Anime, the great import to the Americas, has begun to flourish on its own here.  Showing proper reverance to its home countries, we will strive to bring all aspects of Anime great honor and proper homage with discussions, videos, movies, and other things to bring much happiness to the people who attend!

The following Schedule is for the Literary Track - in the Lit Track Room unless noted otherwise and is currently TENTATIVE and is subject to change/evolve, before or during the convention, so please check for updates upon arrival.

Friday, May 21

12:00p.m.  "Meet M.B. Weston"  Learn what is new from one of today's rising stars in Literature!

1:30p.m.  "A Singular Sensation" Dr. Travis Taylor delights the crowd with the rowdy discussion kicked-off by "One Day on Mars"

3:30p.m.  "Why oh Y???" Stephanie Osborn and Dr. Taylor bring us into the world of the Cresperian Saga. 

5:30p.m. MOVE TO RUSHTON THEATER for:  "Jabberwocky Theater:  The Looking Glass Series" with Dr. Taylor and John Ringo.  Come and discuss a raucously good time as the Looking Glass Series is bounced around and finding where the Jabberwocky comes into play.

7:00p.m. "3 Ringo Circus" John Ringo  Come learn what the master author is up to with his latest trilogy.

Saturday, May 22

10:00a.m.  "Van Plexico Presents..."  Come meet another of the rising stars of the genre: Van Plexico.  From Comics to Science Fiction, he has written about it, talked about it, or at least read it. If you haven't picked up one of his books yet, here is a chance to find out what you have been missing!

11:30a.m. "Lou Anders and Pyr Publishing"  Come meet Lou Anders and find out what is coming from Pyr Publishing, one of the fastest rising stars of the fantasy and sci-fi world!

1:00p.m.  "Baen Road Show"  Baen will show the wonders and amazement coming out this year from their Publishing house.

2:30p.m. MOVE TO RUSHTON THEATER for: "Twilight Zahn"  We all know about his Star Wars novels but what about those tons of other stories he has done completely away from all of that?  Come and discuss the works of one of the best authors in the genre!

4:00p.m. ****Tentatively**** "The Worlds of Thomas T. Thomas"

6:00p.m.  "The Legacy of Aldenata"  John Ringo  Wondering what is up with the Posleen?  Come and find out from the creator, himself!

8:00p.m.  MOVED TO RUSHTON THEATER for: "The P.A.R.D.O.N.ing of Ringo"  Something "big" is going to happen to Mr. John Ringo!  It's not for the faint-of-heart, nor for children.  Those with strong political leanings may wish to bring a bit, or other restraints, as necessary.  No food-throwing or chair-breaking allowed.

Sunday, May 23

10:00a.m.  "Science behind Star Wars and Star Trek and..." Timothy Zahn and Dr. Taylor  So can we really go faster than light? Is it possible to teleport matter?  Discuss the realities of what we see and read in our favorite genre.

11:30a.m.  "Introduction to Planetary Defense"  Dr. Taylor  We have read the books, seen the movies, now come and hear someone who actually knows the subject matter.

1:00p.m.  "Fantasy Today"  M.B. Weston, Lou Anders, Van Plexico, J.F. Lewis  Wondering why all the Vampires are sparkling? Wondering what happened to the grittiness of Conan?  Wonder what happened to the outrageous worlds of Zalazny?  Come and talk with some people who would know!

2:30p.m.  "Final Thoughts, Anyone?"  A feedback session where you, the attendee, get to tell us, what went right, what needs work, and what you'd like to see in 2011!

The Metaphysical tract will contain the disciplines of aura energy, hypnosis, Astrology, and other forms of Divination like Tarot, Geomancy, Throwing of bones, and Rune  Casting.  In the Panels there will be Demonstrations and Practical application along with explanations of the how and why of the Different disciplines.  Patrons of ImagiCon will have the opportunity to partake in all of these panels.

The views in this track do not reflect the beliefs of ImagiCon LLC, its staff, or volunteers.