Samantha Bryant

Samantha Bryant writes superhero and horror, depending on whether she wants to save the world today, or burn it down. She’s best known for her Menopausal Superhero novels, winner of a Jacquis Award for feminist writing. Well, that and her banana bread (the secret: sour cream). When she's not writing, Samantha enjoys family time, old movies, baking, reading, gaming, walking with her rescue dogs, and going places. Her favorite gift is tickets (to just about anything). Learn more about her and her work at amanthabryant.com. If all else fails, check the woods. She likes to get lost there.

5:30PM - 7:00PM EDT

Friday July 11th

Writing Older Characters: More than Parents, Mentors, and Babysitters

Contrary to most entertainment media, women do not stop having interesting lives after hitting a certain age. In the interest of creating more dynamic characters, Samantha Bryant uses her own experience writing menopausal superheroes to talk about the options available to writers when they let go of age restrictions.

9:30AM - 11:00AM EDT

Saturday July 12th

Round Table Chat: Superheroes (LIVE EVENT)

Superhero stories are about more than flowing capes and spandex. What are the aspects of a hero that make them super? How do you write a fresh story in a world already familiar with the MCU? Bring questions like these to our panel of authors and super hero specialists!