sirens in vail
hi everyone! i got back from sirens on sunday, took
monday to recuperate and then my mom came to visit.
now i finally have the tine to sit down and write a little
about the con. it was amazing! there was just over one
hundred attendees which made it very small, intimate and
personal. the staff and volunteers were fantastic, the resort
and vail was gorgeous, i highly recommend this con for
everyone who is interested in fantasy novels featuring strong
heroines!
next year, the theme will be MONSTERS and their guests of
honor are laini taylor, nnedi okorafor, and justine larbalestier.
i loved laini's Lips Touch and justine's Liar. i hadn't heard of
nnedi before this but was excited when i did, and am looking
forward to reading her novels. especially Akata Witch coming
out next year.
i would REALLY love to go myself next october, but
can't commit officially till i see what my traveling will be like,
since Fury of the Phoenix will be out and i definitely will be
attending World Fantasy Con here in san diego next october too.
still, i can't recommend sirens con more highly.
i received presents from Silver Phoenix fans!
rachel made the cutest clay figure of ai ling with a giant
dumpling on her plate (we aren't complaining!) and then
decided to give her a table full of dim sum just for good
measure. haha! i believe there are shu mai, bell pepper with
shrimp AND chicken feet. how awesome is that? thank you
so much rachel!
and larry made me the chinese dragon out of oragami.
isn't it amazing? he actually was making various creatures
and doling them out throughout the conference. i also got
a lovely ox, my chinese astrological sign.
(i shamelessly asked for one. hee! =) thank you for
sharing your wonderful craft, larry!
this was the first day of the author signing tea and
i sold out of Silver Phoenix copies! it was lovely to meet
so many attendees who have already read my debut or
were excited to read it.
me and rachel! =)
malinda lo was my roomie. we took a lot of fotos
together but i think this is the cutest, as we're both
cracking up a little. =D
*juliet (soho editor), holly black, sarah rees brennan,
malinda and me.
friday night we went into vail village to eat at
kelly liken (recommended to us by ellen kushner).
it was really really delicious. we had to sit at the bar
but that didn't stop us from having some loud, fun
and interesting conversations veering from books, writing,
cute boys, cute girls and shenanigans. (i am vague here
to protect the not so innocent. ha!)
i was determined to go into vail village again on sunday a
little earlier so we could walk around and take in the sights.
the weather was overcast at times but often sunny and gorgeous.
these are the steps leading down to the village.
this is 3/4 of the panelists for our multicultural faeries
discussion, which i think went really well. i think most thought
it was an interesting panel and we introduced folklore and
myth from non-western traditions, many who often do serve the
same purpose(s) as western fey in storytelling.
another post later!
congrats to stephi for winning the tgifbm! gail carriger
giveaway!!
currently reading:
The Devil's Kiss by sarwat chadda
