8:30pm EST Author Christine Taylor-Butler participate in a discussion panel titled, The Morphology of Fantasy Creatures. Do elves and pixies have better hearing because their ears are pointed, and if so, why do they need it? Big Bird is eight feet tall, has thumbs, and forward-facing eyes. Does that make him an apex pursuit predator? ... Read more

4:00pm EST Author Christine Taylor-Butler participate in a virtual panel titled, Worldbuilding Spacefaring Civilizations. How can you, as a writer, effectively build a space-faring civilization into your work? What parts of space empires can be directly extrapolated from world history, and what elements will you need that are unique to interstellar commerce, diplomacy, warfare, and ... Read more