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fall/06 Featured interview in the September pub of Ingram Books (world's largest book distributor), just in time for the international "Talk Like a Pirate" day. ----- Presented a seminar on "Creative Writing" at Joseph-Beth Booksellers  Cincinnati, OH. 9/23 ----- Spoke at Barnes & Noble Educator events (West Chester & Fairfield). ----- Contract signed with Middle Atlantic Press to write two more Tales Of... books. -- Apex Science Fiction & Horror digest has decided to serialize my horror novella Cain Xp11 in its next four issues (will start the run in March/07). ----- A nice nod from the Ohioana Library Association in recognition of Tales of the Atlantic Pirates at an event to be held November 12th. -- Presented "Creative Writing 101" at two local elementary schools.
sum/06 Presented seminar on "Research for Writers" at Barnes and Noble in West Chester Ohio. 8/15 - 7 pm. -- Several Pirates signings at the Beach Waterpark (Mason, OH) ----- Appeared on the WGMD 92.7 Morning Show (DelMarVa) July 20 to discuss Tales of the Atlantic Pirates.  ----- Book signings for Pirates in Chestertown (MD), Rehoboth Beach (DE), and historic Smithville (NJ). ----- Panelist at the Hypericon Convention (Nashville) and the Marcon convention (Columbus). ----- Attended the Horror Writers Association convention in New York and the Camp Necon horror writer's conference in Rhode Island ----- Damned Nation, an anthology in which my short horror tale "H.E. Double Hockey Sticks" appears, now available.
spr/06 Presented a seminar on writing (and selling!) non-fiction and creative nonfiction at the local Barnes and Noble. Nice gathering of local writers!
fall/05 On Halloween, was interviewed by Karin Phillips of KYW-1060 Radio (Philadelphia's leading radio station) regarding the writing of Tales of the Jersey Devil and the creature's extraordinary myth. The interview ran several times during one of JD's favorite days. ----- Reading, discussion and book signing of Tales of the Jersey Devil and Writers of the Future at the University of Dayton.
   
sum/05 Dragoncon (Atlanta), America's largest sci-fi/fantasy convention. Invited to be a panelist on the "Writing about Monsters" panel, and got to meet up with, among others, old Writers of the Future mates Steven Savile, Luke Reid and Kevin J. Anderson. Also appeared on writers panels at Marcon (Columbus), Hypericon (Nashville), and ShowmeCon (St. Louis). -- Various events for Tales of the Jersey Devil along the Jersey shore, including stops at historic Smithville, Cape May, Ocean City, Stone Harbor and Cherry Hill (not exactly the shore, but nice to visit "home").

Geoffrey Girard
Reading at APEX Day (9/2007)


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