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Heather M. O'Connor

Freelance writer and author
Peterborough Ontario
Websiteheathermoconnor.com
Freelance writer and author. Grew up at 398.2 Library Lane, still living in a fantasy world. But in my own fantasy ms, the princess saves herself.
Always happy to discover new spec fic for kids, young adults and adults, especially books with strong female protagonists.
Looking for recommendations? Try N.K. Jemisin, Tamora Pierce, Nnedi Okorafor, Megan Whalen Turner, Uprooted (Naomi Novik), The Scorpion Rules and The Swan Rider (Erin Bow), Torn (Rowenna Miller), Wicked Nix (Lena Coakley), The Marrow Thieves (Cherie Dimaline), Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie), The Wayward Children series (Seanan McGuire), Nalo Hopkinson, The Animal Bridegroom (Sandra Kasturi).
Friday, October 18
 

6:00pm

Blue Pencil Café - Charles de Lint (sign up in advance online only - participants will have received confirmation email) Salon A - Pitches, Blue Pencil, Meets Gender in Spec Fiction Salon D - 20 seats
 
Saturday, October 19
 

10:00am

Hijacking YA Salon F - 60 seats Science Literacy Track Inauguration and Coffee Penthouse A - 75 seats

11:00am

Witches on the Rise Salon C - 20 seats

12:00pm

An Expanse of Political Discourse Salon F - 60 seats Behind the Scenes of Grant Applications Salon D - 20 seats DAW's Editorial Process Salon E - 60 seats Imagination Architects: Building Worlds From Words Salon C - 20 seats

1:00pm

Escaping Ageism in SFF Salon F - 60 seats Climate Keynote: It's Worse Than We Think Penthouse A - 75 seats

2:00pm

Ask Augur Magazine! Salon C - 20 seats Writing and Resistance Salon E - 60 seats

3:00pm

Back to the Future is a Bunch of Bull Salon E - 60 seats Imagining a Zero-Carbon Future Penthouse A - 75 seats

4:00pm

Getting Industry Gossip That You Need: Conversation with Locus Associate Editor Arley Sorg Salon D - 20 seats The Realness of Fabulism Salon E - 60 seats Technology-Driven Labor Market Disruption: The New Industrial Revolution Penthouse A - 75 seats

5:00pm

Ask an Agent Sessions w/ DongWon Song (sign up in advance online only - participants will have received confirmation email) Salon A - Pitches, Blue Pencil, Meets CBC's Off the Shelf Live! Salon F - 60 seats Designing a Planet Live Salon D - 20 seats The Glam Dames of Aurora Short Fiction Salon E - 60 seats

6:00pm

2019 Aurora Award Ceremony Christchurch Cathedral's Great Hall Body Positivity is Slim Pickings Salon E - 60 seats Everything in the Past is Made Up Salon C - 20 seats Taxes for Canadian Authors 2019 Salon D - 20 seats The Indescribable Salon B - 20 seats

8:00pm

Writing Effective Dialogue Salon B - 20 seats

9:00pm

ChiZine Publications Party Con Suite
 
Sunday, October 20
 

10:00am

Advice to Aspiring Writers on the Craft Salon E - 60 seats Can Fantasy Escape The Real World? Salon F - 60 seats The Stories You Love - Now With Diversity! Salon D - 20 seats The Ongoing Permanent Depletion of Water Resources Penthouse A - 75 seats

11:00am

Kaffeeklatsch w/ Agent GoH DongWon Song (SIGN UP IN ADVANCE ONLY AT REGISTRATION) Salon A - Pitches, Blue Pencil, Meets Ready, Steady, Flash! Salon E - 60 seats

1:00pm

Love As A Catalyst Salon F - 60 seats Stealing From Outside SFF Salon E - 60 seats

2:00pm

Hierarchy and Oppression in SFF Salon F - 60 seats Worldbuilding Focus: Religion Salon E - 60 seats