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Welcome to the 2017 appearance schedule for Hal C. F. Astell, representing Apocalypse Later, the Arizona Penny Dreadfuls, the Awesomelys, Westercon 70 or just myself. Here's where you can find out where I'll be doing things out and about, whether I'm running events, working events or selling at events. Come on out and say hi. Whenever I'm selling my books, they will be priced at less than you'll see on Amazon and I'll be happy to sign them for you. Calendar Dates Event March 4-6 Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention 6 April 7-12 International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival 2017 April 28-30 Cirque du Livre 2017 May 25-28 Phoenix Comicon 2017 July 1-4 Westercon 70 (LepreCon 43) September 8-10 Jerome Indie Film & Music Festival 2017 October 6-8 Gaslight Steampunk Expo 2017 October 15 Apocalypse Later International Fantastic Film Festival 2017 November 4 Tempe Book Festival 2017 November 10-12 TusCon 44 December 9 Mesa Book Festival 2017 Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention 6 4th-6th March, 2017 in Tucson, AZ I'm very happy to have been invited back to the fantastic Wild Wild West Con for a fourth year to MC the steampunk fashion show and screen three new sets of steampunk short films from around the globe. Schedule Fri, 11.00am-12.00pm - Apocalypse Later Roadshow #24 Set #1 in the Arizona Theater Sat, 11.00am-12.00pm - Apocalypse Later Roadshow #24 Set #2 in the Arizona Theater Sat, 1.00pm-2.00pm - MC'ing the Steampunk Fashion Show in the Saloon (run by Dee Astell) Sun, 11.00am-12.00pm - Apocalypse Later Roadshow #24 Set #3 in the Arizona Theater Sun, 1.00pm-2.00pm - MC'ing the Costume Contest in the Saloon (run by Dee Astell) Location Old Tucson Studios 201 S Kinney Rd, Tucson, AZ 85735 International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival 2016 7th-12th April, 2017 in Phoenix, AZ I'll be back as press for this year's IHSFFF with daily coverage at Apocalypse Later Now! This is my favourite film festival (except my own), not only because it was my first. I reviewed every IHSFFF film, short and feature, plus some other Phoenix Film Festival films and started with an Interview with Monte Yazzie. Schedule Following the IHSFFF track throughout the weekend. Location Harkins Scottsdale 101 14 7000 E. Mayo Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85054 Cirque du Livre 28th-30th April, 2017 in Mesa, AZ I'm proud to be a returning speaker at Cirque du Livre, "a new kind of writer's conference", which runs from Friday to Sunday. My books will be available for purchase through Bonny Books. I'll be signing too, but the schedule hasn't been announced yet. Schedule Fri, 4.00pm-4.50pm - Building a Brand: The Author's Journey to Recognition panel at Jarrod's Coffee, Tea and Gallery (with Deena Remiel) Fri, 5.00pm-5.50pm - Blog Writing as a Business panel at Jarrod's Coffee, Tea and Gallery (with Bob Leeper) Sat, 10.00am-10.50am - Time Management for Writers panel at Volstead Public House Sat, 2.00pm-2.50pm - Bringing the Team Together: Working with Editors and Illustrators to Get to the Finish Line panel at Lost Dutchman Coffee Roasters (with Deena Remiel) Sat, 7.30pm-9.00pm - Apocalypse Later Roadshow #25 (books theme) at Volstead Public House Location Jarrod's Coffee, Tea and Gallery 154 W Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201 Lost Dutchman Coffee House 12 N Center St, Mesa, AZ 85201 Volstead Public House 105 W Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201 Phoenix Comicon 2017 25th-28th May, 2017 in Phoenix, AZ I'll be at my vendor table at Phoenix Comicon more this year, which is part of the Amazing Wyked Writers block (AA1300-AA1322). My books will be available for purchase from Duncan's Books and More at that location. However, I'll still be MC'ing the Steampunk Fashion Show and leading three more panels for the Awesomelys. It just wouldn't be PHXCC without those! Schedule Thu, 7.30pm-8.30pm - Awesomely Awful: '80s Never Say Die! panel in North 229AB (with Michael Flanders, Jim Miller and Britt Rhuart) Fri, 7.30pm-8.30pm - Awesomely Awful: The '90s Won't Quit! panel in North 229AB (with Michael Flanders, Jim Miller and Britt Rhuart) Sat, 3.00pm-4.00pm - MC'ing the Steampunk Fashion Show in West 106ABC (run by Dee Astell) Sat, 7.30pm-8.30pm - Awesomely Bitchin': More Underrated '80s and '90s! panel in North 229AB (with Michael Flanders, Jim Miller and Britt Rhuart) Location Phoenix Convention Center 100 N Third St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Westercon 70 (also LepreCon 43) 1st-4th July, 2017 in Tempe, AZ LepreCon, our local sci-fi convention, is also Westercon 70 this year, a bigger regional convention. My better half is the chair and I'm the chair's general all-purpose minion (ie the Chair of Vice). As I'll be putting out fires throughout the weekend, I won't be doing much panel work, but I will be hosting an Apocalypse Later Roadshow on the Friday night before the con officially starts and one Awesomely panel too. Schedule Fri, 7.00pm-8.30pm - Apocalypse Later Roadshow #26 in Xavier (sci-fi/fantasy theme) Sun, 7.00pm-8.00pm - Awesomely Awful: Across the Decades panel in Xavier (with Michael Flanders and Jim Miller) Tue, 12.30pm-1.30pm - Autograph Session in Cloister (with Bruce Davis, H. Paul Honsinger, Suzanne Lazear and Syd Logsdon) Sun, 3.30pm-4.30pm - Feedback Session in Sand Lotus (with Dee Astell) Location Tempe Mission Palms 60 E 5th St, Tempe, AZ 85281 Jerome Indie Film & Music Festival 8th-10th September, 2017 in Jerome, AZ I'll be at the Jerome Indie Film & Music Festival again this year for the fifth annual event, though my press coverage will come afterwards. Schedule Sat and Sun - here and there Location Spook Hall 407 Clark St, Jerome, AZ 86331 Gaslight Steampunk Expo 6th-8th October, 2017 in San Diego, CA It's a new name, but it's the same con in most ways: it's in the same place at the same time of year and it's run by the same folk. What used to be Gaslight Gathering is now Gaslight Steampunk Expo. I'll be back this year with another Apocalypse Later Roadshow and a panel. Schedule Fri, 4.00pm-5.00pm - Steampunk Movies: The Good, the Bad and the Pretty in Garden Salon Two (with Karina Walsh) Sat, 2.00pm-3.00pm - Apocalypse Later Roadshow #27 Set #1 in Garden Salon Two Sun, 11.00am-12.00pm - Apocalypse Later Roadshow #27 Set #2 in Garden Salon Two Location Town and Country Resort & Convention Center 500 Hotel Circle N, San Diego, CA 92108 Apocalypse Later International Fantastic Film Festival 15th October, 2017 in Phoenix, AZ This is my own film festival, which is the only annual dedicated genre-based film festival in the fifth largest city in the United States. Year two's event has grown to one full day of genre features and short films. All for a measly $30 and I'm handing out free popcorn! My books will be available for sale at this event. Schedule Sun, 10.00am-11.00pm Location Phoenix Center for the Arts 1202 N 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Tempe Book Festival 4th November, 2017 in Tempe, AZ I'm looking forward to the Tempe Book Festival, which I've never attended before, let alone sold books at. I'll be consigning through Duncan's Books and More. Schedule Sat, 10.00am-12.00pm - selling books Sat, 12.00am-12.45pm - Self Publishing or Traditional Publishing? in Meeting Room A (with Shannon Baker, Richard Draude, Monique T. Joseph and Paul Mosier) Sat, 1.00pm-3.00pm - selling books Location Tempe Public Library 3500 S Rural Rd, Tempe, Arizona 85282 TusCon 44 10th-12th November, 2017 in Tucson, AZ My better half and I would have been at TusCon this year anyway, but the wonderful folk who run it have stunned us by making us their Fan Guests of Honor, so we'll be there with bells on. Schedule Fri, 6.00pm-7.00pm - Arizona Fandom in the Seventies in Pima B (with Wolf Forrest) Fri, 7.00pm-8.00pm - Meet the Guests in the Ballroom Sat, 10.00am-11.00am - Signing in Canyon Theater Foyer (with Gloria McMillan, Frankie Robertson, John Vornholt and Timothy Zahn) Sat, 1.00pm-2.00pm - Hour with Dee and Hal Astell in the Ballroom (with Dee Astell) Sat, 6.00pm-7.00pm - "Back in My Day, We Read Books" in Pima A (with Paul E. Clinco, KJ Kabza, David Van Dyke and T. M. Williams) Sun, 11.00am-12.00pm - Standing the Tests of Time Machines: Why Does Victorian Sci-Fi Hold Up So Well? in Pima A (with Dee Astell, Wolf Forrest, Anastasia Hunter and Wendy Trakes) Location Sheraton Tucson 5151 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ 85712 Mesa Book Festival 9th December, 2017 in Mesa, AZ Bob Nelson and his creative team behind Brick Cave Media and the Cirque du Livre writers conference are debuting a full book festival in Mesa and I'm very happy to be part of it. I'll be consigning through Bonny Books and Duncan's Books and More. Schedule Sat, 2.00pm-8.00pm - selling books Location Downtown Mesa MacDonald St, Mesa, AZ 85210, between W Main St and W 1st Ave.

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