Much-beloved for the middle grades (who am I kidding, I love them too!), Patricia Wrede’s Enchanted Forest Chronicles are coming to the stage this January. The first novel, Dealing With Dragons, has been adapted as a play, with a mix of actors and puppets – including a 10-foot dragon puppet operated by three puppeteers!

Before the show opens in January, they’ll be in the store (not the dragon – she won’t fit) to give us all a taste of what to expect. Details on the show are here, and on January 4th we will be visited by some of the puppets and people from The Arts’ Nest for a reading and meet-and-greet. Who do you know that loves dragons? Bring them along!

On Wednesday, January 15, Mary VanAlstine reads from their work.

Mary VanAlstine (they/she) is a writer, artist, and therapist. Writing and art have been a hobby for some twenty years now since they were a goofy little middle schooler. Mary grew up devouring fantasy, especially urban fantasy, and hearing about the writing craft from their father, a science fiction writer. Mary is best known for The Torchwood Trilogy. Mary lives in the city in Minnesota with their nerdy husband, a dramatic preschooler, a very dumb puggle named Bilbo Waggins, and two perfectly angelic cats.

Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota, a multicultural, multimedia organization that also sponsors the midsummer speculative fiction convention, Diversicon.

On Wednesday, February 26 at 6:30 p.m. DreamHaven will be hosting a Round Robin reading, where volunteers can read from their work. Readers should bring 15 minutes of material. The readings will continue until 7:45 p.m. or until the volunteers have all had a chance to read, whichever comes first.

Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota, a multicultural, multimedia speculative fiction organization.

On Wednesday, March 12th, Anne Waltz reads from her work.

Anne Waltz wrote for the popular online game EverQuest II, although most folks ’round here know her as the author of Swedish Lutheran Vampires of Brainerd. She also dabbles in comics and was an artist for the online cartoon Iammatthewian. Right now she’s writing a cyberpunk novel! (Think Blade Runner, but with pop stars.) She lives in South Minneapolis and regularly attends Minicon, MarsCon, and Diversicon.

Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven and SF Minnesota, a multicultural, multimedia organization that also sponsors the speculative fiction convention, Diversicon.

Wednesday, March 26th, Renee Valois will be in the store at 6:30 pm to talk about her book Collecting Spirits: Life With Ghosts, Guardians and Guides. Valois will talk about her personal experiences with poltergeists and how to deal with yours.

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