So I’ll be at Dragon Con this year, the convention I’ve attended the longest. It’s where I sold my first book, it’s where I’ve served on endless panels, it’s where I’m an Eternal Member, of course, but this year, I’m a bit more: I’m an attending professional, which means I finally rate my own tiny, tiny little space in the program:
By day, Anthony Francis works on search engines and robots; by night, he writes science fiction and draws comic books. He’s the author of the Dakota Frost, Skindancer series including Frost Moon, Blood Rock, and Liquid Fire, and is the co-author of the 24 Hour Comic Day Survival Guide.
And the really good news is, I’ll be having a reading to celebrate the release of my latest novel, LIQUID FIRE, on Friday at 2:30PM! If you’re a fan of Dakota Frost, you should definitely come by, because I’ll read selections from LIQUID FIRE, answer questions, give away swag, and read preview versions of other future books in the series!
Title: Reading: Anthony Francis
Time: Fri 02:30 pm Location: Edgewood – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
From my perspective, however, what’s even more important is that because I’m an attending professional, I actually get to know my schedule in advance! (At least most of it!) That means I can not only show up at my panels with more than a minute’s preparation, I can actually, like, tell you all about them! I’m tentatively scheduled to appear on three panels:
Title: Steampunk/Magepunk/Dieselpunk?
Description: Steampunk branches out! Tips for the market for the Punk genres.
Time: Sat 08:30 pm Location: Embassy D-F – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Lisa Mantchev, Stephen L. Antczak, Gail Z. Martin, Anthony Francis)Title: Steampunk and the TARDIS
Description: Victoriana and retrofuturist Steampunk themes are popular in Doctor Who.
Time: Sun 05:30 pm Location: Augusta 1-2 – Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Dr. Scott Viguié, Anthony Francis, That Darling DJ Duo, Ken Spivey)Title: World Building, Part 2: The Multicultural Multiverse
Description: This Q&A covers the wide world beyond Britannia.
Time: Sun 07:00 pm Location: Augusta 3 – Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Michael J. Martinez, Milton J Davis, Anthony Francis)
There’s a chance I may be on a few more, but for that, stay tuned. Otherwise, I look forward to seeing you at my reading!
-the Centaur
