Off To Convergence

[mmerriam]

I haven't blogged about 4th Street because I still haven't totally recovered, and now I'm off to Convergence, the most exhausting convention on my schedule. It should be fun! Where to find me at Convergence:

Friday 11:00am The Wide World of Sci-Fi Conventions
What other science fiction conventions do you attend and why?

Friday 3:30pm Signing Table

Friday 5:00pm Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers Meeting and Meet-up
Learn about this Resource-sharing network for professional and aspiring speculative fiction writers and their reader friends.

Friday 7:00pm Steampunk on the Page
Wind up your quill pen and get ready to go! What makes a story Steampunk and what are some of the best examples?

Saturday 9:30am Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers Group Reading
Come learn about this local resource for working SF/F/H writers, and hear members read from their work.

Saturday 2:00pm Gunsmoke and Bloodshed: Dark Heroes of the Pulps
The Shadow, The Spider, The Whisperer and many other pulp heroes didn't hesitate to use lethal methods to dispose of criminals. When is it appropriate to pay evil unto evil? Review and discuss classic pulp novels of the early 20th century.

Saturday 11:30pm: Book Release and Reading
Michael Merriam reads from and will sell copies of The Horror at Cold Springs.

Sunday 12:30pm: The Death of the Magazine
The internet age is killing the media we love. Can we save it? Can we move it online? What happens to the writers when these publications go away? The bathwater is gone, can we still save the baby?

Sunday 2:00pm Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers Signing
Several members of the Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers group will be available to sign and talk about their work.