Confluence Pittsburgh 2024 Conference Recap
Introduction
I attended the Confluence Pittsburgh 2024 Conference from July 26 to 28, 2024 They held the conference at 1160 Thorn Run Road Coraopolis, PA in the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel. I also attended the conference in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023. COVID-19 changed the conference to a virtual con named C’monfluence in 2020 which I viewed online. The Parsec organization of Pittsburgh runs this literary science fiction, fantasy, and horror conference. The events included panels, readings, interviews, writing workshops, and filk concerts. I attended two panels, one reading, and a concert.
The link to the Confluence website.
http://parsec-sff.org/confluence/
They held the Confluence SF Conference Pittsburgh at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport.
Confluence SF Conference Pittsburgh 2024 Program Guide Cover
Picture of my badge from Confluence SF Conference Pittsburgh 2024
Summary
Saturday, July 27th at 10 AM
The Challenges of Writing a Long Series panel with Richard Kadrey, Frederic Durbin, and Barbara Doran
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They held the panel in the Commonwealth East Room with 11 attendees.
Saturday, July 27th at 11 AM
Not Everything is a Series: The Best Stand-Alone Novels of the Last Decade panel with Rich Horton, Albert Wendland, Lawrence C. Connally, and Alan Bailey.
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They held the panel in the Commonwealth East Room with 13 attendees.
Saturday, July 27th at 12 PM
Reading by Marie Vibbert.
She talked about the three novels she has published. They are Megadeth, Galactic Hellcats, and the Gods Awoke.
She read three pieces at the reading.
She read the twelfth chapter of her novel Galatic Hellcats, published on March 9, 2021. The POV character was named Kieth the Worker.
Goodreads link to the novel named Galactic Hellcats.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53388150-galactic-hellcats
The second novel in the Galactic Hellcats series will be published in 2025.
Next, she read from a work-in-progress novel named Mars Strike.
Lastly, she read the third chapter of her novel The Gods Awoke.
Goodreads link to the novel named The Gods Awake.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61815780-the-gods-awoke
They held the reading in the Solstice Room with 4 attendees.
Saturday, July 27th at 12:30 PM
Concert with Gwendolyn Grace.
She performed her concert A Capella. She had a Harry Potter CD for sale named Houses of Hogwarts. The last song she performed was named Love Louder.
They held the concert in Ballroom 1 with 14 attendees.
Recommendation – Conclusion
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Links
Recap for the Confluence SF Conference Pittsburgh on July 30, 2022, at the Sheraton. I also attended Confluence in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. I attended 3 panels, two readings, an improv comedy show, a concert, and the guest of honor presentation
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