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Gather is a video-calling space that lets multiple people hold separate conversations in parallel, walking in and out of those conversations
It really crept up fast, but CrossingsCon 2021 begin in just under 2 weeks! The virtual convention space will go live at digital.crossingscon.org on August 1st, and remember that this year's con is totally free - no registration needed!
Meet the author raffle ballots
We'll be having some lottery-based meet-and-greets with all of our wonderful guests of honor. If you want to put your name into the ballot to hang out with an author of your choice one-on-one you can do so here.
Here's the full schedule for CrossingsCon 2021! See our website for full descriptions for each event (crossingscon.org/events/), and some links to add the schedule to your personal calendar (crossingscon.org/events/schedule)
With the convention right around the corner and the announcements of our exciting new guests, we hope y'all didn't forget about everyone who's gonna be there! We can't wait to hang out with both Diane Duane and Ursula Vernon next week.
Diane is the creator of the Young Wizards YA science fantasy series (now up to volume 10) and the Middle Kingdoms LGBTQ adult-fantasy series (three main-sequence novels and various long and short interstitial fiction), and has also worked in comics and computer games. She has also written extensively for television and film, working with characters ranging from Jean-Luc Picard to Batman and from Siegfried the Volsung to Scooby-Doo. She has picked up various awards for her prose and screen work over time, the most recent of these being the Faust Grandmaster Award from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. She also served as a writer guest of honor at the World Science Fiction Convention in Dublin in 2019.
Ursula, an author and illustrator, has written over fifteen books for children, several novels for adults, an epic webcomic called Digger and various short stories. She publishes children’s books under her own name and adult books under the pen name T. Kingfisher. She has received numerous awards, including the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for her work in various mediums. Having moved across the country several times, she eventually settled in Pittsboro, North Carolina, where she works full-time as an artist, writer, and creator of oddities.
We hope to see you all in the virtual convention space this Sunday!
Announcing yet another new guest for CrossingsCon 2021, this time the wonderful C.B. Lee!
C.B. Lee is a Lambda Literary Award nominated writer of young adult science fiction and fantasy. Her works include the Sidekick Squad series, Ben 10 graphic novels, Out Now: Queer We Go Again, Minecraft: The Shipwreck, From A Certain Point Of View: The Empire Strikes Back, and A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix. Lee’s work has been featured in Teen Vogue, Wired Magazine, Hypable, Tor’s Best of Fantasy and Sci Fi, and the American Library Association’s Rainbow List. You can find out more about her and her works on her website cb-lee.com
For CB, the “slipping sideways” theme is particularly exciting since she is working right now on a book that focuses on liminal spaces and travel between worlds. We can’t wait to meet her in August!
Dai Cousins!
One of the unexpected bonuses of having a virtual con is that we get to have more guests. Introducing Jessica Day George, our newest Guest of Honor for CrossingsCon 2021: Slipping Sideways!
Jessica Day George—author of the Rose Legacy, Castle Glower, and Dragon Slippers series—earned a BA in Humanities/Comparative Literature from Brigham Young University, where she enjoyed classes in Pottery and Old Norse, and dutifully forced herself to take Algebra and Biology. Originally from Idaho, she now resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and three young children.
In addition to working extensively in the fairytale genre, Jessica is also a big Diane Duane fan herself, and so especially enthusiastic to join us at CrossingsCon 2021 from August 1st to 8th!
Gather Tutorial
Since many attendees are likely unfamiliar with Gather we want to make sure everyone is able to become comfortable with the platform, so our webmaster has put together a brief tutorial so people can learn quickly. https://crossingscon.org/slipping_sideways/information/
CrossingsCon 2021 question submissions
Some of our events will be done panel or Q&A style. You can submit questions for all events using this form.
Be aware that most events will not be taking questions live, but rather through the above form to keep things running smooth
