tentative Event outline

Events, times, and participants subject to change.

Thursday, April 18th

  • 3:00pm - 8:00pm: Registration open
  • 6:30pm: Rising Star Authors + Influencers Welcome Party
  • 7:00pm: Authors, Narrators, Publishing Professionals, and Influencers Welcome Party
  • 8:00pm: Welcome Party open to ALL with J. Saman, Red Phoenix, K.G. Reuss, Emma Cole, Dakota Willink, and Helen Hardt

Friday, April 19th

  • 8:00am - 9:15am: Waffle Breakfast w/ Narrators
    • Grace Grant, Jason Clarke, Lucy Rivers, Sean Crisden, Shane East, Amy Hall, Bridget Bordeaux, Chris Brinkley, Gary Furlong, Allie Piper, Greg Salinas
  • 8:00am - 9:00am: Waffle Breakfast w/ Industry Panel with Monique Patterson (Bramble / Macmillan), Louise Fury (The Fury Agency), Dan Wood (Draft2Digital), Michelle Grajkowski (3 Seas Literary), Stephanie Phillips (SBR Media), Sarah Younger (Nancy Yost Agency), Deb Werksman (Sourcebooks), Jenn Eschrich (Tantor), Leticia Gomez (Dafina / Kensington), Ann Rachelle Jones (Audio in Color), Margarita Coale (The Law Offices of Margarita Coale), Gray Tan (The Grayhawk Agency), and Mark Gottlieb (Trident Media Group)
  • 9:00 - 9:45am Reader Panels
    • Patching In - The Passion of Writing MC Romance with Kristen Ashley, Piper Davenport, Daphne Loveling, Jack Davenport, Laurie West, and Aaron Shedlock
      • Small Town Romance with Meghan Quinn, Daisy Jane, Kelly Collins, Claudia Burgoa, Liz Talley, Claire Hastings, and Laura Pavlov
    • Cute & Curvy with Terreece M. Clarke, S.J. Tilly, Jenn D. Young, Jude McLean, Brittany McMahan, and Victoria Connolly
    • Heidi Jaffe they Psychic Medium
  • 9:00 - 10:45am
    • ​Agent and  Editor Speed Dating - ticket required
  • ​9:00 - 9:45am Craft Panels
    • ​"Eric Clapton Was Wrong!" Focusing on the Grammar and Style Errors Found Most Frequently in Published Works with Helen Hardt
    • Beyond the Shelves: Exploring NOOK and Barnes & Noble in the Digital Age with Julie Braunschweiger
    • Entangled Publishing - About the Brand with Lizzy Mason
  • 10:00 - 10:45am Reader Panels
    • Meghan Quinn Birthday Party
    • Billionaire Romance with Catharina Maura, Shain Rose, Kaylene Winter, Krista Lakes, Claudia Burgoa, J. Saman, Gideon Frost, and Grace Grant
    • Sports Romance with Cathryn Fox, Emily Rath, Elise Faber, Jami Davenport, Maggie Rawdon, and Melissa Ivers
    • Same Scene, Different Genre with Rebecca Zanetti, Jason Pinter, Wendy Owens, Anjelica Grace, Sylvia Day, Madison Lawson, Mariah Kingsley, and Kerry Lonsdale
    • Real Life or Fiction? Writing from Personal Experience with LM Fox, Greer Rivers, Jenni Barra, and Sara L. Hudson
    • Mafia Romance with Luna Mason, Sadie Kincaid, S London, JT Geissinger, S.R. Watson, Ryan Stacks, and Lacy Laurel
    • Caroline Lee Pop-Up with treats!
  • 10:00 - 10:45am Craft Panels
    • ​David Pomerico with HarperCollins Voyager on the Fantasy Genre
    • Selling Your Brand with Kickstarter with Oriana Leckert (Head of Publishing at Kickstarter), Red Phoenix, Willow Winters, Dana Claire, and Lainey Davis
    • How to Publish a Successful Audiobook with Tantor Media, Audio in Color, One Night Stand Studios, Podium Audio, and High Gravity
  • 11:00 - 11:45am Reader Panels
    • In Conversation with Rebecca Yarros Panel - ticket required
    • Dark Romance with KG Reuss, S Massery, Helen Hardt, Aleatha Romig, Dakota Willink, Christian Black, and Shiloh James 
    • Narrator Improv with Jill Redfield, Gary Furlong, Lessa Lamb, Henry Kramer, and Shane East
    • New Adult Romance with Megan Linski, Ginger Scott, Pru Schuyler, and ​Carrie Thomas
    • LGBTQ+ Panel with Sophie Stern, Michelle Mars, Kat Blackthorne, Adrian J. Smith, and Jake Bordeaux
  • 11:00 - 11:45am Craft Panels
    • Draft2Digital with Dan Wood
    • Author-Agent Relationships with Kimberly Brower of Brower Literary​
    • Legal Mazes & Author Dazes: Clearing the Fog in Literary Law with Joleen Hughes of Hughes Media Law Group
    • Snappy Dialogue with Claire Kingsley, Jennie Marts, Kristen Proby, Amy Daws, Stephanie Nemeth Parker, and Felicity Munroe
  • 12:00 - 1:30pm: Pasta Lunch with K. Bromberg, Emily Rath, Sadie Kincaid, and Jay Crownover
  • 2:00 - 5:00pm: Book Signing - see list of authors signing HERE
  • 5:15 - 6:15pm: A Sylvia Day Event Dinner - buy a boxed dinner and chat with Sylvia Day and narrator, Jill Redfield
  • 7:30 - 10:00pm: Passionflix Red Carpet Event with Kristen Ashley and Lisa Renee Jones
    • Showing of an episode of The Secret Life of Amy Bensen, showing of The Will, and a Q&A
  • 10:00 - 12:30am: DJ Party sponsored by The Midnight Bookshelf, Amanda McKinney, Alicia Rades, Evangaline Pierce, Riley Hart, and Bernadette Marie - MASQUERADE THEME!
  • 11:00pm - 12:00am: PJ Party + Bedtime Stories with Marcio Catalano, Angelina Rocca, Henry Kramer, Macie Miller,  Allie Martina, and Troy Duran

Saturday, April 20th

  • 9:00 - 11:45am: Book Signing - see list of authors signing HERE
  • 12:15 - 1:45pm: Lunch with the Stars - ticket required
  • 1:00 - 1:45pm​ Craft Panels
    • ​Writing a Good Synopsis with Audrey J. Cole, and Heatherly Bell
    • Yes, You're Good Enough - Getting the Perfect Agent with Louise Fury (The Fury Agency), and Sarah Younger (The Nancy Yost Agency)
    • Traditional Publishing Process​ with Deb Werksman (Sourcebooks)
  • 2:00 - 3:00pm: Enjoy delicious cakes decked out with your favorite books covers with Kat Mizera, Jami Davenport, Kelly Jamieson, Elise Faber, Cathryn Fox, and Gina Azzi
  • 2:00 - 5:00pm: Rising Star Signing - see list of authors signing HERE
  • 2:00 - 5:00pm: Pop-Up Signings and Treats with Catharina Maura, Willow Winters, Mariah Kingsley, Tina DeSalvo, Luna Pierce, Stephanie Clemens, Claudia Burgoa, and Ali Marie
  • 2:00 - 3:45pm Readers Panels
    • ​Detective For a Day with Tee O'Fallon, Isabella Maldonado, LT Ryan, Kiersten Modglin, Evan Cox (ex-homicide detective), Sylvia Day, Jon Hersley (ret. FBI ), Rob Samborn, Gregory Salinas, Lucinda Berry, Jack Davenport, Drew Hayes, and Mariah Ankenman
      • The ultimate true crime event! Walk through solving a real-life crime
  • ​​2:00 - 2:45pm Readers Panels
    • Contemporary: A Craving for Contemporary Romance with K. Bromberg, Kaylene Winter, Kat Singleton, Jennifer Probst, Nikki Castle, and Willow Winters
    • Passionflix Panel
    • Historical Romance with Annabelle Anders, Caroline Lee, April Moran, Monica Burns, and Shane East
  • 2:00 - 2:45pm Craft Panels
    • Psychology of Fear & Villains with Mark Greaney and Charlaine Harris
    • Sourcebooks - About the Brand with Deb Werksman
    • Blackstone Publishing - About the Brand with Rick Bleiweiss
    • Navigating Foreign Rights with Stephanie Phillips (SBR Media), Gray Tan, and Stacey Marie Brown
  • 3:00 - 3:45pm Reader Panels
    • ​Books to Film for Readers with Charlaine Harris, Mark Greaney, Nancy Naigle, and Heidi McLaughlin
    • TL Swan Margarita Event
    • Romantic Comedy with Elizabeth SaFleur, Melanie Summers, Michelle Mars, A.K. Landow, Caroline Lee, Heather Costa, and Jeffrey Kafer
    • Paranormal & Fantasy Romance with Lexi C Foss, Tana Stone, Victoria Aveline, Renee Rose, Holly Roberds, Bridget Bordeaux, AJ Carter, and Nikki Grey
    • Romantic Suspense with Lori Matthews, Rebecca Zanetti, Patricia D. Eddy, Greer Rivers, Jen Talty, Lilian Harris, and Tor Thom
  • 3:00 - 3:45pm Craft Panels
    • ​​​Macmillan - About the Brands with Monique Patterson 
    • Going Viral! with Luna Mason, Willow Winters, Jason Pinter (@JerseyBookGuy), Isabella Bauer (@mexican.bells), and Angelina Rocca
    • Who did it, how to trick the reader with Wendy Owens, and Renee Pawlish
    • Provisions, Promises and the Power of Contracts with Joleen Hughes (HMLG Law), Michelle Grajkowski (3 Seas Literary), Eric S. Brown, and Margarita Coale
  • 3:30 - 4:00pm: Agent Q&A with Kimberly Brower of Brower Literary
  • 4:00 - 6:00pm: JT Geissinger Happy Hour w/ Tito's Handmade Vodka & Troy Duran Reading
  • 4:00 - 4:45pm Craft Panels​​
    • Thrilling Women with Lucinda Berry, Kiersten Modglin, Kate Gable, Suzanne Elise Freeman, Amanda Stribling, Teri Schnaubelt, and Jodie Harris (Sofia Lette)
    • Details, Details, Details! World Building with Charlaine Harris, Leia Stone, and Tracy Wolff
    • Canary Press, Harlequin, Category, and Graydon House - About the Brand with Lynn Raposo and Alexandra Kiley
    • Show Me the Money! The financial aspects of a publishing contract and becoming a full-time author with Leticia Gomez (Kensington)
    • Plotting Your Thriller with Elise Hart Kipness, Rob Samborn, Noelle W. Ilhi, Deborah J Ledford, and Chuck Barrett  ​
  • 5:00 - 5:45pm: Kensington Imprint - About the Brand with Leticia Gomez
  • 5:00 - 6:00pm: Murder Mystery Dinner with Jennie Marts, Tonya Kappes, Douglas Pratt, Rebecca Zanetti, Aleatha Romig, and Ginger Scott! Get your boxed dinner and enjoy a murder mystery!
  • 7:00 - 10:30pm: Netflix showing of The Gray Man with Mark Greaney - the series that has sold over 25 million copies. Starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans
  • 9:30 - 11:00pm: Paint Party with Rebecca Zanetti, Tracy Wolff, Heatherly Bell, Tina Desalvo, and Donna Grant
  • 9:30 - 11:00pm: Casino Night with Elizabeth SaFleur, Jen Simmons, Kelly Collins, Lexi C. Foss / A.C. Kramer, LM Fox
    and Lori Matthews
  • 9:30 - 11:45pm: DJ Party sponsored by Sadie Kincaid - SPEAKEASY THEME!

Sunday, April 21st

9:00 - 11:00am: Goodbye Party with Catharina Maura, LT Ryan, and TL Swan - homemade poptarts with sugar drizzle, coffee, tea and plenty of fun