JordanCon 2025: Full Schedule

6:00pm EDT

Registration

Thursday April 24, 2025 6:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

JordanCon Registration is open!

If you have not yet purchased a badge/membership, you may purchase online at the JordanCon website and show your confirmation email at the desk. The Registration staff will create a badge for you.

Thursday April 24, 2025 6:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Ravinia Pre-Function Area 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Registration

8:00pm EDT

Volunteer Orientation

Thursday April 24, 2025 8:00pm - 8:30pm EDT

Camellia

Volunteer Orientation session

Thursday April 24, 2025 8:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Camellia

Information

8:00pm EDT

Ethical Non-Monogamy/Polyamory Meetup

Thursday April 24, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

Lobby

It's JordanCon, and you know what that means? Time for another Ethical Non-Monogamy/Polyamory meetup! We had so much fun chatting last year, we had to double the fun this year! An evening meet up for you early arrivers Thursday evening from 8 to 9 pm, and a daytime meet up for folks who can't make the earlier one, during lunch before the opening ceremonies on Friday, 11:30-12:30. Come to one. Come to both! Plan another meet up for later in the weekend after you have made a bunch of new friends. These meetups are open to anyone who is practicing or curious about ethical non-monogamy. This casual event will be an opportunity to mingle, meet new friends, exchange stories and advice, or whatever else you can think of! Please be respectful and kind. We will gather in the space in the upstairs part of the lobby just to the left of the hotel registration desk. Look for the pride flag. We hope to see you there!

**All meet ups are on the schedule for information only and are not official JordanCon events**

Thursday April 24, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Lobby

Meet Ups

9:00am EDT

New Member Tour

Friday April 25, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am EDT

Ravinia Pre-Function Area

New Member Tours will take place during the Con to help you get familiar with the hotel. Tours will start at the New Member Services desk, and the group will leave 5 mins after the start time.

Friday April 25, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Ravinia Pre-Function Area 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

New Members

9:30am EDT

New Member Tour

Friday April 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am EDT

Ravinia Pre-Function Area

New Member Tours will take place during the Con to help you get familiar with the hotel. Tours will start at the New Member Services desk, and the group will leave 5 mins after the start time.

Friday April 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am EDT
Ravinia Pre-Function Area 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

New Members

10:00am EDT

New Member Tour

Friday April 25, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am EDT

Ravinia Pre-Function Area

New Member Tours will take place during the Con to help you get familiar with the hotel. Tours will start at the New Member Services desk, and the group will leave 5 mins after the start time.

Friday April 25, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Ravinia Pre-Function Area 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

New Members

10:00am EDT

Dealers Hall, Art Show, Charity Auction, JordanCon Store

Friday April 25, 2025 10:00am - 7:00pm EDT

Ravinia

Our Dealers Hall, Art Show, JordanCon Store and Charity Auction are all located in the Ravinia Ballroom. Please be aware that NO FOOD OR DRINKS are permitted in the Ravinia Ballroom. Follow signage for entry and exit.

Friday April 25, 2025 10:00am - 7:00pm EDT
Ravinia

Dealers

10:00am EDT

Registration

Friday April 25, 2025 10:00am - 7:00pm EDT

Ravinia Pre-Function Area

Friday April 25, 2025 10:00am - 7:00pm EDT
Ravinia Pre-Function Area 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Registration

10:30am EDT

New Member Tour

Friday April 25, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am EDT

Ravinia Pre-Function Area

New Member Tours will take place during the Con to help you get familiar with the hotel. Tours will start at the New Member Services desk, and the group will leave 5 mins after the start time.

Friday April 25, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Ravinia Pre-Function Area 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

New Members

11:00am EDT

Volunteer Orientation

Friday April 25, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am EDT

Camellia

Volunteer orientation session

Friday April 25, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Camellia

Information

11:00am EDT

New Member Tour

Friday April 25, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am EDT

Ravinia Pre-Function Area

New Member Tours will take place during the Con to help you get familiar with the hotel. Tours will start at the New Member Services desk, and the group will leave 5 mins after the start time.

Friday April 25, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Ravinia Pre-Function Area 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

New Members

11:30am EDT

New Member Tour

Friday April 25, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT

Ravinia Pre-Function Area

New Member Tours will take place during the Con to help you get familiar with the hotel. Tours will start at the New Member Services desk, and the group will leave 5 mins after the start time.

Friday April 25, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Ravinia Pre-Function Area 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

New Members

11:30am EDT

Ethical Non-Monogamy/Polyamory Meetup

Friday April 25, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Lobby

Friday April 25, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Lobby

Meet Ups

12:30pm EDT

New Member Tour

Friday April 25, 2025 12:30pm - 1:00pm EDT

Ravinia Pre-Function Area

New Member Tours will take place during the Con to help you get familiar with the hotel. Tours will start at the New Member Services desk, and the group will leave 5 mins after the start time.

Friday April 25, 2025 12:30pm - 1:00pm EDT
Ravinia Pre-Function Area 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

New Members

1:00pm EDT

Opening Ceremonies

Friday April 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Dunwoody ABC

Welcome to JordanCon 2025! Please join us for our Opening Ceremonies.

Guests

Marc Gunn

Musician, Podcaster

Marc Gunn is a Rhythm & Folk songwriter who fuses Irish and Scottish folk songs with pop culture. His musical weapon of choice is the autoharp. He breathes Rock and Roll into this folk instrument and adds a bellowing taste of rhythm & blues.Gunn found musical inspiration performing... Read More →

Gerald L. Coleman

Author, Writing

Gerald L. Coleman is a philosopher, theologian, poet, and Science Fiction & Fantasy author. He did his undergraduate work in philosophy, english, and religious studies, followed by a master's degree in Theology. He is the author of the Epic Fantasy novel series, The Three Gifts, which... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Dunwoody ABC 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Main Programming

2:00pm EDT

Gaming Hall

Friday April 25, 2025 2:00pm - Saturday April 26, 2025 2:00am EDT

La Grotta

Open hours for our JordanCon Gaming Hall

Friday April 25, 2025 2:00pm - Saturday April 26, 2025 2:00am EDT
La Grotta

Gaming

2:30pm EDT

Breaking The Writer/Narrator Language Barrier: What Narrators ACTUALLY Need to Know to Read Your Books

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Dunwoody A

Moderators

Ellie Raine

Author

Award-winning author Ellie Raine is fueled by coffee-bean concoctions brewed by the finest caffeine alchemists in the land of Atlanta, Georgia. Her works include the multi-award winning gothic fantasy epic, the NecroSeam Chronicles, Nightingale: the Grudges of Gods, 1st place award... Read More →

Guests

Jeremy Frazier

Author, Audiobook Narrator, Jeremy Frazier Presents

Jeremy is a professionally trained audiobook narrator with over 30 years of experience in the performing arts. He has worked with renowned entities like Disneyland, collaborated with LA recording artists, and performed on a wide range of stages, from intimate venues to grand theaters... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Dunwoody A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

2:30pm EDT

One on One

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

DeKalb

Fifteen minute mentorship sessions and maybe even pitches with industry professionals.

Schedule your slot here

Moderators

Kevin A. Davis

Authors Workshop Director, Inkd Publishing

Kevin A Davis is a fantasy author with sixteen books in three series: the award-winning DRC Files, the Khimmer Chronicles, and the AngelSong series. As an author, speaker, and fan, he travels to cons, festivals, and conferences in the southeastern US, and serves as the Authors Workshop... Read More →

Guests

John G. Hartness

Author, Podcaster, Editor, Publisher, Billionaire, Philanthropist, Playboy, Falstaff Books

John G. Hartness is a teller of tales, a righter of wrong, defender of ladies’ virtues, and some people call him Maurice, for he speaks of the pompatus of love. He is also the award-winning author of the urban fantasy series The Black Knight Chronicles, the Bubba the Monster Hunter... Read More →

Darin Kennedy

Author

Darin Kennedy, born and raised in Winston-Salem, NC, is a graduate of Wake Forest University and Bowman Gray School of Medicine. After completing family medicine residency in the mountains of Virginia, he served eight years as a United States Army physician and wrote his first novel... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

2:30pm EDT

City of Day

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Collaboration Studio

Reading of "City of Day" by October K. Santerelli

Guests

October K Santerelli

Author

October K Santerelli is the imaginative author behind City of Day and City of Night, books one and two of the Nightfall series. His other works include Storm's Eye, an Out of Time novel with David Brin, and The Book of the Witch's Son. For more information, please visit octoberks... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Collaboration Studio

Collaboration Talks

2:30pm EDT

Fantasy Cosplay 101

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Maplewood A

Ever wanted to bring your favorite characters to life but you struggle with where to begin? Join us for Cosplay 101, where we’ll guide you through the basics of creating your own cosplay. Whether you're crafting your first outfit or perfecting a look for an upcoming convention, we’ll cover everything from choosing your character and gathering materials to basic sewing, prop-making, and tips for looking your best on the con floor.

Guests

Elizabeth Murphy-Spivey

Costumer/cosplayer

Elizabeth is a neurospicy working mom who crafts to make friends and satisfy the ADHD hyperfixation gods. She recently won Best Journeyman (Open) at the DragonCon Page to Stage competition and previously placed third in Invitational. Her special focus is historically influenced gowns... Read More →

Kaylee Makes Crafts

Artist, Cospaly / Crafter / Cosplay Contest Judge

From leatherworking to watercolors, Kaylee Makes is an enthusiastic and excellent Cosplay crafter. She is from Dallas, Texas and specializes in hand made costumes. Kaylee often portrays literary characters from Fantasy and Si-fi books and is most inspired by the works of Brandon Sanderson.Kaylee... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Maplewood A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Fantasy

2:30pm EDT

OP MC

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Ashford

How to balance a book series that involves an Over Powered Main Character while keeping it entertaining.

Moderators

Neil Hellegers

Audiobook Narrator and Acting Teacher

Neil is an actor, educator, and award-winning audiobook narrator of over 500 titles. With an emphasis in GameLit, SciFi/Fantasy, and Literary Fiction, he has narrated for an even blend of publishers and independent authors. He has been seen playing many bearded professionals in film... Read More →

Guests

MaxwellAuthor

Author

Ryan Maxwell is an author born in Fort Worth, Texas, and currently resides in Arlington, Texas. He now works in the IT field as a QA Engineer for a company called Nelnet, working on school management software to provide the best experiences for schools that utilize the School Information... Read More →

Jez Cajiao

Author

Jez Cajiao has been many things, a chef, an IT professional, a welder, a travelling lunatic, but quite possibly the weirdest job he's ever had, is being a combined author and publisher. The way he most commonly describes it as herding cats, if the floor was lava and the walls were... Read More →

Benjamin Kerei

Author

Benjamin Kerei is New Zealand author of mixed Māori and European ancestry from the Te-Whanau-a-Apeuni and Ngati Porou tribes. In 2014 Benjamin finally admitted to himself that he'd fallen hopelessly in love with writing and couldn't die happy doing any other job. He then spent the... Read More →

Ryan Rimmel

Author

Ryan Rimmel is the author of the bestselling LitRPG series Noobtown, which is self-published on Amazon and recorded by Podium. In addition, he also writes Fifth Era, Chronicles of Sir Crabby, and Sword of Justice, all published under Aethon Books.

Eric Ugland

Author

Eric Ugland writes novels, primarily in the LitRPG genre. Eric ran away from Seattle to join the circus. And then he came to his senses, and moved to Manhattan. Then he went to Los Angeles to write television! Which didn't really work. At all. So, now he's a novelist in Maine, trying... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

LitRPG

2:30pm EDT

Bollywood Dance Class

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Dunwoody BC

Come join Kalyani Poluri and her Saree Brigade as they learn this year's Bollywood style dance! This is your opportunity to learn the dance steps that will be performed at the Dance Party on Saturday night and to have a bit of extra dancing fun. All are welcome and no experience is needed.

Guests

Kalyani Poluri

Artist

Kalyani Poluri is an East Indian. She loves the fusion of different techniques to make unique and brightly colored art on watercolor paper, jewelry that has origins from Hindu mythology and Indian Culture. She calls her art business Art InFusions.You can see and purchase her latest... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Dunwoody BC

Main Programming

2:30pm EDT

Mat’s Dice Game: New Member Social

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

La Grotta Patio

New to JordanCon? Roll the dice and let fate lead the way! This fun, interactive game helps first-time attendees break the ice by answering Wheel of Time questions, meeting fellow newcomers, and completing lighthearted challenges. It’s the perfect way to start your JordanCon journey—just like Mat, luck is on your side!

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
La Grotta Patio Patio off the end of the Gaming Hall, enter through Gaming Hall

New Members

2:30pm EDT

Cosmere 101: Orientation to the Cosmere

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Camellia

Discover Brandon's shared book universe, including magic rules, character themes, and story settings. Spoiler risk: Very Low

Moderators

Heidi Byrd

Gwinnett Public Schools

Guests

Chris Cottingham

Fan and Sanderson Beta reader

Christina Goodman

Sanderson beta reader

I am a cosplay photographer, Brandon Sanderson beta reader, and Wheel of Time lore super nerd.

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Camellia

Sanderson

2:30pm EDT

What's New In Science: 2025

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Azalea

Every year we talk about the latest stories in Science! Come share the biggest deals in 2025's Science.

Moderators

Nancy McCullough

Science Fiction Track Manager, JordanCon

Guests

Chuck Gannon

Author, Game designer, Editor

Dr. Charles E. Gannon‘s books have won the Dragon Award, the ALA Choice Award (Outstanding Book), the Compton Crook Award, and have been nominated for four Nebulas. He is best known for the multiply best-selling Caine Riordan hard sf novels which include 4 finalists for the Nebula... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Azalea 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Science Fiction

2:30pm EDT

The Wheel of Time Leatherbound Project

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Oakwood A/B

Dragonsteel is releasing a deluxe edition of The Eye of the World. Let's talk about it!

Moderators

Isaac Stewart

Author, Artist

Guests

Maria Simons

Shawn Boyles

Art Director

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Oakwood A/B 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Wheel of Time

2:30pm EDT

The Dance of Inspiration and Discipline: Balancing Creative Spark with Consistent Effort

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Conference Center

This panel explores the delicate balance between spontaneous inspiration and the disciplined effort required to bring a story to life. It will discuss how to nurture your creative spark while also developing the work ethic necessary to complete a project.

Moderators

Stone

Writers Track Director

Guests

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Author

Defying all odds is what #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon does best.

Keith DeCandido

Author

Keith R.A. DeCandido is the author of more than 60 novels, more than 100 works of short fiction, more than 70 comic books, and more nonfiction than he’s entirely comfortable counting. He’s written in more than 30 different licensed universes, including TV shows (Star Trek, Doctor... Read More →

Carrie Callahan

Author

Born to avid genre readers, Carrie Callahan was raised in the seedy wilds of Florida, feeding her sense of the strange. She is a 2019 Writers of the Future Award winner, and a 2020 recipient of the Working Class Writers Grant from the Speculative literature foundation. She was a 2023... Read More →

Sammie Trinidad

Writers Track Director

Sammie Trinidad likes to call herself the "Filipina Wonder Woman" - she even has the cosplay to prove it. Her stories include romance, both in SFF and contemporary, and her stories have been published in League of Utah Writer anthologies and the Eagle Con anthology. The three C's... Read More →

Marc Alan Edelheidt

Author

Marc Alan Edelheit is a bestselling award winning author that spends his days – and nights – dreaming and writing about all things fantasy and sci-fi. In 2015 he decided to make his dream a reality and published his first fantasy novel... the rest is history!More information about... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

2:30pm EDT

Dealers Hall, Art Show, Charity Auction, JordanCon Store

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 7:00pm EDT

Ravinia

Friday April 25, 2025 2:30pm - 7:00pm EDT
Ravinia

Dealers

3:00pm EDT

ConSuite Grab & Go

Friday April 25, 2025 3:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

Room 301

Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwiches (regular &* gluten-free)

Chips

Granola Bars

Fruit: Apples, Oranges, & Bananas

Veggies: Carrot and Celery sticks

Cheese sticks

Various baked sweets (regular & *gluten-free)

Coffee, tea, water, soft drinks

Various baked sweets (regular & *gluten-free)

Friday April 25, 2025 3:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Room 301

Consuite

4:00pm EDT

Gaming Build

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

DeKalb

A game design workshop with professionals in the industry. Come for a workshop to meet and talk about your ideas for your game. Bring a manuscript, 1,000 to 3,000 words, to discuss in detail with industry professionals. Feel free to discuss content, game design philosophy, mathematical systems, layout, and professional topics related to game design.

Moderators

Ryan Szesny

Gaming Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

MM Schill

Editor, Pseudopod

M. M. Schill resides in North Florida. She is an artist, a writer, victim's rights activist, and martial artistM.M. is also a tentacle (associated editor) at Pseudopod, a pro-market, short horror story podcast.

Bill Bridges

Author, Game designer

Bill Bridges is a writer and game designer, most known for developing White Wolf’s World of Darkness and the Fading Suns science-fiction universe. He currently serves as the project manager for Ulisses’ line of Fading Suns roleplaying-game books. Bill lives near Atlanta, GA, where... Read More →

Sarah Madsen

Author, Game designer

Sarah Madsen is an Atlanta-based author and TTRPG designer. Currently, she’s a lead designer for Draco Studios Endless Sagas TTRPG line, premiering with Itza’s Guide to Dragonbonding. She’s written prolifically for many TTRPG lines and companies, including Keys from the Golden... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

4:00pm EDT

Tea Time and Grimm Tales

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Collaboration Studio

Join Ellie Raine for a relaxing tea time and hear readings from the darker original fairy tales of the brothers Grimm. BYOT (bring your own tea).

Guests

Ellie Raine

Author

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Collaboration Studio

Collaboration Talks

4:00pm EDT

Cartoons are Cool too!

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Maplewood A

Discussion on the new thrilling shows on streaming services this year; Avatar the last Airbender, anime series on Netflix, etc.

Moderators

Marshall J Moore

Author

Marshall J. Moore is the author of the cozy fantasy novel Son of a Sailor: A Cozy Pirate Tale, the high fantasy trilogy The Rites of Resurrection, and over thirty published short stories. His story "Red Lanterns” won Second Place in the 2022 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award Short Story... Read More →

Guests

Drew Bailey

Author

Drew Bailey is the author of the dark fantasy horror series The Giftborn Chronicles, published by Falstaff Books. He has a deep love of the fantasy and horror genres, both in literary and film media. He also maintains a regular schedule on social media and Booktok, providing fellow... Read More →

Rob Grimoire

Author

Aspiring word sorcerer Rob Gilmore (writing as Rob Grimoire) is a father, husband, nurse, published author, musician, and a fan of speculative fiction, comics and anime. As one of the co-hosts and founders of the podcast Glitchy Pancakes and assistant director at MultiverseCon in... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Maplewood A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Fantasy

4:00pm EDT

Charity Dice Throne Tournament

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

La Grotta

A Dice Throne Tournament with a buy in; all profits go to our Charity.

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
La Grotta

Gaming, Tournament | Charity, Tournament

4:00pm EDT

Professionally Talks Too Much

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Ashford

Narrators discussing how they got into narration, what the process is like, how they continue to improve, and maybe give us a few fan favorites.

Moderators

JD Glasscock

Author

Amazon Best Selling Author of the LitRPG Series Nocturne. Award Winning Indie Filmmaker. Started 34 years ago as a slam poet, then singer/songwriter in a band for a decade then filmmaker in LA for a decade, then in Texas. Two years ago became a novelist. I have ten, all LitRPG, the... Read More →

Guests

Neil Hellegers

Audiobook Narrator and Acting Teacher

Jeremy Frazier

Author, Audiobook Narrator, Jeremy Frazier Presents

Ryan H. Reid

Narrator

In the fifth grade, when Ryan H. Reid realized he could make his classmates laugh at his Family Guy impressions, a love for voice work was sparked. He learned his British dialects from watching Harry Potter wayyy too many times, and just absorbed and parroted, really, anything he... Read More →

Gary Furlong

Narrator

Gary Furlong is a versatile and talented voiceover artist with a diverse range of experience invarious fields.Throughout his life, he has worn many hats and taken on a variety of roles, includingworking as a teacher in Niigata, Japan, a puppeteer in Prague, and an improv artist inMemphis... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

LitRPG

4:00pm EDT

Project JordanCon

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Dunwoody BC

Bring your team to compete in our low stakes costume improvisation game.

Guests

Doll Martin

Main Program Director, JordanCon

Ris Harp

Author, Artist, Actor

Ris Mariner’s Vocabulary Harp is an artist, author, actor. Dweller in grey areas and loiterer in graveyards. You might have seen their work in past Jordan Con anthologies, in the art show, or in strange niche movies.

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Dunwoody BC

Main Programming

4:00pm EDT

Painting Contest

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Gardenia

Mini Painting Contest where contestants will paint a mini with paint provided. Bring your own brushes.

Guests

Kevin Smoot

Gaming Track Manager

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Gardenia 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Makers, Contest

4:00pm EDT

Editing of Wind and Truth

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Camellia

Peter Ahlstrom and Dragonsteel Editorial give never-before-seen unredacted looks at the editing process for Wind and Truth. Spoiler Risk: Certain

Moderators

Peter Ahlstrom

Guests

Betsey Ahlstrom

Publisher

Karen Ahlstrom

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Camellia

Sanderson

4:00pm EDT

Agatha Came Along

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Azalea

There is no doubt that Agatha is an interesting character, but did the show add anything to the MCU? Did it need to?

Moderators

Kyoko M.

Author

Kyoko M is the USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of the Of Cinder and Bone science fiction series and the Black Parade urban fantasy series. She is a contributor to Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda and Captain America: The Shield of Sam Wilson Marvel Comics/Titan Books antho... Read More →

Guests

Rey Nichols

Author

Rey Nichols, a native of the Midwest, is the love child of an Eldritch horror with more apostrophes than letters in its name, and the front person of an 80's rock band she can't quite remember the name of. Only two degrees away from Kevin Bacon, when Rey is not busy trying to evade... Read More →

Jay Peterson

Author

Jay Peterson has the skillsets to take over the world, but he's seen the paperwork that would entail and wants nothing to do with it.His first novel, Renfield Blues, was released in 2023. A sequel, Ghost Light, is currently in the works.When not writing, Jay is a film and TV actor... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Azalea 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Science Fiction

4:00pm EDT

Season Three, Episodes One & Two Discussion

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Oakwood A/B

Discussing Season Three, Episodes One & Two of The Wheel of Time TV series on Prime Video.

Moderators

Kathy Campbell

Communications Officer

Guests

Sulin

YouTuber. Co-host of The Flickerverse Show

Joe Perry (Talk'aran'rhiod podcast)

Podcaster

materialsdan

materials scientist and engineer

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Oakwood A/B 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Wheel of Time

4:00pm EDT

The Evolution of Worlds: Change, Conflict, and the Passage of Time

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Conference Center

This panel focuses on the dynamic nature of fictional worlds. It explores how worlds change over time due to conflicts, technological advancements, environmental shifts, or cultural evolution.

Moderators

Stone

Writers Track Director

Guests

Marc Alan Edelheidt

Author

Venessa Giunta

Author, Professional fiction editor

Venessa Giunta is a writer of weird things, an editrix extraordinaire, and a little bit of a nerd. She is a published author, with non-fiction essays, short stories, and the urban fantasy Soul Cavern Series, and has been a professional editor, both freelance and contract, since 2008... Read More →

Marisa Wolf

Author

Marisa Wolf is a second-generation nerd who started writing genre stories at six. At least one was good enough to be laminated, and she's been chasing that high ever since. Over the years she taught middle school, was headbutted by an alligator, built a career in education, earned... Read More →

Bill Fawcett

Author, Game designer, Editor, Bill Fawcett & Associates

Bill has taught, been a game designer, author, corporate trainer, teacher and a college dean. His entire life has been spent in the creative fields and managing other creative individuals. He is one of the founders of Mayfair Games, a board and role play gaming company. As a book... Read More →

Melissa Olthoff

Author

Melissa Olthoff is a science fiction and fantasy author who delights in sneaking in romance wherever she can. She is a lifelong geek as well as a veteran of the United States Air Force, both of which are incredibly useful when writing. Her degrees in meteorology and accounting are... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

4:00pm EDT

How to Become OP in Elden Ring Early in the Game

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 6:30pm EDT

Dunwoody A

A tutorial focused on setting yourself up for success in early game play.

Guests

Gerald L. Coleman

Author, Writing

Friday April 25, 2025 4:00pm - 6:30pm EDT
Dunwoody A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Main Programming

5:00pm EDT

Consuite Dinner

Friday April 25, 2025 5:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

Room 301

Main Entrée: Chicken fingers, GF chicken fingers

Vegan Entrées: Veggie Curry w/ white rice

Side: Salad

(Main Room will be closed for cleaning between mealtimes -- menu items subject to change or substitution based on availability)

Friday April 25, 2025 5:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Room 301

Consuite

5:30pm EDT

One on One

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

DeKalb

Fifteen minute mentorship sessions and maybe even pitches with industry professionals.

Schedule your slot here.

Moderators

Kevin A. Davis

Authors Workshop Director, Inkd Publishing

Guests

Nicole Givens Kurtz

Author, Publisher, Mocha Memoirs Press

Nicole Givens Kurtz has been called “a genre polymath who does crime, horror, and Science Fiction and Fantasy (Book Riot).” She’s a two-time Atomacon Palmetto Scribe Award winner. With over 20 years in publishing, she’s written for Pseudopod, Fiyah, Apex Magazine, White Wolf... Read More →

Milton J. Davis

Author, MVmedia, LLC

Milton Davis is an award winning Black Speculative fiction author and owner of MVmedia, LLC, a small publishing company specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy based on African/African Diaspora history, cultures and traditions. For sixteen years he has been at the forefront of Black... Read More →

Sarah J. Sover

Author

Sarah J. Sover is the author of the Urban Fantasy Fractured Fae series, beginning with Fairy Godmurder, and the comedic fantasy Double-Crossing the Bridge, all from Falstaff Books. An active SFWA member, Sarah is a contributor to multiple short story anthologies, to Dan Koboldt’s... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

5:30pm EDT

Fire, Blood, and Drama: Season 2 House of the Dragon

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

Maplewood A

The dragons are back, and the stakes are higher than ever! In this panel, we will delve into the fiery world of House of the Dragon Season 2. We'll discuss the brewing tensions of the Targaryen civil war, dissect key character arcs, and speculate on what’s next for Rhaenyra, Daemon, Alicent, and the rest of the players in this game of thrones.

Moderators

Outsider Publishing Company

Author

Tiffany Vega is a native Arizonan. She dreamt of being a writer her whole life. She loves gardening, and crocheting, dancing in the rain and worshipping the moon. She is a mother of three incredible men and a mother of two fur babies. Cake and Nash.

Guests

Drew Bailey

Author

R.R. Virdi

Author

R.R. Virdi is a USA Today bestselling author, Nebula Award finalist, and two-time Dragon Award finalist of South Asian descent. He is the writer behind the bestselling urban fantasy series, The Grave Report, The Books of Winter, and the Silk Road Fantasy from Tor, Tales of Tremai... Read More →

Elizabeth Murphy-Spivey

Costumer/cosplayer

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Maplewood A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Fantasy

5:30pm EDT

The Apocalypse and Me

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

Ashford

Post Apocalyptic LitRPG discussion, why it is such a popular sub genre, and questioning if and how you might survive.

Moderators

Aoife Wai

Author

Aoife hails from a long line of Irish storytellers, baptized in the sacred springs of Celtic lore and legends. Ever since she was a child, she has loved reading and writing fantasy filled with arse-kicking action and mythical creatures. Now, she writes a unique blend of cultivation... Read More →

Guests

Nathan Ameye

Author

Nathan Ameye grew up fishing, canoeing, and hunting in the Ozark Mountains. In his backpack, you could always find a bag of polyhedrons, a notebook full of story ideas, and a fantasy or science fiction novel, its tattered cover desperately held together by yellowed bits of tape.Nathan’s... Read More →

K.T. Hanna

Author

Born in Australia, K.T. met her husband in a computer game, moved to the U.S.A. and went into culture shock. Bonus? Not as many creatures specifically designed to kill you.She's known for her Library System Reset series, as well as Somnia Online, and her cowritten work with Tao Wong... Read More →

MaxwellAuthor

Author

Stephen Landry

Author

Stephen Landry is a versatile writer whose range spans sci-fi, fantasy, horror, LitRPG, post-apocalyptic fiction, and more. Drawing inspiration from various mediums like video games, movies, anime, and personal experiences, Landry infuses his work with vibrant imagination and memorable... Read More →

Jez Cajiao

Author

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

LitRPG

5:30pm EDT

Speed Friending

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

Dunwoody BC

New to the con? Are you shy? Just want to meet new people? Join us for Speed Friending!

Guests

Katie HM

One Half of the cosplay duo Foundlings Cosplay, Katie has been in love with the Wheel of Time since high school. Costuming and cosplay are her passions, as well as knitting and reading. You can follow her on Instagram as PinkieFromCamp or the hashtag #PinkiesAdventures.

Chris Cain

One half of the cosplay duo Foundlings Cosplay, Chris is passionate about all forms of character creation. As his drag alter ego Chiffon St. Claire he has won multiple titles, and enjoys the intricacies of large build props and costumes. He currently is the manger at one of the highest... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Dunwoody BC

Main Programming

5:30pm EDT

JordanCon Cross Stitch

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

Gardenia

Not much is better than learning a new craft. But have I got a deal for you… Not only can you get the brand new JordanCon Cross Stitch kit (available at the JordanCon store) you can get it at a discount, and learn the basics of Cross Stitch from our very own Corey Applegate.

20 Students aged 12 and up. No prior skills needed. $20 - fee paid directly to instructor

Guests

Corey Applegate

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Gardenia 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Makers, Crafting

5:30pm EDT

Skyward

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

Camellia

Spaceships and slugs, what's not to like? Spoiler Risk: Certain

Moderators

Deana Whitney

Beta Reader, Crafter, Costumer, and Researcher

Deana Whitney is a sensitivity reader.She is also a historian, crafter, costumer, foodie, fan artist, and mom. Since 2016 she has beta read for multiple best-selling authors including Brandon Sanderson and Mary Robinette Kowal. Deana is a frequent moderator and panelist at JordanCon... Read More →

Guests

Ashley Chappell

Author

Ashley Chappell writes satire and fantasy featuring expansive world-building and universes filled with magic, mayhem, and monsters. Ms. Chappell currently resides in North Alabama where she works at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. When not writing or reading a Terry Pratchett... Read More →

Holly Williams

Passionate Fan & Volunteer

A huge Brandon Sanderson fan!! 📚 Come and see me on some of the Sanderson track panels so we can nerd-out together! 🤓 This is my fifth year attending JordanCon.

Janci Patterson

Author

Janci Patterson writes young adult science fiction and fantasy, romantic comedy, and epic fantasy.She has co-authored many books, including the sixth book in the Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarian series and the Skyward Flight collection with Brandon Sanderson. Janci and Brandon will... Read More →

Rob West

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Camellia

Sanderson

5:30pm EDT

Objects in Motion: Time Debts, Converging POV, and Hard Science Fiction Time Stuff

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

Azalea

Space is vast and the intricacies of Objective & Subjective time can be confusing. What is this phenomenon and how does it make our stories better?

Moderators

Sean Hillman

Science Fiction Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Chuck Gannon

Author, Game designer, Editor

Paige L. Christie

Author, Writer

Paige L. Christie is originally from Maine and now lives in the NC mountains. Best known for her Legacies of Arnan fantasy series (#1 Draigon Weather), her work can also be found in anthologies, including Galactic Stew, Witches Warriors & Wise Women, and several More Tales of Valdemar... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Azalea 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Science Fiction

5:30pm EDT

Fighting Fascism with The Wheel of Time

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

Oakwood A/B

From Shara to Seanchan, The Wheel of Time has a lot to teach us about what fascism can look like and different strategies for combating it. Join the panelists as we discuss specific instances of authoritarianism and corruption, and how everyone from Tuatha'an to ta'veren have a role to play in defeating it. Full book and show spoilers.

Moderators

Roofmistress Leigh-a

Podcaster

Guests

Pevara

Old Tongue translator and occasional TikToker

Ah Yes Sedai

Wheelof Time fan at large

Cait

Former librarian and educator

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Oakwood A/B 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Wheel of Time

5:30pm EDT

The Architect's Blueprint: Worldbuilding Foundations - Geography, Ecology, and History

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

Conference Center

The fundamental building blocks of world creation explore how geography (mountains, rivers, climate), ecology (flora, fauna, natural resources), and history (key events, societal development, cultural shifts) interact to shape a believable and engaging world.

Moderators

Stone

Writers Track Director

Guests

Keith DeCandido

Author

Bill Fawcett

Author, Game designer, Editor, Bill Fawcett & Associates

Rob Grimoire

Author

Emily Krempholtz

Author, Booktoker, editor, book coach, ghostwriter

Emily Krempholtz is an author, editor, ghostwriter, and award-winning book coach from Denver, CO. She has ghostwritten book proposals that sold for six figures, and books for some of the world’s biggest publishers, and her ghostwritten books have won awards and been featured on... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

6:00pm EDT

Art Show Meet & Greet

Friday April 25, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

Ravinia

Join us at the Art Show in the Ravinia Ballroom and spend an hour with the Artists of JordanCon.

Friday April 25, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Ravinia

Meet Ups

7:00pm EDT

Pixie Dusted Release Party with Special Guests John Hartness and Joe Compton

Friday April 25, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

Collaboration Studio

The new Fractured Fae book is launching at JordanCon! Bring your beverage of choice and join Sarah J Sover for a discussion of her Fractured Fae series with her publisher and editor, John Hartness. Joe Compton with Go Indie Now will attempt to keep us on the rails, and there will be cookies!

Guests

Sarah J. Sover

Author

John G. Hartness

Author, Podcaster, Editor, Publisher, Billionaire, Philanthropist, Playboy, Falstaff Books

Joe Compton

Author, Podcaster, Filmmaker, Go Indie Now

Joe Compton is an Indie Author of the Crime Thriller Trilogy The Duality of Truth, upcoming Epic Fantasy Series Fragility, horror novella Crying On The inside Kind with Crone Girls Press, and horror novel The Light You Wish For. He is also an Indie Filmmaker that’s worked on over... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Collaboration Studio

Collaboration Talks

8:00pm EDT

TarValon.Net Meet Up

Friday April 25, 2025 8:00pm - 9:45pm EDT

La Grotta Patio

Meet up for members of TarValon.Net

**All meet ups are on the schedule for information only and are not official JordanCon events**

Friday April 25, 2025 8:00pm - 9:45pm EDT
La Grotta Patio Patio off the end of the Gaming Hall, enter through Gaming Hall

Meet Ups

8:30pm EDT

Anders Stole My Cat: Tales of Dragon Age

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Maplewood A

Join us for an in-depth discussion of the beloved Dragon Age series, a cornerstone of RPG storytelling. From the political intrigue of Dragon Age: Origins, to the personal journeys of Dragon Age II, to the open-world splendor of Dragon Age: Inquisition—we’ll dive into its rich lore, complex characters, and groundbreaking player choice mechanics.

Moderators

Elizabeth Murphy-Spivey

Costumer/cosplayer

Guests

Sarah Madsen

Author, Game designer

Judy Black

Author, Game designer, Writer, Gaming

Judy Black is a writer who makes her home in Atlanta, Ga. She loves games, books, cats, and most things with caffeine. She's an Ennie-nominated writer of Dungeons and Dragons modules.

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Maplewood A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Fantasy

8:30pm EDT

Exporting Star Wars: Turkish Delights

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Azalea

Star Wars has tickled the imagination of fans worldwide. But what does it look like when those imaginations are from members of the Turkish Film Industry?

Moderators

Sean Hillman

Science Fiction Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Joe Compton

Author, Podcaster, Filmmaker, Go Indie Now

Jay Peterson

Author

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Azalea 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Science Fiction

8:30pm EDT

WoTionary: A Wheel of Time Game Show

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Oakwood A/B

What do you get when you combine giant puppet heads, a talented group of artists, and The Wheel of Time? You get WoTionary!

Moderators

BrotherDan

YouTube Creator

Guests

Joe O'Hara

tWoTcast

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Oakwood A/B 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Wheel of Time

8:30pm EDT

Beyond the Book: Building an Author Brand and Long-Term Career

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Conference Center

Take a long-term view of your writing career: we'll be discussing strategies for building an author brand, developing a body of work, and establishing a sustainable career in the publishing industry. We'll cover topics such as networking, building relationships with readers, and exploring different revenue streams.

Moderators

Stone

Writers Track Director

Guests

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Author

Defying all odds is what #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon does best.

Sammie Trinidad

Writers Track Director

Marshall J Moore

Author

Gabriella Buba

Author

Gabriella Buba is a mixed Filipina-Czech author and chemical engineer based in Texas who likes to keep explosive pyrophoric materials safely contained in pressure vessels or between the covers of her books. She writes for bold, bi, brown women who deserve to see their stories centered... Read More →

Marc Alan Edelheidt

Author

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

8:30pm EDT

Charity Art Jam

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - 10:30pm EDT

Ashford

Our artists are on the clock to deliver a work of art with a specific theme in just 2 hours. All art created will be available in the Charity Auction.

Guests

Oksana Nedavniaya

Artist, Illustrator, Designer

Oksana was born and educated in Moscow, Russia where throughout her formative years trained as a classical pianist. She has contributed as a costume concept artist on a number of productions, including Suicide Squad, Ghostbusters and The Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Games... Read More →

Artists

Alex Klimek-Sidor

Alexandra Klimek's work includes abstracted portraits, twisted creatures, and fantastical monsters from myth and fandoms alike. She specializes in alcohol ink paintings and making RPG accessories (dice boxes in particular) and has shown her work in various art galleries in Greenville... Read More →

Amy Brewer-Davenport

Owner, Amy Brewer-Davenport Art

Amy Brewer-Davenport is an award winning fantasy artist and lifelong con-goer, always looking for new inspiration or ways to inspire others to create. Through her work she emphasizes whimsy through color, texture, and chance. Along with her studio practice she teaches creativity workshops... Read More →

Elizabeth Eade

Artist

Elizabeth is a colored pencil artist that loves bringing her favorite fandoms and subjects to life through photo realism. When she isn’t creating her next piece, she loves crocheting, reading, and dreaming of being a professional raccoon cuddler.

Paul Bielaczyc

Sales Officer

Paul has been working as a professional artist for over 2 decades. During that time he won the prestigious Chesley Award in 2006 for his charcoal drawing, Nightmare, and Paul was also one of a select few officially licensed Wheel of Time artists. His WoT work was featured in the Wheel... Read More →

Saron Williamson

Saron is a mental health therapist out of Athens, Georgia. They enjoy watercolor botanical illustration, especially when it’s inspired by Greek mythology!

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - 10:30pm EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Charity

8:30pm EDT

Friday Night Workshop

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - 11:30pm EDT

DeKalb

Guests and peers will review four 1000 word submissions and give valuable feedback. Critique pods of 2 Guests and 4 Attendees.

Submit your work here.

Moderators

Robby Hilliard

Authors Workshop Manager

Guests

Darin Kennedy

Author

Rosemary Williams

Author, Podcaster

A second-generation sci-fi/fantasy fan, Rosemary Williams has devoured countless genre books, movies, and TV shows like some deranged, nerdy Pac-Man and absorbed their power until her brain started spitting out stories of its own. She’s also a costumer, crafter, convention staffer... Read More →

Paige L. Christie

Author, Writer

Jody Lynn Nye

Author

Jody Lynn Nye lists her main career activity as ‘spoiling cats.’ When not engaged upon this worthy occupation, she writes fantasy and science fiction books and short stories.Before breaking away from gainful employment to write full time, Jody worked as a file clerk, book-keeper... Read More →

Ashley Chappell

Author

Carrie Callahan

Author

Marisa Wolf

Author

Rey Nichols

Author

Mia Tsai

Author, Editor

Mia Tsai is a Taiwanese American author of speculative fiction. Her debut novel, Bitter Medicine, was published in 2023, and her sophomore novel, The Memory Hunters, is forthcoming in July 2025. She is also an associate editor at GigaNotoSaurus, a Hugo finalist for Best Semiprozine... Read More →

Aleksandra (Ola) Hill

Author

Aleksandra Hill is a Polish-Canadian writer of speculative fiction and the founder and publisher of khōréō, a magazine of speculative fiction by immigrant and diaspora writers. Her stories have appeared or are forthcoming in Analog, LeVar Burton Reads, Uncharted, Writer's Digest... Read More →

Robyn Huss

Editor

Robyn Huss is a freelance editor who specializes in heavy developmental and copy editing. She has spent a lifetime analyzing fiction and writing; she taught literature and writing for more than thirty years in grades six through college, and she has been editing professionally since... Read More →

October K Santerelli

Author

Jez Cajiao

Author

Jenifer Paquette

Author

JM Paquette is the author of the Klauden’s Ring Saga as well as the Conjuring Fascination and Rock Star Fairy Tales series. When she isn’t writing fantasy and paranormal romance novels, she can be found teaching English to college students as Dr. Paquette. Her areas of expertise... Read More →

Janci Patterson

Author

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

8:30pm EDT

Poker Tournament

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - 11:30pm EDT

La Grotta

Poker Tournament; buy in with all proceeds going to the Mayo Clinic

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
La Grotta

Gaming, Tournament | Charity, Tournament

8:30pm EDT

The Yearly Brawl

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - Saturday April 26, 2025 1:30am EDT

Dunwoody ABC

Come get your filk on at the Yearly Brawl. Try your hand at a game of dice, a few hands of chop, and sing along to pub songs!

Sponsored by SoundboothTheater

Guests

Marc Gunn

Musician, Podcaster

Friday April 25, 2025 8:30pm - Saturday April 26, 2025 1:30am EDT
Dunwoody ABC 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Main Programming

10:00pm EDT

Ship Happens

Friday April 25, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

Maplewood A

Sailing the open seas of fandoms, one ship at a time! We'll randomly generate characters and discuss how their romantic relationships would flourish or flame-out.

Guests

Elizabeth Murphy-Spivey

Costumer/cosplayer

Steph Greear

Track Manager

Friday April 25, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Maplewood A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Fantasy

10:00pm EDT

tWoTcast

Friday April 25, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

Camellia

Guests

Joe O'Hara

tWoTcast

Maria Simons

Jono Coulborn

Old Men Podcasters

tWoTcast is the Wheel of Time podcast featuring Jono, Joe and Tom. Enjoy rereads and commentary of the Wheel of Time and other book series as well as LIVE shows from conventions and general nerd culture discussions.

Friday April 25, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Camellia

Podcast

10:00pm EDT

Theme and Storytelling In Other Mediums

Friday April 25, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

Conference Center

Anime, Comics, Mangas, Movies: All of these things serve to inspire us on a day to day basis. How does this inform our writing and what things can we take from these other mediums?

Moderators

Stone

Writers Track Director

Guests

Keith DeCandido

Author

Kyoko M.

Author

R.R. Virdi

Author

Melissa Olthoff

Author

Rob Grimoire

Author

Friday April 25, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

10:00pm EDT

Friends of the Dark

Friday April 25, 2025 10:00pm - 11:30pm EDT

La Grotta Patio

Meet up for the Friends of the Dark community group. #WoTSkies

**All meet ups are on the schedule for information only and are not official JordanCon events**

Guests

Marcie Aaron (FOTD Verin)

Panelist, FOTD host, The Senior Scenter Dog Hospice

@marcie_atl on… everything 🛸

Friday April 25, 2025 10:00pm - 11:30pm EDT
La Grotta Patio Patio off the end of the Gaming Hall, enter through Gaming Hall

Meet Ups

8:00am EDT

Consuite Breakfast

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:00am - 10:30am EDT

Room 301

Bagels, Cream Cheese, Lox

Fruit

Yogurt

*Gluten-free Bagels

(Main Room will be closed for cleaning between mealtimes -- menu items subject to change or substitution based on availability)

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:00am - 10:30am EDT
Room 301

Consuite

8:00am EDT

Consuite Grab & Go

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:00am - 8:00pm EDT

Room 301

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:00am - 8:00pm EDT
Room 301

9:00am EDT

New Member Tour

Saturday April 26, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am EDT

Ravinia Pre-Function Area

New Member Tours will take place during the Con to help you get familiar with the hotel. Tours will start at the New Member Services desk, and the group will leave 5 mins after the start time.

Saturday April 26, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Ravinia Pre-Function Area 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

New Members

9:00am EDT

Registration

Saturday April 26, 2025 9:00am - 3:00pm EDT

Ravinia Pre-Function Area

Saturday April 26, 2025 9:00am - 3:00pm EDT
Ravinia Pre-Function Area 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Registration

9:30am EDT

New Member Tour

Saturday April 26, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am EDT

Ravinia Pre-Function Area

New Member Tours will take place during the Con to help you get familiar with the hotel. Tours will start at the New Member Services desk, and the group will leave 5 mins after the start time.

Saturday April 26, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am EDT
Ravinia Pre-Function Area 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

New Members

10:00am EDT

New Member Tour

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am EDT

Ravinia Pre-Function Area

New Member Tours will take place during the Con to help you get familiar with the hotel. Tours will start at the New Member Services desk, and the group will leave 5 mins after the start time.

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Ravinia Pre-Function Area 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

New Members

10:00am EDT

Flash Fiction

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

DeKalb

Get a prompt, write some words, and read them to your peers. A fun workshop for writers.

Moderators

Robby Hilliard

Authors Workshop Manager

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

10:00am EDT

Keith R. A. DeCandido Reading

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Collaboration Studio

Award-winning bestselling author Keith R.A. DeCandido reads from his forthcoming new urban fantasy series Supernatural Crimes Unit: NYPD.

Guests

Keith DeCandido

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Collaboration Studio

Collaboration Talks

10:00am EDT

Page-Turners: The Year in Books

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Maplewood A

What stories captured your heart, blew your mind, or kept you up all night this year? Join us for an open discussion where we share and celebrate the books we’ve connected with over the past year. Whether it’s a gripping thriller, an epic fantasy, a thought-provoking non-fiction, or a guilty pleasure, this panel is your chance to swap recommendations, gush about favorites, and discover new must-reads.

Moderators

Ellie Raine

Author

Guests

Milton J. Davis

Author, MVmedia, LLC

Thomas Reynolds

Author

Transgender activist, mother of three, Autistic ADHDer, combat veteran, and survivor.Best selling author Rose Reynolds has published over thirty fantasy books under the pen names TJ Reynolds and Atlas Kane. Her passion for storytelling was cultivated in the deep wilds of Northern... Read More →

Jessica Anderson

Author, Content Creator

Jess L. M. Anderson, aka [@stressinabox] on social media, is a content creator with over two million followers and the author behind the fantasy series The Source Keepers.

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Maplewood A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Fantasy

10:00am EDT

Matching Voices

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Ashford

Authors and Narrators discuss the process behind finding the perfect voices to fit each character.

Moderators

Jeremy Frazier

Author, Audiobook Narrator, Jeremy Frazier Presents

Guests

Eric Ugland

Author

Neil Hellegers

Audiobook Narrator and Acting Teacher

Ryan H. Reid

Narrator

Jez Cajiao

Author

Ryn Stryker

Author

Ryn Stryker has been a full time author since 2019, when book 1 of the Elemental Dungeon Series, Bone Dungeon, released to massive success and fanfare. Since then, Ryn Stryker has published a dozen novels, and continues to bring amazing stories to the LitRPG, Dungeon Core, and Cultivation... Read More →

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

LitRPG

10:00am EDT

Jordan Con's Annual Blademaster and Dance the Spears tournament

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Dunwoody ABC

Do you have what it takes to dance the spears with the Aiel or defeat a Blademaster and claim the title? Vie with other attendees for the chance to fight a Blademaster and potentially be named a Master of the Blade/Spear.

Guests

James Liang

Co-Chair, JordanCon

Bao Pham

Programming Officer

Ris Harp

Author, Artist, Actor

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Dunwoody ABC 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Main Programming

10:00am EDT

Mini Painting Class

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Gardenia

Introduction to Mini Painting – Join our talented and experienced Gaming Track Manager, Kevin Smoot to learn the basics of mini painting. This class is designed for beginners and will prepare a mini for the intermediate painting class.

$10 fee includes a set of brushes for you to use and keep - pay instructor directly.
Recommended for students 12+. No prior skills needed. Limited to 20 students. Sign up sheet behind registration.

Moderators

Kevin Smoot

Gaming Track Manager

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Gardenia 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Makers, Painting

10:00am EDT

Mental Health in the Cosmere

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Camellia

We could go on for hours; we'll contain it to one. Spoiler Risk: Very High

Moderators

Billy Todd

Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Paige Vest

Beta reader

I'm from New Mexico and in the last two years have become a Sanderson beta reader and written SA-related articles for TorDotCom. I am a fan of The Wheel of Time, which is how I discovered Brandon and became a rabid fangirl. I've told bizarre, never-ending stories since childhood and... Read More →

Christina Goodman

Sanderson beta reader

I am a cosplay photographer, Brandon Sanderson beta reader, and Wheel of Time lore super nerd.

Karen Ahlstrom

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Camellia

Sanderson

10:00am EDT

Science Fiction for Kids: Then & Now

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Azalea

Saturday mornings and weekday afternoons were made for Kids SF. Times have changed and so have the kids. What shows right now are good watching for this new generation? What classics still hold up?

Moderators

Sean Hillman

Science Fiction Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Nicole Givens Kurtz

Author, Publisher, Mocha Memoirs Press

Isabelle Hardesty

Author, Kirkland Arts Center

Isabelle Hardesty writes stories for all readers, and people like her, who didn’t see themselves in their favorite fantasy adventures growing up. She has written several ya book series, including: DESTROYER WITCH CHRONICLES, DELACOURT SHAPESHIFTER TRILOGY, VIOLA THE VAMPIRE WITCH... Read More →

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Azalea 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Science Fiction

10:00am EDT

Season Three, Episode Three Discussion

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Oakwood A/B

Discussing Season Three, Episode Three of The Wheel of Time TV series on Prime Video.

Moderators

Jen Isgro | Talk’aran’rhiod

Podcaster, Talk’aran’rhiod

Twitter Jen Isgro has been podcasting as 1/3 of Talk’aran’rhiod: The Wheel of Time Showcast since 2019. Her favorite things to talk about are Mat Cauthon and hens. Come say hello to her to hear WOT opinions in a thick New York accent... Read More →

Guests

Kathy Campbell

Communications Officer

Heidi Byrd

Gwinnett Public Schools

Marcie Aaron (FOTD Verin)

Panelist, FOTD host, The Senior Scenter Dog Hospice

@marcie_atl on… everything 🛸

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Oakwood A/B 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Wheel of Time

10:00am EDT

Mental Health in Speculative Fiction: Creating Empathetic and Accurate Portrayals

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Conference Center

Let's discuss the challenges and responsibilities of representing mental health in speculative fiction, emphasizing the importance of accuracy, sensitivity, and avoiding harmful representations.

Moderators

Sammie Trinidad

Writers Track Director

Guests

Carrie Callahan

Author

Mia Tsai

Author, Editor

Marshall J Moore

Author

Rob Grimoire

Author

Emily Krempholtz

Author, Booktoker, editor, book coach, ghostwriter

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

10:00am EDT

Gaming Hall

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - Sunday April 27, 2025 2:00am EDT

La Grotta

Open hours for our JordanCon Gaming Hall

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00am - Sunday April 27, 2025 2:00am EDT
La Grotta

Gaming

10:30am EDT

New Member Tour

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am EDT

Ravinia Pre-Function Area

New Member Tours will take place during the Con to help you get familiar with the hotel. Tours will start at the New Member Services desk, and the group will leave 5 mins after the start time.

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Ravinia Pre-Function Area 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

New Members

11:30am EDT

Saturday Slush: Session One

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

DeKalb

A moderator will read anonymous openings of 600 words, and industry professionals will respond. Use the Google form to submit early.

Moderators

Paige L. Christie

Author, Writer

Neil Hellegers

Audiobook Narrator and Acting Teacher

Robby Hilliard

Authors Workshop Manager

Guests

John G. Hartness

Author, Podcaster, Editor, Publisher, Billionaire, Philanthropist, Playboy, Falstaff Books

Jody Lynn Nye

Author

Robyn Huss

Editor

Karen Ahlstrom

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

11:30am EDT

Cozy Fantasy Meet Up

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Collaboration Studio

Come hang out with cozy fantasy authors Emily Krempholtz (Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villain Anymore) and Marshall J. Moore (Son of a Sailor) and audiobook narrator Jessica Threet (Can't Spell Treason Without Tea) to discuss the softer side of fantasy literature, consume baked goods, and collectively wish we were living in the Shire. Plus, be one of the first to hear an exclusive excerpt from Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villain Anymore, out November 2025 from Berkley!

Guests

Marshall J Moore

Author

Emily Krempholtz

Author, Booktoker, editor, book coach, ghostwriter

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Collaboration Studio

Collaboration Talks

11:30am EDT

Dancing with the Fae: Mischief 'n' Magic

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Maplewood A

Step into the enchanting—and often perilous—world of the Fae! This panel examines the mythology, folklore, and modern interpretations of these mysterious beings. From benevolent fair folk to tricksters who demand caution, we'll explore their cultural origins, symbolic meanings, and appearances in literature, film, and pop culture.

Moderators

Sarah J. Sover

Author

Guests

Katharine E Wibell

Author, Katharine Wibell Creates, LLC

Epic fantasy author Katharine E. Wibell is both prolific and multi-talented: author, artist, nerd, extrovert, and speaker. Her first series, The Incarn Saga, began in 2016 with Issaura’s Claws. Soon, three more books completed this fast-paced, new adult shifter fantasy. Currently... Read More →

Melissa Olthoff

Author

Jenifer Paquette

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Maplewood A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Fantasy

11:30am EDT

Writing for World Building

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

La Grotta Patio

A panel focused on writing world building for games. Selling a setting to players, Game Masters, and publishers. From Mystara to Night City, what has worked, why, and what can we learn from it?

Moderators

Ryan Szesny

Gaming Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Rey Clark

Author, Game designer

Rey Clark is a Fantasy and Science Fiction author who made their debut in 2016. Since then, they have published 13 books, including the Path of Ascension Trilogy, Titan Code Series, and the Runemaster Saga. Known for her engaging world-building and dynamic characters, Rey has also... Read More →

Judy Black

Author, Game designer, Writer, Gaming

Judy Black is a writer who makes her home in Atlanta, Ga. She loves games, books, cats, and most things with caffeine. She's an Ennie-nominated writer of Dungeons and Dragons modules.

Sarah Madsen

Author, Game designer

Bill Fawcett

Author, Game designer, Editor, Bill Fawcett & Associates

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
La Grotta Patio Patio off the end of the Gaming Hall, enter through Gaming Hall

Gaming, Game Creation

11:30am EDT

What is LitRPG

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Ashford

The Basics of LitRPG - where did it come from, what is it, and where is it going?

Moderators

Ryan Rimmel

Author

Guests

Nathan Ameye

Author

Benjamin Kerei

Author

Rachel A Cooper

Author

Rachel A. Cooper, writes progression fantasy, blending LitRPG and western cultivation to explore characters’ journey of power and self-discovery. Together, as USA Today Bestselling Authors, she co-authors with Aoife Wai/L. M. Hughes in the Uncharted Bloodlines Universe and beyond... Read More →

Michael Chatfield

Author

With over 50 books published over Fantasy, LitRPG and Science Fiction.International bestselling Author Michael Chatfield is a Canadian army veteran who enjoys crafting character focused books in realistic action and worlds--with a twist.

Gary Furlong

Narrator

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

LitRPG

11:30am EDT

Author Guest of Honor Spotlight

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Dunwoody BC

An interview with our Author Guest of Honor Sheree Renee Thomas.

Guests

Milton J. Davis

Author, MVmedia, LLC

Sheree Renee Thomas

Author, and Editor of THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION

Sheree Renée Thomas, a 2022 Hugo, Ember, Locus, and World Fantasy Award Finalist, is a New York Times-bestselling, award-winning author, editor, and poet. Her fiction collection, Nine Bar Blues: Stories from an Ancient Future, was a Finalist for the Ignyte, Locus, and World Fantasy... Read More →

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Dunwoody BC

Main Programming

11:30am EDT

Dragon Eggs

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Gardenia

Some folks are born of a distinguished bloodline and inherit dragons to ride the winds of fate. The rest of us might just have to make our own eggs. Winds, fate, and actual dragons are another matter. But eggs we can do!

Come make your very own dragon egg. 10 students aged 12 and up will decorate some accent scales and assemble colorful dragon eggs to display their nerd prestige. No prior skills needed.

Cost of $5 per person, pay directly to the instructor.

Moderators

Amelie Downing

Makers Track Director

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Gardenia 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Makers, Crafting

11:30am EDT

Wind and Truth Review

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Camellia

We champion our hottest takes on what we think of Wind and Truth as a book. Spoiler Risk: Certain

Moderators

Billy Todd

Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Ross Newberry

Author, Superfan/Sanderbeta

Writer, wordplay aficionado, occasional fool.

Joshua Harkey

Podcaster

Joshua is an overactive member of the Brandon Sanderson fan community!He's a 17th Shard staff member and a head moderator in several Sanderson communities on Reddit, where he's more commonly known as Jofwu. He's also a beta/gamma reader and one of Sanderson's Arcanists (magic system... Read More →

Ted Herman

Fan and beta reader

https://www.facebook.com/WinespringBrother/https://twitter.com/WinesprngBrothr... Read More →

Janci Patterson

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Camellia

Sanderson

11:30am EDT

Gideon The Ninth: Identity & Space Magic

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Azalea

The adventure of Gideon & Harrow makes no excuses for its vulgar and lustful narrative. But deep down it has a lot to say about personal identity and throws a few heart punches at what Space Magic can be. Any good at knuckles? Let's find out.

Moderators

Sean Hillman

Science Fiction Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Amelia Sides

Author

Amelia G. Sides lives a double life in Columbia, SC. Quiet clinical information system programmer by day and daring fantasy writer by night. Amelia and her four-legged companion, Reuben, can be found most evenings sitting in front of her computer screen plotting her next book.I have... Read More →

October K Santerelli

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Azalea 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Science Fiction

11:30am EDT

Daes Dae'mar (Group Trivia)

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Oakwood A/B

Groups of 4-6 will participate in Wheel of Time-themed pub trivia! Over three themed rounds, you'll answer questions about the books and the show. At the end, we'll find out which team reigns supreme!

2025 Themes: Name the Killer, Who's That?, and General Knowledge

Guests

Kevin Wood

WoT Track Manager

James Starke

WoT Track Director, JordanCon

James Starke (They/Them) is the Wheel of Time Track Director at JordanCon. They are also the founder and co-host of the Queers of Time podcast, which started as a podcast delving into the queerer aspects of The Wheel of Time, and has expanded into reviews of queer books, shows, films... Read More →

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Oakwood A/B 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Wheel of Time

11:30am EDT

Parallel Comparisons

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Conference Center

Unearthing the past is absolutely crucial to understanding the present. Chuck Gannon provides a compelling parallel and retrospective between his series Vortex of Worlds and The Wheel of Time, giving a great insight into how comparative stories can have interesting commonalities.

Moderators

Stone

Writers Track Director

Guests

Chuck Gannon

Author, Game designer, Editor

Saturday April 26, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

12:00pm EDT

Consuite Lunch

Saturday April 26, 2025 12:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Room 301

Main Entrée: Hot dogs, GF hot dogs

*Vegan Entrée: Veggie dogs & leftovers as available
(all utensils kept separate from main supply)

Side: Salad

(Main Room will be closed for cleaning between mealtimes -- menu items subject to change or substitution based on availability)

Saturday April 26, 2025 12:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 301

Consuite

1:00pm EDT

A Murder of Mats

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT

Put on those hats, tie on your bandanas, starch your lace, and show us your spears. Our Mat cosplayers have been gathering together for several years, it's time to make it official! Join the rest of the Mats for a meet up and photo session on Saturday. We have a banner and everything!

Meet in the outdoor area close to the restaurant, bottom level of the hotel.

Christina Goodman providing photography.
**All meet ups are on the schedule for information only and are not official JordanCon events**

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT

Meet Ups

1:00pm EDT

Winning Author Bios

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

DeKalb

Join Regina Kirby, Senior Director of Programming for Dragon Con, and John Hartness, founder of the SAGA conference and publisher at Falstaff, to sculpt a winning bio for your convention applications.

Moderators

Robby Hilliard

Authors Workshop Manager

Guests

John G. Hartness

Author, Podcaster, Editor, Publisher, Billionaire, Philanthropist, Playboy, Falstaff Books

Regina Kirby

Fan Guest

Regina Kirby is a fan and convention runner. She has won both the 2005 Georgia Fandom Award (later renamed the Hank Reinhardt Fandom Award) and the 2013 Rebel award, both considered lifetime achievement awards for service to fandom. She is a former Chair of Chattacon and currently... Read More →

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

1:00pm EDT

Folklore Reimagined

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Maplewood A

How do ancient myths and timeless legends transform in today’s world? Join us for a dynamic discussion on modernizing folklore, where classic tales meet fresh perspectives. We'll explore how creators adapt these stories for new mediums—books, films, games—and how they resonate with contemporary audiences.

Moderators

Katharine E Wibell

Author, Katharine Wibell Creates, LLC

Guests

Amelia Sides

Author

Gabriella Buba

Author

Emily Krempholtz

Author, Booktoker, editor, book coach, ghostwriter

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Maplewood A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Fantasy

1:00pm EDT

Writing for Games in a Pro Market

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

La Grotta Patio

A panel focused on pro markets for gaming. How to get started, what practices you have found to be the best, mistakes to avoid, and markets that have worked in the past for you.

Moderators

Ryan Szesny

Gaming Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Judy Black

Author, Game designer, Writer, Gaming

Judy Black is a writer who makes her home in Atlanta, Ga. She loves games, books, cats, and most things with caffeine. She's an Ennie-nominated writer of Dungeons and Dragons modules.

Sarah Madsen

Author, Game designer

Bill Fawcett

Author, Game designer, Editor, Bill Fawcett & Associates

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
La Grotta Patio Patio off the end of the Gaming Hall, enter through Gaming Hall

Gaming, Business

1:00pm EDT

Truck-Kun Got Me

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Ashford

Isekai LitRPG - what is it? How did it gain popularity? What keeps bringing us back to it? A discussion on the tropes and fun within Isekai LitRPG.

Moderators

Jeremy Frazier

Author, Audiobook Narrator, Jeremy Frazier Presents

Guests

Eric Ugland

Author

Rachel A Cooper

Author

K.T. Hanna

Author

Aoife Wai

Author

Ryan Rimmel

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

LitRPG

1:00pm EDT

Anthology Signing

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Dunwoody A

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Dunwoody A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Main Programming

1:00pm EDT

Artist Guest of Honor Spotlight

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Dunwoody BC

An interview with our Artist Guest of Honor Oksana Nedavniaya

Moderators

Seth Lockhart

Fantasy Track Director

Guests

Oksana Nedavniaya

Artist, Illustrator, Designer

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Dunwoody BC

Main Programming

1:00pm EDT

Mixed Media Journaling

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Gardenia

Come join artist Amy Brewer-Davenport for an open workshop on mixed media journaling. All materials provided, including a starter kit to take with you.

Artists

Amy Brewer-Davenport

Owner, Amy Brewer-Davenport Art

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Gardenia 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Makers, Journaling, Mixed Media

1:00pm EDT

Stormlight Lookback

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Camellia

Book 5 concludes the first arc of the Stormlight Archive. How do we feel about those books as a cohesive story, and as a foundational pillar of the Cosmere? Spoiler Risk: Certain

Moderators

Billy Todd

Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Chris Cottingham

Fan and Sanderson Beta reader

Ashley Chappell

Author

Holly Williams

Passionate Fan & Volunteer

A huge Brandon Sanderson fan!! 📚 Come and see me on some of the Sanderson track panels so we can nerd-out together! 🤓 This is my fifth year attending JordanCon.

Rob West

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Camellia

Sanderson

1:00pm EDT

Why Cryptids Matter

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Azalea

What role does the cryptid fill in human society? Why do we need them? Why do we identify with them? Can we predict future cryptid phenomena?

Moderators

Nancy McCullough

Science Fiction Track Manager, JordanCon

Guests

Sarah J. Sover

Author

Rey Nichols

Author

Ris Harp

Author, Artist, Actor

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Azalea 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Science Fiction

1:00pm EDT

Season Three, Episode Four Discussion

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Oakwood A/B

Discussing Season Three, Episode Four of The Wheel of Time TV series on Prime Video.

Guests

Bain & Chiad

Podcaster, Writer, Dragonmount social media team

Tom Cocozza

Podcaster

Twitter @Tom_Cocozza@arantalkIGtom_cocozzatalk_aran_rhiod

Sulin

YouTuber. Co-host of The Flickerverse Show

Omar Abhari

Writer, Researcher

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Oakwood A/B 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Wheel of Time

1:00pm EDT

Creative Culpability Within Fiction

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Conference Center

Fiction isn't just escapism; it shapes our understanding of the world. How do we balance creative freedom with social responsibility? Join us to discuss the complex landscape of creative culpability.

Moderators

Stone

Writers Track Director

Guests

Chuck Gannon

Author, Game designer, Editor

Gerald L. Coleman

Author, Writing

Sheree Renee Thomas

Author, and Editor of THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION

Mia Tsai

Author, Editor

AJ Hartley

Author, Podcaster

A.J. Hartley (AKA Andrew Hart) is the NY Times bestselling author of 26 novels for adults and younger readers spanning multiple genres, notably mystery, thriller, fantasy and science fiction. Recent work includes Hideki Smith, Demon Queller, the comic time travel adventure Burning... Read More →

Saturday April 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

2:30pm EDT

Pitch Session

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

DeKalb

Bring a 30 to 60 second pitch and get feedback from industry professionals

Moderators

Robby Hilliard

Authors Workshop Manager

Guests

Robyn Huss

Editor

Peter Ahlstrom

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

2:30pm EDT

JordanCon 2025 Book Club: Elatsoe

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Maplewood A

Join us for a captivating discussion on Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, a beautifully woven tale of magic, family, and adventure. Set in a world where the dead can be raised and supernatural creatures roam, Elatsoe’s journey blends mystery, folklore, and themes of identity with a unique indigenous perspective.

Moderators

October K Santerelli

Author

Guests

Deana Whitney

Beta Reader, Crafter, Costumer, and Researcher

Marshall J Moore

Author

Steph Greear

Track Manager

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Maplewood A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Fantasy

2:30pm EDT

Let's Make A Game!

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

La Grotta Patio

An open discussion with audience participation to take an idea from concept to rough sketch. Go through the steps of how to make a game and develop it from idea to rough sketch.

Moderators

Ryan Szesny

Gaming Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Judy Black

Author, Game designer, Writer, Gaming

Judy Black is a writer who makes her home in Atlanta, Ga. She loves games, books, cats, and most things with caffeine. She's an Ennie-nominated writer of Dungeons and Dragons modules.

Bill Bridges

Author, Game designer

Ris Harp

Author, Artist, Actor

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
La Grotta Patio Patio off the end of the Gaming Hall, enter through Gaming Hall

Gaming, Game Creation

2:30pm EDT

Uno Charity Tournnament

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

La Grotta

Uno Tournament - details TBA

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
La Grotta

Gaming, Tournament | Charity, Tournament

2:30pm EDT

10 Things I Wish I Knew

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Dunwoody BC

Panelists discuss what they didn't know when they started their writing, that they wish they had known. Mistakes or stumbles they could have avoided. Learn from their experience.

Moderators

Joe Compton

Author, Podcaster, Filmmaker, Go Indie Now

Guests

Darin Kennedy

Author

Katharine E Wibell

Author, Katharine Wibell Creates, LLC

Drew Bailey

Author

Ellie Raine

Author

Outsider Publishing Company

Author

Jessica Anderson

Author, Content Creator

Jess L. M. Anderson, aka [@stressinabox] on social media, is a content creator with over two million followers and the author behind the fantasy series The Source Keepers.

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Dunwoody BC

Main Programming

2:30pm EDT

Costume Contest PreJudging

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Ashford

Contestants competing for juried awards should report here for pre-judging.

Online sign up for the costume contest can be found here: Costume Contest Sign Up

Please see our guidelines here for full information: Costume Contest Guidelines

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Main Programming, Contest

2:30pm EDT

Guest of Honor Signing

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Dunwoody A

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Dunwoody A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Main Programming

2:30pm EDT

Tangled Trading Cards

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Gardenia

Come join us as we weave patterns into artist trading cards!
Whether you're an experienced artist or just want to play around, tangle art provides a relaxing creative outlet. Think of it as fancied-up doodling—no special skills needed!
You’ll learn a variety of patterns and techniques, which you’ll combine into artist trading cards to keep or trade.

$5 per participant. All materials supplied, including extra card blanks. Fee paid directly to instructor.

Ages 8 and up. Under 12, bring an adult.

Moderators

Dea Carey

Makers Track Manager, JordanCon

Artist, crafter, book addict, belly dancer, and crazy cat lady.

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Gardenia 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Makers, Drawing

2:30pm EDT

Cosmere Speculation

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Camellia

After Wind and Truth, what does the future hold for the Cosmere? Spoiler Risk: Certain

Moderators

Billy Todd

Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Ross Newberry

Author, Superfan/Sanderbeta

Writer, wordplay aficionado, occasional fool.

Agraj

Reader? Nerd? Cosmere tin-foil hat theorist?

Fan of Epic Fantasy and Cosmere. Come tell me your favorite magic systems!!

Glen Vogelaar

Beta reader for Brandon Sanderson and other authors

Levi

Enthusiastic fan

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Camellia

Sanderson

2:30pm EDT

Greatest Book Covers in Science Fiction

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Azalea

Judging SF by its cover is an age old pastime. Join us for a kaleidoscope of classic covers. Is the book cover a lost art? Let's discuss.

Moderators

Sean Hillman

Science Fiction Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Chuck Gannon

Author, Game designer, Editor

Julia Benson-Slaughter

Author, Artist, Noctua Designs

Julia Benson-Slaughter has so many (figurative) hats that it’s hard for her to remember which one she’s wearing at any given time. Maker, writer, tech geek, storyteller, pyromaniac, drummer, research guru, and cat slave are the ones she wears most frequently since her retirement... Read More →

Sheree Renee Thomas

Author, and Editor of THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION

Oksana Nedavniaya

Artist, Illustrator, Designer

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Azalea 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Science Fiction

2:30pm EDT

The Wheel of Time as Horror

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Oakwood A/B

When you think of The Wheel of Time, you might not necessarily think of horror, but there are elements in the series, as well as specific passages written by Jordan, that are truly horrifying. The Black Wind, Mashadar, Shayol Ghul, and The Blight are just a few of the terrifying things that Jordan created, and we're going to talk about all of these and more.

Moderators

Mathew L Reyes

Author, Podcaster

Guests

Rey Nichols

Author

Aleksandra (Ola) Hill

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Oakwood A/B 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Wheel of Time

2:30pm EDT

Deconstructing Craft & Structure

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Conference Center

Beyond the basic plot points, what truly makes a story sing? This panel dives deep into the nuts and bolts of narrative, deconstructing elements of craft and structure. We'll examine how pacing, point of view, narrative voice, and various structural techniques (like framing devices, nonlinear timelines, and unreliable narrators) can be used to elevate your storytelling.

Moderators

Stone

Writers Track Director

Guests

Venessa Giunta

Author, Professional fiction editor

Carrie Callahan

Author

R.R. Virdi

Author

AJ Hartley

Author, Podcaster

Marc Alan Edelheidt

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

4:00pm EDT

Saturday Slush: Session Two

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

DeKalb

A moderator will read anonymous openings of 600 words, and industry professionals will respond. Use the Google form to submit early.

Moderators

Jeremy Frazier

Author, Audiobook Narrator, Jeremy Frazier Presents

Robby Hilliard

Authors Workshop Manager

Guests

Paige L. Christie

Author, Writer

Robyn Huss

Editor

Janci Patterson

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

4:00pm EDT

Book Nemesis

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Collaboration Studio

Reading and Q&A of new release Book Nemesis with author Sammie Trinidad.

Guests

Sammie Trinidad

Writers Track Director

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Collaboration Studio

Collaboration Talks

4:00pm EDT

Carebear Effect

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Maplewood A

How children’s shows of the 80s instilled a sense of compassion in a generation. David the Gnome, Gummi Bears, Care Bears, Fraggle Rock, etc.

Moderators

Sarah J. Sover

Author

Guests

Amelia Sides

Author

Isabelle Hardesty

Author, Kirkland Arts Center

October K Santerelli

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Maplewood A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Fantasy

4:00pm EDT

Costume Contest PreJudging

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Ashford

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Main Programming

4:00pm EDT

Peachtree Symphonic Winds

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Dunwoody ABC

Peachtree Symphonic Winds performs "Heroes of the Ages", a symphonic tribute to the heroic in fact and fiction. The concert includes selections from Star Wars, Star Trek, Captain America, the hit musical Wicked, and many more.

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Dunwoody ABC 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Main Programming

4:00pm EDT

Cosmere Team Trivia

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Camellia

Teams of 4 or less combat each other and the Dragonsteel Wiki run by Karen Ahlstrom. Spoiler Risk: This stuff is so arcane it wraps all the way back around to being almost no spoilers

Moderators

Trae Cooper

Sanderson Track Manager

Guests

Karen Ahlstrom

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Camellia

Sanderson

4:00pm EDT

Cosmic Horror

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Azalea

The Sci-Fi and Gaming crossover panel. We discuss how the meaninglessness of humanity makes a great story and how to use existential dread for stories; how dark is too grim and how to continue onward without hope.

Moderators

Ryan Szesny

Gaming Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Bill Bridges

Author, Game designer

Ris Harp

Author, Artist, Actor

Stephen Landry

Author

Artists

Amy Brewer-Davenport

Owner, Amy Brewer-Davenport Art

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Azalea 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Science Fiction

4:00pm EDT

Season Three, Episode Five Discussion

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Oakwood A/B

Discussing Season Three, Episode Five of The Wheel of Time TV series on Prime Video.

Moderators

Sulin

YouTuber. Co-host of The Flickerverse Show

Guests

Kevin Angus

Podcaster

I am Kevin

Innkeeper Anas

Podcaster, YouTube Channel

Joe Perry (Talk'aran'rhiod podcast)

Podcaster

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Oakwood A/B 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Wheel of Time

4:00pm EDT

Cultural Narratology Within Story

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Conference Center

Stories aren't created in a vacuum. Cultural Narratology explores how cultural contexts, values, and shared narratives shape the way we tell and understand stories. This panel examines how these influences impact our writing, from the tropes we employ to the perspectives we embody. We'll discuss navigating cultural sensitivity, challenging assumptions, and understanding how our own cultural lens affects our storytelling.

Moderators

Stone

Writers Track Director

Guests

Sargon Donabed

Author

Sargon George Donabed is a father, son, brother and husband. He is writer and holds a PhD in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations from the University of Toronto and a post-graduate degree in Anthrozoology/Animal Studies. Currently, he is also a professor of history at Roger Williams... Read More →

Carrie Callahan

Author

Milton J. Davis

Author, MVmedia, LLC

R.R. Virdi

Author

Sheree Renee Thomas

Author, and Editor of THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION

Saturday April 26, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

5:30pm EDT

Sweet Openings

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

DeKalb

Write a promising opening with publisher John Hartness. Start with that first line.

Moderators

John G. Hartness

Author, Podcaster, Editor, Publisher, Billionaire, Philanthropist, Playboy, Falstaff Books

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

5:30pm EDT

Publishing a Game

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

La Grotta Patio

A panel focused on, “you have a working game, now what?” We discuss funding, marketing, financing, logistics, play testing, and networking in pro markets.

Moderators

Ryan Szesny

Gaming Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Bill Bridges

Author, Game designer

Sarah Madsen

Author, Game designer

Rey Clark

Author, Game designer

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
La Grotta Patio Patio off the end of the Gaming Hall, enter through Gaming Hall

Gaming, Business

5:30pm EDT

Costume Contest Staging

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

Ashford

Staging for participants in the 2025 Costume Contest. Please do not report here unless you are entered.

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Main Programming

5:30pm EDT

JordanCon Annual Costume Contest

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

Dunwoody ABC

Come watch our costumers present their master works as we present the annual JordanCon Awards.

Entrants may sign up to compete for juried awards or for exhibition entry.

Online sign up for the costume contest can be found here: Costume Contest Sign Up

Please see our guidelines here for full information: Costume Contest Guidelines

Guests

Seth Lockhart

Fantasy Track Director

Gerald L. Coleman

Author, Writing

Kaylee Makes Crafts

Artist, Cospaly / Crafter / Cosplay Contest Judge

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Dunwoody ABC 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Main Programming

5:30pm EDT

Intermediate Mini Painting

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

Gardenia

Join our talented and experienced Gaming Track Manager, Kevin Smoot to learn some more advanced mini painting skills. Washes and highlights – Oh, my! This is best taken as a continuation of the introduction.

No additional fee for intro students. $5 fee for non-into students who need to meet with Kevin at the into class or earlier in the day to obtain the materials. A limited number of additional brush sets will be available for purchase for an additional $5 - pay instructor directly.
Limited to 20 students. Sign up sheet behind registration.

Guests

Kevin Smoot

Gaming Track Manager

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Gardenia 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Makers

5:30pm EDT

Weaving Emotion into Words: Crafting Prose that Resonates with Readers

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

Conference Center

This panel delves into the art of evoking emotion in writing. It will explore techniques for creating vivid imagery, using sensory details, and crafting dialogue that resonates with readers on an emotional level.

Guests

Sammie Trinidad

Writers Track Director

Keith DeCandido

Author

Marisa Wolf

Author

Sheree Renee Thomas

Author, and Editor of THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION

Mia Tsai

Author, Editor

AJ Hartley

Author, Podcaster

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

5:30pm EDT

Consuite Dinner

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:30pm - 8:00pm EDT

Room 301

Main Entree: Pizza- Pepperoni, Cheese

Vega Entrée: Pizza- Cheese, Vegetable

*Gluten-free Entrée: Gluten Free Pizza: Cheese, pepperoni

Side: Salad

(Main Room will be closed for cleaning between mealtimes -- menu items subject to change or substitution based on availability)

Saturday April 26, 2025 5:30pm - 8:00pm EDT
Room 301

Consuite

6:30pm EDT

Lost Tales Trading Card Swap Meet

Saturday April 26, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT

Camellia

Trying to finish your Lost Tales story collection, or trying desperately to find someone to trade you a foil Kalak?

Sanderson Track is sponsoring a swap meet for people to come and trade their Lost Tales cards. There will be extra story cards #49-54 provided generously by Dragonsteel.

Guests

Trae Cooper

Sanderson Track Manager

Saturday April 26, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Camellia

Sanderson

7:00pm EDT

Spacefunk! Book Signing

Saturday April 26, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

Collaboration Studio

The Mothership comes to JordanCon! Over forty stories and poems of space by the some of the best Black speculative fiction authors and poets in one massive volume. Nine of our amazing Spacefunkateers will be there to sign their stories, too. So get your book or bring your book as we celebrate the Spacefunk, the whole Spacefunk, and nothing but the Spacefunk! Space is the Place!

**Also featuring Sarah Macklin, Glenn Parris, Dedren Snead,

Guests

Nicole Givens Kurtz

Author, Publisher, Mocha Memoirs Press

Gerald L. Coleman

Author, Writing

Kyoko M.

Author

Sheree Renee Thomas

Author, and Editor of THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION

Rob Grimoire

Author

Milton J. Davis

Author, MVmedia, LLC

Saturday April 26, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Collaboration Studio

Signing

7:30pm EDT

Veteran's Toast to Robert Jordan

Saturday April 26, 2025 7:30pm - 8:00pm EDT

La Grotta Patio

Toasting James O. Rigney/Robert Jordan as a Veteran and other attending Veterans of JordanCon.

**All meet ups are on the schedule for information only and are not official JordanCon events**

Saturday April 26, 2025 7:30pm - 8:00pm EDT
La Grotta Patio Patio off the end of the Gaming Hall, enter through Gaming Hall

Meet Ups

8:00pm EDT

Black-Tower.Net Meet Up

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

La Grotta Patio

Come join Black-Tower.Net as we welcome this year's inductees to the ranks of Asha'man and Dedicated at our annual pinning ceremony and toast.
Open to all JordanCon attendees.
We look forward to seeing you there!

**All meet ups are on the schedule for information only and are not official JordanCon events**

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
La Grotta Patio Patio off the end of the Gaming Hall, enter through Gaming Hall

Meet Ups

8:30pm EDT

10 Things You Can Do to Save Your Editor's Sanity: A Straightforward Approach to Editing

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

DeKalb

Dreading the moment when your manuscript comes back from the editor dripping in red lines? Work on saving both of you time and energy with a few basic steps. Bring the first chapter (or first ten pages) of your draft to this workshop, and we will start the process. You don't have to be an English major to edit your work for the most common issues that plague manuscripts. Follow these 10 steps before hitting send and your editor will thank you!

Moderators

Jenifer Paquette

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

8:30pm EDT

Fighting the Good Fight

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Ashford

Writing realistic fight scenes for LitRPG and Progression Fantasy, how to keep it real, and when it's okay to make it over the top.

Moderators

Thomas Reynolds

Author

Guests

MaxwellAuthor

Author

Benjamin Kerei

Author

Jez Cajiao

Author

Ryan Rimmel

Author

Michael Chatfield

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

LitRPG

8:30pm EDT

Costumers Bazaar

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Gardenia

Come one, come all, to the Costumers' Bazaar!

We all have a beloved costume or prop that just isn't getting the time and attention it deserves from us. The closet is getting full and there are so many new costumes that you need to fit in there. Something's got to go. But it needs to go to someone who will appreciate it. Bring it to the Bazaar!

This is an open time for members to swap and bargain over their no-longer-useful-to-them costumes and costume elements that need a new home. Maybe someone is looking for exactly what you can no longer use.

Moderators

Amelie Downing

Makers Track Director

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Gardenia 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Makers, Costuming

8:30pm EDT

Shardcast Meetup

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Camellia

Podcasters from the 17th Shard meet to talk about Cosmere stuff. Spoiler Risk: Certain

Moderators

Rosemary Williams

Author, Podcaster

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Camellia

Sanderson

8:30pm EDT

Alien? Again? Is it still Scary?

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Azalea

Alien is considered a masterpiece of SF Horror. Aliens brought a different kind of fear. But have the Xenomorphs lost their luster? Are they still scary?

Moderators

Sean Hillman

Science Fiction Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Joe Compton

Author, Podcaster, Filmmaker, Go Indie Now

Rob Grimoire

Author

Jay Peterson

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Azalea 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Science Fiction

8:30pm EDT

Looney Theories (TV Show)

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Oakwood A/B

Do you have any out-of-the box theories about what could happen in the show? What if Nynaeve is actually The Dragon Reborn? What if Mat is actually The Dark One? What if Liandrin is in love with Moiraine? (Okay, that last one isn't that looney.)

Join Matt Hatch of The Dusty Wheel to present your looniest, most out-of-the-box theory, and see if yours will be crowned as The Looniest Show Theory!

Moderators

Innkeeper Hatch

YouTuber

Guests

Kevin Angus

Podcaster

I am Kevin

Innkeeper Anas

Podcaster, YouTube Channel

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Oakwood A/B 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Wheel of Time

8:30pm EDT

Dramatis Personae: Building An Authentic Cast

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT

Conference Center

Go beyond single compelling characters: learn to craft a cast that brings your story to life. This panel explores creating diverse, believable ensembles with distinct personalities and motivations. Learn to avoid stereotypes, build meaningful relationships, and give each character a vital role in your narrative.

Moderators

Sammie Trinidad

Writers Track Director

Guests

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Author

Defying all odds is what #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon does best.

Keith DeCandido

Author

Marisa Wolf

Author

Melissa Olthoff

Author

Marc Alan Edelheidt

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

8:30pm EDT

Cards Against the Wheel

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 10:00pm EDT

La Grotta

The Forsaken have gathered! Its the Second Darkfriend Social! We are playing Cards Against the Wheel!! The game banned by the Light and condemned by the Amyrlin and Hall. Possession of even one of these cards is punishable by a one-way trip to the Waste! Join your fellow Friends of the Dark for an evening of depravity as we play a game that could make Graendal blush. NO CHILDREN!

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 10:00pm EDT
La Grotta

Gaming, Adult 18+

8:30pm EDT

Magic Draft

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 11:30pm EDT

La Grotta

Play Magic: the Gathering in a Draft format hosted by the gaming vendor.

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
La Grotta

Gaming

8:30pm EDT

Murder on the Dance Floor - Dance Party

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - Sunday April 27, 2025 1:30am EDT

Dunwoody ABC

It's a 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫. It would be an 𝐔𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 not to share our #JordanCon2025 dance theme with you all!
The process to come up with an amazing theme has stretched long and there may have even been a bit of TREACHERY during the process. Now, no need to get a CONSTABLE involved, we're inviting all of you to join in our CONSPIRACY!
If you think you're getting away (from 80s pop hits), Paul, DJ of Chaos, will prove you wrong. So don your finest feathers and gather your flock.

Saturday April 26, 2025 8:30pm - Sunday April 27, 2025 1:30am EDT
Dunwoody ABC 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Main Programming

10:00pm EDT

Turn Up the Heat (Adult)

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

DeKalb

Pull back the sheets on your fade to black scene to get explicit

Moderators

Venessa Giunta

Author, Professional fiction editor

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

10:00pm EDT

St. PigeoNation's Institute of Love

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

Maplewood A

Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world's greatest pigeon high school. (Time is estimated 90 -120 minutes)

Guests

Neil Hellegers

Audiobook Narrator and Acting Teacher

Jeremy Frazier

Author, Audiobook Narrator, Jeremy Frazier Presents

Ryan H. Reid

Narrator

Gary Furlong

Narrator

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Maplewood A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Fantasy

10:00pm EDT

Creating New Worlds

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

Ashford

Creating new and realistic worlds in LitRPG, developing the world around them, the culture, the politics, etc.

Moderators

Nathan Ameye

Author

Guests

Eric Ugland

Author

Rachel A Cooper

Author

JD Glasscock

Author

MaxwellAuthor

Author

Stephen Landry

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

LitRPG

10:00pm EDT

Reserved - Private

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

La Grotta Patio

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
La Grotta Patio Patio off the end of the Gaming Hall, enter through Gaming Hall

Private - Reserved

10:00pm EDT

Kink? In *My* Sanderson Story?

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

Camellia

It's likelier than you think, at least for our panelists. Spoiler Risk: Your soul

Moderators

Ross Newberry

Author, Superfan/Sanderbeta

Writer, wordplay aficionado, occasional fool.

Guests

Mark Lindberg

Author, YouTuber

Siena Buchanan

Author

Rob West

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Camellia

Sanderson

10:00pm EDT

Igloo, Bond, Balefire

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

Oakwood A/B

Three characters from The Wheel of Time appear before our panelists. They have to choose which one they would take into a chilly igloo to keep them warm, another to Bond to be their companion for life, and another that will need to be woven out of the Pattern forever. What will they decide?

Moderators

James Starke

WoT Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Mathew L Reyes

Author, Podcaster

Aleksandra (Ola) Hill

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Oakwood A/B 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Wheel of Time

10:00pm EDT

Beyond the Bedroom Door: Painting a Vivid Picture of Intimacy

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

Conference Center

18+ Age: Want sex scenes that are hot, respectful, and emotionally resonant? This panel dives into the craft of writing compelling intimacy. We'll cover pacing, sensory details, and building tension without clichés. Crucially, we'll explore weaving enthusiastic consent seamlessly into the narrative, crafting realistic and sexy dialogue, and representing diverse bodies and identities authentically. Beyond the mechanics, we'll discuss how to connect physical intimacy to emotional depth, creating scenes that truly sizzle. Bring your questions!

Moderators

Stone

Writers Track Director

Guests

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Author

Defying all odds is what #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon does best.

R.R. Virdi

Author

Sammie Trinidad

Writers Track Director

Mia Tsai

Author, Editor

Gabriella Buba

Author

Saturday April 26, 2025 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

8:00am EDT

Consuite Breakfast

Sunday April 27, 2025 8:00am - 10:30am EDT

Room 301

Bagels, Cream Cheese, Lox

Fruit

Yogurt

*Gluten-free Bagels

(Main Room will be closed for cleaning between mealtimes -- menu items subject to change or substitution based on availability)

Sunday April 27, 2025 8:00am - 10:30am EDT
Room 301

Consuite

8:00am EDT

Consuite Grab & Go

Sunday April 27, 2025 8:00am - 2:00pm EDT

Room 301

Sunday April 27, 2025 8:00am - 2:00pm EDT
Room 301

10:00am EDT

One on One

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

DeKalb

Fifteen minute mentorship sessions and maybe even pitches with industry professionals.

Schedule your slot here.

Moderators

Kevin A. Davis

Authors Workshop Director, Inkd Publishing

Guests

October K Santerelli

Author

Rey Clark

Author, Game designer

Janci Patterson

Author

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

10:00am EDT

Worlds Beyond Imagination

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Maplewood A

What makes a fantasy world unforgettable? Join us as we discuss the art of worldbuilding in fantasy literature. From sprawling kingdoms to intimate magical towns, we’ll explore the elements that bring these settings to life, the role of magic systems, and how authors craft cultures, histories, and landscapes that leave readers in awe.

Moderators

Neil Hellegers

Audiobook Narrator and Acting Teacher

Guests

Isabelle Hardesty

Author, Kirkland Arts Center

Marisa Wolf

Author

AJ Hartley

Author, Podcaster

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Maplewood A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Fantasy

10:00am EDT

Everyone is Welcome

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Ashford

A discussion on diversity in LitRPG, what the genre looked like when it first started compared to now, and how we can continue to improve.

Moderators

Michael Chatfield

Author

Guests

Ryan H. Reid

Narrator

K.T. Hanna

Author

Thomas Reynolds

Author

Ryn Stryker

Author

Aoife Wai

Author

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

LitRPG

10:00am EDT

Ribbon Windsocks

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Gardenia

Hoist your colors and see which way the wind is blowing. We're making windsocks with ribbon. Students 8 and up (under 12 accompanied by an adult). No prior skills needed.

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Gardenia 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Makers, Crafting

10:00am EDT

Character Spotlight: Szeth

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Camellia

Stones, blades, and moral quandaries. What else does Szeth have for us to examine? Spoiler Risk: High

Moderators

Billy Todd

Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Chris Cottingham

Fan and Sanderson Beta reader

Rosemary Williams

Author, Podcaster

Ashley Chappell

Author

Joshua Harkey

Podcaster

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Camellia

Sanderson

10:00am EDT

Star Wars: Why It's Science Fiction

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Azalea

Genre is a fluid concept, better defined by idioms than broad strokes. Does it matter if Star Wars is SF or F? We think it does, and we think it is worth discussing.

Moderators

Sean Hillman

Science Fiction Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

John G. Hartness

Author, Podcaster, Editor, Publisher, Billionaire, Philanthropist, Playboy, Falstaff Books

Chuck Gannon

Author, Game designer, Editor

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Azalea 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Science Fiction

10:00am EDT

Season Three, Episode Six Discussion

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Oakwood A/B

Discussing Season Three, Episode Six of The Wheel of Time TV series on Prime Video.

Moderators

Omar Abhari

Writer, Researcher

Guests

Kathy Campbell

Communications Officer

Jen Isgro | Talk’aran’rhiod

Podcaster, Talk’aran’rhiod

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Oakwood A/B 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Wheel of Time

10:00am EDT

Heroic Epics vs Creation Stories: Which, When, and Why?

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Conference Center

What is the difference between epic tales and creation stories? Enuma Elish vs Gilgamesh is perhaps one of the first examples, but what of the stories of Africa? Southeast Asia? East Asia? The Americas? What are the major building blocks of each style? This panel will tackle the discussion of the importance of both genres as well as how modern authors of fantasy have incorporated creation stories into their work either directly through prequels (Silmarillion of Tolkien), introductory chapters, etc., or indirectly through flashbacks and clues to a bygone age (Wheel of Time of Jordan). Please join us for this interactive panel discussion - all are welcome.

Moderators

Stone

Writers Track Director

Guests

Sargon Donabed

Author

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

10:00am EDT

Dealers Hall, Art Show, Charity Auction, JordanCon Store

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 2:30pm EDT

Ravinia

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 2:30pm EDT
Ravinia

Dealers

10:00am EDT

Gaming Hall

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:59pm EDT

La Grotta

Open hours for our JordanCon Gaming Hall

Sunday April 27, 2025 10:00am - 11:59pm EDT
La Grotta

Gaming

11:00am EDT

Barbie Pink Pony Club Meet Up

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am EDT

Ravinia Pre-Function Area

Hi Barbie! Hi Ken! Come meet your fellow Barbies and Kens for a Pink Pony Club meet up and photo in the Ravinia pre-function area outside the Dealers Hall and Main Programming.

Can’t wait to see you!
Hosted by Katie H and Anna D

**All meet ups are on the schedule for information only and are not official JordanCon events**

Guests

Anna Savage-Duncan

Katie HM

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Ravinia Pre-Function Area 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Meet Ups

11:30am EDT

The Right Person for the Job

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

DeKalb

Jody Lynn Nye will guide everyone to create the perfect protagonist, or at least learn what to think about when putting a character at the center of their story

Moderators

Jody Lynn Nye

Author

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

11:30am EDT

Heroes, Antiheroes, and Villains

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Maplewood A

Fantasy literature is filled with legendary figures—both noble and notorious. This panel delves into the archetypes and complexities of fantasy characters. From reluctant heroes to morally ambiguous antiheroes and charismatic villains, we’ll discuss what makes these characters compelling and how they reflect (or challenge) timeless storytelling traditions.

Moderators

Milton J. Davis

Author, MVmedia, LLC

Guests

Nathan Ameye

Author

Julia Benson-Slaughter

Author, Artist, Noctua Designs

Emily Krempholtz

Author, Booktoker, editor, book coach, ghostwriter

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Maplewood A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Fantasy

11:30am EDT

System & Fiction

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

La Grotta Patio

A panel discussion on how to make a fictional world into a game, how to trap the magic of a specific sci-fi or fantasy setting, and how to trap a setting.

Guests

K.T. Hanna

Author

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
La Grotta Patio Patio off the end of the Gaming Hall, enter through Gaming Hall

Gaming, Game Creation

11:30am EDT

The Dark is Leveling

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Ashford

Grimdark, Gritty, and Dark LitRPG, when it rose to popularity, what qualifies it as a dark LitRPG, and how it is evolving.

Guests

Aoife Wai

Author

JD Glasscock

Author

Thomas Reynolds

Author

Jez Cajiao

Author

Ryn Stryker

Author

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

LitRPG

11:30am EDT

Shakespeare Workshop

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Dunwoody ABC

How now, you crusty bag of nature, you egg! Do ye have what it takes to step into an original production of Shakespeare's ROMEO & JULIET? To explore the shifting yet constant nature of language and dramatic action? Come and take part in a group staging of Act I, Scene 1, wherein the company shall roundly insult each other with Elizabethan screeds and many, many thumbs shall be bit. Cosplay welcome, nay, encouraged!

Moderators

Neil Hellegers

Audiobook Narrator and Acting Teacher

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Dunwoody ABC 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Main Programming

11:30am EDT

Pockets & Pleats: Customizing Skirts

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Gardenia

What does every skirt or dress need – Pockets! Yet many don’t come with pockets. We will discuss ways to add pockets to existing garments and best methods while making new skirts. Everyone will draft a custom pocket pattern and fabric pocket.

Pleating creates a great looking skirt. Learn different styles and how to create them, with some unexpected tips. Leave the class with the knowledge to create your own circle skirt for everyday or cosplay use. Will be pleating and ironing fabric in class.
Skill Level: Have some knowledge of sewing terms and experience making at least one item with a sewing machine.

Limit: 10 people
Age: 10+
Cost: $5.00 - Fee paid directly to instructor

Moderators

Deana Whitney

Beta Reader, Crafter, Costumer, and Researcher

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Gardenia 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Makers, Costuming

11:30am EDT

Cosmere 201: Cosmere Magic Systems

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Camellia

Learn why and how all these different Cosmere magic systems are manifestations of the same system with overarching principles. Spoiler risk: Moderate

Moderators

Trae Cooper

Sanderson Track Manager

Guests

Agraj

Reader? Nerd? Cosmere tin-foil hat theorist?

Fan of Epic Fantasy and Cosmere. Come tell me your favorite magic systems!!

Christina Goodman

Sanderson beta reader

I am a cosplay photographer, Brandon Sanderson beta reader, and Wheel of Time lore super nerd.

Joshua Harkey

Podcaster

Levi

Enthusiastic fan

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Camellia

Sanderson

11:30am EDT

Star Trek: In A Mirror, Snarky

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Azalea

We are visited by panelists from The Mirror Universe to talk about their favorite and least favorite Mirror Universe Episodes.

Moderators

Sean Hillman

Science Fiction Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Nicole Givens Kurtz

Author, Publisher, Mocha Memoirs Press

Gerald L. Coleman

Author, Writing

Billy Todd

Track Director, JordanCon

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Azalea 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Science Fiction

11:30am EDT

Old Tongue Class

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Oakwood A/B

The use of Old Tongue was really ramped up in Season 2 of The Wheel of Time, giving us examples from songs to love letters to ancient prophecies. Join us to share translations of the scenes, discuss adaptation of the language for the show, and find fun linguistic tidbits being employed. Full show spoilers, new reader safe!

Moderators

Pevara

Old Tongue translator and occasional TikToker

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Oakwood A/B 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Wheel of Time

11:30am EDT

The Power of Speculative Settings: Exploring Social Issues Through a Fictional Lens

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Conference Center

How can speculative settings be used to explore real-world social issues in a safe and thought-provoking way, allowing readers to consider different perspectives and challenge their own assumptions?

Guests

Sammie Trinidad

Writers Track Director

Keith DeCandido

Author

Kyoko M.

Author

R.R. Virdi

Author

Marshall J Moore

Author

AJ Hartley

Author, Podcaster

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

11:30am EDT

Consuite Lunch

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 2:00pm EDT

Room 301

Leftovers!

(Main Room will be closed for cleaning between mealtimes -- menu items subject to change or substitution based on availability)

Sunday April 27, 2025 11:30am - 2:00pm EDT
Room 301

Consuite

1:00pm EDT

One on One

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

DeKalb

Fifteen minute mentorship sessions and maybe even pitches with industry professionals.

Schedule your slot here.

Moderators

Kevin A. Davis

Authors Workshop Director, Inkd Publishing

Guests

Jody Lynn Nye

Author

Robyn Huss

Editor

Jenifer Paquette

Author

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

1:00pm EDT

Um, Actually: The Arcane Edition

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Maplewood A

Welcome, wise scholars and meddlesome tricksters, to the grand intellectual duel of Um, Actually! Here in the mystical halls of the Grand Lorekeeper’s Library adventurers from all realms shall compete in a battle of wits, challenging each other’s knowledge of spells, legends, and ancient prophecies. But beware! Should you fail to correct an error in the sacred texts, the mischievous spirits of inaccuracy may haunt you for eternity.

Guests

Steph Greear

Track Manager

Seth Lockhart

Fantasy Track Director

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Maplewood A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Fantasy

1:00pm EDT

It's All About the Stats

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Ashford

Crunchy or Creamy - how do you like your LitRPG? Use of stats, system development, and how it impacts the story, readers, and narrators.

Moderators

Aoife Wai

Author

Guests

Nathan Ameye

Author

Benjamin Kerei

Author

Rachel A Cooper

Author

MaxwellAuthor

Author

Stephen Landry

Author

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

LitRPG

1:00pm EDT

Guest of Honor Signing

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Dunwoody ABC

Guests

Sheree Renee Thomas

Author, and Editor of THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION

Oksana Nedavniaya

Artist, Illustrator, Designer

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Dunwoody ABC 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Main Programming

1:00pm EDT

Mandala Painting

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Gardenia

Come discover the creative and calming world of mandalas. We will be using different techniques (brushes, pins, paint pens, etc.) to apply paint to smooth stones in mesmerizing patterns. Your final product could be used as a paperweight or make a lovely addition to any rock garden. Beginner class with no experience necessary.

Cost is $5 - Fee paid directly to instructor.

Moderators

Karen Ahlstrom

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Gardenia 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Makers, Painting

1:00pm EDT

Cosmere Random Encounter Generator

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Camellia

An old panel favorite returns! The dice select characters and situations and we determine how they turn out. Spoiler Risk: Moderate

Moderators

Rosemary Williams

Author, Podcaster

Guests

Ross Newberry

Author, Superfan/Sanderbeta

Writer, wordplay aficionado, occasional fool.

Agraj

Reader? Nerd? Cosmere tin-foil hat theorist?

Fan of Epic Fantasy and Cosmere. Come tell me your favorite magic systems!!

Holly Williams

Passionate Fan & Volunteer

A huge Brandon Sanderson fan!! 📚 Come and see me on some of the Sanderson track panels so we can nerd-out together! 🤓 This is my fifth year attending JordanCon.

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Camellia

Sanderson

1:00pm EDT

Dr. Who’s Fantastic Foes

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Azalea

Who are the Doctor's greatest and best foes? Which ones do we love to hate? Watch? Hate Watch?

Moderators

Billy Todd

Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Darin Kennedy

Author

Gerald L. Coleman

Author, Writing

Rey Nichols

Author

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Azalea 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Science Fiction

1:00pm EDT

Season Three, Episode Seven Discussion

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Oakwood A/B

Discussing Season Three, Episode Seven of The Wheel of Time TV series on Prime Video.

Moderators

James Starke

WoT Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Bain & Chiad

Podcaster, Writer, Dragonmount social media team

Tom Cocozza

Podcaster

Twitter @Tom_Cocozza@arantalkIGtom_cocozzatalk_aran_rhiod

Chris Cottingham

Fan and Sanderson Beta reader

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Oakwood A/B 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Wheel of Time

1:00pm EDT

The Echo Chamber Effect: How Our Biases Shape Our Worlds

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Conference Center

This panel explores how unconscious biases can creep into worldbuilding, character development, and plot, and how authors can actively work to challenge those biases to create more inclusive and representative narratives.

Moderators

Stone

Writers Track Director

Guests

Chuck Gannon

Author, Game designer, Editor

Keith DeCandido

Author

Venessa Giunta

Author, Professional fiction editor

Gabriella Buba

Author

Sunday April 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

2:30pm EDT

One on One

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

DeKalb

Fifteen minute mentorship sessions and maybe even pitches with industry professionals.

Schedule your slot here.

Moderators

Kevin A. Davis

Authors Workshop Director, Inkd Publishing

Guests

Rey Nichols

Author

Aleksandra (Ola) Hill

Author

Jessica Anderson

Author, Content Creator

Jess L. M. Anderson, aka [@stressinabox] on social media, is a content creator with over two million followers and the author behind the fantasy series The Source Keepers.

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Authors Workshops

2:30pm EDT

Beyond the Quest: Breaking Tradition

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Maplewood A

Sick of the chosen one? Done with “save the kingdom” plots? This panel dives into the fantasy books that break free from tradition, offering fresh takes on storytelling, themes, and character development. We’ll also discuss how authors are rethinking the genre to create stories that surprise and inspire.

Moderators

Nicole Givens Kurtz

Author, Publisher, Mocha Memoirs Press

Guests

Sarah J. Sover

Author

Julia Benson-Slaughter

Author, Artist, Noctua Designs

October K Santerelli

Author

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Maplewood A 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Fantasy

2:30pm EDT

The Holy Grail

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Ashford

A discussion on Completed LitRPG Series. What is the biggest challenge you face when wrapping up a series, why do some seem to never end, and how did you manage it? If you haven't, what are the challenges you are facing?

Moderators

Nathan Ameye

Author

Guests

K.T. Hanna

Author

Thomas Reynolds

Author

Jez Cajiao

Author

Ryan Rimmel

Author

Michael Chatfield

Author

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Ashford 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

LitRPG

2:30pm EDT

Knitting Circle

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Gardenia

Hosted by our very own Maria Simons. Bring a project in any medium to keep your hands busy, show off your work, find advice or inspiration, ask the Circle that burning question about an obscure skill, or just enjoy seeing what everyone else has been up to. Recommend Teen+. No skill requirements.

Moderators

Maria Simons

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Gardenia 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Makers, Crafting

2:30pm EDT

Fave Five: Books

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Camellia

Brandon sure has published a lot of books since we last picked our favorites. Spoiler risk: moderate

Moderators

Billy Todd

Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Chris Cottingham

Fan and Sanderson Beta reader

Christina Goodman

Sanderson beta reader

I am a cosplay photographer, Brandon Sanderson beta reader, and Wheel of Time lore super nerd.

Ted Herman

Fan and beta reader

https://www.facebook.com/WinespringBrother/https://twitter.com/WinesprngBrothr... Read More →

Marcie Aaron (FOTD Verin)

Panelist, FOTD host, The Senior Scenter Dog Hospice

@marcie_atl on… everything 🛸

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Camellia

Sanderson

2:30pm EDT

Farscape: Worth the (Re) Watch?

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Azalea

It premiered on a Friday night on the SciFi channel, amongst other experimental television. Over four years it found an audience and even today, it finds new fans. Is Farscape worth a re-watch? Let's make the case.

Moderators

Sean Hillman

Science Fiction Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Amelia Sides

Author

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Azalea 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Science Fiction

2:30pm EDT

Season Three, Episode Eight Discussion

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Oakwood A/B

Discussing Season Three, Episode Eight of The Wheel of Time TV series on Prime Video.

Moderators

James Starke

WoT Track Director, JordanCon

Guests

Kathy Campbell

Communications Officer

Sulin

YouTuber. Co-host of The Flickerverse Show

Innkeeper Hatch

YouTuber

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Oakwood A/B 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Wheel of Time

2:30pm EDT

Writing at an Epic Scale

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Conference Center

What does it look like to write a long series? How do you keep track of it all, and what things do you need to do to stay on track? Come find out!

Moderators

Stone

Writers Track Director

Guests

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Author

Defying all odds is what #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon does best.

Chuck Gannon

Author, Game designer, Editor

Jody Lynn Nye

Author

Marisa Wolf

Author

R.R. Virdi

Author

Sunday April 27, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Conference Center 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Writers

4:00pm EDT

Great Game Exchange

Sunday April 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

La Grotta

Trade games in good condition with others.

Sunday April 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
La Grotta

Gaming

4:00pm EDT

Leave Takings

Sunday April 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Dunwoody ABC

There is no ending to the Wheel of Time, but this is an ending. Say goodbye to the Con in our annual recap and feedback panel.

Moderators

Jennifer Liang

Convention Chair, JordanCon

Guests

Kathy Campbell

Communications Officer

James Liang

Co-Chair, JordanCon

Shannan Lieb

Operations Officer

Bao Pham

Programming Officer

Sunday April 27, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Dunwoody ABC 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Main Programming

8:00pm EDT

Dead Dog Party

Sunday April 27, 2025 8:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

DeKalb

All current JordanCon Volunteers and Staff are invited to our end of con Dead Dog party! Please join us for sweet treats and winding down with your fellow volunteers.

Volunteers - RSVP per link in Volunteer HQ

Staff - RSVP per link in BaseCamp

Sunday April 27, 2025 8:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
DeKalb 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30346

Volunteer Event