2010 – Through Blood and Iron: A Collection of Heroic Fantasy, edited by Robert J. Santa and published by Ricasso Press

~ A 3,800 word story about responsibility and power…and losing oneself to either.

*Graphic battle violence and death.

September 2009 – Panelist on the “Writer’s Track” hosted by Nancy Knight

One session:

• How to Get Rejected

@ Dragon*Con 2009, Atlanta, GA

August 2009 -  Presenter

Break-out Session:

• Heroic Measures: What it Takes to Write a Hero
  

@ Redbird Studios, Milwaukee, WI, for Red Oak Young Writers

April 2009 -  Panelist

Two sessions:

• Submitting short stories
• From John Carter to Harry Potter: The appeal of the series

@ OddCon 2009, Madison, WI

January 2009 – Coach’s Midnight Diner 2: The Back from the Dead Edition, edited by Coach Culbertson and published by Relief Journal: A Quarterly Christian Expression

~ A 4,000 word story about the powers of control and belief…and hope.

*Graphic death and supernatural violence.

January 2009 -  Adult SF&F Preliminary Judge

Narrowed submissions to Top 20 for Odyssey Con 2009 final judge Joe Haldeman

January-March 2009 -  Presenter

Three sessions:

• On Writing
• On Plot
• On Scene & Character

@ WJ Niederkorn Library, Port Washington, WI

September 2008 -  Adult fiction Judge

Selected 1st, 2nd, 3rd place