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Come to the West Maryland Small Press Festival on Oct 15th

The Frostburg State University Center for Creative Writing, in partnership with the Allegany County Library System, is excited to announce that the fifth annual Western Maryland Small and Regional Press Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15, from 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., at Main Street, Frostburg. The event brings together editors and publishers with writers and educators of the local community. Panel discussions and roundtable sessions include topics on various creative genres, DIY publishing, self-publishing, promotion and marketing, writing local, and reading and writing online. I'll be attending along with my "Many Genres" co-editor, Heidi Ruby Miller, and alongside…
October 2, 2011Posted inArnzen News1 Comment
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Book Signing and Events at Confluence SF Conference (Pittsburgh, 7/22-23)

This weekend (July 22-23rd, 2011) I'll be attending Pittsburgh's annual Literary Science Fiction convention, Confluence. Here's my schedule of events: Friday July 22, 5:30pm Jr Suite Michael Arnzen Fiction Reading Friday 6pm Jr Suite Literary Beer: informal chat about the book, MANY GENRES, ONE CRAFT: LESSONS IN WRITING POPULAR FICTION with editors Heidi Ruby Miller & Michael Arnzen Friday 10pm Willow Room HORROR PANEL: "Growing up Scared: How What Scares us Changes as We Age" Michael Arnzen (Moderator); Paul Anderson; John Alfred Taylor; Lawrence Connolly Description: "From monsters and gore to conspiracy and untrustworthy senses, the things that scared us…
July 21, 2011Posted inArnzen News2 Comments
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My program for the Confluence SF convention (July 22-23)

Next week (July 22-23rd, 2011) I'll be attending Pittsburgh's annual Literary Science Fiction convention, Confluence.  Here's my schedule of events: Friday July 22, 5:30pm  Jr Suite   Michael Arnzen Fiction Reading     Friday 6pm   Jr Suite   Literary Beer: informal chat about the book, MANY GENRES, ONE CRAFT: LESSONS IN WRITING POPULAR FICTION with editors Heidi Ruby Miller & Michael Arnzen Friday 10pm  Willow Room HORROR PANEL: "Growing up Scared: How What Scares us Changes as We Age"   Michael Arnzen (Moderator);  Paul Anderson; John Alfred Taylor; Lawrence Connolly  Description: "From monsters and gore to conspiracy and untrustworthy senses, the things that…
July 10, 2011Posted inArnzen News
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Photos from the Many Genres book launch party, 6/24/11

We had a phenomenal book launch party at Seton Hill U for our new instructional book. Drop by the Many Genres One Craft weblog for some great photos from the event, which was held during the writers residency for our MFA program in Writing Popular Fiction. Horror writers in attendance included Gary Braunbeck, Tim Waggoner, Scott Johnson, Lawrence Connolly, Jean-Loup Benet, Lucy Snyder, Kristin Dearborn, Paul Popiel, David Corwell, Sheldon Higdon and many many more.
June 25, 2011Posted inArnzen News
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Many Genres Book Signing Friday 6/23 7-9pm at Seton Hill U.

The new instructional guide for writers that I co-edited, Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction will have a massive book signing at Seton Hill University -- a great opportunity for people in the area to not only buy the book, but get it signed by the many contributors in attendance. The launch will be part of a wine reception and book signing by Writing Popular Fiction alumni at the college. The event runs this Friday (6/23) from 7-9pm in the McKenna Center (look for the gymnasium) on the Seton Hill University campus on the hilltop in Greensburg,…
June 23, 2011Posted inArnzen News7 Comments