Missoula's Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention

Patrick Swenson

MisCon 38 Attending Professional

Patrick Swenson edited Talebones magazine for 14 years, and he still runs Fairwood Press, a book line, which began in 2000. A graduate of Clarion West, his first novel The Ultra Thin Man appeared from Tor. The sequel is The Ultra Big Sleep. He has sold stories to the anthology Unfettered III, Like Water for Quarks, and magazines such as Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine, Figment, and others. He runs the Rainforest Writers Village retreat every spring at Lake Quinault, Washington. He's been a high school teacher for 35 years. He lives in Bonney Lake, Washington with his son Orion.

Scheduled Panels and Presentations:

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(Tentative)

• Fri 3:00 - 3:50 PM, Informal Author Meet & Greet, Dragon Pavilion (1)
  Moderator: Justin Barba; Panelists: J.A. Andrews, Justin Barba, Carol Berg, Katie Cross, Eva Elasigue, Deby Fredericks, Manny Frishberg, Julie Frost, Ann Gimpel, Lynsey Griswold, Rhiannon Held, Meradeth Houston, GS Jennsen, Esther Jones, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Sanan Kolva, Tod McCoy, Danith McPherson, Theresa Miller, Gwendolyn Nix, Dakota Nyght, Dave Smeds, Patrick Swenson, Hunter Wallace, Dean Wells, Danica Winters, David Yake

  Join us for an informal hangout with a bunch of MisCon's writers and editors. This isn't a formal panel with panelists up on the stage discussing a topic. Instead, everyone will grab chairs in the pavilion, and the moderator will have every author/editor introduce themselves and tell us what they do. Then we'll open things up so small group hangouts can happen until the end of the hour. This is your chance to informally meet a bunch of the people you'll see on panels all weekend.

• Break Fri 3:50 - Sat 11:00
• Sat 11:00 - 12:50 PM, First Page Idol a.k.a. Live Action Slush Pile, Ballroom B
  Moderator: Krista Wallace; Panelists: Lynsey Griswold, JM Landels, Tod McCoy, Patrick Swenson, Krista Wallace

  Join us for MisCon's annual First Page Idol! Here's how it works: Hand in the FIRST PAGE of your story at the start of the panel. Pages will be randomly chosen and read aloud. Our panelists will indicate when, had the submission come across their desk, they'd stop reading and tell us why. Submissions will be anonymous and will not be returned. (All submissions may not be read).