This is my second time at Origins, now run by good friend (and writer) Kelly Swails, and if this year is anything like last year it should be a great time.  Last year this reminded me of a somewhat smaller and quieter GenCon, and given how much I love GenCon, that’s high praise.  If you’re […]

I’m back for the fifth time (hard to believe that, by the way) at Ad Astra, one of my favorite conventions.  Stop by and say hello if you’re in the Toronto area!  My schedule is as follows: Friday, April 5th: 9-10 p.m.:  Panel–HOOK: Reeling in Your Reader with Robert Boyczuk, Suzanne Church, Max Turner, Michael […]

For the first time I’m heading to one of the longest running fantasy and science fiction conventions in the Pacific Northwest, Norwescon, and I’ve got an active schedule with five panels, a reading and two writing workshops where I critique manuscripts with a group of other pro authors (under the aegis of the Fairwood Writers, […]

This will be my third time at the World Fantasy Convention, this time in Toronto, Canada.  I’m slated to appear on the “Reality Made Fantastic, or Fantasy Made Real” panel with Ellen Kushner, Isobelle Carmody, Sally Harding, L.E. Modesitt Jr., and Delia Sherman; if you’re anywhere near Toronto, please stop by and say hello!

This is the second time I’ll be reading at Tuesday Funk, a highly-respected and popular reading series at the Hopleaf in Chicago ably coordinated by William Shunn and Sara Ross Witt.  Last year’s reading was a blast (great crowd and venue), and this time around I’m part of a program also including Daryl Gregory, Rae […]

This will be my third time at Worldcon, this one in Chicago, and I’m looking forward to it as always (though since it comes right after Wellspring, I expect to be pretty tired when this is over!).  My schedule looks like this: Friday, August 31: 12-1:30 p.m.: Panel–Teaching Writing with Cat Rambo, Russell Davis, Tina […]

I’m up to my sixth time at GenCon, the fourth as a member of the Writers’ Symposium (still amazed sometimes at the swift passage of time), and this looks as fun as ever, with the usual combination of lots of panel appearances, signings and readings.  As I’ve said many times, GenCon is one of the […]

I’m heading to Readercon for the fifth time this year.  As I’ve mentioned in previous years, this is a major fantasy/sci fi conference–but for writers and readers only. If you’re in the Boston area, please try to stop by.  (Keep in mind that there may be a day pass cost, but there are a whole […]

In a year of convention firsts, this is my first time at Westercon, the major regional fantasy and science fiction convention west of the Rocky Mountains.  They’ve started me out with a bang, too: six panels, a reading, and three writing workshops where I critique manuscripts with a group of other pro authors (under the […]

This is my first time at Origins, its writing track now run by the inimitable Jean Rabe, and since Jean is the mastermind behind the runaway success of GenCon I expect things to run without a hitch.  Even if it doesn’t, the gaming emphasis (and presence of a lot of friends from the writing biz) […]