Phoenix Tentative Schedule

Thursday February 13

6-8 pm Early Registration at the Registration Desk in the Convention Center

630-930 pm Author Setup in the Media Room

Friday February 14

Registration 8-11am and 1-6pm at the Registration Desk

Panels 9am-12pm Solana everyone

Orientation and Friendship bracelet trading the first hour all three rooms.

Vendor shopping outside the Solana ballroom 9am-12pm

10am-2pm Author additional setup in the Media Room

Signing Session One 2-6pm Media Room for VIPs

Signing Session One 3-6pm Media Room for GAs

Valentine’s Day Party 8-10pm in the Solana Ballroom for everyone. Theme is BE MINE. Dressing to the theme encouraged. A prize for the best dressed solo or group will be a GA ticket to the 2026 Phoenix event! There will be a 2026 Phoenix VIP ticket awarded to the winner of the mixer contest, and a free 2026 Phoenix author table awarded to the author winner of the mixer contest.

Saturday 15

Registration 8-9am and 1-6pm at the Registration Desk

Panels 9am-12pm Solana everyone

Vendor shopping outside the Solana ballroom 9am-12pm

Signing Session Two 2-6pm Media Room for VIPs

Signing Session Two 3-6pm Media Room for GAs

Party 8-10pm in the Solana Ballroom for everyone. Theme is DISCO COWGIRL. A GA ticket to the 2026 Phoenix event will be awarded to the best dressed attendee.

This is a two-day book convention event. Tickets were $275 for Gold VIP’s and $175 for Pink General Admission. All tickets include a commemorative event tote, at least one premium event swag item, AND our event signing journal. VIP’s get a gold foil edition cover for their event journal. GA’s get a non-gold foil cover for their event journal. All event journals have two pages for each attending author and/or narrator.

Your two-day ticket gives you access to the panels, parties, and signing sessions on both days. VIP’s get 1 hour more than GA’s for the signing sessions on both days. This extra hour gives VIP’s exclusive access into the signing room Friday and Saturday. VIPs get a total of 8 hours with the authors in the signing room. Ga’s get 6. Everyone gets Friday and Saturday parties that will have themes, desserts, and photo booths.

This event is sold out to the general public!