I'm excited to announce that I will appearing be at this year’s Boskone, Friday, Feb. 13 through Sunday, Feb. 15, at the Westin Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. Boskone is New England's longest running science fiction and fantasy convention. This will be my first time there.
I will be doing a reading, signing books, and participating in five panels. I'll get to meet fans -- so many wonderful fans! -- and some incredible talent in the world of children’s books, science fiction, and fantasy. I’m really looking forward to it.
I'm scheduled to appear as follows (although there is a chance of last minute changes):
Friday 6:00 pm - 6:25 pm
I’ll be doing a reading.
Friday 7:00 pm - 7:50 pm
It's Complicated: Kids and the Culture They Consume
A panel with Veronica Koven-Matasy,
Bruce Coville,
Lauren Roy, and
Stacey Friedberg Saturday 10:00 am - 10:50 am
KidLit: Great Spec Fic for Young Readers
A panel with Bruce Coville,
Jordan Hamessley, Veronica Koven-Matasy, and
Hillary Monahan Saturday 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
The Wonderful Worlds within Middle Grade Fiction
A panel with
Ken Altabef, Stacey Friedberg,
Jane Yolen, and Matthew London
Saturday 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm
Writing Great Openings
A panel with
Paul Di Filippo,
ML Brennan,
Alexander Jablokov, and
Michael Swanwick Sunday 10:00 am - 10:50 am
I’ll be signing books with
Leigh Perry,
Darlene Marshall, and
Karl Schroeder Sunday 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
YA Then and Now
A panel with Ken Altabef, Bruce Coville, Stacey Friedberg, and Veronica Koven-Matasy
General programming for the convention begins at 2:00 pm on Friday, February 13th and is free to the public from 2:00-6:00 pm. Memberships are required after 6:00 pm on Friday and throughout the duration of the convention. For more information visit
www.boskone.org.