Samantha Bryant

Panelist

Samantha Bryant

If you’re looking for Samantha Bryant, check the woods first. She likes to get lost there in order to find herself, and she’s probably near the water. She’s a fan of the small beauties of life, especially the ones Mother Nature made and enjoys taking macro photographs of the things she finds on her walks. Her rescue dogs think this is a great idea because it means they get lots of time to romp in the sunshine.

In her writing life, Samantha writes superhero and horror stories, which one depends on whether she wants to save the world today, or burn it down. She also likes to play in other genres from time to time, including science fiction, literary fiction, and poetry. Her influences have been mostly complex, complicated, and problematic women, full of passion and willing to make trouble to make a difference.

She is best known for her Menopausal Superhero series of novels through Falstaff Books, winner of a Jacquis Award for feminist writing. Well, that and her banana bread (the secret is sour cream). The Menopausal Superhero series features heroines of a certain age, and are dramedy in tone, blending superheroic action and comedic moments in heartfelt stories about aging and friendship, with superpowers. Book One: Going Through the Change is a great place to start. Or you can try her horror stories if you like your fiction darker. Two other great anthologies that include her stories are Slay: Stories of the Vampire Noire from Mocha Memoirs Press and A Woman Unbecoming from Crone Girls Press. Check out her full catalog at Amazon or on her website http://samanthabryant.com or find her wasting time on Twitter and Instagram @samanthabwriter.

Sessions by Samantha Bryant

2nd Day

June 8, 2024

How to Create Superheroes and Villains to Match

Superheroes and villains often feature in powerful stories that incite excitement and wonderment from audiences. But how can you best approach stories like these to make your heroes pack a special punch and keep your villains in the fight? Our panel of superhero writers have all the tips to keep the tropes interesting…or defy them altogether.

9:30 - 11:00 AM