West Jordan, Uta. — The Life, the Universe, and Everything (LTUE) Symposium for Science Fiction and Fantasy Creators recently announced the authors taking part in the 44th annual three-day event being held Feb. 12–14, 2026, at the Marriott Hotel in Provo, Utah. Award-winning science fiction and fantasy author W.D. Kilpack III of West Jordan is among the authors taking part in panels, presentations, workshops, kaffeeklatches, meetups, readings, and pitch sessions.
Kilpack will be appearing in two panels on Friday, Feb. 13, and Saturday, Feb. 14. On Friday, he will be a panelist in the World Building Panel Disussion “That’s Going to Leave a Mark: Injury, Disability, and Lasting Impact in Storytelling” and “She Spoke with Her Eyes: Communication Beyond Words.” Kilpack will also participate in the Mass Signing sessions on Friday, starting at 7 p.m. that are open to the public. Kilpack will have books for sale on site, or they can be acquired ahead of time and brought to the event, either from Amazon, For the Love Of and eBorn Books at the Newgate Mall in Ogden, eBorn Books at South Towne and The Printed Garden bookstore in Sandy, or directly from the author via his Web site.
This year’s LTUE guests of honor are animator/director/screenwriter/producer Ron Clements, Wall Street Journal best-selling fantasy and romance author Charlie N. Holmberg, and The New York Times best-selling author Matt Dinniman. The toastmaster is romance author Emily Goodwin.
Panel discussions, like those Kilpack is participating in, make up the bulk of the content at LTUE, and have between two and six panelists, with a moderator to keep the conversation on topic and lively.
Kilpack said, “I am honored and grateful to be included in LTUE this year! Being selected feels like winning an award! It feels like the hard work and late nights writing, editing, and going down rabbit holes for research are paying off. I am honored and excited. Being a panelist in the past was amazing and I have no doubt this year will be just as great!”
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