Quote:Two things I’ll be adding to my schedule today are a definite drop in at the Chicago Comic Con. It’s the same weekend and the same city as RT Booklovers convention, where I’ll be spending most of my weekend.

For Comic Con, I’m on a panel called Modern Dragon Lore, a tribute to Anne McCaffrey, on Friday, April 13 from 2:30 to 3:30.

For RT itself, I’ve a panel called Fantasy : Beyond Unicorns and Elves. That will also be on Friday, but earlier, at 11:15. And with many thanks to Linnea Sinclair, I’ll be at the Intergalactic Bar as well!

Then, of course, there’s a signing party there on Saturday from 10:30 to 2. So I think there will be lots of opportunities for me to meet Chicago readers.

New on the horizon is that I will be at DragonCon! It’s August 31 to September 3rd in Atlanta, Georgia. I’ll put up more about that as I know it! It’s the biggest multimedia pop culture convention in the universe!

(Apr-25-2012, 12:15 PM (UTC))fool-ish Wrote: Yes indeed, better to be informed of possible events well in advance, especially if those events are based in London! Everything costs twice as much down there So I thank you Farseer for letting me know

(Apr-29-2012, 09:07 AM (UTC))Farseer Wrote:

(Apr-25-2012, 12:15 PM (UTC))fool-ish Wrote: Yes indeed, better to be informed of possible events well in advance, especially if those events are based in London! Everything costs twice as much down there So I thank you Farseer for letting me know

Great news! Just letting you all know that Robin has confirmed that she will definitely be "visiting the UK in the first week and a half of March in 2013"! That is all she knows about her visit at this stage but that, at least, is set in concrete and thus able to be shared.

More as soon as it develops...

Quote:• Friday 7pm Beckham Room Exploring Genres Fantasy: An open panel discussion looking at the Fantasy genre as a whole, past, present, and future, with an emphasis on the current writing/publishing trends in fantasy at the moment. Co-panelists include Michael Williams (one of the first DragonLance authors), D.A. Adams, Laura Resnick (DAW/Wizards of the Coast), Jim C. Hines (DAW), Carole Malcolm (M) (senior editor/reviewer at Bitten By Books and a main moderator at DragonCon)

• Saturday 11:30 am Exploring Genres Epic Fantasy: This panel has a narrower focus than the Fantasy Panel from Friday night. This one will take a close look at Epic Fantasy, with a little more time spent on defining what Epic Fantasy is, highlighting some premium examples, and speculating on where Epic Fantasy appears to be headed. Co-panelists include: Carol Malcolm (M) H. David Blalock, Terry W. Ervin, Gail Z Martin (Orbit/Solar), and Laura Resnick

• Saturday 4:00pm Jones Room Spotlight Robin Hobb: To be moderated/guided by Lee Martindale (writer/editor who serves on the Board of Directors at SFWA, fantastic moderator), this session will highlight Robin's work, what has come before, what is happening now, and what fans can look forward to from her in the near future.

• Sunday 12 Noon Expo Area/Joseph-Beth Booth Guest of Honor Signing: This session allows for a full 90 minutes if needed Joseph Beth will definitely be stocking and selling her titles at the adjacent exhibition space they have at Fandom Fest.