Missoula's Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention

Sanan Kolva

MisCon 40 Attending Professional

Sanan Kolva is a technical editor by day, and writer of epic and steampunk fantasy the rest of the time. She is the author of The Chosen of the Spear series and The Silverline Chronicles, and her short fiction appears in a number of anthologies. When not writing, she enjoys baking and decorating cakes. She can be found at http://sanankolva.com.

Scheduled Panels and Games:

Key: =On a Panel =Moderating =GMing

(Tentative)

• Fri 1:00 - 1:50 PM, Informal Author Meet & Greet, Dragon Pavilion
  Moderator: Justin Barba; Panelists: Justin Barba, M. H. Bonham (Maggie), Jessica Brawner, C.E. Chester, Stoney Compton, Katie Cross, Jayel Draco, Manny Frishberg, James Glass, Lynsey Griswold (Lynsey G), Rhiannon Held, GS Jennsen, Esther Jones, Frog Jones, Sanan Kolva, Tess Langston, Todd Lockwood, Joseph Malik, Tod McCoy, Danith McPherson, Theresa Miller, Gwendolyn Nix, Ann Marie Scott (AM), Steven L Sears, Candi Lyn Siemens, D.L. Solum, Patrick Swenson: Fairwood Press, Hunter Kay Wallace, Dean Wells, Danica Winters, Jim Wright (Stonekettle), Matthew Yetter

  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 1:50 - Fri 3:00
• Fri 3:00 - 3:50 PM, Worldbuilding: Designing Belief Systems, Monster Tent
  Moderator: Sanan Kolva; Panelists: Sanan Kolva, Danith McPherson, Theresa Miller, Dean Wells

  Part of what defines a culture is its system of shared beliefs--not only religious, but also secular. Designing and understanding the belief systems of your characters adds depth to the world in which they live, so let's discuss how to do so.

• Break Fri 3:50 - Sat 10:00
• Sat 10:00 - 11:50 AM, Writers' Workshop, Green Room
  Moderator: Nicole Edington; Panelists: Manny Frishberg, James Glass, Sanan Kolva

  This restricted event is only open to people with submissions accepted into the writers' workshop.

• Break Sat 11:50 - Sat 2:00
• Sat 2:00 - 2:50 PM, Building a Story on the Fly, Dungeon
  Moderator: Sanan Kolva; Panelists: Sanan Kolva, Cheyenna Krone, Gwendolyn Nix, Steven L Sears

  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