Events

Written by Georgia

I will be attending the Golden Crown Literary Society's sixth annual conference. The schedule of events is still tentative, but right now, I know I will be moderating the romance panel on Saturday. Other events will be posted as they are finalized.

Also note that "Outsiders" is short-listed for prizes in both the Short Story/Essay Collection and Ann Bannon Popular Choice categories. I am one of the five contributors with my suspense novella, "Balance." Awards will be presented at the awards ceremony June 5. For details, visit the GCLS official conference site at www.gclscon.com.

Friday, November 20 at Rust Belt Books in Buffalo at 7pm.

Saturday, November 21 at the Midtown Tap & Tea Room in Albany at 8pm.

Written by Georgia

I’m back, and happy to be here. What a weekend! I’m freaking exhausted, running on three hours of sleep (if I’d known the shuttle has to pick you up 2-3 hours before your plane leaves, I wouldn’t have booked myself on a 6 a.m. flight), and in need of a shower, but I wanted to take a little time to empty my head, share with you my very first blog on my new website, and talk about how the GCLS annual conference always makes me feel.

There’s something so incredibly inspiring for a writer to attend a gathering like the GCLS conference…the understanding that a large percentage of the people there paid a good chunk of money to see you and get your autograph or listen to you read or (in my case this year) actually hope to learn something from you about their craft, is immensely humbling. I have participated in panels and discussions in conferences past and I did so again this year. Rachel Spangler and I spent a wonderful hour in a Coffee Chat where we took turns making one another blush while also actually managing to talk about our writing (and Rachel snagged not one, but two Goldies this year…woo hoo!). I also took part in the Author Auction, which was such a blast (despite how nerve-wracking it is to stand onstage while women shout out the monetary amounts they’re willing to spend—or not spend—to dance with you), and together, my fellow authors and I helped raise more than $2,300 for the GCLS. We were a pretty proud bunch and weren’t above some questionable behavior to raise the bids—lap dancing, assless chaps, and stripping, to be specific. (I’ve already started saving my money for next year so I can buy Karin Kallmaker—I want to see if I can use osmosis to soak up some of her writing juju, but the woman doesn’t come cheap.)