Yesterday I was notified that I’ve been selected to attend the 2014 Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop. It’s a week-long summer science camp for established writers, held at the University of Wyoming, with the aim of giving such folks a solid grounding in real science so we can go write inspiring things about the stars. They only accept 12 to 15 people each year, and other than getting myself to Denver for a ride to Laramie, it’s free, including room and board.
When I was a geektastic kid, I used to attend the Summer Science Institute at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. I had a great experience there and met some people I still count as friends to this day, thirty years later. So, I have high expectations for this wonderful weekend in Wyoming, and I’m honored and thrilled to be going.
I’ve added that to my Appearances page, along with a number of other notable events. I’ll be at C2E2 in Chicago in a couple weeks, and then I’m off to the brand-new Nexus Game Fair in Milwaukee in June. I head out to Launch Pad in July, and August is packed, starting with Gen Con, my absolute favorite time of the year. The week after that, I’ll be at Geek.Kon in Madison, Wisconsin, and then I’m off to GrandCon in Grand Rapids in September.
On top of that, Odyssey Con announced last week that I’ll be one of their guests of honor in 2015, along with Jonathan Maberry and Heather Brewer. Again, see the Appearances page for details.
I hope to see you on the road!
