Your Guide to Bruce at CoKoCon 2023
Bruce is the Local Guest of Honor at CoKoCon 2023, happening September 1-4, 2023. Here is your guide to his panels and appearances at the event.
CoKoCon is a traditional science fiction/fantasy convention in the Phoenix, AZ metropolitan area, which will return to the Labor Day weekend for a sixth year in 2023.
See the schedule here for last minute changes.
Visit the CoKoCon website for tickets and additional details.
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Panel Appearances, Friday
Panel Appearances, Saturday
Panel Appearances, Sunday
Panel Appearances, Monday
Obtaining Bruce’s Books
Panel Appearances
Friday September 1
4:30pm
Publish or Self-Publish?
Fiesta Ballroom 2, 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Tags: Books & Authors, GoH
K. A. Bledsoe, Bruce Davis, J. L. Doty, Seanan McGuire
There are many avenues to publication, the advantages or disadvantages between them are constantly shifting, and the traditional wisdom is changing rapidly. In our panel, we break down the pros, cons, and perceptions to help determine what is right for you.
6pm
Opening Ceremonies
Fiesta Ballroom 1, 6pm – 7pm
Tags: Events, GoH
Dee Astell, Mark Boniece, Bruce Davis, Margaret Davis, Gilead, Kristoph Klover, Seanan McGuire, andyvanoverberghe
Here’s a chance to meet all our Guests of Honor in one place, at one time, as we officially kick off CoKoCon 2023.
7:30pm
Extraterrestrial Biology
Coronado, 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Tags: General, Science
Bruce Davis, Dani Hoots
Join our panelists for a discussion of how the environment pushes evolution and what type organisms might develop in different conditions and what drives the evolution of intelligence as we understand it?
Saturday, September 2
3pm
Reading: Bruce Davis
Lobby, 3pm – 3:30pm
Tags: Books & Authors, GoH, Readings
Bruce Davis
Reading by Author GoH Bruce Davis.
4pm
Meet the Guests
Fiesta Ballroom 1, 4pm – 5pm
Tags: Events, GoH
Bruce Davis, Margaret Davis, Kristoph Klover, Seanan McGuire, andyvanoverberghe
Here’s a chance to meet all our Guests of Honor in the same place at the same time.
6pm
How Science Influences SF Stories
Fiesta Ballroom 2, 6pm – 7pm
Tags: Books & Authors, GoH, Science
Bruce Davis, J. L. Doty, Gideon Marcus
A discussion on how science has influenced classic SF and how current science informs both current ideas and even writing styles and presentation.
9pm
Foundations of Writing or Story Telling
Coronado, 9pm – 10pm
Tags: Books & Authors, GoH
Tam Chronin, Bruce Davis, Jason McCord
We’ll discuss what a newbie writer might need to consider: world-building, character development, plot, dialogue, pace – what’s important and where should the writer focus their attention.
Sunday, September 3
11:30am
Spotlight on Bruce Davis
Fiesta Ballroom 1, 11:30am – 12:30pm
Tags: Books & Authors, GoH
Bruce Davis
Join us for Local Author GoH Dr. Bruce Davis’s spotlight panel. Bring your questions!
3pm
Signing: Bruce Davis and Dani Hoots
Dealers’ Room, 3pm – 4pm
Tags: Books & Authors, GoH, Signings
Bruce Davis, Dani Hoots
Signing with Local Author Guest of Honor Bruce Davis and Dani Hoots.
6pm
The Appeal of Found Families in SF/F
Fiesta Ballroom 1, 6pm – 7pm
Tags: Books & Authors, GoH
Bruce Davis, Gideon Marcus, Seanan McGuire
From the fellowship of The Ring to the crew of the Rocinante, one of the best features of SF/F is found families; groups of disparate characters who despite (or sometimes because of!) their differences, forge a bond that goes beyond kinship. Let’s talk about some of our favorite found families and why the focus on interpersonal relationships in SF/F can elevate a story to be greater than the sum of its parts.
7:30pm
Plants vs. Mankind
Fiesta Ballroom 2, 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Tags: General, Science
Bruce Davis, Lorelei Esther, Dani Hoots
Plants create the atmosphere we need to breathe and vastly outnumber us. Science fiction films and literature imagine what would happen if they took advantage of that. What if trees went after us, or Venus Flytraps developed a taste for humans? Join us for a thought experiment about plants as intelligent beings rather than mere scenery, and explore how science and fiction can work together to change the way we live on this planet.
Monday September 4
11:30am
Gender Identity in AIs
Coronado, 11:30am – 12:30pm
Tags: Books & Authors, GoH
Bruce Davis, J. L. Doty
A discussion of why gender identity in AIs is, or could be, problematic in speculative fiction.
1pm
Stop the Bleed
Fiesta Ballroom 1, 1pm – 2pm
Tags: General
Bruce Davis
Join certified instructor Bruce Davis, as he takes you through a course created by the American College of Surgeons for lay people on how to control life threatening bleeding. He’ll show a slide show presentation with practical teaching on direct pressure, tourniquets, wound and shock care.
4pm
Closing Ceremonies
Fiesta Ballroom 1, 4pm – 5pm
Tags: Events, GoH
Dee Astell, Hal C. F. Astell, Mark Boniece, Bruce Davis, Margaret Davis, Gilead, Kristoph Klover, Seanan McGuire, andyvanoverberghe
Help us wrap up year six for CoKoCon! And please bring your feedback!
Obtaining Bruce’s Books
All of Bruce’s titles will be available in the Dealer’s Room from Duncan’s Books and More.
