tentative Event outline

Events, times, and participants subject to change.

Thursday, April 18th

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

Friday, April 19th

  • 8am: Waffle Breakfast w/ Narrators
    • Ava Erickson, Grace Grant, Jason Clarke, Shane East, Marcio Catalano, and MANY MORE COMING SOON!
  • 8am: Waffle Breakfast w/ Industry Panel with Editors and Agents - more information coming soon
  • 9:00 - 9:45am Reader Panels
    • Patching In - The Passion of Writing MC Romance with Kristen Ashley, Piper Davenport, Daphne Loveling, Jack Davenport, and more coming soon
    • Not Another Romance Panel with Kerry Lonsdale, Lesley Jones, Mariah Kingsley, Michelle Major, Barbara O'Neal, and Emily Bleeker
    • Small Town Romance with Meghan Quinn, Daisy Jane, Kelly Collins, Claudia Burgoa, Liz Talley, Claire Hastings, and Laura Pavlov
    • BDSM Lifestyle with Red Phoenix, Dakota Willink, Aleatha Romig, and Lauren Rowe
    • Cute & Curvy with Terreece M. Clarke, S.J. Tilly, Jenn D. Young, Jude McLean, and Brittany McMahan
  • 9:00 - 10:45am
    • ​Agent and  Editor Speed Dating
  • ​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
    • Women's Fiction Writers Panel with Amanda Speights
  • 10:00 - 10:45am Reader Panels
    • Billionaire Romance with Catharina Maura, Shain Rose, Kaylene Winter, Krista Lakes, and J. Saman
    • Sports Romance with Cathryn Fox, Emily Rath, Elise Faber, Hannah Cowan, Jami Davenport, Maggie Rawdon, Meg Reading, and Melissa Ivers
    • Same Scene, Different Genre with Rebecca Zanetti, Jason Pinter, Wendy Owens, Anjelica Grace, Sylvia Day, and more coming soon
    • Real Life or Fiction? Writing from Personal Experience with LM Fox, Greer Rivers, Jenni Barra, Sara L. Hudson, and more coming soon
    • Mafia Romance with Luna Mason, Rachel Van Dyken, Sadie Kincaid, S London, and JT Geissinger
  • 10:00 - 10:45am Craft Panels
    • ​Selling Your Brand with Kickstarter with Red Phoenix, Willow Winters, and Dana Claire
    • How to Publish a Successful Audiobook with Tantor Media, Pink Flamingo, Audio in Color, One Night Stand Studios, Podium Audio, and Lyric Audiobooks
  • 11:00 - 11:45am Reader Panels
    • ​Meghan Quinn Birthday Party w/ Special Surprise
    • Dark Romance with KG Reuss, S Massery, Ashley Jade, Helen Hardt, and Eva Charles
    • Narrator Improv with Lucy Rivers, Lacy Laurel, AJ Carter, and Henry Kramer
    • New Adult Romance with LM Fox, Megan Linski, Lexi Bissen, K.K. Allen, Ginger Scott, and Pru Schuyler
    • LGBTQ+ Panel with Sophie Stern, Michelle Mars, Kat Blackthorne, Traci Douglass, Adrian Smith, and Quinn Ward
  • 11:00 - 11:45am Craft Panels
    • Entangled Publishing - About the Brand with Liz Pelletier
    • You're Never Too Old to Start a New Career with Rick Bleiweiss of Blackstone Publishing
    • Snappy Dialogue with Claire Kingsley, Jennie Marts, Kristen Proby, and Amy Daws
    • Inkitt/Galatea - About the Brand with Kylie Koews and Rachel Van Dyken
  • 12:00 - 1:30pm: Pasta Lunch with Ashley Jade, K. Bromberg, Emily Rath, Sadie Kincaid, and Jay Crownover
  • 2:00 - 5:00pm: Book Signing - see list of authors signing HERE
  • 5:00 - 6:00pm: A Sylvia Day Event Dinner (buy a boxed dinner and chat with Sylvia Day) - more details coming soon
  • 7:30 - 11:45pm: Passionflix Red Carpet Event with Kristen Ashley and Lisa Renee Jones and a VERY Special Surprise
    • Showing of an episode of The Secret Life of Amy Bensen, showing ofThe Will, and a Q&A with talent
  • 10:00 - 12:30am: DJ Party
  • 11:00pm - 12:00am: PJ Party + Bedtime Stories with Marcio Catalano, Angelina Rocca, Henry Kramer, and Troy Duran

Saturday, April 20th

  • 9:00 - 12:00pm: Book Signing - see list of authors signing HERE
  • 12:15 - 1:45pm: Lunch with the Stars - see full list and buy your ticket HERE
  • 1:00 - 1:45pm​ Craft Panels
    • ​Writing a Good Synopsis - panelists to be announced soon
    • Yes, You're Good Enough - Getting the Perfect Agent with experienced New York editors to be named soon
    • 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, 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 Delsavo, Luna Pierce, Stephanie Clemens, Lexie Scott, Shantel Tessier
  • 2:00 - 3:45pm Readers Panels
    • ​Detective For a Day with Tee O'Fallon, Isabella Maldonado, LT Ryan, Heidi Jaffe (Medium), Evan Cox (ex-homicide detective), Sylvia Day and witnesses
      • The ultimate true crime event! Walk through solving a real-life crime
  • ​​2:00 - 2:45pm Readers Panels
    • TL Swan Event - details coming soon
    • Contemporary: A Craving for Contemporary Romance with K. Bromberg, Kaylene Winter, Kat Singleton, Heidi Mclaughlin, Jennifer Probst, Nikki Castle, Kat T. Masen, and Willow Winters
    • Kindle Vella for Authors and Readers
    • Historical Romance with Golden Angel, Annabelle Anders, Caroline Lee, Amy Harmon, April Moran, and Monica Burns
  • 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), Shain Rose, Stacey Marie Brown, and more coming soon
  • 3:00 - 3:45pm Reader Panels
    • ​Books to Film for Readers with Charlaine Harris and Mark Greaney
    • Passionflix Panel with Tosca Musk (CEO of Passionflix) and Passionflix talent
    • Romantic Comedy with Meghan Quinn, Elizabeth SaFleur, Melanie Summers, Michelle Mars, A.K. Landow, and Caroline Lee
    • Paranormal & Fantasy Romance with Lexi C Foss, Tana Stone, Lexie Scott, Victoria Aveline, Renee Rose, and Holly Roberds
    • Romantic Suspense with Patricia Eddy, Greer Rivers, Jen Talty, Jackie Walker, Sadie Rose, and Lilian Harris
  • 3:00 - 3:45pm Craft Panels
    • ​​​Macmillan - About the Brands with Monique Patterson 
    • Going Viral! with Luna Mason, Willow Winters, Kat T. Masen, Jason Pinter (@JerseyBookGuy), Isabella (@mexican.bells), and Jessica (@books_and_crafts)
    • Who did it, how to trick the reader with Wendy Owens, JT Ellison, Danielle Girard
    • Provisions, Promises and the Power of Contracts with Joleen Hughes (HMLG Law), Michelle Grajkowski (3 Seas Literary), and Margarita Coale
  • 4:00 - 6:00pm: JT Geissinger Happy Hour w/ Tito's Handmade Vodka & Troy Duran Reading
  • 4:00 - 4:45pm Craft Panels
    • ​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
    • 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 thriller authors and agents
  • 5:00 - 5:45pm: Heidi Jaffe the Psychic Medium - explore the world of psychic and medium readings with Heidi Jaffe who strives to connect her clients with loved ones and offer guidance about their paths in life. Heidi has also worked with law enforcement several times to help solve cases. 
    • Group readings available at a separate time, more details soon.
  • 5:00 - 5:45pm: Kensington Imprint - About the Brand with Leticia Gomez
  • 5:00 - 7:00pm: Murder Mystery Dinner with Jennie Marts, Jenn McKinlay, and more cozy mystery authors! Get your boxed dinner and enjoy a murder mystery!
  • 7:30 - 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
    Lori Matthews, and Daisy Jane
  • 9:30 - 11:45pm: DJ Party

Sunday, April 21st

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