Author Isabelle Hardesty at Dragon Con 2021
ISABELLE HARDESTY – DRAGON CON 2021
READING SESSIONS TRACK
Title: Reading Session: Isabelle Hardesty
Time: Fri 10:00 am Location: Marietta – Hyatt
Speakers: Isabelle Hardesty
DIVERSITY TRACK
Title: Writers’ Panel: A Woman’s Perspective
Description: A panel discussion that focuses on women in areas of publishing, writing, editing, comics, & art from a woman’s perspective.
Time: Fri 01:00 pm Location: Inman – Hyatt
Speakers: Isabelle Hardesty, Chantelle Aimée Osman, Seressia Glass, Jennifer Gilley
Moderator: Yvette Kendall
FANTASY LITERATURE TRACK
Title: Trope-a-Licious
Description: Tropes are powerful story tools, but sometimes you just gotta shake things up! Let’s talk not just about the power of a trope but the power of mixing them up.
Time: Fri 05:30 pm Location: Embassy CD – Hyatt
Speakers: Isabelle Hardesty, Steve Saffel, Michael J. Allen, Jeffrey Falcon Logue, Travis Heermann, Maria Dahvana Headley
WRITER’S TRACK
Title: Creativity 101
Description: Discover some simple but effective ways of enhancing creativity.
Time: Sat 11:30 am Location: Embassy EF – Hyatt
Speakers: Isabelle Hardesty ,Esther Friesner, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Tamsin L. Silver, D.B. Jackson, Nancy Knight,
AMERICAN SCI-FI AND FANTASY MEDIA TRACK
Title: The Expanse: Looking Inward from the Ring
Description: The Inner Planets are staggered through the Free Navy’s devastation, & Mars’s plots for a better future–& it’s not on Mars. There is loss & danger & not a little bit of machinations, emotional & political. A look back at the past year & to what might be for the final season.
Time: Sat 04:00 pm Location: M301-M301 – Marriott
Speakers: Isabelle Hardesty, Hanne Madeleine Gates Paine, Fr. Bryan Small,
WRITER’S TRACK
Title: Teens Wanna Write?
Description: If you’re between 12 & 18, this is the workshop for you! This panel is especially for teens who want to write SF/Fantasy/Horror…and any other genre. You are the future of stories, books, & movies. It’s never too early to learn the ropes.
Time: Sun 01:00 pm Location: Embassy EF – Hyatt
Speakers: Isabelle Hardesty, Nancy Knight, A. J. Hartley, J. Gregory Keyes, Mari Mancusi
URBAN FANTASY TRACK
Title: Terror & Beauty: Depictions of the Fae in Urban Fantasy
Description: Our panel of authors discuss the various depictions of the Fae, exploring how often the attractiveness displayed by the beings & their world mask an underlying layer of menace & peril.
Time: Sun 02:30 pm Location: Chastain 1-2 – Westin
Speakers: Isabelle Hardesty, Kimbra Swain, Bishop O’Connell, Jean Marie Ward, Cecilia Dominic, Jim Butcher
URBAN FANTASY TRACK
Title: My Favorite Is Better Than Yours: A Buffy Season Competition
Description: Our panelists will defend why their favorite season of Buffy is the best, & the audience will evaluate the arguments & pick a winner.
Time: Sun 07:00 pm Location: Chastain 1-2 – Westin
Speakers: Isabelle Hardesty, Kevin Bachelder, Fr. Bryan Small, A. J. Hartley, J.F. Lewis, Daviorr Snipes, Kimbra Swain
About Isabelle Hardesty
Isabelle Hardesty writes stories about people doing magical things and kicking butt. She writes for all readers, and people like her, who didn’t see themselves in their favorite fantasy adventures growing up.
She is the author of several YA book series including The Destroyer Witch Chronicles, Sea Witch High duology, and The Delacourt Shapeshifter trilogy. She is best known for her novel about a telenovela actress turned witch, The Witch of Belle Fleur.
As an author, she loves sharing her work with readers. She loves attending conventions, and enjoys discussing her books, writing, witches, and more!
Isabelle Hardesty is a Miami native who uses her creative work to share her experiences growing up in South Florida. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and son. Discover more about Isabelle’s books at www.IsabelleHardesty.com
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