AuthorCon Extravaganza!

 

Another quality post brought to you by Steve! 

Hey, everybody! WE ALL LIVE IN A FASCIST POLICE STATE NOW, THANKS TO THIS ONE FUCKING GUY, just in case you forgot.  But in the meantime, we can still have fun at horror conventions, and my very favorite convention of the year is fast approaching: Scares That Care AuthorCon!

Now, for those of you who don't closely follow the convention circuit, but maybe have a vague recollection that STC is in August, I have some sort of bad news for you: the flagship August STC convention is not happening this year.  The board opted not to do it this year, which would seem to indicate it will be defunct for a little while at least.  But the good news is that last year the charity also held an author-focused event in April, which is still happening this year.  So that's the deal with that.

So when and where will it be held?  I'm glad you asked, dear strawman blog reader.  Here's that pertinent info:

Dates: Friday through Sunday March 31 - April 2, 2023
Location:
DoubleTree by Hilton
50 Kingsmill Road
Williamsburg, Virginia 23185

Now, you Kozeniewski fans out there can get super excited because I will be having two (count them) con exclusive products, not counting remaining copies of HORSEMEN, of which there are currently 9 existing on the planet, which, yes, will all be at STC Authorcon II.  The first con exclusive will be t-shirts:

While supplies last (hint: they won't last very long) I'll have black Braineater Jones t-shirts in S, M, L, XL, and 2XL.  But not to worry, if you don't like the color or you miss out, you can always grab more Braineater t-shirts and other swag at the French Press Shop.

The second con exclusive will be a book which I have not yet published, or indeed announced, until this very blogpost: THE THING UNDER YOUR BED.

THE THING UNDER YOUR BED is a standalone extreme horror novella which takes place entirely on a little girl's bed over the course of a single night.  And until I publish it later this year, the only place you'll be able to get a copy is in person at STC AuthorCon.  So don't miss out on your chance to be one of the cool kids!  (Note: the owners of French Press are not responsible if THE THING UNDER YOUR BED causes you to wet your pants in terror in the middle of the night and ruin your own bed.)

But wait!  There's plenty of more Kozeniewski to go around.  I will not be sitting, languishing, lonely and miserable in the dealer's room all convention.  I will also be doing several panels and readings.  Here's my full schedule of events, literally none of which you will want to miss even a millisecond of:

Panels:

Friday 6:45 pm - "Collaborations" (Moderator, with Wile E. Young, Wesley Southard, Ruthanne Jagge, Daron Kappauf, and RJ Roles) - Room 16

Friday 8:00 pm - "Military Ops" (with Scott M. Baker, moderator, Rachel A. Brune, John Lynch, and L.P. Hernandez) - Room 16

Saturday, 12:00 noon - "A Tribute to Jay Wilburn" (with Armand Rosamilia, Max Booth, Jeff Strand, Daniel J. Volpe, John Urbancik, and Thomas R. Clark) - Room 18

Saturday, 10:30 pm - "The Gross-Out Contest" - Room 18

Sunday, 12:15 pm - "Reading" (with Wile E. Young) - Room 8

So how about that?  I can't wait until this year's AuthorCon, and I hope you can't either.  Hope to see you there, everybody!