MSC 39 Program Preview

Updated March 12th at 4:30 am

Note: this page is no longer being updated, you should see the current schedule at https://midsouthcon.org/msc-39-programming-schedule/

Date Time Name Genre # Panelists Description
Friday 2:00 PM Treasure Planet
Event 1 Come watch one of Disney’s underappreciated Disney movies. Based on the classic story by Robert Louis Stevenson "Treasure Island," the legendary "loot of a thousand worlds" inspires an intergalactic treasure hunt when 15-year-old Jim Hawkins stumbles upon a map to the greatest pirate trove in the universe in this thrilling animated space adventure "Treasure Planet."
Friday 2:00 PM Play with Kristin! Event & Gaming 1 Come play one of Looney Lab’s many game with Gaming GoH Kristin Looney. Whether playing one of your favorites or learning one for the first time from one of the designers themselves, this should be a fun time for all!

Kristin will be at the Looney Lab’s table at various times throughout the day. See gaming for more details.
Kristin Looney
Friday 2:00 PM Parsely Games: Short Session with Andy Looney Event & Gaming 1 Play a round or two of one of Gaming GoH Andy Looney’s Parsely Games. Parsely games are 80s text adventures played with a group. Andy Looney becomes the computer and will guide you through one or more of his very short modules: Trapped! Red Alert! and Ducks on a Plane.
Andy Looney
Friday 4:00 PM Atlantis the Lost Empire
Event 1 Come watch on of Disney’s underappreciated films, "Atlantis: The Lost Empire." After Milo Thatch, a naive but determined cartographer, Milo Thatch, joins up with a group of daredevil explorers to find the legendary lost empire of Atlantis. It’s a quest begun by his his late grandfather, a famous explorer, but shifts into high-gear after a journal surfaces and an eccentric billionair funds the expedition.
Friday 5:00 PM Open Open

Friday 5:00 PM Morality Systems Seen in Literature and Other Media Literary 3 Morality systems and codes, or a lack of them, are a major theme of so many stories. Panelists look at examples and consider how issues of morality influence the perception we have of the character.
Jim Gillentine, Amy Banker
Friday 5:00 PM Open Open

Friday 5:00 PM Gaming For One Gaming 1 Solo games are on the rise. Panelists talk this trend and how these games can be just as fulfilling as a game played with a larger group of people
Wesley Kinslow
Friday 5:00 PM History of Crime Comics Comics & Media 1 Panelists discuss crime in comics as seen through the ages.
Anthony Mathenia
Friday 5:00 PM Tales from the Table Other 4
Tommy Hancock, Bryan Huff, Chris Oakley
Friday 5:00 PM Opening Ceremony Event 8 MidSouthCon 39 officially kicks off as we greet our Guests of Honor, and say hello to our members.

Stephanie Osborn, Sheree Renée, Kristin Looney, Andy Looney, Michael Bielaczyc, Paul Bielaczyc, Randall Pass, Elizabeth Bear
Friday 6:00 PM Filk for Kids Children s & Fandom 2 Come learn about the fannish tradition of filk music. Demos and singalongs appropriate for kids.
Melinda LaFevers, Mel White
Friday 6:00 PM Cultivating Your Bookshelf Literary 3 Panelist discuss things that should be on every bookshelf. And how to build an interesting and well rounded book collection.
S.H. Roddey, Diana Morgan, Chris Oakley
Friday 6:00 PM Books to TV Media & Literary 3 When you watch your book on TV – TV adaptations of science fiction fantasy literature.
John Jackson Miller, Crymsyn Hart, Glen Engel-Cox
Friday 6:00 PM Weapons of the Future Science 3 Science fiction is full of high tech weapons. Which are actually plausible, and what are we actually building.
Melissa Olthoff, Dave Appleby, Jim Beall
Friday 6:00 PM Self-Marketing in Fandom: Authors, Editors, & Designers Other & Gaming 4
Tommy Hancock, Dark Naga, Andy Looney, Scott Lynch
Friday 6:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row 3 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Alderaan Cosplay, Tyrone Tony Reed Jr., HC Playa
Friday 6:30 PM Reading: Laura Sellers Reading & Literary 1 A reading with Laura Sellers
Laura Sellers
Friday 7:00 PM Rock and Roll — the New Madrid fault system Science 1 A presentation on the New Madrid fault system by our science GoH Stephanie Osborn.
Stephanie Osborn
Friday 7:00 PM Colloboration Collectives and Writing Seminars Literary 3 Panelists discuss the benefits and pitfalls of writing seminars & being part of a writer’s group.
William Alan Webb, S.C. Houff, Sheree Renée
Friday 7:00 PM Gaming as a Business Gaming 3 From concept & design to kickestater & promotions. Panelist discuss what it takes to create, promote, and manage the day-to-day activities of running a business in the gaming community
Dark Naga, Kristin Looney, Michael Bielaczyc
Friday 7:00 PM Reading: Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. Reading & Reading 1 Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. reads from his novel Soldiers of Light Against Darkness, Book I of S.O.L.A.D series.
Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.
Friday 7:00 PM Life in Gotham City Comics & Media 2 Gotham is one of the most iconic cites in DC Comics. Join panelists as they discuss life in Gotham City.
Josh Plock
Friday 7:00 PM The What, How, & Why of Cup-Sleeves and K-Pop Fandom 3 Are these events really focused on cup-sleeves? Panelists explain why these K-Pop fandom events are so big, how they came to be, and what they look for in one of these events.
Alison Rushing, Celeste Marie, Our Heartshakers
Friday 7:00 PM Magic + muscles + Anime = Mashle Anime 2 Do you like Harry Potter and want an anime about a magic school? Do you like working out too? I have the perfect solution. Come and talk about everything Mashle.
Friday 7:00 PM Meeple Costumes Children s 2 In this panel, Kids can use a variety of supplies to make costume pieces to go around some of the meeples in the gameroom. They need hats, capes, clothes and anything else the kids can come up with. All supplies will be provided.
Friday 7:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row 4 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Marisa Wolf, Kevin Steverson, Melinda LaFevers, Axel
Friday 8:00 PM The Dresden Files Fandom & Literary 3 In The Dresden Files, Harry Dresden,the only advertising wizard in the United States, investigates supernatural cases on behalf of both human and non-human clients. Do you know Harry Dresden? He’s a ‘bonafide’ wizard. Let’s discuss!
Denise Hager
Friday 8:00 PM Playing to Lift Gaming 5 How to use character vs character dynamics to not just tell your own dynamic story, but to help others tell theirs
Brian Cooksey, Chad Powers, Cynthia Jerkins, Michelle Doole, Amy Banker
Friday 8:00 PM Reading: Herika R. Raymer Reading & Literary 1 Herika R. Raymer reads from her story Chicken Pulp.
Herika R. Raymer
Friday 8:00 PM Japan as a Fandom Fandom 3 Japanese Culture and History is everywhere in fandom. From Lolita Cosplay to games like Legends of the Five Rings to bonsai trees to all the anime and manga out there, you can’t get away from it.
Aubrey Stephens
Friday 8:00 PM Let’s Create a Creature! Art 1 get description from Melissa
Friday 8:00 PM Getting into Cosplay Costuming 3 Panelists discuss what cosplay is all about and where it comes from. From recreations to original characters everything you might want to know or were afraid to ask.
Ginger Oh Snap, Celeste Marie
Friday 8:00 PM String Theory and the Multiverse Science 3
Samuel A. Edwards , Bill M. Tracer
Friday 8:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row 3 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Mark Stallings, Melissa Olthoff, M. R. Williamson
Friday 8:00 PM Meet the Guests Event 8 Come meet and greet MidSouthCon 39 s Guests of Honor while enjoying some light refreshments.
Stephanie Osborn, Sheree Renée, Kristin Looney, Andy Looney, Michael Bielaczyc, Paul Bielaczyc, Randall Pass, Elizabeth Bear
Friday 9:00 PM Pom Poko 30th Anniversary Anime 1 The tanuki (raccoon dogs) of Tama Hills find their community threatened by encroaching developers. The tanuki shape-shift into a comical variety of humans and spirits to try to scare away the humans and save their home, in this deeply affecting, funny and heartfelt look at what it means to live in the modern world.
Friday 9:00 PM Mythology in the Modern Age Media & Literary 4 From Percy Jackson to the Moon Knight, myths adapted for our modern age bring us new versions of some truly classic characters. Panelists discuss this trend and the stories we have fallen in love all over again.
Mel White, Dave Appleby, Denise Hager, Diana Morgan
Friday 9:00 PM Chain Mail Workshop Other 1 Chainmail workshop – Basic class on making chainmail rings and how to weave them.
Bryan Jones
Friday 9:00 PM Reading Open

Friday 9:00 PM For the Love of Ink! Art 3 Panelists discuss and give Q&A on ink art.
Greg Cravens, Paul Bielaczyc
Friday 9:00 PM Star Trek: Lower Decks Fandom & Media 3
Samuel A. Edwards , Bill M. Tracer, D Edward Jones
Friday 9:00 PM Writing Good Space Battles Literary 1 A staple of Science Fiction is the conflict in space. Panelists discuss how to write space battles that keep the reader intrigued.
Melissa Olthoff
Friday 9:00 PM Common Trends within Horror Literary & Media 5 Panelists discuss common trends in horror and why they are so appealing.
D elle Memphis, S.H. Roddey, Crymsyn Hart, Tom Deady, Russ Tilton
Friday 9:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row
Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Friday 10:00 PM Intro to Filk
Other 2 Filk is the music of fandom – come join in this beginner friendly introduction.
Melinda LaFevers, Libby A. Smith
Friday 10:00 PM Reading Open

Friday 10:00 PM Sex and the Single Robot Other 1 Adult Panel. Get description from Amy Herring
Louise Herring-Jones
Friday 10:00 PM The Trans Fan Experience Fandom 2 Transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming individuals discuss their experiences, both positive and negative, in gaming and fandom.
Lena Chipman, HC Playa
Friday 10:00 PM Interactive Imaginings via World-Building Literary & Gaming 4 Panelists discuss world design, and how the that design impacts characters in both stories and role-play games.

JP Chapleau, Louise Herring-Jones, Denise Hager, Scott Lynch
Friday 11:00 PM Open Filk Other
Come and listen or singalong to filk.
Friday 11:00 PM Open Open

Friday 11:00 PM Reading Open

Friday 11:00 PM Open Open

Friday 11:00 PM Rick an dMorty



Fandom & Comics 2 Panelsits talk about one of their favorite shows Rick an Morty on this long-running panel for MSC.
Trent Bontly
Friday 11:00 PM Are You A Werewolf? Event & Gaming 1
Saturday 12:00 AM Rocky Horror Picture Show Event
Come join us for our annual midnight showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show!
Saturday 8:00 AM Saturday Morning Cartoons Media 1
Saturday 9:00 AM Open Open

Saturday 9:00 AM Making a Post-Apocalyptic World Literary 1 Creating a post-apocalyptic world that is plausible and internally consistent.
Richard Cartwright
Saturday 9:00 AM Reading Open

Saturday 9:00 AM Talking Cutthroat Spades with Fandom GOH Randall Pass Fandom & Gaming 1 Cutthroat Spades used to be a classic of MSC and still is at other conventions. Join our Fandom GOH Randall Pass who talks about this game, how its different from the classiv version of spades, shares memories of playing this at MSC and other events from previous cons.
Randall Pass
Saturday 9:00 AM Influence of Fandom on Music Fandom 3 Our interests affect all sorts of things. Panelist discuss this trend and how music and fandom interact.
Kevin Steverson, Melinda LaFevers, Libby A. Smith
Saturday 9:00 AM Open Open

Saturday 9:00 AM Open Open

Saturday 9:00 AM Paranormal Romance Literary 3 From slow-burn romance to smut, it’s not your standard romance novel. Panelist consider if the appeal of paranormal romance is more the then the risque on paper?
Melissa Olthoff, S.H. Roddey, Crymsyn Hart
Saturday 10:00 AM Geek Tank Radio Podcast Event & Media 3 Geek Tank Radio is here at the Con! There has already been a podcast about this con and prepping for it, now get their take on all things geekery that are bouncing around their head and their experience so far with MSC. Join them live and be part of show.
Saturday 10:00 AM Plagues and Pandemics: Reality vs. Fiction Science & Literary 3 Panelists discuss what fiction gets wrong or right when it come to plagues and pandemics.
HC Playa, Master Duk Ku Son, Dana Bridges
Saturday 10:00 AM Creating Believable Aliens Literary & Science 4 Panelists discuss how to create interesting and believable aliens.
Marisa Wolf, John E. Siers, Jim Beall, Michael LaVoice
Saturday 10:00 AM Reading: Mike McCarthy Reading & Literary 1 Mike McCarthy reads from his essay Aftermyth
Mike McCarthy
Saturday 10:00 AM Gaming Done Virtually Gaming 4 Whether you are an avid board gamer, or just need a way to get everyone together for a rpg sessions, playing games online has grown and changed dramatically over the past few years. Panelist look at this rising trend, and discuss how its changed the ways we view gaming.
Brian Cooksey, Kristin Looney, Andy Looney
Saturday 10:00 AM Narrative Elements in Art Art 4 Panelists look at narrative elements in visual art and consider how details in art tell a story. If a picture says a 1000 words, then small details in a painting or pictures say a lot towards the story.
Greg Cravens, Michael Bielaczyc, M. R. Williamson
Saturday 10:00 AM Tabletop Gaming for Kids Event & Gaming 2 Bring your child to play either a board games or the roleplay game My Little Pony: Tales from Equestria. Game options for kids of various ages and staff available to help as needed. See gaming for details.
Wesley Kinslow, Bailey-Anna
Saturday 10:00 AM Silently Screaming Inside Other 4 20% of all Americans suffer from some form of depression. Yet depression and anxiety is still so underrated and misunderstood. Do you ever feel like no one hears you, understands you, or sees you? You are not alone. Come listen as others come and listen as others stand out and stand up to and for depression.
Denise Hager, Amy Banker
Saturday 10:00 AM Pro Row Pro Row 2 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Melissa Olthoff, Bill M. Tracer
Saturday 11:00 AM An Interview with Elizabeth Bear Literary 2 An interview with Elizabeth Bear.
Denise Hager, Elizabeth Bear
Saturday 11:00 AM Books that Forever Changed Me Literary 4 Panelist talk about books and stories that changed them for better or worse.

S.H. Roddey, Glen Engel-Cox, Diana Morgan, Chris Oakley
Saturday 11:00 AM Reading: Daniel Reece Reading & Literary 1 Daniel Reece reads from his short story Stake and Eggs.
Daniel Reece
Saturday 11:00 AM The Bad Boys: why do we love our Anti-Heroes Media & Literary 5 The Winter Soldier, Deadpool, the Sons of Anarchy, and Boba-Fett are just a few of our favorite rulebreakers of the page and screen. Panelists discuss if its their journeys of redemption (or not) that draw us in or are these ‘heroes’ just better reflections of ourselves than the average do-gooder?
Alderaan Cosplay, Jim Gillentine, Josh Plock, Crymsyn Hart, Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.
Saturday 11:00 AM Using Science Fiction as a Teaching Tool Other 4 How Science Fiction can be used as a way to engage students.
Melinda LaFevers, Aubrey Stephens, Elizabeth Donald, Dave Appleby
Saturday 11:00 AM The Costume Closet Costuming & Gaming 4 The Costume Closet: Backbeat Ballad’s talented Staff and Mentor team discuss how to pull together iconic original character looks, for LARP, and more!
Chad Powers, Cynthia Jerkins, MissingxLondon
Saturday 11:00 AM Blending Other Genres into Sci-Fi Literary & Media 4 Moving the tropes or hallmarks of genres into Science Fiction or Fantasy. (like noir)
Melissa Olthoff, Marisa Wolf, H David Blalock, John Hornor Jacobs
Saturday 11:00 AM Pro Row Pro Row 2 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Mark Stallings, John E. Siers
Saturday 12:00 PM GOH PANEL: Sheree Renee Thomas Literary 2 Join us as we talk with local Memphian and Editor Guest of Honor Sheree Renee Thomas about her works, being the editor for the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, her muses, Black Panther, Dark Matter, or anything else on her mind.
Sheree Renée, Denise Hager
Saturday 12:00 PM Iron Artist Art 4 Watch artists race to create wholly original works in only two hours for our Art Charity Auction.
Michael Bielaczyc, Paul Bielaczyc, Kenny Dunn
Saturday 12:00 PM Getting Started in Self-Publishing Literary 4 How to get started Self-Publishing your work.
Tommy Hancock, Daniel Reece, S.H. Roddey, Glen Engel-Cox
Saturday 12:00 PM Reading: Jim Gillentine Reading & Literary 1 Jim Gillentine reads from his novel A Night at Deaths Door.
Jim Gillentine
Saturday 12:00 PM The Simulation of Life, The Universe, and Everything Science 3 According to the Simulation Theory, the universe and everything we think we know is really all a big computer simulation. Panelists consider the merits and flaws of this hypothesis, and the troubles with it in relation to our collective reality.
Mark Stallings, Samuel A. Edwards , Bill M. Tracer
Saturday 12:00 PM The Fashion of Lolita Costuming 4 History some facts and some examples of the lolita fashion.
Alison Rushing, Lilium Rose, Celeste Marie, Bailey-Anna
Saturday 12:00 PM SCA Demo Event
The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), puts on a fighting demonstration.
Saturday 12:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row 2 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
William Alan Webb, S.C. Houff
Saturday 12:30 PM Reading: Alderaan Cosplay Reading & Children s 1 Alderaan Cosplay reads from a children s book.
Alderaan Cosplay
Saturday 1:00 PM INCOMING! Science 1 Our Science GoH gives a presentation on The Chicxulub impact and the KT extinction.
Stephanie Osborn
Saturday 1:00 PM Digital Consciousness: The Brain-Body Interface Science 3 Interfacing our minds and bodes into the digital world.
HC Playa, Elizabeth Bear, Jim Beall
Saturday 1:00 PM Reading with Scott Lynch Reading 1 Come sit and listen to a reading from epic fantasy author Scott Lynch, author of The Gentleman Bastard series.
Scott Lynch
Saturday 1:00 PM The Do’s and Dont’s of Cosplaying Costuming 4 Panelists share tips and answer questions on how to include fabrics to use, how to make patterns, armor making, prop making, posing, genderbending, how to store cosplay safely, how to navigate cons in cosplay, undergarments, and more!
D elle Memphis, Ginger Oh Snap, Angel of Azarath
Saturday 1:00 PM Streaming our Comic Stories Comics & Media 2 Riverdale, The Umbrella Academy, Moon Knight, etc. so of much of the streaming services’ content originally came from comic books. How well are they representing the source material.
John Jackson Miller
Saturday 1:00 PM The Power of a Shared Universe Literary 5 A shared universe is a set of creative works by multiple authors, set in the same background. What is there appeal?
Melissa Olthoff, Marisa Wolf, Bill M. Tracer, D Edward Jones, John E. Siers
Saturday 1:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row 3 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Tyrone Tony Reed Jr., Mike McCarthy, M. R. Williamson
Saturday 1:30 PM Reading: Paul K. Fischer Reading & Literary 1 Paul K. Fischer reads form an assortment of science fiction poetry.
Master Duk Ku Son
Saturday 2:00 PM GOH Panel: Being Looney Gaming 3 Kristin & Andy Looney talk about their game company Looney Labs. From how they began to where they are going in the future.
Kristin Looney, Andy Looney
Saturday 2:00 PM Science Fair Science Demoes Children s & Science 1 Panelist displays and demos some cool science experiments (and possible science fair projects) because science is cool.
Mel White
Saturday 2:00 PM Short Story Collections Literary 4 Panelists talk about releasing a novel that is made up of short stories from various authors.
H David Blalock, Daniel Reece, Herika R. Raymer, Sheree Renée
Saturday 2:00 PM Reading: Elizabeth Donald Reading & Literary 1 Elizabeth Donald reads form her work.
Elizabeth Donald
Saturday 2:00 PM Cospositivity and Diverse Cosplay Costuming 5 In this open discussion, panelist talk about the body positivity movement, the many facets of bullying in the community and the issues surrounding this behavior. Most of all, we ll talk about how we all can make both cosplay and fandom better for every fan – because cosplay is for everyone.

Alderaan Cosplay, D elle Memphis, Lilium Rose, Ginger Oh Snap
Saturday 2:00 PM Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers Fandom & Media 2 Dearest Gentle Reader, are you as excited for the next season as I am? Looking for something to watch in the mean time?
Saturday 2:00 PM Paranormal Olympics Children s & Paranormal
Kids are perceptive. This panel lets kids come in and test their paranormal sensitivities. Panelists will give the kids a score based on each test, from predicting the next in a pattern to telling the panelist what they might be thinking. The higher the score, the better the prize but every child wins something just for playing.
Saturday 2:00 PM Play with Kristin! Event & Gaming 1 Come play one of Looney Lab’s many game with Gaming GoH Kristin Looney. Whether playing one of your favorites or learning one for the first time from one of the designers themselves, this should be a fun time for all!

Kristin will be at the Looney Lab’s table at various times throughout the day. See gaming for more details.
Kristin Looney
Saturday 2:00 PM Doctor Who: 60 Years and Still Going Strong! Media & Fandom 4 t has been over 60 years since the airing of the first Doctor Who and it still going strong! Panelists talk about everything Doctor Who.
Laura Sellers, Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.
Saturday 2:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row 2 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Josh Plock, Samuel A. Edwards
Saturday 2:30 PM Reading: Elizabeth Donald Reading & Literary 1 Susan Roddey reads form her work.
S.H. Roddey
Saturday 3:00 PM Star Trek to Star Wars: The Latest Works From John Jackson Miller
Literary 1 Memphis native and New York Times bestselling author JOHN JACKSON MILLER returns to MidSouthCon! Since his last visit, he’s released the award-winning STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS – THE HIGH COUNTRY novel and he’s just about to release his first Star Wars novel in ten years, THE LIVING FORCE. Find out about those and his other new comics and prose works in this event, which is also the 20th anniversary of his first Midsouthcon presentation about his comics work!
John Jackson Miller
Saturday 3:00 PM Classic Board Games and the Reason they Suck Gaming 1 Panelists look at classic games and talk why they were popular until they weren’t. Or are they still? Essentially, this panel offers gaming recommendations — if you like this, try this modern game instead!

Wesley Kinslow
Saturday 3:00 PM Looking Back From the Year 4000 Science & Other 5 Archeological artifacts have been found on an obscure planet dating back 2000 years. Join our panel of experts as they attempt to deduce the purpose and cultural context of these strange and mysterious objects.
Marisa Wolf, HC Playa, Stephanie Osborn, Elizabeth Bear, Jim Beall
Saturday 3:00 PM Reading: Lena Chipman Reading & Literary 1 Lena Chipman read from May Peterson’s book, The Calyx Charm
Lena Chipman
Saturday 3:00 PM Ins and Outs of Podcasting Media 4 Panelists discuss everything about Podcasting.
Marisa Wolf, Brian Cooksey, Andy Looney, John Hornor Jacobs
Saturday 3:00 PM YA Stories that Feel Pretty Grown-Up Literary 4 Adult novels are thought to be more about than greater story depth and more mature characters than those categorized as YA. But are they really or is it just age of the characters? Panelists consider the division between books category YA and Adult, and stories that push the limits.
Daniel Reece, Crymsyn Hart, Diana Morgan, Chris Oakley
Saturday 3:00 PM The Effects of AI on Literature Literary & Science 4 Is A.I. a writer’s friend or foe? Panelists discuss AI and how this technology will affect the literature of the future.
Mark Stallings, William Alan Webb, D Edward Jones, Louise Herring-Jones
Saturday 3:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row 3 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Jim Gillentine, Mel White, John E. Siers
Saturday 4:00 PM The Art of Aradani Studios Art 2 Our Artist GoHs present a slideshow of their work.

Michael Bielaczyc, Paul Bielaczyc
Saturday 4:00 PM Fit to Purpose: D&D vs The Many RPGs Out There Gaming 4 D&D is a great system but its not one size fits all, and yet we often try to use it that way. Panelists discuss some of merits and flaws of D&D, and how other game systems can often be a better fit for your campaign.
Cynthia Jerkins, Denise Hager
Saturday 4:00 PM The Editor: Necessity or Luxury? Literary 5 Panelists discuss the importance of having an editor and what they do for writers and stories.
Kevin Steverson, Tommy Hancock, H David Blalock, Herika R. Raymer, Sheree Renée
Saturday 4:00 PM Reading: Paul K. Fischer Reading & Literary
Paul K. Fischer reads form an assortment of science fiction poetry.
Saturday 4:00 PM DIY Ductape Dressform Demo Costuming & Gaming 3 For this workshop the audience to breaks into teams, ducktaping their chosen model to make a dress form from ducktape, cling wrap, and assisting them to cut out. This would be a team building exercise with friends.
Michelle Doole, MissingxLondon
Saturday 4:00 PM Disney’s Flops. . . (Underrated Films) Disney & Media 2 Is your favorite Disney film a flop, but do you think it is really the best thing ever?
Saturday 4:00 PM National Cartoonists Society
Art 1 National Cartoonists Society what is it, and how does one join.
Greg Cravens
Saturday 4:00 PM Anime Un-Animated Anime 2 One Piece, Avatar, Cowboy Bebop, etc. Panelists take a look at anime characters and stories brought to live action.
Alderaan Cosplay
Saturday 4:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row 4 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Melinda LaFevers, Elizabeth Donald, Bill M. Tracer, Ginger Oh Snap
Saturday 4:30 PM Reading: John E. Siers Reading & Literary 1 Jim Gillentine reads from his novel A Night at Deaths Door.
John E. Siers
Saturday 5:00 PM The Great Miyazaki! Anime 3 Miyazaki is easily one of, if not the most, well known creator of anime movies. He has done so much. What is you favorite?
Celeste Marie
Saturday 5:00 PM Painting Your Minis Demo Gaming
How to paint miniatures demonstration.
Saturday 5:00 PM Making It Up as We Go Along: A Game Design Workshop Gaming 1 In this collaborative workshop, participants will work in teams to construct their own card games using randomly selected topics and the nomic game, Dvorak. This workshop is a fun way to practice game design! No prior knowledge of Dvorak or nomics is required
Lena Chipman
Saturday 5:00 PM Reading: Melinda LaFevers Reading & Literary 1 Melinda LaFevers reads from her work.
Melinda LaFevers
Saturday 5:00 PM Mummy UnWrapping Children s & Science 1 Learn about mummies from around the world, and unwrap a "cat mummy."
Mel White
Saturday 5:00 PM Ghost Prepping Paranormal 4 Panelists talk what you need to plan for and prepare before you go ghost hunting.
Crymsyn Hart, S.C. Houff, Russ Tilton
Saturday 5:00 PM Screenplays and Film Making Media & Literary 2 Panelist talk about writing screenplays, editing them, and then using them to make a film.
Anthony Mathenia, Mike McCarthy
Saturday 5:00 PM What Flavor is Your Apocalypse? Literary 4 What’s your flavor of apocalypse? (grimdark, hope in humanity, the process of rebuilding – what does our love of post-apocalyptic stories say about our society/hopes/fears?)
Marisa Wolf, H David Blalock, Tom Deady, John Hornor Jacobs
Saturday 5:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row 4 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Alderaan Cosplay, Laura Sellers, Tyrone Tony Reed Jr., HC Playa
Saturday 5:00 PM Banquet Event 8 Good food. Tickets are $40.00 and available at registration.
Stephanie Osborn, Sheree Renée, Kristin Looney, Andy Looney, Michael Bielaczyc, Paul Bielaczyc, Randall Pass, Elizabeth Bear
Saturday 6:00 PM Humor in Science Fiction and Fantasy Literary
How to incorporate humor in science fiction and fantasy literature.
Saturday 6:00 PM Reading: Marisa Wolf Reading & Literary 1 Marisa Wolf reads form her new book Beyond Enemies, published by Baen.
Marisa Wolf
Saturday 6:00 PM Bougie on a Budget: Cosplay and LARP Makeup Costuming & Gaming 5 Workshops and tricks to demonstrate various techniques such as bruising, scars, and how to apply prosthetics, or even add battle damage. Panelists demonstrate how to elevate your costume or cosplay to the next level but at thrift store prices.

Cynthia Jerkins, Michelle Doole, Lena Chipman, MissingxLondon
Saturday 6:00 PM Bonsai Styling Demostration Event 1 Brussel s Bonsai styling demo is where a bonsai stylist remove limbs and branching to style a pre-bonsai in a more desirable captivating artistry to display movement within the trees natural growth. A variety of techniques will be used and the audience is encouraged to ask questions about how to grow, maintain, and style bonsai for years to come.


Saturday 6:00 PM Hazbin Hotel Fandom 2 In an attempt to find a non-violent alternative for reducing Hell’s overpopulation, the daughter of Lucifer opens a rehabilitation hotel that offers a group of misfit demons a chance at redemption.
Saturday 6:00 PM The Many Faces of Joker Media & Comics 3 Batman has gone through many versions of himself as he evolved through the comics, shows, and movies, but he has nothng on his great nemesis, Joker. Panelists look at the metamorphoses of our favorite villain of DC. ==
Josh Plock, Tyrone Tony Reed Jr., Kenny Dunn
Saturday 6:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row 4 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Daniel Reece, Herika R. Raymer, S.H. Roddey, Axel
Saturday 7:00 PM Auction Event
The Art and Charity auction.
Saturday 7:00 PM We Don’t Do That Here (Anymore) Gaming 5 Updating the meta, politics, or other aspects of gaming to remove problematic or inappropriate elements found within gaming regardless of what is playing. Panelist evaluate the need to update aspects of games to make it more accessible for all players.

Brian Cooksey, Cynthia Jerkins, Michelle Doole, Wesley Kinslow, Amy Banker
Saturday 7:00 PM Reading: Melissa Gay Reading & Art 1 Melissa Gay reads from her book Earth and Water, about her award-winning sumi-e and other ink art, and answer ink related questions from the audience.
Saturday 7:00 PM BodyPainting for Cosplay Costuming 2 For a good cosplay, body painting can be an important feature. Panelists cover which brands, what techniques, how does it work? Learn from panelists who change their skin a rainbow of colors on the regular.
Ginger Oh Snap, Angel of Azarath
Saturday 7:00 PM Disney Live Action vs Animated Classic Disney & Media 3 Disney’s honoring the classics, that we love, by recreating them as live actions. But are they truly doing them justice or are they just ruining our childhood?
Saturday 7:00 PM Judging a Book By Its Cover Art & Literary 4 Book covers are like an advertisement for a book. It wlll draw readers in or keep them away. Panelists discuss the both choosing an artist and image for a cover and the effects of good and bad covers on stories.
S.H. Roddey, Elizabeth Donald, M. R. Williamson, Chris Oakley
Saturday 7:00 PM Interesting Monsters Literary 5 Dynamic monsters of story. Panelists discuss on how to write them and where to find them.
Mark Stallings, Mike McCarthy, Tom Deady, John Hornor Jacobs, Russ Tilton
Saturday 7:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row 3 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Melissa Olthoff, Kevin Steverson, Samuel A. Edwards
Saturday 8:00 PM Reading with Elizabeth Bear Reading 1 Come sit and listen to our Guest of Honor as she reads a selection from one of her books.
Elizabeth Bear
Saturday 8:00 PM Open Open

Saturday 8:00 PM Parsely Games: Long Session with Andy Looney Event & Gaming 1 Play a round or two of one of Gaming GoH Andy Looney’s Parsely Games. Parsely games are 80s text adventures played with a group. Andy Looney becomes the computer and will guide you through one of his longest modules. The group will choose between: Muffins, Fun World, Crowther s Cave, and In Search of Pip.
Andy Looney
Saturday 8:00 PM Open Open

Saturday 8:00 PM Behind the Ballad Gaming 5 The staff of Memphis’s own Backbeat Ballad Changeling LARP give a peak behind the curtain of what makes a successful campaign LARP
Chad Powers, Cynthia Jerkins, Michelle Doole, MissingxLondon
Saturday 8:00 PM The Learnings of the Potterverse: A Wizarding World Fandom & Literary 3 Panelist take a look at the various schools and their magical focus and how this interrelates to the the Wide Wizarding World of the Potterverse that has unfolded through its books and media.
Laura Sellers, Denise Hager, Bailey-Anna
Saturday 8:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row 3 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
William Alan Webb, Jim Gillentine, Ginger Oh Snap
Saturday 9:00 PM Queerness in Gaming Gaming 5 Centering the LGBTQ+ experience in your role playing games.
Alderaan Cosplay, Chad Powers, Cynthia Jerkins, Lena Chipman, Amy Banker
Saturday 9:00 PM Hard-Boiled Detectives Literary & Media 2 Sherlock Holmes, Rick Deckard, Monk, Harry Dresden are some of the detectives that solve our most puzzling cases. Panelist discuss what makes a detective, look at common traits regardless of setting, and consider why they intrigue us. Is it from origins of noir or something more?
Aubrey Stephens, Scott Lynch
Saturday 9:00 PM Comics and Society Comics 4 What influence have comics and graphic novels had on our society? How do we see them affecting our future?
Josh Plock, Glen Engel-Cox, Sheree Renée, Kenny Dunn
Saturday 9:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row
Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Saturday 10:00 PM Masquerade Event & Costuming
See the best costumes the Mid-South has to offer.
Saturday 10:00 PM Pirate Sing-along Other 3 Join in a Pirate Sing-along!
Melinda LaFevers, Libby A. Smith, Mel White
Saturday 10:00 PM Open Open

Saturday 10:00 PM Adult Toys of the Future Other 2 How adult toys are changing and what we can expect in the future.
Bryan Jones, Louise Herring-Jones
Saturday 10:00 PM Open Open

Saturday 11:00 PM Open Filk Fandom

Saturday 11:00 PM Open Open

Saturday 11:00 PM Are You A Werewolf? Event & Gaming 1
Saturday 11:00 PM Dance Event & Gaming
Come dance the night away at MSC s annual dance.
Sunday
Face Painting for Kids Event

Sunday
Play with Kristin! Event & Gaming 1 Come play one of Looney Lab’s many game with Gaming GoH Kristin Looney. Whether playing one of your favorites or learning one for the first time from one of the designers themselves, this should be a fun time for all!

Kristin will be at the Looney Lab’s table at various times throughout the day. See gaming for more details.
Kristin Looney
Sunday 12:00 AM Witness Underground: A Special Midnight Event Event 1
Anthony Mathenia
Sunday 8:00 AM Sunday Morning Cartoons Event 1
Sunday 9:00 AM Open Open

Sunday 9:00 AM Valuing Your Books Literary 1
Chris Oakley
Sunday 9:00 AM Open Open

Sunday 9:00 AM Open Open

Sunday 9:00 AM Open Open

Sunday 9:00 AM Backchannels Art 1 Panelist look at the unexpected ways you can make a living as a cartoonist.
Greg Cravens
Sunday 9:00 AM Kaffeeklatsch I Event 4 Enjoy breakfast at a table with one of our Guests of honor. Space is extremely limited so sign up early.
Kristin Looney, Andy Looney, Randall Pass, Elizabeth Bear
Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday Morning Worship Service Event & Event 1 Enjoying the con but its Sunday? Come join Level Up Church for Sunday morning service.
Sunday 10:00 AM The Mandela Effect Paranormal 4 The Mandela Effect — An ever changing reality or imperfect memories?
William Alan Webb, Samuel A. Edwards , Bill M. Tracer, D Edward Jones
Sunday 10:00 AM Drafting Military SF Literary 3 Military Science Fiction is a popular sub genre, how do you keep it it interesting while presenting believable structure and soldiers.
Mark Stallings, Melissa Olthoff, Master Duk Ku Son
Sunday 10:00 AM Open Open

Sunday 10:00 AM Armor Patterning 101 Demo Costuming & Gaming 4 Make your own armor pattern and take it home.
Cynthia Jerkins, Michelle Doole, MissingxLondon
Sunday 10:00 AM Didnt Hate It Movie Podcast Media & Event 4 Listen and watch as DeSoto Arts Institute makes an episode of their podcast: Didn’t Hate It Movies. During this podcast, they are likely to talk about their MSC39 experience and some movies too.

Laura Sellers
Sunday 10:00 AM The Worlds of Sarah J Maas Fandom & Literary 1 Lets discuss the various worlds of Sarah J Maas.
Sunday 10:00 AM Kaffeeklatsch II Event 4 Enjoy breakfast at a table with one of our Guests of honor. Space is extremely limited so sign up early.
Stephanie Osborn, Sheree Renée, Michael Bielaczyc, Paul Bielaczyc
Sunday 10:00 AM Pro Row Pro Row 2 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Daniel Reece, M. R. Williamson
Sunday 11:00 AM Tales from the Handwavium Factory Science 3 Science panelists relate stories about things that the were asked by authors
HC Playa, Stephanie Osborn, Jim Beall
Sunday 11:00 AM Historical Fiction for Beginners Literary 3 Panelists discuss historical fiction.
Melinda LaFevers, Aubrey Stephens, Louise Herring-Jones
Sunday 11:00 AM Afrofuturism Other 4 Panelists discuss the past, present & future of Afrofuturism.
Tyrone Tony Reed Jr., Samuel A. Edwards , Sheree Renée, Kenny Dunn
Sunday 11:00 AM Gaming on the Fly: Improvising an RPG session Gaming 5 How to run a RPG session off the top of your head.
JP Chapleau, Dark Naga, Chad Powers, Cynthia Jerkins
Sunday 11:00 AM The Artistry of Social Media Art 3 Panelists look at the online studio that is their social media presence. Whether displaying their work or asserting their voice through their pages, navigating social media is an important skill any contemporary artist needs to build their brand and engaging with followers.
Alderaan Cosplay, Paul Bielaczyc
Sunday 11:00 AM Tabletop Gaming for Kids Event & Gaming 2 Bring your child to play either a board games or the roleplay game My Little Pony: Tales from Equestria. Game options for kids of various ages and staff available to help as needed. See gaming for details.
Wesley Kinslow, Bailey-Anna
Sunday 11:00 AM Pro Row Pro Row 4 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
S.C. Houff, Bill M. Tracer, HC Playa, Ginger Oh Snap
Sunday 12:00 PM Epic Epic Fantasy Literary 4 Epic fantasy is broad and dynamic. Panelists discuss epic fantasy as both a writer and a reader, how it crosses and compares with other forms of fantasy, and some epic examples of this sub-genre.
Melissa Olthoff, Denise Hager, Scott Lynch, Elizabeth Bear
Sunday 12:00 PM Puppet Making Workshop Art & Event 1 Class on how to make a sock puppet and the basics of puppetry.
Bryan Jones
Sunday 12:00 PM Open Open

Sunday 12:00 PM Star Wars — A Universe of Stories Fandom & Media 4 Star Wars Universe encompasses movies, novels, comics and even fan fiction & films. What draws us all to that Galaxy far, far away?
Alderaan Cosplay, John Jackson Miller, Axel
Sunday 12:00 PM Television Shows Gone Long Before Their Time Media 3 Panelists discuss TV Shows were canceled way too soon.
Laura Sellers, Tyrone Tony Reed Jr., Diana Morgan
Sunday 12:00 PM The Art of Photography Art 2 Getting that perfect shot requires more than snapping a picture; it can be an art in and of itself. Panelist discuss their passion for pictures.
Bryan Huff, Master Duk Ku Son
Sunday 12:00 PM Beginner Bellydance Event & Costuming 1 This workshop goes over basic bellydancing steps where attendees learn beginner moves and combine them into a choreography
Angel of Azarath
Sunday 12:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row 3 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Mark Stallings, Kevin Steverson, Herika R. Raymer
Sunday 1:00 PM Spirited Away Anime 1 Watch Spirited Away with Us. Part of Studio Ghilbli, this animated film follows 10-year-old Chihiro and her parents, who stumble upon a seemingly abandoned amusement park. After her mother and father are transformed into pigs, Chihiro meets the mysterious Haku, who explains that the park is really a resort for supernatural beings, and that she must work there if she wants to save her parents.
Sunday 1:00 PM Cosplay for Competition Costuming 2 Panelists host an open discussion with a seasoned cosplay competition judge, who is here to address any questions or concerns you may have, to make your next competition entry the best it can be!
Ginger Oh Snap, Angel of Azarath
Sunday 1:00 PM Parsely Games: Medium- Length Session with Andy Looney Event & Gaming 1 Play a round or two of one of Gaming GoH Andy Looney’s Parsely Games. Parsely games are 80s text adventures played with a group. Andy Looney becomes the computer and will guide you through one of his longest modules. The group will choose between: Muffins, Fun World, Crowther s Cave, and In Search of Pip.
Andy Looney
Sunday 1:00 PM Open Open

Sunday 1:00 PM Creating Realistic Characters in Short Stories Literary 3 Panelists discuss how to write realistic and engaging characters within the limits of short stories.
Herika R. Raymer, Libby A. Smith, Dave Appleby
Sunday 1:00 PM The Wonderful World of Disney: Moments Behind the Magic Disney & Media 2 Disney is ah-MAZE-ing let’s talk about it. We are so very excited to bring this panel to life with a former cast member and someone who has been to five of the six Disney parks around the world. Come talk with us about moments behind the magic. We will compare the different rides across the world and their movie correspondents.
Sunday 1:00 PM Art Made in a Tech Age Art 3 Panelists evaluate the relationship between art, digital media and technology, and discuss the pros of cons of making art in our modern age.
Mike McCarthy, Michael Bielaczyc, Paul Bielaczyc
Sunday 1:00 PM Walking Talking Machines Science 4 Giving Machines Qualia. Making a machine, robot, or android walk and talk with more humanistic actions and traits. We are getting closer but aren’t there yet. The challenges, merits and flaws in both fact and fiction of cognitive psych applications to robotics.
HC Playa, Elizabeth Bear, Jim Beall
Sunday 1:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row 4 Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Melinda LaFevers, Alderaan Cosplay, William Alan Webb, Laura Sellers
Sunday 2:00 PM The Comic Gateway Comics 3 How reading comics can lead into a lifelong love of literature.
Jim Gillentine, Anthony Mathenia, Axel
Sunday 2:00 PM Alternative Histories and Time Travel Literary 3 Panelists explain the idea of what alternative history is all about, examples within literature, and how time travel is the key to both creating possibilities or even changing history.
Aubrey Stephens, Jim Beall, Michael LaVoice
Sunday 2:00 PM The Do’s and Dont’s of Writing Reviews Literary & Fandom 1 Writing a good review can be challenging Panelists will discuss the difference between reviews for magazines, websites, and social media and critical essay, and how to be fair and honest to both authors and potential readers.
Glen Engel-Cox
Sunday 2:00 PM Open Open

Sunday 2:00 PM Open Open

Sunday 2:00 PM How to Weasel Your Way Into a Shared Universe Demo Literary 3 Authors talk about how to join and create stories for a shared universe.
Kevin Steverson, William Alan Webb, Richard Cartwright
Sunday 2:00 PM Pro Row Pro Row
Meet your favorite MidSouthCon professional, maybe get their autograph or buy their works.
Sunday 3:00 PM Anime On Demand Anime 1 First Come First serve of the anime’s we have on hand.
Sunday 3:00 PM Dark and Stormy Night Literary 3 It was a dark and stormy night… Professional guests tell a story from con goers’ prompts with unpredictable (and usually hilarious) results! Parents be warned, this panel may not be suitable for younger audiences.
Tommy Hancock, Jim Gillentine
Sunday 3:00 PM Self-Employed as a Writer Literary 2 Putting pen to paper or proofreading is only a part of what is to get a story out there. Panelist go over the various business decisions and details that have to be made by those who have a profession in the literary world.
Elizabeth Donald, Richard Cartwright
Sunday 3:00 PM Open Open

Sunday 3:00 PM Do You Inuyasha? Fandom & Anime 1
Celeste Marie
Sunday 3:00 PM Open Open

Sunday 4:00 PM Open Open

Sunday 4:00 PM Closing Ceremony Event 8 Join us as we wrap up another wonderful Con, hear some parting words from our Guests, and conduct our prize drawings.
Stephanie Osborn, Sheree Renée, Kristin Looney, Andy Looney, Michael Bielaczyc, Paul Bielaczyc, Randall Pass, Elizabeth Bear