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Nebula Conference 2018

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Prepare for the Press Like a Pro Marquis BShanna Swendson Business and Pleasure: The not-so-secret handshakes of convention life Marquis ABill Campbell • Susan Forest • Laura Anne Gilman • Barry Goldblatt How to fail gracefully Marquis CAnnalee Flower-Horne • Carrie DiRisio • Vanessa Rose Phin • Michael R. Underwood

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Archivos Marquis BDave Robison

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They Gave Me a Reading! Now What?! Marquis AEllen Klages How to Investigate a Publishing Partner Marquis CMonica Valentinelli • Colin Coyle • Michael R. Underwood • Jacob Weisman Ignite Talks Marquis BMary Robinette Kowal • John Appel • J. R. Dawson • Dr. Shana Feibel • Claire Humphrey • Larry Ivkovich • Rekka Jay • Mary Soon Lee • Jason Sanford • Lesley L. Smith

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Collaborations: More than the sum of their parts Marquis CSara Glassman • Michael Anderle • Andy Duncan • Jeffe Kennedy • Craig Martelle Making hopeful art in hopeless times Marquis AJ. R. Dawson • Lettie Prell • Alexandra Rowland • Elsa Sjunneson • Michael R. Underwood Shape of Narrative Arcs in Gaming Marquis BMonica Valentinelli • John Appel • Jason Stevan Hill • Mary Robinette Kowal • Todd Sanders

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Tour of Allegheny ObservatoryLIMITED Registration - Grand Foyer LobbyDiane Turnshek

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Ask me about Deathbuilding Marquis ASarah Gailey • Anatoly Belilovsky • Jonathan Brazee • Patrick Rothfuss • Monica Valentinelli We're New Here: How to Navigate Being an "Emerging Author" Marquis CFonda Lee • Vera Brook • Peng Shepherd • Rebecca Thorne • Tracy Townsend

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Learn to Love The Microphone Marquis BSarah Pinsker

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Makeup for Writers Marquis CMeg Frank • Mary Robinette Kowal • Arkady Martine An hour with Peter S. Beagle, SFWA's newest grandmaster Marquis APeter Beagle • Patrick Rothfuss How to decolonize your fiction Marquis BDongWon Song • Bill Campbell • Fonda Lee • Rebecca Roanhorse • JY Yang

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Building Safer, More Inclusive Spaces in Writing Groups Grand Ballroom - Salon 1Jane Pinckard Creating a Speaking Career Related to Your Books Marquis AFonda Lee • Sally Wiener Grotta • Merrie Haskell. • PJ Manney Short Fiction Contracts Workshop Marquis BPablo Defendini • Michael Capobianco • Andy Duncan • Caroline M. Yoachim Considering Gender While Worldbuilding Marquis CK. M. Szpara • Vanessa Rose Phin • Merc Rustad • JY Yang

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Ad Management for Authors Marquis BKevin McLaughlin The Money is in Your (back)List Marquis AMargot Atwell • Michael Anderle • Jonathan Brazee • Cat Rambo • DongWon Song The Joys and the Hazards of Writing #OwnVoices Fiction Marquis CJaime O. Mayer • Rebecca Roanhorse • Karlo Yeager Rodriguez • Elsa Sjunneson • K. M. Szpara

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Draft 2 Digital Marquis BDraft2Digital - Dan Wood • Kris Austin

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Convention Mentor Meetup Grand Ballroom

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The SFWA Self Publishing Committee: Plans, Projects and Q&A Grand Ballroom - Salon 1Mr. Nibs • Jeffe Kennedy • Nathan Lowell • Craig Martelle • Terry Mixon New vs. Experienced: The evolution of a writer Marquis CEllen Klages • Alyx Dellamonica • Rebecca Roanhorse • Erin Roberts • Sheila Williams Ongoing funding for authors Marquis AMargot Atwell • Pablo Defendini • Mary Robinette Kowal • Merc Rustad Local Beer Tasting Happy Hour SFWA's Hospitality Suite - 10th floor, Pittsburgh RoomLaurie Mann

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A Users Guide to Writers’ Workshops Marquis AJames Patrick Kelly • Curtis Chen • John Kessel • Matthew Kressel • Mur Lafferty • Fran Wilde How to teach classes in storytelling Marquis BJ. R. Dawson • Cat Rambo We’re Going to Need a Bigger Ship: Uncloaking the Missing Half of the SFF Market Grand BallroomData Guy The problem with history Marquis CArkady Martine • Lara Elena Donnelly • Annalee Newitz • Kat Otis • Angus Watson Kickstarter Masterclass - registration requiredFULL Three Rivers RoomMargot Atwell

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Social Media Theory and Practice Marquis ADongWon Song • Carrie DiRisio • Sarah Gailey • Nathan Lowell • Fran Wilde Health and Happiness for Writers Marquis BTheodora Goss • Lara Elena Donnelly • Rekka Jay • Matthew Kressel • Erin Roberts • Patrick Rothfuss

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What science fiction can learn from archaeology Marquis AArkady Martine • barbara barnett • Annalee Newitz • Jason Sanford • Rosemary Claire Smith Skynet, Matrix, Other: Where Will AI Lead Us? Marquis BMartha Wells • Kenneth Chiacchia • Matthew Kressel • David D. Levine • PJ Manney • Aaron M. Roth

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The How and Why of Creative Commons licensing Marquis CEthan Senack

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Synopses & Queries, How Do They Work? Marquis BCurtis Chen

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Mass Autographing Grand BallroomMichael Anderle • Charlie Jane Anders • Alan Bailey • barbara barnett • Sue Hollister Barr • Peter Beagle • Jonathan Brazee • Vera Brook • Michael Capobianco • Curtis Chen • Gwendolyn Clare • Neil Clarke • Kaelyn Considine • Michael Cooper • Sherrie Cronin • Beth Dawkins • David Day • Alyx Dellamonica • Rob Dircks • Carrie DiRisio • Lara Elena Donnelly • Gardner Dozois • Scott Edelman • Rebecca Gomez Farrell • Dr. Shana Feibel • Stephanie Fink • Susan Forest • Luke Fredland • Tina French • Todd French • Sarah Gailey • Laura Anne Gilman • Theodora Goss • Daryl Gregory • A. J. Hackwith • Joe Haldeman • Erin M. Hartshorn • Merrie Haskell. • Claire Humphrey • Larry Ivkovich • Rekka Jay • david jennings • Michael Jones • Jeffe Kennedy • John Kessel • Scott King • Ellen Klages • Mary Robinette Kowal • Matthew Kressel • Jamie Lackey • Mur Lafferty • Fonda Lee • jennifer lee • David D. Levine • Beca Lewis • Sam Linton • Kari Maaren • PJ Manney • Craig Martelle • Kevin McLaughlin • Sam Miller • Terry Mixon • Mr. Nibs • Dave Palmer • Sarah Pinsker • Cat Rambo • Jim Reid • Kelly Robson • Karlo Yeager Rodriguez • Patrick Rothfuss • Jason Sanford • Lawrence M. Schoen • Nancy Schrock • Elsa Sjunneson • Alan P. Smale • Lesley L. Smith • Rosemary Claire Smith • Bud Sparhawk • Michele Staffen • Jerome Stueart • Shanna Swendson • Tom Sweterlitsch • Rebecca Thorne • Tracy Townsend • Michael R. Underwood • Jamie Wahls • Martha Wells • Fran Wilde • Sheila Williams • Connie Willis • JY Yang • Caroline M. Yoachim • Peter Zuckerman