Mark Oshiro Panels Day Start End Title Description Location Panelists Friday 3:00 PM 3:50 PM Writers and Fundraising For Charity Thanks to the modern web and social media, it has never been easier for people to organize amongst themselves to raise funds for people in need. What are the best ways for authors to leverage their platforms to draw attention to worthy causes? How can we best mobilize big-hearted fans quickly when needs arise suddenly, due to extreme weather events or other immediate crises? How do we vet the causes we’re supporting, and provide transparency so that fans can likewise vet our fundraising efforts? ISLE ROYALE Christine Knight, Ferrett Steinmetz, Monica Valentinelli, Pablo Defendini, Mark Oshiro Friday 9:00 PM 9:50 PM Mark Reads! Mark Oshiro reads someone else’s work and reacts in real time for you! PETOSKEY Mark Oshiro Saturday 11:00 AM 11:50 AM Last Exit Before The Worst Timeline Alternate histories that explore what the world would look like if a particular horror had been averted can be a way of resisting the narrative that slavery, genocide, colonialism, sexism, and other social evils are inevitable steps on the road to human progress. What are our favorite alternate histories (and alternate presents) that look at better worlds, and how can we use the format to inspire people to hope–and action–in uncertain times? PETOSKEY BluRaven C. Houvener, David D. Levine, Jackie (Literary Escapism), Michael W Lucas, Mark Oshiro Saturday 4:00 PM 4:50 PM Autograph Session (4 PM) Come meet your favorite authors, artists and musicians and have them sign things! (Please limit your signing requests to 3 items per person.) ST. CLAIR Amal El-Mohtar, Annalee Flower Horne, Annalee Newitz, Carl Engle-Laird, David Anthony Durham, Delilah S. Dawson, Diana Rowland, Dominik Parisien, Dyrk Ashton, Ferrett Steinmetz, James Breakwell, James L. Sutter, Jason Sanford, Jason Sizemore, Jim Butcher, Jim C. Hines, Julia Rios, Mark Oshiro, Michael J. DeLuca, Michael R. Underwood, Monica Valentinelli, Mur Lafferty, Nisi Shawl, Patrick S. Tomlinson, Sara Dobie Bauer, Sarah Gailey, Scott H. Andrews, Seleste deLaney / Julie Particka, Stacey Filak, Suzanne Church, Tracy Townsend Saturday 5:00 PM 5:50 PM Making Money in Fandom: Why and Why Not We all like to express our love of fandom in different ways but not all of us like to get paid for it. Find out why our panelists do what they do for a profit or not. PETOSKEY Dessa Lux, Jason Sanford, Sunny Moraine, Mark Oshiro Saturday 6:00 PM 6:50 PM Reading: Mark Oshiro Past Fan GoH Mark Oshiro reads from some of his own work! ISLE ROYALE Mark Oshiro