Phoenix Fan Fusion
June 06, 2025 at 8 AM MST — June 09, 2025 at 5 PM MST
Phoenix Convention Center 100 N 3rd St Phoenix, AZ 85004 U.S.A. get directions
Mary Robinette Kowal will be a guest at Phoenix Fan Fusion, June 6-8 in Phoenix, AZ.
Here’s her schedule:
- Friday, June 6
- PANEL: Keeping the Science in Science Fiction (3 PM MST)
- How does getting the science right affect a story’s premise? When should science bend to accommodate the story? Sci-fi authors discuss where science meets fiction (and sometimes reality) and how real science can impact fiction choices.
- SIGNING (4:30 PM MST)
- PANEL: Page One, Fight! (6 PM MST)
- What makes a great action scene? How do authors create awesome battles that keep us on the edge of our seats? Come hear all about how they do it, and talk about favorite fight scenes that inspire.
- PANEL: Keeping the Science in Science Fiction (3 PM MST)
- Saturday, June 7
- PANEL: Choose Your Own Adventure Live! (10:30 AM MST)
- Put your favorite authors to the test! Bring your best suggestions for character, setting, random objects, and other story elements, and watch as teams of cross-genre authors must use those suggestions to create on-the-spot, brand-new, never before heard stories. Will writers block strike when the pressure is on? Or will it be the birth of the next bestseller?
- PANEL: Fireside Chat at the Green Dragon (1:30 PM MST)
- Fantasy authors share their favorite things about writing in the genre, their biggest challenges and how they overcame them, and the books that made them want to write fantasy.
- PANEL: Everything You Wanted to Know About Being an Author but Were Afraid to Ask – Saturday Edition (6 PM MST)
- Jumbo Q and A with experienced authors, for those wanting to become authors themselves. Pros and cons, highs and lows, and things you would only know by being there and doing it.
- PANEL: Choose Your Own Adventure Live! (10:30 AM MST)
- Sunday, June 8
- PANEL: This Book Sounds Great – Audiobook AMA! (3 PM MST)
- Do you prefer hearing your books? Come and talk all things audiobook with a panel of industry pros who’ve had their books narrated, or even narrated audiobooks themselves.
- SIGNING (4:30 PM MST)
- PANEL: This Book Sounds Great – Audiobook AMA! (3 PM MST)
Learn more and buy your ticket to attend here.
