Children and Adolescents
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 308


Sheldon Johnson


Richard Kadrey

Mythic Fiction
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 204

Antiheroes
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 218


Maureen Kearney

Great Young Adult Books
Solo Presentation / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 310


Allison Keeme

Face to Face: Building Relationships Through Conversation
Authors Bob Esperti and Renno Peterson have a meaningful discussion about building relationships through conversation in a world where we tweet, text and email.
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Jefferson Keeme

Face to Face: Building Relationships Through Conversation
Authors Bob Esperti and Renno Peterson have a meaningful discussion about building relationships through conversation in a world where we tweet, text and email.
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Jessica Keener

Young Voices / Complicated Lives
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Fractured Familes in Fiction
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room

Relationships Gone Wrong
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Tucson Room


Anna Keesey

Capturing Place and Time in Fiction
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Tucson Room

Women in Western Literature
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Modern Languages - Room 350

The Spirit of Storytelling
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
UA Mall Tent


A. S. King

Meth, Death and Trust: Difficult Times, Difficult Choices
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Overwhelmed! Teens Facing Difficult Issues
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 351

Lisa McMann & A.S. King
Solo Presentation / Sat 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Teen and Author Meeting Place


Eamon Kircher-Allen

Global Conflict Meets the Written Word
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150


Terry Kirkpatrick

Sixty Miles of Border: Battling Drug Crime
Solo Presentation / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
UA Bookstore


Kathleen Kirkwood

Writing History Like Fiction
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Koffler - Room 216


Ann Kirschner

Tombstone Twosome: Josephine & Wyatt Earp
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150

Women in Western Literature
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Modern Languages - Room 350

Unruly and Unsinkable: The Women Behind the Myths
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room


Chuck Klosterman

Chuck Klosterman in Conversation with Mike Sager
Solo Presentation / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Koffler - Room 204

Chuck Klosterman: American Popular Culture
Solo Presentation / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
UA Mall Tent


Gini Koch

Romance: The Last Frontier in SciFi & Fantasy

Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140

It's not all Demons, Death and Destruction
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 216


Annette Kolodny

Untold Histories: Vikings, Indians and African Americans
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Ventana Room


Nancy Krulik

Keep 'em Reading: Writing and Illustrating Series Books (adult)
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 333

Nancy Krulik
Solo Presentation / Sat 1:00 PM - 01:30 PM
McDonald's Story Blanket

Wonderfully Wacky: Babymouse Meets Katie Kazoo and The Beaver Brothers

Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 351


Kristen Lamb

Is Self-Publishing For You?
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 216

Social Media and Promotion
Workshop / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137

Branding for the Self-Published Author
Workshop / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141


Ken Lamberton

Words from the Pen: 40 Years of Prison Writing Workshops
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Ventana Room


Lester Laminack

No Animals Were Harmed in the Making of this Picture(book)
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 353

Bullying Hurts: Healing with Kindness Through Books
Solo Presentation / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 310

Exploring the Art of Reading Aloud to Kids
Solo Presentation / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 310

Lester Laminack
Solo Presentation / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:00 PM
McDonald's Story Blanket


Jen Lancaster

Humor ia a Girl's Best Friend
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room

Here I Go Again
Solo Presentation / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
UA Bookstore


Erin Lange

Overwhelmed! Teens Facing Difficult Issues
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 351

Not Yet: Behaviors of Aspiring Writers that Lead to Publication
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Room 333


Alice LaPlante

Buried Secrets
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Fiction: In Search of Answers
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

For The Love of Book Clubs
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350


Eric Laursen

Social Security - A Manufactured Crisis?
Solo Presentation / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

Future of Liberalism in the Age of Obama

Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120

Should Wall Street Control Social Security?
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120


Caroline Leavitt

Daring to Fail: Taking the Risk at Any Age
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Chemistry - Room 111

Love and Understanding: Families in Fiction
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Koffler - Room 218

Blending Fact and Fiction
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350


Anne Lee

Jive and Jiggle, Stories that Wiggle
Solo Presentation / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Diamond Children's Story Telling Stage


Chang-rae Lee

Human Frailty and Complexity
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - South Ballroom

Triumph and Tragedy in Fiction
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Modern Languages - Room 350


Linda Leon

Traditional Book Marketing & Beyond
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130

Creating Virtual Video and Blog Book Tours
Workshop / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 119

Websites for Writers
Workshop / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 119


Tom Leveen

Overwhelmed! Teens Facing Difficult Issues
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 351

Not Yet: Behaviors of Aspiring Writers that Lead to Publication
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Room 333


Joanne Levy

Fantasy Portals: Entrees to Unique Worlds
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

An Ounce of Humor in a Pound of Dilemma
Workshop / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 349


Julia London

Writing History Like Fiction
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Koffler - Room 216

Everyone Has a Story
Workshop / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137

Be Careful What You Wish For
Workshop / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137


Susan Lowell

The Three Javelinas & Josephina Javelina
Entertainment / Sun 1:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Diamond Children's Story Telling Stage


Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer

The Crisis in Our Democracy: Making Your Voice Heard
Solo Presentation / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Jim Lynch

The Changing Landscape of Journalism
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

Capturing Place and Time in Fiction
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Tucson Room

Historical Fiction
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350


Annette Mahon

Multicultural Workshop
Workshop / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 151


Billy Malone

The Case of the Indian Trader
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Tucson Room


Don Mann

Pushing the Limits: Survival SEAL-Style
Solo Presentation / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
UA Mall Tent


Adam Mansbach

Human Frailty and Complexity
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - South Ballroom

The Changing Landscape of Journalism
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

Don't Try This at Home! Writers Who Are Parents
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130


John Mariani

How Italian Food Conquered the World
Solo Presentation / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Culinary Stage - UA Mall


Jeff Mariotte

Images of the Fantastic: Writing for Illustration
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Koffler - Room 204

Writing Fantasy for A Young Adult Audience
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140


Bonnie Marson

History in Fiction
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130


Prisca Martens

Literacy Begins at Birth: Books for Babies and Toddlers
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 310


Ruben Martinez

The Changing Landscape of Journalism
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

Boom and Bust in the New Old West

Solo Presentation / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Koffler - Room 218


Becky Masterman

Strong Female Sleuths
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room

Darkness in the Desert
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room


Janelle Mathis

Graphic Novels are Great for Kids
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 308


Kate Mathis

Reluctant Detectives
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
UA Bookstore


Ken McAllister

Are You Charged Up About Digital Books?
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Ventana Room


Auburn McCanta

Fiction: Life Challenges
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Tucson Room


Cathy McDavid

Yes, We Write Romance and We Love It
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 216

Agent / Author Relationships
Workshop / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137


Michael McGarrity

Writing Western History
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120

Crime in Fact and Fiction
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150

Strong Sense of Place
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
UA Mall Tent


Alica McKenna-Johnson

Creativity: Painting A Story
Workshop / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 151


Elizabeth McKenzie

The Collectors: Anthologists on Gathering the Best
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room

My Post War Life: New Writings from Japan and Okinawa
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
UA Bookstore


Dennis McKiernan

Fan to Professional
Workshop / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 119


Jenn McKinlay

Keeping it Cozy
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Koffler - Room 218

Strong Female Sleuths
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room


Paula McLain

For The Love of Book Clubs
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350


Ellen McMahon

The Art, Design and Science of a Dry River
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Kachina Room


Lisa McMann

Fantasy Portals: Entrees to Unique Worlds
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Artists, Athletes, Scholars? Sorting Out What Matters
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Lisa McMann & A.S. King
Solo Presentation / Sat 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Teen and Author Meeting Place


Larry McMurtry

…the Oscar goes to: Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana
Solo Presentation / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - South Ballroom


Gregory McNamee

Rim Stories: A Look at Who and How We Tell Stories
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Ventana Room


Mary Melcher

Pregnancy, Birth and Choice Across Cultures
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room

Oral History: Challenges and Rewards
Workshop / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141


DeAnn Melton

Ties That Bind: Caring Animal Relationships
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Education Building - Room 349


Matt Mendez

First Books: Resistance and Resilience
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Ventana Room


Lydia Millet

Writers on Writing
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Historical Fiction
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350


James C. Mitchell

Desert Dismemberment
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room

Writing Action
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120


Terri Molina

Multicultural Workshop
Workshop / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 151

Paranormal Romance: Why People Love Vampires
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Koffler - Room 216


Chris Mooney

The State of Contemporary Politics

Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Chemistry - Room 111

Biology Trumps Politics
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Chemistry - Room 111


Laura Moriarty

Writers on Writing
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Crossing Paths: Relationships in Fiction
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 218

For the Love of Book Clubs
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350


Jane Muller

Engaging Kids in Writing and Bookmaking
Workshop / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 308


Seth Muller

Destiny & Identity: Girls in Native American Literature
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Education Building - Room 349

Engaging Kids in Writing and Bookmaking
Workshop / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 308


Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD

Zoobiquity: Species-Spanning Medicine

Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

Cagey: What Animals can Teach Us
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140

Writing Medical Narrative
Workshop / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141


Alex Nava

God, Soul…and Hip-Hop
Solo Presentation / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Ventana Room


S. D. Nelson

Destiny & Identity: Girls in Native American Literature
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Education Building - Room 349


Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

The Choice to Make a Difference
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 353

Researching Our Past, Understanding Ourselves
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 353

Creating Fascinating Stories About Real People
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Room 351

Confronting Reality: Writing to Explore Difficult Issues
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 333


Kristen Nelson, DVM

Animal Communication: Look Who's Talking!
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140

Cagey: What Animals can Teach Us
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140


John Nichols

The State of Contemporary Politics

Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Chemistry - Room 111

Future of Liberalism in the Age of Obama

Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120


Jennifer A. Nielsen

Fantasy Portals: Entrees to Unique Worlds
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Worlds of Fantasy: Dragons, Monsters, and False Princes
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 353

Heather Brewer & Jennifer Nielsen
Solo Presentation / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Teen and Author Meeting Place


Carolyn Niethammer

Sexy Southwest Succulents
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130


Jennifer Niven

The Family Business
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
UA Mall Tent

From Inspiration to Publication
Authors Penelope Niven and Jennifer Niven, who are mother and daughter, talk about how and why they write, and how their mother-daughter relationship connects to the writing process.
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Penelope Niven

The Family Business
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
UA Mall Tent

From Inspiration to Publication
Authors Penelope Niven and Jennifer Niven, who are mother and daughter, talk about how and why they write, and how their mother-daughter relationship connects to the writing process.
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Michael Norman

Desert Dismemberment
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room

Getting it Right in Police Procedurals
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room


Grael Norton

Traditional Book Marketing & Beyond
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130

Book Publishing Options for Everyone
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140


Laurie Notaro

Fiction: Life Challenges
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Tucson Room

Relationships Gone Wrong
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Tucson Room

Humor ia a Girl's Best Friend
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room


Sandy Oglesby

Got Tails?
Solo Presentation / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Diamond Children's Story Telling Stage


Jose-Luis Orozco

Jose-Luis Orozco
Entertainment / Sat 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
McDonald's Story Blanket

Children's Concert Featuring Author Jose-Luis Orozco
Entertainment / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Nuestras Raíces Performance Stage


Diana Ossana

…the Oscar goes to: Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana
Solo Presentation / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - South Ballroom


Daniel Palmer

Cyber Crimes
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
UA Bookstore

The Family Business
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
UA Mall Tent


Michael Palmer, MD

Scientific Thriller
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Chemistry - Room 111

The Physicians' Files: When Doctors are Writers
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Chemistry - Room 111

The Family Business
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
UA Mall Tent


T. Jefferson Parker

California Dying
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120

Mystery for Everybody
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120

Death in the Desert

Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - South Ballroom


Michelle Parker-Rock

So, You Need an Agent? (adult session)
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 349


Stephan Pastis

Fear, Intrigue, & Humor: Engaging Kids as Readers
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Pearls Freaks Out
Solo Presentation / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Northern Arizona University Peaks Theater Players


Stephanie R. Pearmain

Ties That Bind: Caring Animal Relationships
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Education Building - Room 349


Thomas Perry

California Dying
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120

Collaborating
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120

Creating Convincing Villains
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150


Jesse Petersen

Write What You Know: Revealing Your Inner Self
Workshop / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 119

Comedy in Romance
Workshop / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137


Renno Peterson

Face to Face: Building Relationships Through Conversation
Authors Bob Esperti and Renno Peterson have a meaningful discussion about building relationships through conversation in a world where we tweet, text and email.
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Alan M. Petrillo

Freelance Writing
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room


Matt Phelan

The Art in the Art of Storytelling in Picturebooks
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Creating Fascinating Stories About Real People
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Room 351

Studio Lesson: A Demonstration of Designing a Graphic Novel
Solo Presentation / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 351


M. William (Mathew) Phelps

True Crime: Following the Facts
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150

Crime in Fact and Fiction
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150


Jodi Picoult

Meet Jodi Picoult
Solo Presentation / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - South Ballroom


Jerry Pinkney

The Choice to Make a Difference
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 353

Studio Lesson: A Demonstration of Watercolor Techniques
Solo Presentation / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 333

The Art in the Art of Storytelling in Picturebooks
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium


Amber Polo

Relaxing the Writer Workshop
Workshop / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 119


Guy Porfirio

Delight in the Desert: New Books for Kids
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 353


Jane Porter

Tangled Lives and Loves
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Fractured Familes in Fiction
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room


Charline Profiri

Delight in the Desert: New Books for Kids
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 353

Charline Profiri
Solo Presentation / Sun 1:00 PM - 01:30 PM
McDonald's Story Blanket


Shewanda Pugh

Multicultural Workshop
Workshop / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 151

Write What You Know: Revealing Your Inner Self
Workshop / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 119


Erin Quinn

Creativity: Painting A Story
Workshop / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 151

Blurring the Lines Between Genres
Workshop / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141


Spencer Quinn

Different Voices
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room

The Dog Did It!
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 218

Animal Communication: Look Who's Talking!
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140

Mystery for Everybody
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120


Janette Rallison

Alan Sitomer & Janette Rallison
Solo Presentation / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Teen and Author Meeting Place


Merl Reagle

100 Years of Solvitude: The Crossword Puzzle and Its 100th Birthday
Fun and games with ultimate gamester and funster Merl Reagle in this centennial year of the crossword puzzle.
Solo Presentation / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall

The World's Most Entertaining Writing Workshop – Ever
Solo Presentation / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Christopher Reich


Grace Anne Remey

Kid's Voices: The Journeys of Children and Parents to Self-Publishing
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Room 353


Adam Rex

No Animals Were Harmed in the Making of this Picture(book)
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 353

Fear, Intrigue, & Humor: Engaging Kids as Readers
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Adam Rex
Solo Presentation / Sun 3:00 PM - 03:30 PM
McDonald's Story Blanket


Hawkeye Richardson

Stories and Treasures: Hands-on Storytelling
Solo Presentation / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 310


Santino Joaquin Rivera

¡Ban This! the BSP Anthology of Xican@ Literature

Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

The Publishing Underground
Solo Presentation / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Nuestras Raíces Performance Stage


Jennifer Roberson

Romance: The Last Frontier in SciFi & Fantasy

Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140

Mythic Fiction
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 204


Frankie Robertson

50 Shades of ??? Is Erotica Really Romance?
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Koffler - Room 216

Blurring the Lines Between Genres
Workshop / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141


John Elder Robison

Autism / Asperger's: Life on the Spectrum
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Chemistry - Room 111

The Business Side of Writing and Publishing
Workshop / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137

Writing Your Memoirs
Workshop / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137


Marsheila Rockwell

Antiheroes
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 218

Fan to Professional
Workshop / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 119


Roxy Rogers

50 Shades of ??? Is Erotica Really Romance?
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Koffler - Room 216


James Rollins

Scientific Thriller
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Chemistry - Room 111

Jim Rollins in Conversation with Susan Cummins Miller
Solo Presentation / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Chemistry - Room 111

Collaborating
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120


Mary Romero

Reexamining the American Dream
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140

The Maid's Daughter: Living Inside and Outside the American Dream
Entertainment / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Nuestras Raíces Performance Stage


Bill Roorbach

Buried Secrets
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Fiction: In Search of Answers
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Love and Understanding: Families in Fiction
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Koffler - Room 218


William Pitt Root

Crazy Brave: Joy Harjo in Conversation with William Pitt Root
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130

Readings from "Crazy Brave: A Memoir"
Solo Presentation / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Kiva Room


Reid Lance Rosenthal

So You Think You Know Your Romance Author
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 216


John J. Ross, MD

Shakespeare's Tremor and Orwell's Cough
Solo Presentation / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Tucson Room

The Physicians' Files: When Doctors are Writers
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Chemistry - Room 111

Illness Narratives in Modern Medicine
Workshop / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 151


Patrick Rothfuss

Worldbuilding
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 218

Beauty with a Bow and Arrow: Gender Roles in SciFi and Fantasy
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
UA Mall Tent

Epic Fiction
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Koffler - Room 204


Ilie Ruby

Writers on Writing
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Memories and Memoirs
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Love and Understanding: Families in Fiction
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Koffler - Room 218


Lynn Rush

Write What You Know: Revealing Your Inner Self
Workshop / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 119

Finding New Authors Via Social Media
Workshop / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141


Mary Doria Russell

Triumph and Tragedy in Fiction
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Modern Languages - Room 350

Women in Western Literature
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Modern Languages - Room 350


Marwan Sabbagh

Mind Matters: Keeping Your Brain Healthy
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Chemistry - Room 111


Antonio Sacre

Once Upon a Time: A Storytelling Workshop
Workshop / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 349

The Journey from Storytelling to Story Writing
Solo Presentation / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Room 310

The Barking Mouse and Other Family Stories
Solo Presentation / Sun 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Diamond Children's Story Telling Stage

A Mango in the Hand and Other Stories from the Spanish-Speaking World
Solo Presentation / Sat 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Diamond Children's Story Telling Stage


Rafe Sagarin

Biology Trumps Politics
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Chemistry - Room 111

Learning from the Octopus: How to Be Adaptable in an Unpredictable World

Solo Presentation / Sun 3:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Science City: Science Café


Mike Sager

The Changing Landscape of Journalism
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

Chuck Klosterman in Conversation with Mike Sager
Solo Presentation / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Koffler - Room 204

True Crime: CSI
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150


John Sayles

A Conversation with Writer/Director John Sayles
Solo Presentation / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Chemistry - Room 111

Best in Film and Fiction
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
UA Mall Tent


Janine Schall

Graphic Novels are Great for Kids
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 308


Laurie Schnebly Campbell

Synopsis Lessons from Mad Men
Workshop / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141


Monika Schröder

Researching Our Past, Understanding Ourselves
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 353

Confronting Reality: Writing to Explore Difficult Issues
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 333


Rebecca Seiferle

Poet Laureate: Advocating for Poetry
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Kiva Room


Andrea Serrano

¡Ban This! the BSP Anthology of Xican@ Literature

Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater


B. A. Shapiro

Buried Secrets
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Secrets of the Art World
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Koffler - Room 218

Blending Fact and Fiction
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350

The Spirit of Storytelling
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
UA Mall Tent


Richard Shelton

Words from the Pen: 40 Years of Prison Writing Workshops
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Ventana Room


Thomas Sheridan

Lawrence Clark Powell Memorial Lecture

Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater


Heather Shouse

Food Trucks: The Best Kitchens on Wheels
Solo Presentation / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Culinary Stage - UA Mall


Charity Shumway

Tangled Lives and Loves
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room


Joyce Sidman

Science with a Twist
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 353

Joy and Wonder: Turning Science into Poetry
Solo Presentation / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 308


Janni Lee Simner

Border Town
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Writing Fantasy for A Young Adult Audience
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140


Sheri Sinykin

Talking with Children about Death
Solo Presentation / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 308


Alan Sitomer

Nerds, Aliens and Other Stuff
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Artists, Athletes, Scholars? Sorting Out What Matters
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

The Challenge of Engaging Teens as Readers
Solo Presentation / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Room 308

Alan Sitomer & Janette Rallison
Solo Presentation / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Teen and Author Meeting Place


Sharon Skinner

Beauty with a Bow and Arrow: Gender Roles in SciFi and Fantasy
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
UA Mall Tent

Worldbuilding
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 218


Aisha Sabatini Sloan

First Books: Resistance and Resilience
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Ventana Room


Con Slobodchikoff

Animal Communication: Look Who's Talking!
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140


Peter Smith

Racing the Moon: A Science and Fiction Collaboration
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 353


Lynn Wiese Sneyd

Query Letter Workshop
Solo Presentation / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 151


Jan Sonnenmair

Studio Lesson: A Demonstration of iPhone Photography
Solo Presentation / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 351

Cowboy Up! Ride the Navajo Rodeo
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 351


Jacqueline Soule

Sexy Southwest Succulents
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130


Kerrelyn Sparks

Ten Things That Float My Boat or Sink It
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Koffler - Room 216

Paranormal Romance: Why People Love Vampires
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Koffler - Room 216


Bob Spitz

Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
Solo Presentation / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Culinary Stage - UA Mall

The Craft of Biography
Jonathan Eig, Douglas Brinkley and Bob Spitz discuss the craft of biography.
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Dana Stabenow

Who Dunnit? Plotting the Mystery
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
UA Bookstore

Killing Me with a Smile
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
UA Mall Tent


Greg Starr

Sexy Southwest Succulents
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130


Midji Stephenson

Delight in the Desert: New Books for Kids
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Room 353

Midji Stephenson
Solo Presentation / Sun 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
McDonald's Story Blanket


Esther Sternberg

The Science of Place and Well-Being: Esther Sternberg with Jan Cervelli
Solo Presentation / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room


Maggie Stiefvater

Young Adult Fiction: No Boundaries?
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
UA Mall Tent

Fragile on the Outside - Steel on the Inside: Gutsy Girls
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Maggie Stiefvater
Solo Presentation / Sun 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Teen and Author Meeting Place


Deanne Stillman

Crime in Fact and Fiction
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150

True Crime: Murder and the Criminal Mind
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150


R. L. Stine

2013 Founder's Award Winner R. L. Stine

Solo Presentation / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - South Ballroom

Fear, Intrigue, & Humor: Engaging Kids as Readers
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

R.L. Stine
Solo Presentation / Sun 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Teen and Author Meeting Place

R.L. Stine
Solo Presentation / Sat 3:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Teen and Author Meeting Place


Tamara Ireland Stone

Loves Me or Not? With Complications

Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

Capturing Dimensions of Time in YA Literature
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium


Conrad Storad

Making Informational Books Fun for Readers
Solo Presentation / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Education Building - Room 308

Tales from the Sonoran Desert

Entertainment / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Science City: Main Stage


Phoenix Storytelling Group


Gary Stuart

True Crime: CSI
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150

True Crime: Murder and the Criminal Mind
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150


Linda Style

Self-editing
Workshop / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 119


Yoo Kyung Sung

Literacy Begins at Birth: Books for Babies and Toddlers
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Education Building - Room 310


Beth Surdut

Tucson Festival of Books Literary Award Winners
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Michelle Sutton

Everyone Has a Story
Workshop / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137


Sam Sykes

Antiheroes
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 218

Worldbuilding
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 218

Epic Fiction
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Koffler - Room 204

Fan to Professional
Workshop / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 119


Linda Thomas-Sundstrom

Let's Talk Dialogue
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Koffler - Room 216


Erec Toso

Words from the Pen: 40 Years of Prison Writing Workshops
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Ventana Room


Pamela Tracy

Yes, We Write Romance and We Love It
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 216

Everyone Has a Story
Workshop / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 137


Kris Tualla

The Myth of the Perfect Hero
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Koffler - Room 216


Nancy Turner

History in Fiction
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 130


Thrity Umrigar

Crossing Paths: Relationships in Fiction
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Koffler - Room 218

Foreign Lands Familiar Longings
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140


Linda Urban

Marshmallows and Point of View: A Workshop for Kids (ages 8 and up)

Workshop / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 349

An Ounce of Humor in a Pound of Dilemma
Workshop / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 349


Luis Alberto Urrea

Human Frailty and Complexity
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - South Ballroom

Queen of America
Solo Presentation / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120

Historical Fiction
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350


Robert Utley

Apache Wars and Warriors
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room


Gloria Velasquez

Creating the Superwoman Xicana
Entertainment / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Nuestras Raíces Performance Stage


John Verdon

Who Dunnit? Plotting the Mystery
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
UA Bookstore

Mystery for Everybody
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120

Outsiders in Crime Fiction
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room


Susan Vreeland

Secrets of the Art World
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Koffler - Room 218

Foreign Lands Familiar Longings
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140


Karen Thompson Walker

Young Voices / Complicated Lives
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Catalina Room

Read It and Weep: Seeking Solace in Fiction
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Modern Languages - Room 350


Joni Wallace

Poetry Reading

Workshop / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Kiva Room


Michael Wallis

Remembering the Alamo

Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater

Writing Western History
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120


Jennifer Ward

More than Just the Facts: Pharaohs, Pirates and Harry Potter
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 351

So, You Need an Agent? (adult session)
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Education Building - Room 349

Jennifer Ward
Solo Presentation / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
McDonald's Story Blanket

It's a Jungle Out There! 52 Nature Activities for City Kids

Entertainment / Sun 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Science City: Main Stage


Howard Wasdin

Sea, Air, Land: Inside the World of Navy SEALs

Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater


Larry Watson

Capturing Place and Time in Fiction
Panel / Sun 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Tucson Room

Triumph and Tragedy in Fiction
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Modern Languages - Room 350


Betty Webb

Darkness in the Desert
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room

The Dog Did It!
Panel / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Koffler - Room 218


Brandon Webb

Sea, Air, Land: Inside the World of Navy SEALs

Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Student Union - Gallagher Theater


Beth Weinstein

The Art, Design and Science of a Dry River
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Kachina Room


Donald Weinstein

Savonarola and Segesser: They Changed History, for Heaven's Sake
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Ventana Room


Leana Wen, MD

The Physicians' Files: When Doctors are Writers
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Chemistry - Room 111

Beyond Professional Journals: Writing for the Mainstream
Solo Presentation / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141

When Doctors Don't Listen

Solo Presentation / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Tucson Room


Laura Werlin

Sunday "Cheese" School
Laura Werlin Assisted by: Bill Toto Mod: Michael Luria
Solo Presentation / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Culinary Stage - UA Mall


Jeri Westerson

Who Dunnit? Plotting the Mystery
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
UA Bookstore

Writing Action
Panel / Sun 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120


Craig Whitney

Living with Guns
A liberal's case for the second amendment.
Solo Presentation / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Benjamin Wilder

Plant Life of a Desert Archipelago
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Student Union - Kachina Room


Robert Williams

Savage Anxieties: Inventing Western Civilization
Solo Presentation / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 150


Patricia Bennett Wilson

Imagine That: Your Family Has a Story
Solo Presentation / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 333


Steve Wolf

Cagey: What Animals can Teach Us
Panel / Sat 4:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140


David Wood

Beyond the Battlefield: The War Goes on for the Severely Wounded
David Wood, a veteran war correspondent,documents the struggles of severely wounded veterans,their families, and the medics, surgeons, nurses, psychologists and researchers dedicated to their healing.
Solo Presentation / Sun 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Arizona Daily Star Pavilion - UA Mall


Simon Wood

Outsiders in Crime Fiction
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room

Other Cultures, Other Crimes
Panel / Sat 1:00 PM - 02:00 PM
UA Bookstore


Stephen Woodhams

My Post War Life: New Writings from Japan and Okinawa
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
UA Bookstore


Jacqueline Woodson

Meth, Death and Trust: Difficult Times, Difficult Choices
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Education Building - Kiva Auditorium

The Choice to Make a Difference
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Education Building - Room 353


Victoria Zackheim

The Collectors: Anthologists on Gathering the Best
Panel / Sun 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Student Union - Santa Rita Room

Daring to Fail: Taking the Risk at Any Age
Panel / Sat 2:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Chemistry - Room 111

Creative Adaptation: Mighty Oaks from Idea Acorns
Workshop / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 141


Tom Zoellner

Minerals, War & Humanity
Panel / Sun 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 140

Remembering January 8th
Panel / Sat 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
UA Bookstore


Alan Zweibel

Laugh A Lot: World Class Comedy Writers
Panel / Sat 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Integrated Learning Center - Room 120


Named Sponsors

Arizona Daily Star
The University of Arizona

Presenting Sponsors

Univ. of Arizona Medical Center

Major Sponsors

Helios Education Foundation
The Stocker Foundation
Diamond Children's Medical Center
University of Arizona Bookstores
Friend of the Festival

Key Sponsors

Tucson Medical Center
Arizona Public Media
Shamrock Farms
Marshall Foundation
Sub-Zero / Wolf
Ferguson's

Contributing Sponsors

City of Tucson
UA College of Science
UA BIO5 Institute
Arizona Lithographers
Pima County Public Library
Cox Communication
Pepper Viner Homes
Bookmans Entertainment Exchange
Literacy Connects
Western Parks Association
KCEE - Good News Radio Broadcasting
Beach Fleischman
Madden Media
Fluoresco Lighting & Signs
KVOI - Good News Radio Broadcasting
Raytheon
My 92.9 - Clear Channel
KNST- Clear Channel Communications
KRQ- Clear Channel Communications
Arizona Party Rental

Supporting Sponsors

Research Corporation
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