Welcome to the not-quite-ready-for-prime-time schedule for OryCon 44! Seriously - we’re still hard at work on the schedule, but we want to give you an idea of what wonders await you in just a few more weeks. Please check back frequently for changes and additions, and see you in October!
What role does science play in fantasy and horror (as opposed to "hard" science fiction), particularly in light of genre conventions? To what extent can speculative fiction authors and creators play "fast and loose" with science?
How do you tend to your emotional and creative recovery after an illness or tragedy? What types of art exercise as therapy might work for you? It’s said work can be made under any condition, so should you force yourself to create even when you’re unwell?
Need to add an authentic vibe to your historical work? Learn where to start your research, what to give attention to, and how to incorporate those little details of daily life that will make your story shine with a magical touch of reality.
Most fans collect some things. Some fans collect all the things. What's actually worth collecting, and how does one store those items? When does a collection become a hoard?
Scammers. They infest the Internet nowadays. Phishing emails, catfishers on dating sites, fake profiles trying to friend us on social media, and so on, these bad actors have become more and more clever as time goes on. We will discuss how to identify the more common scams and how to avoid getting caught in them.
