Category: Writing

Merion Village Festival 2023

I’ve been here a few times, so you can tell I enjoy this festival. The Merion Village Festival is a neighborhood event with vendors and community organizations, food trucks and live music. It will be held in the Merion Village neighborhood, which is just south of German Village in Columbus, on Aug 27, 2023.

I’ll be there with my books, including the award-winning sword & sorcery anthology Blood on the Blade, which among other great stories has my story “The Sorceress Maiz”.

If you’re in the area, stop by and say hi!

New Story in Haven Speculative

I’m delighted to announce that my short story, “A Deep and Breathing Forest”, is one of thirteen stories and poems in the newest issue of Haven Speculative magazine, just out today! Check it out at Haven Spec’s website, here.

The cover (by Barbara Candiotti) and Table of Contents is below. Check out Issue Nine for great speculative stories and poetry.

Ohio Authors Book Fair

I’ve been away from this blog for a while — hopefully that will be changing! After a demanding year and family health issues, things are trending better and I hope to resume normal life, including a few more writing events this year.

I’ll be starting out by joining several other Ohio authors at the Ohio Authors Book Fair, scheduled for May 27, 2023 at the Destination Outlets in Jeffersonville, Ohio. You can find a variety of books there — thrillers, romance, poetry, mysteries, and my own fantasy novels among them. I’ll also have the award-winning Blood on the Blade sword & sorcery anthology available, containing ten great stories including “The Sorceress Maiz” by yours truly.

Start your Memorial Day weekend off right by joining us at the Book Fair! Here’s a link to the event page on Facebook for more information.

Thinking Ahead to Christmas (!)

Just a couple of weeks until Christmas in Historic Springboro! I’ve posted a link to info about this festival below — but it’s great opportunity to kick off the Christmas season. In addition to the craft vendors, local shops and parade, there will also be an opportunity to meet some local authors.

Local authors will be set up with their books at the Historical Society during the event — my time slot is on Saturday from 2:30 to 4:30, and as usual I’ll be delighted to talk about my books or writing in general! There will be other authors there Friday evening as well as during the afternoons during the weekend.

Event info is at this link. If you’re local, stop by the Springfield Area Historical Society museum on Main Street during the festival! Dates are from November 18-20, 2022, and more details are at the link above.

Merion Village Festival 2022

The last time I was at this festival was in 2019. I remember it was a pleasant afternoon of talking to readers (and a few aspiring writers) and enjoying yummy food. I’m hoping for the same this coming Sunday September 11 at Merion Village’s Moeller Park here in Columbus.

Looks like they’re expecting quite a few vendors as well as food trucks and live music. I’ll have my books available including the Blood on the Blade sword & sorcery anthology, winner of the 2022 Imadjinn Award for best anthology, which among other great stories has my story “The Sorceress Maiz”.

If you’re nearby, come and say hi!

Columbus Arts Festival 2022

The Columbus Arts Festival is back in person on the Columbus riverfront! I love this festival, so that’s good news for me. In addition I’ll be joining several other authors on the Cultural Arts stage at the festival to read from our work. If you’re in the area for this wonderful arts festival, hope you can join us from 3-4 pm on June 11.

Here’s a link to the arts festival website with a lot of information on artists, performances, etc: https://www.columbusartsfestival.org

Hoping for good weather for the weekend!

Holiday Extravaganza!

More than 40 authors (including me) will be participating in the Holiday Extravaganza sponsored by Strong Women, Strange Worlds. Live Quick-Reads and round-robin Speed-Date-a-Book events on Zoom (Dec 12) will be accompanied by other December events across the Internet!

Find a new favorite author — discover a new book for yourself or for gifting — even win a free ebook or other prizes in this event. The live readings on Dec 12 will be accompanied by micro-fiction contests on Twitter and other events on Instagram and Facebook.

More updates to come! This online event is free, but you need to register at this link.

Prairie Harvest Festival

It’s been a while — a long while! — since I’ve had books for sale at an in-person event. So I’m really looking forward to the Prairie Harvest Festival in Columbus on Saturday, October 9. Looks like a fun autumn event with music and family-friendly activities, and I’ll have my books there — including Taylenor.

Here’s the info on the event. It runs from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday at Westland High School in Columbus. As of now, the weather is supposed to be great. Here’s a link to their page, and you can also find them on Facebook.

First Friday Quick Reads

Looking for a refreshing break in the middle of your work day? Strong Women – Strange Worlds presents a lunchtime Quick Read on Friday, July 2 at noon (EDT). I’ll be one of six authors reading from their work — six authors, eight minutes each, so the perfect length for a midday break!

The event is on Zoom and it’s free, but you need to preregister. Here’s a link to register for this or later readings.

I’ve attended two of these readings just because they were fun — and now I’m participating, along with some wonderful authors. Strong Women – Strange Worlds focuses on readings from women and underrepresented gender identity authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

Hope to see you there on July 2!