Anthocon

Last weekend I attended Anthocon in Portsmouth, NH.  It was a relatively small conference but that did not make it any less enjoyable.  Sponsored by Shroud Publishing, their list of guests was quite impressive.  Among the speakers were familiar faces Brian Keene, Jonathan Maberry, and Rick Hautala--all horror writers I had the chance to converse with at Necon earlier this year.  Also in the mix were speculative fiction writer Catherynne Valente (who visited the Stonecoast MFA program while I was attending,) and actor Michael Boatman, who many of you would recognize from his role on the television show, Spin City.  As it turns out, Mr. Boatman is also a writer of horror fiction and an extremely nice guy to boot. 

Unfortunately, I was having so much fun that I forgot to take pictures, thus making this post a little less interesting.  Not sure when my next convention adventure will be, but I promise not to make that mistake again. And to make up for it in the meantime, here's Brian Keene's Anthocon keynote speech, "Roots."  I found it very informative and delivered an uplifting message.  Enjoy!