Author of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Poetryhttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mkqbtuzq2c22TOMORROW IS THE DAY! Join me for a LIVE & FREE, Virtual (via Zoom) event at 12:00 PM EST featuring #womenauthors and #nonbinaryauthors of #sciencefictionbook #fantasybooks and #horrorbooks. It's fast, it's fun, and it's always amazing. 💗 #SWSWQR tinyurl.com/m5n37k5n https://tinyurl.com/m5n37k5n30 Apr 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqbtuzq2c22https://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mjzewjhqbj2hPardon The Dust It's time for Spring cleaning! My website is getting and update, but don't worry, I'm not going anywhere. https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/pardon-the-dust/21 Apr 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzewjhqbj2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mjp3jmjqon2gA Tasting Menu of Speculative Fiction Delights A Tasting Menu of Speculative Fiction Delights. 8 minute bites from 6 authors May 1, 2026 at noon EDT Free Event on Zoom Register Here Now Featuring: Elly Bangs, Lauren Beukes, E.D.E. Bell,A Y Chao, A.L. Kaplan, and Anne E.G. Nydam #SWSWQR https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/04/17/a-tasting-menu-of-speculative-fiction-delights/17 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp3jmjqon2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mjmlb3xcdx24I’ll be at the VFES Annual Spring Fling: April 18, 2026 https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/ill-be-at-the-vfes-annual-spring-fling-april-18-2026/16 Apr 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmlb3xcdx24https://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mjhke265nm2kMy RavenCon Schedule I will once again be attending RavenCon this year. April 24-26, 2026 Virginia Crossings Tapestry Collection by Hilton 1000 Virginia Center Parkway Glen Allen, Virginia 23059 Here is where you can find me. Friday - 6:00 PM - Jefferson Building - Dinwiddie - Using Food In Your… https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/my-ravencon-schedule-3/14 Apr 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhke265nm2khttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mjezwvkbkb2zStrong Women Strange Worlds QuickReads Join me and Elly Bangs, Lauren Beukes, E.D.E. Bell,A Y Chao, and Anne E.G. Nydam at this live reading of speculative fiction stories by women and nonbinary authors. May 1, 2026 at noon EDT! Free Event on Zoom Register Here Now #SWSWQR https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/strong-women-strange-worlds-quickreads/13 Apr 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjezwvkbkb2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mj5rcpis4m2qWorld Building Workshop this Saturday at 10:30 am ET I am doing a world building workshop at the Maryland Writers' Association Montgomery Chapter Saturday, April 11 at 10:30 AM. Visit the MWA website to register and get the Zoom link. Not a member? No problem. Meetings are open to the public. https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/04/10/world-building-workshop-this-saturday-at-1030-am-et/10 Apr 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5rcpis4m2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3milyjqvyno2xMy Saturday Norwescon Schedule Norwescon Here is where you can find me today Autograph Session 10:00am - 11:00am @ Grand 2 T. Kingfisher, Geneva Bowers, Summer Ash, Bradley Englert / Orbit Books, Dutch Bihary ContoursFx, A. L. Kaplan, Alexander James Adams, Amanda Cherry, Andie Penn Romine, Andrea… https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/04/03/my-saturday-norwescon-schedule/03 Apr 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3milyjqvyno2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mijkg3yzka2wMy Friday Norwescon Schedule Norwescon April 2-5, 2026 Here is where you can find me today at Norwescon: Teen & Tween: Help Teens Rule the World 4:00pm - 5:00pm @ Cascade 5 Create your own kingdom or planet in this workshop. Learn from panelists about the basics of a society and how to make a… https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/04/02/my-friday-norwescon-schedule/02 Apr 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijkg3yzka2whttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mhvbyeud3r2nMy Schedule for Norwescon: April 2-5, 2026 I'll be at Norwescon this year! April 2-5, 2026 Here is my Schedule Friday Teen & Tween: Help Teens Rule the World 4:00pm - 5:00pm @ Cascade 5 Northwest Speculative Reading: Norwescon 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm @ Cascade 9 Saturday  Autograph Session 10:00am -… https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/my-schedule-for-norwescon-april-2-5-2026/25 Mar 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvbyeud3r2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mhlfd7r3ks27SFWA Virtual Constellation Series Is starting now. Registration is free. Tracey Baptiste, Gabrielle Byrne, Michelle Knudsen, and I will be reading Saturday, March 21, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm Eastern Time. Go to events.sfwa.org to register. https://events.sfwa.org/21 Mar 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlfd7r3ks27https://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mgs2jfcqfn26SFWA Virtual Constellation Series March 21-22, 2026 I'll be part of the SFWA Virtual Constellation Series On March 21, 2026 Registration is free. Tracey Baptiste, Gabrielle Byrne, Michelle Knudsen, and I will be reading Saturday, March 21, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm Eastern Time. Click here to register. https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/sfwa-virtual-constellation-series-march-21-22-2026/11 Mar 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgs2jfcqfn26https://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mgkw5swha223Tell your representatives to vote NO on the book ban bill: H. R 766108 Mar 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkw5swha223https://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mgbmklwh722aI'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Columbia MD” - sign up now to join me! https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/901211/?referring_vol=10720748&rname=Amy&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky&timeslot=579367205 Mar 2026 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbmklwh722ahttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mf5suj5pdk27I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Columbia MD” - sign up now to join me! https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/901211/?referring_vol=10720748&rname=Amy&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky&timeslot=579367218 Feb 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5suj5pdk27https://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3meyswmoen72rJoin the February Self-Promotion Party! https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/join-the-february-self-promotion-party/16 Feb 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyswmoen72rhttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3md3y6f5osl2pConTinual: Hot Off The Press It's Hot Off The Press 151 - and you'll need something to keep you warm with the winter storm coming for many of us! Try some of the sci-fi mystery adventure from Gini Koch, Layla Dorine's spicy new romance, or some #dragon fun with the kids from A. L. Kaplan! Go stack… https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/continual-hot-off-the-press/23 Jan 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3y6f5osl2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mcyufvjlss2kDid you get my newsletter? My Newsletter went out earlier this week. Did you get it? Here is a link in case you missed it:  You can sign up here so you don't miss another one. Sign up to receive my newsletter. https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/did-you-get-my-newsletter-2/22 Jan 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcyufvjlss2khttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mcwwymepx32hDid I Really Do All That Last Year? One of my non-writing goals for 2025 was to work through my “to be read list.” There are still many books in that pile, but I did read 36 of them. Here are the ones I finished in the order they were read . You may notice some repeated authors. Everything… https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/01/21/did-i-really-do-all-that-last-year/21 Jan 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwwymepx32hhttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mcs4cduxk52oDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of peace. A man of integrity. In light of recent events, its even more important to remember Dr. King's contribution to our country. "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We… https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/dr-martin-luther-king-jr/19 Jan 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcs4cduxk52ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mc3g3cfrw22dI'm attending Indivisible's event, “ICE Out For Good Howard County” - sign up now to join me! https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/882804/?referring_vol=10720748&rname=Amy&share_context=schedule-event-chaining-modal&share_medium=bluesky&timeslot=571515410 Jan 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3g3cfrw22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mbwaxdnleh2vMy Mysticon Schedule Mysticon is only a few weeks away. January 23-25, 2026 Holiday Inn Tanglewood Roanoke, VA Here is where you can find me: Friday, January 23 4:00 PM - Author Signing Table A 6:00 PM - Poisons, Plots, and Potions: Inside the Apothecary Diaries BOARDROOM Step into the intrigue of… https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/my-mysticon-schedule/08 Jan 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwaxdnleh2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3mbnc7zmjax2vCon-Tinual: KPop Demon Hunters Here is a great way to start the new Year! Join us for a fun conversation on KPop Demon Hunters with Elizabeth Davis, A. L. Kaplan, and host James P. Nettles III! Con-Tinual: KPop Demon Hunters https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2026/01/04/con-tinual-kpop-demon-hunters/05 Jan 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbnc7zmjax2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3ma2fqbjdxg2cStar Touched is on Sale at Bookshop.com Run on over to Bookshop.com and pick up a copy of Star Touched. They also have Dragon's Hanukkah and Mark of the Goddess https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/star-touched-is-on-sale-at-bookshop-com/15 Dec 2025 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma2fqbjdxg2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3m7xpzwttkb2fParking for Dragon’s Hanukkah Book Launch For those of you coming to the book launch today, there is a pubic parking lot off of Main street. Turn up on Center Street. Take the staircase down to Main Street. The Last Word Bookstore is across the street. (116 Main Street, Mount Airy, Maryland)… https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/parking-for-dragons-hanukkah-book-launch/14 Dec 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7xpzwttkb2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/alkaplanauthor.bsky.social/post/3m7xfa5fugo2bDragon’s Hanukkah Book Launch Today at 4:00 PM! I'm looking forward to seeing you at the Dragon's Hanukkah book launch. There will be donuts and another Sour Cream vs Apple Sauce poll! Sunday, December 14, 2025 4:00- 5:00 PM The Last Word Bookstore116 S. Main StreetMt. Airy, MD 21771 https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/dragons-hanukkah-book-launch-today-at-400-pm/14 Dec 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:6qessbxfghpf73tssvfqtwct/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7xfa5fugo2b