Arisia and 2016 and stuff and more...
Dec. 13th, 2015 04:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
catherineldfIt's been a very full week! The big news is that I got the Medial Assistance approval for my mother from the State of MN. What that means in concrete terms is that the funding for her living expenses at the nursing home are now covered. This is a gigantic load off my mind - it took several months to sort out and weighed on me for considerably longer, so feeling pretty accomplished now. The other bit of news is that my small business attorney is filing my LLC for Queen of Swords Press this week! This will pave the way for a bunch of other things that need to happen so it's pretty glorious. :-)
In other news, cons for 2016 will include, barring unforeseen issues: Arisia, Marscon, Au Contraire (New Zealand!), CONvergence, Diversicon, MidAmericaConII (Worldcon in Kansas City). Perhaps a couple of others depending on exhaustion, etc. Details to follow.
Other appearance stuff: Possible presentation on accessibility and aging at the Google Development Conference in Minneapolis (waiting on the conference); teaching 2 workshops at The Loft Literary Center (if they carry); guest lecturing at a U of MN class (not open to the public). Plus some other things currently pending...
I also just upgraded my membership to full for Helsinki World Con in 2017, using proceeds from my Jack the Ripper story, which feels very professional writerly at the moment. Work is fraught, we're rearranging the house, I'm starting to get back into writing and editing again, holidays ahead and more to come.
My Arisia schedule is pretty lowkey, which is all good. I'm looking forward to seeing more of the con, Boston and friends than I did the last time!
Current panel:
Panelists: Greer Gilman, Debra Doyle, JoSelle Vanderhooft, Sonya Taafe, Victoria Janssen. Moderator: Catherine Lundoff
In other news, cons for 2016 will include, barring unforeseen issues: Arisia, Marscon, Au Contraire (New Zealand!), CONvergence, Diversicon, MidAmericaConII (Worldcon in Kansas City). Perhaps a couple of others depending on exhaustion, etc. Details to follow.
Other appearance stuff: Possible presentation on accessibility and aging at the Google Development Conference in Minneapolis (waiting on the conference); teaching 2 workshops at The Loft Literary Center (if they carry); guest lecturing at a U of MN class (not open to the public). Plus some other things currently pending...
I also just upgraded my membership to full for Helsinki World Con in 2017, using proceeds from my Jack the Ripper story, which feels very professional writerly at the moment. Work is fraught, we're rearranging the house, I'm starting to get back into writing and editing again, holidays ahead and more to come.
My Arisia schedule is pretty lowkey, which is all good. I'm looking forward to seeing more of the con, Boston and friends than I did the last time!
Current panel:
| The Founding Mothers of SF/F | Marina 2 | Literature | Sat 10:00 AM | 01:15 | ||
| Description As we know, women invented all our favorite stuff! Mary Shelley defined science fiction with _Frankenstein_; Baroness Emma Orczy invented the superhero with _The Scarlet Pimpernel_. Let's discuss the founding mothers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. | ||||||