Spring has sprung, and Memorial Day is less than a week away. You know what that means: Balticon! This year’s con will again be held at the Marriott Renaissance overlooking Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, May 26-29. I’ll be appearing on six program items, including two readings:

Saturday, May 27

Writing Interesting and Effective Short Stories

Noon, Kent Meeting Room (Sixth Floor)
Hildy Silverman (Moderator), Scott Edelman, Malka Older, Jean Marie Ward and Fran Wilde

Author Readings

3 PM, St. George Meeting Room (Sixth Floor)
Bjorn Hasseler, Jean Marie Ward, Ted Weber

Broad Universe Rapid Fire Readings

6 PM, Kent Meeting Room (Sixth Floor)
Jean Marie Ward (Moderator), Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Roxanne Bland, Lauren Harris, A.L. Kaplan, Gail Z. Martin, Cara McKinnon, Christie Meierz, Jennifer R. Povey, Roberta Rogow, D.H. Timpko

Mythology as a Basis for Speculative Fiction

7 PM, Pride of Baltimore Meeting Room (Sixth Floor)
Kim Hargan (Moderator), Tom Doyle, Ada Palmer, David Silverman, Jean Marie Ward

Sunday, May 28

Social Media Promotion Without Being Obnoxious

Noon, Pride of Baltimore Meeting Room (Sixth Floor)
Jean Marie Ward (Moderator), Melissa L. Hayden, Nathan Lowell, Hildy Silverman, Michael Ventrella

Judging an Editor’s Work

4 PM, Guilford Meeting Room (Fifth Floor)
Kay Baiman (Moderator), Jamaila Brinkley, Jennifer Levine, Jean Marie Ward, Joy Ward

Hope to see you there!