Science Fiction & Weirder Things! VIRTUAL EVENT ON JAN 26th

On January 26 I will be in conversation with Dr. Andre M Carrington, professor at University of California, Riverside and author of Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction for a virtual lecture/conversation series on race, sexuality and Weird Fiction

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Awards Eligibility

I had two stories that are eligible for awards

  1. “Sacred She-Devil”–involving trans characters and Umbanda/Quimbanda goddesses in the anthology Whether Change: The Revolution Will be Weird (Broken Eye Books)
  2. “Antelope Brothers”–a story about a Black secret society and sex magic(k) in the anthology Unfettered Hexes: Queer Tales of Insatiable Darkness (Neon Hemlock)

HP Lovecraft Film Festival Panel this weekend!

I’ll be on a panel this weekend with some fabulous folks

We Once Were Monster Kids: Experiencing and Writing About Weird Childhoods
DESCRIPTION: Some of the best Weird and horror fiction features child protagonists. Do children have not just a sense of wonder but also a greater comfort with The Weird? How did the panelists’ own childhood experiences and pop culture favorites lay a foundation for their own horror and Weird fiction? Panelists will also share their favorite Weird tales featuring kids, both classic and contemporary, including the recent Cooties Shot Required: There Are Things You Must Know from Broken Eye Books. 
PANELISTS: Anya Martin (moderator), Craig Laurance Gidney, Gwendolyn Kiste, Ian McDowell, Eden Royce

TIME: 1:30 pm EST (10:30 am PST) October 10.

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FIYAHCON Schedule

I will be (virtually) appearing on the following panel with Zoraida Córdova, Sarah Mughal, Kiki Nguyen, Circe Moskowitz, Vita Ayala this Friday (September 17 at 1:40pm EST). Hope to see you there!