2024
January:
- We’re taking January a bit slow. Catherine did a book club appearance is updating our TikTok with some short videos about our books and our history to celebrate our 7th birthday. Also going on: edits! And planning! We’re putting out 7 books this year – Terror at Tierra de Cobre by Michael Merriam (Weird West novella with ensemble cast) and Melissa Scott’s Astreiant Series, which includes 5 previously published books (Point of Hopes, etc.) and a brand new novella! It’s going to be a great year!
February:
- Capricon 44 – February 1-4, Chicago, IL. Catherine Lundoff is one of the Guests of Honor and on a bunch of programming items. Author Michael Merriam will also be attending.
- Queer Writes – February 25, 12- 5PM. Urban Growler Brewery, St. Paul, MN. New local event for writers, publishers and bookstores hosted by Twin Cities Pride. We’ve got a table and will be there with books.
March:
- MarsCon – March 8-10, Minneapolis, MN. Author Michael Merriam is a Guest of Honor and we’ll be there with a book table and his latest books and more!
- Cleveland Concoction – March 8-10, Cleveland, Ohio. Author Melissa Scott is a Guest of Honor at Cleveland Concoction.
- Minicon – March 29-31, Minneapolis, MN. Catherine Lundoff, Jennie Goloboy and Michael Merriam will be there and on programming. We have a Queen of Swords Press reading on Saturday from 3-4!
April:
- Minnesota Writing Workshop – April 6th, St. Paul, MN. All day event. Jennie Goloboy will be one of the featured agents.
- “Current Trends in the Publishing Industry” – April 9th, 6-7:30 PM CST. Online panel hosted by PEN. Catherine Lundoff will be one of the panelists.
- 13 Gears Steampunk Festival – April 13-14, Roseville, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a table with authors Michael Merriam and Patrick Marsh.
- DreamHaven Books Reading – April 18th, 6:30 PM, Minneapolis, MN. Michael, Jennie and Catherine will be reading.
- Can*Con Virtual – April 20th. Online, Ottawa, Canada. Jennie Goloboy will be on “Agents Are Just People (No, Really!).
May:
- “In Conversation: Caitlin and Cadieux and Dee Holloway” at the East Greenbush Library – May 9th, 6:30-7:30PM. East Greenbush, NY. Dee and Caitlin will be talking about Little Nothing and more!
- Rochester Pride – May 18th, 12-5PM. Rochester, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a booth.
June:
- Pride Month StoryBundle – Kicks off May 31 and runs through July 1. 14 books by amazing queer authors and we’re raising funds for Rainbow Railroad again!
- Story Hour – June 5th. Online, 7PM PST. Author Dee Holloway will be reading along with another guest writer to be announced.
- 4th Street Fantasy – June 14-16, Minneapolis, MN. Catherine Lundoff will be attending.
- Midwest Book Awards – June 22nd, 6:30-9:30 PM, Minneapolis, MN. Death by Silver by Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold is a finalist.
- Temporal Textual Talks Virtual Book Club – June 23rd, 4:30-6:30 PM PST. Death by Silver by Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold is the featured title and Catherine and at least one of the authors will be there.
- Twin Cities Pride – June 29th-30th, Minneapolis, MN. We’ll have a table in the Queer Writes tent (over by the bridge to the Sculpture Garden)!
July
- Golden Crown Literary Society Conference – July 10-14, St. Paul, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a table on Friday and Saturday.
- Michael Merriam Reading – July 17th, 6:30 – 7:45PM at DreamHaven Books, Minneapolis.
- Raedial Reads Book Fair – July 27th, 11-5PM. Harriet Island Park, St. Paul, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a table.
August:
- Mythcon – August 2nd-5th, Minneapolis. Michael Merriam will be tabling with a selection of Queen of Swords Press titles and his other books.
- Boom Con – August 10th, Minnnetonka, MN. Michael Merriam will be tabling with a selection of Queen of Swords Press titles and his other books.
- Glasgow Worldcon – August 8th-12th, Glasgow, Scotland. Catherine, Heather, Jennie and Alex will all be there in person.
- Carver County Pride – August 31st, Carver County Fairgrounds, Carver County, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a table.
September:
- Pagan Pride Fall Festival – September 7th. Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis. Queen of Swords Press will have a table.
- Columbia Heights Pride – September 21st, 11-4PM. Columbia Heights, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a table.
- St. Cloud Pride in the Park – September 22nd, 10-4PM. St. Cloud, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a table.
- “Crafting Irresistible Opening Pages” – September 28th, 10-1PM, The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis, MN. Jennie Goloboy and Catherine Lundoff will be teaching this workshop.
- Flights of Foundry – September 27-29th, online. Catherine Lundoff will be in the Dealer’s Room and probably on programming.
October:
- Saratoga Book Festival – October 5th-6th, Saratoga Springs, NY. Author Dee Holloway will have an author table.
- Queer Writes Book Fair – October 13th, 12-5PM, Utepils Brewing, Minneapolis, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a table.
- Twin Cities Book Festival – October 19th, 9:30-5PM, St. Paul, MN. P
- World Fantasy Convention – October 17th-20th, Niagara Falls, NY. Catherine Lundoff will be participating in the online portion of the con.
- Speculations Reading Series – October 23rd, 6:30-7:45PM, DreamHaven Books,
- WROTE Podcast – October 25th. Catherine will be back as a guest!
November:
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- Fediverse BookFair – November 2nd-3rd, online. Mastodon – Catherine Lundoff will be posting on Wandering Shop. Follow the hashtag #FediBookFair to see all posts.
December:
- TBD