Events – RAVEN OAK

2024 EVENTS CALENDAR

Norwescon 46 Art Show (Appearance) — 4/12-4/15/24
Voices Carry: A Story of Teaching, Transitions, and Truths Book Release Party — 8/6/24
The Corner of Story & Game (Appearance) — 8/2/24
The Story Hour (Reading) — Aug. 2024
Strong Women, Strange Worlds (Reading) — 9/19/24
Flights of Foundry Online Convention (Panelist & Reading) — 9/27-9/29/24
GeekGirlCon Seattle (Vendor/Dealer) — 11/9-11/10/24

Raven is available for interviews and appearances. For booking presentations, media appearances, interviews, and/or book signings, please contact raven@raven-oak.com.

PAST EVENTS:

2023

Norwescon 45 Art Show
Dragon Springs & Other Things Virtual Release Party
GeekGirlCon
Soul Jar Virtual Release Party

2022

No events due to pandemic

2021

Virtual Dealer at Norwescon Virtual
Virtual Dealer at GeekGirlCon Virtual

2020

Vendor (as Books & Chains) at NerdFaire Con 2020 in Lynnwood, WA, February 1st, 2020.
Attending Pro at Rainforest Writers’ Retreat, Session 2, in Quinault, WA Feb. 26-March 1, 2019.
NASFiC Virtual 2020 – August 21-23, 2020. Panelist Schedule HERE.
Everything else cancelled due to pandemic. 🙁

2019

Attending Rainforest Writers’ Retreat, Session 2, in Quinault, WA Feb. 27-March 3, 2019
PANELIST at Emerald City Comicon, March 14-17, 2019, in Seattle, WA
Attendee at Norwescon 42 in Seatac, WA, April 18-21, 2019
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at Geek Craft Market in Puyallup, WA, May 4th, 2019
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at Washington State Summer Con in Puyallup, WA, June 15-16, 2019
Signing at the 2019 Locus Awards, Saturday, June 29, in Seattle
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at PuliCon in Puyallup, WA, August 17th, 2019–CANCELLED due to illness.
PANELIST at PAX West in Seattle, WA, August 30-September 2nd, 2019
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at Renton City Comicon in Renton, WA, September 7th & 8th, 2019.
PANELIST and Vendor (as Books & Chains) at GeekGirlCon in Seattle, WA, November 16th & 17th, 2019.
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at GeekCraft Expo Seattle in Seattle, WA, November 30th & December 1st, 2019.

2018

Attendee at Norwescon 41 in Seatac, WA, Mar. 29-April 1, 2018
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at PuliCon in Puyallup, WA, May 5th, 2018
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at Lilac City Comicon in Spokane, WA, June 2-3, 2018
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at Washington State Toy & Geek Festival in Puyallup, WA, June 30-July 1, 2018
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at Worldcon 76 in San Jose, CA, August 16-20, 2018
Guest/Vendor at Puyallup Festival of Books Local Author Fair in Puyallup, WA, October 6, 2018, at the Puyallup Public Library.
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at GeekGirlCon in Seattle, WA, October 27-28, 2018

2017

Reading At the Inkwell Seattle: Women of Speculative Fiction with Nisi Shawl, myself, G.G. Silverman, and Janine A. Southard. January 10, 2017, at Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar in Seattle, WA. Details HERE.
PANELIST at Rustycon 34, January 13-15, 2017 in SeaTac, WA.
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at Foolscap, February 3-5, 2017, SeaTac, WA.
PANELIST at Emerald City Comicon, March 2-5, 2017 in Seattle, WA. My schedule is HERE.
PANELIST at NorWesCon, April 13-16, 2017 in SeaTac, WA. Schedule HERE.
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at PuliCon 2017, May 6th, in Puyallup, WA. Details HERE.
Vendor at Capital Book Con, May 13, at The Olympia Center in Olympia, WA. 11 AM-6PM. Details HERE.
Vendor at Lilac City Comicon, June 3-4, 2017 in Spokane, WA.
Signing Author at the 2017 Locus Awards, June 24, 2017 in Seattle, WA.
Game with Authors at Zulu’s Board Game Cafe, July 29th, in Bothell, WA.
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at Rose City Comicon 2017, Sept. 9-10, 2017 in Portland, OR.
Vendor (as Books & Chains) & PANELIST at GeekGirlCon 2017, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2017, in Seattle, WA. Details/Schedule HERE.
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at Galaaxar Pop Culture Marketplace, Sunday, Oct. 15, in Issaquah, WA
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at Central City Comicon 2017, October 21-22, 2017 in Yakima, WA
Vendor (as Books & Chains) & PANELIST at Jet City Comic Show, November 4-5, 2017 in Tacoma, WA. Schedule HERE.

Bellingham Holiday Book Festival, November 11th from 10 AM – 2 PM in Bellingham, WA. Details HERE.
Young Adult Speculative Fiction Extravaganza at Village Books, November 11th at 7 PM, in Bellingham, WA. More details HERE.
Signing Author at University Bookstore, November 25th, in Mill Creek, WA.
Vendor/Panelist (as Books & Chains) at Anglicon 2017, December 8-10 in SeaTac, WA. Details TBA.
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at PDX Geek the Halls 2017, December 16-17, 2017 in Portland, OR. Details HERE.

2016

Panelist & Dealer at Rustycon 33, January 15-17, 2016. Full schedule HERE.
Appearing in Artist Alley at The Great Geek and Gaming Roadshow in Tacoma, WA, February 27-28, 2016. Details here. CANCELLED due to illness.
Panelist at NorWesCon 39, March 24-27, 2016 Full schedule HERE.
Panelist at Emerald City Comicon, April 7-10, 2016. Full schedule HERE.
Vendor in Author Alley at Crypticon. May 27-29, 2016.
B-Fest Teen Book Festival at Barnes & Noble in Bellingham, WA on Friday, 6/10/16 at 6-8 PM. More details HERE.
B-Fest Teen Book Festival at Barnes & Noble in Bellevue, WA on Saturday, 6/11/16 at 2-4 PM. More details HERE.
B-Fest Teen Book Festival Writing Workshop at Barnes & Noble in Bellingham, WA on Sunday, 6/12/16 at 2 PM. More details HERE.
Multi-Author Book Signing Event at Barnes & Noble in Bellevue, WA. Saturday 6/18/16 at 1-3 PM. Authors attending: Jesikah Sundin, Robert L. Slater, James R. Wells, and Raven Oak. More details HERE.
Attending Pro & BOOK SIGNING at Locus Awards Weekend. June 24-26, 2015.
Author Vendor at Capital Book Con at Evergreen State College (The Longhouse) in Olympia, WA. July 16, 2016. More details here.
Cascade Writers’ Conference in Tacoma, WA, July 28-31, 2016
Class-M Exile at Bibliophilia, a mini-fest about the living word. Watch improv actors act out the opening to my novella, Class-M Exile. Hosted by Word Lit Zine. August 4, 2016 at 8 PM (doors open at 7:30) at The Pocket Theater (8312 Greenwood Ave N., Seattle, WA 98103). Tickets are $10 Online, $14 at the Door and you can get them here: http://bit.ly/BibPhile. More details here: http://wp.me/p3TFE2-1gF
Panelist & Vendor (as Books & Chains) at Anglicon in SeaTac, WA, August 5-7, 2016. You can view my schedule HERE.
Multi-author Book Launch Event at Wayward Coffeehouse for the release of Untethered: A Magic iPhone Anthology. Friday, September 30, 2016 at 8 PM @ Wayward Coffeehouse in Seattle. Details here.
Multi-author Book Launch Event at Another Read Through bookstore (3932 N Mississippi Ave Portland, OR) for the release of Untethered: A Magic iPhone Anthology. Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 1:30-3:30 PM in Portland, OR. Details here.
Panelist & Signing Event at Geek Girl Con, October 8-9, 2016. More details here.
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at Central City Comicon in Yakima, WA, October 14-16, 2016
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at Jet City Comic Show in Tacoma, WA, November 5-6, 2016
Vendor (as Books & Chains) at Oddmall Emporium of the Weird Holiday Show in Everett, WA, November 19-20, 2016

2015

Guest on Seattle Geekly, Episode #244.
Amaskan’s Blood Book Reading & Signing Event: Feb. 21st from 8-10 PM @ Wayward Coffeehouse in Seattle. Click here for details.
Amaskan’s Blood Streaming Book Event, March 21, 2015 @ 6 PM PST. Click here for details.
Guest on Writer 2.0, March 25. Listen here.
Emerald City Comicon 2015, March 27-29, 2015
Guest on the ComedySportz Seattle After Party Podcast, March 28, 2015.
Listen here: http://seattlecomedygroup.com/after-party-23-raven-oak/

NorWesCon 38, April 2-5, 2015
Guest on the Hugo-Nominated Skiffy & Fanty Show, April 6, 2015.
Cascade Writers’ Workshop in Redmond, WA in conjunction with Redmond Regional Library, May 16, 2015, 12:30-3:30 PM. More details here or on the University Book Store’s website.
Panelist at Anglicon. June 12-14, 2015. Full schedule details HERE. I’ll also be at a booth in the Dealer’s Room with Janine Southard.
Class-M Exile Book Launch Party at UW Bookstore in Bellevue, WA. Friday, June 19, 6:30-8 PM. More details here.
Locus Writers’ Workshop & Awards Weekend. June 26-28, 2015.
Panelist at Cascade Writers’ Workshop, July 23-26, 2015. You can check out my schedule HERE.
Guest on SciFi Diner Podcast. Details here.
WorldCon August 19-23, 2015 in Spokane, WA.
Todd McCaffrey’s Master Class (Cascade Workshop), Sept. 25-27, 2015
Panelist at Geek Girl Con, October 10-11, 2015. You can check out my schedule HERE.
Joy to the Worlds Book Tour with bestselling authors Maia Chance, Janine A. Southard, Raven Oak, and Gayle Clemans.
- WEDGEWOOD/SEATTLE, WA (12/4)–Book Tour Kick-Off Party. Join us for a selfie photo booth contest, good food, and more. 7PM – 11 PM at 10326 45th Ave. NE, Seattle 98125.
- ONLINE/STREAMING (12/5)–Virtual Book Tour Author Event streaming live on Google+ and YouTube. Join us for a short reading and Q&A. We’ll be giving away a free autographed copy as well. 5:30-6:30 PM CST.
  You can stream it via Google+ Hangouts here: https://plus.google.com/events/ctmbm2pkq4e8c6jl109ul595na4
  Or via YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DTCBgBEgPk
- BELLEVUE, WA (12/6)—UW Bookstore Author Event. Join us for a mini-mystery hunt (with prizes), seasonal treats, Q&A, and book signing. 3-4 PM. Further details here.
- BEAVERTON, OR (12/11)—Barnes & Noble Author Event. Join us for a reading, Q&A, and signing. 7-8 PM. Further details here.
- SEATTLE, WA (12/12)—Seattle Mystery Books Author Event. Come chat with the authors and snag a signed copy of Joy to the Worlds while you enjoy the ambiance of this unique bookstore. 12-1 PM. Further details here.
- TACOMA, WA (12/13)–Kings Books Author Event. Join us for a short reading, Q&A, and signing. 2-3 PM.

Guest in Reddit’s /r/books for an Ask Me Anything with my co-authors of Joy to the Worlds. Dec. 18, all day. (Direct link coming in December.)

2014

Emerald City Comicon Writers’ Block March 28-30, 2014
NorWesCon 37 April 17-20, 2014
Locus Writers Workshop June 27-29, 2014
Pacific NW Writers Association Conference July 17-20, 2014
Dragonflight Gaming Convention, August 8-10, 2014
PAX Prime!, August 29-Sept. 1, 2014
Geek Girl Con, October 11-12, 2014

2013

Emerald City Writers’ Conference–October 18-20, 2013