May Author Events and Events With Authors

Posted on April 25, 2011 by azsf

As the weather starts to heat up, we’ve got lots of author events in the Phoenix area as well as a couple of events (LepreCon 37 and Phoenix ComiCon) with lots of authors!

May 2nd – Aprilynne Pike signs Illusions at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ at 7 pm.

May 3rd – Aprilynne Pike signs Illusions and Lisa McMann signs Cryer’s Cross at Changing Hands in Tempe, AZ  7:00 pm

May 5th – Larry Correia signs Hard Magic at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ at 7 pm.

May 6-8th, LepreCon 37 Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention with Author Guests Elizabeth Bear, Sarah  Monette, Artist guests John Picacio, Darrell K. Sweet, Music Guest Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant with other participants including Ellen Klages, Sam Sykes, Ian Tregillis, Diana Gabaldon, Janni Lee Simner, Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Gini Koch, and others.  Tempe Mission Palms in Tempe, AZ.

May 9th – Kevin Hearne Launch Party for Hounded at Changing Hands in Tempe, AZ at  7 pm

May 11th – Derek Benz & J.S. Lewis sign The Clockwork Chronicles Book 2: The Relic Hunters at Changing Hands in Tempe, AZ  at 7 pm.

May 11th – Derek Benz & J.S. Lewis sign The Clockwork Chronicles Book 2: The Relic Hunters Barnes and Noble, Desert Ridge at 6 pm.

May 21 – Erin Quinn signs Haunting Desire and Gini Koch signs Alien in the Family, Barnes and Noble Dana Park, Mesa, AZ at 2 pm.

May 23rd – Writers Workshop: 21 Days to a Novel with Michael Stackpole at the Changing Hands, Tempe, AZ from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.  $25 Fee

May 28 – John Scalzi signs Fuzzy Nation and Sam Sykes signs Black Halo at The Poisoned Pen, Scottsdale, AZ  at 5 pm.

May 26-29 – Phoenix ComiCon author guests include Cherie Priest, Robert J. Sawyer, John Scalzi, Paul Cornell, Allyson James, Aprilynne Pike, Dean Lorey,  Gini Koch, Frank Beddor, Michael A. Stackpole, Jeff Mariotte, J. S. Lewis, James A. Owen, Janni Lee Simner, Jordan Summers, Lisa McMann, Kevin Hearne, Laurie Brooks, Marcy Rockwell, Max Brooks, Sam Sykes, Michael Spradlin, Weston Ochse, and Yvonne Navarro.  And that’s just the authors….

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April/May AZ Event Calendar

Posted on April 2, 2011 by azsf

Here’s just a taste of what’s coming up in the next couple of months. 

April 1-7 – International  SciFi and Horror Film Festival (as part of the Phoenix Film Festival)

April 2nd – Vul-Con Arena I Gaming Event at Gamer’s Inn in Mesa.

April 8th – Mesa 2nd Friday Night Out with Steampunk Street, SciFi Fashion Show, Zombie Walk,  and all sorts of neat stuff going on in downtown Mesa on Friday night!

April 16th – Laughing Moon Con II – Desert Edge High School, 15778 W Yuma Rd, Goodyear, AZ – Gaming convention with proceeds going to benefit extracurricular clubs at Desert Edge

May 6-8 – LepreCon 37 Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention – 37th Annual  SF/F Convention with guests Darrell K. Sweet, John Picacio, Elizabeth Bear, Sarah Monette, and Seanan McGuire (aka Mira Grant) plus many more authors, artists, scientists, costumers, and filkers. plus expanded gaming, The largest SF/F Art Show in the Southwest, and more!  2010 Best of Phoenix SciFi Convention

May 26-29 – Phoenix ComiCon – Phoenix Convention Center.  Annual Pop Culture convention with tons of actors, comics, authors, and anime guests.

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April is for Authors!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by azsf

We’ve got lots of signings coming up in the various genres out there.   Let’s take a look at what’s coming up:

Mar 31 –  Carrie Ryan signs The Dark and Hollow Places at Changing Hands in Tempe, AZ at 7 pm.

April 1st – Carrie Ryan signs The Dark and Hollow Places at Barnes and Noble, Desert Ridge at 7 pm.

April 7th – Janni Lee Simner signs Faerie Winter at Changing Hands in Tempe, AZ at 7 pm

April 6th – Brandon Mull signs A World Without Heroes at Barnes and Noble, San Tan Village at 6 pm.

April 7th – Brandon Mull signs A World Without Heroes at Barnes and Noble, Desert Ridge at 6 pm.

April 9th – Brandon Mull Club Read Event for A World Without Heroes at Changing Hands, Tempe, AZ  2 pm.

April 9th – Janni Lee Simner signs Faerie Winter at Barnes & Noble Eastide in Tucson, AZ  2 pm.

April 12 – Jannette Rallison signs My Unfair Godmother at Changing Hands in Tempe, AZ  7 pm

April 15 – Ridley Pearson signs Kingdom Keepers IV Power Play at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ  at 6 pm

April 19 – Joe R. Lansdale signs Devil Red at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ at 7 pm.

April 20 – Daniel Abraham signs The Dragon’s Path at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ at 7 pm.  Daniel Abraham also publishes as M. L. N. Hanover and as James S. A. Corey.

May 2nd – Aprilynne Pike signs Illusions at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ at 7 pm.

May 5th – Larry Correia signs Hard Magic at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ at 7 pm.

May 11th – Derek Benz & J.S. Lewis sign The Clockwork Chronicles Book 2: The Relic Hunters Barnes and Noble, Desert Ridge at 6 pm.

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Tucson Festival of Books 2011!

Posted on March 6, 2011 by azsf

The 2011 Tucson Festival of Books is coming up this weekend, March 11-13 at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ.

There will be hundreds of authors on hand including dozens of Science Fiction and Fantasy authors/creators.  I’ve updated the AZSF.org TfoB page with all of the SF/F specific information I’ve managed to track down.   I’ll be hanging out at the LepreCon, Inc. / SAGA booth (#248) where you can find out about LepreCon 37 (annual SF/F Convention) and Rincon Games 2011 (Tucson’s annual gaming convention).  There will be panels, signings, presentations and lots of things to see and do at the Festival, which is now the fourth largest in the country!  It’s worth the trip to Tucson from Phoenix or elsewhere in Arizona.

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February, March, and April Events Update

Posted on February 17, 2011 by azsf

Sat – February 19 – Graphic Novel Day at Changing Hands – Authors and illustrators include Jake Bell (The Amazing Adventures of Nate Banks), Denny Riccelli, Eric Esquivel and primary illustrator Dave Baker (Heroes and Villains Online), Jeff Mariotte (Barack Obama: The Comic Book Biography), Tony Parker (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), and Kofi O. Okyere (Cabo Corso).

Wed February 23 – Nancy Atherton Signs Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree. 7:00 pm at the Poisoned Pen bookstore in Scottsdale, AZ.

Sat Feb 26 – Lisa McMann signs Cyer’s Cross.  3:00 pm at the Poisoned Pen bookstore in Scottsdale, AZ.

March 4-6, 2011 – Wild Wild West Con – Hotel Tucson & Old Tucson – Steampunk Convention

Sat/Sun March 12-13 – Tucson Festival of Books, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ  – I’ll have a page up soon with all the information on the SF/F authors appearing and associated exhibitors.

April 1-6 – International Horror/SciFi Film Festival – Harkins Scottsdale 101 as part of the Phoenix Film Festival

April 9-10 – Creation Star Trek Convention – Sheraton Crescent Hotel, Phoenix, AZ

Tue April 19 – Joe R. Lansdale signs Devil Red and more. 7:00 pm at the Poisoned Pen bookstore in Scottsdale, AZ.

Wed April 20 – Daniel Abraham signs The Dragon’s Path. 7:00 pm at the Poisoned Pen bookstore in Scottsdale, AZ.

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2011 – Your Convention Planning Calendar

Posted on December 22, 2010 by azsf

March 4-6, 2011 – Wild Wild West Con – Hotel Tucson & Old Tucson – Steampunk Convention

March 12-13, 2011 – Tucson Festival of Books – University of Arizona Campus – Annual Book Festival with hundreds of authors (including dozens of SF/F authors)

March 25-27, 2011 – Con-Nichiwa – Holiday Inn Palo Verde, Tucson, AZ

April 1-6, 2011 – International Horror and SciFi Film Festival – Harkins Scottsdale 101 – Now part of the Phoenix Film Festival (March 31 – April 7)

April 9-10 – Creation Star Trek Convention – Sheraton Crescent Hotel, Phoenix, AZ

May 6-8, 2011 – LepreCon 37 – Tempe Mission Palms, Tempe, AZ – Annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention

May 26-29, 2011 – Phoenix ComiCon – Phoenix Convention Center – Annual Comics/Pop Culture Convention

July 15-17, 2011 – Anime Kaigi – Flagstaff, AZ

Sept 2-5, 2011 – CopperCon 31 – Hilton Garden Inn, Avondale, AZ – Annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention.

Oct 2011 – Saboten-Con – Details TBA

Nov 2011 – TusCon 38 – Details TBA

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2011 Kicks of with Three Conventions and a signing

Posted on December 22, 2010 by azsf

 After getting over the new year festivities, the weekend of Jan 7-9 is jam packed with a fantasy author signing and THREE different conventions.

First the Signing:

Sat Jan 8th – Yvonne Navarro and Allyson James at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale – 2 pm.  Yvonne signs her new book Highborn  and Allyson signs her new book Firewalker.  Don’t be surprised if another author or two shows up…

Then the Conventions:

Jan 6-9 – MythosCon – Tempe Mission Palms, Tempe, AZ -= A celebration of the work of horror master H. P. Lovecraft.  Participants include Ramsey Campbell, Dennis Etchison, Alan Dean Foster, Yvonne Navarro, Adam Niswander, William F. Nolan, Weston Ochse, Darrell Schweitzer, Michael Shea, Michael A. Stackpole, and F. Paul Wilson.

Jan 7-9 – Taiyou Con – Hilton Phoenix East Mesa, Mesa, AZ – New Anime convention. Guests include voice actor Chris Cason, Kitsune Robot, Perfect Math Class, and costumer Tristen Citrine.

Jan 8-9 – Amazing Arizona Comic Convention – Mesa Convention Center, Mesa, AZ – New Comic Convention – Guests include Jeph Loeb, Robert Krikman, Rob Liefeld, Steven Yuen and Jon Bernthal from The Walking Dead TV series plus John Layman, Victor Gischler, and others.

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December Events

Posted on December 3, 2010 by azsf

December is typically a bit of a slow month for fannish activities and I’m in the process of tracking some down.  Here’s one event this weekend. 

Dec 4th – Michael A. Stackpole – Writer’s workshop & signing – Poisoned Pen – Workshop 2 to 4 pm, signing afterwards for Michael’s new novel At the Queen’s Command.

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October/November Events

Posted on October 7, 2010 by azsf

With things FINALLY cooling down, there’s even more events, activities, signings and such happening in October and November. .  Here’s a quick reference to what’s coming up in the next couple of months:

Oct 8-10 – RinCon Games 2010 – Tucson Convention Center – Annual Gaming convention with lots more including  Mike Stackpole, Jeff Mariotte and others.  In conjunction with the Tucson Meet Yourself event.

Oct 8 – Downtown Mesa 2nd Friday Night Out  Monster’s on Main with Steampunk Street, Lisa McMann Signing, Zombie Walk, and more!  Evermore Nevermore has more details and updates.

Oct 13 – F. Paul Wilson signing Fatal Error, the latest Repairman Jack novel at 7 pm at The Poisoned Pen.

Oct 14 – Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia sign Beautiful Darkness, the sequel to Beautiful Creatures at 4 pm at The Poisoned Pen.

Oct 14-17 – International Horror/SciFi Film Festival – Madcap Theatres, downtown Tempe.

Oct 17th – Rick Riordan signs The Lost Hero at Dobson High School.  3 pm (this is a ticketed event)

Oct 18th – Three Teen Paranormal Authors – Linda Gerber, Lisa McMann, & Aprilynne Pike.  7 pm at Changing Hands.

Oct 19 – James A Owen – The Dragon’s Apprentice book launch at Barnes & Noble in Desert Ridge 7 pm

Oct 23 – James A. Owen signs The Dragon’s Apprentice at Changing Hands – 1 pm

Oct 24th – Halloween Bash at the Poisoned Pen with James A Owen, Larry Correia, Sam Sykes, SS Wilson, and Weston Ochse.  Sunday 2 pm.

Oct 29th – Connie Willis signing at the Poisoned Pen 7 pm for her new novel All Clear.

Nov 3rd – Greg Rucka signs Last Run at the Poisoned Pen 7 pm

Nov 6 – Tucson Comic-Con  Free! at the Hotel Arizona

Nov 12-14 TusCon 37 Science Fiction Convention with Jim Butcher, Shannon Butcher, Bjo & John Trimble, and more.

 Nov 20-21 – Phoenix Faerie Festival – Estrella Mountain Regional Park

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Clash of the Geeks Chapbook Now Available

Posted on September 20, 2010 by azsf

Yes, the resulting chapbook from the Wheaton/Scalzi Unicorn Pegasus Kitten fanfiction contest has now been released. I’ll post more about it later, but go to the official site to download and donate now! For additional information, visit John Scalzi’s Whatever or Wil Wheaton dot Net (In Exile) .

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