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CoyoteCon starts with its first session at 1PM Eastern. The welcome session is tonight at 5PM Eastern. Come register and ask any questions you may have.

Brenda Novak’s auction in support of Juvenile Diabetes Research started today and runs through the end of May. DP is determined to help meet the goal of 1 million donated, so we’ve listed quite a lot of stuff. Check it out.

We’ll also be releasing a lot of books this month, so be sure to check back often.

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CoyoteCon conference rooms

(You must be registered to enter.)

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]]> http://drolleriepress.com/events/were-kicking-off-con-month/feed/ 0 Our April Chat: We’re Talking about Books! http://drolleriepress.com/events/our-april-chat-were-talking-about-books/ http://drolleriepress.com/events/our-april-chat-were-talking-about-books/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:11:58 +0000 Deena http://drolleriepress.com/?p=3501 We’ll be holding the monthly Drollerie Press party this Sunday, April 25th, at 9PM Eastern over on the Coyote Con website to celebrate upcoming DP releases, talk about publishing, and try to break the chat system. Please join us there and help us prepare for our first annual 31 day digital author conference, Coyote Con. Bring your favorite book along and tell us why you like it!

To enter the chat room, you first have to register for the conference. It takes a few minutes to register, though receiving your password can take a couple of hours. You do not have to attend any conference events if you register to come to the DP chat, but you’re welcome to do so.

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]]> http://drolleriepress.com/events/our-april-chat-were-talking-about-books/feed/ 2 Coyote Con, our first annual 31 Day Digital Author Conference http://drolleriepress.com/events/coyote-con-our-first-annual-31-day-digital-author-conference/ http://drolleriepress.com/events/coyote-con-our-first-annual-31-day-digital-author-conference/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 05:17:56 +0000 Deena http://drolleriepress.com/?p=3480 In conjunction with Joely Sue Burkhart’s MayWriMo Writing Challenge, we began to plan a month long digital conference, including text chats every weekend, Word Wars in the chat room, and, of course, the writing challenge. I’m incredibly pleased at the breadth of the topics, and honored by the number of authors and other writing and publishing professionals who have agreed to share their wisdom. The con will be held at Coyote Con.com, and we’ll have a con suite for people to drop in and chat, encourage one another during their slog through the Word Wars (which will also be held in a chat room there) and celebrate their MayWriMo victories. Watch this space for more information; check out the Coyote Con website (the schedule will be up on the 25th) , and be sure to sign up for MayWriMo!

Our topics, events, and speaker list (so far!) with more to come:

Events

Word Wars
MayWriMo Writing Challenge
Guest Author and Panel Chats
Author Blogs

Topics

Accurate Historical Research
Artificial Intelligence and Sexuality
Character Creation
Digital Lit
The Book Deal and Publishing Process (audience participation)
Brainstorming the Future of the Book (audience participation)
E-Book Conversion
Editing for Diversity
Empire and Colonialism
Transformative Sex
Envelope-Pushing Concepts
Fairy Tales in Fiction
Feminism in Speculative Fiction
GLBTQ Fiction Writing
Internet Networking and Professionalism
Method Writing
Mythic Fiction
Non-Western Perspectives
Poetry Writing
Querying and Synopses
Race 101 for Writers
Short Works: Writing
Short Works: Markets
The Speculative Christian
Survival for 21st Century Writers
Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Fiction
Well-Rounded Worlds
World Building 101
Writing Paganism
Writing Politically
Writing to Scare the Reader
Young Adult Fiction
‘Zine Evolution

Guest Speakers

Sarah Avery
Anna Black
Darin Bradley
Jim Brown
Joely Sue Burkhart
Kal Cobalt
Deena Fisher
Nora Fleischer
Lynn Flewelling
Nathalie Gray
Meredith Holmes
J.A. Howe
Gary Inbinder
Victor D. Infante
Heather S. Ingemar
Anna Kashina
Stephanie Kelsey
Angela Korra’ti
Scott Nicholson
Carole McDonnell
Seanan McGuire
Tim Mulcahy
Karen Newman
John Rosenman
Isabelle Santiago
David Sklar
Lucy Snyder
Cindy Lynn Speer
Michael F. Stewart
Teresa Wymore

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]]> http://drolleriepress.com/events/coyote-con/feed/ 6 Wolf House Book Three: Fair Game, now available http://drolleriepress.com/events/wolf-house-book-three-fair-game-now-available/ http://drolleriepress.com/events/wolf-house-book-three-fair-game-now-available/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:55:09 +0000 Deena http://drolleriepress.com/?p=3463 Mary Borsellino’s third book in The Wolf House Series is now available in PDF and we’ve put all of our YA books on sale for 10% off to celebrate. The Wolfe House Series are compelling stories of young adults dealing with life, and unlife. It’s hard growing up in Chicago as normal human beings. It’s just as hard when you’re not—quite—human.Fair Game

Read about Mary and the entire series here. Read an excerpt here. Buy the book by clicking on the cover.

“Electrifying. Chilling. Enthralling. Amazing. One of the truest young voices I’ve ever heard, with a plot that keeps you stuck to the pages and stops the breath in your throat. This is a writer who will go farther than perhaps even she imagines.”
- L.J. Smith, author of The Vampire Diaries series

“Mary Borsellino’s The Wolf House introduces readers to a group of smart, hip, snarky young friends who like to eat pizza, gossip, watch horror movies and, oh yeah, hang out with vampires. Just your typical high school students.”
- Nancy A. Collins, author of The Vamps series

“Mary Borsellino is one of the up-and-coming writers of this generation, regardless of genre. As it happens, she writes some of the very best vampire fiction in the vast sea of vamplit that is out there.”
- Narrelle Harris, author of The Opposite of Life

“Mary does characterisation like she is wielding a sympathetic, observant scalpel.”
- Karen Healey, author of Guardian of the Dead

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]]> http://drolleriepress.com/events/wolf-house-book-three-fair-game-now-available/feed/ 0 Virtual Mini Con http://drolleriepress.com/events/virtual-mini-con/ http://drolleriepress.com/events/virtual-mini-con/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:44:29 +0000 Deena http://drolleriepress.com/?p=3459 Hey guys, mark your calendars! Drollerie Press will be holding an author’s virtual mini-con throughout the month of May. We’ll be offering Word Wars in the chat room during the week, and scheduled chat events with special guests on the weekends, all in conjunction with Joely Sue Burkhart’s MayWriMo Writing Challenge.

If you join MayWriMo, you don’t have to write 50k words, you just have to set a challenging writing goal. MayWriMo will include a yahoo group, the encouragement of your peers, and prizes! For more information check out Joely’s blog. Our virtual mini-con will also encourage you (we hope), as you write toward your goal. You don’t, however, have to join the MayWriMo to visit the chats or enjoy the other events, but we expect the whole thing to be a great time and provide a lot of encouragement.

We’re working on providing a line up of guests to talk about writing, querying, characterization, world building, race, gender, feminism, genre, and many other great subjects on the weekends throughout the month of May, scheduled at various times so you can join in wherever you are, and culminating in our month-end chat on May 30 at 9PM EST.

If you’re interested in being a guest chatter, or have great ideas to share with us to make the con better, please use the contact form and let us know!

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