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Mike Allen writes spooky things—a Publishers Weekly reviewer once called his stories “nightmare fuel.” Two of his collections of horror tales, Unseaming and Aftermath of an Industrial Accident, were nominees for the Shirley Jackson Award, named after the author of The Haunting of Hill House. To Mike’s delight, his newest novel, Appalachian horror yarn Trail of Shadows (Broken Eye Books, 2025), has been named a finalist for the 2026 Webster Award—an award that honors the memory of his dear departed friend Bud Webster. His other novels include the post-apacolyptic swarming-undead sidearms-and-sorcery adventure The Black Fire Concerto (re-released by Ruadán Books in 2025) and its forthcoming sequel The Ghoulmaker’s Aria. He’s also the author of two more unnerving story collections, The Spider Tapestries and Slow Burn, and six books of poetry, among those the Philadelphia Inquirer Editor’s Choice selection Strange Wisdoms of the Dead. His stories and poems have appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Apex Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Best Horror of the Year, Interzone, Nebula Awards Showcase, Strange Horizons, Weird Tales, and many other magazines and anthologies. With his wife Anita, he runs Mythic Delirium Books, home to numerous award-winnning and award-nominated sci-fi and fantasy volumes that defy categories and expectations, including the five books in the Clockwork Phoenix anthology series. As an editor and publisher, Mike has twice been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award. Follow him on Instagram @mythicdelirium and Bluesky @mythicdelirium.bsky.social.
RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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Gregory Amato made a career of selling his quill as a mercenary writer for many years. He wrote true and important things for newspapers, magazines, academia, and, for over a decade, intelligence analysis for the FBI. Now, he writes fantasy stories based on the myths and sagas of the vikings. His fiction is often influenced by tales lost to time, usually full of high adventure, and always the sort that makes readers late to dinner. Outside his time spent spinning yarns about vikings and wizards, he teaches Judo, brews beer, and plays D&D when he gets the chance. Gregory lives happily with his family in the Pacific Northwest.
RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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D.H. Aire has published more than twenty books, most recent are Bigfoot and the Four Horsemen (Apocalypse Knot, Book III) and Children of a Lesser Dragon (Bred in Captivity, Book II). He’s also recently published two novella trilogies in single editions, Apocalypse or Bust and Apocalypse Knot: Hell World. His love of history and archaeology found expression in his epic fantasy/sci-fi Highmage’s Plight, Hands of the Highmage series, and Knights Tower series. He is a member of SFWA and an indy author. Follow him at: Twitter @DHaire15, Facebook (Dare 2 Believe), and dhaire.net.
RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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48-Hour Cthuluthon! This year, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of H.P. Lovecraft writing “The Call of Cthulhu” in the summer of 1926, the Gaming Room will be holding a Cthulhuthon— 48 hours of non-stop Cthulhu! One table will host board games that use the Cthulhu mythos, like Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game, Reign of Cthulhu, Cthulhu: Death May Die, as well as others. Another table will be dedicated to 48 hours of the Call of Cthulhu RPG with round robin Game Masters. Come and play as long as your Sanity will allow. And if that still isn’t enough Cthulhu for you, the Escape Room will be running a brand new Cthulhu-themed scenario this year as well! During the Call of Cthulhu RPG game, observers will be allowed to buy favors for the players (re-rolls, bonuses, etc.) with all money raised going to Second Chance Heroes. https://www.ravencon.com/activities/gaming/
RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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Day Al-Mohamed is a multi-sectoral policy executive, award-winning filmmaker, and fantasy author. She has a decades-long policy career with a focus on marginalized and underrepresented populations. A former White House Director of Disability Policy, Day also designed and led the Department of Labor’s “Add Us In” initiative to increase hiring in minority communities by partnering with local chambers of commerce. She had an active role in passage of the Affordable Care Act and the Hate Crimes Prevention Act; and before her time in Washington DC, worked at the United Nations. Currently a Senior Policy Advisor with the Federal government, Day has a proven ability to translate policy into public trust; aligning vision, systems, and culture to influence both political will and cultural narratives for positive impact. As a creative, Day is a regular host on Idobi Radio’s pop-culture show Geek Girl Riot with an audience of 100,000 listeners, and creator of the American Masters/PBS series Renegades. The Invalid Corps, her PBS film about disabled Civil War veterans, was her first documentary as a blind filmmaker. She was a producer on 2024 Independent Spirit Award-winner unseen and is co-founder of FWD-Doc (Documentary Filmmakers with Disabilities). Day has written two novels, Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn, and The Labyrinth’s Archivist as well as multiple short stories and essays. Most recently, her short story, “The Devil in the Belfry-Redux,” featured in the Nevermore anthology, was recognized on Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of 2024 Recommended Reading list. She lives in Washington DC with her wife, NR Brown, daughter “Baby Dragon”, and guide dog. Visit her online at DayAlMohamed.com.
RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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Ambushcosplay is a DC/Marvel cosplayer that specializes in military-themed cosplays such as GI Joe. They finished in third place in the NC ComicCon cosplay competition and are based in Richmond, VA.
RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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An avid book consumer, Twilight Princess fan, and an overall wonderful person, Aeli of WolfandKitCosplay has entered the chat! Aeli has shifted their focus to content creation over the last few years and has been focusing more on their cosplay game. Teaming up with their partner Ashe, WolfandKitCosplay was born! They’ve even begun working on the rough drafts of their first major novel, and enjoy what they call “grandma crafts” on a nice rainy day with a warm cup of tea. An absolute game enthusiast as well, they’ll either tell you their favorite game is Skyrim, or Twilight Princess.
RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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I just moved into a booth at Crossroads Art Center in Richmond, VA. I’ll also be at the Carytown Artisan Market this coming weekend! Come say hi and check out my new wares!💚
#rva #rvaartist #richmondartist
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I attended the #RVA public school science showcase a couple weeks ago. I got to see lots of cool science fair projects that our kids showed creativity, joy, and hard work!
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Happy Easter from The Mad House Rage Room. 💕💥
Smash stress, not just eggs. 🐣🛠️ #MadHouseRageRoom #RVA
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Costuming/Cosplay For two decades, RavenCon has been proud to keep fandom's tradition of costuming or cosplay-you choose what to call it-alive with our annual Masquerade. While times change and themes change, convention costuming has always been a vibrant part of any type of convention, big and small. Here at RavenCon we are proud to offer a Cosplay Trifecta across the weekend to fit your cosplay style. Cosplay Karaoke RavenCon Grand Masquerade Kids Costume Parade www.RavenCon.com
Did someone say... cosplay?
Check out the details here.
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You didn't know about the RavenConnie Award? Well, you can learn about it and the rules here.
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Oh, and if you haven't done so already, fill out the Party Notification form found here.
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We kept the house clean and the kitchen dirty. Hip-Hop For The Rest of Us is live 1a-3a on @wrir973fm.bsky.social or anytime via the stream link at WRIR.org where you can run it back via the archive. #WRIR #RVA #nyc #nootherway #WOFTD
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RAVENCON April 24-26, 2026 Mur Lafferty Author Guest of Honor Ruth Sanderson Artist Guest of Honor Registration K.B. Wagers Author Guest of Honor Aurelio Voltaire Special Guest www.RavenCon.com
Welcome to bonus week!
Preregistration is being given a short extension. It will now be held open through Tuesday, April 7.
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RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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People would lose their minds if this was Richmond City. #rva
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The Richmond Canal Walk is located along Richmond, VA's riverfront and stretches 1.25 miles along the Haxall and Kanawha Canals.
#Openings along the Richmond Canal Walk for today's #BlueskyArtShow theme.
#photography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #RVA
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Feed More blue donation bins - 8020 Villa Park Drive Richmond VA 23228
Have a nonperishable donation to drop off over the weekend?
Swing by our @Kroger Donation Center (8020 Villa Park Drive, #RVA 23228) and drop your items in our blue donation bins. Our team will get your donation sorted and out to neighbors experiencing food insecurity!
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Temperatures Wednesday morning could be problematic for gardeners west of I-95 with another round of frost possible as temps dip into the low 30s and upper 20s. The chilly temps will only stick around for a few days before returning to more spring-like levels later in the week. #RVA #Virginia
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Black and white photo of a dry cleaners on a corner street with a neon red open sign
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#openings #blueskyartshow #eastcoastkin #rva #photography #rvaphotographer
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#firstfridays in #rva with #fire spinning by #PLF. #thisisrva
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I loved this vibe tonight. #rva #firstfridays
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Jo Miles writes optimistic science fiction and fantasy, including the Infinite Pantry cozy fantasy series and the Gifted of Brennex space opera trilogy. Their short stories have appeared in Fantasy & Science Fiction, Lightspeed, Uncanny, and more. Jo lives in Maryland, where they help nonprofits use the internet to save the world, but mostly serve the whims of their two cats. Explore all their work and sign up for updates at jomiles.com.
RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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D.M. Mewha lives in the magical land of “The DC Suburbs” where he does battle with monsters such as “Beltway Traffic” and “Wow, Everything Is Too Expensive” with the help of his talented and far-too-patient wife and an assorted menagerie of pets that she threatens to make weirder as time goes on (people don’t really want skunks as pets, do they?). He writes sci-fi and fantasy in a variety of flavors and is a certified TTRPG nerd who dabbles in some tabletop wargaming, which sounds better than “he plays with little plastic guys and makes them go ‘pew pew’.”
RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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Cass Morris lives her life at the intersection of storytelling, performance, and education as a writer and editor of novels, short fiction, and immersive experiences. Her novels, The Aven Cycle, are Roman-flavored historical fantasy. She is also one-third of the team behind the five-time Hugo Award Finalist podcast Worldbuilding for Masochists. Cass works as Story Editor at Mythik Camps, providing writing and developmental editing for the mythology-themed summer camps’ interactive theatrical experiences, as well as other programming and media projects, including writing and performing the family-friendly Myths and Muses podcast. Previously, she worked in the education department at the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA and has taught English at Reynolds Community College. She holds a Master of Letters in Shakespeare studies from Mary Baldwin University and a BA in English and History from the College of William and Mary. Find her online at linktr.ee/cassrmorris.
RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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Mako Minami “Aging cosplayer: hobby → pro (pending driver update) • PC gamer (RGB prayers & duct-tape builds) • Yap god on techniques • Con dad fixing malfunctions, armor, & bad frames • Too many fandoms, one overheating GPU”
RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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From Winston-Salem, NC, Memphis Muerte combines southern sass and Puerto Rican passion. She has been lighting up stages and informing and entertaining panels since 2011. The spooky scholar that’ll make you holler!
RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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