This week, February 20-26, 2012, will be a busy one for me. I’ve got a couple of appearances scheduled in the Central Virginia area.
James Rivers Writers, the Writing Show:
Sweet Indulgences: Writing Food, Drink, and Romance
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 6:30-8:30 pm
The Pavilion Room
The Children’s Museum
2626 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia
$10 in advance
$12 at the door
$5 students at the door
I’ll be appearing on a panel with writers Kit Wilkinson and Michele Young-Stone, talking about the art of writing oral indulgences in fiction and non-fiction. Books will be available for purchase. This is my first event with the James River Writers organization. Looking forward to it! It’s a bit different from the events I’m usually involved in.
And just a couple of days later, my family and I will be heading south again, this time to Roanoke…
MystiCon, February 24-26, 2012
Tanglewood Holiday Inn
Roanoke, Virginia
The original MystiCon took place back in 1980, and the name was revived for a new convention in 2011, which I attended. Obviously, I liked it, since I’m heading back. Great con staff with lots of enthusiasm and heapings of welcome. Plus, the Shenandoah Valley is a wonderful region to explore.
I’ll be attending on Saturday and Sunday. Here’s my schedule of appearances:
Saturday, 2/25, 4:00 PM: I’ll be moderating “What’s with the Goggles?” a panel on the history and character archetypes of Steampunk
Saturday, 2/25, 6:00 PM: I’ll be doing a brief reading at a Koffee Klatch
Saturday, 2/25, 10:00 PM: I’ll be a panelist on “Horrors Unknown,” a discussion of lesser-known masters of horror
Sunday, 2/26, 9:00 AM: I’ll be a panelist on “Modern Classics,” a discussion of SF and fantasy books written since the 1980s which should be considered part of the speculative fiction canon (this being a 9 AM panel on a Sunday morning, I’ve got a feeling I’ll be hanging out with the other panelists, shooting the breeze and drinking coffee while we wait for attendees nursing hangovers to arrive)
Sunday, 2/26, 10:00 AM: I’ll be signing my books and happy/eager to chat
Sunday, 2/26, 1:00 PM: I’ll be moderating “Kids Literature Past Harry Potter,” a discussion of some outstanding middle grades and young adult science fiction and fantasy which you may have overlooked
So, if you live in the Richmond or Roanoke areas or plan to be traveling through the region later this week, please drop into one of these events and say hello!
