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Tuesday 2 January 2024

DarkSider News: January 2024 - The Events Edition!

 



"Keep reading. It’s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.” 
– Lloyd Alexander






We are featuring events coming in 2024 and 2025 in this post.
Please note: the authors are not listed in 'Labels' as there were too many names to include them all.



Please join our DarkSiders at the following events!


The First Chapter Book Shop Opening Day
 Edinburgh, Adelaide, SA
13 January


will feature DarkSider:



GenreCon
State Library of Queensland, QLD
23-25 February 2024


will feature DarkSider:
Lana Pecherzcyk




Saturday 24 February
Panel: Not Your Everyday Romance 
Sandra Makaresz, Lana Pecherczyk, Vanessa Len 
Queensland Writers Centre, Level 2, State Library of Queensland
Can monsters, fae and vampires find their happily ever after? Genre mashup lover Lana Pechercyzk and Only A Monster author Vanessa Len discuss paranormal romance and emerging trends at the intersections of genre, with Queensland Writers Centre’s Sandra Makaresz


Sunday 25 February
Panel: Turning Up the Heat - Steamy Romance
Lori-Jay Ellis, Lana Pecherczyk, Anna Campbell 
Studio, Level 1, State Library of Queensland
Is it just us, or is it getting hot in here? Lana Pecherczyk and Anna Campbell join Queensland Writers Centre CEO Lori-Jay Ellis to dig in to the sexy side of Aussie and international romance - and its many subgenres.


Panel: Superheroes Across the Genres
Lana Pecherczyk, Patrick Ness, Jake Corvus 
Studio, Level 1, State Library of Queensland
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? 
Nope, it’s our keynote speaker Patrick Ness, in conversation with paranormal author Lana Pecherczyk and horror writer Jake Corvus as we ask - what makes a hero







A Romantic Rendezvous 2024
Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA)
Various locations
March 2024


will feature the following DarkSiders:

Brisbane
Bernadette Rowley
HM Hodgson
Imogene Nix


Sydney
Donna Maree Hanson
Efthalia

Melbourne
Donna Maree Hanson
Hellucy Howe
Leisl Leighton
M.J. Scott / Melanie Scott
M.L. Tompsett
Samantha Marshall

Perth
Anna Hackett
D.D. Line
Lana Pecherczyk


Also includes links to the social events
    






Readers Take Denver
Denver, USA
18-21 April 2024



will feature DarkSiders:
Lana Pecherczyk
HM Hodgson




Newcastle Book Boyfriend Author Expo
Concert Hall, Newcastle City Hall
20-21 April 2024


will feature the following DarkSiders:

Lilliana Rose - pre-order form
Maggie Rose / Maggie Mundy pre-order form








Apollycon
Washington DC, USA
25-28 April 2024


will feature DarkSider:
Lana Pecherczyk






Once Upon a Fairytale Author Signing Event
Western Sydney
9 June 2024


will feature DarkSiders:
HM Hodgson
Mila Young  - pre-order form







Perfectly Published Perth
Perth Town Hall
18 July 2024


will feature DarkSiders:
Keri Arthur
TJ Nichols






Rebels & Outlaws Book Signing
Liverpool, UK
13 July 2024


will feature DarkSider:
Khloe Wren








RARE24 Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
6-7 September 2024


will feature DarkSiders:
Keri Arthur
Lana Pecherczyk







Getting Witch With It
Salem, USA
14 September 2024


will feature DarkSider:
Mila Young

Details not available yet. 
(still has 2023 information)






Books In-Sight Hobart
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart
21 September 2024


will feature DarkSiders:
Keri Arthur
Khloe Wren
M.L. Tompsett






Wild & Windy West
Phoenix 
12-15 February 2025


will feature DarkSider:
Mila Young








Books In-Sight Melbourne
Q Events Melbourne
15 February 2025



will feature DarkSider:
Lilliana Rose

Tickets not yet available.





Readers Unleashed
Cairns
14-15 March 2025


will feature DarkSider:
Cassie Laelyn




BABE - Ballgown and Books Event
The Dome, Sydney 
31 May - 1 June 2025


will feature DarkSider:
Cassie Laelyn
Mila Young


Tickets not yet available.





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We hope to see you at an event!
Happy Reading everyone. Be safe & well. 


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