Dianna Gunn

Speaker

Dianna Gunn is an author of fantasy and science fiction with strong horror elements. She wrapped up her first fantasy series, the Moonshadow Rising Duology, in 2024 with Moonshadow's Champion and has since dived into horror with the Killer Debt anthology. Weeknight Writers Group, a social enterprise dedicated to creating accessible educational and community supports for writers, #WeeknightWriters Twitter chat on Thursdays at 7PM EST.

3:00PM - 4:30PM EDT

Saturday July 12th

Accessibility and Publishing: Removing Barriers for Professionals with Disabilities

While awareness has increased regarding disabilities, there still remains numerous barriers and biases within the publishing industry. In this panel, professionals discuss obstacles that exist and how to counter them and add accommodations to lower these barriers.

6:30PM - 8:00PM EDT

Sunday July 13th

Engaging Your Readership: Author Interviews and Panels

A panel about panels? Inception! Though many authors avoid it when they can, marketing ourselves and our work is a large part of this business. One way of doing that is through interviews and panels. How do you even land an interview? What do you say in a panel? This panel will teach you the ins and outs of engaging your readership through these opportunities.