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J.A. Sutherland

Author - Self-Published

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J.A. Sutherland writes space opera with a very Age of Sail feel to it.

When not reading or writing, he spends his time on roadtrips around the Southeast US searching for good barbecue.

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Intellectual Property Contract Clauses To Watch Out For (April 25, 2016 SFWA Alert) Wabash RoomMichael Capobianco

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BookBub LaSalle 3Morgan Hubbard Interfacing with Conventions LaSalle 2Lynne M Thomas • Dave McCarty • Michael Damian Thomas • Michi Trota • David D. Levine Dealing -- in Your Personal Documents -- with Digital Assets, Alive or Dead Wabash RoomJoel Schoenmeyer

3:00pm CDT

BarCon and Other Secret Handshakes LaSalle 2Laura Anne Gilman • Marco Palmieri • Lynne M Thomas Patreon LaSalle 3Jamie Crabb The Future of Racism LaSalle 1Jennifer Cross • Liz Argall • Tanya DePass • Michael R. Underwood Literary Estates for the Not So Rich and Famous: Making Sure the Author is Not Forgotten (and Not Unrewarded) Wabash RoomSarah M. Linsley

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Understanding contracts LaSalle 3Michael Capobianco

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Literary Estates -- Part II Wabash RoomJeffrey M. Bergman

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Listen Up! An In Depth Guide to Audiobook Production LaSalle 3Coleen Barr • Scott Jacobi

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Best Practices for an Author Website LaSalle 2Jeremiah Tolbert Defense Against The Dark Arts: Protecting Yourself and Others From Harassment Online LaSalle 1Annalee Flower-Horne

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Welcome Reception Monroe Ballroom

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Intellectual Property: Crossing the Line Clark 5Margo Lynn Hablutzel • Joyce Schmidt

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Kickstarter LaSalle 1Margot Atwell What to Do If Your (Or a Client's) IP Rights Are Violated? Clark 5Margo Lynn Hablutzel • Tatyana L. Ruderman

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Amazon's KDP/CreateSpace LaSalle 1Stacy Shabalin • Dan Slater

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Long-term Career Strategies for a Changing Marketplace LaSalle 3Hannah Bowman • Eric Flint • Barry Goldblatt • Jacob Weisman • Dr. Charles E. Gannon Social Media Puzzle Pieces LaSalle 2Tanya DePass • Shane Halbach • Mikki Kendall • Alethea Kontis An hour with CJ Cherryh - SFWA's newest grandmaster LaSalle 1C. J. Cherryh

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Historical Research from the Margins LaSalle 1Michael Livingston • Alyx Dellamonica • Eileen Gunn • Ada Palmer • Helene Wecker • Rose Lemberg

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Beyond Bitches and Badasses: A Conversation About Race, Gender, and Power in SFF LaSalle 1Mikki Kendall • Daniel Jose Older • Alyssa Wong Copyright Ownership by Individual or Entity? Optimizing Inconsistencies Clark 5Daniel L. Kegan

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How to Sell an Author's Work Outside the US Clark 5Barry Goldblatt

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How to be Interviewed LaSalle 3Dave Creek Language as Rebellion LaSalle 1Daniel Jose Older • Tamara Vardomskaya • Rose Lemberg • Kelly Robson Who Owns Ellen's Selfie? Clark 5Tatyana L. Ruderman

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All’s Clear – Or Is It? Clark 5Jessica A. Ekhoff

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I Remember When... LaSalle 3Laura Anne Gilman • Michael Capobianco • C. J. Cherryh • Joe Haldeman • Gay Haldeman • Joyce Schmidt Medicine After The End Of The World LaSalle 1Annalee Flower-Horne • Nick Kanas, M.D. • Mr. Nibs • Rachel Swirsky • Michael Damian Thomas • Fran Wilde

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Protecting the Brand: Jordan v. Dominick's and Jordan v. Jewel Clark 5Frederick Sperling

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Nebula Nominee Presentation Red Lacquer RoomBrooke Bolander • Beth Cato • tina connolly • C.S.E. Cooney • Kate Elliott • E.J. Fischer • Dr. Charles E. Gannon • N. K. Jemisin • Naomi Kritzer • Ann Leckie • Fonda Lee • Rose Lemberg • David D. Levine • Henry Lien • Ken Liu • Sam Miller • Tamsyn Muir • Naomi Novik • Daniel Jose Older • Sarah Pinsker • Kelly Robson • Lawrence M. Schoen • Martin L. Shoemaker • Fran Wilde • Alyssa Wong

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Mass Autographing Red Lacquer Room

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Walking tour of the Loop TBA

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SFWA Business meeting The Honore Ballroom

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Citizen Science meets the Milky Way LaSalle 3Grace Wolf-Chase What Teens are Looking for in YA Literature LaSalle 2Alyssa Wong • Curt Gamble • Melanie Silver • Caetlin Williams Western Narratives, There is No Single Voice in The West, So Why Do Only Hear From One? LaSalle 1Jennifer Cross • Mikki Kendall • Alec Nevala-Lee • Michi Trota

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Being a Hybrid Author LaSalle 2Kameron Hurley • Eric Flint • Alethea Kontis • PJ Schnyder • Dan Slater • Dr. Charles E. Gannon Rare Books LaSalle 3Ada Palmer • Lauren Schiller • Lynne M Thomas The Moral Responsibility of the Storyteller LaSalle 1Alyssa Wong • Michael R. Underwood • Helene Wecker • C.S.E. Cooney • E.J. Fischer • Naomi Kritzer

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Day Jobs for Writers LaSalle 3PJ Schnyder • Alex Acks • Danielle Friedman • N. K. Jemisin • Martin L. Shoemaker Promotional Bootcamp LaSalle 1Fonda Lee • Patty Garcia • Michael R. Underwood • Ellen Wright

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Content and Form: Writing SF/F beyond Anglo-America LaSalle 2Kate Elliott • Henry Lien • Ken Liu • Nnedi Okorafor • Daniel Jose Older Redefining the Aliens of the Future LaSalle 1Juliette Wade • PJ Schnyder • Rachel Swirsky • Dr. Charles E. Gannon • Fonda Lee

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Nebula Reception Empire Room

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Nebula Banquet Empire Room

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Nebula Award Ceremony Empire Room

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Nebula Alternate Universe Speeches Empire Room

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The Truth of Medieval Warfare LaSalle 3Michael Livingston Language, Dialect, and Code-Switching LaSalle 1Juliette Wade • Tamara Vardomskaya • Ellen Wright • Lawrence M. Schoen

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How to Give an Effective Reading LaSalle 1Mary Robinette Kowal

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Kobo LaSalle 3Mark Leslie Lefebvre