Missoula's Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention

MisCon 38: the Dark Forest, May 24 - 27, 2024 Missoula, Montana

Krista Wallace

MisCon 38 Panel Volunteer

Krista is a fantasy writer, musician, audiobook narrator, actor, podcaster, mother, Gran, lover of pie, dark chocolate, and fine single malt scotch. She hails from Port Coquitlam, BC, where she writes and records in a closet, and sings with the big band FAT Jazz, or her duo, the Itty Bitty Big Band. She is the author of the Gatekeeper fantasy series, Griffin and the Spurious Correlations, and short stories in Pulp Literature, Heart's Kiss, electricspec, and 49th Parallels. She can often be heard humming a tune, or tap dancing. Learn more at kristawallace.com.

Krista is a fantasy writer, musician, audiobook narrator, actor, podcaster, mother, Gran, lover of pie, dark chocolate, and fine single malt scotch. She hails from Port Coquitlam, BC, where she writes and records in a closet, and sings with the big band FAT Jazz, or her duo, the Itty Bitty Big Band. She is the author of the Gatekeeper fantasy series, Griffin and the Spurious Correlations, and short stories in Pulp Literature, Heart's Kiss, electricspec, and 49th Parallels. She can often be heard humming a tune, or tap dancing. Learn more at kristawallace.com.

Scheduled Panels and Presentations:

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(Tentative)

  • panel Fri 3:00 - 3:50 PM, Spotlight: Glass, Spotlight
    Panelists: James Glass, Krista Wallace

    Meet a few of our authors, get signatures, and see what they're up to these days.

  • Break Fri 3:50 - Sat 11:00
  • moderator 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).

  • Break Sat 12:50 - Sun Noon
  • moderator Sun Noon - 12:50 PM, Relating to Characters, Monster Tent (2)
    Moderator: Krista Wallace; Panelists: Brenda Carre, Katie Cross, James Glass, Krista Wallace

    "I don't relate to this character" is often given as an excuse to stop reading a story. But what does it mean? Does it mean we have to have had shared experiences? Honestly, do we need to "relate" to every character? What does it take to make a character "believable?" Is any of this the same as "writing what you know?"

  • panel Sun 1:00 - 1:50 PM, Author Readings: Kolva, Wallace, Yellowstone
    Panelists: Sanan Kolva, Krista Wallace

    Join our authors as they read from their latest works! (25 minutes a piece)

  • moderator Sun 2:00 - 2:50 PM, Building a Story on the Fly, Ballroom C
    Moderator: Krista Wallace; Panelists: Carol Berg, Brenda Carre, Krista Wallace, Jim Wright (Stonekettle)

    Your page is blank. Even worse, your map is blank: You have 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. The artist 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 potentia