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 […]