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Wiscon attracts many talented writers and poets. We'll be offering two tracks of readings this year, the regular track of readings will be organized thematically into 75 minute sessions of four or five readers and will feature both new writers and established favorites. A separate track of readings will feature our Guests of Honor and returning Guests of Honor.
Each year, we have more people who want to read than we have space for, so we will be giving a priority to those who have recent books and other publications to promote and to those who have organized themselves into themed groups while working for a balance of new and established writers. We'll be continuing the three midnight sessions (on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights) started last year. They are reserved for groups who want to tell bedtime stories, ghost stories or any other midnight-appropriate material.
To give a reading at WisCon, you must sign up between February 15 and March 7, 2008. Full instructions for signing up can be found on the readings sign-up page. (You must also register for WisCon 32 before you sign up.)
The regular track of readings will be organized thematically into 75 minute sessions of four or five readers. The readings should have a similar theme, style or premise with a catchy title. Some past examples include: New Wave YA, Snazzitude!, Sex in the City, Night Owls and Zombies, Trouble is My Business and Awkward Ages. The use of themes the past few years has greatly increased the size of the audiences at readings.
Last year's readings at Michaelangelo's were wildly popular, so we will continue to use Michaelangelo's as a venue for readings this year.
Every year more people want to read from their novels and short stories than we have space for. With that in mind we give priority to a) people who have a new publication out that they're promoting, b) people who have organized themselves into a group of three or four (poetry sessions may have more people, but we don't recommend any more than four for a prose session).
There are no sessions of fewer than four people, except for current and former WisCon guests of honor. This means the longest reading possible is 18 minutes.
We'll be continuing the three midnight sessions (on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights) started last year. They will be reserved for any group/person who wants to tell bedtime stories, ghost stories or any other midnight-appropriate material. Yes, you can sign up for both a general reading and a midnight reading session, but you will receive only one reading. Remember because there are only three sessions these slots will be limited. Priority will go to a) the group/person with the most interesting midnight-themed ideas b) people with a midnight-related (i.e., a scary or bedtimey) book to promote.
If you have any questions, send an email to readings32@wiscon.info. But remember, you MUST sign up via email using the information available on the readings sign-up page by March 7.