The HWA Poetry Showcase Vol. X is officially available!  Inside you’ll find all manner of delightfully dark verse from members of the Horror Writers Association.  As I’ve stated elsewhere, it was so difficult to narrow the selections down with the other judges and our editor, Angela Yuriko Smith, from all the submissions we received.  A good problem to have.

I’m excited for OryCon this weekend!  Here’s where you can find me: 

• Getting Past Imposter Syndrome panel on Fri., Nov. 10 at 3pm, with Laura Anne Gilman and Kat Richardson – Many promising writers don’t enjoy interacting with publishers and other writers and dislike attending conventions because, despite modest success, they experience something called imposter syndrome. What is it? Can you avoid it? If you—or your writer friends—experience it, what should you do? Come discuss with our panel.
• Dayjob or the Dream panel on Fri., Nov. 10 at 9pm, with Eric Distad and Manny Frishberg, moderated by Mousewrites – Whether you’re fresh out of school and wondering whether to invest in creating or continuing education, or reevaluating your mundane life and debating taking time off to create, how do you balance the need for money with the spark in your soul?
• Katherine Quevedo Reading on Sun., Nov. 12 at 2:30pm – I’ll read a selection of my short fiction and poetry. I’m planning to focus on fantasy and science fiction for this one, since I just read a bunch of my horror poems last weekend.

One final reminder that Haunted Tales and Eerie Melodies is taking place in Portland, for free, tomorrow afternoon!  Here’s the lineup: 

• Remy Nakamura, with accompaniment by Matt Brislawn
• Katherine Quevedo, with accompaniment by Katie Bennett
• Elle Mitchell, with accompaniment by Julian Kosanovic
• Sarah Walker, with accompaniment by Obadiah Baird
• Nathan Carson, with accompaniment by Erin Jane Laroue
• …and Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito will be our MC

If you’re local or in town this weekend for the Portland Book Festival, I hope you can make it! We’ll be in the beautiful Sanctuary Hall from 2-4pm.  (Also, I’ll be giving another reading a week later at OryCon.)