Pictures from the Stratford Showcase of Crafts

From left to right: Writers Stacey Longo, Rob Watts, Jason Harris, Kristi Petersen Schoonover, Nathan Wrann, and Kimberly Dalton at the Stratford Showcase of Crafts in Stratford, Connecticut. Photo by William Rockwell.

Authors Stacey Longo and Kristi Petersen Schoonover. Photo by Jason Harris.

One of the NEHW tables at the Stratford Showcase of Crafts. Photo by Jason Harris.

Authors Kimberly Dalton and Nathan Wrann. Photo by Jason Harris.

Stacey Longo and Kristi Petersen Schoonover relaxing behind the NEHW table. Photo by Jason Harris.

Author Kimberly Dalton holding her children's book. Photo by Jason Harris.

Author Kristi Petersen Schoonover watching Stephen King's Children of the Corn. Photo by Jason Harris.

Author Stacey Longo looking out at the visitors of the craft fair. Photo by Jason Harris.

Busy authors behind the NEHW table. Photo by Jason Harris.

 

 

Pictures from the Last Two NEHW Events

The NEHW Table at the Heritage Craft Fair at the Keefe Technical School in Framingham, MA. Photo by Jason Harris

The other NEHW table at the Framingham event. Photo by Jason Harris

From left to right: (front row) Kristi Petersen Schoonover and Stacey Longo, (back row) Rob Watts, Jason Harris, and David Price. Photo by Kayleigh Price.

Author David Price signing his first autograph at the Keefe Technical School in Framingham. Photo by Pauline Price.

Author Morven Westfield holding her books at the Heritage Craft Fair. Photo by Pauline Price.

Author K. Allen Wood in Framingham. Photo by Pauline Price.

Author K. Allen Wood autographs a story for a fan as Sarah Gomes looks on in Framingham. Photo by Pauline Price.

Our space at the Hanover Craft Fair. Photo by Jason Harris.

A close-up view of the Hanover NEHW table. Photo by Jason Harris.

Pictures from the NEHW Get-Together in New Hampshire

Pictures from the NEHW Get-Together in New Hampshire

by Jason Harris

Director of Events Scott Goudsward set-up a NEHW get-together at the Portsmouth Brewery this past Saturday. It was a success. The brewery is located at 56 Market Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

From left to right: Morven Westfield, Tracy Carbone, Bracken MacLeod, Lucien MacLeod, and Heather MacLeod. Photo by Jason Harris.

From left to right: Karen Dent, Roxanne Dent, and Stacey Longo. Photo by Jason Harris.

From left to right: David Price, Denny Price, and Karen Dent. Photo by Jason Harris.

From left to right: Tracy Carbone, Bracken MacLeod, Lucien MacLeod, Heather MacLeod, and Chris Irvin. Photo by Jason Harris.

From left to right: Chris and Jen Irvin. Photo by Jason Harris.

Pictures from Queen City Kamikaze

Pictures from Queen City Kamikaze

by Jason Harris

Winner of the MS "Hell in a Hand Basket" Linda Jacobi, of Nashua, New Hampshire

From left to right: Pembroke, NH residents Gifford Scanlon and Kayla Scanlon, who was dressed as Saya Takagi.

Zombie on a leash.

Author Kristi Petersen Schoonover posing with Star Wars' characters.

The NEHW tables.

A convention-goer checking out a book.

Shea dressed as Vriska from Homestuck.

Sian Thomas, an intern at Dandelion Studios.

Pictures from AnthoCon Part III

Author Thomas A. Erb at AnthoCon

Authors Rob Watts, Kristi Petersen Schoonover, and Tracy Carbone at AnthoCon (photo courtesy of Watts' Facebook page)

The Epitaphs' panel at AnthoCon

Everett Soars and Susan Soars of Jolly Rogue Studios

Rick Silva, of Dandelion Studios

The Raw Dog Screaming Press table at AnthoCon

The Dark Garden Inc. table

Another view of The Dark Garden Inc. table

A copy of Epitaphs next to a Gnombie

The Shroud Publishing table

Publisher Inanna Arthen and author Morven Westfield

Pictures from AnthoCon Part II

Authors Peter N. Dudar and L.L. Soares waiting for the Epitaphs' panel to start

Author R. P. Steeves hard at work

From left to right: Author Stacey Longo reading while author Trisha J. Wooldridge looks on at the Epitaphs' panel

Authors Jeffrey C. Pettengill (left) and K. Allen Wood (right) at the Epitaphs signing

Actor Michael Boatman with his copy of the NEHW's first anthology, Epitaphs.

Author Stacey Longo holding her Hiram Grange Award

Longo received the award for “Excellence in the Art of Cover Letterage and Animal Mutilation. You will have to ask her at one of her appearances about the cover letter story. The “animal mutilation” part of the award you can find out about by reading her story in Shroud magazine, issue #11.

The cover of Shroud magazine, issue #11

The mass Epitaphs' signing at AnthoCon 2011

Author Brian Keene hands a book to Author Christopher Golden during the Epitaphs' signing

Author Kristina Schram

Author Michael Bailey

Sarah Gomes at the Shock Totem table at AnthoCon

Pictures from AnthoCon Part 1

Author Stacey Longo and Actor Michael Boatman (Spin City, The Good Wife)

Shroud Publisher/Anthocon Creator Tim Deal

Author Tracy Carbone Moderating the Epitaphs' panel at AnthoCon

From Left to Right: Authors L.L. Soares, Peter N. Dudar, and Morven Westfield

Authors Stacey Longo and K. Allen Wood

Necon E-books founder Bob Booth Remembering His Friend, the Late Writer/Journalist Les Daniels

Authors Stephen Dorato and Tracy Carbone

Authors Christopher Golden, P. Gardner Goldsmith, and T.T. Zuma at the Epitaphs' panel

Authors Roxanne Dent, Jeffrey C. Pettengill, and David North-Martino at the Epitaphs' panel

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The SouthCoast Toy and Comic Show Write-Up

The Happenings and Pictures from the SouthCoast Toy and Comic Show

by Jason Harris

There was no sleeping in this morning. No enjoying the extra hour of sleep gained from falling back a hour for Daylight Savings Time. The day started at 5 a.m. Sunday morning for Author Stacey Longo and myself. We left around 5:40 to get the SouthCoast Toy and Comic Show in Fairhaven, MA. On our drive to the show, we came across this site.

Smoke over Interstate 695

We arrived at the Seaport Inn and Marina without any problem. Once there, Longo performed her magic and had the table set-up in no time. This picture is of the second version of the NEHW table. There were two more set-ups as different authors arrived. Thanks to Longo, Dave Goudsward, Kasey Shoemaker, and Rob Watts for participating in today’s event. Thanks goes out to Nathan Wrann and Kristi Petersen Schoonover for having their books and dvds at the table.

The Toy and Comic show had many draws today from George “The Animal” Steele, Brian Harnois, Penny Dreadful and Gaoru, Uncle Fright, and Thom Christopher (Hawk on Buck Rogers). There were also sideshow performers and paranormal researchers.

Along with the stars and guests to see and meet, there were also convention attendees who came in costume.

Books were sold and some great networking opportunities were made. The show was a lot of fun and I know the NEHW will be back at this show in the future.

It was nice meeting Rick Silva of Dandelion Studios today. He will have a table at Anthocon next weekend.

Watts, Longo, and Goudsward will be attending Anthocon next weekend in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Be sure to look for their books at the NEHW table at the convention.

Enjoy the following pictures from the SouthCoast Toy and Comic Show.

George “The Animal” Steele

Zehara Nachash, sideshow performer

Longo and Watts talking.

Jason Deveau as Captain America and Panda Valentine as Peggy Carter

Jedi Adam Joyce, of Cambridge, MA., with lightsaber

Jessica Rabbit and friend

Eric Shafer, of Waltham, MA.

Harris, Longo, Shoemaker, Watts, and Goudsward

Darth Vader

Stormtrooper

Raymond Ramos, of New Bedford, as Blade

Mark Tauares as Superman and his son, Myles, as a stormtrooper.

Panels, Winners and more pictures at Rock and Shock

The most successful NEHW panel was the Women in Horror panel. It was moderated by Trisha Wooldridge and the panelists were Tracy Carbone, Stacey Longo, Kristi Petersen Schoonover, and Kelli Jones. When I talk about success, I am talking about the attendance level. This panel had the most people in attendance and it was at the perfect time slot of 1 p.m. on Saturday.

The other three panels were Small Press and Magazines on Friday at 6 p.m., The Writers Studio on Saturday at 12 p.m., and E-Publishing Workshop on Sunday at 1 p.m. All the panels were informative and successful. An unsuccessful panel would have been a panel with no audience. Since this was the first year for the NEHW panels, it will just grow as the convention grows and continue to get better and better year after year.

Necon E-books panel: (from left to right) Kelli Jones, Matt Bechtel, Bob Booth, and Jack Haringa

The NEHW booth had a raffle and the prize was a coffin full of books. A coffin looking box, not an actual coffin. The winner was Kelly Williams, of Enfield, Connecticut. Her name was drawn out of the raffle container Sunday afternoon.

The raffle prize and winner's name

Here are some more pictures of convention attendees, celebrities, and other things at Rock and Shock.

Woman with werewolf baby

Ken Sagoes a.k.a. Roland Kincaid in Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Monster Golf at Rock and Shock

Roddy Piper talking with a fan

Derek Mears a.k.a Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th (2009)