Appearances
2024
January:
- We’re taking January a bit slow. Catherine did a book club appearance is updating our TikTok with some short videos about our books and our history to celebrate our 7th birthday. Also going on: edits! And planning! We’re putting out 7 books this year – Terror at Tierra de Cobre by Michael Merriam (Weird West novella with ensemble cast) and Melissa Scott’s Astreiant Series, which includes 5 previously published books (Point of Hopes, etc.) and a brand new novella! It’s going to be a great year!
February:
- Capricon 44 – February 1-4, Chicago, IL. Catherine Lundoff is one of the Guests of Honor and on a bunch of programming items. Author Michael Merriam will also be attending.
- Queer Writes – February 25, 12- 5PM. Urban Growler Brewery, St. Paul, MN. New local event for writers, publishers and bookstores hosted by Twin Cities Pride. We’ve got a table and will be there with books.
March:
- MarsCon – March 8-10, Minneapolis, MN. Author Michael Merriam is a Guest of Honor and we’ll be there with a book table and his latest books and more!
- Minicon – March 29-31, Minneapolis, MN. Catherine Lundoff will be there and on programming.
April:
- “Current Trends in the Publishing Industry” – April 9th, 6-7:30 PM CST. Online panel hosted by PEN. Catherine Lundoff will be one of the panelists.
- 13 Gears Steampunk Festival – April 13-14, Roseville, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a table with authors Michael Merriam and Patrick Marsh.
May:
- Rochester Pride – May 18th, 12-5PM. Rochester, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a booth.
June:
- Pride Month StoryBundle – Kicks off May 31 and runs through July 1. 14 books by amazing queer authors and we’re raising funds for Rainbow Railroad again!
- Story Hour – June 5th. Online, 7PM PST. Author Dee Holloway will be reading along with another guest writer to be announced.
- 4th Street Fantasy – June 14-16, Minneapolis, MN. Catherine Lundoff will be attending.
- Midwest Book Awards – June 22nd, 6:30-9:30 PM, Minneapolis, MN. Death by Silver by Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold is a finalist.
- Temporal Textual Talks Virtual Book Club – June 23rd, 4:30-6:30 PM PST. Death by Silver by Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold is the featured title and Catherine and at least one of the authors will be there.
- Twin Cities Pride – June 29th-30th, Minneapolis, MN. We’ll have a table in the Queer Writes tent (over by the bridge to the Sculpture Garden)!
July
- Golden Crown Literary Society Conference – July 10-14, St. Paul, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a table on Friday and Saturday.
- Raedial Reads Book Fair – July 27th, 11-5PM. Harriet Island Park, St. Paul, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a table.
August:
- Mythcon – August 2nd-5th, Minneapolis. Michael Merriam will be tabling with a selection of Queen of Swords Press titles and his other books.
- Boom Con – August 10th, Minnnetonka, MN. Michael Merriam will be tabling with a selection of Queen of Swords Press titles and his other books.
- Glasgow Worldcon – August 8th-12th, Glasgow, Scotland. Catherine, Heather, Jennie and Alex will all be there in person.
- Carver County Pride – August 31st, Carver County Fairgrounds, Carver County, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a table.
September:
- Pagan Pride Fall Festival – September 7th. Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis. Queen of Swords Press will have a table (Placeholder).
- Columbia Heights Pride – September 21st, 11-4PM. Columbia Heights, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a table.
- St. Cloud Pride in the Park – September 22nd, 12-5PM. St. Cloud, MN. Queen of Swords Press will have a table.
October:
- Twin Cities Book Festival – October 19th, 9:30-5PM, St. Paul, MN.
- World Fantasy Convention – October 17th-20th, Niagara Falls, NY. Catherine Lundoff will be participating in the online portion of the con.
November:
- TBD
December:
- TBD