Event Programming

THURSDAY:

REGISTRATION – 3:00PM- 9:30PM – Independence Foyer

SOURCEBOOKS EVENT – 7:30-9:30PM – Regency Ballroom

Sourcebooks Casablanca Presents: Kahoot!, Chill Conversation, Cookies and Cocktails!

Join Sourcebooks Casablanca and Bloom Books for a fun night of romance trivia, with rounds led by our own authors! There will be prizes 😊

Attendees can enjoy ice cream and cookies, and there will be a cash bar. After the trivia, feel free to mix, mingle, work the room and have our attending authors sign your commemorative event poster.

Featured authors: Amalie Howard, Amanda Bouchet, Ann Marie Walker, B. Celeste, Cindi Madsen, Laura Thalassa, Maria Vale, Roan Parrish, Scarlett St. Clair, Xio Axelrod

*Open to Titan & Apollyon ticket holders – Limited to the first 300 people

FRIDAY:

REGISTRATION – 7:30AM-9:00PM – Independence Foyer

9AM-12PM: PANEL PROGRAMMING

*All panel seating is open first come, first serve. If the panel you wish to attend is full, you will need to choose a different panel running at that hour!

9-9:50AM PANELS
Young At Heart – POTOMAC ROOM (Ballroom Level)
Bookfluencing the Market – TIDEWATER II (Level above lobby)
Audiophiles Unite – Sponsored by RB Media – PRESIDENT’S QUARTERS (3RD Floor)
Hot & Spicy Romance – WASHINGTON ROOM (Ballroom Level)

10-10:50AM PANELS
Romantasy Lovers – POTOMAC ROOM (Ballroom Level)
All Things Industry – TIDEWATER II (Level above lobby)
Heartbreak Hotel – PRESIDENT’S QUARTERS (3RD Floor)
You’ve Got Male – WASHINGTON ROOM (Ballroom Level)

11-11:50AM PANELS
Besties, Babes, and Brains – POTOMAC ROOM (Ballroom Level)
Top of the Class Romance – TIDEWATER II (Level above lobby)
Anti-hero Fan Club – PRESIDENT’S QUARTERS (3RD Floor)
Fantastic Beasts & Paranormal Heat – WASHINGTON ROOM (Ballroom Level)

3PM-6PM: TITAN SIGNING – BALLROOM + INDEPENDENCE

7:00-8:00PM: 1001 DARK NIGHTS SPARKLER EVENT – POTOMAC ROOM

The Sparkler is an event by our event sponsor 1001 Dark Nights! Attendees will receive a special goody bag with a book and other 1001 Dark Nights swag, and can mix and mingle with 1001 Dark Nights authors from our lineup!

*Open to Titan & Apollyon ticket holders – Please do not line up prior to 6:15PM.

8:00PM-10:00PM: THE BOOKISH BOX SHOPPING EVENT – REGENCY BALLROOM

Open to all ticket holders, enjoy two bonus shopping hours with event sponsor The Bookish Box! There will be special Luxe Edition book drops (limited availability), and check out some awesome merch that will be available, too!

*The line will begin forming at 6:45PM. Please do not line up prior to that time.

SATURDAY:

REGISTRATION – 7:30AM-6:00PM – Independence Foyer

**BAG CHECK – $10 CASH ONLY: WASHINGTON ROOM 8AM-6PM (Ballroom level)

9AM-12PM: GENERAL SIGNING SESSION #1

GROUP A – INDEPENDENCE CENTER
GROUP B – REGENCY BALLROOM

2 HOUR BREAK 12PM-2PM

2-5PM: GENERAL SIGNING SESSION #2

GROUP A – REGENCY BALLROOM
GROUP B – INDEPENDENCE CENTER

8:30PM-11:30PM: AFTER PARTY – REGENCY BALLROOM

SUNDAY:

REGISTRATION – 9:00AM-10AM – BALLROOM FOYER

10AM-2PM: BLOOD & ASH EVENT WITH JLA + BLUE BOX PRESS – REGENCY BALLROOM (*Special tickets required to attend)

9:30AM – Brunch ticket holders enter and select seats at banquet tables. *Open seating; first come, first served.
10AM-11:30AM – Buffet-style brunch meal served.
11:30AM – “Q&A Only” ticket holders enter to be seated in theater-style seats. *Open seating; first come, first served.
12:00-2PM – JLA Q&A
*Swag bags will be distributed to brunch ticket holders (not Q&A only) at the conclusion of the event as they exit.

ApollyCon 2022 Panel Info

9 AM Panels

AUDIOPHILES UNITE: This is for audiobook lovers, and authors who have had experiences with collaborating with narrators/audiobook production!
BOOKFLUENCING THE MARKET: Chatting Bookstagram and BookTok marketing + trends, author + influencer partnership experiences, and more!
HOT & SPICY ROMANCE: For romance reads with off the charts heat!
YOUNG AT HEART: All things Young Adult for readers of all ages

10 AM Panels

ALL THINGS INDUSTRY: We’ll have authors, literary agents, PR reps and more represented on this panel centered around the publishing process and industry in general.
HEARTBREAK HOTEL: Romance that takes patience, defies all odds, and/or is built on second chances, while bringing you all the feels
ROMANTASY LOVERS: Chatting all things Fantasy/Urban Fantasy Romance
YOU’VE GOT MALE: This panel is all about male characters, Male POV, male companionship/friendships, and books in the M/M genre

11 AM Panels

ANTI-HERO FAN CLUB: An anti-hero (and Morally Grey character) appreciation panel on why we love the characters who make it hurt so good.
BESTIES, BABES, AND BRAINS: Kick-ass heroines, brainy female leads, and female bonds/friendship
FANTASTIC BEASTS & PARANORMAL HEAT: Romance with a bite (Paranormal, SCI-FI, etc)
TOP OF THE CLASS ROMANCE: Love found on a college campus, high-school sweethearts, etc.