A starting talk to attend if you’re just beginning to put some words to paper or maybe you’ve written a few stories and you want to expand your craft. We’ll discuss the basics of how to start improving, getting inspiration, and how to accept, deal with, and benefit from the hierarchy of talent and experience in writing or any other art form. Seasoned writers are also welcome for review or adding experienced opinions.
Do you love plants? Need advice on how to take care of your plant babies? Just plant curious? Stop by and hang out with fellow plant lovers! If you have extra plants, cuttings, or seeds to give away: Bring 'em!
Want to learn to make your own dice! Nows your chance to learn the basics, the safety, and the road to advanced techniques! Stay until the end for a dice inking workshop!
Interested in Animation? This panel will cover the basics of 2D animation for those wanting to get into medium. We'll discuss Tools, Tips, and Techniques for making smooth and appealing animations. We welcome aspiring animators to professional animators to come join us.
The opportunities to share and profit from your work have exploded in the past few years. But have you ever wondered why publishers do the things they do? Join as experienced editors, slush pile readers, and writers spill advice on how to get your story published, point out pitfalls to avoid, and share their stories of the challenges of being on the other side of a submission.
Sometimes a story doesn’t require a princess to be saved, or an adventure to be taken. Occasionally, stories look at trying to show a bit of the drama, comedy, or tragedy in everyday life. Our panelists will help you make even this seemingly mundane genre interesting and exciting, and look at ways to keep your story from being just another Wednesday.
This panel will cover the basics and some of the intricacies of adult writing such as word choice, pacing, and where the adult material fits in your larger work. We'll also look at making your adult work enticing to the reader and just how enticing it should be based on the purpose of your story.
Bring a book! All books are good books whether they be text, audio, graphic, comic, etc! You can even bring books to share! Drag a friend along with you! Conventions are full of fun, noise, and friends, but sometimes it's nice to chill out with a book in relative quiet and meet some new bookish friends. The first portion of the panel will be a quiet reading session and then afterwards we'll mingle and talk about our books. (Notes: 1) You're welcome to listen to audiobooks/music, but please wear earbuds that are not audible to the person sitting next to you. 2) This panel is open to all ages, so please keep your book, especially ones with graphic elements PG-13)
A place for furries interested in old computers, video game consoles, or other retro tech to meet up, talk about interesting technology, and interact with live demos. Participants are encouraged but not required to bring a piece of neat tech to show off.
A stumbling block for many writers with fantastic story ideas is how to bring the characters within them to life. Cardboard cutout characters can dull an otherwise interesting story. In this panel, learn techniques for coming up with interesting characters, and how to develop strong character arcs.
Tired of Windows and Mac OS? Got an old computer that you don’t want to get rid of just yet? Want to learn about what powers Android, the Steam Deck, and basically the entire internet? Join us for a crash course in what Linux is, how it works, and how you can get started in using Linux!
Tabletop and Live Action Roleplaying require as much writing as our favorite short stories and novels. But they also require a very different approach then other narrative works. Join our expert panelists for a discussion of writing for these unique formats.
Take some Time And Relative Discussions In Space to talk all things sci-fi furry. Whether it's how to write your epic space opera or your quick jaunt into the very possible future, this is the place to bring your cybernetics into our parallel world.
You’ve written your story, but now what? Critique is a critical skill for any writer and beta reading is an essential part of the process of making your story the best it can be. Come listen to our panelists share tips and tricks they’ve picked up and how beta reading has helped them.
Writing adult fiction is not always straightforward and vanilla. In our community, there are plenty of strange desires to color and enrich your fiction. Discovering the secrets of such kinks in writing can be rewarding and downright fun, but there are also inherent challenges. Join us for an open discussion of the odder side of adult writing.
Come meet up with other railroad enthusiasta and play with our model trains! We'll be setting up a temporary model train layout and letting people run our trains. Want to bring your own? You're welcome to bring your own DCC equipped HO scale trains (min radius 24") or any other scale to display or run if you bring track.
