Wait, what? Only the fifth? Admittedly, there were several other events that are closely related, but not actually science fiction conventions. Nevertheless, when I title these posts, I scroll back through previous posts to get the right number, and I’m shocked that it’s only five this year, when in previous years it was 10, 12, even more. I’m looking for more, but I’m looking for good ones.

At any rate, here’s the post I came here to post before realizing the number and writing the above:

Next weekend is Philcon, the Philadelphia area science fiction convention (physically located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey—must be one of those space warp things). And once again, I’ll be all over it.

Come see me, as always, at the Fantastic Books table in the dealers’ room. We’ll be open Friday from 4 to 7pm, Saturday from 10am to 6pm, and Sunday from 10am to 3pm.

Saturday night, from 8pm, I’m co-hosting a party with Randee Dawn. We’ll have books (including the launch of Daniel M. Kimmel’s new book), snacks, awesome people to talk with, and generally a really good time. Details (like which room we’ll be in) will be available at the Fantastic Books table, and probably on the party board, too.

I’ll also be on programming, if you’re looking for the more intellectual side of the convention. Come see me at the following:

Friday at 7pm in Plaza 2: “Creating in a Cataclysm” with Bright Flame, Mark Roth-Whitworth, and David Simms.

Saturday at 12n in Plaza 2: “Empire in SF” with Zack Be, Charles Gannon, Barry Greenstein, and Michael Swanwick.

Saturday at 4pm in Plaza 5: “Successfully Negotiating Book Contracts” with Sally Wiener Grotta, Glenn Hauman, Anna Kashina, and Darrell Schweitzer.

Sunday at 1pm in Plaza 2: “Making Your Mixed-Genre Story Work” with Charlie Jane Anders, Ty Drago, Karen Osborne, and Aaron Rosenberg.

I hope to see lots of you there, at my last scheduled convention of the year (though if you know of any others I should be attending that have space for me, do please let me know).