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Thursday, Mar 27, 2025	Thursday, Mar 27, 2025 10:35 AM - 11:50 AM PDT		Disaster Gays & Messy Femmes Join five writers in a discussion and celebration of writing self-destructive and unlikable queer women in fiction. Panelists will explore what draws them to reading and writing about flawed women, the unique societal pressures and expectations placed on queer fiction, and how to craft a compelling gay disaster. Speaker(s): Moderator: Silvia Park Presenter: Emily Doyle Presenter: Nic Anstett Presenter: Mariah Rigg Presenter: Kayla Upadhyaya Fiction Craft & Criticism Panel Discussion Location: Room 502B, Level Two, Los Angeles Convention Center Session Code: T155 Disaster Gays & Messy Femmes Outline.pdf	Location: Room 502B, Level Two, Los Angeles Convention Center Session Code: T155	2025032710:3511:50 095	THU, MAR 27	3D806854-0C1A-EF11-8100-B0DE0BDD54BD F2A2DABB-3445-EF11-8100-B0DE0BDD54BD BF560F83-6144-EF11-8100-B0DE0BDD54BD

Thursday, Mar 27, 2025

Thursday, Mar 27, 2025 10:35 AM - 11:50 AM PDT

Disaster Gays & Messy Femmes

Join five writers in a discussion and celebration of writing self-destructive and unlikable queer women in fiction. Panelists will explore what draws them to reading and writing about flawed women, the unique societal pressures and expectations placed on queer fiction, and how to craft a compelling gay disaster.

Speaker(s):

Moderator: Silvia Park Presenter: Emily Doyle Presenter: Nic Anstett Presenter: Mariah Rigg Presenter: Kayla Upadhyaya

Fiction Craft & Criticism

Panel Discussion

Location: Room 502B, Level Two, Los Angeles Convention Center

Session Code: T155

Disaster Gays & Messy Femmes Outline.pdf

Location: Room 502B, Level Two, Los Angeles Convention Center

Session Code: T155

2025032710:3511:50 095

THU, MAR 27

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