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Spoilers and the Mechanics of Surprise
Saturday January 25, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EST
Ballroom D-BIG TOP
Many authors and readers/viewers agree that it’s best to go into a work unspoiled, but some readers love spoilers. Some rely on spoilers as content warnings that tell them if they’ll be able to enjoy a work, while others simply don’t view surprise as a necessary element to their enjoyment. When is relying on surprise the right choice for a work, and when is it more flash than substance?
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Marie Vibbert

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Hugo and Nebula nominated author Marie Vibbert’s sad robots and working-class heroes have appeared in top magazines like Nature, Analog, and Clarkesworld, and been translated into Czech, Chinese and Vietnamese. Her debut novel, Galactic Hellcats, was long listed by the British Science... Read More →
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JD DeLuzio

JD DeLuzio's novel, The Con appeared to positive reviews in late November 2020 while 2022 saw Live Nude Aliens and Other Stories, a collection of previously-published and new fiction. He is currently shopping a new novel and working on a non-fiction book, with the artist D.S. Barrick... Read More →
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Christine Daigle

Christine Daigle is a multi-genre author whose latest release, Heavy Are The Stones, is a serial killer thriller co-authored with New York Times bestselling author J.D. Barker. She and Barker are also collaborating on a reboot of Flatliners, based on the original screenplay.  Christine... Read More →
Saturday January 25, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EST
Ballroom D-BIG TOP Access via the Ballroom Assemble Hall.
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