Alethea Lyons
Speaker
Alethea (ze/she) is an indie SFF author. Zir published works include the supernatural dark fantasy Seer of York series, published by Brigids Gate Press. Her short stories can be found in a variety of publications. Ze has a particular love for science-fantasy, dark fantasy, dystopias, and folklore. She also has soft spots for found family, hopeless romances, magi-tech, and non-human characters. Alethea lives in Manchester, UK with zir husband, little Sprite, a cacophony of stringed instruments, and more tea than ze can drink in a lifetime.
1:00PM - 2:30PM EDT
Sunday July 12th
Avoiding Bi-Erasure: Writing Bisexual/Pansexual Representation
Ships love to qualify relationships as straight or gay, and when a character is in a relationship, readers tend to define this by the gender of their partner. But how do we combat this with bi characters in committed relationships? Join our panel on Avoiding Bi-Erasure for tips and tricks on how to write awesome bi relationships and where to find them in fiction! (Moderator: AJ "Poppy" Alexanders)