Appearances

Past Appearances:

2008

Dragon*Con 2008 - Aug. 29 - Sept. 1. America’s largest, multi-media, popular arts convention—focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film.

  • Friday 8/29 Noon: Guest lecturer for Ann Crispin’s Beginner Writers Workshop, “Marketing Short Fiction.”
  • Sunday 8/31 5:30PM: “Writing for Small Presses and Magazines” with Mur Lafferty, Deborah Smith, and Lee Martindale, Manila/Singapore/Hong Kong (Hyatt).

Dragon*Con 2008

* Blog entry

2007

Reading at Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse (991 Piedmont Avenue;Atlanta, GA.404-607-0082) - Thur. Oct. 4, 8PM with Spectrum Award finalist Catherine Ludoff and Lambda Award finalist author and editor Steve Berman.

I’ll be reading an excerpt of my story “Year of the Fox” in So Fey.

Dragon*Con 2007 - Aug. 31 - Sept. 3. America’s largest, multi-media, popular arts convention—focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film.

* Blog entry part I & part II (with pictures)

  • Friday 8/31 Noon: Guest lecturer for Ann Crispin’s Beginner Writers Workshop, “Marketing Short Fiction.”
  • Friday 8/31 4:00PM: “Villains and Bad Boys of YA” with Davey Beauchamp, Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, and Kathleen David. Gwinnett (Hilton).
  • Saturday 9/1 Noon: Volunteer Vixens Calendar signing. Exhibit Hall (Hilton).
  • Saturday 9/1 2:30PM: Dragon*Reading, Roswell (Hyatt).
  • Sunday 9/2 11:30AM: “Oh, the Horror of It” with Keith R.A. DeCandido, Bill Fogarty, Lloyd Kaufman, and Jack Ketchum. Manilla/Singapore (Hyatt).

Also the debut of Volunteer Vixens of Dragon*Con 2008, a charity calendar to benefit the American Diabetes Association.

Mobicon 10 - May 18-20, 2007. Mobile, Alabama’s own science fiction, fantasy, anime, gaming, comic, & party convention.

* Blog entry part I & part II (with pictures)

  • Friday 5/18, 7:30PM - Meet-and-Greet with all Mobicon guests in Jasmine 2 & 3.
  • Saturday 5/19, 10:30AM - Writers for Relief II with Davey Beauchamp in Magnolia 1.
  • Saturday 5/19, 4PM - Worldbuilding in Sci-Fi and Fantasy with Davey Beauchamp, Sharon Green, Chris Jackson, Debbora Wiles, & Linda Baker in Magnolia 1 & 2.
  • Saturday 5/19, 6PM - Editors: The Other Side of Writing with Davey Beauchamp in Panel Room 5.
  • Sunday 5/20, 10AM - Sunday Morning Hangover: Bad Convention Experiences with all guests not too hungover to attend in Jasmine 2 & 3.

2006

Dragon*Con 2006 - Sept. 1-4.

* Blog entry.

  • Friday 9/1, 11AM - Guest lecturer for Ann Crispin’s Beginner Writers workshop, “Marketing Short Fiction.”
  • Friday 9/1, 5:30PM - So You Want to Write a Kid’s Book? with Shane Berryhill, Alan Gratz, Holly Black, & Cassy Clare in Sydney (Marriott).
  • Friday 9/1, 10PM - Shriek! Finding the Horror in Horrible with Holly Black, Eric Griffin, Sherilyn Kenyon, Cherie Priest, & Steve Antczakin in Manilla/Singapore (Hyatt).
  • Saturday 9/2 11:30AM - YA and Children’s Literature with Diana G. Gallagher, Anthony R. Karnowski, Rebecca Moesta, Brad Strickland, Berta Platas, Eldon Thompson, & Michelle Roperin in Manilla/Singapore (Hyatt).
  • Saturday 9/2, 4PM - The Power of the Old Stories: Mythology and Folklore in YA with Josepha Sherman, Holly Black, & Heidi Heiner in Sydney (Marriott).
  • Saturday 9/2, 6PM - Reading in Williams (Hyatt).

Frolicon 2006 - “A lighthearted convention for creative, open-minded people to relax, enjoy, and express themselves.” April 13-16 at the Crowne Plaza, Atlanta.

* Blog entry with pictures.

  • Friday 4/14, 11AM (Lombard 1) - Writer’s for Relief. With Davey Beauchamp and Toni Stauffer.
  • Saturday 4/15, 3:30PM (Lombard 1) - Fairytales and Folklore in Modern Dark/Horror Fiction. With Davey Beauchamp and Toni Stauffer.
  • Saturday 4/15, 5PM (Lombard 1) - Twisted Relationships in Fiction. With Davey Beauchamp and Toni Stauffer.

Aberrant Dreams signing at Oxford Comics & Games - February 4, 2006 with Gerald W. Page, Rob Shelsky, and Jenny Ladner.

* Blog entry.

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2005

Dragon*Con 2005 - September 2-5. Guest lecturer for Ann Crispin’s Beginner Writers workshop, and “Young Adult Literature Track” panelist and guest.

* Blog entry with pictures.

  • Thursday noon - Guest lecturer for Ann Crispin’s Beginner Writers workshop, “The Secret to Having your Short Fiction Published.”
  • Friday 9/2, 8:30PM - Censorship: Who should decide what’s appropriate for kids or teens to read? With Kathleen David, Jo Sherman, and Todd McCaffrey.
  • Saturday 9/3, 1:00PM - So, You Want to Write a Kid’s Book. With Kathleen David, Jo Sherman, Donita K. Paul, and Paul Alan Gratz.
  • Sunday 9/4, 10:00AM - Urban Fantasy and Faeries. With Phil Brucato, Scott Haven, and Jo Sherman

Fantasm 2005 - March 17-20. Debut and signing of my chapbook, Inspirations End/Still My Beating Heart (published by Scrybe Press), and “Ink Track” panelist and guest.

* Blog entries: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3.

2004

Dragon*Con 2004 - September 3-6. Guest lecturer for Ann Crispin’s Beginner Writers workshop, and “Writer’s Track” and “Young Adult Literature Track” panelist and guest.

* Blog entry.

Fantasm 2004 - April 9-11. Debut and signing of my chapbook, Ascendancy of Blood (published by Scrybe Press), and “Ink Track” panelist and guest.

* Pictures and blog entry.

2003

Dragon*Con 2003 - August 29-September 1. Debut and signing of the Hitting the Skids in Pixeltown anthology containing my award-winning story, “All in My Mind” (edited by Orson Scott Card and published by Phobos Books), and “Writer’s Track” panelist.

* Pictures and blog entries.

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