Missoula's Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention

Patrick Swenson: Fairwood Press

MisCon 39 Publisher Guest of Honor

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.

Web site: https://fairwoodpress.com/index.html

Scheduled Panels and Games:

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(Tentative)

• Fri 3:00 - 3:50 PM, Informal Author Meet & Greet, Dragon Pavilion
  Moderator: Justin Barba; Panelists: Justin Barba, LJ Bonham, M. H. Bonham (Maggie), Jayel Draco, Diana Pharaoh Francis (Di), Manny Frishberg, James Glass, Lynsey Griswold (Lynsey G), Valerie Guyant, Rhiannon Held, Andrea Howe, Esther Jones, Frog Jones, Sanan Kolva, Tess Langston, Todd Lockwood, Jonathan Maberry, Tod McCoy, Danith McPherson, Theresa Miller, John Eric Schleicher (J.E.), Ann Marie Scott (AM), D.L. Solum, Patrick Swenson: Fairwood Press, Hunter Kay Wallace, Dean Wells, Walter Wiese, Clare Wood, Jim Wright (Stonekettle)

  Join us for an informal meet & greet/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 get things going. 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 - Fri 5:00
• Fri 5:00 - 5:50 PM, Publishing Today, Great Hall 2
  Panelists: Frog Jones, Ann Marie Scott (AM), Patrick Swenson: Fairwood Press, Clare Wood

  Let's discuss the state of genre publishing today. It's a fast-changing business, and it's hard to keep up.

• Break Fri 5:50 - Fri 7:00
• Fri 7:00 - 7:50 PM, Opening Ceremonies, Dragon Pavilion
  Moderator: Justin Barba; Panelists: Justin Barba, Becky Cass, Doug Hemphill, Jonathan Maberry, Momma Sammu, Patrick Swenson: Fairwood Press, Andy VanOverberghe

  Join our Guests of Honor at MisCon 39's Opening Ceremonies and find out what's going on throughout the weekend.

• Break Fri 7:50 - Sat 11:00
• Sat 11:00 - 12:50 PM, First Page Idol a.k.a. Live Action Slush Pile, Great Hall 1
  Panelists: Lynsey Griswold (Lynsey G), Jonathan Maberry, Tod McCoy, Theresa Miller, Patrick Swenson: Fairwood Press

  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).

• Break Sat 12:50 - Sat 3:00
• Sat 3:00 - 3:50 PM, Who Needs an Editor?, Dragon Pavilion
  Panelists: Manny Frishberg, Lynsey Griswold (Lynsey G), Andrea Howe, Jonathan Maberry, Patrick Swenson: Fairwood Press

  What exactly do editors do? Let's discuss the different types of editing (developmental, line, copy, proofreading etc), what editors look for in a manuscript, and how a good editor helps authors refine their voices and strengthen their narratives.

• Break Sat 3:50 - Sun 2:00
• Sun 2:00 - 2:50 PM, Building a Story on the Fly, Great Hall 1
  Panelists: Andrea Howe, Sanan Kolva, Patrick Swenson: Fairwood Press, Andy VanOverberghe

  Your page is blank. Even worse, your map is blank: no lands, no plants, no buildings, no industry, and not a single inhabitant in your world, let alone a culture. So how do you create a story? The panelists will ask questions, the audience will lend a hand giving answers and sharing ideas. Andy will make it all visual, and together we will give shape to a world. No blocking, no wimping, but laughter is encouraged as we show that the blank space is not empty: it's full of potential

• Break Sun 2:50 - Mon 3:00
• Mon 3:00 - 3:50 PM, Closing Ceremonies, Dragon Pavilion
  Moderator: Justin Barba; Panelists: Justin Barba, Becky Cass, Jonathan Maberry, Momma Sammu, Patrick Swenson: Fairwood Press, Andy VanOverberghe

  Finish out MisCon 39 in style, and catch a sneak peek at what's in store for you next year at MisCon 40.