2026 – Where to find us and our authors this year. Updates as we have them!
Updates as we have them!
January:
- Tomes and Treats – The Lodge of Lazarus Crowe, St. Paul, MN. January 18th, 12-5PM. Queen of Swords Press will have a book table.
- #SmallPitch – Online small press pitching event January 19th – 26th. Got a manuscript and a pitch ready to submit? Queen of Swords Press is one of the participating presses.
February:
- “To Market, To Market” – The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis. February 28th, 9AM-12:00. Join Jennie Goloboy (a successful literary agent) and Catherine Lundoff (an award-winning small press publisher) for a workshop on their perspectives on what makes a manuscript marketable.
March:
- MarsCon – March 6-8, Minneapolis, MN. Queen of Swords Press will be there with a book table and Michael Merriam and Catherine will be on programming.
April:
- 13 Gears Steampunk Festival – placeholder
- Minicon – April 2nd – 5th. The Hotel Formerly Known as the Radishtree, Bloomington, MN. Queen of Swords Press has applied for a table.
- Rewind Book Fair – placeholder. St. Paul, MN. April 18-19.
May:
- Rochester Pride – May 16th, 12-5PM. Rochester, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a booth.
- WisCon – May 21-25th. Online.
- Balticon 60 – May 22-25, Baltimore, MD. Melissa Scott may be there – placeholder
June:
- Pride Month StoryBundle – Kicks off end of May and runs through end of June, placeholder. Lots of books by amazing queer authors and we’re raising funds for Rainbow Railroad again!
- 4th Street Fantasy – placeholder
- Twin Cities Pride – June 27th-28th, Minneapolis, MN. Queen of Swords Press will back in the Queer Writes Tent, near Harmon Place this year.
July
- Inbound Brewing Book Fair for Grown Ups – July 11th, 12-7PM, Education Building, MN State Fair Grounds, St. Paul. There is an admission fee with this one, but it comes with a drink ticket. Queen of Swords Press will be there with books. (pending)
August:
September:
- Pagan Pride Fall Festival – September 7th. Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis. Placeholder
- Columbia Heights Pride – September 13th, Columbia Heights, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a book table. Placeholder
- St. Cloud Pride in the Park – September 19th, 11AM-4PM. Queen of Swords Press will have a book table! Placeholder
October:
November:
- Twin Cities Book Festival – November 7th, 9:30-5PM. Union Depot, St. Paul. Queen of Swords Press will have a table.
- Fables & Flames Romantasy Gala – placeholder
December:
- Nicollet Island Winter Market – placeholder