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Noir Fantasy: Vampire Cops and Dark Elf Gumshoes
Sunday August 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Kananaskis 2
Crossover genres can gain huge inspiration from their parent genres. Setting fantastical tropes into a noir setting is one such crossover. Panelists discuss how each genre informs and inspires the new work, and provide examples readers might like to explore.
Moderators
avatar for Yvonne Kjorlien

Yvonne Kjorlien

I am: - an INFJ, highly-sensitive person (HSP), rainforest-minded/multipotentialite - a scientist and creative: I need to engage in both to be balanced and fulfilled. - a self-published author of two (and counting) books. Memoirs of a Reluctant Archaeologist was first published in... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Chris Carolan

Chris Carolan

Chris Patrick Carolan is an author, editor, and hovercraft enthusiast, originally from Glasgow but now based in Calgary, Alberta. He writes steampunk, horror, fantasy, and science fiction, though he has also been known to turn to crime to make ends meet. Crime fiction, that is. His... Read More →
avatar for Valerie L. King

Valerie L. King

Valerie L. King is a member if the Imaginative Fiction Writers Association (IFWA) and Calgary Crime Writers. She has some published short stories and is currently writing an urban fantasy series as well as several non-fiction books. Her passions are music, art, and volunteering with... Read More →
avatar for Jonathan Sean Lyster

Jonathan Sean Lyster

independent author, Heuronic Books
Jonathan Sean Lyster likes to wrap his head around strange nows and possible futures. His novels include the science fiction thriller "Oblivion's Wake" and the Armageddon Boys urban fantasy comedy series. His short stories have appeared in "On Spec," "Analog," and "Storyteller". A... Read More →
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Kevin Weir

I began my work in film before becoming an author of page, stage, and screen. A fan of fantastical worlds, I found a way to channel my chaotic energies into wild yarns, taking readers on unforgettable journeys. My debut novel, Endless Hunger, was praised as a "riveting, genre-blending... Read More →
Sunday August 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Kananaskis 2
  Panel Discussion, Science Fiction, Fantasy

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