Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Welcome to the SFF News and Interviews, Vol 8!
Do you like in-person events? Do you hate them? Maybe you have social anxiety, neurodivergence, or all of the above? We get it. But we want to look at the positive, and want to talk about what we love about in-person events, from finding our people to actually selling our wares, and how we have dealt with any butterflies prior to events.
Love 'em or hate 'em, let's talk about it!
First though, I would like to begin by talking all things books!!
First, here are some current and upcoming conferences:
A Free (mostly) conference is currently taking place, for writers of speculative fiction. You can still register, for the free and paid versions.
Worldshift 2026: The Speculative Fiction Writers' Conference
worldshift2026.manyworldswriting.com
AuthorTube Writing Conference, takes place on Saturday, November 7.
authortubewritingconference.com
Here is an anthology currently taking submissions, called Fragments Through Time, and is published by Arcane Realms Press, owned by Rachel D. Adams and her husband James.
arcanerealmspress.com/fragments-through-time
instagram.com/arcanerealmspress
There are many bookish events happening in August, and September... and also in October!
DragonCon, in Atlanta, Georgia, September 3-7
dragoncon.org
NecronomiCon Tampa, in Tampa (Temple Terrace), Florida, September 25-27, at the Embassy Suites Tampa/USF.
necrofl.org
Multiverse, in Atlanta (Peachtree City), Georgia, October 16-18
multiversecon.org
My guest, author Devon Gambrell, writes fantasy and steampunk and loves in-person events!
dgambrell.com
Devon also represents the AuthorTube Writing Conference, which takes place on Saturday, November 7.
authortubewritingconference.com
We both will be at NecronomiCon Tampa, during the weekend of September 25-27!!
necrofl.org
Devon will also be at the Jax Book Fest, in Jacksonville, Florida.
jaxpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/16995559
***The SFF News and Interviews podcast is back on YouTube exclusively... however, we're looking to add these to Heather's Substack podcast over the course of the rest of the year.
***The second season playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqOiI_5oa03o6tzn2qysrYmMVChg6xq&si=wwP7w7YhNEXPONJ-
If you are neurodivergent, consider joining the Neurodivergent Writers Lounge!
And the OG group is the Neurodivergent Editors Lounge!
I can be found at:
*Ko-Fi:
*Instagram:
*Discord:
*Facebook:
Welcome to the SFF News and Interviews, Vol 8!
Do you like in-person events? Do you hate them? Maybe you have social anxiety, neurodivergence, or all of the above? We get it. But we want to look at the positive, and want to talk about what we love about in-person events, from finding our people to actually selling our wares, and how we have dealt with any butterflies prior to events.
Love 'em or hate 'em, let's talk about it!
First though, I would like to begin by talking all things books!!
First, here are some current and upcoming conferences:
A Free (mostly) conference is currently taking place, for writers of speculative fiction. You can still register, for the free and paid versions.
Worldshift 2026: The Speculative Fiction Writers' Conference
worldshift2026.manyworldswriting.com
AuthorTube Writing Conference, takes place on Saturday, November 7.
authortubewritingconference.com
Here is an anthology currently taking submissions, called Fragments Through Time, and is published by Arcane Realms Press, owned by Rachel D. Adams and her husband James.
arcanerealmspress.com/fragments-through-time
instagram.com/arcanerealmspress
There are many bookish events happening in August, and September... and also in October!
DragonCon, in Atlanta, Georgia, September 3-7
dragoncon.org
NecronomiCon Tampa, in Tampa (Temple Terrace), Florida, September 25-27, at the Embassy Suites Tampa/USF.
necrofl.org
Multiverse, in Atlanta (Peachtree City), Georgia, October 16-18
multiversecon.org
My guest, author Devon Gambrell, writes fantasy and steampunk and loves in-person events!
dgambrell.com
Devon also represents the AuthorTube Writing Conference, which takes place on Saturday, November 7.
authortubewritingconference.com
We both will be at NecronomiCon Tampa, during the weekend of September 25-27!!
necrofl.org
Devon will also be at the Jax Book Fest, in Jacksonville, Florida.
jaxpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/16995559
***The SFF News and Interviews podcast is back on YouTube exclusively... however, we're looking to add these to Heather's Substack podcast over the course of the rest of the year.
***The second season playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqOiI_5oa03o6tzn2qysrYmMVChg6xq&si=wwP7w7YhNEXPONJ-
If you are neurodivergent, consider joining the Neurodivergent Writers Lounge!
And the OG group is the Neurodivergent Editors Lounge!
I can be found at:
*Ko-Fi:
*Instagram:
*Discord:
*Facebook:
