Pat Hauldren

FenCon--Attending!
2026-02-20 - 2026-02-22 | TX
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, costuming and maker programming, and members like you. FenCon is a production of the Dallas Future Society.
http://www.fencon.org/

WORKSHOP--Worldbuilding Wizardry
2026-03-02 - 2026-03-27 | Fantasy, Futuristic, & Paranormal Romance Writers Online Group
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 Specuative Fiction Romance Writers.
I’ll be presenting a writing workshop on worldbuilding at the Fantasy, Futuristic, & Paranormal Romance Writers Online Group in March 2026! All writers welcome!
REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS HERE

Instructor: Pat Hauldren
Start Date: Monday, March 2, 2026
End Date: Friday, March 27, 2026
Type: Group.io
Duration: 4 Weeks
USD Fee: FF&P Member – $20; Non-Member – $25
Worldbuilding is all about context. Ninety-nine percent of the worldbuilding we do in our stories is dedicated to creating context for everything else in the story–setting, character, plot, theme, etc.. We’ll delve into what worldbuilding is and what elements we need from it, how to use the worldbuilding elements best in our own stories. We will use the first three pages of your manuscript or story as worksheets focusing on your genre and genre elements and your overall story as a guide. Time to build!
About the Instructor:
Pat Hauldren is a science fiction & fantasy author who teaches writing workshops online and live around the world. She has presented classes with online writers’ groups as well as community colleges and in Europe. Pat’s writing classes are a dynamic working writing experience for the student. The student gets extensive one-on-one time for rigorous personal attention and feedback as well as active class participation.
REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS HERE
READ MORE ABOUT MY WORKSHOPS IN GENERAL HERE

Texas Hot Link Festival--ATTENDING
2026-04-25 | TX
Texas Hot Link Festival–ATTENDING!
April 26, 2026
(downton Pittsburgh, TX)
212 Market Street–Pittsburg, TX 75686
Texas Hot Link Festova; 2026

Lone Star Lit Fest--ATTENDING
2026-06-05 - 2026-06-07 | Austin Southpark Hotel, 4140 Governors Row, Austin, TX, 78744, United States
LONE STAR LITERARY FESTIVAL–ATTENDING
June 5 – 7, 2026
Austin, TX
Austin Southpark Hotel
Experience the vibrant heart of Texas creativity at Lone Star Festival 2026. Celebrating Texas artists, authors, musicians, and innovators. Our event connects audiences with wide-ranging showcases, workshops, and networking opportunities. Join us in fostering a dynamic, creative community in Texas, where inspiration thrives and artistic excellence is nurtured.
https://lsf26.com/

Texas Horror Lit Festival--ATTENDING
2026-06-27 10:00 - 2026-06-28 18:00 UTC | Irving Covention Center, 500 West Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, TX, 75039, United States
TEXAS HORROR LITERARY FESTIVAL
Jun 27 at 10 am to Jun 28 at 6 pm CDT
Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas Irving, TX
Texas Horror Lit Fest is a two-day literary event spotlighting works in Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and dark or speculative genres.

WORKSHOP--Generating Gorgeous Genre
2026-07-06 - 2026-07-31 | Fantasy, Futuristic, & Paranormal Romance Writers Online Group
GENERATING GORGEOUS GENRE
Using Genre Elements and Tropes to Enhance Your Stories.
I’ll be presenting a writing workshop on enhacing our stories with genre at the Fantasy, Futuristic, & Paranormal Romance Writers Online Group in July 2026! All writers welcome!
Instructor: Pat Hauldren
Start Date: Monday, July 6, 2026
End Date: Friday, July 31, 2026
Type: Group.io
Duration: 4 Weeks
USD Fee: FF&P Member – $20; Non-Member – $25
Genres are special in storytelling. Each genre has it’s own shorthand–tropes or elements–that make a genre that specific genre. Bestselling genre-writing authors use those tropes to feed their readers’s needs. Romance readers crave romantic elements. Fantasy readers desire unreal elements. Regardless of the genre you are writing, weaving in those genre tropes is one of the best methods for feeding your reader’s genre addictions. To generate gorgeous genre stories, we must learn the elements/tropes and use them to best effect. In this class, we’ll analyze others’ work and enhance our own first three pages. Your readers are addicted to those tropes, so let’s feed them!
About the Instructor:
Pat Hauldren is a science fiction & fantasy author who teaches writing workshops online and live around the world. She has presented classes with online writers’ groups as well as community colleges and in Europe. Pat’s writing classes are a dynamic working writing experience for the student. The student gets extensive one-on-one time for rigorous personal attention and feedback as well as active class participation.
REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS HERE
READ MORE ABOUT MY WORKSHOPS IN GENERAL HERE

WORKSHOP--First Page Fixes
2026-10-05 - 2026-10-30 | Fantasy, Futuristic, & Paranormal Romance Writers Online Group
FIRST PAGE FIXES
Analyzing Your First Pages Using Bestselling Authors’ Techniques
Instructor: Pat Hauldren
Start Date: Monday, October 5, 2026
End Date: Friday, October 30, 2026
Type: Group.io
Duration: 4 Weeks
USD Fee: FF&P Member – $20; Non-Member – $25
Bestsellers are bestsellers for a reason. Bestselling authors use their writing toolbox and skills to create a fascinating story. In this class, we will analyze bestselling authors and see how they created their bestseller and apply those techniques to our own. Bestseller here we come!
About the Instructor:
Pat Hauldren is a science fiction & fantasy author who teaches writing workshops online and live around the world. She has presented classes with online writers’ groups as well as community colleges and in Europe. Pat’s writing classes are a dynamic working writing experience for the student. The student gets extensive one-on-one time for rigorous personal attention and feedback as well as active class participation.
REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS HERE
READ MORE ABOUT MY WORKSHOPS IN GENERAL HERE
