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Austin bound

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Barton Springs [photo from Wikipedia creative commons]
Packing for tomorrow’s flight to Austin to hang out for ArmadilloCon 2014.  As always, there’ll be some amazing literary talent splashing around in this Texas pool (I know it’s going to be hot, so expect all my metaphors to be infected with dreams of Barton Springs…)

Come join me and high-caliber writer, artist, scientist, and editor types such as Ian McDonald, Ted Chiang, Jacob Weisman, Mario Acevedo, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, Joe R. Lansdale, Sigrid Close, Howard Waldrop, and a zillion other wonderful pros. Looking forward to meeting my workshoppers! As for panel discussions, come hear me talk about:

Novels of the Year, Fri 10:00 PM-11:00 PM: The best science fiction, fantasy and horror of the year. Great for filling up your reading list.  Feeling rather pumped about this one because, you know, I did just read nearly every spec-fic book in Canada (or written by a Canadian anywhere in the world) for the Sunburst Awards.

Required Mystery, Fri 11:00 PM-Midnight: Cupp*, Brust, Crider, Lalumière, Lansdale, Renwick…We aren’t telling you the description.   Chuffed because, hello! Look at that panel lineup. So great. And by midnight I’ll be giddy and slappy and punch drunk.

Alcoholic Drinks in Fiction, Sat 5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Discussing the drinks mentioned in stories, movies and tv.   Speaking of punch drunk…

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Cascade Writers Workshop

 

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Come join us in adorable Kent, Washington this July 17-20th for the 2014 Cascade Writers Workshop series. I’ll be giving several talks on putting together short story collections, choosing stories for themed anthologies (as editor and writer), in travails of using pen names (le sigh…), the unsung secret delights of indulging in speculative poetry, and about a zillion other things, including but not limited to WHATEVER YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

That’s right y’all, it’s open season on Alex C. Renwick / Camille Alexa this year at Cascade Writers. Want to hear about promiscuous genre-hopping? What about the devastating truth behind Standard Manuscript Format? Want to know what it’s like to stay in love with your agent, through thick and thin?  What about falling out of love with your editor, your publisher, the boy next door Open season, for realz.

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Hello, NYC

I’ll be in and around New York City this week, soaking up big city sunshine and doing Fun Stuff in honor of the 2014 Edgar Awards. I’ve also agreed to cover the Book Launch party for the MWA’s Newest Anthology Ice Cold for The Green Man Review / Sleeping Hedgehog. From the Mystery Writers of America announcement about the event:Ice-Cold-Anthology-Cover

On Tuesday, April 29th, we will be launching our newest anthology, Ice Cold, edited by Jeffery Deaver and Raymond Benson. The launch party will be held at The Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren Street, New York, NY. Phone number is: 212-587-1011. The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. and many of the contributors are scheduled to appear. In addition, many of the 2014 Edgar® Award nominees will also be at the bookstore.

… And me! I’ll be there! Though you won’t know me because I’ll be incognito. If you do see through my clever disguise, tell me to buy you a drink, and I will! ‘Cause good sleuthing deserves to be rewarded.

 

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Late Night Debut with co-host Daniel H. Wilson

 

So that really great  — and by great I mean I had a total blast — Late Night Library recording I made at the gorgeous downtown Literary Arts space for the Late Night Debut is out and about in the world! Late Night Debut host Amber Keller = amazing. Co-host Daniel H. Wilson = amazing.  BLACK MOON, by Kenneth Calhoun = yes, amazing.

 

About the author and the audiocast from the Late Night Library site:

press-Kenneth-Calhoun“There’s a connection between the notion of the soul—or the subconscious, let’s say, in more psychological terms—and our humanity, and those things are articulated to us in the form of dreams.”

Act 1: Host Amber Keller covers controversial and entertaining book stories in the news
Act 2: Co-host authors Daniel H. Wilson and Alex C. Renwick discuss Kenneth’s debut
Act 3: Daniel talks with Kenneth about tapping into one’s dreams, the ability to sleep like a champ, and what happens when we lose both

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Hear the full audiocast up close and personal HERE.

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Live reading this Saturday, 12:30 – 1pm

nwc37-draft-bannerCome see me (hear me!) read something New and Awesome this weekend in Seattle. I’ll be at the Doubletree Hotel panelizing and drinking and hanging out at Norwescon 37.

UPDATED TIME! — READING: Saturday, April 19th, 2014, 11:30pm-Noon in the Cascade Room 1.

Please say hello if you notice me bumming around!

 

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Late Night Library podcast

black moonSuper pleased to be heading downtown to the Literary Arts building here in Portland tonight to discuss Kenneth Calhoun‘s debut novel BLACK MOON with bestselling local author Daniel H. Wilson.  Curious to hear how a free-form discussion of an apocalyptic disaster novel will turn out between me and the author of such books as Where’s My Jetpack?: A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future That Never Arrived and How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion??? ME TOO!

More on this awesome event orchestrated by Late Night Library when I confirm details of airing dates, etc. Sweeeet!

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tonight at The Annex in Austin

Annex mural partyCome see me tonight slinging vintage for fun at the Mural Viewing Party at The Annex vintage in the happenin’ South Congress district along the asphalt spine of Austin, Texas. Venture south of the river tonight for some art, wine, music, and dead people’s clothes.

1602 South Congress Ave (alley entrance behind New Bohemia) |  Jan. 30th, 6-10pm

Featuring amazing new art by Bill Jeffery.

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2014 Sunburst Award

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Sunburst Award

I’ve been lying low recently, reading like a fiend in my capacity as Chair of this year’s Sunburst Award Committee. Each year the Sunburst Award recognizes exemplary Canadian Literature of the Fantastic in both adult and young adult categories published during the previous calendar year.  — Honored! Elated! Busy reading! That’s me.

Read more about the Award and my fellow 2014 jurors Paul Glennon, Robert Knowlton, Nicole Luiken, and Derek Newman-Stille on the official Sunburst site.

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“In Libitina’s House” in CHILLING TALES

Ever wanted to ask authors weird questions online? Now’s your chance! Bitten by Books is hosting another launch, and this one includes my Lovecraft-inspired tale of eerie architecture, “In Libitina’s House.” Clipped from the site:

 Join us November 13 for the world online launch event of Chilling Tales: In Words, Alas, Drown I…

For those who like their stories chilled: Canada’s maestro of the macabre, Michael Kelly, presents an all new anthology of nightmares to perturb and torment the most discerning lovers of dark fiction. 20 new spine tingling tales by iconic Canadian dark fantasy and horror writers Camille Alexa, Colleen Anderson, Kevin Cockle, Gemma Files, Lisa L Hannett, Derek Künsken, Claude Lalumière, Daniel LeMoal, Catherine MacLeod, Michael Matheson, Susie Moloney, David Nickle, Ian Rogers, Douglas Smith, Simon Strantzas, Edo van Belkom, Halli Villegas, Bev Vincent, Robert J. Wiersema, and Rio Youers, with an introduction by Michael Kelly.

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