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Event Date: February 28 - March 1, 2020

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Saturday, February 29 • 10:00am - 11:00am
Myth & Fiction

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Explores the ways in which mythology can inform, structure, and deepen contemporary fiction, and possibly how fiction is a form of mythmaking itself. How is fiction nourished by what Joseph Campbell calls “Myths to Live By,” and do we still create those myths as writers?

Moderators
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Mike Allen

Author/Editor/Publisher, Mythic Delirium Books
Mike Allen edits and publishes Mythic Delirium Books in Roanoke, Virginia, with his wife Anita and not-so-troublesome cat Pandora. His short stories have been gathered in three collections: UNSEAMING; THE SPIDER TAPESTRIES; and AFTERMATH OF AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT; with a fourth, SLOW BURN, now in the... Read More →

MystiCon 2020 Guests
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SH Roddey

Author, Writing
South Carolina native S.H. Roddey has been writing for fun since she was a child and enjoys building worlds across the speculative fiction spectrum filled with mystery and intrigue. She brings to the literary world a unique blend of humor, emotion, and wild ideas filled with dark... Read More →
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Alexandra Christian

Literary Guest, Writing
Alexandra Christian is an author of mostly romance with a speculative slant. Her love of Stephen King and sweet tea has flavored her fiction with a Southern Gothic sensibility that reeks of Spanish moss and deep-fried eccentricity. Her guiding principle as a romance novelist has always... Read More →
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Tally Johnson

Paranormal
Mr. Johnson is a graduate of Spartanburg Methodist College and Wofford College with degrees in history. He is the author of Ghosts of the South Carolina Upcountry, Ghosts of the South Carolina Midlands, Ghosts of the Pee Dee (all for The History Press) and he also has a story in An... Read More →
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Dennis M. Myers

Author
Born and raised in central Minnesota, Dennis M. Myers dedicated the first decade of his adult life to the United States Navy, serving in the FBM Submarine Force. During this time he wrote adventures for Challenge Magazine (GDW), ran several Traveller campaigns including games at local... Read More →
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Valerie Nieman

author of To the Bones
My writing comes out of my Appalachian roots - To the Bones is my latest novel, a genre-bending satire about the coal industry. I'm also the author of Neena Gathering, post-apocalyptic tale set in West Virginia, and Leopard Lady, a novel-in-verse about a carnival sideshow.


Saturday February 29, 2020 10:00am - 11:00am EST
Ballroom C