This is a big, busy convention and we can offer suggestions on how to enjoy it without wiping out. Participants: Rhea Wessendorf (mod), Allen Tipper, Kelly Reich, Nick Glover, Ben Ellis
Join C.S.E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez as they host and run an Infernal Salon of writing prompts to ignite your creative spark using a spooky oracle deck from their TTRPG Negocios Infernales. Participants: C.S.E. Cooney, Kyle B Dekker (mod), Carlos Hernandez
Drop off your abandoned, clean, and organized hobby tools/materials and go fishing for new ones amongst the donated goods. Any leftovers can be recollected, donated to Costume Wars/Sandbox, or leave an "In Search Of" sticky note with your room number. Participants: Ashley Haapapuro
A gathering of people who are either published authors, aspiring authors, or just in it for the pure joy of it. This is a way of networking with others who enjoy writing in any form or level of experience. Participants: Jaymie Delia Wagner, C.S.E. Cooney, Kendrick Edmund Cronin, Jackson Vanguard
This is a big, busy convention and we can offer suggestions on how to enjoy it without wiping out. Participants: Hawthorne Fasching, Rhea Wessendorf (mod), Brian Etchieson, Samantha Bitner, Rachel Poleke
A gathering of people who are either published authors, aspiring authors, or just in it for the pure joy of it. This is a way of networking with others who enjoy writing in any form or level of experience. Participants: Cat Beltran, Stephanie Olson, Justin Edward Grays, Justin Octavian Rose, Milli Gilbert
Get an update on the latest with the organization that runs CONvergence with members of the Convergence Events Board of Directors. Participants: Tim Wick, Charmaine Parnell, Courtney Azar, CJ Mantel, Eric Knight, William Verburg-Cunningham, Rachel Poleke, Allen Tipper, David Bianchi
This is a big, busy convention and we can offer suggestions on how to enjoy it without wiping out. Participants: Rhea Wessendorf (mod), Maya Sutton, Rachel Poleke, Heather L Heim, Brian Etchieson
The local nonprofit GPS exists to support our local fan community. Find out how they can connect you to your fandoms and grow partnerships. Learn about their events and activities. Participants: Natasha Jo Krentz, Jo Ackerman, Ann Roubik
A gathering of people who are either published authors, aspiring authors, or just in it for the pure joy of it. This is a way of networking with others who enjoy writing in any form or level of experience. Participants: Samuel T. Weston, Katherine Jo Pysick, Eric Zawadzki, Amber Raden, T. Aaron Cisco
Statement of multiple fans of Rusty Quill's horror podcast concerning their enjoyment of said podcast and their post-conclusion head canons. Recorded live during Convergence 2025, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Statement begins.... Participants: Allison Dean, Lisa Marie Deguiseppi, Cetius d'Raven (mod)
Each year North Country Gaylaxians chooses one book a month to read. Our charter is to read books either by LGBT+ authors or books with positive LGBT+ content. This panel will discuss the books we have read since CONvergence 2024. Participants: Don Kaiser, Claudia Slovacek, David Lenander
This panel will introduce the audience to two local conventions: Gaylaxicon 2025, a LGBT+ and allies literary speculative fiction (SF, Fantasy, Horror) and gaming convention in October, and CONsole Room 2026, the Minnesota Dr. Who Convention in January. Participants: Don Kaiser (mod), Natasha Jo Krentz, Ben Ellis
