July 13th, 2009
Readercon 20 was my best con experience to date. I'll post more detailed stuff later, but for now, some stats:
Programming:
--4 panels (notes to be posted later)
--3 single author readings (Laird Barron, Jennifer Pelland, Catherynne Valente)
--3 Kaffeeklatches (Ellen Klages, Jeffrey Carver, Catherynne Valente)
--2 group readings (Goblin Fruit/Mythic Delirium and the Rhysling Poetry Slan, and I read in both of them, woo!)
--1 workshop (Mike Allen's poetry workshop)
--1 solo talk (Caitlin Kiernan's reading Dr. Seuss as weird fiction)
Extracurricular Activities:
--1 party (Goblin Fruit Summer launch)
--1 dinner with friends (
cucumberseed and
darkpaisley)
--1 coffee with friends (
cucumberseed and
asakiyume)
--1 dinner with Viable Paradise people
Acquisitions:
--Complete works of JoSelle Vanderhooft (5 volumes)
--Mythic Delirium 19 and 20
--Demon Lovers and Other Difficulties (Goblin Fruit sponsored collection of poems by Nicole Kornher-Stace)
--The Coyote Road (anthology of trickster tales edited by Datlow and Windling)
--Clockwork Phoenix 1 and 2 (anthologies of pretty, strange stories edited by Mike Allen)
--Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Well Being:
--1 Migraine (ate up most of Saturday, booo!)
--0 meltdowns in the car because of con-induced anxiety (wooo!)
Programming:
--4 panels (notes to be posted later)
--3 single author readings (Laird Barron, Jennifer Pelland, Catherynne Valente)
--3 Kaffeeklatches (Ellen Klages, Jeffrey Carver, Catherynne Valente)
--2 group readings (Goblin Fruit/Mythic Delirium and the Rhysling Poetry Slan, and I read in both of them, woo!)
--1 workshop (Mike Allen's poetry workshop)
--1 solo talk (Caitlin Kiernan's reading Dr. Seuss as weird fiction)
Extracurricular Activities:
--1 party (Goblin Fruit Summer launch)
--1 dinner with friends (
--1 coffee with friends (
--1 dinner with Viable Paradise people
Acquisitions:
--Complete works of JoSelle Vanderhooft (5 volumes)
--Mythic Delirium 19 and 20
--Demon Lovers and Other Difficulties (Goblin Fruit sponsored collection of poems by Nicole Kornher-Stace)
--The Coyote Road (anthology of trickster tales edited by Datlow and Windling)
--Clockwork Phoenix 1 and 2 (anthologies of pretty, strange stories edited by Mike Allen)
--Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Well Being:
--1 Migraine (ate up most of Saturday, booo!)
--0 meltdowns in the car because of con-induced anxiety (wooo!)
