SEATTLE WORLDCON 2025 August 13-17, 2025 This year's World Science Fiction Convention, aka WorldCon, is in Seattle, Washington, USA. Worldcon is the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS). It was first held in 1939 and, after a hiatus during WWII, has been held continuously since 1946. The membership of WSFS is every […]
August 29th – September 1st, 2025 at the Historic Skirvin Hotel One Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 73102
Arlington Comic Fest 2025 https://arlingtoncomicfest.com/ August 30-31, 2025 Esports Stadium Arlington & Expo Center Arlington, TX Comic Convention with Anime, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi programming The Arlington Comic Fest is BACK! We are excited to be in our new venue, the Arlington Expo Center August 30-31, 2025. ACF will once again bring comic, sci-fi, anime and fantasy […]
ARMADILLOCON 2025 -- ATTENDING! Austin, Texas - Sept. 12-14, 2025 Austin Southpark Hotel: 4140 Governors Row, Austin, TX 78744. Phone: 512-448-2222. Catch me at Austin’s long-running convention for SF, fantasy and horror fans and writers, back for a 47th year! Independent, non-corporate, fan-organized and fan-run since 1979, from Austin, TX. Join us at our annual […]
P-CON SciFi Fantasy LitCon--ATTENDING! Sept. 19-21, 2025 Holiday Inn DFW South 14320 Centre Station Dr, Fort Worth, TX, 76155 Welcoming P-Con Guest of Honor David Weber! Join us September 19-21, 2025 at the Holiday Inn DFW South to meet renowned author David Weber. P-Con is excited to include David Weber as a Guest of Honor this year. […]
DFW Writers Conference Oct 4-5, 2025 Hurst Conference Center 1601 Campus Dr Hurst, Texas 76054 More than 300 attendees, 90+ classes, panels and workshops, 13 agents and editors, and a full weekend of networking. Featured guests: Keynote speaker: Carly Watters, Senior Literary Agent at P. S. Literary. Keynote speaker: Kelly Bishop. Special guest: Ari Tison
TEXAS INDIE BOOK FAIR!SAT OCT 11, 2025 10a - 5p FREE! Join an amazing collection of 115+ Texas-based authors for a book fair dedicated to self and indie published literature. This is your opportunity to shine! The British International School of Houston (gymnasium)2203 North Westgreen Blvd, Katy, TX 77449 On Facebook: TX Indie Book Fair […]
Steampunk November 2025 November 15-16, 2025 492 Cordes Drive Venus, TX Steampunk Event Steampunk November is a 2-day outdoor festival brimming with live music, captivating entertainment, unique shopping, special events, and more. Camp onsite, indulge in late-night entertainment, and bond over stories by the fire. Join us for an unforgettable celebration of creativity and camaraderie!
FenCon -- Attending! February 20-22, 2026 New hotel venue, stay tuned for more info FenCon is a literary science fiction and fantasy convention with quite a lot of filk programming, some science programming, an outstanding collection of guests, an art show, a charity auction, a short story contest, a writers workshop, our signature FenCon Cabaret, […]
WORLDBUILDING WIZARDRY Constructing your setting through tropes, character, setting, culture and style. This class a unique worldbuilding with romance, romantic elements, & relationship focus. Learn how to use your romantic/relationship tropes & elements to enhance your story worldbuilding. Each class attendee receives a FREE PDF of the workbook: The Cosmic Kitchen, a Worldbuilding Workbook for […]
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Your readers crave the essential elements that make their favorite genres irresistible—and it’s your job to deliver them brilliantly. Genre fiction thrives on tropes: those familiar yet powerful building blocks that readers expect and love. Master these elements, and you’ll have the tools to craft stories that satisfy genre expectations while standing out from the crowd. In this workshop, we’ll explore how to identify, adapt, and elevate classic genre tropes to create fiction that keeps readers hungry for more.
She’s running from the darkness. But what lurks inside her is darker.
The debut novel from award-winning author Pat Hauldren explores questions of who we think we are vs the truth of who we are, and the price we pay no matter the path taken.
Life is not simple for Zarachiel, freshly escaped from her drug-dealing foster parents in deep South Texas. In Dallas, she stays off the grid. She finds a new family in Gracie, from whom she leases an extra bedroom, and Katie, Gracie’s four-year-old daughter.
The cartel attacks just as Zarachiel makes contact with her biological father. They want what she stole from them.
Amid chaos and survival for both her and her new family, Zarachiel discovers her true nonhuman self as she fights for her freedom and the freedom of humanity.
