DC area folks — I will be reading with a bunch of other authors (Nino Cipri, Marianne Kirby, Nibedita Sen, dave ring, and Jay Wolf) at the DIY Performance Space RhizomeDC!
Nov 1 Event: Tales of Horror and Dread II
Flyer for Oct 30th Library of Congress Event: Modern Horror.
Share this:
EVENT: ‘Violet Ghosts’ Reading at BGSQD in NYC next month!
Trebor Healey and I will be reading at the New York City indie bookstore Bureau of General Services–Queer Division on October 18. Both of us have discussed reading something suitable for the Halloween season.
The event details are here.
Share this:
Necronomicon 2019/ Wikipedia Page
I had a great time at Necronomicon in Providence, Rhode Island this past weekend. I caught up with old friends, and met new ones and did my best not to break the bank with all of the various artwork in the dealer’s room. While I am not particularly a Lovecraft fan, I am huge fan for Weird Fiction itself–both contemporary and historic.
I was on two panels this year. Both of them were recorded for the Outer Dark podcast, and should be up in the near future.
The Tanith Lee panel explored Lee’s criminally underrated idiosyncratic fiction, its eroticism, humor, and lush decadence. I learned more facts about Lee the person from Allison Rich, who runs the online bibliography Daughter of the Night: An Annotated Tanith Lee Bibliography.
The Weird Fiction in the African Diaspora was equally illuminating–my fellow panelists offered a plethora of passionate viewpoints. We talked about how the various tropes of Cosmic Horror are transformed through a black/African-descended lens.
Both panels were well-attended.
I managed to sell out of the books that I brought with me, and signed a shipment that arrived at the Lovecraft Arts and Sciences store.
I came home to find that now have a Wikipedia entry, thanks to friends who are editors.
Share this:
Some Pictures
Reading from the novel at OutWrite 2019 (Washington, DC)
A Spectral Hue is a staff pick at Copperfield’s Books (Petaluma, CA)
Share this:
Upcoming Appearances and Forthcoming Works
OutWrite 2019
Washington DC
August 2, 2-3pm
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/631330400609166/
Reading: A Crooked Looking Glass
Nino Cipri, Ruthanna Emrys, Craig L. Gidney, Margaret Killjoy. Moderated by Marianne Kirby
NecronomiCon 2019
Providence, RI
August 22 – 25
Link: http://necronomicon-providence.com/core-schedule/
Friday Aug 23 1:30pm
HER OWN DARK MYTHOS: TANITH LEE – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor
Tanith Lee (1947–2015) wrote broadly, including work for children and adults, poetry, and television. With her lush, dark, and often deeply psychosexual prose, she created bizarre fantasy worlds and turned familiar horror tropes upon their heads. Join our panelists as they explore the work of this grand master of the decadently weird and impossibly strange.
Panelists: Paul Di Filippo, Craig Gidney, Paul Tremblay (M), Sonya Taaffe, Allison Rich, Daniel Braum
Saturday Aug 24 10:30am
DARK MATTERS: WEIRD FICTION FROM THE AFRICAN DIASPORA – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor
Writers of African descent around the world have been contributing to speculative fiction since the days of Charles W. Chesnutt, W. E. B. Dubois, and George S. Schuyler, but their contributions have not always been acknowledged. Our panelists discuss the history and importance of this literary movement and how the Diaspora experience has shaped and informed it.
Panelists: Victor LaValle, teri zin, Errick Nunnally (M), Craig Gidney, Hysop Loreal Mulero, Chesya Burke
I also wrote the introduction to Love in a Time of Dragons a new Tanith Lee collection of her short fiction put out by Immanion Press which will be released in August!
Share this:
Norwescon Schedule (April 18 -21, 2019)
My Norwescon Schedule, where I will co-lead the Norwescon Writer’s Workshop, is below. Can’t wait to get back to Seattle!
Thursday
Norwescon Writers Workshop Meet & Greet
8:00pm – 9:00pm @ Baker
Sienna Saint-Cyr, Barth Anderson, Carol Berg, Nisi Shawl, Neil Clarke, Craig Laurance Gidney
Friday
Norwescon Writers Workshop Critique Session with Craig Gidney & Barth Anderson
2:00pm – 6:00pm @ Baker
Craig Laurance Gidney, Barth Anderson
Saturday
The New Norwescon Writers Workshop Q&A
2:00pm – 3:00pm @ Cascade 11
Sienna Saint-Cyr, Barth Anderson, Carol Berg, Craig Laurance Gidney, Nisi Shawl, Neil Clarke
Mommy, Where Do Writers Come From?
4:00pm – 5:00pm @ Cascade 11
Craig Laurance Gidney (M), Kat/K.R. Richardson, Caroline M. Yoachim, Jack Skillingstead, Yilin Wang
Norwescon Writers Workshop Reception
5:00pm – 6:00pm @ Presidential Suite 1360
Sienna Saint-Cyr, Carol Berg, Barth Anderson, Craig Laurance Gidney, Nisi Shawl, Neil Clarke
What’s Happening in Social Horror
7:00pm – 8:00pm @ Cascade 9
Jon Lasser (M), Craig Laurance Gidney
Sunday
Writing the Mad March Hare
1:00pm – 2:00pm @ Cascade 5 & 6
Barth Anderson (M), keerawa, Craig Laurance Gidney, Scott James Magner
Subversive Horror
3:00pm – 4:00pm @ Cascade 10
Evan J. Peterson (M), Jon Lasser, Craig Laurance Gidney, Eric Morgret
Share this:
An eeriness of weird fiction enthusiasts: The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2019
The third annual Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird occurred last weekend. It was a confluence of readings, panels, and academic presentations all held in a special effects studio in Atlanta, under the watchful gaze of silicon monsters. Attendees came from all parts of the country, as far away as Hawaii. The readings spanned the entire cosmos of Weird Fiction, from the absurd to creepy to literary and all points in-between. The lively panels were full of passionate participants.
I have no idea where my own fiction fits in this constellation but it definitely has a home, embedded there amongst the other dark stars. In fact, I pitched A SPECTRAL HUE at last year’s symposium (check the acknowledgements of the book). Thanks to everyone who had a hand in organizing this event.
Till next year!
A few of the other attendees (Silver Scream FX Lab)
Share this:
UPCOMING APPEARANCES: Norwescon Writers Workshop in Seattle/Tacoma (April 18-21, 2019)
Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning editor, Neil Clarke (Clarkesworld Magazine), Independent Publishers Book Award winner, Craig L. Gidney, and three-time Colorado Book Award winning novelist, Carol Berg, are three of the pro facilitators slated for the inaugural year of the Norwescon Writers Workshop. More facilitators will be announced soon! The workshop will be held during Norwescon 42. Short stories and novel chapters are being accepted now for the Norwescon Writers Workshop. Please click here for guidelines and other information: Norwescon. The deadline is December 9, 2018!
Share this:
My Orycon Schedule
| Fri Nov 9 4:00:pm | Fri Nov 9 5:00:pm | #OwnVoice In Storytelling |
| 166 B | What started out as a kid-lit movement, has emerged to be a discussion of representation in all the stories we consume. What does it mean for books, or other media, to be part of #ownvoice? How does the diversity of the creators influence the voice of the story? | |
| Craig Laurance Gidney Crystal Connor Maquel A. Jacob | ||
| Fri Nov 9 6:00:pm | Fri Nov 9 7:00:pm | Gender and Sexuality: The Divide |
| Overton | A discussion about the difference between gender and sexuality and why both need to be present on page. What does it take to be mindful of Queer readers when writing SFF with Queer characters? | |
| Craig Laurance Gidney Elton Elliott Greg Hallock J.S. Fields Taylor Brooke | ||
| Sat Nov 10 11:00:am | Sat Nov 10 12:00:pm | Historical Queerness |
| Lovejoy | Queer theory and how it can inform readings of fiction/literature from the Victorian era, such as Frankenstein and Sherlock Holmes. | |
| Arwen Spicer Craig Laurance Gidney Elinor Gray L.M. Pierce Maquel A. Jacob | ||
| Sat Nov 10 3:00:pm | Sat Nov 10 4:00:pm | Why inclusion in Media Matters |
| Overton | Inclusion for media, whether it is television, film or social media, has been a major topic for some time. It seems to be getting more confusing and frustrating. Panelist will discuss current examples with the strides we have made and far we need to go. | |
| Craig Laurance Gidney Judith R. Conly Steven Barnes | ||
| Sat Nov 10 6:00:pm | Sat Nov 10 7:00:pm | Backlash of Afrofuturism |
| Overton | With the growing popularity of Afrofuturism, assumptions for POC writers has emerged. Does this invalidate their story telling? Is it fair to call them traitors to their culture and ethnicity? | |
| Craig Laurance Gidney Frog Jones Maquel A. Jacob Tristan J. Tarwater | ||
Craig Laurance Gidney 
You must be logged in to post a comment.