Events
Event List
Attended Events 2022
Four Events attended in 2022
I attended ConFusion Detroit in January 2022. ConFusion Detroit 2020 was the last in-person con I attended. I have attended only virtual cons in the last two years. ConFusion 2022 was my next in-person con.
I attended ConFusion in Novi, Michigan, from January 21, 2022, to January 23, 2022. The Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association Sponsors ConFusion.
The following picture is from the ConFusion 2020 notice.
This is the phoenix logo for Rising ConFusion, rising out of the ashes of COVID-19.
I attended the Western Reserve Writers Conference at the South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Lyndhurst, Ohio on March 26, 2022.
This is a link to the Cuyahoga County Library website.
https://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/
I attended the Ice and Fire Con at Mt. Sterling, Ohio, from April 21 to April 24, 2022. I originally had a ticket for the Ice and Fire Con 2020, but they canceled it because of COVID-19.
This is a link to the Ice and Fire Conference website.
I attended the Marcon conference near Columbus, Ohio, on May 7, 2022. They held the conference at the Crown Plaza North Hotel in Worthington, Ohio.
This is a link to the Marcon Conference Facebook account. Their website was down.
https://www.facebook.com/MARConOH/
Attended Events 2021
One Event attended in 2021
The Cleveland Inkubator Writing Conference 2021 was a virtual event using Zoom from July 11, 2021, to July 25, 2021. Over the two weeks, they presented forty-two workshops, panels, and special events. I attended two panels, one craft talk, and one workshop (which was held over two days).
Literary Cleveland sponsors the event. Literary Cleveland’s mission is to create and nurture a vibrant literary arts community in Northeast Ohio. The group sponsors writing workshops, author interviews, and a monthly group meeting mixer.
Attended Events 2020
Many cons I planned to attend were canceled in 2020 including ConCoction Cleveland 2020, Western Reserve Writers Conference Cleveland 2020, Ice and Fire Con 2020, Marcon Columbus 2020, Confluence Pittsburgh 2020, Inkubator Cleveland 2020, and NASFiC Columbus 2020.
Four Events in 2020
I attended the ConFusion Conference in Novi, Michigan from January 16 to 19, 2020. The Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association Sponsors ConFusion.
I attended virtual Dragon Con Atlanta from September 3 to 7, 2020, and attended eight events. This conference is a great opportunity for me because Atlanta is far away, and I am not likely to attend this con in person.
Link to Dragon Con’s website.
Attended Events 2020 Continued
They held a virtual conference called C’monfluence the Novelization 2020, from October 2 to October 4. The Guest of Honor was Martha Wells. I attended the conference virtually. They canceled Confluence Conference Pittsburgh because of COVID-19. I plan to go to the next Confluence from July 23 to July 25, 2021.
Link to Confluence’s website.
I virtually attended the Gotham Writers Conference in New York City, New York from October 16, 2020, to October 18, 2020, sponsored by Gotham Writers Workshop.
https://www.writingclasses.com/
Attended Events 2019
Seven Events in 2019
Indie Author Day at Parma, Ohio on November 12, 2019
I attended the Gotham Writers Conference in New York City, New York on October 25, 2019, sponsored by Gotham Writers Workshop.
https://www.writingclasses.com/
July 26, 2019, to July 28, 2019, Confluence Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 10, 2019, to May 12, 2019, Marcon Conference in Columbus, Ohio
April 27, 2019, Western Reserve Writers Conference in South Euclid, Ohio
The conference is sponsored by the Cuyahoga County Public Library.
March 1, 2019, to March 3, 2019, ConCoction Conference in Aurora, Ohio
This is a link to the ConCoction website.
http://www.clevelandconcoction.org/
January 17, 2019, to January 20, 2019 ConFusion Conference in Detroit, Michigan
This is a link to the ConFusion website.
Attended Events 2018
Six Events in 2018
Cleveland Inkubator at the Cleveland Public Library in Cleveland, Ohio on August 4, 2018, sponsored by Literary Cleveland
Confluence Conference at Pittsburgh, PA from July 28, 2018, to July 29, 2018
Cleveland Writing Workshop at Independence, Ohio on July 14, 2018
Killer Heat: Mystery Writers Weekend at South Euclid, Ohio on June 9, 2018
Marcon at Columbus, Ohio on May 12, 2018
ConCoction at Cleveland, Ohio from March 9, 2018, to March 11, 2018
Events Attended in 2017
Indy Author Day at South Euclid, Ohio on November 12, 2017
Western Reserve Writers Conference at South Euclid, Ohio on September 23, 2017
Confluence Conference at Pittsburgh, PA from August 4, 2017, to August 6, 2017
Cleveland Inkubator at the Cleveland Public Library in Cleveland, Ohio on July 29, 2017, sponsored by Literary Cleveland
Marcon at Columbus, Ohio from May 12, 2017, to May 14, 2017
ConCoction at Cleveland, Ohio from March 10, 2017, to March 12, 2017
Fiction Winter Fest at Shaker Heights, Ohio on February 18, 2017, sponsored by Literary Cleveland at Loganberry Books
Events Attended in 2016
Five Events in 2016
Indy Conference at Parma, Ohio on November 12, 2016
Capclave 16 Conference at Gaithersburg, MD from October 7, 2016, to October 9, 2016
Western Reserve Writers Conference at South Euclid, Ohio on September 24, 2016
Confluence Conference at Pittsburgh, PA from July 29, 2016, to July 31, 2016
Ohio Expos: At Fairlawn, Ohio on July 23, 2016