It's that time again: My schedule for Readercon 34 has dropped, and I am *in love.*
Upcoming appearance: Readercon 34!
Upcoming appearance: Readercon 33!
It's that time of year again: My schedule for Readercon 33 is live! As per usual, the con is taking place at the Boston Quincy Marriott in Quincy, MA, from July 11 – 14, with Guests of Honor Rebecca Roanhorse and Amal El-Mohtar. If you have any interest in the practical craft of writing or... Continue Reading →
Video from Boston Post Mortem!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ET6_MWhnsg If you missed the Boston Post Mortem panel about the Memoirscape project I've been a part of--SURPRISE AGAIN, THERE'S A VIDEO. Again, here's the official blurb: After a successful run of their Fall 2023 escape room Home for the Holidays, Interactive Media and Game Development graduate students at WPI decided to completely revise their escape... Continue Reading →
Upcoming appearance: Boston Post Mortem panel “Designing a Cozy Escape Room: The Memoirscape Project at WPI”
Surprise! I have yet more things happening with this Mysterious MFA I'm pursuing-- and this is one of them. Tonight at 7 PM (and online, for free), join me and four other core designers of an immersive, interactive, narrative experience called Memoirscape talk about how it came about, what challenges we faced, what fascinating results... Continue Reading →
Upcoming appearance: Fan Studies Network North America 2023
Something different for me: I've coauthored a poster/presentation ("Faking and Re-Making: The Use of Emotional Responses and Creative Resonances in Communal Multimedia Storytelling") with Dr. Naomi Jacobs and Shivhan Szabo that'll be presented tomorrow, October 15, at Fan Studies Network North America 2023! It's connected to my overall recent move toward academic pursuits (that I... Continue Reading →
Upcoming appearance: Readercon (updated)!
My schedule for Readercon 32 is ready to go! As mentioned in an earlier post, it's taking place July 13 – 16 at the Boston Quincy Marriott in Quincy, MA, with Guests of Honor Jeff VanderMeer and Justina Ireland. I absolutely recommend registering and attending if you can. Previous years’ schedules can be seen (and drooled over)... Continue Reading →
Upcoming (and, whoops, prior) appearances: SFWA Nebula Conference and Readercon
So in keeping to true ridiculous form, I have both a conference I *will* be at and one I *was* just at...
Upcoming appearance: Apex Magazine’s “Happy Hour” livestream
So remember "DEMON FIGHTER SUCKS," my fantasy-horror short story set during a livestream? WELL OH DANG: In celebration of the Apex Magazine 2021 limited edition anthology -- coming out December 20th with all new afterwards for each story -- come listen to chief editors Jason Sizemore and Lesley Conner talk to me and my fellow... Continue Reading →
Reading: “Your Hand in Mine, We’ll Be All Right”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDxNxcu2j9k (updated June 14, 2024, with a fixed link!) This is going to be very quick, because I can’t tell it slowly.Your Hand in Mine, We'll Be All Right Back in October of 2021, I recorded a performance of my 2014 flash horror story "Your Hand in Mine, We'll Be All Right" for Flash Fiction... Continue Reading →
Spring 2022 Class: “Writing Short Fiction”
I'm stretching my wings, folks, and taking 20+ years of experience writing, editing, and publishing -- not to mention three-odd years' worth of podcast hosting -- to the classroom. This spring I'll be teaching a practical, nuts-and-bolts approach to writing short fiction at Assabet After Dark, the largest adult continuing education program in metrowest Massachusetts.... Continue Reading →
Katherine Crighton 