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Respectful Imagining: How to Write Inclusive Fantasy
Sunday August 17, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm CDT
Regency B
Fantasy authors have the power to imagine entirely new realities, but with that power comes the responsibility to represent all bodies, minds, and identities with care. From body diversity and disability to chronic illness, gender identity, and neurodivergence, this panel explores why inclusive representation matters in fantasy. Discover how they research and write identities with care and respect, whether or not those identities are their own.
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avatar for Jess Wisecup

Jess Wisecup

Jess Wisecup is the author of emotional fantasy romance and paranormal romance. Her books feature body diversity and characters in their late 20s and 30s. Jess has lived all over the United States in the past decade before finally settling back in the Midwest. If Jess isn't busy reading... Read More →
avatar for Jess L. M. Anderson

Jess L. M. Anderson

Jess L. M. Anderson, aka @stressinabox on social media, is a content creator with over two million followers and the author behind the fantasy series The Source Keepers. She enjoys combining her love of writing with art and brings a plethora of mystical and hand-crafted items, along... Read More →
avatar for Dami Salako

Dami Salako

Dami Salako is a first-generation Nigerian American who spent the first half of her childhood in England and the second half in Texas. She is a practicing psychiatrist and lives in Dallas with her husband, two dogs, and two cats.When she’s not working or writing, Dami is cosplaying... Read More →
avatar for Alex La Bruyere

Alex La Bruyere

Alex La Bruyere is retired Navy, so if you're reading her books: Congratulations, you're officially a patriot. She has a Bachelor’s in English so she’s not only proudly embarrassing her family but her professors by using her degree to pen smut. She’s originally from St. Louis... Read More →
Sunday August 17, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm CDT
Regency B
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