October Online Event - It's official

Conquest online event 23-24 October, 2021.

Conquest was the first official convention I attended, when I was still in high school in Brisbane. It was also the first convention to be booked for the new Brisbane Sheraton Hotel, way back in 1982. I attended regularly until I moved to Adelaide in 1988.

This year (yep, Covid again), attendee numbers will be restricted, so they are having an online stream. I’ve been asked to participate as a past con goer, and author.  I’ve been chatting to the organiser of the Conquest convention. This week, they announced it on their FB page.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3908223202574240/ 

 

October Online Event - It's official

The Secret is Out! I'm on an author panel for WWWC Online, 2021

5-6th March (MST): Wild Wild West Con 2021 online –

Author Panel: 5.00pm Friday 5th March (MST)/

10.30am Saturday 6th March (ACDT/Adelaide time).

US steampunk authors, David Lee Summers and Diesel Jester, join Australian steampunk author, Karen J Carlisle, to talk about their books, and – of course – steampunk. The timetable is now up on their website.

Schedule is now up for Wild Wild West Online 2021 https://www.wildwestcon.com/wwwso/

Don’t forget to register (limited spaces)

The Secret is Out! I'm on an author panel for WWWC Online, 2021

LitCon 2021 Steampunk Panel: Preparations with with Ged Maybury

Patrons got a sneak peek of this in this month’s Behind the Scenes video. Now you can see it too.

5-7th March – LitCon 2021 – Where Readers meet & Authors Greet.

LitCon 2021 is an online event, with authors from around the world. I’m hosting a Steampunk panel, with Ged Maybury (award winning childrens’ and steampunk author) and Michael Pryor (author of The Laws of Magic)

Join us 1.00pm Sunday 7th (ACDT/Adelaide time) = 9.30am March 6th (EST) For more info, check out their website, and the FB page – https://www.facebook.com/events/24002…? – where live videos will be posted.

I also have an author booth in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre shops –

• https://litcon.org/Booths/science-fiction/karen-j-carlisle/


• https://litcon.org/Booths/fantasy-forum/karen-j-carlisle-3/

LitCon 2021 Steampunk Panel: Preparations with with Ged Maybury

Upcoming Events for March, 2021

Events for the year are still up in the air, at the moment. I’m in the process of looking into potential events – both online  and live events (post vaccine) – for this year. 

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  5-7th March – LitCon 2021 – Where Readers meet & Authors Greet. This is an online event, with authors from around the world. I have an author booth in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre shops, and am hosting a Steampunk panel, with Ged Maybury (award winning childrens and steampunk author) and Michael Pryor (author of The Laws of Magic)
  
  Join us 1.00pm Sunday 7th (ACDT/Adelaide time) = 9.30am March 6th (EST) For more info, check out their website, and the FB page where lives will be posted.
  
   
  
  

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  5-6 th March – Wild Wild West Con. I’m sitting on a panel – 6.00pm Friday 5th March (MST)/ 11.30am Saturday 6th March (ACDT/Adelaide time).  Should be  fun.
  
  

Upcoming Events for March, 2021

Social Media Links Reminder

Hello, everyone.

With all of Facebook’s shenanigans, I’m posting my social media details here for you to bookmark…

Just in case.

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Patreon exclusive Behind the Scenes Reward

My Patreon supporters just received their Behind the Scenes video reward for February.

This month we go behind the scenes for LitCon 2021, reveal upcoming events, take a sneak peek at MassCon 2021 panels, reveal new cover commission projects, and reveal my plans for Adelaide Steampunk Festival.

Patreon exclusive Behind the Scenes Reward

February Patreon Shout Out

Thank you to all my #Patreon supporters. Here’s a special shout out for my top supporters.

My first post via IGTV – so I can add auto-generated subtitles for accessibility

February Patreon Shout Out

I've got a (some) secret projects brewing...

And I’m going to tell my Patreon supporters first!

So, don’t miss this month’s Patreon Livechat (Sat 13th Adelaide time) or the February ‘Behind the Scenes’ video.

Become a Patron!

Newsletter subscribers – watch out for this month’s newsletter – for your sneak peek announcements.

Image Text: Shhh… I’ve got a secret. Some new projects are coming up soon. Watch this space for future announcements.

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I've got a (some) secret projects brewing...

You're Invited to Another Online Event - April, 2021

10-12th April: Steampunk CommuniTea Weekend Onine event

Save the Dates for my second event of 2021!

I’ve been asked to join the Tea Scouts, Madame Askew and the Grand Arbiter, the Temporal Entourage, and the the Tucson Steampunk Society for a panel during their weekend event full of virtual panels, performances, and sundry adventures. Schedule, guests, and events TBA. Click here for more information.

It’s free, and I’d love you to join me.

You're Invited to Another Online Event - April, 2021

MassCon 2021 - Wrap Up

I love online events. Not only does it ease my social anxiety, it allows me to meet new friends and catch up with existing friends (and writers, and steampunks) from all over the world.

This weekend, the local Adelaide SF/F group, Critical Mass, held their (usually) annual mini con online. The organiser, Roman (a friend), asked me to host a steampunk tea, and to sit in on a Doctor Who panel – my two favourite things – so, of course I said yes!

 

 

(Pics above are some of the teaser pics I posted on Instagram, and some screenshots from the tea and the panel.)

Other panels/chats included one on new SF books people have read, a talk by Eugen Bacon on ‘Afrofuturism, Speculative fiction, genre boundaries and interfaces‘, a talk about the early days of AUSFA (a local group), and a talk by John D Berry on typography (useful for formatting!). Other talks included best new SF on television, audio/radio dramas, and podcasting (also very useful). Australian Ditmar winning author, Gillian Polack, spoke about Jewish SF in Australia.

A lot to pack in one day!

Many talks were recorded, so I hope they’ll surface soon for those who couldn’t attend to view.

A big thank you to everyone who attended, and to the organisers for asking me to participate. I’d forgotten how much I missed fan run cons.

MassCon 2021 - Wrap Up