Showing posts with label tarot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tarot. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

World Horror Convention 2012 - Salt Lake City - Schedule

I'll update this when I know any individual readings I might be scheduled for.I was originally scheduled for panels earlier on Thursday and Sunday, but my flights did not coincide, so this is gratefully amended, thanks to the WHC2012 staff. :-)

THURSDAY:

Evening arrival.
*possibly attending the evening Poetry Readings

FRIDAY


2:00 PM
Reading (possibly Zombies vs. Robots, if there is time for it). Email me with other requests...



8:00 PM
Mass Autograph Signing

Books & Goodies I will have on-hand:
1. BARFODDER: Poetry Written in Dark Bars & Questionable Cafes (Cemetery Dance) - 2nd printing
2. THE HAUNTED MANSION PROJECT: YEAR ONE in Trade Paperback (Damnation Books - *New Release!).
3. A limited number of the 2011 reader cards featuring the cover of the June, 2012 release of THE FOUR ELEMENTS by Linda Addison, Rain Graves, Charlee Jacob, and Marge Simon (Bad Moon Books)
4. Sign-up info for the Haunted Mansion Retreat 2012 - September 27-30

9:00 PM
Mass Autograph Signing, cont.

10:30 PM
-Gross Out Contest! It's back and better than ever! Come root on your favorite readers and crown your champion! Don't forget...the theme is The theme is Weird Western, and our honorable judges are Joe R. Lansdale, Rick Hautala, and Kelly Laymon. Weston Ochse is our head bouncer...and if you'd like to bounce, please inquire with him.
(Hosted by Rain Graves)

-Damnation Books Party - Come celebrate the release of the Haunted Mansion Project: Year One, presented by Rain Graves & Edited by Eunice Magill with many of the other contributors.
*I will be there AFTER the Gross Out Contest is over...probably 11:30pm or later.

SATURDAY


3:00 PM
-Music in Horror. How it influences the "scar" and why we love it.
(Lawrence C. Connolly, Guy Anthony De Marco, John Hornor Jacobs, Rain
Graves (M), Rio Youers)

*note: I will also be available for Tarot readings...email me for an appointment (up to 30 minutes).

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

New Poetry in Italian; OneMama.org & ABOW Event 12/3

My poem, "Una Morte Felice" based on the voodoo theme of Maman Brigitte can be read (in Italian) at Il Posto Nero: Maman Brigitte issue. That link will give you the PDF download version. Alternatively, you can view it here, at the magazine's website.

This Saturday, 12/3, I will be reading tarot cards for the One Mama charity event, in conjunction with A Band of Wives. All cover charges ($10 at the door) will benefit the charity, as well as a portion of the proceeds from my readings. Here is the flyer:

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Schedule of Readings & Panels for WHC 2011 in Austin

Austin, TX - April 28-May 1, 2011 - World Horror Convention.

FRIDAY
Pitch Meetings.

Pitch Workshop/Editor Meet-and-Greet
10:00 AM Friday, April 29 – Dover’s Banquet Room

Chizine Party
10:00 PM Friday, April 29 – Convention Suite
Books! Babes! Booze! CZP co-publishers Brett Savory and Sandra Kasturi—with authors Gemma Files, David Nickle, Claude Lalumière, and more—will treat you to a dazzling night of books and booze (you’re on your own for the babes) to celebrate our new Spring titles. Join us!

SATURDAY
Reading – Rain Graves
11:30 AM Saturday April 30 – Robertson
"The Spider House Rules," A short story in the April Mega Issue #47 of ChiZine.com - possibly a poem or two from BARFODDER if time allows.

Things We Used To Care About
5:00 PM Saturday, April 30 – Dezavala
Brian Keene (M), Chad Savage, Lois Gresh, Kelly Laymon, Rain Graves, Chad Hensley
Splatterpunk versus quiet horror! Dare you publish a story on the Internet?? Which email newsletter should I read first? Will role-playing games save the genre? And how’s about all those great new small presses that are being founded every month? On this panel we talk about the old controversies and contentious issues that history has solved for us.

MASS SIGNING!
7:30 – 10:00 PM Saturday, April 30 – Phoenix Central
Copies of BARFODDER: Poetry Written in Dark Bars & Questionable Cafes ($20), The Gossamer Eye ($14), and possibly some limited edition signed poetry prints ($5) from the not-yet-available book, The Four Elements, written by Linda Addison, Rain Graves, Charlee Jacob, and Marge Simon. + Sneak peek at DEADLAND written by Rain Graves, Illustrated by Daniele Serra, and MACHINERIES OF DREAM, written by Rain Graves, Illustrated by Daniele Serra.

**For a full list of authors, panels, and readings - go here.

***TAROT READINGS: I will do these by appointment, as time allows. Contact via email: rain (dot) graves (at) gmail to schedule one. Read this primer here if you've never had a reading before. Special rate for WHC attendees: $25 for a full half hour reading; past, present, future. $15 if you've had a reading by Rain before.