Name: What are the Tropes of Modern Fantasy?
Start: 2026-06-26T18:00:00-0400
End: 2026-06-26T19:00:00-0400

Friday June 26, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

What are the Tropes of Modern Fantasy? Our panel of fantasy writers will discuss how fantasy is evolving in the modern era, and how it's tropes are evolving with it.

Moderators

Patricia McIntosh-Mize

Editor

Patty McIntosh-Mize is a lifelong nerd-girl and freelance editor. Most recently, she edited Theft of Fire, the amazing debut novel in the Orbital Space series by Devon Ericksen (now available in audiobook form!). When not editing, she knits and enjoys spending quality time with the Best Husband Ever... Read More →

Guests

Wally Waltner

Author

Wally Waltner is a tech consulting executive and gentleman science fiction/fantasy author. Born and raised on a farm in South Dakota, his early creative muses led him down a musical path and earned music scholarships and eventually a BMus degree in brass performance from Saint Olaf... Read More →

C.V. Walter

Author, Editor

Get ready to blast off into a galaxy of romance with C.V. Walter, the mastermind behind the pulse-pounding alien love story, “The Alien’s Accidental Bride”! This interstellar indie sensation is just the beginning – C.V. is currently crafting a whole universe of out-of-this-world... Read More →

Jay Burr

Author

Jay Burr spent years navigating the complex logic of the IT world before realizing that building entire galaxies was far more compelling than debugging code. A lifelong reader with a passion for the "what if," they have traded server racks for world-building and system architectures... Read More →

C.S. Brown

Author

C S Brown retired from the daily grind and moved to Central America to enjoy the warm weather and friendly atmosphere. Writing was the result of needing to make at least some of his time productive. In many ways, it is the embodiment of his lifelong dream. He has always wanted a pet... Read More →

Alma T. C. Boykin

Author

Alma T. C. Boykin, author of over a hundred novels and short stories, spent her growing-up years in flat places without trees. After living Back East and traveling all over northern Europe, she turned travels into stories, some of which happen to have footnotes. Beware: she also... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom C

Literary/Publishing, Panel

LibertyCon 38

Patricia McIntosh-Mize

Wally Waltner

C.V. Walter

Jay Burr

C.S. Brown

Alma T. C. Boykin

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LibertyCon 38

Patricia McIntosh-Mize

Wally Waltner

C.V. Walter

Jay Burr

C.S. Brown

Alma T. C. Boykin

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