Feb + March 2020 Bay Area Conventions: Indie Uncon, FogCON, and Oddities & Curiosities Expo
Convention season for me starts this Friday! First up is the San Francisco Indie Uncon, a three day convention dedicated to helping indie authors learn more about the business-side of writing. This will be my first time attending …
Feb 21-23: 2020 San Francisco Indie Uncon
Convention season for me starts this Friday! First up is the San Francisco Indie Uncon, a three day convention dedicated to helping indie authors learn more about the business-side of writing. This will be my first time attending, but what I’m excited about from the con’s description is that it’s supposed to be about indie authors coming together to freely share their knowledge. It’s authors supporting authors instead of “come learn about our paid services.”
You can learn more about the 2020 San Francisco Indie Uncon at https://kellymcclymerbooks.com/san-francisco-indie-uncon/.
March 6-8: FogCON 10
Walnut Creek, CA
2 Panels + 1 Reading
All my books will be available at the Borderlands Bookstore table in the Dealers Room
I’m going to be on two panels at this year’s FogCON, and I will also be reading from my work alongside authors L. S. Johnson, Loren Rhoads, and Sian Jones. I still haven’t decided what to read but, with nearly 16 minutes of reading time, I’m leaning toward an excerpt from The Deadbringer.
The two panels I will be on are (1) Things I Wish I’d Known Earlier: Writing Edition, and (2) Shades of Fear: Color in Horror.
For more detailed information about the panels head on over to my events page.
Oddities & Curiosities Expo
San Mateo Event Center | San Mateo, CA
All my books will be available for purchase
Prints by The Ellderet Series cover artist, Pink Pigeon Studio, will be available for purchase
I will be joining Loren Rhoads (199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die) and L.S. Johnson (Rare Birds)
As the title suggests, this is a convention celebrating all things dark <3 This will be my first time at this convention - exciting!
Kanoqui the Feral Prince and E.M. Markoff Get Some Rest After SVCC 2019
As always, it’s the people who make Silicon Valley Comic Con a memorable convention. 💙 To my long-time Ellderet readers: THANK YOU for continuing with me on this journey …
As always, it’s the people who make Silicon Valley Comic Con a memorable convention. 💙 To my long-time Ellderet readers: THANK YOU for continuing with me on this journey. I’m blessed and humbled that you want to read more of my work. The questions that you bring to the table about the world of the Ellderet give me strength, and from one of these questions, the first of many posts exploring the world will be born.
To everyone joining me for the first time: Hola! I and the Assistant, Kanoqui the Feral Prince, welcome you. Thank you for taking a chance on this author. I hope our paths cross once more at another convention.
If you want to know why The Assistant is so tired despite not being present at the con, it’s because upon my return, he set to work checking the inventory and greeting me. There was a backlog of petting to make up for 😻 🐾
2019 Upcoming Events:
10/11/19: Stephen Chbosky with E.M. Markoff | Kepler’s Literary Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 7:30pm - 9pm | Buy tickets
CANCELED: 10/12-13: Sinister Creature Con | Scottish Rite Center | Sacramento, CA
10/19/19: Litquake | Dalva | San Francisco, CA
Imagination Fair at BayCon 2018: Come Learn About The Faceless God And The Corn Festival
This Saturday, 5/26, at 10am-4pm I will be a part of this year's Imagination Fair at BayCon 2018. BayCon is the Bay Area’s longest fan-run science fiction & fantasy convention. This will be my first time presenting at Imagination Fair, and it will also be the first time I have ever done anything like this since, well, middle school. Think of it as science fair meets literature and fandom.
This Saturday, 5/26, at 10am-4pm I will be a part of this year's Imagination Fair at BayCon 2018. BayCon is the Bay Area’s longest fan-run science fiction & fantasy convention. This will be my first time presenting at Imagination Fair, and it will also be the first time I have ever done anything like this since, well, middle school. Think of it as science fair meets literature and fandom.
To give you an idea of what I mean, here is my pitch for what I will be showcasing:
THE FACELESS GOD AND THE CORN FESTIVAL
Come learn the history (and inspiration) behind the Corn Festival, a tradition celebrated in the world of the Ellderet. Then get ready to play a game of ring toss to test your speed at avoiding the deadly tezca snakes that quest through the corn fields. Winners get an extra entry in the raffle to win a $5 Amazon gift card, while losers will have their soul offered up to the Faceless God!
I have always wanted to talk about the Corn Festival showcased in To Nurture & Kill, especially because I got called out at a writing workshop for including corn in the world of the Ellderet as it "wasn't available in medieval Europe" and thus it was somehow a problem element. A-huh. Corn might not have been a part of the Old World, but it most certainly was an integral part of the New World, especially the Mexica diet.
Other than the $5 Amazon gift card, prizes will also include one bundle set of The Deadbringer and To Nurture & Kill, and a mal de ojo (evil eye) charm.
Not pictured is the bashful $5 Amazon gift card.
And since this is a fair: "Authors, artists, and presenters will be on hand to supply you with goodies, instruction, and amusements to inspire your imagination! HorrorAddicts.net, SEARCH Magazine, Emerian Rich, J. Malcolm Stewart, Laurel Anne Hill and her Cthulu monster, Loren Rhoads, Sumiko Saulson, Valerie Frankel, Mercy Hollow, and more will be on hand to inspire! We'll also have a cos-play face painter, selfie booth, cosplay supply giveaway, prize table, adult coloring & puzzle table and more."
Fun times, for sure :) Hope to see you there!!
For more information concerning Imagination Fair, please visit the events page.
