Upcoming Events

2025

January:

  • Madame Askew’s Sip the Tea – January 18th. Featuring Catherine Lundoff. We had so much fun the last time, we went back for another round!

February:

  • ReadOUT Festival – February 14th-16th, online and in person from Gulfport, FL. Author Dee Holloway (Little Nothing) will be a featured author on panels and readings.
  • Queer Writes Romance Book Fair – February 16th, 11-3PM. The Machine Shop, Minneapolis, MN. Local event for writers, publishers and bookstores hosted by Twin Cities Pride. We’ll have a Queen of Swords Press table.

March:

  • MarsCon – March 7-9, Minneapolis, MN. We’ll be there with a book table and Michael Merriam and I will be on programming.

April:

  • 13 Gears Steampunk Festival – April 5-6th, Squirrel Haus Arts, Minneapolis, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a table with authors Michael Merriam and Patrick Marsh.
  • Herstory Book Fair – April 12th, 12-3PM, Midtown Global Market, Minneapolis. Catherine Lundoff will be signing and selling her books.
  • Minicon – April 18-20. The Hotel Formerly Known as the Radishtree, Bloomington, MN. Michael will be tabling for Queen of Swords Press on Friday and Sunday and will be on programming, Catherine will be there on Saturday (unconfirmed).
  • Speculations Reading at DreamHaven Books – April 23rd, 6:30-7:45PM. Catherine Lundoff reads from her work and signs books.

May:

  • Twin Cities Book Hop Book Fair – May 3, 10-11:30 AM. Open Book, Minneapolis, MN. We’ll be tabling at the kickoff book fair for the first Book Hop, which will feature stops at lots of local bookstores.
  • Mother’s Day Market at Dancing Bear Chocolate – May 11th, 10-3PM. Minneapolis, MN. Mostly Jana Pullman’s art boxes, but some Queen of Swords Press titles too.
  • Rochester Pride – May 17th, 12-5PM. Rochester, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a booth.
  • WisCon – May 23-25th. Online. We’ll be in the virtual Dealer’s Room and Catherine Lundoff will be on programming.
  • Balticon 58 – May 23-26, Baltimore, MD. Melissa Scott will be on programming.

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 – June 13-15th, Minneapolis, MN. Catherine Lundoff will be attending.
  • Temporal Textual Talks Virtual Book Club – June 22nd, 4:30-6:30 PM PST. Terror at Tierra de Cobre by Michael Merriam is the featured title and Catherine and Michael will be there.
  • Twin Cities Pride – June 28th-29th, Minneapolis, MN. We’ll be back in the Queer Writes Tent by Harmon Place.

July

  • Inbound Brewing Book Fair for Grown Ups – July 12th, 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 and so many books! Queen of Swords Press will be there with books.
  • Readercon – July 17th-20th, Burlington, MA. Catherine is planning on being there and on programming.

August:

  • Seattle Worldcon – August 13th-17th, Seattle, WA. Some of us will be there online and some will be there in person. Stay tuned!

September:

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December:

  • TBD