Confluence / DogCon 3

July 25-27, Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh North

This year DogCon 3 is being held during Confluence. Dog Star Books authors Matt Betts & Albert Wendland will be involved in the regular programming as Michael Arnzen, Lucy Snyder and John Edward Lawson from parent publisher Raw Dog Screaming Press. There will be a rapid-fire reading, we'll announce the winner of this year's Readers' Choice award and host an End of the World launch party for Lucy Snyder's Soft Apocalypses. Below you'll find a schedule all the events our authors will be involved in.

Friday

4 pm Opening: John E. Lawson

5 pm Making the Science Sing: Albert Wendland

6 pm Happiness in Horror: Michael Arnzen, Lucy Snyder

My (Girlfriend, Mother, Sister) will Kick your Butt: J.L. Gribble

Kaffee Klatsch: Matt Betts

7 pm The Games We Play: Lucy Snyder

Autographing: Matt Betts

Kaffee Klatsch: Michael Arnzen

8 pm RDSP Rapid Fire Reading: Matt Betts, Michael Arnzen, Lucy Snyder, J.L. Gribble, Albert Wendland, John Edward Lawson
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNER OF THE READERS’ CHOICE AWARD

9 pm ***SOFT APOCALYPSES launch party*** Lucy Snyder, Room 525

Saturday

10 am What Dreams May Come: Albert Wendland

Writing Workshop: Matt Betts, J.L. Gribble

11 am Non-SF books every SF reader should read: Albert Wendland

What Makes You Think That? John Edward Lawson

Autographing: Michael Arnzen

12 pm SF as Games; Games as SF:  Lucy Snyder

Making it on Mars: Albert Wendland

1 pm Humor and Genre: Michael Arnzen

2 pm The Writing & Publishing Game: John Edward Lawson

Autographing: Albert Wendland

4 pm Collaboration: Lucy Snyder

5 pm Why did Steam punk? Matt Betts

Want to see something REALLY scary? Michael Arnzen

These Kids Today: J.L. Gribble

Kaffee Klatsch: Albert Wendland

7 pm Beyond the Experiment: John Edward Lawson

9 pm Movies as Series: Michael Arnzen

10 pm Erotica: Writing, reading in more than 50 shades of grey: Lucy Snyder

Sunday

12 pm Writing and the Day Job: Lucy Snyder

SF Art and Illustration: Albert Wendland

1 pm How Alien is too Alien: J.L. Gribble

Truly Creative: Financial realities of the writing life: Lucy Snyder, Matt Betts

2 pm The Amazon’s Right Breast: Women in Combat: Lucy Snyder

SF Rediscovers the Solar System: Albert Wendland

The Man Who Loved Alien Landscapes: Starred Review

We were extremely excited to hear that Publishers Weekly has given The Man Who Loved Alien Landscapes by Albert Wendland a starred review and made it the Pick of the Week! This is the first time one of our titles has received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.

"In Wendland’s intricately plotted, character-driven debut, pulp exploration meets philosophical speculation, and a moralistic sensibility is fused with Philip K. Dick’s paranoid fantasies and Ray Bradbury’s awe of alien encounters.…Impending doom pervades ripping action scenes, the Lovecraftian theme of ancient warring aliens lends cosmic menace and authenticity to a grandiose mystery…deeply absorbing."—Publishers Weekly starred review

The Man Who Love Alien Landscapes is currently available for pre-order and will debut at Confluence 2014 in Pittsburgh, PA, July 25-27.

EVENT: Dog Star and RDSP Authors and Editors to Teach Workshop at Confluence 2013

EVENTS


FREE RDSP WORKSHOP AT CONFLUENCE 2013
As part of the DogCon2 celebration at Confluence 2013, award-winning editors and authors from Raw Dog Screaming Press will offer a free 3-hour writing basics workshop on Saturday morning. The event is open to all registered convention participants on Saturday, July 20, 2013. Pick and choose from 6 different 1/2 hr. sessions or attend them all.

The workshop will run from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM

CRAFT
10:00-10:30 AM - CHARACTER with Matt Betts
10:30-11:00 AM - DIALOG with John Edward Lawson
11:00-11:30 AM - PLOT with Michael A. Arnzen
11:30–NOON - SETTING with D. Harlan Wilson

BUSINESS
NOON–12:30 PM - PUBLICATION OPTIONS with Deanna Lepsch
12:30-1:00 PM - BRANDING AND PROMOTION with Jason Jack Miller

To register for CONFLUENCE 2013, click the link below: