Upcoming Events, The Last Teapot Race, and... 💖⚙️📚
My book won an award!! 🎉
I’m a huge believer in finding sparks of joy wherever I can, especially during uncertain times, so I’m starting this week’s newsletter off with amazing news (and a funny story to go with it!) On February 20th, Madame Askew, Eve Riot, and the Grand Arbiter hosted the Tippy Golden Teacup Awards live on YouTube. For those unfamiliar with the awards, the categories range from makers to community builders to cosplayers to authors. They started the tradition a few years ago in the hopes of celebrating more kindness, joy, and whimsy.
My book, Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast, was up for the Bibliomancy Award, along with the other books on the reading list for Temporal Textual Talks: A Steampunk Book Club. I was elated to be in the company of Gail Carriger, T. Kingfisher, Theodora Goss, and so many other authors I admire!
The day before the awards show, my area had been hit with a strong blizzard and I was content to settle in to watch the Tippy Golden Teacup Awards in my comfy clothes after spending all Friday with my boys on their snow day.
Imagine my surprise and delight when I heard my name called. Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast won the Tippy Golden Teacup Award for Bibliomancy! I had a little bit of panic when I was sent a message to join the Live later on in the show and I was still dressed for a snow day at home. I have a closet full of gorgeous outfits for conventions and fantasy balls, but I ended up accepting my award in a sweatshirt. At least it was a cute one! 😂
Thank you so much for everyone who voted for my book. I’m so, so grateful for this community of readers!
You can watch the Tippy Golden Teacup Awards replay here (and see me accept the Bibliomancy Award in my comfy clothes later on in the broadcast😂 ) here:
The Last Teapot Race is Happening at Wild Wild West Con!
Though I’ll be at home, busy with with revisions and preparing for conventions this spring (more on this in a moment), I wanted to highlight two steampunk events having this March:
Gardens & Gears Steampunk Faire on March 7th, in Milwaukee, WI. Several of my friends from TeslaCon and the Chicago Steampunk Expo will be exhibiting and vending. (Click here for more info)
The final Wild Wild West Con on March 19th-22, in Tucson, AZ
I truly wish that I would have been able to make it to Wild Wild West Con, as the long running convention is coming to a close and it sounds like an amazing event. (Alas, right now my convention schedule is limited to events in the Midwest.) Madame Askew and the Grand Arbiter are hosting the convention’s final teapot race at this show. This event is dear to them as they’ve been involved since the second year of the convention. They have something special planned for the final teapot race. If you are in the area or traveling to Wild Wild West Con, you can sign up here.
2026 Convention Schedule
When I’m not revising or researching for new projects, I’m finalizing panels for upcoming conventions. I just turned in my pitches for DemiCon and can’t wait to share my panel line up soon! If you have the opportunity and it is feasible (and safe) for you to travel, I’d love to see you at any and all of these events!
DemiCon 37 May 1st-3rd
The Nebula Awards Conference June 3rd-7th (this one is for writers of all types of speculative fiction)
Chicago Steampunk Expo June 12th-14th
Fables and Flames: Romantasy Gala November 6th-8th
TeslaCon November 12th-15th
Happy reading!