Libertycon 2024

June 18, 2024

I’ll be a guest at Libertycon in Chattanooga TN this weekend. Here’s where you can find me!

https://www.libertycon.org/lc36pros/alex-shvartsman


Balticon 2024 Schedule

May 20, 2024

I’ll be at Balticon in Baltimore MD this weekend Fri-Sun. I’ll have a reading, a kaffeeklatsch, and some panels. Here’s my schedule. Come say hi!

Alex’s Balticon 2024 schedule.


Heliosphere 2024 Schedule

May 3, 2024

I’ll be attending Heliosphere in Piscataway NJ this Sunday only. Here’s my schedule.

10:00am – 11:15am  – Salon C
Reading (shared with fellow authors)

11:30 am – 12:45 pm  – Salon C
In conversation with Neil Clarke (guest of honor interview where I will get to ask Neil what hopefully will be insightful questions)

2:30 pm – 3:45 pm  – Salon C
Invasion of the AIs


Boskone 2024 Schedule

February 7, 2024

I’ll be attending the Boskone convention in Boston MA this weekend. Here’s my schedule. You can also see the original on the Boskone website.

Friday, Feb 9
3:30pm – Reading – Galleria-Cabaret
5:30pm – Experimental Short Story Structures panel – Marina III

Saturday, Feb 10
4:00pm – Uncommon Creatures from Fairy Tales panel – Marina II
5:30pm – Language in SFFH panel – Harbor II

Sunday, Feb 11
11:30am – Writer’s Blockbusting

I will also spend a good amount of time at the Arc Manor / Caezik booth in the dealer’s room, so look for me there if miss the above panels.


Capclave 2023 Schedule

September 28, 2023

Here’s where you can find me this weekend. This is also everyone’s first chance to get their paws on KAKISTOCRACY!

Friday, 7pm: Anthology Builder panel – Washington Theater
Saturday, 2pm: Signing (Dealers Room Foyer)
Saturday, 4:30pm: Reading (Monroe)
Saturday, 5:30pm: Book Launch: Kakistocracy
Saturday, 8:30pm: Mass Signing
Sunday, 1pm: Artificial Intelligence 101 panel – Washington Theater

Schedule at the official Capclave site



WVMT Radio Interview

September 12, 2023

You can now listen to my WVMT radio interview with Bruce Newbury, talking about speculative fiction and the forthcoming Kakistocracy novel!

https://post.futurimedia.com/wvmt/playlist/listen-1547.html


Albacon 2023 Schedule – Virtual

September 8, 2023

Albacon is upon us this weekend, but this year I will only be there in spirit (and also in Zoom, or whatever widget they use to host virtual panels.)

Here are my panels:

Sat 10:30 AM   1 Hr 15 Min   Meeting B            24          I Used to Be…                                   
Sun 10:30 AM   1 Hr 15 Min   Meeting A            41          Crowdfunding For Print                           
Sun 12:00 PM   1 Hr 15 Min   Meeting B            21          Artificial Intelligence VS the Creative Professional

Now, if only they could figure out a way to teleport some treats here for the ice cream social…


KRCW-TV Everyday Northwest interview

September 7, 2023

Here’s the TV interview from yesterday where I talked to Ashley Howard about National Read a Book Day!


Unexpected Questions interview at Amazing Stories

August 17, 2023

There’s a fun interview at Amazing Stories where I talk about Very Deep Things, such as whether it’s better to be a mermaid or a dragon, and whether I’d rather fight 100 duck-sized robots or one robot-sized duck. You know you’re curious!

Unexpected Questions with Alex Shvartsman


Bulgacon 2023

August 2, 2023

I’ve been sitting on this news for a while, but it looks like the preliminary list has been posted, so I can go ahead and share:

I’ll be one of the Guests of Honor at the Bulgacon 2023 convention in Plovdiv, Bulgaria this September.

I’m very excited to meet Bulgarian writers and fans in person, as well as to connect with other international authors attending the event. This will also be my first time visiting Bulgaria, and I very much look forward to that as well.

Some of the previous GoHs at Bulgacon have included Robert Sheckley, Ian Watson, and Andrzej Sapkowski among others.

I will post the program and more details closer to the event date. You can also check out the official convention site here:

https://www.bulgacon.org