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NAME

Author Speed Dating

Dan Brooks & Elena Owens

Bouchercon 101

Al Abramson
Ellen Byron
Kay Finch
Liz Mugavero
Neil Plakcy
Ovidia Yu
Carla Norton
Claire Booth
Kathleen A. Ryan
Lynn Chandler Willis
Michael Wiley
Allen Eskens
Julia Dahl
Kristi Belcamino
Lori Rader-Day
M.P. Cooley
Margaret Maron
Elena Hartwell
Nancy Bilyeau
Nancy Herriman
Reavis Z. Wortham
Todd Ritter (Alan Finn)

October 8

8:00 AM - 10:00
M: State CD
AM
10:15 AM
M: State AB

October 8

11:30 AM

S: Governors Room I

Cats, Dogs, Food & Criminal Activity

October 8

11:30 AM

S: Governors Room II

True Criminals / True Detectives

October 8

11:30 AM

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New Faces - Best First Novel Nominees

October 8

11:30 AM

M: Congressional AB

One Move & You're History

October 8

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11:30 AM

M: State AB

No Bookmark needed: What makes a Thriller

Propulsive?

October 8

11:30 AM

M: State C

The Resurgence of the Traditional Mystery

October 8

11:30 AM

M: University AB

Changing Face of Publishing for Writers &

Readers

October 8

11:30 AM

M: University C

50 Editing Mistakes Authors Make

October 8

1:00 PM

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The Courtroom Criminals

October 8

1:00 PM

S: Governors Room II

Just the facts: The Police Procedural

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NAME
Boyd Morrison
Diane Capri
Mark Greaney
Mark Sullivan
Michael Robotham
Dorothy Cannell
Helen Smith
Marcia Talley
Terrie Farley Moran
Wendy Corsi Staub
Andrew Gulli
Bob Gussin
Jim Azevedo
Joshua Kendall
Juliet Grames
Chantelle Aimee Osman
Anthony Franze
Charles Rosenberg
Ken Isaacson
Nancy Allen
Ted Hertel
Colin Campbell
Dana King
James Born
Larry Kelter
Stephanie Gayle

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1:00 PM

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October 8

1:00 PM

M: Congressional AB

October 8

1:00 PM

M: State AB

October 8

1:00 PM

M: State C

October 8

1:00 PM

M: University AB

PANEL/EVENT

NAME
Christine Goff
David P White
The Private Sector: Professional Investigations J.L. Abramo
Michael Koryta
Reed Farrel Coleman
George Easter
J. Kingston Pierce
Fan GoH "STOP! Tell us your favorite crime,
Janet Rudolph
mystery & thrillers!"
Lucinda Surber
Stan Ulrich
Barry Lancet
David Rich
Crime, Mysteries and the Far East
Jake Needham
SJ Rozan
Susan Spann
Bryon Quertermous
Christine Carbo
What's in a location? Location as character
Glenn Meganck (J.R. Ripley)
James W Ziskin
Sean Doolittle
Eric Campbell
Jason Brenizer
The Advance of AudioBooks & Niche Publishing Jason Pinter
Jessica Kaye
Mike Dennis

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October 8

2:30 PM

S: Governors Room I

Beyond Hammett, Chandler, MacDonald &

Spillane

October 8

2:30 PM

S: Governors Room II

Mysteries: Small towns / Big secrets

October 8

2:30 PM

S: Oak Forest AB

Stiff Upper Lip: British Investigations are

Murder

October 8

2:30 PM

M: Congressional AB

The Mysteries of Plotting, Narrative & Voice

October 8

2:30 PM

M: State AB

The Comfort of Mystery in a Random World

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NAME
Jordan Foster
Kevin Burton Smith
Laura Lippman
Peter Rozovsky
Sarah Weinman
Christine Goff
Gayle Trent (Amanda Lee)
Lisa Carter
Mysti Berry
Terry Shames
Aly Monroe
Anne Cleeland
Deborah Crombie
Elly Griffiths
SJI Holliday
James Hall
Sarah Ward
Sandra Balzo
Sharan Newman
Wallace Stroby
Caro Soles
Catriona McPherson
Karen McCullough
Kathy Lynn Emerson (Kaitlyn Dunnett)
Leslie Budewitz

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October 8

2:30 PM

M: State C

Crime & Mystery meet Conspiracy, Science &

Medicine

October 8

2:30 PM

M: University AB

Tweet This: Taking Social Media to the Next

Level

October 8

2:30 PM

M: University C

Me against the TBR pile. How do we decide

what to read next?

October 8

4:00 PM

M: State ABCD

American Guests of Honor Spotlight

October 8

5:30 PM

M: State ABCDE

HarperCollins presents: Bouchercon 2015

Opening Ceremonies

NAME
Dirk Wyle
Meg Gardiner
Mike Tabor
Patricia Gussin
Ross Pennie
Cara Brookins
Deborah Lacy
DruAnn Love
Janet Rudolph
Maddee James
Clair Lamb
Dana Kaye
Erin Mitchell
Matt Iden
Robert Kroese
Kathy Reichs
Oline H. Cogdill
Tom Franklin

FRIDAY

October 9

8:30 AM

S: Governors Room I

Lone Wolves & Loose Cannons in Thrillers

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Andrew Grant
Ben McPherson
Bruce DeSilva
Jerry Ackerman
Mick Herron

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October 9

8:30 AM

S: Governors Room II

October 9

8:30 AM

S: Oak Forest AB

October 9

8:30 AM

M: Congressional AB

October 9

8:30 AM

M: State AB

October 9

8:30 AM

M: State C

October 9

8:30 AM

M: State EF

PANEL/EVENT

NAME
Charles Todd
Diane Fanning
Wartime and the Criminal World
James R. Benn
John A. Connell
Sharan Newman
Alafair Burke
Harry Hunsicker
The White Collar Criminal in Mystery & Thriller
John Hart
Fiction
Joseph Finder
Michael Sears
Alice Loweecey
Cheryl Hollon
Big City Menace vs Small Town Secrets
Deborah Crombie
Nancy Kilpatrick
Tony Broadbent
Karen E. Olson
Kate Flora
Plot Twists in Mystery Narrative
Lori Armstrong
Matthew Clemens
Penny Pike Warner
Diane Chamberlain
Don Bruns
Matching Antagonist to Protagonist in Crime
Elly Griffiths
Fiction
Mark Pryor
Rhys Bowen
Firearms: Mistakes in Fiction and Television

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October 9

10:00 AM

S: Governors Room I

Jewish Noir

October 9

10:00 AM

S: Governors Room II

Dark Romance & Dark Smiles

October 9

10:00 AM

S: Oak Forest AB

The Appeal of the 'Hardboiled' Mystery

October 9

10:00 AM

M: Congressional AB

Mix with Care: Humor and Mystery

October 9

10:00 AM

M: State AB

Paranormal in Mystery

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NAME
Jason Starr
Kenneth Wishnia
Robert Lopresti
S.A. Solomon
Travis Richardson
Cara Brookins
James R. Tuck
Julia McDermott
Liesa Malik
Linda Joffe Hull
Matt Coyle
Philip Reed
Rick Mofina
Robert K. Lewis
Steve Hamilton
Brad Parks
Elizabeth Little
Ingrid Thoft
Johnny Shaw
Susan C Shea
Alexandra Sokoloff
Heather Graham
Lorena Peter (Lorena Reith Jr.)
Rochelle Staab
Toni Kelner (Leigh Perry)

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October 9

10:00 AM

M: State C

Write What You Know, the Day Job or Not?

October 9

10:00 AM

M: State EF

October 9

11:30 AM

S: Governors Room I

Real Police: Tactics and Guns

Bouchercon General Members Meeting
(All Attendees Welcome)

October 9

1:00 PM

S: Governors Room II

Managing Red Herrings in the Mystery

Narrative

October 9

1:00 PM

S: Oak Forest AB

Research: Alcohol, Drugs, Weapons, & the

Psychology of the Insane

October 9

1:00 PM

M: Congressional AB

Preventing a Mystery Series "Jumping the

Shark"

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NAME
Deborah Lacy
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Joe Clifford
Nancy G. West
Susanna Calkins
James Born

Brynn Bonner
Carlene O'Neil
Diane Vallere
G.M. Malliet
Linda Lovely
Austin S. Camacho
Craig Faustus Buck
Jay Stringer
Lachlan Smith
Simon Wood
Candace Robb (Emma Campion)
Francine Mathews (Stephanie Barron)
Laurie King
Lisa Unger
Nancy J. Cohen

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October 9

1:00 PM

M: State AB

October 9

1:00 PM

M: State C

October 9

1:00 PM

M: University ABC

October 9

1:00 PM

M: State EF

October 9

2:30 PM

S: Governors Room I

PANEL/EVENT

NAME
Annamaria Alfieri
Craig Robertson
Bloody Foreigners
Helen Smith
John McFetridge
Michael Stanley (Stanley Trollip)
Chris Pavone
Eric Beetner
Rough, Tough Tales for Tough Readers
Les Edgerton
Tom Young
Trey R. Barker
Edith Maxwell (Maddie Day)
Laura Caldwell
Crime in the Metropolis
Patricia Abbott
Rory Flynn
Steph Cha
Cat Warren
What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder
Kate Flora
of the Working Cadaver Dog
Cpl. Brad Kirby, Durham Sheriff Department,
with K9 Dreyfus, his cross-trained
cadaver/bomb labrador will be demonstrating
canine cognition.

The Context of the Crime Location

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Amanda Kyle Williams

Caroline Todd
James Hall
Karin Salvalaggio
Laura McHugh

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TIME

ROOM

October 9

2:30 PM

S: Governors Room II

October 9

2:30 PM

S: Oak Forest AB

October 9

2:30 PM

M: Congressional AB

October 9

2:30 PM

M: State AB

October 9

2:30 PM

M: State C

October 9

2:30 PM

M: State EF

PANEL/EVENT

NAME
Alan Orloff
Chris Roerden
Acorns Nurtured Here: The Talent, Past,
Karen Pullen
Present & Future
Leslie Budewitz
Ruth Moose
Bill Crider
Karin Slaughter
The "Masters" that influenced the "Masters" in
Lawrence Block
Crime & Mystery
Mark Coggins
Megan Abbott
A.J. Tata
Local Guest of Honor Panel
J.D. Rhoades
Welcoming Crime & Mystery & Readers to
John Hart
North Carolina
Molly Weston
Sarah R. Shaber
Alex Lettau
Anne Hillerman
Forensics & Technology & the changing face of
Kathy Reichs
Criminal Investigation
Neal Griffin
Ryan Quinn
Gayle Lynds
Marc Cameron
Political Espionage Thrillers: Pre- and PostMark Greaney
Edward Snowden
Susan Elia MacNeal
Terry Shames
Strip-searching the Cops: What they wear and
Robin Burcell
how they use it?
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TIME

ROOM

October 9

4:00 PM

S: Governors Room I

October 9

4:00 PM

S: Governors Room II

October 9

4:00 PM

S: Oak Forest AB

October 9

4:00 PM

M: Congressional AB

October 9

4:00 PM

M: State AB

PANEL/EVENT

NAME
Chris Knopf
Elaine Viets
The 'Literary' vs. 'Pulp' traditions of Crime
Katy Munger
Fiction
Kristopher Zgorski
Sheila Connolly
B.K. Stevens
Destiny Geddis
Importance of Book Clubs and Young Adult
Kaley Whittle
Literacy
Matthew McGrath
Tina Whittle
Alison Gaylin
Christa Faust
Beyond THE WIRE, BOSCH & TRUE DETECTIVE:
Lee Goldberg
TV Crime evolves
Megan Abbott
Tim O'Mara
Deanna Raybourn
Holly West
The Past is Never Dead
Joyce Elson Moore
Kay Kendall
Rosemary Poole-Carter
Barbara Collins
Brian Panowich
Crime, Mystery & Thriller Writing Before &
Leo J. Maloney
After The Internet & Smart Phones
Max Allan Collins
Sam Reeves (Allen Salter)

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TIME

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PANEL/EVENT

October 9

4:00 PM

M: State C

International GoH Spotlight

October 9

4:00 PM

M: State EF

New Faces, New Crimes, New Challenges

October 9

5:30 PM

M: State D

October 9
SATURDAY

8:30 PM

M: State AB

7:00 AM - 9:00
AM

M: State CD

October 10

NAME
Jeffrey Siger
Zoe Sharp
Allan Guthrie
Craig Faustus Buck
Lyn Brittan
Michele Dorsey
Paul D. Marks
Sam Wiebe

SOHO Press presents: Crime Goes Global

Reception
Bouchercon Annual Live Charity Auction
Crooked Lane Books presents: Meet the New
Authors (& Publisher) breakfast

October 10

8:30 AM

S: Governors Room I

Taking the reader on a journey

October 10

8:30 AM

S: Governors Room II

How much grit do you want in your mystery?

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Les & Leslie Blatt

Catherine Dilts
Dennis Tafoya
G.M. Malliet
Janet Hubbard
P.A. DeVoe
Frankie Bailey
Laura DiSilverio
Lise McClendon
Lynn Cahoon
Maggie King

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DATE

TIME

ROOM

October 10

8:30 AM

S: Oak Forest AB

October 10

8:30 AM

M: Congressional AB

October 10

8:30 AM

M: State AB

October 10

8:30 AM

M: State EF

October 10

8:30 AM

M: University ABC

October 10

10:00 AM

S: Governors Room I

PANEL/EVENT

NAME
J.D. Rhoades
Karin Slaughter
Visceral Entertainment: Where do you draw
Lee Goldberg
the Line?
Lisa Unger
Twist Phelan
Lori Armstrong
Toastmaster Spotlight
Sean Doolittle
Simon Wood
Chris Holm
David Morrell
Where "Crime & Mystery" meets "Horror &
Nanci Kalanta
The Weird"
Reece Hirsch
Tim Weaver
Alex Marwood
Ausma Zehanat Khan
"You're not from these parts, are you, Pal?"
Libby Hellmann
Michael Stanley (Michael Sears)
Ovidia Yu
Julie Rivett
Inside the mind and work of Dashiell Hammett Peter Rozovsky
Special event
Richard Layman
Amanda DeWees
Cathy Wiley
The Dark Side of Romance is Suspense &
Jamie Mason
Murder
Robin Weaver
Sheila York

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TIME

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October 10

10:00 AM

S: Governors Room II

Criminally Young at Heart

October 10

10:00 AM

S: Oak Forest AB

Human Nature: Our fascination with law

breakers & law enforcers in fiction

October 10

10:00 AM

M: Congressional AB

Weaponry in Crime, Mystery & Thrillers

October 10

10:00 AM

M: State AB

The Game's Afoot: Under the Shadow of

Holmes and Watson

October 10

10:00 AM

M: State EF

Keeping it Moving / Maintaining Pace in the

Narrative

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NAME
Alan Gratz
Cara Brookins
Megan Miranda
Penny Pike Warner
Sophie Littlefield
Alison Gaylin
David Housewright
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Lawrence Block
Michael Koryta
Charles Salzberg
Dianne Emley
John Gilstrap
Mark Troy
Seth Harwood
Bonnie MacBird
Laurie King
Les Klinger
Michael Robertson
Peter E. Blau
Alexandra Sokoloff
Glen Erik Hamilton
Meg Gardiner
SJ Rozan
Terrence McCauley

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October 10

10:30 AM

M: University ABC

Bcon 2015 Murder Under the Oaks Anthology

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NAME
Art Taylor
B.K. Stevens
Britni Patterson
J.D. Allen
J.L. Abramo
K.A. Laity
Karen E. Salyer
Karen Pullen
Kristin Kisska
Lori Armstrong
P.A. DeVoe
Rob Brunet
Robert Lopresti
Robert Mangeot
Sarah R. Shaber
Sean Doolittle
Tom Franklin
Toni Goodyear
Zoe Sharp

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October 10

11:30 AM - 1:00
M: University ABC
PM

Guest of Honor Signing w/Anthology Authors

October 10

1:00 PM

Maintaining Pace in Mystery Narrative

S: Governors Room I

PANEL/EVENT

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NAME
Art Taylor
Allan Guthrie
B.K. Stevens
Britni Patterson
J.D. Allen
J.L. Abramo
K.A. Laity
Karen E. Salyer
Karen Pullen
Kathy Reichs
Kristin Kisska
Lori Armstrong
Margaret Maron
P.A. DeVoe
Robert Lopresti
Robert Mangeot
Sarah R. Shaber
Sean Doolittle
Tom Franklin
Toni Goodyear
Zoe Sharp
Annette Dashofy
Hilary Davidson
Laura Benedict
Monette Michaels
Rebecca Drake

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DATE

TIME

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October 10

1:00 PM

S: Governors Room II

October 10

1:00 PM

S: Oak Forest AB

October 10

1:00 PM

M: Congressional AB

October 10

1:00 PM

M: State AB

October 10

1:00 PM

M: State EF

PANEL/EVENT

NAME
Aly Monroe
Brendan DuBois
Unfamiliar Territory: Traversing a Dangerous
Caroline Todd
Past
James R. Benn
Maria Hudgins
Debbi Mack
Jennifer Hillier
Psychopaths, Serial Killers, Sociopaths &
Michael Robotham
Human Monsters within Literature
Reed Farrel Coleman
Steve Hamilton
Donna Andrews
Judy Penz Sheluk
Mysteries and Crimes Beyond The White Picket
LynDee Walker
Fence
Maya Corrigan
Tom Franklin
Andrew Grant
Jamie Freveletti
The Mechanics of Writing Violent Fiction
John Billheimer
Taylor Stevens
Zoe Sharp
Allan Guthrie
Carole Mitchell (Caro Ramsey)
Murder Goes International
Jeffrey Siger
Michael Stanley (Michael Sears)
Susan Froetschel

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DATE

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October 10

2:30 PM

S: Governors Room I

October 10

2:30 PM

S: Governors Room II

October 10

2:30 PM

S: Oak Forest AB

October 10

2:30 PM

M: Congressional AB

October 10

2:30 PM

M: State AB

PANEL/EVENT

NAME
Andrew Mayne
Keith Raffel
High Tech / High Concept in Mystery
Neely Tucker
Owen Laukkanen
Ray Daniel
Dave Whellams
Grant McKenzie
Over the Border: The Canadian Crime &
John Farrow
Mystery World
John McFetridge
Rob Brunet
Diane Kelly
Dorothy Cannell
You are what you read - The Influences in your
R.G. Belsky
Writing
Susan M. Boyer
Timothy Williams
David Bell
James Scott Bell
Crime, Mystery, Thriller Novels: The Game
M. Ruth Myers
Changers
Sean Chercover
Stefanie Pintoff
Greg Herren
Katrina Niidas Holm
Danger & Death in Suburbia
Lori Roy
Lou Berney
Mary Sutton

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October 10

2:30 PM

M: State EF

Unfamiliar Territory: Traversing Dangerous

Terrain

In Honor of Librarians: A Southern Tea

October 10

2:30 PM

M: State CD

There will be no author signing following the

Tea

Page 19 of 24

NAME
Bruce Most
Charles Todd
Francine Mathews (Stephanie Barron)
Mark Stevens
Michael Stanley (Stanley Trollip)
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Brynn Bonner
Cara Brookins
Don Bruns
E.E. Kennedy
Jamie Mason
Jane Cleland
John Hart
Karen Pullen
Karin Slaughter
Kathy Reichs
Linda Rohrbough
Margaret Maron
Michael Mayo
Richard Helms
Sarah R. Shaber
Stacy Allen
Suzanne Adair
Tina Whittle
Toni Kelner (Leigh Perry)

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October 10

4:00 PM

S: Governors Room I

Escape to Mystery: A Light Touch

October 10

4:00 PM

S: Governors Room II

Trends in the "Traditional" Mystery

October 10

4:00 PM

S: Oak Forest AB

International Thriller Writers [ITW]: The first

Decade & Beyond

October 10

4:00 PM

M: Congressional AB

The Journalist, the Writer & the Darkside of

Human Nature

October 10

4:00 PM

M: State AB

The Facets of 'Character' that remain in a

Reader's psyche

October 10

6:00 PM

M: State ABCD

Lifetime Achievement GoH Spotlight

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NAME
Fiona Quinn
Jenny Milchman
Kate Parker
Nancy Cole Silverman
Nancy Naigle
Christine Husom
Ellen Crosby
Kendel Lynn
Mollie Cox Bryan
Tracy Kiely
Carla Buckley
David Morrell
Gayle Lynds
Joseph Finder
Robin Burcell
Alex Marwood
Craig Robertson
Larry Light
Mark Edwards
Stuart Neville
Alafair Burke
Allison Leotta
David Putnam
David Swinson
Heather Graham
Margaret Maron
Caroline Todd

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2-Oct-15
IMPORTANT NOTES:
ALL PROGRAMMING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Names in bold are panel moderators. Not all panels have moderators.
Each panel will run 50 minutes, followed (unless noted) by a signing in the Sheraton's Hannover Ballroom.
Legend
S: Sheraton M: Marriott

DATE

TIME

ROOM

PANEL/EVENT

NAME

October 10

6:45 PM

M: State ABCDE

Anthony Awards Ceremony and Reception

SUNDAY

October 11

8:30 AM

S: Governors Room I

October 11

8:30 AM

S: Governors Room II

October 11

8:30 AM

S: Oak Forest AB

October 11

8:30 AM

M: Congressional AB

Adam Gittlin
Michael Sears
Mysteries, Conspiracies, Finance & Geo-Politics
Mick Herron
in Mystery Fiction
Patrick Kendrick
TJ O'Connor
Barbara Graham
Daniel Palmer
Matching Motivation to Character in
Jeff Cohen (E.J. Copperman)
Propulsive Narrative
Lou Berney
Richard Helms
Colin Campbell
Con Lehane
True Grit: Narrative Technique for Gritty, Pithy
David Terrenoire
& Page Turning Dialogue
Jack Bludis
Jack Getze
Brad Parks
Ingrid Thoft
Technique: Do you Plot or do you follow the
Jane Cleland
Muse?
Kathryn O'Sullivan
Michael Wiley

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Updated:
2-Oct-15
IMPORTANT NOTES:
ALL PROGRAMMING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Names in bold are panel moderators. Not all panels have moderators.
Each panel will run 50 minutes, followed (unless noted) by a signing in the Sheraton's Hannover Ballroom.
Legend
S: Sheraton M: Marriott

DATE

TIME

ROOM

PANEL/EVENT

October 11

8:30 AM

M: State AB

Does the character's profession shape the

sleuthing?

October 11

8:30 AM

M: State EF

Choose your voice: First, Third or Omnipotent

in Mystery Fiction

October 11

10:00 AM

S: Governors Room I

Short, Sharp & Shocking: The Mystery Short

Story

October 11

10:00 AM

S: Governors Room II

Why are some 'Traditional mysteries' comfort

reads?

October 11

10:00 AM

M: Congressional AB

Make Mine Edgy

Page 22 of 24

NAME
Meredith Cole
Rosemary Harris
Sandra Brannan
Sasscer Hill
Simon Wood
Bill Crider
Debra H. Goldstein
Julieanne Holmes (J.A. Hennrikus)
M.L. Rowland
Patricia Coleman (P.R. Morris)
Art Taylor
Barb Goffman
Gigi Pandian
Harriette Sackler
John Shepphird
Beverly Allen
Carolyn Mulford
Greg Lilly
Jennifer Kincheloe
Rhys Bowen
Carole Mitchell (Caro Ramsey)
D.M. Pulley
Lori Roy
Nichole Christoff
Scott Nicholson

Updated:
2-Oct-15
IMPORTANT NOTES:
ALL PROGRAMMING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Names in bold are panel moderators. Not all panels have moderators.
Each panel will run 50 minutes, followed (unless noted) by a signing in the Sheraton's Hannover Ballroom.
Legend
S: Sheraton M: Marriott

DATE

TIME

ROOM

October 11

10:00 AM

M: State AB

October 11

10:00 AM

M: State C

October 11

10:00 AM

M: State EF

October 11

10:00 AM

S: Oak Forest AB

PANEL/EVENT

NAME
Andy Straka
Brian Thiem
Room for all: The Diversity of Crime, Mystery &
Joel Gomez-Dossi
Thrillers
Larry D. Sweazy
Wendy Tyson
Don Bruns
Dorothy Cannell
Amusing Ourselves with Crime & Mystery
Margaret Maron
Parnell Hall
A.J. Tata
Adam Sternbergh
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: Heroes &
Dietrich Kalteis
Antiheroes
Jeffrey Marks
Stuart Neville
Donna Andrews
Eleanor Kuhns
Jamie Mason
Wit', 'Insight' & 'The Odd' in Mystery Fiction
John Burley
Mary McHugh

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Updated:
2-Oct-15
IMPORTANT NOTES:
ALL PROGRAMMING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Names in bold are panel moderators. Not all panels have moderators.
Each panel will run 50 minutes, followed (unless noted) by a signing in the Sheraton's Hannover Ballroom.
Legend
S: Sheraton M: Marriott

DATE

TIME

ROOM

PANEL/EVENT

October 11

11:30 AM

S: Oak Forest AB

Guests of Honor Closing Panel

Page 24 of 24

NAME
Allan Guthrie
Kathy Reichs
Lori Armstrong
Lucinda Surber
Margaret Maron
Rochelle Staab
Sarah R. Shaber
Sean Doolittle
Stan Ulrich
Zoe Sharp