This coming weekend I’ll be at OryCon, a science fiction/fantasy convention held annually in Portland since 1979. This year it’s at the Red Lion Hotel on Jantzen Beach. When not at the bar, here’s where you can find me (moderator…
My Can*Con Schedule
Next weekend (October 13-15) I’ll be at Can*Con, the Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature in Ottawa. And no, I am not Canadian, but they’re letting me crash their party anyway. (Thanks to my literary agent Sam…
Crazy Squirrel
There are lots of squirrels running around our apartment complex. Sometimes we throw peanuts out onto our back patio for them to eat. We try not to do it while they’re watching, because we don’t want them to get the…
Waypoint Kangaroo is an Endeavour Award Finalist!
ICYMI last weekend: my debut novel is one of this year’s finalists for the Endeavour Award, “for a distinguished SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY BOOK written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year.” Hearty congratulations…
Kangaroo Cocktails
As you know, Bob, space tourism features pretty heavily in both of my Kangaroo books: the first one takes place mostly on an interplanetary cruise spaceship, and the second book sees Kangaroo going undercover as a civilian on the Moon….
Waypoint Kangaroo is a Locus Award Finalist!
This pleasant surprise appeared in my inbox today (email truncated): http://www.locusmag.com/News/2017/05/2017-locus-awards-finalists/ I’m flattered that enough people voted for Waypoint Kangaroo to put it in the top ten for the first novel category, and I’m honored to be listed alongside these…
My Norwescon 40 Schedule
Earlier today I realized that Norwescon is NEXT WEEK. Time to start making plans! Here’s where you can find me at the con (other than the bar): Thursday, April 13 Write Your Elevator Pitch WorkshopCascade 122–3 p.m.Got a good elevator…
I Got Yer Oscar Nominations RIGHT HERE
TL;DR: I care about the Academy Awards and I care about data reporting. This year’s Oscar nominations (honoring films released in 2016) were announced on January 24th, and ever since then I’ve been checking Oscars.org periodically to see if they’ve…
How Far I’ll Go
Short answer: Hong Kong, in April. Long answer: Below is a list of all my currently scheduled author events and appearances in 2017. Bookmark curtiscchen.com/events for the most current details, and contact me if you’d like to invite me to…
#Xmasmoviethon Index, 2016 Edition
Every year around Christmastime, DeeAnn and I spend an entire day at the movies seeing as many first-run shows as we can. Here are some statistics recounting how we spent our Boxing Day this year… (with apologies to Harper’s) Movies…