Saturday August 15th, 2026
12:00pm to 12:40pm
(Main Theater) Writing Romance for Young Adults:
Moderated by Cindy Nguyen (@justanotherbookishlover)
Angela Montoya
Addie Woolridge
Eva Des Lauriers
Sandra Proudman
(Second Theater) Ship Happens! Early Release Panel:
Moderated by Julie Blunt (@julieannsbookclub)
Mason Deaver
12:50pm to 1:35pm
(Main Theater) Telling Their Own Stories: An AAPI Romance Panel:
Moderated by Cindy Nguyen (@justanotherbookishlover)
Vai Denton
Miranda Sun
Naina Kumar
Lyla Lee
(Second Theater) Double the Fun: Exploring the Overlap of Polyamory and BDSM:
Age of Sexploration
1:50pm to 2:30pm
(Main Theater) Writing the Modern Happily Ever After:
Moderated by Ellie Palmer
Naina Kumar
Addie Woolridge
Jessica Joyce
Megan Oliver
(Second Theater) In-Deep with Indie Authors:
Moderated by LJ Evans
Madison Abigail
N. Caceres
Bria Rose
Brittney Lauren
Sunday August 16th, 2026
12:00pm to 12:40pm
(Main Theater) We Fall First, You Fall Harder: A Discussion with Debut Romance Authors:
Moderated by Gina Banks
Laura Marie Meyers
Ann Adams
Megan Oliver
Miranda Sun
Grace Morrow
(Second Theater) Pleasure Road Map: Navigating Pleasure Anatomy and Communication:
Age of Sexploration
12:50pm to 1:35pm
(Main Theater) Monsters, Myths and Mates: A Cryptid Romance Panel:
Moderated by S. E. Wendel
Lana Ferguson
Mallory Marlowe
(Second Theater) Loving Out Loud: An LGBTQIA+ Romance Panel:
Moderated by Julie Blunt (@juliannsbookclub)
Mason Deaver
Lyla Lee
Jenny Lane
A.D. Reece
1:50pm to 2:30pm
(Main Theater) Ruins, Rebellion and Romantasy:
Moderated by Jaime L. Tlax
Grace Morrow
Angela Montoya
Miranda Sun
Sandra Proudman
(Second Theater) Start Writing that Damn Book:
Melissa Gowdy Baldwin