Blogspot for writer, Eric J. Guignard.: LOSCON

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

I’ll be speaking again at Loscon this year as a panelist!

Presented by The Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society, Loscon has been held annually since 1975.

It’s in a new location this year, but same dates, being the weekend after Thanksgiving: Friday, Nov. 28 – Sunday, Nov. 30

Held at:
Hilton Los Angeles Airport
5711 West Century Boulevard, 90045 Los Angeles

Panels I'm on:

The Blurring of Genre Lines
10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 29, 2025
Newport C room, Hilton Los Angeles Airport

The Truth About Horror
11:30 a.m., Saturday, November 29, 2025
Newport B room, Hilton Los Angeles Airport

Different Paths into Writing Careers (as moderator)
1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 29, 2025
Newport A room, Hilton Los Angeles Airport

Publishing Short Stories (as moderator)
10:00 a.m., Sunday, November 30, 2025
Catalina D room, Hilton Los Angeles Airport

Creative Hobbies For Writers (as moderator)
11:30 a.m., Sunday, November 30, 2025
Newport C room, Hilton Los Angeles Airport

More here:
https://loscon.lineupr.com/loscon-51/

Monday, November 28, 2022

LOSCON 48 (Nov. 25–Nov. 27, 2022)

Great time attending and participating in LOSCON 48 (Los Angeles) over the weekend! Thanks so much to the volunteers who put it on. The Con was VERY well organized with an army of support staff to assist. There was a huge track of programming revolving around science fiction and fantasy, as well as pop culture, writing, technology, song, dance, costuming, gaming, and more. This was my first time going, and I was very impressed with the experience.

I sat in on a ton of panels, but only took pics of a few. Besides selling and signing books in the dealer's room, my own speaking schedule was expansive.

I was...

* Moderator and fill-in panelist for: “Capturing Fear: How To Write Great Horror” with Deborah Daughetee and Brian Fitzpatrick.

* Panelist for: “The Dark Side of Fantasy” with Brandie June and Erin Rado, moderated by L. K. (Leanne Kathleen) Ingino.

* Moderator for “The Twilight Zone: A Wondrous Land of Imagination” with panelists Steven Barnes, Lynn Barker, and Denise Dumars

* Panelist for “How to Find and Keep Track of the Publishing Markets” along with James C. Glass, moderated by Kristen Renee Gorlitz.

* Moderator for “How to succeed at NaNoWriMo,” which evolved into more of an interview of NaNoWriMo professional Rebecca Inch-Partridge, who also implemented in-class learning for attendees.

Thanks so much to Nick Smith, Michelle Pincus, Kristen Renee Gorlitz, and all the other committee members and convention volunteers of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (LASFS) who made this con a success!