Aspiring Authors! Pitch at AAD!

Did you know that AAD has a writers track? We do. We are a focus on readers, but we do not neglect the writers out there! This year we have some FANTASTIC editors (and agents) taking appointments, and I wanted to let you know who we have on roster already... Ready?

Editors:
Leah Hultenshmidt- Sourcebooks

Stacy Hague-Hill- TOR Books

Kris Jacen -MLR, Passion in Print, Featherweight Press

Kat Lively- Phaze Books

Tonya Nagle- Tease Publishing

Michele Paulin- Resplendence Publishing

Heather Osborn- Samhain Publishing

Raelene Gorlinsky- Ellora's Cave

Agents:
Louise Fury, L. Perkins Agency

We will have more (I'm sure) as we get closer to the event, so stay tuned to the website for any changes. Let me explain something about AAD. AAD is a readers con, first and foremost right? well because of this, you are almost guaranteed an appointment. So what are you waiting for? REGISTER today(we are filling up fast) and make your mark on publishing.

AAD Steampunk event revealed!

This year, we are doing our first Steampunk Ball! Vendors, Authors, music, performers and something hella special. So shall we get to it?


Olde City Side Show is our main performer! And trust me it is exactly how it sounds! Witness astounding feats and visual eccentricities only the performers of the OCSS troupe can give you! And as a special treat, one of the members will be doing a special steampunk burlesque performance!


On top of all this, we will have a slew of awesome vendors for the event, Stuff sure to interest you. we will have a DJ for the event as well, so make sure you wear your dancing shoes! Psychics, and tarot will be abound as well!

Extras? How about several Photo ops around the event, staged, as to get the full effect of your costume, author readings, and a special booksigning for the steampunk authors!

Rounding out the night is an Absinthe tasting from the amazing Vieux Carre Absinthe and Blue Stocking Gin! We are working on the particulars (thanks to Eon DeBeaumont and Augusta Li) but we are hoping for some giveaways!

And if that's not enough... We have one more special event we will be talking about AT the event. Needless to say its going to be awesome. So who is excited? And who has their costumes yet?

Stella's weekend in Philly (IE: visiting the AAD 2011 hotel)

Hey everyone!

Im home from my weekend in Philly, where I not only went to Dorian's Parlor and hung out with a bunch of people, I got to finalize AAD rooms and schedules, and I stayed at the hotel. So first, before I get into it, this was the view from my room Sunday morning.



Trust me, it looks even cooler at night. So The hotel is good to go. The rooms are stunning. the beds comfy, and holy hell the shower (at least in my room) was awesome. As a group we have special elevators that go ONLY to our convention floors, and we have figured out all the scheduled rooms. The Hotel has a Sauna, pool and hot tub and a racquetball court. So you can relax and enjoy. For those of you coming in early, Guys, seriously, Your going to have a blast.

My other reason to go was to see how the hotel handed an event. Dorian's Parlor is a steampunk event that happens once a month at the hotel so it killed two birds with one stone so to speak. The Staff were amazing, everyone was awesome and I have a great feeling about the space in general. So heres some pictures of some of the authors, staff and I that will be at AAD this year, from Dorians!



So who is excited?

Conference

I'm looking forward to my first AAD conference and already making plans!! For those of you attending I have a question. What sort of promo do your prefer from an author? I have the ususal suspects :) Bookmarks, bookplates, coverflats... As a reader I always love bookmarks, but I'm always on the lookout for the new and the unusual! So if you have any suggestions I'd be happy to hear them!

Another question, I'm coming in early so I can do some sightseeing. Is anyone else planning to check out Philly? It would be great if a few of us could get together so I'm not wandering around lost as usual :)

Hope to see you there,
Alex

Panel list for AAD 2011

Ahoy everyone! So here is the panel list for AAD 2011, Sans the GLBT panels (we will be posting those soon!) We havent gotten the Schedule done yet, by way of rooms or times, but we figured you would wanna see the list of panels and who was on them.

OOh and just an fyi, we are filling up FAST! So if your thinking of coming, PLEASE get your registration info in ASAp, payments for attendees are due my July 1st!

Its all about the Fangs Baby...	Larissa Ione, Samantha Sommersby, Elizabeth Darvill, Alexandra Ivy, Jennifer Armintrout, K.T. Pinto, Jess Haines, TJ Michaels
Light Paranormal	Dana Marie Bell, Judi Fennell, Jean Murray, Alexandra Ivy, Tressie Lockwood, Kristen Painter
Myths and Magic	Stella and Audra Price, Stephanie Julian, Carolan Ivey, Tilly Greene, Jennifer Armintrout, Erin Kellison, Jae Lynne Davies
Odd Paranormals	S.A.Price, Monica Burns, Judi Fennell, Sonya Bateman, Larissa Ione, Stephanie Burke, Bronwyn Green, Natalie Gray
Otherworldy Heroes	Ally Blue, Diane Merlin, Bianca D'Arc, Sylvia Day, Diana Castilleja, Samantha Kane
Paranormal Historical	Leanna Renee Heiber, Michele Lang, Alexandra Ivy, K.A. Laity, Kayleigh Jamison, Lydia Dare
Sexy Shifters	S.A. Price, Tilly Greene, Bianca D'Arc, Eliza Gayle, Mari Freeman, Jess Haines, Lydia Dare, TJ Michales,
Erotic Historical	Samantha Kane, Sahara Kelly, K.A. Laity, P.A. Brown, Monica Burns, A.C. Mason, Kayleigh Jamison
Historical Romance	Kayleigh Jamison, Melissa Schroeder, Leanna Renee Hieber, Carolyn Ivey, Sylvia Day, Alexandra Ivy
BDSM panel	Tilly Greene, Bridget Midway, Eliza Gayle, James Buchanan, Brynn Paulin, Melissa Schroeder
Contemporary Romance	Sylvia Day, Brynn Paulin, Mari Freeman, Denise Robbins, Denise Jeffries, P.A. Brown, TJ Michaels, Rick R Reed
Erotic Romance	Sylvia Day, Sahara Kelly, Mari Freeman, Denise Jeffries, Rita Sawyer, Jessica Lee, William Neale, Lydia Dare
Erotica	Crymsyn Hart, Elise Hepner, Stephanie Burke, Z.A. Maxfield, Melissa Ecker, Bronwyn Green, Seleste DeLaney, Melissa Schroeder
E book Authors	Jessica Lee, PJ Schnyder, Jean Murray, Brynn Paulin Crymsyn Hart, Cynnara Tregarth, Seleste DeLaney, Melissa Schroeder
I have a Blog, Now what?:The Care and Feeding of your blogging career	Wicked Lil Pixie, Larissa Benoliel, Susan Hanniford Crowley, K.A.Laity
Law in Romance	James Buchanan, P.A. Brown, Bianca D'Arc, Larissa Ione, Anton Strout, Jess Haines
MC/IR	Tressie Lockwood, Dahlia Rose, Bridget Midway, Selena Illyria, D. Renee Bagby, Denise Jeffries, Melissa Schroeder, Yvette Hines
Menage and More	Cat Johnson, Tilly Greene, Bianca D'Arc, Bronwyn Green, Brynn Paulin, Moore&Herberth, Stephanie Julian, Samantha Kane
Military Men	Cat Johnson, Dahlia Rose, Larissa Ione, Bianca D'Arc, Cara North, Diane Merlin
Putting the Steam in Steampunk	S.A. Price, Elizabeth Darvill, Meljean Brook, Theresa Meyers, Natalie Gray, Sahara Kelly
Self Publishing	Eliza Gayle, Jhada Rogue Addams, JoLynne Valerie, Delilah Devlin, Kristen Painter
Social Media from an authors Standpoint	Eliza Gayle, Samantha Sommersby, Susan Crowley, Anton Strout, TJ Michales, Rick Reed, Nicole Peeler, Monica Burns
Sweet Romance	Allie Boniface, Diana Castilleja, Isabelle Santiago, Moore and Herberth, D. Renee Bagby, Kristen Painter, Z.A. Maxfield
The Steam revolution	Nick Valentino, Susan Lazear, Susan Crowley, Augusta Li, Samantha Kane, Kristen Painter,
Urban Fantasy	Kristen Painter, Michele Lang, Sonya Bateman, Jess Haines, Erin Kellison, Anton Strout, Carolyn Crane, Nicole Peeler, Samantha Sommersby
Writing with a Partner	Stella and Audra Price, Larissa Ione, Moore & Herberth, Lydia Dare, Li and Beaumont
Humor in Romance	Ethan Day, Dana Marie Bell, Alexandra Ivy, Sahara Kelly, K.A.Laity, Robert Roman, Z.A. Maxfield, Judi Fennell
When the Ending isnt HEA- Bending the rules and still being considered romance	Stella and Audra Price, Jae Lynne Davies, Jen Armintrout, PJ Schynder, Dahlia Rose, Yvette Hines
A word with the Editors	Kris Jacen, Tonya Nagle, Kat Lively, 2 more TBA
Author Blog Fail	Carolan Ivey, Moderator, PJ Schnyder, Robert Roman, JoLynne Valerie
Behind the Scenes of the average Author	Carolan Ivey, Judy Fennell, Diana Marie Bell, Rosemary Laurey, Misty Burke, Lydia Dare, Jae Lynne Davies
Character Fail	Z.A. Maxfield, Jennifer Armintrout, Stephanie Julian, Erin Kellison, Monica Burns, Kris Cook
Spontaneously Paranormal	Carolan Ivey, Judi Fennell, R.A. Vaughn, Jean Murray, Erin Kellison, Melissa Ecker,
The Bloggers Tell it	JoJo, Intense Whisper, Mandi Smexy, Nat Pixie, Minxy
Beyond Reviewing - blogger/author relationships	Carolyn Crane, Nicole Peeler, Nat (wicked Lil Pixie)
Secret sauce: Authors tell their fave little craft tricks.	Carolyn Crane, Nicole Peeler, Michele Bardsley, Anton Strout, Nancy Holzner, Diana Castilleja
"Guess the book from the sex scene" game	Carolyn Crane, Nicole Peeler, Michele Bardsley, K.T. Pinto, PJ Schnyder, TJ Michales
The digital revolution	Lori James, Ally Blue, Diana Castilleja, A.C. Mason, Melissa Schroeder, Kris Cook
A word with the Editors: Authors	Kris Jacen, Lori Perkins, Tonya Nagle, Leigh Ellwood, Stacy Hague-Hill 2 more TBA
Branding:	Eliza Gayle (workshop)
Choosing a Publisher	Stephanie Burke, A.C. Mason, P.A. Brown, Nancy Holzner, Diana Castilleja, Ethan Day, Dahlia Rose
Cover Art	Stella Price, Kanaxa, Kendra Egert, Sahara Kelly, Ash Arceneaux
Promotional Design	Kanaxa, Kendra E (Workshop)
Motivations for writing	Susan Hanniford Crowley, A.C. Mason, Misty Burke, Nancy Holzner, Erin Kellison, K.T. Pinto, Isabelle Santiago
Publishing Legalease	Kayleigh Jamison, Caridad Pineiro, Bianca D'Arc, Louise Fury
Social media the right way	Leigh Ellwood (workshop)
When the details are just as important as the Story : Food and Clothing in Romance	Tilly Greene, R.A. Vaughn, P. A. Brown, Rita Sawyer, Misty Burke, Jean Murray, Nancy Holzner, Tressie Lockwood
Worldbuilding	Stella and Audra Price, Kristen Painter, Stephanie Burke, Anton Strout, Carolyn Crane, Stephanie Julian, Samantha Sommersby
Several Names, one person: Multiple pen names	Sylvia Day, Rosemary Laurey, Alexandra Ivy, Jennifer Armintrout, Diana Castilleja, K.A. Laity

We are looking for Vendors!

Authors After Dark is looking for vendors for its 2011 convention, August 11-14th in Philadelphia PA.

AAD is an eclectic mix of readers and authors, and i know this sounds a bit broad, but almost nothing is taboo at AAD! It is a 18+ convention, 99% women, and attendees are readers of romance, erotica, urban fantasy, scifi, and fantasy. Our attendees are interested in a wide range of products and services, and we are the only romance convention to have an in house tattoo artist!

Are you interested in being a vendor at this up and coming event? please contact Stella Price ASAP for info at blueflamesabove@yahoo.com and she will send you over the information! Space is limited, but this is our first year with a room the size of a ballroom for our vendors! Also, please for ask for availability, as we only pick ONE vendor for each kind of goods (IE: one Bath and body vendor, one tattoo artist shop, one seamstress, etc) Though we do have several spots open for publisher tables still!

Please spread the word!