Conventions
1.19.23 Why ‘where do you get your ideas’ is such a strange question to ask writers
Today on Facebook, this photo popped up in my memories section: It’s from the SFF convention Arisia, which I attend pretty much every year, in 2017. While I’m blanking on the author on the left (my apologies, I’ll fix that if I remember her name, because she’s awesome) (edit: It’s Heather Albano, thanks!), the others…
Read More11.29.21 DisConIII (aka WorldCon) schedule – December 15-19
Come find me at DisConIII (aka WorldCon) in Washington, D.C. from Dec. 15-19! I’ll be paneling, partying, reading and selling. Here’s my schedule (subject to change)! Fannish Pictionary Palladian Ballroom Wednesday, Dec. 15, 4:00 PM Bring your artistic talent (or lack thereof!) and join the fun guessing fannish phrases, titles, or characters, based on drawings…
Read More11.13.21 PhilCon 2021 Schedule
Come find me at PhilCon in Cherry Hill, New Jersey from Nov. 19-21! I’ll be paneling, partying, reading and selling. Here’s my schedule (subject to change) Friday, Nov. 19, 6:00pm – 6:25pm (Readings) Randee Dawn Reads Yikes, they gave me a reading slot! Tell me in the comments what you want to hear (see my…
Read More1.08.19 Arisia 2019 Schedule
Come find me at Arisia in Boston from Jan. 18-21! I’ll be paneling, partying, reading and selling. Here’s my schedule: Saturday, Jan. 19, 8:30pm – 9:45am (St. James)It Was Nineteen-Eighty-Something The twenty-year nostalgia cycle took longer this time, but the Reagan era is back. 2018’s Ready Player One hid its plot in a fire hose…
Read More9.06.18 Guest Blog: J.L. Gribble on Steel Time, Siamese cats, and telling us all she knows
Happy book birthday to J.L. Gribble! This week, the fourth book in her Steel Empires fantasy/alternate history series, Steel Time, is being published by Dog Star Books, the science-fiction/adventure imprint of Raw Dog Screaming Press, and I’ve happily asked her to answer a few questions about herself, and the book, here on my blog. As she…
Read More11.10.17 Fame, Fortune and Fifteen (Dollars)
Excitement! Fame! Fortune! OK, well, mostly just excitement. And “fame” if you don’t mind it in quotation marks. And fortune … well, if $15 counts. But I’ll take it! A couple quick updates I wanted to share with y’all, so no one can say they are not in the loop. I’m No. 2! I’m No.…
Read MoreWorld Fantasy Convention 2017
Thursday, November 2 3:30 p.m. Reading WR – ExecSalon 3 I will be reading from a short story or a novel! Saturday, November 4 2 p.m. Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading WR – ExecSalon 4 More reading from me, along with fellow Broads E. C. Ambrose, Elizabeth Crowens, Ellen Denham, J. Tullos Hennig, Paula S.…
Read MoreConfluence (Parsec) 2017
Friday, August 4 6 p.m. Superhero movies: Why hasn’t the bubble burst? Commonwealth East JL Gribble (moderator), Timothy Liebe, Randee Dawn, Dame Dahlia “Star Wars” initiated a series of Hollywood sf films, and “Halloween” started a craze for slasher films. But in the end, the bubble burst. We’re saturated with superhero movies, television series, and…
Read More7.08.17 Flashback! Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman talk Readercon (1994): ‘It’s like Brigadoon!’
In 1994, I had my first brush with science fiction/fantasy conventions when The Boston Phoenix asked me to interview Ursula K. LeGuin, who was to be the Guest of Honor (along with Terri Windling) at the 7th annual Readercon. At that time, I still had an image in my head that SFF conventions were all…
Read More7.08.17 Flashback! Ursula K. LeGuin, ahead of 1994’s Readercon: ‘I just always made things out of words’
In 1994, I had my first brush with science fiction/fantasy conventions when The Boston Phoenix asked me to interview Ursula K. LeGuin, who was to be the Guest of Honor (along with Terri Windling) at the 7th annual Readercon. At that time, I still had an image in my head that SFF conventions were all…
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