Come on down for this informal meet and greet with some of your favorite science fiction and fantasy writers!
Attendees include:
James Rollins - James Rollins is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers. His writing has been translated into more than forty languages and has sold more than 20 million books. The New York Times says, “Rollins is what you might wind up with if you tossed Michael Crichton and Dan Brown into a particle accelerator together.” NPR calls his work, “Adventurous and enormously engrossing.” Rollins unveils unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs, and historical secrets matched with stunning suspense. As a veterinarian, he had a practice in Sacramento for over a decade and still volunteers at local shelters. Nowadays, Rollins shares his home up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains with his two golden retrievers, Echo and Duncan. He also enjoys scuba diving, spelunking, kayaking, and hiking. Of course, he loves to travel and experience new places around the world, which often inspire his next globe-trotting adventure.
JONATHAN MABERRY is a New York Times best-seller, five-time Bram Stoker Award-winner, anthology editor, comic book writer, executive producer, magazine feature writer, playwright, and writing teacher/lecturer. He is the editor of Weird Tales Magazine and president of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers. He is the recipient of the Inkpot Award, three Scribe Awards, and was named one of the Today’s Top Ten Horror Writers. His books have been sold to more than thirty countries. He writes in several genres including thriller, horror, science fiction, epic fantasy, and mystery; and he writes for adults, middle grade, and young adult.
Mary Robinette Kowal is the USA TODAY bestselling author of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award winning alternate history novel The Calculating Stars. This title is the first book in the Lady Astronaut series, which continued in 2025 with its fourth installment, The Martian Contingency. She is also the author of The Glamourist Histories series, Ghost Talkers, The Spare Man, and has received the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, four Hugo awards, the Nebula and Locus awards. Her stories appear in Asimov’s, Uncanny, and several Year’s Best anthologies. Mary Robinette has also worked as a professional puppeteer, is a member of the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses, and performs as a voice actor (SAG/AFTRA), recording fiction for authors including Seanan McGuire, Cory Doctorow, and Neal Stephenson. She lives in Denver with her husband Robert, their dog Guppy, and their “talking” cat Elsie.
Maxym M. Martineau: Who Doesn't Love a Thick Book? - Writer's Digest Maxym M. Martineau is an associate creative director by day, and a fantasy author by night. When she’s not getting heated over broken hearts, she enjoys playing video games, binge-watching television shows, competing in just about any sport, and of course, reading.
Following her passion, Maxym earned her bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Arizona State University.
Clint Hall is a storyteller, speaker, and podcast host with a degree in Communications from the University of Georgia. He has been writing stories since middle school, where he spent most of his time in English class creating comic books. (Fortunately, his teacher not only allowed it; she bought every issue.)
Known for narratives that instill a sense of hope, wonder, and adventure, Clint’s work has been published across multiple anthologies and magazines, and he was recently named a double finalist for short fiction in the 2021 Realm Awards. As a tech writer, he has also authored numerous pieces for IBM and The Weather Company, including articles in partnership with The Masters, Adweek, and Aston Martin Red Bull Racing.
Michael A. Stackpole is an award-winning novelist, game designer, computer game designer, podcaster, screenwriter, and graphic novelist. He has over fifty-five novels published, the best known of those being the New York Times bestselling I, Jedi and Rogue Squadron. He has an asteroid named after him. In 2023 the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers named him their Grandmaster by presenting him the Faust Award. His most recent novel is BATTLETECH - Heir Apparent.
Ryan Dalton is the author of the award-winning THIS LAST ADVENTURE as well as the TIME SHIFT TRILOGY. When he's not writing books or fighting crime at night, he's a singer, a voiceover artist, a pretty decent amateur chef, and a lover of all things geek. Please don't tell anyone he's Batman. It's a secret.
You may also like the following events from The Poisoned Pen Bookstore:
- This Sunday, 8th June, 12:00 am, Laurie R King discusses Knave of Diamonds in Scottsdale, Arizona
- Next Tuesday, 10th June, 08:00 pm, Sally Smith discusses A Case of Mice and Murder in Scottsdale, Arizona
- Next Thursday, 12th June, 12:00 am, A.J. Landau discusses Cold Burn in Scottsdale, Arizona
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