The holiday season is a busy one, and I have a couple upcoming November events to tell you about.

ESA 26th Annual Holiday Market, Craft Fair, and Silent Auction

First up, I will be at the Etobicoke School for the Arts’ Holiday Market this Saturday, November 12, from 10 am to 4 pm.

I’ve donated a signed copy of Chaos Calling to the silent auction. 

This high school is part of the Toronto District School Board and uses this event to fundraise to support their arts-based programming. According to their most recent updates, over 85 vendors are participating this year with unique, handmade crafts.

I’m told the bake sale is not to be missed.

Ontario Author Holiday Meet & Greet

Some lovely indie SF/F author friends in the Greater Toronto Area put together this Ontario Author Holiday Meet & Greet event in Hamilton, ON, at Crown and Press from 1 to 4 pm (it’s also on a Saturday).

Canadian Indie authors attending:

• Laura A. Barton (fantasy)
• Jendra Berri (fantasy & SciFi)
• Will Forest (romance with SF/F elements)
• Nathaniel Luscombe (speculative fiction)
• Megan McSpadden (romance)
• K. A. Riley (SciFi and fantasy)
• Justine Sobocan (non-fiction)
• Sandy R. Stuckless (fantasy)

The venue is associated with Hamilton artist Julia Veenstra, a talented Canadian painter whose work I love. When lockdowns hit in 2020, I bought several of her prints to brighten up our living space, including one for my office.

So, that’s a little piece of serendipity around this event that made me smile.

If you’re in either the area, I hope to see you there!

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The new site layout is cleaner and more airy. I loved the original look and feel, but this one should be more sustainable. It’s got better search features and (I hope) a more engaging home page.

If you’re new, here’s what you’ll find on this site: 

• News about my books, in-progress work, and events. 
• Updates on The Xenthian Cycle.
• Resources I continue to use in my book research.
• Links to my social media profiles. I’m most active on TikTok, GoodReads, and Instagram. I’ve mothballed my Twitter and Facebook accounts for the most part. My presences remain there to prevent squatting.
• Book recommendations for other authors whose work I’ve read and loved. 

The best way to stay in touch is to subscribe to my mailing list. I respect your time and inbox: I only reach out when I’ve got news to share. 

This site also complies with Canada’s anti-spam legislation. If you subscribe, your email address will not be shared with anyone.  

While I wish pen names were ironclad, the reality is doing anything image-based in 2022 means my writing life and my professional life must inevitably sit side-by-side. So, if you’re looking for me in my work-life/start-up context, you can find me here. 

I’m proud to have redesigned emwilliams.ca. Web overhauls are a lot of work, and I’m grateful to the designers who worked with me.

It’s fantastic to welcome you back after so many months of preparation. Thanks for visiting!

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New York City is a place I’ll visit visit for any reason. Flying there to hang out with fellow comics, movie, TV and book fans was an experience I won’t forget.

I arrived on Thursday morning and left Saturday morning. In retrospect, flying out late Friday would have been a good option, too, but I didn’t want to be rushed.

Watch my New York Comic Con journey on TikTok

I made three Tiktoks about my trip (I tried embedding them, but WordPress is being difficult. You’ll have to click through the links).

Day 1 highlights included the Owl House Panel and checking out publisher’s row in the merch hall.

On Day 2, I took the long route to the convention center through New York City. If I’m visiting a city for a conference, seeing a few things outside the actual gathering is always a plus and I’m glad I took this little detour.

Day 2 also brought a range of speculative fiction authors out for panels. Highlights for me included Neil Gaiman, Tochi Onyebuchi, Naomi Novik, and Leigh Bardugo.

In the evening, I had a wristband for Bardugo’s launch of Demon in the Wood, her graphic novel collaboration with Dani Pendergast. I enjoyed their discussion and met some great book people while we waited in line for the photo op

Hats off to the events team. They were super organized to get 600+ people photographed with the creative team in under an hour!

After two years of pandemic lockdowns, attending in-person book events was a lot of fun. People at the convention were sensible about masking when indoors and I didn’t get sick on my trip.

I look forward to more bookish travel in 2023.

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Here’s what you’ll find on this site: 

• News about my books, in-progress work, and events. 
• Updates on The Xenthian Cycle: Here’s what I can tell you about Book 2.
• Resources I used and continue to use in my book research.
• Links to my social media profiles. I’m most active on TikTok, Twitter and Instagram. 
• Book recommendations for other authors whose work I’ve read and loved. 

The best way to stay in touch is to subscribe to my mailing list. I respect your time and inbox: I only reach out when I’ve got news to share. 

This site also complies with Canada’s anti-spam legislation. Your email address will not be shared with anyone.  

If you’re a self-published author looking to level-up your book marketing, let me be the first to tell you about GrowClass. I love this amazing community for the inclusion and support offered in the class Slack channel, which you will join for life. The problem solving, feedback and troubleshooting is literally THE BEST. Sarah Stockdale and her team also offer payment plans for both Canada and U.S. residents. 

While I wish pen names were ironclad, the reality is doing anything image-based in 2022 means my writing life and my professional life must inevitably sit side-by-side. So, if you’re looking for me in my work-life/start-up context, you can find me here. 

Again, it’s fantastic to welcome you to emwilliams.ca after so many months of preparation. Thank you so much for visiting!

We’ll talk soon,

emw

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