Saturday August 15th, 2026
11:00am: Doors Open/Vendor Hall Open/Arts & Crafts Open
12:00pm to 12:40pm:
Writing Romance for Young Adults: Moderated by Cindy Nguyen (Main Theater)
Ship Happens! Early Release Panel: Moderated by Julie Blunt (Second Theater)
12:50pm to 1:35pm:
Telling Their Own Stories: An AAPI Romance Panel: Moderated by Cindy Nguyen (Main Theater)
Double the Fun: Exploring the Overlap of Polyamory and BDSM: Age of Sexploration (Second Theater)
1:50pm to 2:30pm:
Writing the Modern Happily Ever After: Moderated by Ellie Palmer (Main Theater)
In-Deep with Indie Authors: Moderated by LJ Evans (Second Theater)
2:30pm to 4:30pm: Break (Vendor Hall Open/Arts & Crafts Open)
4:30pm to 7pm: Signing Room Open
Sunday August 16th, 2026
11:00am: Doors Open/Vendor Hall Open/Arts & Crafts Open
12:00pm to 12:40pm:
We Fall First, You Fall Harder: A Discussion with Debut Romance Authors: Moderated by Gina Banks (Main Theater)
Pleasure Road Map: Navigating Pleasure Anatomy and Communication:
Age of Sexploration (Second Theater)
12:50pm to 1:35pm:
Monsters, Myths and Mates: A Cryptid Romance Panel: Moderated by S. E. Wendel
(Main Theater)
Loving Out Loud: An LGBTQIA+ Romance Panel: Moderated by Julie Blunt (Second Theater)
1:50pm to 2:30pm:
Ruins, Rebellion and Romantasy: Moderated by Jaime L Tlax (Main Theater)
Start Writing That Damn Book: Melissa Gowdy Baldwin (Second Theater)
2:30pm to 4:30pm: Break (Vendor Hall Open/Arts & Crafts Open)
4:30pm to 7pm: Signing Room Open