Play Betrayal at the House on the Hill with Author Susan J. Morris
Summary:
A mingle-friendly evening of snacks, games, a silent auction, & awesome conversation - all to raise money for charity. Also receive a swag bag valued at over $100.
Description:
Susan J. Morris (http://www.susanjmorris.com/) is a fantasy author and editor, best known for “Writers Don’t Cry” (a writing advice column featured on Amazon’s blog Omnivoracious), and her work editing Forgotten Realms and Monte Cook Games novels (both shared world SFF). She’s also published four middle-grade books and designed Dungeons & Dragons for kids, and is one of the primary moderators at the Gen Con Writer’s Symposium.
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Play Betrayal at the House on the Hill with Podcaster Travis McElroy!
Summary:
A mingle-friendly evening of snacks, games, a silent auction, & awesome conversation - all to raise money for charity. Also receive a swag bag valued at over $100.
Description:
Travis McElroy (http://www.travismcelroy.com/) is the “middlest brother” of the podcast world, thanks to his status as one of the three hosts of comedy advice show My Brother, My Brother And Me, and he’s used the popularity of that series to build a little media empire along with his brothers Justin and Griffin. They branched out into a spin-off podcast called The Adventure Zone where they play tabletop roleplaying games with their dad, they made a TV show on Seeso, and McElroy has even split off from his brothers to do an etiquette podcast with his wife called Shmanners.
A graphic novel adaptation of The Adventure Zone’s initial story arc, “Here There Be Gerblins,” will be released on July 17.
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Play Cards Against Humanity with Author Richard Kadrey
Summary:
A mingle-friendly evening of snacks, games, a silent auction, & awesome conversation - all to raise money for charity. Also receive a swag bag valued at over $100.
Description:
Richard Kadrey (http://richardkadrey.com/) is a freelance writer living in San Francisco. He is the author of dozens of stories, plus thirteen novels, including Sandman Slim, Kill the Dead, Aloha from Hell, Devil Said Bang, Kill City Blues, The Getaway God, Killing Pretty, The Perdition Score, The Kill Society, The Everything Box, The Wrong Dead Guy, Metrophage and Butcher Bird. Kadrey created and wrote the Vertigo comics mini-series Accelerate,, which was illustrated by the Pander Brothers. He plans to do more comic work in the near future. He has written and spoken about art, culture and technology for Wired, The San Francisco Chronicle, Discover Online, The Site, SXSW and Wired For Sexon the G4 cable network.
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A mingle-friendly evening of snacks, games, a silent auction, & awesome conversation - all to raise money for charity. Also receive a swag bag valued at over $100.
Description:
Anne (https://www.annebishop.com/) started her writing career by publishing short stories. She is best known for her award-winning novels, The Black Jewels Trilogy, Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, and Queen of the Darkness. Bishop has also created The Tir Alainn Trilogy, and The Landscapes of Ephemera Series.
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A mingle-friendly evening of snacks, games, a silent auction, & awesome conversation - all to raise money for charity. Also receive a swag bag valued at over $100.
Description:
Worldbuilders works to unite the geek community into a massive force to fund education, opportunity, and sustainable self-sufficiency for families and communities worldwide. By partnering with established non-profits with decades of proven success, we make the world a better place one family at a time.
We use the collective power of readers, authors, gamers, and geeks of all creeds to champion smart charities. Our partners give donors the most bang for their buck by running solid programs designed not only to provide immediate help, but to improve lives for generations across entire communities.
Play King of Tokyo with Author Bradley P. Beaulieu
Summary:
A mingle-friendly evening of snacks, games, a silent auction, & awesome conversation - all to raise money for charity. Also receive a swag bag valued at over $100.
Description:
Author Brad Bealieu (http://quillings.com/) and his novels have garnered many accolades and most anticipated lists, including two Hotties–the Debut of the Year and Best New Voice–on Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist, a Gemmell Morningstar Award nomination for The Winds of Khalakovo and more. His books include The Song of the Shattered Sands trilogy, The Lays of Anuskaya, The Burning Light, and more!
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Play Munchkin: Starfinder with Cartoonist & Author Howard Tayler & Author Sandra Tayler
Summary:
A mingle-friendly evening of snacks, games, a silent auction, & awesome conversation - all to raise money for charity. Also receive a swag bag valued at over $100.
Description:
Sandra Tayler is a writer of essays, children’s books, speculative fiction, and blog entries. Her blog has won an AML award for online writing. Sandra is also the editor and publisher for Schlock Mercenary which is an online comic written and illustrated by her husband Howard. (https://www.schlockmercenary.com/)
Howard also produces a writing tips podcast called Writing Excuses with other authors such as Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Dan Wells. Writing Excuses won a Hugo award in 2013.
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Play Mysterium with Author Maxwell Alexander Drake
Summary:
A mingle-friendly evening of snacks, games, a silent auction, & awesome conversation - all to raise money for charity. Also receive a swag bag valued at over $100.
Description:
Drake (https://www.maxwellalexanderdrake.com/) is an award-winning Science Fiction/Fantasy Novelist, Playwrite, Tie-In Writer, Graphic Novelist, and Writing Instructor. He is best known for his fantasy series, The Genesis of Oblivion Saga, as well as being the Lead Fiction Writer for Sony's EverQuest Next Massive Online Video Game.
He teaches Creative Writing all around the world and in recent years he has been working in the Movie Industry, where he has been paid to write a few Movie Scripts. Currently, he is working on an animated T.V. show.
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Play Mysterium with Trin Garritano from the Podcast Friendshipping
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A mingle-friendly evening of snacks, games, a silent auction, & awesome conversation - all to raise money for charity. Also receive a swag bag valued at over $100.
Description:
Trin (https://tringarritano.com/) is a games industry professional, producer, speaker, and host of the podcast Friendshipping which advises on tricky stuff that make people feel weird. (https://friendshipping.simplecast.fm/)
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Play Terraforming Mars with Mike Turian of Wizards of the Coast
Summary:
A mingle-friendly evening of snacks, games, a silent auction, & awesome conversation - all to raise money for charity. Also receive a swag bag valued at over $100.
Description:
Mike (https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Mike_Turian) is a successful professional player of Magic: The Gathering. He won Pro Tour New York with Team Potato Nation. Mike has also won two Grand Prixs. He was voted into the Hall of Fame in 2008 and inducted during the World Championship. Mike works on game development at Wizards of the Coast.
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