Writtenwyrdd

Dragon Con, anyone?

Dragon Con is happening soon, peeps. Have you ever been? Do you want to go? Well, this year it's in Atlanta, GA, September 3 through 6.

Details at www.dragoncon.org

Upcoming event for May 2010

Just checking out the latest Weird Tales (the Steampunk Spectacular issue!) and found a couple of things worthy of mentioning to you all who read my blog. 

First, this is a good issue.  Even though they *cough* lacked the wisdom to purchase the story I sent them, they have great stories. 

Second, there's an interesting new FREE horror 'magazine':  Pseudopod.  They are voice, and you can get the stories downloaded to your MP3 player or emailed to you.  Check it out at www.pseudopod.org for a subscription.

And Third (yes, it's a rather long 'couple of things') is a cool-sounding event, the "2010 Steampunk World's Fair." I would love to go; but since I can't I'll urge those of you who can to attend.  It's in New Jersey, which is surreal in and of itself, so the show should fit right in.  Yep.  Uh huh. 

Oh, you want details?  May 14-16 at the Radisson Hotel in Piscataway, NJ.  "Attendees will enjoy a full schedule of musical performances and art exhibitions--and a Lovecraftian murder mystery!--and Weird Tales will be hosting the "Library of Lost Literature," featuring readings by authors including Ellen Kushner..., Ben H. Winter..., and Ekaterina Sedia...., and many more."  For information go to www.steampunkworldsfair.com

And now my public service duties are done for the day.  Have a lovely time at the SWF and send me pics if you go.  I don't mind feeling jealous.  Really. 

Today is Readercon, next week is Babelcon.

Readercon is an annual sf convention that's in the Boston area.  I could actually make this one if I could ever get the time off.  Here's some info for you, and maybe you can plan to be there next year!  And if you are free on the 17th, you can go to Louisiana and enjoy Babelcon!  (I think that's a good one; if I had to pick a place in the South to live, Louisiana would get my vote.)

I think I'll start a lit of annual conventions so that I can keep my eye on the prize and hopefully make it to one one of these days.  Maybe meet up with some of my blog friends.  Oh, wait!  Yahoo has done that for me...check out Upcoming.org group on yahoo here.  You can keep a calendar of events online.  Pretty cool site, actually.