Two weeks from tonight, I’ll be laying my head to rest in Toronto, because from April 8-11 I’ll be attending Ad Astra. I gave you my rough schedule earlier in the week, but now that the committee has finalized things—including giving the date and time for my reading—I figured I should update you.

Here’s where you’ll be able to find me up in the Great White North:

Opening Ceremonies
Friday, April 8, 7:00 p.m.

Using Conventions To Your Advantage
Friday, April 8, 9:00 p.m.
Conventions can be important venues for writers to meet editors and publishers. Hear stories from professionals in the field on how-to and how-not-to use your con experience to network.
(with Ian Keeling and Justine Lewkowitz)

GoH Hour
Saturday, April 10, 11:00 a.m.
(with Kathryn Cramer and Elisabeth Vonarburg)

The Walking Dead
Saturday, April 10, 12:00 p.m.
Discuss the television adaptation of the graphic novel series The Walking Dead.
(with Colleen Hillerup, Ian Keeling and Mandy Slater)

Autograph session
Saturday, April 10, 3:30 p.m.

Why Professionalism Matters
Sunday, April 11, 11 a.m.
Writing is an art, but publishing is a business. How writers and artists should act, and what they need to understand when trying to sell their work.
(with Ziana de Bethune, Adrienne Kress, Matt Moore, Mandy Slater, Howard Tayler and Gregory Wilson)

Reading
Sunday, April 11, 12 p.m.
(with Matthew Johnson)

And if any of you who’ll be there have suggestions or requests for which of my stories I should read during my shared hour Sunday with Matthew Johnson, please let me know!

I’ll be in Toronto April 8-11 to attend Ad Astra. I was Editor Guest of Honor there in 2000, and for its 30th anniversary year, the con is trying to get as many previous GOHs to attend as possible.

Complete programming details are still being ironed out, but here’s what I know so far:

Using Conventions To Your Advantage
Friday, April 8, 9:00 p.m.
Conventions can be important venues for writers to meet editors and publishers. Hear stories from professionals in the field on how-to and how-not-to use your con experience to network.
(with Ian Keeling and Justine Lewkowitz)

The Walking Dead
Saturday, April 10, Noon
Discuss the television adaptation of the graphic novel series The Walking Dead.
(with Colleen Hillerup, Ian Keeling and Mandy Slater)

Why Professionalism Matters
Sun, April 11, 11 a.m.
Writing is an art, but publishing is a business. How writers and artists should act, and what they need to understand when trying to sell their work.
(with Ziana de Bethune, Adrienne Kress, Matt Moore, Mandy Slater, Howard Tayler and Gregory Wilson)

I’ll also be doing a reading, date and time still to be decided.

If you’ll be there, I look forward to seeing you. And if you won’t be there … why not?