I will be an attending pro at the 2024 NorWesCon science fiction and fantasy convention. Norwescon is the Pacific Northwest’s premier science fiction and fantasy convention, and one of the largest entirely volunteer-operated regional conventions in the United States. While maintaining a primarily literary focus, Norwescon is large enough to provide a venue for many of the other aspects of science fiction and fantasy and the interests of its fans such as comics, costuming, art, gaming, science, technology, and much, much more.

Featuring:
Jim Butcher – Writer Guest of Honor
Charles Vess – Artist Guest of Honor
Dr. Raychelle Burks – Science Guest of Honor
Clarkesworld Magazine – Spotlight Publisher
Kate Alice Marshall – Special Guest

My Schedule at NorWesCon

Thursday – March 28

Metaphors of Neurodivergence
4:00pm – 5:00pm @ Cascade 9
Liz Coleman (M), Tom D Wright, Clara Ward, Danielle Gembala, Craig Jackson

Friday – March 29

Neurodiversity 101
1:00pm – 2:00pm @ Evergreen 3 & 4
Caren GS (M), Liz Coleman, Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti, Liz Argall, Tom D Wright

How to Pulp a Detective
3:00pm – 4:00pm @ Evergreen 3 & 4
Jessie Kwak (M), Kat Richardson, Dr. Raychelle Burks, Tom D Wright, Jim Butcher

Writing While Neurodivergent
6:00pm – 7:00pm @ Evergreen 3 & 4
A.W. McCollough (M), Caren GS, Danielle Gembala, Tom D Wright, Clara Ward

Saturday – March 30

Reading: Tom D Wright
10:00am – 10:30am @ Cascade 3
(working title) Fang and the Knife of Darkness. Fang—an AI-enhanced canine who retired after his human Special Ops partner died in combat—now runs an online PI agency. Fang teams up with Katarin (herself an orphan) when a series of murders and an abduction leads to Gaia’s Children—an eco-activist cult. As Fang and Kat try to save the world from the cult’s terrorist act of literally biblical proportions, can he transcend his wounded past to form a bond with his new partner? This WIP grew from a short story published in Abyss & Apex, and re-released in The Best of Abyss & Apex Volume Three. Rated PG (mild descriptions of violence and torture).
Tom D Wright (M)

Short Stories vs Novels
12:00pm – 1:00pm @ Olympic 2
Camden Rose (M), Karen Eisenbrey, Tom D Wright, Kendare Blake, Tyrean Martinson

Sunday – March 31

Alternative Economic Systems
11:00am – 12:00pm @ Cascade 9
Jon Lasser (M), Tom D Wright, Kaylea Champion, Norman K. Moss, Shahid Mahmud

Parenting and Neurodiversity
12:00pm – 1:00pm @ Cascade 5 & 6
Kathy (M), Danielle Gembala, Tom D Wright, Payne Haynes