Graphic Novel & Gaming Stage
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- Saturday, June 24, 2023
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
IDW Originals - The Next Wave from IDW Publishing for Graphic Novels!
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
IDW Originals - The Next Wave from IDW Publishing for Graphic Novels!
Amber Huerta ### 2001894###Stage Contact#########Stage Contact:
### @@@ Hanna Lafferty – IDW Publishing ### 1649894###Stage Contact######IDW Publishing###Stage Contact: – IDW Publishing
### 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Booklist Graphic Novels Panel, Part I
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Booklist Graphic Novels Panel, Part I
Grace Rosean, n/a (she/her/hers) – Booklist/ALA ### 975361###Stage Contact###Marketing Specialist###Booklist/ALA###Stage Contact: – Booklist/ALA
### she/her/hers11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Image Comics - Capturing the Surreal
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Capturing the Surreal with Image Comics
Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc. ### 163393###Stage Contact###Book Market & Library Sales Manager###Image Comics, Inc.###Stage Contact: – Image Comics, Inc.
### 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Skybound Entertainment - Growing Together Through Graphic Novels
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Choose Your Apocalypse: Dystopian Graphic Novels for Every Age
Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc. ### 163393###Stage Contact###Book Market & Library Sales Manager###Image Comics, Inc.###Stage Contact: – Image Comics, Inc.
### 1:30 PM – 2:20 PM CT
Booklist Graphic Novel Panel, Part II
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM CT
Booklist Graphic Novel Panel, Part II
Grace Rosean, n/a (she/her/hers) – Booklist/ALA ### 975361###Stage Contact###Marketing Specialist###Booklist/ALA###Stage Contact: – Booklist/ALA
### she/her/hers2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
Korean Comics: A Rising Star in the World of Graphic Novels - Presented by Yen Press/Ize Press
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
Korean Comics: A Rising Star in the World of Graphic Novels - Presented by Yen Press/Ize Press
Callista Gonzalez – Yen Press ### 1955587###Stage Contact######Yen Press###Stage Contact: – Yen Press
### 3:30 PM – 4:20 PM CT
Graphic Mundi Presents: After Allison- Queer Voices in Graphic Novels
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM CT
Graphic Mundi Presents: After Alison- Queer Voices in Graphic Novels
Jeremy S. Atkins – Team Up PR ### 1955591###Stage Contact######Team Up PR###Stage Contact: – Team Up PR
### - Sunday, June 25, 2023
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
In A Mirror Darkly: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Reflections on Real Life
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
In A Mirror Darkly: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Reflections on Real Life
Daniel Crary – Vault Comics ### 1955593###Stage Contact######Vault Comics###Stage Contact: – Vault Comics
### 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Jennie Wood : The Inspiration Behind 'Paper Planes'
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Jennie Wood : The Inspiration Behind 'Paper Planes'
Allison Pond (she/her/hers) – Mad Cave Studios ### 1945984###Stage Contact###Marketing Director###Mad Cave Studios###Stage Contact: – Mad Cave Studios
### she/her/hers11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Hair-Raising Horror Graphic Novels
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Hair-Raising Horror Graphic Novels
Katie Sainz – Oni Press ### 1675130###Stage Contact###Director of Marketing###Oni Press###Stage Contact: – Oni Press
### 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Putting the ‘Sea’ in Comics: Ben Clanton Talks Narwhal & Jelly and Comics for Young Readers
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Putting the ‘Sea’ in Comics: Ben Clanton Talks Narwhal and Jelly and Comics for Young Readers
Samantha Devotta (she/her/hers) – Tundra Books ### 1350746###Stage Contact###Senior Associate, Marketing and Publicity###Tundra Books###Stage Contact: – Tundra Books
### she/her/hers1:30 PM – 2:20 PM CT
Too Funny! Kids Humor Comics That Leave Readers Laughing
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM CT
Too Funny! Kids Humor Comics That Leave Readers Laughing
Katie Sainz – Oni Press ### 1675130###Stage Contact###Director of Marketing###Oni Press###Stage Contact: – Oni Press
### 2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
How to Start a Dungeons & Dragons Club
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
How to Start a Dungeons & Dragons Club
Chris Tulach ### 735463###Stage Contact#########Stage Contact:
### 3:30 PM – 4:20 PM CT
New Spins: Middle Grade Graphic Novel Retellings
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM CT
New Spins: Middle Grade Graphic Novel Retellings
Molly Ellis – Macmillan Children's Publishing Group ### 1955582###Stage Contact######Macmillan Children's Publishing Group###Stage Contact: – Macmillan Children's Publishing Group
### - Monday, June 26, 2023
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
Art and Humor with Art Baltazar
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
Art and Humor with Art Baltazar
Spenser Nellis – Papercutz Graphic Novels ### 1864806###Stage Contact###Marketing Coordinator###Papercutz Graphic Novels###Stage Contact: – Papercutz Graphic Novels
### 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Let's Talk About Light Novels! What Are They and Who Are They For? - Presented by Yen Press/Yen On
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Let's Talk About Light Novels! What Are They and Who Are They For? - Presented by Yen Press/Yen On
Callista Gonzalez – Yen Press ### 1955587###Stage Contact######Yen Press###Stage Contact: – Yen Press
### 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Return to the Ring with Hannah Templer of COSMOKNIGHTS!
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Return to the Ring with Hannah Templer of COSMOKNIGHTS!
Amber Huerta ### 2001894###Stage Contact#########Stage Contact:
### @@@ Hanna Lafferty – IDW Publishing ### 1649894###Stage Contact######IDW Publishing###Stage Contact: – IDW Publishing
### 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Comics for Emerging Readers: I Like to Read® Comics—Introducing this year’s Theodor Geisel Medalist Michael Emberley and Honoree Vikram Madan—with Executive Editor Grace Maccarone and Senior Editor Sally Morgridge.
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Comics for Emerging Readers: I Like to Read® Comics—Introducing this year’s Theodor Geisel Medalist Michael Emberley and Honoree Vikram Madan—with Executive Editor Grace Maccarone and Senior Editor Sally Morgridge
Terry Borzumato-Greenberg – Holiday House/Peachtree/Pixel+Ink ### 187921###Stage Contact###VP, Marketing & Publicity###Holiday House/Peachtree/Pixel+Ink###Stage Contact: – Holiday House/Peachtree/Pixel+Ink
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