Jim C. Hines

A weekend-long science fiction, fantasy, anime, and gaming convention. Author Guest of Honor is Jim C. Hines, Artist Guest of Honor is April Lee, and Media Guest of Honor is Christopher R. Mihm. There will be panel discussions, author readings, and chances to interact informally with the guests of honor, ... (more)as well as an art show, a dealer's room, video programming, and a hospitality suite. Full weekend and daily memberships are available. It takes place at the GuestHouse Inn and Suites at 5450 Cornhusker Highway.

May 1-3 Penguicon will be hosting a Writer's Workshop led by Jim C. Hines and Catherynne M. Valente. Due to space limitations - only 15 spots are available on a first come first served basis to New and Unpublished writers in the genre fiction field. Submissions are now OPEN! Submissions should be no ... (more)more than 5000 words, either a short story or the opening of a novel. Submissions should be e-mailed to Stories must be received by March 15. Submissions should be sent as RTF attachments documents in standard manuscript format. See http://www.shunn.net/format/story.htm... Yes, this is a test. Stories will be e-mailed to all participants before the convention. Everyone is expected to have read and prepared a critique for the other participants' work. If you'd like more info on critiquing see http://www.sfwa.org/writing/turkeycit... For more info on the Pro's leading this workshop see their web sites at www.jimchines.com and www.catherynnemvalente.com

SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Shadow Pages Book Club will focus on stories from the dark side. It's not limited to any one genre, but will cover a variety of stories with an otherworldly flavor.
*The Stepsister Scheme by Jim C. Hines.

Join us to celebrate the release of Jim's newest Sci-fi romp, titled The Stepsister Scheme. Jim is a sci-fi bestseller at our Lansing store with is popular Goblin series (Goblin Hero, Goblin Quest, and Goblin War). Now he looks to fairy tales for inspiration for his satire!

Lansing author of fantasy-with a humorous bent, Jim Hines will be joining us to discuss his newest book, The Stepsister Scheme. We will feed him light snacks. He will sign your books for you. If you don't have any of his books yet, let us sell you some. Bring some of his goblin series books along and ... (more)tell him how hard you laughed when you read them! This looks to be a fun, fun, fun time for everyone.

Join Lansing author and Schuler sci-fi favorite Jim C. Hines as we celebrate the release of his new novel The Stepsister Scheme. Jim is best known for his popular Goblin series (Goblin Quest, Goblin Hero, and Goblin War). Now he has turned his satirical wit on the fairy-tale tradition with a rousing ... (more)story of butt-kicking beauties.