Pre-RSM Queer SFF Opening Pages Consult
20-minute consults with a professional editor held the week before the Rainbow Space Magic convention
Saturday, October 3
Group Marketing
Marketing is hard! Let’s talk about ways to market collaboratively and make the process easier and more enjoyable.
9:00-9:50am Pacific / 12:00-12:50pm Eastern
Writing Resilient Communitites
Community and resilience don’t always go hand in hand, so how do we write believable resilient communities facing hardships and recovering from setbacks?
10:30-11:20am Pacific / 1:30-2:20pm Eastern
- E.M. Hamill (moderator)
- Disco Barrington
- Robin LeeAnn
- Suzan Palumbo
- MD Grimm
Keynote Panel: Building resilient (queer, speculative fiction) communities
12:00-1:00pm Pacific / 3:00-4:00pm Eastern
Readings
1:30-2:45pm Pacific / 4:30-5:45pm Eastern
- Disco Barrington
- Chloe Spencer
- Michael G. Williams
- E.M. Hamill
- Thomas Wrightson
- Monique Cuillerier
- Amber Duffy
- KL Noone
- E.H. Lupton
- Alex Harvey-Rivas
- Jesse Pohlman
Community in TTRPGs
TTRPGS are inherently community-based. Let’s discuss the ways community impacts the TTRPG experience from creation to final game play.
3:00-3:50pm Pacific / 6:00-6:50pm Eastern
- Mary Brydon-Kehoe (moderator)
- Noah Grand
- Lynne M. Meyer
- Kristian Atlas Petillo
- Ryan Khan
Hangout on Zoom
4:00-5:00pm Pacific / 7:00-8:00pm Eastern
Come and chat with attendees and panelists on Zoom.
Sunday, October 4
Finding Writing Communities When You Have Constraints
Constraints come in many forms (financial, geographic, physical, cognitive, etc.) so how do we find or create a writing community that works for us?
9:00-9:50am Pacific / 12:00-12:50pm Eastern
Intersectional Resilience
How do we strengthen our resilience and harbor hope for a better future when we exist with multiple marginalizations? And how do we apply that to our writing lives?
10:30-11:20am Pacific / 1:30-2:20pm Eastern
- Gideon Marcus (moderator)
- Alex Brown
- Chloe Spencer
- Kit Muse
- Molly Topple
Readings
11:45am-1:00pm Pacific / 2:45-4:00pm Eastern
- Gideon Marcus
- Kristian Atlas Petillo
- Elijah Mears
- Gabriel Hargrave
- Jeané D. Ridges
- M.D. Grimm
- Alex Washoe
- Antonia Aquilante
- Stuart Tudor
- K.B. Wagers
- Kit Muse
- Edale Lane
Communities in Worldbuilding
Worldbuilding encompasses more than just the physical setting. Let’s discuss how community building supports worldbuilding and vice versa.
1:30-2:20pm Pacific / 4:30-5:20pm Eastern
- Monique Cuillerier (moderator)
- Elijah Mears
- Jeané D. Ridges
- Jesse Pohlman
- Valerie J. Mikles
Collaborating with Businesses
Approaching local businesses, organizations, and communities about developing bookish events and other collaborative opportunities can feel daunting. This panel will discuss ways to create reciprocal opportunities and collaborate successfully.
3:00-3:50pm Pacific / 6:00-6:50pm Eastern