ConCarolinas 2024: Full Schedule

1:00pm EDT

CCTV Kickoff

Kicking off the con CCTV style with what the crew has in-store for shenanigans, We will offer a sneak peak at what the crew has instore for you!

Speakers

Buttercup

Trivia Host, CCTV

Weird Mom's build Character! It's me, I'm that Mom!

Hey y’all, I’m the Host, content creator and show runner for ConCarolinas TV for 3 seasons and counting. Love all things nerdy and cohosting with my beautiful wife and great friends. I have been with ConCarolinas for several years and have been an avid Con goer for over 40 ye... Read More →

Raye

CCTV Host, Con Carolinas

I have been coming to ConCarolina for several years now and am a host for ConCarolinasTV. We will be bringing you fun content and exciting things all weekend long!

Nick Dugan

Friday May 31, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Welwyn

CCTV

2:00pm EDT

Dungeons & Dragons 5e: The Race | (Table 7)

You are in a race to get the prize and escape the dungeon. You can make and break alliances but there can only be one winner. Characters will be handed out at the beginning of the game at random. If you need dice, they will be provided. Just bring your drink, your adventuring spirit, and enjoy a good game of mayhem and laughter.

Side note: GM can be bribed.

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Game Masters

James D. Howard

Game Master

Been playing roleplaying games for over 30 yrs, have been thru every version of D&D ( Chainmaile to version #5) been running games for about 7 years now.

Friday May 31, 2024 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

2:00pm EDT

Shadowrun Missions: Bright Lights, Big City | (Table 3)

Event number: CMP2081-13

Bonswa, zanmi! Welcome to New Orleans, where we keep the water clean, the sky clear, and the music playing all night long. Looking for work? Good. We got plenty!

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Game Masters

Mac McFarland

Game Master

Friday May 31, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

2:30pm EDT

Fallout Friday

Join Team AoA as we wander the wasteland with a twist. Will you be a friend or foe? Let the D20 decide.

Speakers

Tainted Jay

team_aoa

Gamer, zombie apocalypse survivor, professional fabri-cobbler.

Shawn Ewing

Stream producer/streamer, Team AoA

I'm a live stream producer and streamer for Team AoA. Currently, I'm playing PlateUp and Fallout 76. Come find me on Twitch.

Friday May 31, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Welwyn

CCTV

3:00pm EDT

Opening ceremonies

Kick off the con with some previews, some intros, some awards, and some prizes!

Moderators

Karen Franks

ConChair, Head Ringmaster, ConCarolinas

Karen Franks is a multi-level geeky nerd. Her interests include neuromusicology (ask her what that means and you’ll be treated to a long discussion on the benefits of music education on brain structure and function), music education and performance, science fiction and science fact... Read More →

Speakers

Kevin J. Anderson

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

Kevin J. Anderson has published over 180 books, indie & trad: Star Wars & Dune novels, his Dan Shamble series and a trilogy with Neil Peart. He is publisher of WordFire Press & director of the grad program in Publishing at Western Colorado University

Rebecca Moesta

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

Rebecca Moesta (pronounced MESS-tuh) is a freelance editor, co-publisher at WordFire Press, and bestselling author. She writes SF/F and nonfiction books for writers, both solo and with her husband, Kevin J. Anderson. Her work includes novels in Star Wars, Star Trek, and Buffy the... Read More →

Matt Dinniman

Author

Matt Dinniman is the bestselling author of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Please don’t send him feet pictures. He’s literally begging you.

Milton J. Davis

Author, MVmedia, LLC

Milton Davis is an award winning Black Speculative fiction author and owner of MVmedia, LLC, a publishing company specializing in Science Fiction and Fantasy based on African/African Diaspora history, culture, and traditions. Milton is the author of twenty-six novels and short story... Read More →

Mikey Mason

Singer, Songwriter

Mikey Mason spent more than a decade as a full-time standup comedian. He headlined on all four coasts, performed multiple times each on NBC, at the legendary House of Blues, and the Hard Rock Casino. He even headlined the Atlantis Resort and Casino in the Bahamas. But it wasn’t... Read More →

Graveyard Boulevard

Rock band

Brian Danhausen

Brian Danhausen is an artist, author, radio host, Paranormal Investigator, EmpathicMedium and Witch. He lives in Michigan with his wife Darlene and he is the father of two children.Brian has been dealing with the paranormal for most of his life. He has also been an artist for all... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Lakeshore

Main Programming, Subtype1, Subtype2

3:00pm EDT

Magic: The Gathering - Commander | (Tables 13-16)

Play Magic: The Gathering all weekend long!
Play casually or play for prizes!

Anytime 4 players want to play for packs, we'll award 5 packs per pod. $5 entry fee.

Friday May 31, 2024 3:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Card game

3:00pm EDT

Blade Runner RPG | (Table 2)

Introduction to the Blade Runner RPG.
Scenario: The Collector

Game Description: Welcome to Los Angeles 2037.

The detectives of the Rep-Detect unit are a special breed. Called upon to solve crimes involving Replicants (artificial humans), Blade Runners are known for following leads regardless of potential repercussions. Investigations take them from rain-soaked streets, to the neon lit clubs of the Red Light district, and to the halls of power. Blade Runners find their values and relationships under constant challenge, sometimes having to choose between upholding the law and doing what it takes to remain human.

In "The Collector," the detectives of the Rep-Detect unit are pulled into a political mindfield when a close companion of the leading mayoral candidate, who happens to be a Replicant, suddenly vanishes. What initially appears to be a kidnapping becomes much more when it becomes known that the candidate's desperation to find the associate isn't born out of compassion. The missing Replicant knows a lot about the candidate's life and dealings - enough to bury him politically and legally. Soon other parties, some of which have no qualms about using violence, insert themselves into the hunt. Can the Blade Runners locate the missing Replicant, or will they also vanish in the rain?

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Game Masters

Robert Wood

Game Master

Friday May 31, 2024 3:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

3:00pm EDT

Classic Battletech | (Table 17)

All weekend long! New player friendly!

BattleTech is game set in the 3025 to 3145. In this time frame giant robots called Battlemechs they have become kings of the battlefield. Piloted by person called a MechWarrior.

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Game Masters

Allan Whittingham III

Game Master

Friday May 31, 2024 3:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Miniatures

3:00pm EDT

Kids On Bikes RPG | (Table 5)

Title: This one time at Wilderness Camp

Forced to hike into the woods in the name of 'Wilderness Therapy' a group of teens find themselves in a fight for survival when their guide is murdered and they are pursued by sinister figures.

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Game Masters

Jimillia Wilson

Game Master

Friday May 31, 2024 3:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

4:00pm EDT

LARP Tells a Story

We pull back the curtain on what it takes to write a successful larp campaign. Painting a picture with words, themes and complex characters

Speakers

Courtney Mulveney

Vanguard LARP

Mistrix Dax

Dax has been a cosplayer and larper for the past decade and wishes to share their craft with the world. They opened Lucid Illuminations LLC in 2018 with the hopes to teach cosplayers and larpers how to make props on a budget. Since then, they have traveled across the southeast to... Read More →

Brawner

Host/creator, CCTV

Friday May 31, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Welwyn

CCTV

4:00pm EDT

ConSurvivalism 101

Never been to a convention before? Maybe this is your first time at ConCarolinas? Or maybe you’re a veteran of dozens (if not hundreds) of cons? Either way, come join our roundtable discussion on how to best enjoy the convention experience, including practical advice, tips and tricks, and the dos and don’ts of con survival.

Speakers

Roger of The Halfling and the Spaceman podcast

Charlie Kaufman

Science and Tech

To paraphrase the great Groucho Marx, “Charlie was born at a very young age.” Charlie is a self-described science nerd and a sci-fi geek, never finding a dull scientific conference or a sci-fi convention.Charlie attended some of the finest coastal schools in the Carolinas and... Read More →

James Fulbright

ConChair/President, ConGregate

James Fulbright was introduced to AD&D by a friend in 1979. After joining his first gaming group, his friends convinced him to start attending conventions like StellarCon and Hexacon. It wasn’t long before attending cons led him to start helping out with those cons; which, in turn... Read More →

Janet Carden of The Halfling and The Spaceman

Blakk Viking

Friday May 31, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

4:00pm EDT

Cult Movies

What makes a movie a cult classic? Panelists will share their favorite cult movies.

Moderators

Bill Mulligan

Media Guest, Film

Bill Mulligan is a high school science teacher, indie filmmaker, podcaster and writer. He managed this year's ConCarolinas Film Festival, with co-managers Dave Harlequin and Emlee Vassilos. You can hear him rave about Mario Bava and assorted other old school filmmakers on the https://gruesomemagazine.com... Read More →

Speakers

Chris A. Jackson

Literary Guest, Writing

Professional sailor, SFF fan, career biologist, gamer, and author, Chris has a diverse bibliography ofscience thrillers, nautical fantasy, epic fantasy, science fiction, horror, post-apocalyptic fantasy, and RPGtie-in stories. His game tie-in work includes Pathfinder, Iron Kingdoms... Read More →

Syrinx

Head of Station Partnership Content & Development, OutWorld Fleet Radio

SYRINX is more than just a name; it's the words you read, the songs you sing, and the pictures that give pleasure to your eye in the realm of entertainment. Since 1996, he has energized band stages, remixed tracks for various artists, acted in theater and film productions, captivated... Read More →

O. Hai Mark

Online Media Guest

O. Hai Mark is an old school geek, software engineer by day and voracious pop culture consumer by night. He is a daily streamer on Twitch, sometime actor and blogger, contributor to Geek Radio Daily, a sometime shadow-caster, and an online social activities director. Currently he... Read More →

Sammie Cassell

Film Guest

Sammie is a NC/VA based award winning filmmaker, actor, comedian and all around busy guy. His film/tv credits include Halloween Kills, Righteous Gemstones, Kill Giggles and the upcoming Mother Couch. He also performs improv comedy with the Everlasting Improv-ers and sketch comedy... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Harris

Geek Life

4:00pm EDT

Blogging for Fun and Profit:

Our panelists will share tips, information, and resources on a variety of topics for aspiring bloggers and content creators. Topics include finding your voice, building a blog, growing a fan base, and much more!

Moderators

April Baker

Speakers

Jay Requard

Author & YouTuber, Lookfar

An award-winning Epic Fantasy and Sword & Sorcery author in New York, Jay Requard wandered from the hills of North Carolina and never stopped marching. The winner of the 2016 Write Well for Mask of the Kravyads and the Manly Wade-Wellman for the novella WAR PIGS, he is also one of... Read More →

Landon Crispens

Landon Crispens is a writer, content creator, oenophile, and passionate about everything Japanese. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Landon’s writing journey began with blogging about his focal hobby, the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Through the success of his blogging... Read More →

James Nettles

Literary Guest

James Nettles (jamespnettles.com) has an over 30 year career consulting in various technologies, is an author, writing science fiction, fantasy, urban fantasy, horror, and contemporary fiction and nonfiction on business, technology, privacy, security, and entrepreneurism. He is t... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Olmstead

STEAM

4:00pm EDT

Blue Collar Heroes

How are working class heroes different from noble/upper class heroes? Does it matter? Does the noble hero raised by peasants make them blue collar?

Moderators

Wayland Smith

Author

WAYLAND SMITH is the pen name for a native Texan who has lived in Massachusetts, New York, Washington DC, and presently makes his home in Virginia. His rather unlikely list of jobs includes private investigator, comic book shop owner, ring crew for a circus (then he ran away from... Read More →

Speakers

Sarah Joy Adams

Editor, Falstaff Books

Fantasy author and freelance editor. Known to collect swords and strange etymologies. Author of Steel Mill Vikings, finalist for the Manly Wade Wellman Award. On TikTok as @changeling_writer.

Bob McGough

Writer, designer, podcaster, Tales by Bob

In short: author, podcaster, and indie rpg game designer!In long: Born and raised in South Alabama, Bob is an Eagle Scout who picks up hitchhikers with reckless abandon and once skinny-dipped at a wedding. To go along with his two useless college degrees he has roadied for a band... Read More →

Larry N. Martin

Literary Guest

Larry N. Martin writes and co-authors science fiction, steampunk, and urban fantasy for Solaris Books, Falstaff Books and SOL Publishing. His newest book is The Splintered Crown, a portal gaming fantasy. He also is the author of Salvage Rat, the first in a new space opera series.Together... Read More →

Richard Fierce

Dragonfire Press

Richard Fierce is an award-winning fantasy author of over 30 books, which have sold over 200,000 copies globally. He lives in northwest Georgia and has 3 daughters, 3 grandkids, 4 dogs (huskies!), and two ferrets. Basically, he has a zoo.

Friday May 31, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Keynes

Writing

4:00pm EDT

HeroQuest | (Table 10)

THE BEST THING ABOUT HEROQUEST IS PLAYING HEROQUEST

Milton Bradley's epic heroic fantasy board game reborn! Delve into dark and dangerous dungeons, slay vicious and diabolical monsters, and emerge with treasure beyond your wildest dreams! Stand against the Dread Wizard Zargon's many monsters, dodge his vicious traps and win glory and gold!

Learn more. Click Here!

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Game Masters

Carter Sienerth

Game Master

Friday May 31, 2024 4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Board game

4:00pm EDT

Dungeon Crawl Classics: Maiden, Mother & Crone | (Table 4)

Come play with the author! This is a system neutral adventure but we will be using the Dungeon Crawl Classics rules.

While roaming the wilds, your group of adventurers encounter a crazy cat lady who begs for your aid. You climb down a well that leads you to facing corrupted creatures and terrible traps all for the promise of treasure!

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Speakers

J. Yamil

TTRPG Writer

Meet J. Yamil, a writer and TTRPG designer based in Durham, North Carolina. He lives with his partner and their trio of feline companions. J.Yamil has been honing his craft and building a diverse portfolio of work. He has worked with Peak City Publishing and Newsarama, where he has... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 4:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

4:30pm EDT

Friendship Bracelets

Stop by and make a totes adorbs bracelet. You can even trade your bracelet during the con with other geeks!

Moderators

Amber Barnhardt

Emotional Support Human, Concarolinas

"I'm a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar." 🍃

Friday May 31, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Fountainview

Geek Life

4:30pm EDT

Brian Danhausen Interview

Moderators

Alex Matsuo

Paranormal Guest, The Spooky Stuff

Alex Matsuo is a paranormal researcher, social media influencer, and author. She is the founder of the Association of Paranormal Study and runs “The Spooky Stuff.” If it’s weird, spooky, unusual, scary, macabre, or haunted, she wants to write and talk about it! Alex is known... Read More →

Speakers

Brian Danhausen

Friday May 31, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

4:30pm EDT

Crowdfunding for Authors

Kickstarter, Backerkit, IndieGoGo - our panel of experienced crowdfunders will give you the ins and outs of deciding on a platform, and how to bring new projects to life.

Moderators

J.D. Blackrose

Writing

J.D. Blackrose loves all things storytelling and celebrates great writing by posting about it on her website, www.slipperywords.com. She has published The Summoner’s Mark series through Bell Bridge Books, multiple series through Falstaff Books, as well as numerous short stories. She’s fearful that so-called normal people will discover exactly how often she thinks about wicked fairies, nasty wizards, homicidal... Read More →

Speakers

Kevin J. Anderson

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

Matt Dinniman

Author

Matt Dinniman is the bestselling author of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Please don’t send him feet pictures. He’s literally begging you.

Kevin A. Davis

Kevin A Davis is a contemporary fantasy author with three published series including the Khimmer Chronicles, the AngelSong series, and the paranormal procedural DRC Files, where the adept Kristen is quick to use her magic and wits. Residing in north Florida, he attends conventions... Read More →

Darin Kennedy

Author

Darin Kennedy, born and raised in Winston-Salem, NC, is a graduate of Wake Forest University and Bowman Gray School of Medicine. After completing family medicine residency in the mountains of Virginia, he served eight years as a United States Army physician and wrote his first novel... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Lakeshore

Writing

4:30pm EDT

Small Press Spotlight 1

This is one of the best times ever to work with an independent publisher, and we've got some amazing ones here in the Carolinas. Come check out a smorgasbord of publishers and learn how they find books and work with authors.

Moderators

Vikki Perry

Vikki Perry has sung with someone who was nominated for a Grammy, hula hooped with fire, and driven a tractor. She doesn’t have any tattoos or odd piercings, but that is only because she’s scared of needles. She’s served as the National Novel Writing Month municipal liaison... Read More →

Speakers

Milton J. Davis

Author, MVmedia, LLC

Nicole Givens Kurtz

Speculative pulp author, Nicole Givens Kurtz, writes science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Her most popular work, futuristic pulp series, Cybil Lewis blends whodunit mysteries within futuristic, post-apocalyptic world-building. Her novels have been named as finalists in the Fresh... Read More →

William C. Tracy

Owner, Editor, Space Wizard Science Fantasy

William C. Tracy writes and publishes queer science fiction and fantasy through his indie press Space Wizard Science Fantasy (spacewizardsciencefantasy.com).His largest work is the Dissolutionverse: a space opera with music-based magic, including ten books and an RPG. He also has... Read More →

James Palmer

Writer, Mechanoid Press

James is an award-nominated writer of science fiction and pulp adventure. He is the author of the space opera novels Star Swarm and Ix Incursion, as well as four novellas in the Shadow Council archives series for Falstaff Books. James is the co-creator and editor of the shared world... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Walden

Writing

5:30pm EDT

Cosplay that Slays

Show off your best cosplay, Describe the process it took to bring it to life, store bought or hand-crafted.

Moderators

Raye

CCTV Host, Con Carolinas

I have been coming to ConCarolina for several years now and am a host for ConCarolinasTV. We will be bringing you fun content and exciting things all weekend long!

Speakers

Heath Haynes

Blakk Viking

Jamal Purvis

Nerd.0

Friday May 31, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Welwyn

CCTV

5:30pm EDT

Championing your inner nerdom

Expressing yourself, let alone your hobbies and interests, can be hard. Learn how other nerds navigate sharing (and oversharing) their interests with the general public, families, prospective partners, and friends that don't know the term "Dungeon Master."

Moderators

James Fulbright

ConChair/President, ConGregate

Speakers

Wayland Smith

Author

Syrinx

Head of Station Partnership Content & Development, OutWorld Fleet Radio

Janet Carden of The Halfling and The Spaceman

Sherman Burris

That Guy, Geek Life

I am a life-long fan of Science,fictional and non-fiction,and a few other popular genre properties.I have co-hosted a Trivia Night for Charlotte Geeks, we lost that venue, but if things work out rightit'll be re-starting soon at Mugs near Selwyn in South Charlotte.As I often tell... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

5:30pm EDT

This is the Way

Fellow geeks discuss their love of Star Wars including the accessibility to new Star Wars fans, new shows, and more.

Moderators

DJ McGuire

A Jersey bass player who fell for a Virginia author, DJ has been a cost estimator and project manager for various federal government contractors for over 20 years. When he’s not singing or playing bass with his friends in Nefarious Ferrets and Dimensional Riffs, DJ also teaches... Read More →

Speakers

Nancy Northcott

Science and Tech/Geek Life

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Nancy Northcott became a lawyer. This turned out not to be her dream career, so she eventually mothballed her license and sought a new path as a novelist. Along the way, she taught for several years in the American Studies program at UNC... Read More →

Gerrit S. Overeem

Gerrit Overeem is the author of the popular SciFantasy series "Second Life of Mr. Hunt." When not crafting new worlds on paper, he is an active member of the 501st Legion, a Star Wars costuming group, where he portrays characters such as a Stormtrooper, Sandtrooper, Boba Fett, and... Read More →

J. Matthew Saunders

Author

J. Matthew Saunders is the author of the Daughters of Shadow and Blood trilogy inspired by the Brides of Dracula, the Dreadful Penny occult detective series, and numerous fantasy and horror short stories. He is a member of HWA. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Matthew is an... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Harris

Geek Life

5:30pm EDT

How to build a cult (following) on social media:

There are so many different social media platforms. Learn how to grow your views and followers by creating engaging content.

Moderators

Matt Dinniman

Author

Matt Dinniman is the bestselling author of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Please don’t send him feet pictures. He’s literally begging you.

Speakers

Milton J. Davis

Author, MVmedia, LLC

Bob McGough

Writer, designer, podcaster, Tales by Bob

Jess Adams @thatmodernmombie

James Nettles

Literary Guest

Friday May 31, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Olmstead

STEAM

5:30pm EDT

Pros & Cons

For the newbie genre writer, there’s no better place to learn, network, and meet like-minded people than conventions. But how do you navigate them effectively? Old pros on the convention circuit tell all.

Moderators

Theresa Glover

Fan Guest

Theresa Glover is the author of the Caitlin Kelley Monster Hunter series from Falstaff Books and spends her days writing, editing and plumbing the dark depths of the human psyche in search of character inspirations from the relative comfort of her home in North Carolina. When not... Read More →

Speakers

Nancy Knight

Nancy Knight is the author of fifteen novels, six adult plays, more than twenty children’s plays, many short stories, and two produced screen plays. Her movie, Evil Little Things, is currently in distribution and is available from Amazon Prime. She has edited several fiction anthologies... Read More →

Ben Meeks

Ben grew up in Dahlonega, the biggest small town in the North Georgia mountains. He spent his childhood appreciating nature and as he grew older was able to have a wide variety of unusual and exciting experiences. Ben was able to travel internationally, including Europe and India... Read More →

Jason Graves

Literary Guest

Jason is a writer of words, a doodler of drawings, and fixer of other peoples’ words and doodles. Many years ago, he founded Prospective Press. He was once punched—lightly—by Muhammad Ali. You should ask him about that last one, because no one ever does.

Stuart Jaffe

Stuart Jaffe is the madman behind the Nathan K thrillers, The Max Porter Paranormal Mysteries, the Parallel Society novels, The Ridnight Mysteries, The Malja Chronicles, The Bluesman, Founders, Real Magic, and much more. He trained in martial arts for over a decade until a knee injury... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Keynes

Writing

6:00pm EDT

Banned Book Fair

It's just like the book fairs back when you were in school, but more subversive! Come by and get a FREE book, but there's a catch (isn't there always?). All the books will be disguised, and you'll pick your book based on a description of why it was banned or challenged. Expand your horizons, get free stuff, and push back against censorship with our Banned Book Bonanza!

Speakers

Jessica Reid

Geek Life Track Director & ConCom Secretary, ConCarolinas

Socially awkward librarian and geek, who loves all things that glitter.

Friday May 31, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Fountainview

Geek Life

6:00pm EDT

Shakespeare Star Wars

Hear ye, hear ye as our guests attempt to amuse, entertain, and enthrall you with our silly antics and voices as we perform Star Wars in the original Shakespeare.

Moderators

Dance Harden

Geek Life

Dance Harden is a 3rd generation SFF fan and real life bard. On their website, The Black Collar Bugle, they run a monthly creative challenge called Puzzle Prompts. They also write SFF for fun and future publication.Dance enjoyed studying psychology, history, religion, and media studies... Read More →

Speakers

Christie Hawthorn and Holly

Performance/ Comfort Coordinator, Geek Life

Geek Parenting, Wizard Rock, Geek Rock, Dr who! Anime obsessed!! I’m running the low stim room!!! Make sure you come see me and say hi! I also run Trolley Witches with Grace Kendall and Leah Hamm!

Charlie Kaufman

Science and Tech

Karen Franks

ConChair, Head Ringmaster, ConCarolinas

Brandon Whitworth

N2L Inc.

Brandon Whitworth is a dad-musician-pretend race car driver-rocket scientist from Huntsville, AL with 20 years of experience and too many hobbies and too many interests. His professional career has spanned many projects, including the Space Shuttle program (where he was awarded a... Read More →

Joey Starnes aka the Giddygeeker

Joey Starnes (aka the GiddyGeeker) does not claim to be an expert on all geekeries – she's just happy to organize it. She runs the Charlotte Geeks, home of the Guardians of the Geekery podcast, the Geek Gala, and the Geekery Market. Her main geekdoms include Doctor Who, Marvel... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Lakeshore

Geek Life

6:00pm EDT

Famous Haunted Locations: Are They Legit?

A discussion of the histories and paranormal activities associated with notorious haunted sites like the Winchester Mystery House, Eastern State Penitentiary, The Stanley Hotel, etc.

Moderators

Tally Johnson

folklorist, storyteller,.& author, Paranormal

Mr. Johnson is a graduate of Spartanburg Methodist College and Wofford College with degrees in history. He is the author of Ghosts of the South Carolina Upcountry, Ghosts of the South Carolina Midlands, Ghosts of the Pee Dee (all for The History Press) and he also has a story in An... Read More →

Speakers

Dustin Crowley

Dustin Crowley is the founder and president of Great State Paranormal, based in North Wilkesboro, NC. Great State Paranormal is recognized as one of the top paranormal organizations in North Carolina and regularly hosts Ghost Hunt events, private residence investigations, workshops... Read More →

Tina McSwain

Paranormal, CAPS - The Charlotte Area Paranormal Society

I am a well respected paranormal investigator and researcher with over 20 year experience. I founded CAPS - The Charlotte Area Paranormal Society in 2005 and we are still going strong today. We take a scientific approach to the study of all types of paranormal activity.

Megan Hettinger

Chris Carothers

Lead Investigator, PatapscoParanormalInvestigations&Research

Friday May 31, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

6:00pm EDT

Writer's Block

How to unlock your block, tips and tricks

Moderators

Paige L. Christie

Author, Writer

Paige L. Christie is best known for the Legacies of Arnan epic fantasy series, and her work can be found in several collections, including Galactic Stew, Witches Warriors & Wise Women, and several More Tales of Valdemar anthologies. paigelchristie.net

Speakers

J.D. Blackrose

Writing

Mel Todd

Author, Bad Ash Publishing

Mel Todd has over 44 titles out, her urban science fiction Kaylid Chronicles, the Blood War series, and the Twisted Luck series. Owner of Bad Ash Publishing she is working to create a place for excellent stories and great authors. With over a two million words published, she is aiming... Read More →

James Palmer

Writer, Mechanoid Press

Jason Gilbert

Literary Guest

Jason Gilbert is an author and film critic best known for his action-packed and often irreverent Coldstone Case Files series and his dark Urban Fantasy/Alternate History Clockworks of War series.Jason streams on Twitch as Failflix with OhHaiMark and TheGreyCat on Terrible Movies... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Walden

Writing

6:00pm EDT

Magic: The Gathering - Commander | (Tables 13-16)

Play Magic: The Gathering all weekend long!
Play casually or play for prizes!

Anytime 4 players want to play for packs, we'll award 5 packs per pod. $5 entry fee.

Friday May 31, 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Card game

6:00pm EDT

Avatar RPG | (Table 9)

Check back for details.

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Game Masters

Christopher Strachan

Game Master

Friday May 31, 2024 6:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

6:00pm EDT

Dungeons & Dragons 5e | (Table 8)

Dragons, Dungeons, and Deities: You have all awoken outside the mouth of a massive cavern, you can't remember much about yourself aside from what you think is your name. You all bear the symbols of different deities and a strong feeling that you will find the answers you seek within the cave. Will you recover your lost memories and find out who you are? Set in the Forgotten Realms but no knowledge of the setting is needed. Players will be level 5.

Bring your own 5th level character or play a pre-generated character.

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Game Masters

Cassandra Phoenix

Friday May 31, 2024 6:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

6:00pm EDT

Storymaster's Tales | (Table 1)

Enter a world of folklore fantasy, epic storytelling and mighty magic! Set in the Grimm world of 18th Century dark fairytales. You will make your own treacherous pathway through the wild woodlands, encounter strange mystical creatures and find lost arcane artifacts. Alone or with friends you must choose a dangerous quest but beware only those with the skill, intelligence and bravery of a hero will survive.

Quick to learn, portable and most importantly really fun. This game is a unique hybrid of Role-playing, board and choose your own adventure book. New player friendly.

How to play: Click Here

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Game Masters

Vernon Braswell

Game Master

Friday May 31, 2024 6:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

7:00pm EDT

So You Want to Be a Podcaster

A look at the basics you need to start podcasting, we will give you tools and insights to gain some traction with your show.

Moderators

Brawner

Host/creator, CCTV

Speakers

Bob McGough

Writer, designer, podcaster, Tales by Bob

Janet Carden of The Halfling and The Spaceman

Lee "PirateMonkie" Roberts

Raye

CCTV Host, Con Carolinas

I have been coming to ConCarolina for several years now and am a host for ConCarolinasTV. We will be bringing you fun content and exciting things all weekend long!

Friday May 31, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Welwyn

CCTV

7:00pm EDT

Folklore Horror Movies

Folk horror is a subgenre of horror film and horror fiction that uses elements of folklore to invoke fear and foreboding. Our panelists will share their favorite movies and discuss why they love these types of movies.

Moderators

Jesse Adams

Co-Chair, Multiverse Convention

Born and raised in a small south Georgia town, Jesse Adams spent his childhood visiting faraway planets and fantasy worlds via the local library. After college & law school in Florida, Jesse moved to Atlanta to practice law as a way to support his ever-growing list of geeky hobbies... Read More →

Speakers

Bill Mulligan

Media Guest, Film

Alledria Hurt

Author - Self-Published

Alledria Hurt is an African-American hybrid author of multiple genres of speculative fiction such as Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror. While she publishes independently, she has also been published by small press publishers such as Falstaff Books and Mocha Memoirs Press. She is... Read More →

Nickie Jamison

Literary Guest

Nickie Jamison is a writer of spicy LGBTQIA+ romance blended with sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. Her horror short works have been featured in various anthologies, including Slice Girls: A Mocha Memoirs Presents Women in Horror story collection. Nickie likes scary movies, fuzzy blankets... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Harris

Geek Life

7:00pm EDT

Oldies Shows that are Still Relevant

Shows that are from era's gone by are still talked about today. What are some of our favorite shows and what are some shows that we have forgotten about but are still amazing.

Moderators

Joey Starnes aka the Giddygeeker

Speakers

Gary Mitchel

Online Media Guest, RevolutionSF

Gary Mitchel is a writer, reviewer, geek blogger, voice actor, gamer, sf/fantasy fan, comics reader, podcaster and International Man of Mystery (who's too dangerous for the entire country of Canada) currently living near Atlanta.Gary is the Co-Director, with Joe Crowe, of the Am... Read More →

April Baker

Edward McKeown

Chief editor, Writing

I write what I like to read: adventures under far stars. What’s most important to me is the relationships between the characters. Why would you travel to unknown places with people you don’t care about? My characters are flawed, fighting over their weight against a hostile... Read More →

DJ McGuire

Syrinx

Head of Station Partnership Content & Development, OutWorld Fleet Radio

Friday May 31, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

7:00pm EDT

Crosplay: One who cosplays the opposite gender than themselves.

Our panelists will give ideas and suggestions for how to successfully crosplay

Moderators

Jenna Hamrick

Geek Life

Jenna Hamrick combines a love of fandom with a background in mental health. She is an ambitious cosplayer, a Deadpool fanatic, and a proud Hufflepuff. Not one to choose sides, her fandoms include Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Star Trek, and pretty much everything in between. She is... Read More →

Speakers

Mistrix Dax

Heath Haynes

Canapooh.cos

Friday May 31, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Olmstead

STEAM

7:00pm EDT

Booktok & YouTube for Authors

Getting your brand out there as an author can be confusing, but our panel of YouTubers and Booktokkers will help you navigate the waters and tell you why it's worth it.

Moderators

Sara Bond

An unapologetic extrovert, science fiction and fantasy author Sara T. Bond is the author of the space opera GRAVITY'S HEIR, and SUMMER’S BLOOD and WINTER’S STING, the first two books in the Iron and Earth urban fantasy series from Falstaff books. She has lived many lives, dabbling... Read More →

Speakers

Richard Fierce

Dragonfire Press

Jay Requard

Author & YouTuber, Lookfar

K.D. Edwards

Writing

K.D. Edwards is the author of THE LAST SUN and THE HANGED MAN, the first two books in The Tarot Sequence. KD lives and writes in North Carolina, but has spent time in Massachusetts, Maine, Colorado, New Hampshire, Montana, and Washington State. (Common theme until NC: Snow. So, so... Read More →

Alexander G.R. Gideon

Author

Alexander Gideon's writing style can best be described by the phrase "and many people died". He's a multi-genre author of Historical Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Sci-fi, and Horror. As an optician, he's also more than happy to put you in the perfect glasses to read his work! Learn more... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Keynes

Writing

7:00pm EDT

Classic Battletech | (Table 17)

Game Masters

Allan Whittingham III

Game Master

Friday May 31, 2024 7:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Miniatures

7:00pm EDT

CyberPunk Red RPG | (Table 3)

A Bucketful of Popcorn-Flavored Kibble

They’ll will be jockeying for a piece of the silver screen - as an extra on the Senait Sisters’ upcoming historical romance, The Parisian Hostess. Is your Crew ready for the spotlight?

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Game Masters

Peter Palmer

Game Master

Shadowrun, Cyberpunk Red, Dragonbane

Friday May 31, 2024 7:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

7:00pm EDT

Tales Of Legend RPG | (Table 6)

Tales of Legend is a concise, easy to learn TTRPG fantasy system for Game Masters and players interested in creating their own worlds, heroes, and stories. Even though the system is short and sweet, it offers engaging rules for character creation, combat, and magic systems.

The Adventure "The Road to Riverford" is a level 1-3 adventure that will take roughly 3-4 hours. The heroes find themselves at the same trading post on their way to Riverford, the largest city in the area. Many dangers and shenanigans ensue, until (hopefully) arriving at the city, and enjoying the spoils of being an adventurer!

Tales of Legend is an excellent start for anyone newer to the TTRPG genre, as well as an easy system for experienced players to pick up and enjoy!

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Game Masters

Andy Cumbow

Game Master, Legendary Tales

Hi, I'm Andy! I've been playing TTRPGs for the past 7 years. I started as a forever DM with D&D 5e, and quickly started designing homebrew content. I became fascinated with the mechanics of a solid TTRPG system. Eventually that lead to the ultimate challenge, creating a game! Tales... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 7:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

7:30pm EDT

ConCarolinas Tea Party

Sit down for a lovely cup of tea and discover what flavors pair the best with different book genres. Talk with authors about how their books pair with their favorite tea. Donations will be accepted to Time Out Youth.

Moderators

Jessica Reid

Geek Life Track Director & ConCom Secretary, ConCarolinas

Socially awkward librarian and geek, who loves all things that glitter.

Friday May 31, 2024 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Fountainview

Geek Life

7:30pm EDT

Kevin J. Anderson Keynote - The Popcorn Theory of Success

Author Guest of Honor Kevin J. Anderson talks about his career, how he found success, and how he keeps going and how you can be awesome, too!

Moderators

John G. Hartness

Publisher, Falstaff Books

John G. Hartness is a teller of tales, a righter of wrong, defender of ladies’ virtues, and some people call him Maurice, for he speaks of the pompatus of love. He is also the award-winning author of the urban fantasy series The Black Knight Chronicles, the Bubba the Monster Hunter... Read More →

Speakers

Kevin J. Anderson

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

Friday May 31, 2024 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Lakeshore

Main Programming

7:30pm EDT

What is a Professional Paranormal Investigator?

Do paranormal investigators get paid to do what they do? What does professionalism mean outside of doing it as a full-time job? Our panelists discuss professionalism in the paranormal and what it means in the field.

Moderators

Dustin Crowley

Speakers

Elizabeth "Tantlian" Lord

Elizabeth walked into a science meeting at the Rhine Research Center in Durham seven years ago and her life hasn’t been the same since. By day, she is a moderately mannered clinical laboratory technician, but her nights are spent studying the poorly understood abilities of the mind... Read More →

Jess Adams @thatmodernmombie

Alex Matsuo

Paranormal Guest, The Spooky Stuff

Brad Bradley

Research Director, Center for Paranormal Research and Investigation

Brad is a former industrial chemist, Six Sigma Green Belt and laboratory information technology site expert. He was also trained in audio/video and distance learning technologies, achieving his Certified Video Conferencing Engineer certificate. Since joining CPRI, he has leveraged... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

7:30pm EDT

But MY Fae are different

With so much literature out there, our panel will discuss crafting supernatural races and how and whether we should distinguish them

Moderators

Bishop O'Connell

Bishop O'Connell is the author of the American Faerie Tale series, a consultant, writer, blogger, and lover of kilts and beer, as well as a member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America. Born in Naples Italy while his father was stationed in Sardinia, Bishop grew up in... Read More →

Speakers

Emily Leverett

Author, Writing

Emily Lavin Leverett is an author, editor, and scholar. She is the author of the paranormal romance series The Wolf and the Nun based on the life and stories of 12th century abbess Marie de France: The Wolf and the Cloister, The Enchanted Rose, and The Song of the Black Wolf are out... Read More →

Sarah Joy Adams

Editor, Falstaff Books

Fantasy author and freelance editor. Known to collect swords and strange etymologies. Author of Steel Mill Vikings, finalist for the Manly Wade Wellman Award. On TikTok as @changeling_writer.

Sarah J. Sover

Author

Sarah J. Sover writes comedic and urban fantasy. She's the author of Double-Crossing the Bridge as well as the Fractured Fae series (Fairy Godmurder, Faed to Black, and the forthcoming Pixie Dusted) from Falstaff Books. Sarah's short fiction has appeared in anthologies, and she writes... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Walden

Writing

8:00pm EDT

Noskaidrot LARP Game Demo

Come and join us Friday night by the lake for a glimpse into the world of Mosarus. Divine clues, puzzle through an Alchemical recipe, and join in a LARP ritual circle full of fun and friends!

Noskaidrot is a family-friendly mixed genre boffer larp hosted at Singletary Lake Group Camp in North Carolina.
With the world discovering new powers and amazing transformations that the new source of power Mist has brought, what will you do when fate calls for you? Will you join the ranks of warriors feeling out their newfound power? Will you discover wondrous creations to forge a new era? Will you fall in with those who see through the warp and weft and interpret the changes of fate, or even change fate yourself?
Fate calls those who would change the world, be it for better or worse. Will you follow when it knocks on your door?

Friday May 31, 2024 8:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Outside By The Lake

Gaming, Live Action Role Playing

8:00pm EDT

Dungeons & Dragons 5e: The Race | (Table 7)

Game Masters

James D. Howard

Game Master

Been playing roleplaying games for over 30 yrs, have been thru every version of D&D ( Chainmaile to version #5) been running games for about 7 years now.

Friday May 31, 2024 8:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

8:00pm EDT

Alien RPG: Jurassic Park | (Table 5)

Jurassic Park-themed scenario.

It's been a few months since the Isla Nublar disaster, and while the government is rushing to deal with INGEN, others are looking to explore the island for themselves.

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Game Masters

Jimillia Wilson

Game Master

Friday May 31, 2024 8:00pm - 11:59pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

8:00pm EDT

Blade Runner: Altered Carbon RPG | (Table 2)

Scenario: Fragments of Us A Blade Runner conversion into the transhuman cyberpunk-noir world of "Altered Carbon". The game will introduce the Blade Runner RPG mechanics with a few modifications.

The year is 2383 and technology has advanced to the point that human consciousness is digitized and bodies are interchangeable. Virtual ads are constantly beamed directly into one's mind to assault the senses, sentient AIs exist and are second classic citizens, and Death itself can be merely an inconvenience - if you have the resources. The gap between the haves and have-nots has never been greater with the average person strugling to survive in shadowed streets while the most powerful (called "Meths" aka Methuselahs) are nigh untouchable and live high above the clouds in the Aerium. It's a bleak neon world filled with rain, gritty detective stories, and humankind struggling to remain human.

In "Fragments of Us," a mercenary team has just returned from a mission that went sideways, but something is wrong - there are holes in the team's memories and details of what occurred during the mission are remembered differently. A few hard truths persist: The data the team was to bring back is missing, Hemingway (the underworld figure who hired the team) has a zero tolerance policy for failure, and the job has kicked up a hornet's nest of collateral damage. Someone is now coming for the team and willing to scorch the earth to get back what was taken. With time running out and allies going dark, can the PCs fulfill their obligation before the new enemy - or Hemingway has them RD'd (Real Death-ed)?

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Game Masters

Robert Wood

Game Master

Friday May 31, 2024 8:00pm - 11:59pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

8:00pm EDT

Walking Dead RPG: Wolves Den | (Table 4)

When a new member of your group steals away with your supplies and your leader's mate, you must brave the dangers of the world of the Walkers to find him and recover what's yours, even if that means facing down the barbaric Wolves!

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Game Masters

Jeff Barnes

Game Master

Friday May 31, 2024 8:00pm - 11:59pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

8:30pm EDT

LARP Aesthetics

A Look into prop building, costuming and the aesthetics/feel it takes to bring the LARP to life!

Speakers

Courtney Mulveney

Vanguard LARP

Mistrix Dax

Brawner

Host/creator, CCTV

Friday May 31, 2024 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Welwyn

CCTV

8:30pm EDT

Animation for Adults

From DC and the MCU to Star Trek and Amazon Prime, adult animation fans have more choices than ever. Come hear us talk about our faves and what we hope to see in the future.

Moderators

Dance Harden

Geek Life

Speakers

Alledria Hurt

Author - Self-Published

Jenn Whitworth

Science Guest

Jennifer Whitworth is an engineer, writer, and mom from Huntsville AL. She began supporting ISS science operations in 2001 as a flight controller at the Payload Operations and Integration Center. In the past twenty plus years she’s been fortunate enough to support ISS science ops... Read More →

Nickie Jamison

Literary Guest

Roger of The Halfling and the Spaceman podcast

Friday May 31, 2024 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

8:30pm EDT

YA(Y) Books

YA books are no longer just for teens! Listen closely as we recommend great teen fiction books that are perfect for adults!

Moderators

Amber Barnhardt

Emotional Support Human, Concarolinas

"I'm a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar." 🍃

Speakers

Rebecca Moesta

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

Kevin A. Davis

Christie Hawthorn and Holly

Performance/ Comfort Coordinator, Geek Life

Geek Parenting, Wizard Rock, Geek Rock, Dr who! Anime obsessed!! I’m running the low stim room!!! Make sure you come see me and say hi! I also run Trolley Witches with Grace Kendall and Leah Hamm!

Friday May 31, 2024 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Harris

Geek Life

8:30pm EDT

Prop Building 101:

How do you get realistic props without needing to make an expensive purchase? Panelists will talk about how they make their props the perfectly compliment their cosplay.

Moderators

Bill Mulligan

Media Guest, Film

Speakers

Daphne Reeder

Fredrick Corry

Fredrick Corry finds Nothing is impossible, Just Improbable; at least that's what MacGyver has taught him. Father a woodworker, metalworker, electrician and his mother a seamstress he has acquired unique set of skills.

Cheralyn Lambeth

Cheralyn Lambeth is a professional costume, prop, and puppet builder whose work includes feature films (The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Patriot, Leatherheads, Evan Almighty, The Hunger Games), televsion shows (Dinosaurs! Homeland, Outcast), and live/interactive properties (Avenue... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Olmstead

STEAM

8:30pm EDT

Where Does It Start? And Why Is It So Important?

How do you know when your book is starting in the right place? Why do readers and editors care? Should I start in the middle of the action, or when my character first wakes up? What are the tropes to avoid, and why? How can I find the right opening tp make my book fly off the shelves?

Moderators

Lucy Blue

Horror and romance author Lucy Blue is currently a writer and senior editor for Falstaff Books. Prior to signing with Falstaff, she published novels with Berkley Books (part of the Penguin Group), Pocket Books (part of Simon & Schuster), Purple Sword Publications, and her own micro-press... Read More →

Speakers

Richard Fierce

Dragonfire Press

William C. Tracy

Owner, Editor, Space Wizard Science Fantasy

Jason Graves

Literary Guest

Friday May 31, 2024 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Keynes

Writing

9:00pm EDT

Concert - Mikey Mason

Friday May 31, 2024 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Lakeshore

Main Programming

9:00pm EDT

Ouija Boards: Everything You Need to Know

In this panel, our guests examine the infamous Ouija board. Is it evil? Where did the boards come from? How are they used today? How do you protect yourself? Our guests tell all.

Moderators

Jason Tapp

All things Spooky in Charlotte NC! Jason runs an Instagram account and website that collects stories of Charlotte’s Haunted History, and show cases spooky subculture in town. He also cohosts “The Old North State Podcast” a North Carolina History and Folk Lore podcast.

Speakers

Brian Danhausen

Alex Matsuo

Paranormal Guest, The Spooky Stuff

Karen Carothers

Paranormal Investigator

Karen Carothers is a life-long paranormal enthusiast, cutting her teeth on "In Search Of" with Leonard Nemoy and the Time Life "Mysteries of the Unknown" books as a child before diving into witchcraft in her teens and ghost hunting in her 20s. She's worked with five Maryland-area... Read More →

Chris Carothers

Lead Investigator, PatapscoParanormalInvestigations&Research

Friday May 31, 2024 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

9:00pm EDT

Tough Love - Truths About Independent & Small Press Publishing

Don't attend this panel if you don't want the hard truths! A sure way to become disenchanted with publishing is to pick your path blindly or go in with unrealistic expectations. This panel will discuss what you can expect from self publishing and small presses as well as some of the red flags and pitfalls.

Moderators

MK Gibson

MK Gibson (Gibby to his friends) is a husband, father, retired USAF MSgt, amateur digital artist, and a lifetime geek. After seeing the animated Rankin-Bass “The Hobbit” movie as a child, all he ever wanted to do was create and tell fantastical stories. MK Gibson lives in Mt... Read More →

Speakers

Nancy Knight

Ben Meeks

Gail Z. Martin

Literary Guest

Gail Z. Martin is the author of Scourge: A Darkhurst Novel, from Solaris Books. Gail is also the author of Vendetta: A Deadly Curiosities Novel and Trifles and Folly 1: A Deadly Curiosities Collection, the latest in her urban fantasy series set in Charleston, SC; Shadow and Flame is the fourth... Read More →

Edward McKeown

Chief editor, Writing

Friday May 31, 2024 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Walden

Writing

9:00pm EDT

Cult Geek Games

Let's add a twist to your favorite summer games. Join other Classy ConCarolinas Cults members as we enjoy summer cult games

Speakers

Jessica Reid

Geek Life Track Director & ConCom Secretary, ConCarolinas

Socially awkward librarian and geek, who loves all things that glitter.

Friday May 31, 2024 9:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Lakeview Patio

Geek Life

9:00pm EDT

Magic: The Gathering - Commander | (Tables 13-16)

Play Magic: The Gathering all weekend long!
Play casually or play for prizes!

Anytime 4 players want to play for packs, we'll award 5 packs per pod. $5 entry fee.

Friday May 31, 2024 9:00pm - 11:30pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Card game

9:00pm EDT

Vanguard karaoke and dance party

Sing a song, dance around, or just chat with fellow con geeks!

Friday May 31, 2024 9:00pm - 11:30pm EDT
Fountainview

Geek Life

9:30pm EDT

GRIMMWOOD

When people of the small town of Wickersaw begin to mysteriously die on the anniversary of an accused witch's execution, an oral storyteller enthusiast and his younger sister set out to separate the truth from the folklore.
96 minutes Written by Matt Kiser and Blair Hoyle, Directed by Matt Kiser

Friday May 31, 2024 9:30pm - 11:00pm EDT
Welwyn

Film

10:00pm EDT

Poetry for Neanderthals

Come play a weird game with us, a competitive word-guessing card game that forces you to explain complicated ideas using simple vocabulary. Our guests will try to get the audience to guess their game words using one syllable words. You will have the opportunity to bomp any guest that uses big words.

Moderators

Jessica Reid

Geek Life Track Director & ConCom Secretary, ConCarolinas

Socially awkward librarian and geek, who loves all things that glitter.

Speakers

Emily Leverett

Author, Writing

Amber Barnhardt

Emotional Support Human, Concarolinas

"I'm a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar." 🍃

Mel Todd

Author, Bad Ash Publishing

Joey Starnes aka the Giddygeeker

Allison Charlesworth

Co-Chair, Multiverse Convention

Allison Charlesworth (she/they) grew up mostly barefoot in a tiny southern town, surrounded by forests, animals, and books that transported her to other places. A huge fan of tabletop gaming, Studio Ghibli, dystopian fiction, cozy video games, offbeat stories in any media, and all... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

10:00pm EDT

Wrestling and Storytelling

Let's discuss the art of professional wrestling, the stories told within it, and the parallels this medium has with other media.

Moderators

J. Yamil

TTRPG Writer

Speakers

Sammie Cassell

Film Guest

Bill Mulligan

Media Guest, Film

MK Gibson

Dave Harlequin

Film Guest, A Stranger Concept Films

Described by both press and colleagues as an "independent renaissance man" and "voice of the underground," Dave Harlequin is a professional screenwriter, journalist, producer, and independent filmmaker from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is the Creative Director of North Carolina based... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Harris

Geek Life

10:00pm EDT

The science behind sci-fi

Will robots revolt and take over? Can we communicate with aliens from other planets? Will we have a holedeck Let's discuss the links between modern science and science fiction.

Moderators

Jenn Whitworth

Science Guest

Speakers

Jim Craig

Alexander G.R. Gideon

Author

Bishop O'Connell

Charlie Kaufman

Science and Tech

Brandon Whitworth

N2L Inc.

Friday May 31, 2024 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Olmstead

STEAM

10:00pm EDT

Hook 'em, Danno! Great Openings and How to Write Them

How to write an opening line and scene that will hook your audience and keep them reading.

Moderators

Rey Nichols

Author

Rey Nichols, a native of the Midwest, is the love child of an Eldritch horror with more apostrophes than letters in its name and the front person of a forgotten 80’s rock band she can’t quite remember the name of. Only two degrees away from Kevin Bacon, when Rey is not busy trying... Read More →

Speakers

Anthony Francis

By day, Anthony Francis creates intelligent machines and emotional robots; by night, he writes science fiction and draws comic books. Anthony is co-editor of the forthcoming anthology THE NEURODIVERSIVERSE: ALIEN ENCOUNTERS, a hopeful, empowering collection of stories, poems and art... Read More →

Jason Roach

Jason Roach has always had an interest in the paranormal since having personal experiences as a teenager. Today he is a core member of The Association of Paranormal Study where he assists with the tech side of investigations. He is currently in the process of working on a paranormal... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Keynes

Writing

10:00pm EDT

Noskaidrot LARP Game Demo

Friday May 31, 2024 10:00pm - 11:30pm EDT
Outside By The Lake

Gaming, Live Action Role Playing

10:30pm EDT

Concert - Graveyard Boulevard

The Graveyard Boulevard is a rock ‘n’ roll band from North Carolina that prowls the dark fringes of punk and metal. Drawing inspiration from supernatural tales, monster movies, and suspenseful books, the band has released six full-length albums since 2003 and continues to be active – performing, writing, and recording new material.
The early years of the band spawned raw punk tunes, often with lyrics inspirited by indie horror films. The founding members of Graveyard Boulevard were previously in the infamous horror punk band, The Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13 and many characteristics of that band carried over.
By 2011, the Graveyard Boulevard had matured into a band striving for better performances and production. The band had found its stride with a new line-up and the invaluable collaboration with producer, Rob Tavaglione at Catalyst Recording. That year saw the release of a full-length album called O.G.R.E. (Organization of Generally Rotten Enterprises) on Horror High Records. The Graveyard Boulevard’s tenacious efforts were acknowledged at Charlotte’s Queen City Awards in 2012 and 2013 when the band took home back-to-back awards for Best Rock Band Of The Year.
The years that followed saw multiple album releases including What Doesn’t Kill Me Only Makes Me Laugh (2014), Subhuman Stage (2019), Will Will Wither (2022). Recent singles have been released on We Are Horror Records (see Horror Punk’s Not Dead Vol. 2 & Vol. 3).

Speakers

Graveyard Boulevard

Rock band

Friday May 31, 2024 10:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
Lakeshore

Main Programming

10:30pm EDT

Skeptics vs. Believers

Skeptics and paranormal believers face off in an exciting debate on whether or not ghosts are real.

Moderators

Tally Johnson

folklorist, storyteller,.& author, Paranormal

Speakers

James Nettles

Literary Guest

S.H. Roddey

Author, Writing

South Carolina native S.H. Roddey has been writing for fun since she was a child and enjoys building worlds across the speculative fiction spectrum filled with mystery and intrigue. She brings to the literary world a unique blend of humor, emotion, and wild ideas filled with dark... Read More →

Elizabeth "Tantlian" Lord

Megan Hettinger

Dr. Jack Trammell

Friday May 31, 2024 10:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

10:30pm EDT

Ask a Historian (Anything)

Our panel of experts in historical eras take questions from the audience. Anything is fair game, from Chaucer to Samuel Adams to Napoleon!

Moderators

Sarah Joy Adams

Editor, Falstaff Books

Fantasy author and freelance editor. Known to collect swords and strange etymologies. Author of Steel Mill Vikings, finalist for the Manly Wade Wellman Award. On TikTok as @changeling_writer.

Speakers

Berta Platas

Nancy Northcott

Science and Tech/Geek Life

David B. Coe

Author, Editor, Writing

David B. Coe/D.B. Jackson is the multiple-award-winning author of thirty novels and as many short stories. As D.B. Jackson, he is the author of the Thieftaker Chronicles, a series set in pre-Revolutionary Boston that combines urban fantasy, mystery, and historical fiction. He also... Read More →

Friday May 31, 2024 10:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
Walden

Writing

9:00am EDT

The Warm Hearth

Romantasy and Cozy Fantasy have exploded in recent years, but they aren't new concepts. Take a look at the genre, the books and writers that laid the foundation, and what these words even mean.

Moderators

Jay Requard

Author & YouTuber, Lookfar

Speakers

R.E. Carr

Guest Speaker, Writing

R. E. Carr is the Kindle Scout Winning author of urban fantasy and science fiction novels. Her Rules Undying Series is an award-winning Amazon bestseller, and she is now writing in the Tome of Bill Universe with her new series, False Icons. You might even find her producing something... Read More →

J.D. Blackrose

Writing

Jeanne Adams

Jeanne Adams writes award-winning romantic suspense, fantasy/paranormal, Urban Fantasy and space adventure that’s been compared to Jack McDevitt and Robert Heinlein. She also knows all about getting rid of the bodies. Both traditionally and indie published, Jeanne has been featured... Read More →

Alexandra Christian

Literary Guest, Writing

Alexandra Christian is an author of mostly romance with a speculative slant. Her love of Stephen King and sweet tea has flavored her fiction with a Southern Gothic sensibility that reeks of Spanish moss and deep-fried eccentricity. Her guiding principle as a romance novelist has always... Read More →

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Keynes

Writing

9:00am EDT

Urban Legends

Let’s talk about our favorite urban legends and how/if they connect to folklore and our writing

Moderators

J. Matthew Saunders

Author

Speakers

Berta Platas

Rey Nichols

Author

Lucy Blue

Jason Gilbert

Literary Guest

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Lakeshore

Writing

9:00am EDT

Dungeon Mayhem | (Table 12)

In the action-packed Dungeons & Dragons card game Dungeon Mayhem, you win by being the last adventurer standing.

Play as one of four brave, quirky characters — barbarian, paladin, rogue, or wizard — battling it out in a dungeon full of treasure! With magic missiles flinging, dual daggers slinging, and spiked shields dinging, it's up to you to prove your adventurer has the guts to bring home the glory!

Illustrations created by Kyle Ferrin in the four decks of cards represent Sutha the Skullcrusher (barbarian), Azzan the Mystic (wizard), Lia the Radiant (paladin), and Oriax the Clever (rogue). Pick one of these characters and play their mighty power cards such as Azzan's Vampiric Touch to swap hit points with an opponent or Sutha's Whirling Axes to heal yourself while dealing crushing damage to the rest of the party.

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Game Masters

Kayla Hudson

Game Master

Hello! My name is Kayla Hudson and I am a 32 yr old she/her female. I work 2 different jobs in the healthcare field as an EMT basic at my local county 911 ems agencies for cabarrus and Stanly county. I occasionally pick up shifts at a small store in downtown Kannapolis called the... Read More →

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Card game

9:00am EDT

Dungeons & Dragons 5e: The Race | (Table 7)

Game Masters

James D. Howard

Game Master

Been playing roleplaying games for over 30 yrs, have been thru every version of D&D ( Chainmaile to version #5) been running games for about 7 years now.

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

9:00am EDT

Magic: The Gathering - Commander | (Tables 13-16)

Play Magic: The Gathering all weekend long!
Play casually or play for prizes!

Anytime 4 players want to play for packs, we'll award 5 packs per pod. $5 entry fee.

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Card game

9:00am EDT

Classic Battletech | (Table 17)

Game Masters

Allan Whittingham III

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Miniatures

9:00am EDT

Dagorhir Battle Games Demo

Sword in one hand, shield in the other, you charge the enemy line, their arrows streaking past your head. Your heart pounds in your ears as you duck beneath the volley. Your teammate falls to the ground before you as an arrow finds its way to her gut. Putting the full force of your body behind the blow, you slam your shield into another combatant, knocking him to the ground and driving back his forces. The line is broken, and your compatriots swarm in and take the castle. Cheers erupt around you as victory is secured.

Learn more: Click Here

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Outside By The Lake

Gaming, Live Action Role Playing

9:00am EDT

G.I. Joe RPG | (Table 5)

Join G.I. Joe in the fight against the ruthless terrorist organization Cobra! It's high adventure on the high seas, as Cobra tries to resurrect the spirit of Blackbeard! Buckle your swashes me mateys! YO JOE!

Come play with this multi-award winning GM with a global fan base! (Isn't fantasy fun?)

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Game Masters

Benjamin Burton

Game Master, Griffin Heart Inc

I'm a certified geek and a bona-fide nerd, and you can't teach that! I'm chairman of Griffin Heart Inc, a non-profit dedicated to using our Fandom powers for good.I'm a multi-award winning GM and former professional event organizer for a major game company. Mentor for The UNCC Science... Read More →

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

9:00am EDT

Hyperborea RPG | (Table 2)

Hyperborea 3e - The Lamia's Heart OSR, Sword and Sorcery heist adventure

Khromarium, the City of Towers. Old when the races of men crawled howling out of the darkness of animal savagery, Khromarium stands now and forever. Amid the shadows of it's many wicked towers, a vicious society festers. Caught by the winds of misfortune, can you pay the debt you've incurred? Or will you be yet another wastrel left to die in the gutter?

Beyond the frozen bite of the Northern Wind lies a land undreamed of. From the arches of it's grandest cities to the eaves of it's basest villages it's people cower beneath it's Twilight sky, they flee the glare of it's twin moons, and weep at it's stygian nights. For this is a land of blood, of terror, of war and of HIGH ADVENTURE! Hither come you! Bloody-handed reavers and skulking sneak-thieves, savage warriors and foul sorcerers alike. The best a land of this make can hope for heroes. Only I, your Chronicler may guide thee on your journey through the lands of... HYPERBOREA!

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Game Masters

Carter Sienerth

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

9:00am EDT

Shadowrun Missions: Hellhound On My Trail | (Table 3)

Event number: CMP2081-14

You got the star-shine on you good, zanmi. Better than some, that's for sure. This city can turn mighty vicious if your luck runs dry. Some of those need a rescue.

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Game Masters

Mac McFarland

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

9:00am EDT

Storymaster's Tales | (Table 1)

Game Masters

Vernon Braswell

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

9:30am EDT

Trials and tribulations of AI:

AI is everywhere, from creating lesson plans, social media posts, art, and more. We will discuss the positive and negatives of using AI.

Moderators

Allison Charlesworth

Co-Chair, Multiverse Convention

Speakers

Jim Craig

William C. Tracy

Owner, Editor, Space Wizard Science Fantasy

Anthony Francis

Gerrit S. Overeem

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Olmstead

STEAM

9:30am EDT

Tackling the Blank Page - How to Get Started

Sometimes the worst writer's block hits in the middle of a story, but more frequently, knowing where to begin is the real hard part. Writers will talk about how they decide on a project and how they push themselves through those first few intimidating pages. Who knows? Maybe you'll leave with your next great idea!

Moderators

Chris A. Jackson

Literary Guest, Writing

Speakers

David B. Coe

Author, Editor, Writing

Ben Meeks

Darin Kennedy

Author

Paige L. Christie

Author, Writer

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Walden

Writing

10:00am EDT

Practical effects for moviemakers:

Learn some doable ways to bring the high-budget feel of practical effects into your films.

Moderators

Dave Harlequin

Film Guest, A Stranger Concept Films

Speakers

Bill Mulligan

Media Guest, Film

Blakk Viking

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Welwyn

Film

10:00am EDT

SCA Demo

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Lakeview Patio

Demo/Workshop

10:00am EDT

Dungeon Crawl Classics en Español RPG | (Table 4)

Adventure Title: El Pórtico Bajo Las Estrellas (Portal under the Stars)

Summary: This is one of the introductory adventures for learning Dungeon Crawl Classics. Please note this session will be in Spanish. Hace eones, un mago gobernó esta tierra con la ayuda de tribus bárbaras y extrañas criaturas de más allá de las estrellas. Cuando su forma mortal estaba a punto de expirar, sus aliados alienígenas le ordenaron que se sellara en una tumba protegida. Dentro de la tumba, el mago empleó su proyección astral para viajar a las estrellas más allá de nuestro mundo. Tenía la intención de regresar más tarde para tomar posesión de su cuerpo mortal, lo que su espíritu podría hacer cuando las estrellas estuvieran correctamente alineadas. Sin embargo, las aventuras extra-planares del mago no salieron según lo planeado. Ahora su cuerpo yace perfectamente conservado en la tumba que construyó, protegido por encantamientos y los restos de sus hordas bárbaras. Si estas defensas pueden ser superadas, los tesoros que contienen estarán listos para ser liberados.

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Speakers

J. Yamil

TTRPG Writer

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

10:00am EDT

Mansions Of Madness | (Table 10)

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition is a fully co-operative, app-driven board game of horror and mystery for one to five players that takes place in the same universe as Eldritch Horror and Elder Sign. Let the immersive app guide you through the veiled streets of Innsmouth and the haunted corridors of Arkham's cursed mansions as you search for answers and respite. Brave investigators stand ready to confront four scenarios of fear and mystery, collecting weapons, tools, and information, solving complex puzzles, and fighting monsters, insanity, and death. Open the door and step inside these hair-raising Mansions of Madness: Second Edition. It will take more than just survival to conquer the evils terrorizing this town.

How to play: Click Here

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Game Masters

James Anderson

Game Master

Hobby boardgamer with a relatively broad range of interests, been living in Charlotte for ~9. Also into woodworking & 3D-printing :)

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:00am - 2:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Board game

10:30am EDT

Geek Travel Destinations

Seatbelts everyone! Our expert geek trip advisors will discuss travel destinations that will make your little geek heart happy!

Moderators

Gail Z. Martin

Literary Guest

Speakers

Sammie Cassell

Film Guest

William C. Tracy

Owner, Editor, Space Wizard Science Fantasy

Landon Crispens

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Harris

Geek Life

10:30am EDT

Urban Homesteading

Interested in learning how to grow plants, raise chickens, can stuff and other natural things but you are hopefully lost? Learn beginner tips for starting urban homesteading when you don't have a lot of space, time or money or if you don't live in the country

Moderators

Mel Todd

Author, Bad Ash Publishing

Speakers

Elizabeth "Tantlian" Lord

Carmen Loup

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

10:30am EDT

Do Your Research: The How and Why of Research in the Paranormal

How do you do historical research in the paranormal? Do you do research before or after the investigation? What if you prefer to NOT know the history prior to investigating for reasons such as evidence and mediumship validation uncovered after the fact. How do you see if they line up with the actual hauntings/history? Our paranormal guests discuss this conundrum.

Moderators

Tina McSwain

Paranormal, CAPS - The Charlotte Area Paranormal Society

Speakers

Jess Adams @thatmodernmombie

Megan Hettinger

Jason Tapp

Dr. Jack Trammell

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

10:30am EDT

Author Guest of Honor & Special Guest Roundtable

Our amazing slate of Special Guests and Guests of Honor answer questions from the audience and tell stories about the industry.

Speakers

John G. Hartness

Publisher, Falstaff Books

Kevin J. Anderson

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

Rebecca Moesta

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

Matt Dinniman

Author

Matt Dinniman is the bestselling author of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Please don’t send him feet pictures. He’s literally begging you.

Milton J. Davis

Author, MVmedia, LLC

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Lakeshore

Writing

10:30am EDT

Tropes - Are they really evil?

Tropes have become a huge part of marketing, but what role do tropes play in the reading and writing experience?

Moderators

J.D. Blackrose

Writing

Speakers

Emily Leverett

Author, Writing

Rey Nichols

Author

S.H. Roddey

Author, Writing

Chris A. Jackson

Literary Guest, Writing

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Keynes

Writing

11:00am EDT

Cosplay on a Budget:

Cosplay can be an expensive endeavor. Join our panelists as we discuss cosplay budgeting tips that keep us from going broke.

Moderators

Jenna Hamrick

Geek Life

Speakers

Mistrix Dax

Canapooh.cos

Fredrick Corry

Jamal Purvis

Saturday June 1, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Olmstead

STEAM

11:00am EDT

Small Press Spotlight 2

Moderators

Vikki Perry

Speakers

Kevin A. Davis

Jeff Hays

Jason Roach

Jason Graves

Literary Guest

Saturday June 1, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Walden

Writing

11:00am EDT

Dominion | (Table 12)

In Dominion, each player starts with an identical, very small deck of cards. In the center of the table is a selection of other cards the players can "buy" as they can afford them. Through their selection of cards to buy, and how they play their hands as they draw them, the players construct their deck on the fly, striving for the most efficient path to the precious victory points by game end.

Dominion is not a CCG, but the play of the game is similar to the construction and play of a CCG deck. The game comes with 500 cards. You select 10 of the 25 Kingdom card types to include in any given play—leading to immense variety.

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Game Masters

Kayla Hudson

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Card game

11:00am EDT

Dungeons & Dragons 5e | (Table 8)

The Last Offering - A misfit group of thieves find themselves in the biggest heist of their careers. Thrown together at a moment's notice, they must learn to work together quickly in order to survive their quest and hopefully get away unscathed.

Bring your own 5th level character or play a pre-generated character.

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Game Masters

Emily Kelly

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 11:00am - 3:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

12:00pm EDT

Gen X Geeks and Goths!

If anyone has a unique perspective on media, art, and society, it’s the Forgotten Generation. Come listen to us share the highs and lows of aging as a geek and/or goth member.

Moderators

Dance Harden

Geek Life

Speakers

Syrinx

Head of Station Partnership Content & Development, OutWorld Fleet Radio

James Fulbright

ConChair/President, ConGregate

O. Hai Mark

Online Media Guest

Sherman Burris

That Guy, Geek Life

Saturday June 1, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

12:00pm EDT

Weird Cults

There are so many weird cults that are still in existence today. Stories of the world's most dangerous cults — from the Manson family to NXIVM. We will discuss these cults and why people still get sucked in.

Moderators

Nicole Givens Kurtz

Speakers

Violette L. Meier

Writer/Publisher, Viori Publishing LLC

Violette Meier is a happily married mother, writer, folk artist, poet, and native of Atlanta, Georgia, who earned her B.A. in English at Clark Atlanta University and a MDiv at the Interdenominational Theological Center. She is also a certified herbalist, a life coach, and an educator... Read More →

Mistrix Dax

Heath Haynes

Canapooh.cos

Jenna Hamrick

Geek Life

Saturday June 1, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Harris

Geek Life

12:00pm EDT

Moment of Remembrance

We take a moment out from the convention festivities to remember the beloved community members we have lost in recent years.

Moderators

Karen Franks

ConChair, Head Ringmaster, ConCarolinas

Saturday June 1, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Lakeview Patio

Main Programming

12:00pm EDT

Psychic Abilities in Today's World

What is it like to have psychic abilities in today's world? Do you think you're gifted? Panelists will talk about their gifts and how they use them.

Moderators

Chris Carothers

Lead Investigator, PatapscoParanormalInvestigations&Research

Speakers

Brian Danhausen

Elizabeth "Tantlian" Lord

Carmen Loup

Tina McSwain

Paranormal, CAPS - The Charlotte Area Paranormal Society

Saturday June 1, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

12:00pm EDT

Falstaff Books Road Show and Free Book Extravaganza

Falstaff Books presents a selection of new releases, upcoming projects, and awesome authors. Come see what's new and coming soon and win some free prizes!

Moderators

John G. Hartness

Publisher, Falstaff Books

Speakers

Theresa Glover

Fan Guest

Lucy Blue

Saturday June 1, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Lakeshore

Writing

12:00pm EDT

Million-Dollar Productivity

Kevin J. Anderson has made a full-time career out of writing genre fiction. Novels, short stories, graphic novels, anthologies, audiobooks - he has done it all. He will give you tips and tricks on how to build a career or kick the one you have into overdrive. Learn at the feet of a master of genre fiction.

Speakers

Kevin J. Anderson

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

Saturday June 1, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Keynes

Writing

12:00pm EDT

Magic: The Gathering - Commander | (Tables 13-16)

Play Magic: The Gathering all weekend long!
Play casually or play for prizes!

Anytime 4 players want to play for packs, we'll award 5 packs per pod. $5 entry fee.

Saturday June 1, 2024 12:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Card game

12:00pm EDT

Call Of Cthulhu RPG | (Table 9)

The Derelict is a scenario from Petersen's Abominations by Mike Mason and Sandy Petersen, featuring the investigators going to inspect a lost refer ship off the coast of Greenland.

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Game Masters

Matthew Lancaster

Game Master, Turns And Conditions

Matthew "Trap" Lancaster is a husband, father, and Game Master from Atlanta, GA, who has been focusing on bringing more BIPOC players and GM's together to share their voices. In 2022, he founded a group called Turns And Conditions for that very reason. Now volunteering and running... Read More →

Saturday June 1, 2024 12:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

12:30pm EDT

STEM for kids:

Want ideas for how to get your kids interested into STEM? We will provide fun ways to get your kids geeked out about science

Moderators

Allison Charlesworth

Co-Chair, Multiverse Convention

Speakers

Jim Craig

Sarah J. Sover

Author

Jenn Whitworth

Science Guest

James Nettles

Literary Guest

Saturday June 1, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Olmstead

STEAM

12:30pm EDT

Business & Budgeting for Writers

Writers are notoriously bad at business and math, but when your'e self-employed, the business side of things is critical. Our panel of experienced writers will discuss expenses, taxes, prioritizing spending, and how not to get thrown in prison by the IRS.

Moderators

R.E. Carr

Guest Speaker, Writing

Speakers

Gail Z. Martin

Literary Guest

Landon Crispens

Saturday June 1, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Walden

Writing

1:00pm EDT

Costume Contest Check In

Moderators

Cheralyn Lambeth

Saturday June 1, 2024 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Lakeshore

Main Programming

1:00pm EDT

Buttercup's Trivia

Moderators

Buttercup

Trivia Host, CCTV

Weird Mom's build Character! It's me, I'm that Mom!

Speakers

Sarah Joy Adams

Editor, Falstaff Books

Fantasy author and freelance editor. Known to collect swords and strange etymologies. Author of Steel Mill Vikings, finalist for the Manly Wade Wellman Award. On TikTok as @changeling_writer.

J. Yamil

TTRPG Writer

Mel Todd

Author, Bad Ash Publishing

Stuart Jaffe

Syrinx

Head of Station Partnership Content & Development, OutWorld Fleet Radio

April Baker

Brawner

Host/creator, CCTV

Raye

CCTV Host, Con Carolinas

I have been coming to ConCarolina for several years now and am a host for ConCarolinasTV. We will be bringing you fun content and exciting things all weekend long!

Saturday June 1, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Fountainview

CCTV

1:00pm EDT

Film Fest

Moderators

Bill Mulligan

Media Guest, Film

Saturday June 1, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Welwyn

Film

1:00pm EDT

Dagorhir Battle Games Demo

Saturday June 1, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Outside By The Lake

Gaming, Live Action Role Playing

1:00pm EDT

Tales Of Legend RPG | (Table 7)

Game Masters

Andy Cumbow

Game Master, Legendary Tales

Saturday June 1, 2024 1:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

1:00pm EDT

Classic Battletech | (Table 17)

Game Masters

Allan Whittingham III

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Miniatures

1:30pm EDT

Famous True Crime Updates

From Murdaugh to cold cases to the Idaho college students murder, there have been a lot of updates in True Crime. Our panelists will share updates on some of the cases they have been following through the years.

Moderators

Vikki Perry

Speakers

S.H. Roddey

Author, Writing

Alexandra Christian

Literary Guest, Writing

Saturday June 1, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Harris

Geek Life

1:30pm EDT

I Read Banned Books

So many books are being banned right now across the country. We will discuss book bannings and your right to read what you like.

Moderators

Jessica Reid

Geek Life Track Director & ConCom Secretary, ConCarolinas

Socially awkward librarian and geek, who loves all things that glitter.

Speakers

Emily Leverett

Author, Writing

Amber Barnhardt

Emotional Support Human, Concarolinas

"I'm a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar." 🍃

Sue Phillips

Saturday June 1, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

1:30pm EDT

Intro to Witchcraft, Paganism, and Occult Practices

Dive into a world of magick, mystery, and going against the religious grain. Panelists will talk about how to get started in witchcraft, paganism, and occult practices.

Moderators

Wanda Harward

Wanda Harward is a member of The Charlotte Geeks, assisting Joey Starnes and Carol Cowles (aka The Merry Mayhem https://charlottegeeks.com/merry-mayhem/ )with Geek Gala, The Geekery Market, and other shenanigans as required. Her geeky interests include anime, filk music, renaissance... Read More →

Speakers

Alledria Hurt

Author - Self-Published

Karen Carothers

Paranormal Investigator

Chris Carothers

Lead Investigator, PatapscoParanormalInvestigations&Research

Dustin Crowley

Saturday June 1, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

1:30pm EDT

Diversity & Cultural Appropriation in Writing

Agency is one of the most important things for your main character. If they don’t have agency, they’re not driving the plot; they’re just in the passenger seat along for the ride. How do you create agency for your MC and what are different forms agency can take?

Moderators

Milton J. Davis

Author, MVmedia, LLC

Speakers

Violette L. Meier

Writer/Publisher, Viori Publishing LLC

K.D. Edwards

Writing

EM Kaplan

Author

EM Kaplan (or Emily) writes the Josie Tucker mystery series as well as several other nascent series, including the forthcoming Virtual Vigilante mysteries from Falstaff Books. You can find her on the Calamity Janes podcast or at www.JustTheEmWords.com... Read More →

Saturday June 1, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Keynes

Writing

1:30pm EDT

Costume Contest

Moderators

Cheralyn Lambeth

Speakers

Courtney Mulveney

Vanguard LARP

Blakk Viking

Saturday June 1, 2024 1:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Lakeshore

Main Programming

1:30pm EDT

Kid Zone

Saturday June 1, 2024 1:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Lakeview Patio

Main Programming

2:00pm EDT

Bad medicine in Hollywood:

This may come at a shock to you, but medical doctors on TV shows and films are not always accurate. We will discuss how medical jargon is done horribly wrong and when they actually get it right.

Moderators

Darin Kennedy

Author

Speakers

Jeanne Adams

Chris A. Jackson

Literary Guest, Writing

Nickie Jamison

Literary Guest

Saturday June 1, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Olmstead

STEAM

2:00pm EDT

What the Hell is LitRPG and why do we love it?

Title kinda says it all, doesn't it? From Aleron to Actus to Shirtaloon to some guy name Matt, our panel will talk about some of the origins of speculative fiction's hottest genre and where you should start reading it.

Moderators

J.D. Blackrose

Writing

Speakers

R.E. Carr

Guest Speaker, Writing

Matt Dinniman

Author

Matt Dinniman is the bestselling author of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Please don’t send him feet pictures. He’s literally begging you.

Jeff Hays

Cyn Vasquez

Saturday June 1, 2024 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Walden

Writing

2:00pm EDT

Dissolutionverse RPG | (Table 1)

Play with the creator!

Investigate strange worlds and create custom spells with music-based magic in the TTRPG set in William C. Tracy's Dissolutionverse series. Play as one of eleven species, craft spells from your imagination, and use d8 dice in press-your-luck rolls to succeed at challenges! Includes crafting mechanics and no character death (though other things might happen.)

Sign up to play at the convention. Sched is not used to reserve a seat at the table.

Speakers

William C. Tracy

Owner, Editor, Space Wizard Science Fantasy

Saturday June 1, 2024 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

2:00pm EDT

Alien RPG: Trojan Horse | (Table 4)

A small group of Colonial Marines wake from cryosleep to find a nightmare has taken over the ship. With most of their contingent dead or being hunted, they must attempt to save the captain and stop the delivery of the ship's deadly cargo!

Sign up to play at the convention. Sched is not used to reserve a seat at the table.

Game Masters

Jeff Barnes

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

2:00pm EDT

Conquest Of Nerath | (Table 12)

Compete as one of 4 factions to gain control of the world of Nerath. This game can also be played as the forces of Good vs Evil. Control your foot soldiers, wizards, heroes, ships, and mighty dragons as you seek to become the ruler of the world of Nerath. There are dungeons to explore that might yield the magical resource needed to make you invincible as you direct your minions over land, sea, and air. Experience the savage joy of victory as you route your foes! Can be played as a short, medium, or full conquest game. Your hordes are trained and ready. They only await your command to be unleashed on an unsuspecting world!

Sign up to play at the convention. Sched is not used to reserve a seat at the table.

Game Masters

Keith Burkhead

Game Master

Happy to chat with anyone about anything. I have the normal geek interests-games, genre movies and books. I'm looking forward to sharing Conquest of Nerath with you. A good description is "fantasy Axis and Allies". Play one of 4 factions attempting to gain control of the... Read More →

Saturday June 1, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Board game

2:00pm EDT

Coriolis: The Third Horizon RPG | (Table 2)

Introduction to Coriolis, the Third Horizon

Described as an "Arabian Nights in Space," Coriolis plays like a mix of Firefly, The Expanse, and Babylon 5 with a touch of supernatural horror.

In "Dirge for the Falling Heavens," the intrepid crew of a small freighter has been trying to survive as tensions rise across the Horizon. Amidst reports of vanishing ships and communication failing to distant worlds, rumors are circulating that the forces of the (now nearly mythical) First Horizon are returning.

What starts as a high profile transport job soon becomes more trouble than the crew was paid to take on. Amongst the cargo is something of value - something that several old enemies have no qualms about killing to possess. As the crew is harried by mercenaries and assassins, they must rely upon their wits, teamwork, and skills to survive. As the mission proceeds, it becomes clear other forces are involved. An entity as old as the stars, something that even a Djinn fears, has plans for the crew and the ongoing strife is part of it. Can the PCs thwart the coming of the Dark Between the Stars?

Sign up to play at the convention. Sched is not used to reserve a seat at the table.

Game Masters

Robert Wood

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

2:00pm EDT

Legend Of The Five Rings RPG | (Table 5)

Check back for details.

Sign up to play at the convention. Sched is not used to reserve a seat at the table.

Game Masters

Christopher Strachan

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

2:00pm EDT

Shadowrun Missions: Stone Crazy | (Table 3)

Event number: CMP2081-15

You've gone into the shadows twice and come back out bright. You might have the mojo we need to hold the Big Easy together a little longer. Can we count on you again?

Sign up to play at the convention. Sched is not used to reserve a seat at the table.

Game Masters

Mac McFarland

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

2:00pm EDT

Swashbucklers Of The 7 Skies RPG | (Table 6)

Game System: Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies.
Title: Any Port in a Storm.

Summary: A terrible storm forces a ship to take shelter on a tiny, uncharted sky-island. Its inhabitants seem friendly enough, but there is something deeply sinister about this island, with its mist-shrouded bay, its dark forest, and the castle lurking at the top of a cliff.

Sign up to play at the convention. Sched is not used to reserve a seat at the table.

Game Masters

Lizz Schulz

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 2:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

2:30pm EDT

Dungeons & Ditties

The panel acts out famous song lyrics as if they were in medieval tavern. The audience has to determine what iconic song it is. Much harder than it sounds!

Speakers

Buttercup

Trivia Host, CCTV

Weird Mom's build Character! It's me, I'm that Mom!

Sarah Joy Adams

Editor, Falstaff Books

Fantasy author and freelance editor. Known to collect swords and strange etymologies. Author of Steel Mill Vikings, finalist for the Manly Wade Wellman Award. On TikTok as @changeling_writer.

Syrinx

Head of Station Partnership Content & Development, OutWorld Fleet Radio

Brawner

Host/creator, CCTV

Raye

CCTV Host, Con Carolinas

I have been coming to ConCarolina for several years now and am a host for ConCarolinasTV. We will be bringing you fun content and exciting things all weekend long!

Saturday June 1, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Fountainview

CCTV

3:00pm EDT

Game Recommendations

There is a world of gaming out there! Join our panelists as they suggest what board games and console games they recommend.

Moderators

Rey Nichols

Author

Speakers

April Baker

Bob McGough

Writer, designer, podcaster, Tales by Bob

Lee "PirateMonkie" Roberts

Saturday June 1, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Harris

Geek Life

3:00pm EDT

The Classy ConCarolinas Cult

Did you know that ConCarolinas has a cult! We will update the rules, the slogan, and create a plan to increase our followers by the end of the con. And we have buttons! Come join the chaos. (We are not a sex cult).

Moderators

Jessica Reid

Geek Life Track Director & ConCom Secretary, ConCarolinas

Socially awkward librarian and geek, who loves all things that glitter.

Speakers

Amber Barnhardt

Emotional Support Human, Concarolinas

"I'm a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar." 🍃

Jesse Adams

Co-Chair, Multiverse Convention

Allison Charlesworth

Co-Chair, Multiverse Convention

Wanda Harward

Saturday June 1, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

3:00pm EDT

Hauntings of Charlotte - The Queen City

Is Charlotte and its surrounding towns one of the most haunted places in North Carolina? Our panelists will take a deep dive into the local haunts and ghost stories and tell you if they're true.

Moderators

Tally Johnson

folklorist, storyteller,.& author, Paranormal

Speakers

Tina McSwain

Paranormal, CAPS - The Charlotte Area Paranormal Society

Megan Hettinger

Jason Tapp

Saturday June 1, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

3:00pm EDT

Playing in Someone Else's Sandbox - Writing Media Tie-In Work

We're all about creating our own worlds and characters, but sometimes there are massive franchises that need someone to steer the ship for a book or ten. Our panelists will talk about writing for other media franchises from small to the absolute largest.

Moderators

Wayland Smith

Author

Speakers

Kevin J. Anderson

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

Rebecca Moesta

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

David B. Coe

Author, Editor, Writing

Chris A. Jackson

Literary Guest, Writing

Saturday June 1, 2024 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Keynes

Writing

3:00pm EDT

Magic: The Gathering - Commander | (Tables 13-16)

Play Magic: The Gathering all weekend long!
Play casually or play for prizes!

Anytime 4 players want to play for packs, we'll award 5 packs per pod. $5 entry fee.

Saturday June 1, 2024 3:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Card game

3:30pm EDT

Bring your story to life:

Learn how to craft your story into a screenplay fit for the big screen.

Moderators

DJ McGuire

Speakers

Stuart Jaffe

Nancy Knight

Blakk Viking

Saturday June 1, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Welwyn

Film

3:30pm EDT

Paranormal Reality TV vs Real Life Paranormal Research

Is Zak Bagans the real deal? Do you "get" Hellier? Our panelists will weight in on their thoughts on paranormal reality TV and whether or not it's true to real life paranormal investigation and research.

Speakers

Violette L. Meier

Writer/Publisher, Viori Publishing LLC

Karen Carothers

Paranormal Investigator

Brad Bradley

Research Director, Center for Paranormal Research and Investigation

Saturday June 1, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Olmstead

Paranormal

3:30pm EDT

Steal from the Best

We all derive inspiration from somewhere. Our panelists will discuss the best way to draw inspiration from and pay homage to the works we love without being hopelessly derivative.

Moderators

Alexander G.R. Gideon

Author

Speakers

Larry N. Martin

Literary Guest

Nancy Northcott

Science and Tech/Geek Life

Darin Kennedy

Author

Edward McKeown

Chief editor, Writing

Saturday June 1, 2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Walden

Writing

4:00pm EDT

Three Bards and a Dragon Live!

Join Team AoA for an interactive version of our 3 Bards and a Dragon podcast. Choose our story. Guide our journey. Roll for our fate.

Speakers

Tainted Jay

team_aoa

Gamer, zombie apocalypse survivor, professional fabri-cobbler.

Shawn Ewing

Stream producer/streamer, Team AoA

I'm a live stream producer and streamer for Team AoA. Currently, I'm playing PlateUp and Fallout 76. Come find me on Twitch.

Saturday June 1, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Fountainview

CCTV

4:00pm EDT

Mikey Mason performance

Speakers

Mikey Mason

Singer, Songwriter

Saturday June 1, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Lakeshore

Main Programming

4:30pm EDT

Diversity in the Nerd World

Our panelists will discuss what it's like to be a fan in some of the biggest fandoms when it doesn't always seem inviting. What it's like to be huge fans and see very little representation of yourself on screen, if there is any at all.

Moderators

Sherman Burris

That Guy, Geek Life

Speakers

Karen Franks

ConChair, Head Ringmaster, ConCarolinas

Canapooh.cos

Saturday June 1, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Harris

Geek Life

4:30pm EDT

Southern Edgar Allan Poe Reading

Listen to our panelists read their favorite gothic stories from Edgar Allan Poe...in their thickest southern accent

Moderators

Jessica Reid

Geek Life Track Director & ConCom Secretary, ConCarolinas

Socially awkward librarian and geek, who loves all things that glitter.

Speakers

Theresa Glover

Fan Guest

Lucy Blue

Tally Johnson

folklorist, storyteller,.& author, Paranormal

Brandon Whitworth

N2L Inc.

Saturday June 1, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

4:30pm EDT

Ghost Hunting 101

Interested in becoming a paranormal investigator or ghost hunter? In this panel, guests will discuss how to get started in this exciting realm of exploring the supernatural.

Moderators

Dr. Jack Trammell

Speakers

Alex Matsuo

Paranormal Guest, The Spooky Stuff

Brad Bradley

Research Director, Center for Paranormal Research and Investigation

Tina McSwain

Paranormal, CAPS - The Charlotte Area Paranormal Society

Dr. Kenny Newsome

Saturday June 1, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

4:30pm EDT

Respect the Hustle - Side Gigs for Writers

Let's face it, most of us aren't getting rich off our books. This panel will focus on finding opportunities, pitching publications, and writing articles and blog posts on the side.

Moderators

Sarah J. Sover

Author

Speakers

Bob McGough

Writer, designer, podcaster, Tales by Bob

S.H. Roddey

Author, Writing

James Palmer

Writer, Mechanoid Press

Saturday June 1, 2024 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Keynes

Writing

5:00pm EDT

From concept to cosplay:

A beginner's guide to costume construction: Have you felt the urge to become your favorite character, but don’t know where to start? Have you started cosplaying but are looking for new tips? This panel will help you understand how to breakdown a character’s look section by section, whether you thrift, repurpose items, or craft from scratch. We will discuss materials and equipment as well as popular businesses to shop for materials.

Moderators

Daphne Reeder

Speakers

Jenna Hamrick

Geek Life

Fredrick Corry

Jamal Purvis

Saturday June 1, 2024 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Olmstead

STEAM

5:00pm EDT

Why Do I Need and Editor (And How Do I Find One?)

A discussion of what a professional editor can do for any writer, regardless of where or how they hope to publish, and strategies for finding the right editor for your particular work.

Moderators

John G. Hartness

Publisher, Falstaff Books

Speakers

K.D. Edwards

Writing

Rebecca Moesta

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

Berta Platas

David B. Coe

Author, Editor, Writing

Saturday June 1, 2024 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Walden

Writing

5:00pm EDT

Film Festival

Moderators

Bill Mulligan

Media Guest, Film

Saturday June 1, 2024 5:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Welwyn

Film

5:00pm EDT

Dungeons & Dragons 5e: The Race | (Table 7)

Game Masters

James D. Howard

Game Master

Been playing roleplaying games for over 30 yrs, have been thru every version of D&D ( Chainmaile to version #5) been running games for about 7 years now.

Saturday June 1, 2024 5:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

5:00pm EDT

Classic Battletech | (Table 17)

Game Masters

Allan Whittingham III

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 5:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Miniatures

5:30pm EDT

Disney Family Feud

Move over Steve Harvey. we bring this game show to life CCTV style. Two teams of contestants go head to head in this lively game of family feud with a Disney flare!

Moderators

Raye

CCTV Host, Con Carolinas

I have been coming to ConCarolina for several years now and am a host for ConCarolinasTV. We will be bringing you fun content and exciting things all weekend long!

Speakers

April Baker

J. Yamil

TTRPG Writer

Violette L. Meier

Writer/Publisher, Viori Publishing LLC

Alexandra Christian

Literary Guest, Writing

Lucy Blue

Sammie Cassell

Film Guest

Saturday June 1, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Fountainview

CCTV

5:30pm EDT

Motion Pictionary

Join us for some geeky comedy! Our mission, to be a bit weird! Join us an hour of improv and fun where the panelists will be given a movie title and without using character or place names, panelists will improv scenes while the audience tries to guess the pic!

Moderators

Charlie Kaufman

Science and Tech

Speakers

Bishop O'Connell

MK Gibson

Darin Kennedy

Author

Syrinx

Head of Station Partnership Content & Development, OutWorld Fleet Radio

Sue Phillips

Saturday June 1, 2024 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Lakeshore

Geek Life

6:00pm EDT

Geek Debate

We love our geeky things, and the only thing we love more than that is arguing about our geeky loves! Panelists will split into two teams and argue one side or the other - at random! So if there's a player who loves Star Wars but they end up on the "Star trek is Best" team, they have to argue against their own love to win prizes and applause! Who can convince the most audience members that their love is stronger than everyone else's?!?

Moderators

Dave Harlequin

Film Guest, A Stranger Concept Films

Speakers

J. Matthew Saunders

Author

DJ McGuire

Brandon Whitworth

N2L Inc.

Sherman Burris

That Guy, Geek Life

Saturday June 1, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Harris

Geek Life

6:00pm EDT

Organization for the Unorganized

If you are neurospicy, you may have trouble with day to day tasks. Our panelists will offer tips and tricks for how they manage their work and home life.

Moderators

Jesse Adams

Co-Chair, Multiverse Convention

Speakers

R.E. Carr

Guest Speaker, Writing

Sarah Joy Adams

Editor, Falstaff Books

Fantasy author and freelance editor. Known to collect swords and strange etymologies. Author of Steel Mill Vikings, finalist for the Manly Wade Wellman Award. On TikTok as @changeling_writer.

Wanda Harward

Saturday June 1, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

6:00pm EDT

Patio Closed for AV Setup

Saturday June 1, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Lakeview Patio

Main Programming

6:00pm EDT

The Caring and Feeding of Skeptical Believers

Between being a believer or a skeptic, there's that grey area of skeptical belief. Skeptical believers want to believe in the paranormal, but they need some evidence to convince them. This panel features several skeptical believers and how they approach the paranormal.

Moderators

Dr. Kenny Newsome

Speakers

Tally Johnson

folklorist, storyteller,.& author, Paranormal

Carmen Loup

Alex Matsuo

Paranormal Guest, The Spooky Stuff

Brad Bradley

Research Director, Center for Paranormal Research and Investigation

Saturday June 1, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

6:00pm EDT

The Political Underpinnings of Space Opera

Science fiction has always been political, and the worlds we create have to have governments and poliical systems. Our panelists will discuss the role political conflict plays in world building and how to craft strong political systems

Moderators

Sara Bond

Speakers

Matt Dinniman

Author

Matt Dinniman is the bestselling author of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Please don’t send him feet pictures. He’s literally begging you.

Nicole Givens Kurtz

William C. Tracy

Owner, Editor, Space Wizard Science Fantasy

Gerrit S. Overeem

Saturday June 1, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Keynes

Writing

6:00pm EDT

Magic: The Gathering - Commander | (Tables 13-16)

Play Magic: The Gathering all weekend long!
Play casually or play for prizes!

Anytime 4 players want to play for packs, we'll award 5 packs per pod. $5 entry fee.

Saturday June 1, 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Card game

6:00pm EDT

Dungeons & Dragons 5e | (Table 1)

Time Off for Bad Behavior Welcome to Revel's end! The Sword Coast's top security prison for the worst of the worst. Everyone here has committed a heinous crime, or at least been accused of it. Nobody wants to be here but escape is near impossible. Will you and your companions be among the few to make it out? Set in the Forgotten Realms but no knowledge of the setting is needed. Players will be level 5.

Bring your own 5th level character or play a pre-generated character.

Sign up to play at the convention. Sched is not used to reserve a seat at the table.

Game Masters

Cassandra Phoenix

Saturday June 1, 2024 6:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

6:30pm EDT

Ouija Boards, Pendulums, Tarot Cards: Are They Evil?

Are tarot cards, Ouija boards, and pendulums truly a work of evil? Panelists discuss how they use divination in their daily practice and how it's nothing to be afraid of.

Speakers

Heath Haynes

Karen Carothers

Paranormal Investigator

Dustin Crowley

Jason Tapp

Saturday June 1, 2024 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Olmstead

Paranormal

6:30pm EDT

Neurodivergence & Writing

Neurodivergent (neurospicy!) is the norm when it comes to SFF authors. In this panel, we'll discuss why that is and give from-experience strategies to writing long form fiction while battling executive disfunction.

Moderators

Sarah J. Sover

Author

Speakers

K.D. Edwards

Writing

Anthony Francis

Jason Graves

Literary Guest

Saturday June 1, 2024 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Walden

Writing

7:00pm EDT

NerdlyWed Game

Step back in a time capsule as we bring back this classic game show. The game requires pairs from the audience that think they know how their partners will answer. No ones secrets are safe!

Speakers

Emily Leverett

Author, Writing

R.E. Carr

Guest Speaker, Writing

John G. Hartness

Publisher, Falstaff Books

Sarah Joy Adams

Editor, Falstaff Books

Fantasy author and freelance editor. Known to collect swords and strange etymologies. Author of Steel Mill Vikings, finalist for the Manly Wade Wellman Award. On TikTok as @changeling_writer.

Theresa Glover

Fan Guest

EM Kaplan

Author

Brawner

Host/creator, CCTV

Raye

CCTV Host, Con Carolinas

I have been coming to ConCarolina for several years now and am a host for ConCarolinasTV. We will be bringing you fun content and exciting things all weekend long!

Saturday June 1, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Fountainview

CCTV

7:00pm EDT

Charity auction followed by Griffinheart raffle

Speakers

Mikey Mason

Singer, Songwriter

Saturday June 1, 2024 7:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Lakeshore

Main Programming

7:00pm EDT

Alien RPG: The Lost Worlds | (Table 3)

In 2180, the United Nations proposed that a multi-national, multi-corporation expedition should travel to learn the fate of the Far Spin[1]ward Colonies and reconnect them to the Middle Heavens. Recession, and the recollection of the abundance in the old colonies, made this a mouth-watering prospect to the UA, 3WE, and UPP alike—the Great Mother Mission was established by the United Nations Interstellar Settlement Corps (UNISC), under the command of a UN bureaucrat, Governor Kholwa Abantu. Naturally the Interstellar Commerce Commission (ICC) were to be well-represented, to ensure fair play and all safety protocols were stringently followed.

Sign up to play at the convention. Sched is not used to reserve a seat at the table.

Game Masters

Peter Palmer

Game Master

Shadowrun, Cyberpunk Red, Dragonbane

Saturday June 1, 2024 7:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

7:00pm EDT

Dungeons & Dragons 5e | (Table 8)

The Corrupt Disappearance - The Life Blood stone was recently stolen. Your group has been hired to steal it again. A rival group wants to destroy their foe and the stone is important to their survival. Do you follow your natural thieving ways and sell it to the rivals or do you find a soft spot in your soul and help the rightful owners?

Bring your own 5th level character or play a pre-generated character.

Sign up to play at the convention. Sched is not used to reserve a seat at the table.

Game Masters

Emily Kelly

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 7:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

7:00pm EDT

Monsters And Other Childish Things RPG | (Table 6)

Game System: Monsters and Other Childish Things
Title: Something Wicked at Candlewick Manor

Summary: The orphans who live at the Candlewick Home for Unwanted Children are as strange and creepy as the old manor they live in. But lately, something extra strange seems to be happening. Orphans are going missing. A sinister shadow stalks the halls and dormitories by night. And the adults at the manor are keeping even more secrets than usual. Can the kids find out what's going on in time to rescue their missing friends?

Sign up to play at the convention. Sched is not used to reserve a seat at the table.

Game Masters

Lizz Schulz

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 7:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

7:30pm EDT

Geeks Have No Shelf Control

Panelists will discuss the best new and inclusive science fiction and fantasy reads that they have read lately.

Moderators

S.H. Roddey

Author, Writing

Speakers

Gary Mitchel

Online Media Guest, RevolutionSF

Sara Bond

Kevin A. Davis

Sue Phillips

Saturday June 1, 2024 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Harris

Geek Life

7:30pm EDT

Mythology Around the World

Learn about different mythologies from around the world ranging from the popular to the obscure. Our panelists will speak about how the timeless tales of mythology have evolved and adapted to modern times.

Moderators

James Nettles

Literary Guest

Speakers

Violette L. Meier

Writer/Publisher, Viori Publishing LLC

Alledria Hurt

Author - Self-Published

Carmen Loup

Sherman Burris

That Guy, Geek Life

Saturday June 1, 2024 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

7:30pm EDT

Integrating Paranormal and Science: They're Not Exclusive

Can science and the paranormal really come together? In this panel, the team from CPRI share their methods and research into the unknown while keeping the scientific lens.

Moderators

Brad Bradley

Research Director, Center for Paranormal Research and Investigation

Speakers

Dr. Jack Trammell

Dr. Kenny Newsome

Saturday June 1, 2024 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

7:30pm EDT

One on One Mentoring Sessions

When it comes to choosing a publishing path, everyone has different priorities. Talk with writers who have traveled one or more of the roads you're considering about your own, personal career choices. Signups will take place at the convention, and sessions will be limited to 15 minutes. Each mentor will see several mentees during the hour.

Moderators

Vikki Perry

Speakers

Rebecca Moesta

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

Nancy Knight

Gail Z. Martin

Literary Guest

David B. Coe

Author, Editor, Writing

Darin Kennedy

Author

Saturday June 1, 2024 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Keynes

Writing

7:30pm EDT

Film Fest Awards

Moderators

Bill Mulligan

Media Guest, Film

Saturday June 1, 2024 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Welwyn

Film

8:00pm EDT

Campfire Ghost Stories with Tally

Join us on the patio as Tally shares creepy stories

Speakers

Tally Johnson

folklorist, storyteller,.& author, Paranormal

Saturday June 1, 2024 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Lakeview Patio

Geek Life

8:00pm EDT

Co-Hosting & Interviews

The good, bad, and ugly of doing co-hosting and/or having interviews on your podcast.

Moderators

Joey Starnes aka the Giddygeeker

Speakers

J.D. Blackrose

Writing

Jay Requard

Author & YouTuber, Lookfar

Roger of The Halfling and the Spaceman podcast

Saturday June 1, 2024 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Olmstead

STEAM

8:00pm EDT

Creating Believable Magic Systems

Our panelists will discuss magic, how to create, how to develop, and determine boundaries/limitations, where magic comes from in their worlds, and what the costs are of mucking about with the natural order of things.

Moderators

Larry N. Martin

Literary Guest

Speakers

Wayland Smith

Author

K.D. Edwards

Writing

Jeanne Adams

Jason Graves

Literary Guest

Saturday June 1, 2024 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Walden

Writing

8:00pm EDT

Clue | (Table 12)

The classic detective game! In Clue, players move from room to room in a mansion to solve the mystery of: who done it, with what, and where? Players are dealt character, weapon, and location cards after the top card from each card type is secretly placed in the confidential file in the middle of the board. Players must move to a room and then make a suggestion against a character saying they did it in that room with a specific weapon. The player to the left must show one of any cards mentioned if in that player's hand. Through deductive reasoning each player must figure out which character, weapon, and location are in the secret file. To do this, each player must uncover what cards are in other players hands by making more and more suggestions. Once a player knows what cards the other players are holding, they will know what cards are in the secret file, and then make an accusation. If correct, the player wins, but if incorrect, the player must return the cards to the file without revealing them and may no longer make suggestions or accusations. A great game for those who enjoy reasoning and thinking things out.

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Speakers

April Baker

Saturday June 1, 2024 8:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Board game

8:00pm EDT

Eat The Reich RPG | (Table 9)

It’s 1943. You are a crack team of Vampires coffin-draped into Paris with one mission: Drink Hitler’s blood. All of it. Bonus missions include drinking any other Nazi blood and terrorizing Nazis. When punching a Nazi isn’t good enough, send in the Vampires to eat them.

This is an adult game of mayhem and violence and carnage. Bring yourself, a lust for chaos and some D6’s.

This game is from Rowan, Rook and Decard.

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Game Masters

Joey Martin

Game Master

I started in RPG's formally around 1979 or so with the purchase of that famous box. I taught a few friends to play and we were off. We delved into just about everything during that era. Top Secret, Gamma World, Star Frontiers, etc. Later we moved to try about everything else. Mage... Read More →

Saturday June 1, 2024 8:00pm - 11:59pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

8:00pm EDT

Outgunned RPG: Race Against Time | (Table 4)

Step back into bombastic 1990s action movies! You must take back a mysterious briefcase from the minions of a nefarious organization. But when the mission becomes increasingly more complicated, can your heroes persevere and win the day? Expect explosions, car chases, breathtaking fights, and the sheer terror of having to jump on a plane on the verge of taking off!

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Game Masters

Jeff Barnes

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 8:00pm - 11:59pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

8:00pm EDT

Twilight 2000 RPG | (Table 2)

Scenario: "Rainbow Six versus Cthulhu"
A conversion of Twilight 2000 (4th edition) into the modern world of counter terrorism and the Cthulhu Mythos.

Drawn from the very best of international spec ops teams, Rainbow Six is an elite counter-terrorism force tasked with combatting the worst threats across the globe. Whether it's a high stakes hostage rescue tied to a cartel or a hunt for missing nuclear weapons from failed states, R6 is known as the best of the best.

When a valuable intelligence analyst and ally of R6 is assassinated on camera through impossible means and the perpetrators later trigger a hostage standoff, R6 is activated to neutralize the threat. The target is a terrorist organization with cult trappings, but the first conflict is disturbing - the cult has more weapons than just military prowess. Joined by civilian advisors who can charitably be described as having questionable sanity, R6 is up against a foe whose capabilities are far beyond what they've trained for. Pursuing the foe from Paris, to Hong Kong, and then to a small town on the northeastern cost of the US, the team's sanity and lives are on the line as they try to prevent an alien god from awakening and annihilating all of mankind.

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.

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Game Masters

Robert Wood

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 8:00pm - 11:59pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

8:00pm EDT

Warhammer 40K RPG | (Table 5)

Check back for details.

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Game Masters

Christopher Strachan

Game Master

Saturday June 1, 2024 8:00pm - 11:59pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

8:30pm EDT

Sound design and editing with P. Patrick Hogan

Award winning filmmaker P. Patrick Hogan, has earned 10 Emmy nominations and 3 Golden Reel Awards for his work on such shows as HBO's "Six Feet Under" Fox's "Family Guy", the Netflix hits "Cobra Kai" and "Umbrella Academy" and the critically-acclaimed Hulu series "Reservation Dogs" and is recognized for his expertise in sound design. Join us as he shares insights into this critically important aspect of filmmaking!

Saturday June 1, 2024 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Welwyn

Film

8:30pm EDT

Geek Karaoke

Be prepared to sing along to your favorite songs!

Moderators

Brawner

Host/creator, CCTV

Lee "PirateMonkie" Roberts

Saturday June 1, 2024 8:30pm - 11:00pm EDT
Fountainview

Geek Life

9:00pm EDT

Geeky Dad Jokes

Have you ever heard a joke that made you cringe with how corny it is, while secretly laughing on the inside? Well, our panelists, while not all dads, are experts at dad jokes. They will share with you their best material. In the end, the audience will vote who is the ultimate dad joke teller.

Moderators

Sammie Cassell

Film Guest

Speakers

Gary Mitchel

Online Media Guest, RevolutionSF

Bob McGough

Writer, designer, podcaster, Tales by Bob

Heath Haynes

Brandon Whitworth

N2L Inc.

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

9:00pm EDT

Stories to Tell in the Dark

We all love a spooky story! Our panelists will tell their favorite scary stories that are sure to keep you up at night.

Moderators

Nicole Givens Kurtz

Speakers

Brian Danhausen

Alexandra Christian

Literary Guest, Writing

Tally Johnson

folklorist, storyteller,.& author, Paranormal

Nickie Jamison

Literary Guest

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Harris

Geek Life

9:00pm EDT

Tarot Spreads: Beyond the Celtic Cross

Just about every Tarot deck includes a little booklet with card meanings, and suggestions for laying out the cards. And it almost always includes the 10-card Celtic Cross. But is that the only way to read the cards? And is it the best spread for all purposes? Come learn about other options.

Moderators

S.H. Roddey

Author, Writing

Speakers

Wanda Harward

Carmen Loup

Karen Carothers

Paranormal Investigator

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

9:00pm EDT

Kevin J. Anderson Explains It All To You

Kevin J. Anderson talks through his career, his collaborations, Wordfire Press, and more!

Speakers

Kevin J. Anderson

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Keynes

Writing

9:00pm EDT

Magic: The Gathering - Commander | (Tables 13-16)

Play Magic: The Gathering all weekend long!
Play casually or play for prizes!

Anytime 4 players want to play for packs, we'll award 5 packs per pod. $5 entry fee.

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:00pm - 11:30pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Card game

9:30pm EDT

Is THAT Even Possible?

Our panelists will tackle on some of the more interesting takes on science in movies, TV, and film and answer the question, "Is that even possible?" The answers may surprise you!

Moderators

Jenn Whitworth

Science Guest

Speakers

Jim Craig

Charlie Kaufman

Science and Tech

Anthony Francis

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:30pm - 10:30pm EDT
Olmstead

STEAM

9:30pm EDT

Creating Characters with Agency

Moderators

Paige L. Christie

Author, Writer

Speakers

Emily Leverett

Author, Writing

Bishop O'Connell

Jeanne Adams

Jason Roach

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:30pm - 10:30pm EDT
Walden

Writing

9:30pm EDT

Costume Party Hosted By Legends Of Exile

Let's dance the night away!

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
Lakeview Patio

Geek Life

9:30pm EDT

Terrible Movies with Wonderful People

Speakers

Carol Cowles

Jason Gilbert

Literary Guest

O. Hai Mark

Online Media Guest

Saturday June 1, 2024 9:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
Lakeshore

Main Programming

10:00pm EDT

Migraine

An artist believes her headaches could be connected to a mysterious disappearance.
60 minutes
Written by Shea Briar and Jared Campbell, directed by Jared Campbell

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Welwyn

Film

10:00pm EDT

Science Fantasy - Where did it come from and where is it going?

A popular genre of the 1960s through the early 1990s, Science Fantasy blends the best of swords, dragons,and spells with high technology, warp drives, and far-future AIs. Learn about the genre and what our panelists expect to see in the future.

Moderators

Edward McKeown

Chief editor, Writing

Speakers

R.E. Carr

Guest Speaker, Writing

Mel Todd

Author, Bad Ash Publishing

Elizabeth "Tantlian" Lord

Gerrit S. Overeem

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Keynes

Writing

10:30pm EDT

Marry, Date, or Dump

Decisions, decisions. Should you marry Gandalf? Date Captain Jack Sparrow? Even if you thought you'd never get to make such a decision, our panelists will tell you who they would marry, date or dump from the world of geek fandom, and they’ll let you make suggestions as well.

Moderators

Jessica Reid

Geek Life Track Director & ConCom Secretary, ConCarolinas

Socially awkward librarian and geek, who loves all things that glitter.

Speakers

Amber Barnhardt

Emotional Support Human, Concarolinas

"I'm a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar." 🍃

Canapooh.cos

Jesse Adams

Co-Chair, Multiverse Convention

Sue Phillips

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

10:30pm EDT

We Don't Talk About Smut...

Have you ever been reading a book and been asked about it...only to have your eyes widen in horror with the thought of explaining the smutty book that you are reading? Then this is the panel for you. We will share with your our favorite books, from reverse harems to mafia romances and more.

Moderators

J.D. Blackrose

Writing

Speakers

Alexandra Christian

Literary Guest, Writing

Sara Bond

S.H. Roddey

Author, Writing

EM Kaplan

Author

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
Harris

Geek Life

10:30pm EDT

Warding Off Darkness: Protecting Yourself in the Paranormal

Paranormal investigating has its dangers, not only physically, but spiritually as well. In this panel, we discuss how to keep yourself safe when encountering the paranormal.

Moderators

Karen Carothers

Paranormal Investigator

Speakers

Brian Danhausen

Alledria Hurt

Author - Self-Published

Wanda Harward

Saturday June 1, 2024 10:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

9:00am EDT

Pondering the Orb Podcast

Moderators

Jay Requard

Author & YouTuber, Lookfar

Speakers

Berta Platas

Stuart Jaffe

J. Matthew Saunders

Author

Sunday June 2, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Keynes

Writing

9:00am EDT

Classic Battletech | (Table 17)

Game Masters

Allan Whittingham III

Game Master

Sunday June 2, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Miniatures

9:00am EDT

Magic: The Gathering - Commander | (Tables 13-16)

Play Magic: The Gathering all weekend long!
Play casually or play for prizes!

Anytime 4 players want to play for packs, we'll award 5 packs per pod. $5 entry fee.

Sunday June 2, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Card game

9:00am EDT

Conquest Of Nerath | (Table 12)

Game Masters

Keith Burkhead

Game Master

Sunday June 2, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Board game

9:00am EDT

Dungeons & Dragons 5e | (Table 1)

Grammy's Country Apple Pie When the ancient wizard Tyndareus develops a craving for a special treat from his childhood, he will stop at nothing to get his hands on the best apple pie in the whole world. He hires a group of adventurers to seek out the bakery that once produced the wonderful dessert – unfortunately for them, the bakery has long since been overrun by goblins. But all is not as it seems at Grammy’s Bakery, and Tyndareus isn’t the only one who’d do anything for those pies. Players will be level 3.

Bring your own 3rd level character or play a pre-generated character.

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Game Masters

Cassandra Phoenix

Sunday June 2, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

9:00am EDT

Pasión de las Pasiones RPG | (Table 5)

In Pasión de las Pasiones you play the popular tropes of a Spanish Telenovela. In this episode of Desamor - The Heiress to the wealthy Montes family is getting married and as the family rushes to prepare, drama ensues.

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Game Masters

Jimillia Wilson

Game Master

Sunday June 2, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

9:00am EDT

Shadowrun Missions: Seventh Son | (Table 3)

Event number: CMP2081-16

The water may be clean but our docks sure ain't. There's a boat full of bad and its here to wash our streets in scarlet. The Stars are asking for one last service, zanmi.

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Game Masters

Mac McFarland

Game Master

Sunday June 2, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

9:00am EDT

Swashbucklers Of The 7 Skies RPG | (Table 6)

Game System: Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies
Title: Curse of the Sundered Tower

Summary: Archaeologists, soldiers, and diplomats converge to explore a ruined fortress deep in the Windfall Desert. But after they return to the city with their artifacts and treasures, strange and frightening things began to happen. Did they bring back a curse along with the treasure?

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Game Masters

Lizz Schulz

Game Master

Sunday June 2, 2024 9:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

9:30am EDT

Nerd Morning with CCTV

Wake up with CCTV as we talk with random guests, attendees and vendors!

Speakers

Buttercup

Trivia Host, CCTV

Weird Mom's build Character! It's me, I'm that Mom!

Brawner

Host/creator, CCTV

Raye

CCTV Host, Con Carolinas

I have been coming to ConCarolina for several years now and am a host for ConCarolinasTV. We will be bringing you fun content and exciting things all weekend long!

Sunday June 2, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Welwyn

CCTV

9:30am EDT

The Basic Equipment

What do you really need in order to podcast? Including things like picking your platform and how to start a podcast without breaking the bank.

Speakers

Gary Mitchel

Online Media Guest, RevolutionSF

Roger of The Halfling and the Spaceman podcast

James Nettles

Literary Guest

Lee "PirateMonkie" Roberts

Sunday June 2, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Olmstead

STEAM

9:30am EDT

Self-pub v. Small Press v. Big Press - Truths and Trends

A group of panelists from very different publishing journeys discuss their challenges and experiences.

Moderators

Gail Z. Martin

Literary Guest

Speakers

Rebecca Moesta

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

Bishop O'Connell

Anthony Francis

Chris A. Jackson

Literary Guest, Writing

Sunday June 2, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Walden

Writing

10:00am EDT

Audiobooks - Production, Narration, Marketing, and Awesomeness

Moderators

Vikki Perry

Speakers

Kevin J. Anderson

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

Jeff Hays

Cyn Vasquez

Stuart Jaffe

Sunday June 2, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Lakeshore

Writing

10:00am EDT

Dungeons & Dragons 5e | (Table 8)

Game Masters

Emily Kelly

Game Master

Sunday June 2, 2024 10:00am - 2:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

10:00am EDT

Robinson Crusoe: Adventures On A Cursed Island | (Table 10)

Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island takes the players to a deserted island, where they'll play the parts of shipwreck survivors confronted by an extraordinary adventure. They'll be faced with the challenges of building a shelter, finding food, fighting wild beasts, and protecting themselves from weather changes. Building walls around their homes, animal domestication, constructing weapons and tools from what they find, and much more await them on the island. The players decide in which direction the game will unfold and – after several in-game weeks of hard work – how their settlement will look. Will they manage to discover the secret of the island in the meantime? Will they find a pirate treasure, or an abandoned village? Will they discover an underground city or a cursed temple at the bottom of a volcano? Answers to these questions lie in hundreds of event cards and hundreds of object and structure cards that can be used during the game.

How to play: Click Here

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Game Masters

James Anderson

Game Master

Hobby boardgamer with a relatively broad range of interests, been living in Charlotte for ~9. Also into woodworking & 3D-printing :)

Sunday June 2, 2024 10:00am - 2:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Board game

10:30am EDT

From 7 of 9 to Q

Join us in our celebration of the great things about Star Trek as we discuss our favorite characters and moments across the franchise.

Moderators

DJ McGuire

Speakers

Edward McKeown

Chief editor, Writing

Nickie Jamison

Literary Guest

Sherman Burris

That Guy, Geek Life

Jenna Hamrick

Geek Life

Sunday June 2, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Harris

Geek Life

10:30am EDT

Nerd Food: healthy eating for snack goblins and trash pandas:

Geeks may not have the best eating habits. How can we make our daily lives a little healthier. Get meal prep ideas, snack attacks.

Moderators

Landon Crispens

Speakers

Theresa Glover

Fan Guest

EM Kaplan

Author

Dance Harden

Geek Life

Sunday June 2, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

10:30am EDT

Read the ***** Manual!: What is the Latest Ghost-Tech and Does it Actually Work?

Does paraormal equipment actually detect ghosts? How is all of this tech supposed to work. Our paranormal guests show off their equipment and how they use it to communicate with the other side and validate the existence of ghosts (or not). If you're going to use technology to try to capture evidence of the paranormal, be sure you're using it correctly. Read the manuals, understand what these tools do and what they were originally designed to do. Don't just "monkey see monkey do" along with your favorite paranormal TV show... they might not be using them correctly, either.

Moderators

Brad Bradley

Research Director, Center for Paranormal Research and Investigation

Speakers

Chris Carothers

Lead Investigator, PatapscoParanormalInvestigations&Research

Elizabeth "Tantlian" Lord

Dr. Jack Trammell

Dr. Kenny Newsome

Sunday June 2, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

10:30am EDT

Monsters in League

Sometimes strange beings band together to destroy the world and other times they team up to fight crime. What makes creatures compatible for combat?

Moderators

James Palmer

Writer, Mechanoid Press

Speakers

Jason Gilbert

Literary Guest

Larry N. Martin

Literary Guest

Richard Fierce

Dragonfire Press

MK Gibson

Sunday June 2, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Keynes

Writing

11:00am EDT

Roll to Seduce

Deliver your best geeky/nerdy pickup lines. Extra points for style.

Speakers

Tainted Jay

team_aoa

Gamer, zombie apocalypse survivor, professional fabri-cobbler.

Shawn Ewing

Stream producer/streamer, Team AoA

I'm a live stream producer and streamer for Team AoA. Currently, I'm playing PlateUp and Fallout 76. Come find me on Twitch.

Sunday June 2, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Welwyn

CCTV

11:00am EDT

The Importance of Characters' Backstory

Characters all have to come from somewhere, and our panelists will talk about how to develop a well-rounded character backstory to avoid plot holes, understand the character's personality, and give logic to their actions and behaviors.

Moderators

J. Yamil

TTRPG Writer

Speakers

Kevin A. Davis

Alexander G.R. Gideon

Author

Alexandra Christian

Literary Guest, Writing

Sunday June 2, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Walden

Writing

11:30am EDT

Dune through the years - 40+ years of flowing spice

Frank Herbert's Dune has proven itself to be one of the most influential and lasting pieces of science fiction in history, spawning books and movies for decades. 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of David Lynch's movie masterpiece, and we now have new life in the series after the first two films in the series have become massive hits. Come see Kevin J. Anderson lead a lively discussion of the books, the films, and all the other adaptations as we keep the spice flowing all over ConCarolinas!

Moderators

R.E. Carr

Guest Speaker, Writing

Speakers

Jim Craig

Kevin J. Anderson

Author/Publisher, WordFire Press

Bob McGough

Writer, designer, podcaster, Tales by Bob

Jay Requard

Author & YouTuber, Lookfar

James Nettles

Literary Guest

Sunday June 2, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Lakeshore

Main Programming

12:00pm EDT

The struggles and tribulations of identifying as female in fandom

Between mansplaining and harassment, it's not always easy identifying as a female in the geek world. Our panelists discusses their experiences and how they deal with certain uncomfortable situations.

Moderators

Nancy Northcott

Science and Tech/Geek Life

Speakers

Jess Adams @thatmodernmombie

Karen Franks

ConChair, Head Ringmaster, ConCarolinas

Alledria Hurt

Author - Self-Published

Janet Carden of The Halfling and The Spaceman

Sunday June 2, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Harris

Geek Life

12:00pm EDT

True Crime of the Carolinas

Just because we talk slow and will invite people over for dinner with Grandma doesn’t mean there aren’t naughty thin gs going on in the South. Our panelists will discuss some of the most famous (and infamous) crimes that happened in the Carolinas, solved and unsolved.

Moderators

Jessica Reid

Geek Life Track Director & ConCom Secretary, ConCarolinas

Socially awkward librarian and geek, who loves all things that glitter.

Speakers

Matt Dinniman

Author

Matt Dinniman is the bestselling author of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Please don’t send him feet pictures. He’s literally begging you.

Milton J. Davis

Author, MVmedia, LLC

Violette L. Meier

Writer/Publisher, Viori Publishing LLC

Sunday June 2, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

12:00pm EDT

Cryptids of the Carolinas

How many times has Bigfoot been sighted in North Carolina? Is there really a monster in Lake Norman? Our panelists discuss cryptids in North and South Carolina.

Moderators

Sammie Cassell

Film Guest

Speakers

Tally Johnson

folklorist, storyteller,.& author, Paranormal

Alex Matsuo

Paranormal Guest, The Spooky Stuff

Cheralyn Lambeth

Jason Tapp

Sunday June 2, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

12:00pm EDT

Crossing Genres in 2024

how to handle writing in multiple genres for the beginning and intermediate author.

Moderators

Gail Z. Martin

Literary Guest

Speakers

Ben Meeks

Lucy Blue

Jason Roach

Sunday June 2, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Keynes

Writing

12:00pm EDT

Dungeons & Dragons 5e: The Race | (Table 7)

Game Masters

James D. Howard

Game Master

Been playing roleplaying games for over 30 yrs, have been thru every version of D&D ( Chainmaile to version #5) been running games for about 7 years now.

Sunday June 2, 2024 12:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

12:00pm EDT

Magic: The Gathering - Commander | (Tables 13-16)

Play Magic: The Gathering all weekend long!
Play casually or play for prizes!

Anytime 4 players want to play for packs, we'll award 5 packs per pod. $5 entry fee.

Sunday June 2, 2024 12:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Card game

12:00pm EDT

Call Of Cthulhu RPG | (Table 9)

Servants Of The Lake involves investigators looking into a series of missing persons at a motel.

Sign up to play at the convention. Sched is not used to reserve a seat at the table.

Game Masters

Matthew Lancaster

Game Master, Turns And Conditions

Sunday June 2, 2024 12:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

12:30pm EDT

Dressed to Thrill

For this panel we will be showcasing Sunday's best costume offerings! even though the costume contest is over Sunday has some amazing cosplays that we will sow off!

Speakers

Mistrix Dax

Blakk Viking

Brawner

Host/creator, CCTV

Raye

CCTV Host, Con Carolinas

I have been coming to ConCarolina for several years now and am a host for ConCarolinasTV. We will be bringing you fun content and exciting things all weekend long!

Sunday June 2, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Welwyn

CCTV

12:30pm EDT

Cosplay mashups:

Learn how to blend two of your favorite characters to create the ultimate new character.

Moderators

Daphne Reeder

Speakers

Fredrick Corry

Jamal Purvis

Sunday June 2, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Olmstead

STEAM

12:30pm EDT

Write a Series or Connected Standalones?

Should you write one book or twenty? What considerations go into crafting a series and what is different when you're writing a standalone?

Moderators

Stuart Jaffe

Speakers

Richard Fierce

Dragonfire Press

Nancy Knight

Berta Platas

Sunday June 2, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Walden

Writing

1:00pm EDT

Puppet Workshop

Moderators

Cheralyn Lambeth

Sunday June 2, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Fountainview

STEAM

1:00pm EDT

Romantasy

Romance Writing for Speculative Fiction Authors - Ready to write your first romance? Come find out what that means in 2024 and get pro tips on how to make your book make readers fall in love.

Moderators

Sara Bond

Speakers

Alexandra Christian

Literary Guest, Writing

EM Kaplan

Author

Vikki Perry

Paige L. Christie

Author, Writer

Sunday June 2, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Lakeshore

Writing

1:00pm EDT

Dragonbane RPG: Tower Of Signs | (Table 3)

Out of the cold mists of the Haunted Marshes rises the ruins of a mighty tower, built at the time of the Dragon Empire as an outpost against the wilderness. After the fall of the empire, the tower served as a meeting place for warring orc clans, until a terrible massacre made them abandon the site. Now the tower is haunted by the sighing and wailing
spirits of slain orcs. No one in their right mind ever goes there – not until word of a great treasure spreads through the Misty Vale. The treasure, however, is not what it is rumored to be.

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Game Masters

Peter Palmer

Game Master

Shadowrun, Cyberpunk Red, Dragonbane

Sunday June 2, 2024 1:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Glenwaters

Gaming, Role-playing game

1:30pm EDT

Doctor Who?

Let's celebrate the many faces of the Doctor. Come judge panelists as they share who their favorite companions are and what they hope the future of Doctor Who will entail.

Moderators

April Baker

Speakers

Wayland Smith

Author

Dance Harden

Geek Life

Canapooh.cos

Sue Phillips

Sunday June 2, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Harris

Geek Life

1:30pm EDT

Weird History

Let's talk about the history that we never learned in school. The extreme, the unexpected, and the weird parts of our history.

Moderators

Nancy Northcott

Science and Tech/Geek Life

Speakers

Sarah Joy Adams

Editor, Falstaff Books

Fantasy author and freelance editor. Known to collect swords and strange etymologies. Author of Steel Mill Vikings, finalist for the Manly Wade Wellman Award. On TikTok as @changeling_writer.

J. Yamil

TTRPG Writer

Jeanne Adams

Sunday June 2, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Lakeview

Geek Life

1:30pm EDT

The Ethics of Divination

Doing readings for others can be satisfying, but can also present challenges. What do yo udo when negative events show up in your reading? How do you present that information to your client? Or should you not give bad news at all? Panelists will discuss situations and possible courses of action.

Moderators

Dustin Crowley

Speakers

Alledria Hurt

Author - Self-Published

Wanda Harward

Carmen Loup

Karen Carothers

Paranormal Investigator

Sunday June 2, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Burnham

Paranormal

1:30pm EDT

Southern Fried Literature

From beer-swilling monster hunters to strip club succubi, what gives science fiction, fantasy, and horror that unique southern flavor?

Moderators

Nicole Givens Kurtz

Speakers

MK Gibson

Edward McKeown

Chief editor, Writing

Jason Gilbert

Literary Guest

J. Matthew Saunders

Author

Sunday June 2, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Keynes

Writing

2:00pm EDT

Until Next Year!

The gang says goodbye and offers up a sneak peak at the next season of CCTV. We also ask the audience what they would like to see more of, and what we can improve on.

Speakers

2:30pm EDT

Closing Ceremonies

Moderators

Karen Franks

ConChair, Head Ringmaster, ConCarolinas

Sunday June 2, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Lakeshore

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