I’m excited to attend my first StokerCon this week, in Grand Rapids, Michigan! This is not a convention I plan to attend normally, but the stars aligned to make attending this year too awesome to pass up, such as my publisher Raw Dog Screaming Press winning this year’s Specialty Press Award.
For most of the event, you’ll be able to find me at the RDSP table in the dealer’s room, where my books will be available despite the lack of blatant horror. I do have some spots on the schedule though:
Thursday
- 7 PM: Be a Diamond in the Slush Pile Rough (panel)
- Tired of getting lost in the stack of unread submissions? Do you want your work to stand out as the diamond in the rough? Learn the top editing tips that can help you rise above the slush pile and get published.
- With Michael Cieslak, Norman Prentiss, J.D. Barker, and April Grey
Friday
- 12 PM: Reading
- With Jeff Strand and Peggy Christie
- 5 PM: Mass Autograph Session & Ice Cream Social
Saturday
- 1 PM: Creating Stories by Changing the Past (presentation)
- Join author and editor J.L. Gribble for an overview of the alternate history genre, followed by world-building activities with audience interaction to create various alternate histories of our own. Appropriate for both readers and creators.
I’m getting to the hotel on Wednesday evening and leaving Sunday morning, so there’s plenty of time to hang out if you’d like to meet for a meal, drink, coffee, or just a chat! I’m attending the awards ceremony on Saturday night, but not the banquet, so I’ll definitely be looking for dinner buddies for that time.
Will I see you there?
This will be my first StokerCon too! I’m also coming in Wednesday night, leaving Sunday. I’ll stop by the booth to introduce myself.
Please do! Have a safe trip.
You’ll definitely see ME there.
There’s a story in there, about an audience to who enters a room for a reading. All they find is an old tape recorder with a note that says, “Play me.”
And then scary things happen?
That’s all I got.
Safe travels and I’ll see you soon!