The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2018 The Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, CA Saturday March 24, 2018. Hosts: Scott Nicolay and Anya Martin Taking place at the Winchester Mystery House, this is an amazing opportunity to dig deep into THE WEIRD, and participate in a full day of groundbreaking and global discussion. […]

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SF in SF will be part of Convolution! Join our guest moderator, Cliff Winning, and the convention Author Guests of Honor, Michael A. Stackpole and Tanya Huff! Thursday, September 25th Doors open at 6:30PM Event begins at 7:00PM Each author will read a selection from their work, followed by Q&A moderated by Cliff Winnig. Booksigning […]

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A brand-new convention has arrived in San Francisco. FOGcon (“Friends of Genre” Con) is scheduled for March 11-13, 2011, so now’s the time to buy your membership. It’s a literary-themed San Francisco SF/F con in the tradition of Wiscon and Readercon, with Honored Guests ranging from writers to scientists to artists. We will build community, […]

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Potlatch is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, literary event for the readers and writers of speculative fiction. At Potlatch, people talk to each other and participate in panel discussions about reading and writing speculative fiction. You’ll find conversations at the program events, in Algonquins (spontaneous member-generated programming), in writers workshops, in the consuite, in the halls, and […]

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We now have firm line-ups for February and March as follows: Saturday February 12: Anne Harris, Pearl North, Jessica Freely & Lucy Bledsoe Thursday March 3: Patrick Rothfuss & Gail Carriger Monday, March 14: Jeff & Ann VanderMeer If you are wondering why we have four readers in February, it is because the many-talented Anne […]

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Friday, March 12th – Sunday March 14th Nova Albion Steampunk Convention, Emeryville, CA Lots of great vendors and makers in the Dealers’ Room at this awesome convention! “The Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition (March 12-14 in Emeryville) takes the best elements of traditional science fiction and fantasy conventions, combines them with the passion, ingenuity, and hands-on […]

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You’ll want to be there. This year’s WonderCon takes place from April 2 through April 4 at Moscone Center, San Francisco. Guests include: Sergio Aragones, Peter S. Beagle, Frank Cho, Amanda Conner, Colleen Doran, Mark Evanier, Stan Freberg, Adam Hughes, Adam Kubert, Joe Kubert, Tim Powers, Greg Rucka, Kevin Smith and Judd Winick.

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August 22 – 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM & August 23 – 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM SFZF serves as a vital annual showcase of the diversity, vitality and ongoing exuberance of the small-press movement. Writers, cartoonists, crafters, illustrators, printmakers and all manner of artists will be in attendance. While the majority of the exhibitors […]

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July 18-21, Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco Further details are available from their web site.

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Saturday, May 30 – Sunday, May 31 Maker Faire: Build, Craft, Hack, Play Mame. Great fun! At the San Mateo Fairgrounds, 2495 South Delaware Street, San Mateo. A two-day, family-friendly event to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology. The fourth […]

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