{"id":3181,"date":"2023-04-21T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=3181"},"modified":"2023-04-20T21:35:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T01:35:43","slug":"im-just-a-poe-boy-going-to-ravencon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/im-just-a-poe-boy-going-to-ravencon\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m Just a Poe Boy, Going to RavenCon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s right, this weekend I&#8217;ll be at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravencon.com\/\">RavenCon<\/a> science fiction and fantasy convention in Richmond, Virginia, which pays homage in its name to the legacy of Edgar Allan Poe. I&#8217;ve enjoyed attending and serving as a guest at RavenCon for many years. It&#8217;s a great convention!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravencon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RavenCon16Web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"170\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once again, I&#8217;m not doing any concerts ?, but I have a few different panels to keep me busy. Here&#8217;s my schedule, if you&#8217;re going to be around:<\/p>\n<p>Friday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 pm &#8212; Open Filking<\/li>\n<li>5 pm &#8212; Guests Meet and Greet<\/li>\n<li>7 pm &#8212; Opening Ceremony<\/li>\n<li>Midnight &#8212; Open Filking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Saturday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 am &#8212; Panel: &#8220;Conversation with the Editors&#8221; (Moderator)<\/li>\n<li>1:30 pm &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baen.com\/\">Baen Books<\/a> Traveling Road Show &amp; Prize Patrol<\/li>\n<li>3 pm &#8212; Panel: &#8220;How to Handle Rejection&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>4 pm &#8212; Reading<\/li>\n<li>Midnight &#8212; Open Filking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sunday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9 am &#8212; Non-Denominational Worship Service<\/li>\n<li>10 am &#8212; Panel: &#8220;Does Science Fiction Still Affect How We Think About the Future?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>11 am &#8212; Panel: &#8220;Writing Believable Aliens&#8221; (Moderator)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What should I read at my reading this year? The opening of the novel I&#8217;m struggling to write, or the opening of the story that <em>Analog Science Fiction and Fact<\/em> bought but hasn&#8217;t published yet? Maybe I&#8217;ll let the audience decide, if there is one.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s have some geeky fun!<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\nRelated Items of Interest:<br \/>\n&#8211; Listen to any of my albums for free at Bandcamp &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/grayrinehart.bandcamp.com\/album\/taking-you-out-to-see-the-stars\">Taking You Out to See the Stars<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/grayrinehart.bandcamp.com\/album\/distorted-vision\">Distorted Vision<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/grayrinehart.bandcamp.com\/album\/truths-and-lies-and-make-believe\">Truths and Lies and Make-Believe<\/a> &#8212; <em>you can also buy them there <\/em>&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8211; Watch the music video of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jU0_ThP2X-A\">Tauntauns to Glory<\/a><\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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I&#8217;ve enjoyed attending and serving as a guest at RavenCon for many years. It&#8217;s a great convention! 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