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2026 Instructional Theme: WRITING IN HARD TIMES
Critique, Classes, Camaraderie
April 24-27, 2026
Albuquerque, NM
Saturday 10am: Gothic Horror in the New Age (mod)
Saturday 4pm: Short Kings: The Rise of the SFF Novella
Sunday 1pm: Enticing Gamers: Environmental Storytelling
Friday 10am EST: Queer games panel
Friday 1pm EST: Chill-and-chat
Saturday 7pm EST: Neon Hemlock Story Game Session with Bendi Barrett, Ursula Whitcher & AZ Louise
With Caitlin Starling and Wendy N. Wagner.
With Queen of Swords Press, BLF Press and Stelliform Press.
I’m on two Sunday panels: Getting past the Slush Pile and Writing Gender & Sexuality.
Moderating Fiction in a Flash! Sign up for the conference here.
Creating and Editing A Magazine
The State of Short Fiction
The Watchful Forest (Live Collaborative Storytelling)
Moderated by celeste doaks. Panelists dave ring, Niki Herd, Jake Young, Susan Muaddi Darraj.
dave is on a few programming items at Discon 3:
12/15 4pm: Not Just D&D: Great Tabletop RPGs (mod)
12/16 4pm: The Art of Filling in the Program Survey (mod)
12/17 10am: Introducing the Hugo Award for Best Video Game (mod)
12/17 1pm: Queering Necromancy
12/19 11:30am Assembling an Anthology (mod)
Join dave and Zin E Rocklyn on Instagram to celebrate the launch of The Hidden Ones and Flowers from the Sea.
Writers dave ring and Anne Sheldon will be the guests at Story Hour on 9/22 at 7pm PST.
dave will be paneling at two events during 1455’s Summer Festival. More information to come.
Here’s my schedule for Balticon 55:
5/29 1pm. Flash Fiction: Tips, Tricks and Travails. mod by dave ring. Featuring Julia Rios, Mari Ness, Gabriella Etoniru & Angela Yuriko Smith.
5/29 230pm. A Walk Through Short Fiction Editing. mod by Gabriella Etoniru. Featuring dave ring, Monica Louzon, Neil Clarke & Julia Rios.
5/29 4pm. Good First-Time RPGs (that aren't D&D). mod by xxx. Featuring Jennifer R. Povey, Michael R. Underwood & dave ring.
5/30 1130am. Tell Me What to Read Next! mod by Sherri Cook Woosley. Featuring J.T. Greathouse, Mary Soon Lee, dave ring & Gabriella Etoniru.
I’ll be doing a few one on ones with folks who sign up via Conversations and Connections!
It's the September edition of the lowercase, this time virtually! Join us at our monthly reading series for the DC writing scene, 826DC friends and volunteers, and members of the community!
Zoom link will be posted on the fbook eventan hour before the event.
Want to share your work? Email us at lowercase@826dc.org to reserve your spot in the open mic lineup!
Link To Teleconference Saturday, 4:00-4:50pm EDT
Moderator: dave ring Aliette de Bodard, Eboni Dunbar, L.D. Lewis and Nino Cipri
Authors Cipri, de Bodard, Dunbar and Lewis discuss their own novellas as well as other celebrated titles, highlight some of the publishers putting them out, dig into some craft questions, and pull apart a few of the novella's tricks and challenges.
More info: https://columbus2020nasfic.org/schedule.html
I’ll be doing a reading via zoom as part of the Flight of Foundry online vention. Starts at 12pm EST (noon).
Register for the free online con here: https://flights-of-foundry.org/registration/
Small Press 'Palooza: Everything you ever wanted to know about small presses and didn't know to ask. Peril and positives, daring and drawbacks. Take this panel: It's dangerous to go alone. (Starts at 10am EST)
Moderated by dave ring. Panelists: Angelica Fyfe, Catherine Lundoff, J.R.H. Lawles & L.D. Lewis.
Register for the free online con here: https://flights-of-foundry.org/registration/
During this workshop, participants will discuss the nature and form of effective flash fiction in the words of notable flash editors and writers. Then the group will read and discuss these elements in a number of provocative flash stories. Finally, participants will spend some time drafting some of their own flash work using the material from the workshop.
Scholarships are available for this workshop along with alternative payment methods. Learn more or be in touch at MoonLitDC.com.
Please note that this event is now virtual!
Conversations and Connections (Arlington, VA) (Exact time TBD)
Murders, Monsters, and Marriage: Writing and Stretching Genre Fiction
Some people call it “genre” writing, but publishers call it gold. Horror, crime, sci-fi, romance, and noir have always been popular, but what challenges do they present for writers? Novelists will discuss their own experiences writing and being published in these genres, as well as tips on how to creatively engage genre expectations, establish your own distinct voice, create suspense, and more.
Moderated by Tara Campbell
Featuring Ed Aymar, Tara Laskowski, Kelly Maher and dave ring
This event was cancelled because of the coronavirus. Will update if it gets rescheduled.
NOTE: This event is postponed. I’ll edit it after we find a new date.
Readings from members of the DC-based Speculative Wordsmiths: Robin Ha, Marianne Kirby, Natasha Lane, , C.S. Malerich, Lina Rather & dave ring.
Masculinity and Trauma Recovery in Genre Fiction
Saturday 2:00PM Isle Royale
Science Fiction and Fantasy are full of tough manly heroes (and anti-heroes) with trauma in their backgrounds, from murdered families to witnessed war crimes. More often than not, these traumatic backstories serve as a justification for sarcasm, alcohol, and violence. In a world where men are significantly less likely to get professional help to heal from their trauma, how can science fiction and fantasy help to create positive examples of heroes who face their demons constructively?
Brandon O'Brien (m), Adam R. Shannon, dave ring, John Wiswell, R.B. Lemberg
Reading: dave ring, Izzy Wasserstein, Adam R. Shannon
Saturday 10:00AM Petoskey
