What to expect at Steamy Lit Con 2025

7:00AM - 6:00 PM | REGISTRATION
Register to get your badge & swag bag.
Photo ID required.

7:00AM - 7:00PM | Fed Ex Hours

8:00AM - 6:00PM | Quiet room
A quiet place to rest and recharge.

8:00AM - 9:30AM | Breakfast + Keynote Panel

9:00AM - 10:45AM | Love, Underlined Lounge
“Remember what it felt like to fall in love for the first time?” The Love, Underlined Lounge is hosting our own Swoony Lit Con celebrating young adult books and first love! Join us for crush-worthy swag, giveaways of upcoming must-read YA books,
photo opps, and conversations with authors
and publishing professionals.

9:00AM - 5:00PM | Vendor hours,
Please note vendors may close during signing sessions.

9:00AM - 2:00PM | Bookstore hours : Meet Cute Bookshop

10:00 AM - 2:00PM | Books are Forever
10- 10:45 AM: Meet & Greet wtih the Forever Team
11-11:45AM : An in-person cover reveal!
50Person Cap
12:15 - 1PM: Join Team Forever for 2000s music trivia with Erin Connor

PANEL SESSION 1

10:00 AM - 10.45 AM | Breakout Panel Sessions 1
Panel A:
Slow Burn, Long-Lasting: The Art of the Romance Series and Enhancing Your World
Panel B:
Monstrous Fun, Tentacles, Anybody? Monster Romance
Panel C
What's in A Beach Read?
Panel D
Power Dynamics in Romance: Workplace, Forbidden, and more!

PANEL SESSION 2

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Breakout Panel Sessions 2
Panel A
Meet Cute: sponsored by Audible
Panel B
Butterflies Not Burn: Writing Romantic Tension for Teen Readers: Sponsored by Love, Underlined
Panel C
Love and Disability
Panel D
The Use of Non-English Language in Romance

12:00PM - 1:30PM | Lunch
Lunch is included in your ticket.

12:15PM - 4:00PM | Love, Underlined Lounge
“Remember what it felt like to fall in love for the first time?” The Love, Underlined Lounge is hosting our own Swoony Lit Con celebrating young adult books and first love! Join us for crush-worthy swag, giveaways of upcoming must-read YA books, photo opps, and conversations with authors and publishing professionals.

1:00PM - 7:00PM | Book check
Check in books and other items to be stored so you don't have to carry them all during the signing sessions.

2:00PM - 5:00PM | Books are Forever
2:00-4:30PM: Chill and create session.
Let’s write postcards, color, yap, and make some memories together.

2:00 PM–6:00 PM | Signing Session
See FAQs for more information about signing sessions.

4:00 PM6:00 PM | Meet Cute Bookshop

8:00 PM - 11:30 PM | Halloween Party
Costume Contest & Flash Tattoos!