Join three powerhouse authors as they explain how they craft narratives where hard-won stability crumbles and characters face impossible choices. They will explore the mechanics of world-building, the psychology of survival and the narrative tension that comes from watching everything unravel.
| Where: | Koffler Room 218 (Seats 142, Wheelchair accessible) ![]() ![]() |
| When: | Sun, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 10:55 am |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation) |
| Genre: | Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror |
| Moderator: | Leighton Quarles |

One of the most popular science fiction authors, John Scalzi's debut, "Old Man's War," won him the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers include "The Last Colony," "Fuzzy Nation," "Redshirts," which won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, "The Kaiju Preservation Society," and "Starter Villain....

Martha Wells has written many novels, including The New York Times and USA Today bestselling Murderbot Diaries series, which has won multiple Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Alex Awards. Other works include "Witch King," "City of Bones," "The Wizard Hunters," "Wheel of the Infinite," the Books of the Raksura series, beginning with "The Cloud Roads" and ending with "The Harbors of the Sun," and the Nebula nominated "The Death of the Necromancer," as well as young adult fantasy novels and short stories....

Adrienne Young is a foodie with a deep love of history and travel and a shameless addiction to coffee. When she’s not writing, she can be found on her yoga mat, sipping wine over long dinners or disappearing into her favorite art museums....


