Convention Programme

Friday Schedule

Registration open from 19:30 hrs

 

 

Room 1

20:00

Opening Ceremony & Book Draw

20:30

Radio Play: Mildew Manor

Written by Kim Newman

Directed by Deirdre McClean

 

Saturday Schedule

Registration open from 09:30 hrs

 

Room 1 (RED)

Room 2 (BLUE)

10:00

Is it time for "Return of the Werewolves"?

Nick Harkaway; Brian J. Showers;

Laura Anne Gilman; Maura McHugh;

R.F.Long; John Vaughan

Anthologies:  What role do they play in today's publishing world?

Derek Gunn; John Kenny;

 Colin Harvey; Bob Neilson

 

11:00

Writing methods of the experts

C.E. Murphy; George Green; Steve Westcott; Juliet E. McKenna; A.J.Healy

What makes a good story?

Ian McDonald; Mike Shevdon;

Paedar Ó Guilín; Steve Westcott

12:15

Bram Stoker documentary

Ray Fennelly & team; Brian J. Showers

Superheroes - limited to the graphic arena?

Cheryl Morgan; C.E. Murphy; Bob Neilson;

 Derek Gunn; Colin Harvey

13:00

C.S. Lewis: An Irish bull in an English china shop

David Clare

 

Genre Fiction as a means of discussing the unmentionable

Ian McDonald;  Juliet E. McKenna; Steve Westcott; Cheryl Morgan, John Vaughan

14:00

GOH Interview

Nick Harkaway / Peter G

Closed

15:00

International genre fiction:

Bob Neilson; Cheryl Morgan;

 Peadar Ó Guilín; John Kenny

Social websites: Bane or boon in the genre fiction world?

Colin Harvey; Colin Smythe; Maura McHugh; Laura Anne Gilman

16:00

Charity Auction

Mystery Auctioneer

Will Water become more important in genre fiction?

C.E.Murphy; John Kenny; Ian McDonald; A.J. Healy

17:00

Pictionary

 

Impact of "current affairs" on genre fiction

Colin Harvey; Ian McDonald; Paedar Ó Guilín;

18:00 to 20:00

Closed

Closed

20:00

Closed

Party & Disco

Sunday Schedule

 

 

Room 1 (RED)

Room 2 (BLUE)

10:00

Writers' workshop: It's not what you say; It's the way that you say it

Juliet E. McKenna; George Green

Panel topics for P-Con VIII

C.E.Murphy;  Brian J. Showers; Colin Smythe; Derek Gunn; John Vaughan

 

11:00

Writers' workshop: It's not what you say; It's the way that you say it

Juliet E. McKenna; George Green

Genre bending

Laura Anne Gilman; Paedar Ó Guilín;

Cheryl Morgan; Mike Shevdon

12:00

Politics in SF, Horror and Fantasy

Nick Harkaway;  A.J. Healy ; Peadar Ó Guilín

Keyboard or pen - Room for both?

R.F.Long; Oisín McGann; Maura McHugh

13:00

The Eagle has landed; in Dublin

John Vaughan; Laura Anne Gilman;

 Juliet E. McKenna; Cheryl Morgan

Urban Fantasy: A flash in the pan or here to stay?

C.E. Murphy; Mike Shevdon;  Steve Westcott

14:00

What non-Genre fiction do you read?

Nick Harkaway; John Vaughan;

Steve Westcott; David Murphy

Has the Internet become indispensable?

Cheryl Morgan; Bob Neilson;

R.F. Long; Maura McHugh

15:00

What are fiction magazines looking for?

Dave Murphy; Colin Harvey; Bob Neilson

"Returned for re-work"

Laura Anne Gilman;  John Kenny;

 

16:00

The Path to Glory - It's not an easy trek!

Steve Westcott; David Murphy;

Colin Harvey; Oisín McGann

E-books; One year on!

R.F. Long; Nick Harkaway;

Colin Smythe; Derek Gunn

17:00

Closing Ceremony

Closed

 

Room 3 (YELLOW)

Room 4 (GREEN)

Saturday

 

 

A.M.

Dealers’ Room &

Meet the Author venue

General relaxing & chatting space

P.M.

Dealers’ Room &

Meet the Author venue

General relaxing & chatting space

+ Light Sabre Tournament (after 15:00 hrs)

Sunday

 

 

A.M.

Dealers’ Room &

Meet the Author venue

General relaxing & chatting space

P.M.

Dealers’ Room &

Meet the Author venue

General relaxing & chatting space

+ Light Sabre Tournament (after 15:00 hrs)

 

Note: Rooms 3 & 4 will be closed during the Guest of Honour Interview