{"id":3118,"date":"2022-04-28T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=3118"},"modified":"2022-04-28T10:00:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T14:00:09","slug":"its-almost-time-for-ravencon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/its-almost-time-for-ravencon\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Almost Time for RavenCon!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend I&#8217;ll be at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravencon.com\/\">RavenCon<\/a> science fiction and fantasy convention, which is returning to Richmond, Virginia. RavenCon is a great convention, run by wonderful people, and I&#8217;ve enjoyed attending and serving as a guest at it for many years.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ravencon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/cropped-RavenConLogoSpring-web-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t asked to play any concerts this year &#8211; ? &#8211; so it&#8217;s primarily panels for me. Here&#8217;s my schedule, if you&#8217;re trying to track me down:<\/p>\n<p>Friday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 pm &#8212; Guests&#8217; Meet and Greet<\/li>\n<li>7 pm &#8212; Opening Ceremony<\/li>\n<li>11:30 pm &#8212; Open Filking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Saturday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9 am &#8212; Panel: &#8220;Influences In Our Writing&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>11 am &#8212; Panel, &#8220;Writing the Alien&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>12:25 pm &#8212; Reading<\/li>\n<li>4:00 pm &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baen.com\/\">Baen Books<\/a> Traveling Slide Show &amp; Prize Patrol<\/li>\n<li>7 pm &#8212; Panel, &#8220;Let\u2019s Get Ready to Rumble: Combat in SFF&#8221; (Moderator)<\/li>\n<li>Midnight! ? &#8212; Open Filking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sunday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 am &#8212; Panel: &#8220;Energy Sources in Speculative Fiction&#8221; (Moderator)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For my reading slot, I&#8217;m trying to decide whether to read from a story that&#8217;s coming out in an anthology later this year, or from a story that&#8217;s slated for an upcoming issue of <em>Analog Science Fiction and Fact<\/em>. I&#8217;ll probably let the audience decide (if anyone shows up!). And I guess I should give a little thought to the panels I&#8217;m moderating&#8230;. 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