Convention schedule and tick tock on the (steam-powered) clock
Just two days until Steam-Powered III opens for submissions. Want some guidelines? We got your guidelines right here!
Now go, go and write me things! And remember, you have from March 15-June 15 to submit this time. I don't anticipate the submission period ever being this long again, so take advantage of it this year.
I don't yet have a specific release date (ah, yay for life nonsense messing with my carefully planned schedule) for volume III, but it should be out in November. Typically the book comes out in September or October.
I've been quiet because I've been both editing and planning. And recovering from painful tooth surgery last week. But it looks like I'm going to be getting out of the house soon for reasons other than having peridontists hurt me and take my money. From March 23-25 I will be a guest at Anomaly Con, a really awesome Denver steampunk convention! I was invited in November of last year, and while it's not the first time I've been a guest at a convention, this is the first time I've been in quite as prominent of a place. If you're in the Denver area, do come down and say hello. I'll have copies of my anthologies to sign, and will probably be the only person there not 'punked out. I've sadly just not been well enough to put together a suitable outfit. But I'd love to hang out with folks for drinks, dinner, and just being glamorous together.
After this, I'll be returning to Salt Lake City to attend the World Horror Convention. Yes! We did such a kick-ass job back in '08 that they let us do it again! I'll be volunteering here and hopefully be on some panels. Again, if you want to meet up, let me know. I'll be in my former city of Salt, Sand, and Bone until April 9 to visit family. Why? Because I'm self-employed now, d00d, and I can go wherever the hell I want, whenever the hell I want so long as it has a hot spot!
Speaking of self-employment, I'm really lucky to be able to do both of these cons with everything going on right now, financially, emotionally, physically and, well, yeah. I'm also really lucky that I've found an inexpensive way to attend Aether Fest in San Antonio where I'll again be a guest, and WisCon where I should have an exciting announcement about something I'm doing soon, if all goes well.
A few people have asked me why I haven't cancelled all con plans this year given my work situation. I can understand the question, and it's a good one, so I want to clear that up now. It is an honor to be invited to a convention as a guest, particularly when you are a small press editor, author, and poet (!) who works primarily with LGBTQ material--which, as you know, Bob, does not get a lot of exposure or attention. I was deeply moved and hugely excited when I was asked to attend AetherFest and Anomaly Con, and said yes right away--long before I knew that I was going to be laid off and that my entire life would change in hours.
While having been able to pay for things in advance helped me out a lot and was a huge part of what save my 2012 con season, I also decided not to call all cons off because of one simple truth: SF/F/H and, more broadly, writing and editing are my profession. They are not a game for me, not a hobby, and certainly not a joke. And while I am enormously privileged to be able to attend cons, for me and for this stage in my career, they are part of that work--albeit a very fun part where I can also spend time with friends and colleagues and not have to worry about washing dishes. And there are several cons I can't attend this year that I would love to and had planned on. ArmadilloCon, for example, which I truly adore, and World Fantasy, as I just can't afford to travel out of the US right now. Readercon is looking highly unlikely, too. In fact, I'm only able to even go to World Horror because of a volunteer membership, my mother's house, and an early birthday gift. Basically, if I'm not a guest at it, can't stay with friends or family, or it's not within driving distance (as some Florida cons are), I'm not going to be there.
I hope that clears things up for when I talk about attending conventions.
I also hope that I'll see some of you in Denver, Salt Lake, San Antonio, and Madison before summer!
Now go, go and write me things! And remember, you have from March 15-June 15 to submit this time. I don't anticipate the submission period ever being this long again, so take advantage of it this year.
I don't yet have a specific release date (ah, yay for life nonsense messing with my carefully planned schedule) for volume III, but it should be out in November. Typically the book comes out in September or October.
I've been quiet because I've been both editing and planning. And recovering from painful tooth surgery last week. But it looks like I'm going to be getting out of the house soon for reasons other than having peridontists hurt me and take my money. From March 23-25 I will be a guest at Anomaly Con, a really awesome Denver steampunk convention! I was invited in November of last year, and while it's not the first time I've been a guest at a convention, this is the first time I've been in quite as prominent of a place. If you're in the Denver area, do come down and say hello. I'll have copies of my anthologies to sign, and will probably be the only person there not 'punked out. I've sadly just not been well enough to put together a suitable outfit. But I'd love to hang out with folks for drinks, dinner, and just being glamorous together.
After this, I'll be returning to Salt Lake City to attend the World Horror Convention. Yes! We did such a kick-ass job back in '08 that they let us do it again! I'll be volunteering here and hopefully be on some panels. Again, if you want to meet up, let me know. I'll be in my former city of Salt, Sand, and Bone until April 9 to visit family. Why? Because I'm self-employed now, d00d, and I can go wherever the hell I want, whenever the hell I want so long as it has a hot spot!
Speaking of self-employment, I'm really lucky to be able to do both of these cons with everything going on right now, financially, emotionally, physically and, well, yeah. I'm also really lucky that I've found an inexpensive way to attend Aether Fest in San Antonio where I'll again be a guest, and WisCon where I should have an exciting announcement about something I'm doing soon, if all goes well.
A few people have asked me why I haven't cancelled all con plans this year given my work situation. I can understand the question, and it's a good one, so I want to clear that up now. It is an honor to be invited to a convention as a guest, particularly when you are a small press editor, author, and poet (!) who works primarily with LGBTQ material--which, as you know, Bob, does not get a lot of exposure or attention. I was deeply moved and hugely excited when I was asked to attend AetherFest and Anomaly Con, and said yes right away--long before I knew that I was going to be laid off and that my entire life would change in hours.
While having been able to pay for things in advance helped me out a lot and was a huge part of what save my 2012 con season, I also decided not to call all cons off because of one simple truth: SF/F/H and, more broadly, writing and editing are my profession. They are not a game for me, not a hobby, and certainly not a joke. And while I am enormously privileged to be able to attend cons, for me and for this stage in my career, they are part of that work--albeit a very fun part where I can also spend time with friends and colleagues and not have to worry about washing dishes. And there are several cons I can't attend this year that I would love to and had planned on. ArmadilloCon, for example, which I truly adore, and World Fantasy, as I just can't afford to travel out of the US right now. Readercon is looking highly unlikely, too. In fact, I'm only able to even go to World Horror because of a volunteer membership, my mother's house, and an early birthday gift. Basically, if I'm not a guest at it, can't stay with friends or family, or it's not within driving distance (as some Florida cons are), I'm not going to be there.
I hope that clears things up for when I talk about attending conventions.
I also hope that I'll see some of you in Denver, Salt Lake, San Antonio, and Madison before summer!
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