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2019 Statistics
Attendance | 811 |
Top 10 Attended Sessions |
Guest of Honour Keynotes | 124 |
This is Your Brain on Words | 114 |
Writing from the Body—the Physicality of Showing Emotion | 109 |
The Editor Is In: A Live Editing Demonstration | 109 |
Common Manuscript Problems | 101 |
PTSD: Not all wounds are visible | 100 |
Evil Mind Dive | 93 |
“What you say?” Or, Writing Dialogue | 92 |
The 7 Ps of Publishing Success | 90 |
Getting the Character’s Emotion on the Page | 86 |
2018 Statistics
Attendance | 769 |
Top 10 Attended Sessions |
Guest of Honour Keynotes | 180 |
The Art of the Plot Twist | 100 |
Pressure Point with Detective Dave Sweet | 99 |
How to Write a Good Pitch and Query | 95 |
Digging Up the Past: Understanding the Power of an Emotional Wound |
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Creating Tension | 75 |
Creative History | 73 |
Non-Medieval Fantasy and Alternate Fantasy Settings | 73 |
Traditional Publishing Contracts: Fairness or F*ckery? | 70 |
Writing Emotion - Friendship, Rivalry and Love | 68 |
2017 Statistics
Attendance | 750 |
Top 10 Attended Sessions |
Guest of Honour Keynotes | 156 |
The Write Tech Tools for Authors | 116 |
The Reading That Never Was: An Hour with Guy Gavriel Kay | 100 |
Common Manuscript Problems | 90 |
Worldbuilding: The Lazy Bastard Way | 86 |
Will Ferguson on Publishing & Writing | 86 |
Managing Sustained Writing Projects | 84 |
The Killer Opening — Hook, Line and Sinker | 78 |
Maximizing Your Author Revenue | 71 |
What Makes a Genre Story Literary – and Vice Versa? | 71 |
2016 Statistics
Attendance | 701 |
Top 10 Attended Panels |
Keynote Addresses | 211 |
Common Manuscript Problems | 91 |
How to Write a Good Pitch and Query | 90 |
Writing Snappy Dialogue | 87 |
David Suchet as Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot | 84 |
No Wallflowers Allowed: Setting | 69 |
World Builders! | 67 |
45 Tips for Effective Dialogue | 67 |
Scrivener & Evernote: Essential Tech Tools for Authors | 65 |
World-Building: The Complexity of Ecosystems | 63 |
2015 Statistics
Attendance | 665 |
Top 10 Attended Panels |
Keynote Addresses | 251 |
An Hour with Diana Gabaldon | 174 |
Historical License | 108 |
Festival Guest Readings | 107 |
An Hour with Brandon Mull | 106 |
Science Fiction and the Future | 95 |
Breaking In: The Query Letter and the Pitch | 87 |
How to Write a Good Pitch and Query | 84 |
Writing the Scene | 80 |
On Writing | 80 |
2014 Statistics
Attendance | 551 |
Top 10 Attended Panels |
Keynote Addresses | 197 |
Brandon Sanderson on Craft | 131 |
How to Build a Consistent and Original Magic System | 128 |
An Hour with Brandon Sanderson | 96 |
Live Action Slush: Fantasy Edition | 96 |
RPG Storytelling | 85 |
Motivated Characters | 83 |
How to Write a Good Pitch and Query | 79 |
Live Action Slush: Early Bird Edition | 78 |
Successful Self-Publishing | 74 |
2013 Statistics
Attendance | 455 |
Top 10 Attended Panels |
Keynote Addresses | 180 |
Getting Past the Middle Doldrums in Novel Writing | 82 |
How To Write A Good Pitch and Query | 75 |
Building an Audience Online and Off | 61 |
Self Editing: Mastering Revision & Polish | 58 |
Inside the Criminal Mind | 56 |
Making the Everyday Fantastic | 55 |
The Publisher's Panel | 54 |
Building a Story from the Bottom Up | 54 |
Live Action Slush: Science Fiction Edition | 52 |
2012 Statistics
Attendance | 417 |
Top 10 Attended Panels |
Keynote Addresses | 119 |
Conflict and Tension | 101 |
Eleven Tips to Increase Your Writing Productivity | 90 |
Writer as Editor | 90 |
Mastering Point of View | 87 |
The Psychology of Criminals and Villains | 82 |
Humour in Fiction | 81 |
Dead Men Still Talking | 67 |
Show, Don't Tell: Writing Nonverbal Emotion | 67 |
Live Action Slush - Early Bird Edition | 66 |
2011 Statistics
Attendance | 282 |
Top 10 Attended Panels |
Turning History into Fiction | 71 |
Dead Men Do Talk | 70 |
Silencing Your Inner Saboteur | 66 |
Fostering the Creative Process | 63 |
Live Action Slush - Edge | 53 |
Mysticism, Religion and Magic in Fiction | 51 |
How to Write a Good Pitch and Query | 50 |
Live Action Slush - RJS & Bundoran | 48 |
Let's Talk About Sex | 48 |
Writing Difficult Scenes | 44 |
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