A Four Day Celebration of Science Fiction In All It’s Various And Exciting Forms.
Balticon 56 is going to be fantastic this year. When I’m not hanging out at the Maryland Writers’ Association table, or this is where you can find me.
Fri 4:00 PM St. George Readings: D.H. Aire and A.L. Kaplan D. H. Aire and I will read from our new and upcoming works.
Sat 10:00 AM Maryland Ballroom CD YA As Its Own Genre A. L. Kaplan, Nancy Springer, Gwendolyn Clare, Robert L. Slater YA is often set aside as its own genre in bookstores, libraries, and suggested reading lists. Like children’s literature, it is frequently categorized by expected reader age rather than its content. How does a book get classified as YA and what differentiates it from adult books? Is this classification beneficial to YA literature, or is it having a negative effect?
Sat 2:30 PM James Getting the Most From a Writers’ Association A. L. Kaplan, Joshua Bilmes, Jean Marie Ward, Carol Gyzander, Rosemary Claire Smith Genre association groups such as the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) and the Romance Writers Association (RWA), as well as more local groups like the Maryland Writers Association (MWA), can offer benefits and perks. Panelists talk about what different groups have to offer and how to get the most out of your membership.
Saturday 8:00 PM Maryland Ballroom The Marty Gear Memorial Masquerade I’ll be there as a Judges’ Clerk
Sun 2:30 PM 5th Floor Lobby Autographs: Amy Kaplan and Leah Cypess Autograph tables are located in the 5th floor lobby near the Consuite.
Hope to see you there. I’ll have Fifi with me.
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel
202 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Sometimes it’s hard to be who you are meant to be.
Especially when your powers can get you killed.
Eighteen-year-old Tatiana is running from her past and her star-touched powers eight years after a meteor devastates earth’s population.
Her power to heal may be overshadowed by more destructive abilities. Fleeing the persecution of those like her, Tatiana seeks refuge in a small town she once visited. But this civil haven, in a world where society has broken down, is beginning to crumble.
Only by harnessing the very forces that haunt her can Tatiana save her friends…and herself.
Plagued by memories not her own, a young hummingbird struggles to decipher the visions and powers that set her apart from her fellow birds. But the road to awareness is fraught with danger that could doom her to repeat history.
One step toward understanding.
One stride toward survival.
One leap toward flying free from the past.
A Hidden Past – A Deadly Secret
Gifted with the ability to wolf-talk, Kara has lived with the wolves since she lost her memories eight years ago. Now at sixteen, snippets of her past send her searching for answers.
But the warm welcome she receives in the human village hides more danger than life with the pack.
Welcome to WOLF NOTES, where interview questions stray from the rest of the pack. It’s nice to know the usual stuff like where an author gets their inspiration and why they write, but sometimes we need a little fun in our lives.
Jean Marie Ward writes fiction, nonfiction and everything in between. Her credits include a multi-award nominated novel, two popular art books and editing CrescentBlues.com. Her short stories have appeared everywhere from Asimov’s to the anthologies of Zombies Need Brains. Her video interviews are featured on BuzzyMag.com. Learn more at JeanMarieWard.com.
