The Graphic Novel Medium Derf Backderf (Trashed), Peter Kuper (Ruins), Syndey Padua (The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage), Maximilian Uriarte (The White Donkey)
The Relationship Between Artist and Model Michael Q. Schmidt, actor/art model (Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Harry Potter) Mark McDonnell, character designer/master teacher (Disney/Pixar/Jim Henson Company) Jennifer Fabos Patton, founder/model (Gallery Girls)
New Authors Making a Splash in the Literary Pool Alwyn Hamilton (Rebel of the Sands), Keira Drake (The Continent), Sylvain Neuvel (Sleeping Giants), Bob Proehl (One Hundred Thousand Worlds), Todd Lockwood (The Summer Dragon), K.S. Merbeth (Bite)
The Smitten Word: Romancing the Reader Sylvia Day (Crossfire novels), Christina Lauren (Beautiful series), Nalini Singh (Psy-Changling series), Chloe Neil (The Devil's Isle & Chicagoland Vampires series), Tessa Dare (Castles Ever After series), HelenKay Dimon (Bad Boys Undercover series)
Nerd Trivia Challenge: Author Edition Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicle), Pierce Brown (Red Rising), Romina Russell (Zodiac), Chuck Wendig (Invasive), Sam Sykes (The City Stained Red), Cecil Castellucci (Star Wars: Moving Target), V.E. Schwab (A Gathering of Shadows), Camilla D'Errico (Pop Manga, Pop Painting, and Pop Manga Coloring Book), Duane Swierczynski (Revolver), Brandon T. Snider (What Would Captain Kirk Do?)
Hey, You Got Science In My Fiction! J. Patrick Black (Ninth City Burning), Blake Crouch (The Wayward Pines trilogy), Christopher Farnsworth (Killfile), Patrick Hemstreet (God Wave), Leah Thomas (Because You'll Never Meet Me), Andy Weir (The Martian), Brendan Reichs (The Virals series)
Fantasy Mixology: The Perfect Literary Cocktail Paul Cornell (Witches of Lychford), Kevin Hearne (The Iron Druid Chronicles), Richard Kadrey (Perdition Score), Paul Krueger (Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge), Drew Magary (The Hike), Mary Robinette Kowal (Ghost Talkers, Glamourist Histories series)
Make Your Own Story -- Kids! Jeffrey Brown (Lucy and Andy Neanderthal), John Patrick Green (Hippopotamister), Eddie Pittman (Red's Planet), Judd Winick (Hilo), Jennifer L. Holm (Sunny Side Up).
Retellings & Remixes Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles, Heartless), Renee Ahdieh, (The Rose and the Dagger), Colleen Houck (Recreated), Anna Todd (Imagines), Jodi Meadows, Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton (My Lady Jane), Colleen Oakes (Queen of Hearts)
Love in the Time of YA Andrea Cremer (The Nightshade trilogy, Conjurer's Riddle), Kate Elliott (Court of Fives), Kami Garcia (The Beautiful Creatures series, The Lovely Reckless), Amy Tintera (Ruined), Brenna Yovanoff (Places No One Knows), Mary Pearson (The Jenna Fox Chronicles, The Remnant Chronicles)
Cartoon Network Collective Painters, designers and illustrators interpret your favorite CN Shows through posters, apparel and other products. Come meet some of these incredible creatives for a rare signing experience. Artists scheduled to appear CHOGRIN (Dexter's Laboratory), Miranda Dressler (We Bare Bears), Jason Edmiston (Adventure Time), Frank Forte (Clarence),Ty Mattson (Steven Universe) and Louie Zong (We Bare Bears)
Ice Age to Future Clothes: Designing Costumes for Film Ruth E. Carter, costume designer (Chi-Raq), Sharen Davis, costume designer (Solutrean), Sanja Hays, costume designer (Star Trek: Beyond), Shawna Trpcic, costume designer (The Cabin in the Woods), Christopher Lawrence, costume designer (The Space Between Us)
Empower: Fight Like A Girl Amy Berg (Counterpart, Caper), Cherry Chevapravatdumrong (Family Guy), Akela Cooper (The 100, Marvel's Luke Cage), Liz Edwards (Hysteria)
Disney XD's Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero and The 7D Sam Levine( Executive Producer/Supervising Director/Co-Creator), Adam Henry (Director), Kat Good (Director), Tom Ruegger (Executive Producer), Mr. Warburton (Co-Executive Producer)
Sweet Dreams Aren't Made Of These: Horror and Thriller Authors Bring Your Nightmares to Life Paul Tremblay (Disappearance at Devil's Rock), Amy Lukavics (Daughters unto Devils), Paula Treick Deboard (The Drowning Girls), Tosca Lee (Progeny) Thomas Olde Heuvelt (HEX), Jonathan Maberry (Rot & Ruin), Del Howison (Midian Unmade)
Science Fiction / Future Now Madeline Ashby (Company Town), Cecil Castellucci (Tin Star), Emily Lakdawalla (The Planetary Society), Javi Grillo-Marxuach (The 100), Sherri L Smith (Orleans), and Greg Van Eekhout (The Boy at the End of the World) J.M. Lee, author (Shadow of the Dark Crystal)
Empower: Fight Like A Girl Amy Berg (Counterpart, Caper), Cherry Chevapravatdumrong (Family Guy), Akela Cooper (The 100, Marvel's Luke Cage), Liz Edwards (Hysteria)
I Read It Before (And After) It Was a Movie Ransom Riggs (Tales of the Peculiar), James Dashner (The Maze Runner), Scott Westerfeld (Uglies, Zeroes), Ben H. Winters (Underground Airlines), Peter David (Star Trek novels, Sir Apropos of Nothing, Incredible Hulk), Anthony Breznican (Brutal Youth)
The Female Geek: Women as Fans and Creators Leigh Bardugo (The Grisha Trilogy), Sabaa Tahir (A Torch Against the Night), Kiersten White (And I Darken), Sarah Kuhn (Heroine Complex), Kathleen Smith (The Fangirl Life), Madeline Ashby (Company Town)
A World After Harry: The Changing Genre of YA Fantasy Jessica Cluess (A Shadow Bright and Burning), Gena Showalter (Firstlife), Thomas E. Sniegoski (Savage), and Soman Chainani (The School for Good and Evil), Tobie Easton (Emerge)
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life Floyd Norman, animator and storyman (Disney, Hanna-Barbera, Pixar), Michael Fiore, filmmaker (Floyd Norman: An Animated Life), Erik Sharkey, filmmaker (Floyd Norman: An Animated Life)
Terrordactyl: Blockbuster Film Effects on a Shoestring Budget Jason Tobias (Terrordactyl, Icarus, Rush Hour), Candice Nunes: (Terrordactyl, Poseidon Rex, Magic Hour) Christopher Jennings: (Terrordactyl, Restored Me, Cook Her Pants Off)
Disney XD's Pickle and Peanut & Future Worm! Ryan Quincy (Creator/Executive Producer), Noah Z. Jones (Creator/ Executive Producer), Joel Trussell (Executive Producer)
Worldbuilding: Creating Realistic Fantasy Settings Claudia Christian & Morgan Grant Buchanan(Wolf's Empire), Gini Koch (The Alien Series), Seanan McGuire (The October Daye and InCryptid series), Brandon Mull (Five Kingdom's Series), Scott Sigler (The Generations Trilogy), Jon Skovron (Hope & Red), Cindy Pon (Serpentine)
Capturing the Imagination of Middle Grade Readers Ned Rust (Patrick Griffin's Last Breakfast on Earth), Tahereh Mafi (Furthermore), Tania del Rio (Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye), Shannon Messenger (Keeper in the Lost Cities #4: Neverseen) Cece Bell (El Deafo), Rachel Ignotofsky (Women in Science), Sherri L. Smith (The Toymaker's Apprentice)
What's Hot in YA Fiction Victoria Aveyard, Victoria Schwab, Adam Silvera, Brendan Reichs, Renee Ahdieh, Laini Taylor, Michelle Hodkin, Nathan Bransford, and Lauren Oliver.
Knock, Knock. Bestselling Kid's Book Authors Bring the Funny! Nathan Hale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series), Dan Santat (Are We There Yet?), Ed Masessa (Wandmaker), Greg Grunberg and Lucas Turnbloom (Dream Jumper), Brandon T. Snider (Peter Powers and His Not-So-Super Powers)
Creating Diverse Worlds and Cultures Stacey Lee (Outrun the Moon), Indra Das (The Devourers), Damian Duffy and John Jennings (Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation), Elizabeth Briggs (Future Shock), Ru Xu (NewsPrints), Michael Spradlin (The Enemy Above)
