Marianne de Pierres' Journal

Gen Con Schedule

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:34:00 --0800

Gen Con starts tomorrow and you have to register for the events. Because the maximum is 40 - some of my events are full.See you soon! Marianne De PierresGen Con Australia Schedule All events are one-hour long unless noted. Thursday, July 3r...

Supanova Perth roundup

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:17:00 --0800

Well I knew that the Perth crowd would be great - but they were better than that - they were awesome! I had many, many cool conversations with people that called past the stall. The seminars were the same - lots of interesting questions. Caught ...

Supanova Perth

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:44:00 --0800

Well it starts today and I'm feeling less like choped meat than I did yesterday after an early morning flight and several days worth of preparation to get away. The Novatel is a nice pub and I did the room service/sleep thing last night aft...

Yunyu. And Russia a steady third.

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:33:00 --0800

I've neglected to mention that Russia is running a steady third every month (after Oz and Spain) on my web hits. I hope this means that Russians are enjoying the first two Parrish books which have been published there in the last couple of years...

Hidden Talent sighting and pics

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:24:00 --0800

Innate Malk has posted a sighting in Melbourne

Below are pics from Friday night dinner:

Kate Forsyth and MDP

Maxine McArthur, Kate, MDP and a horizontal Margo Lanagan

Matt Carter and MDP

Supanova Sydney part 3

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:33:00 --0800

Well I sold out of books by 3 pm - so thanks to everyone who came past and to support and buy. Got a chance to yak with Gary Kemble, Yunyu and Simon and Queenie Chan.We had the WWF wrestlers warming up in front of the booth before launching onto the ...

Supanova Sydney part two

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:02:00 --0800

Day one was busy with a steady stream of people to the stall including some familiar faces from last year. I also discovered the joys of having my seminar sandwiched between Nichel Nichols and Jewel Staite. T.he room was packed!Just got in from ...

Supanova Sydney 2008

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:01:00 --0800

I arrived in Sydney yesterday had a lovely catch up at Hachette witrh Bernadette, Deonie and Nicola (and a raid on the Hachette bookshelves!) then onto lunch with Tara and Maxine McArthur. Tried to get a nap having been up all night with number ...

MDP Hidden Talent Uncovered

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:29:00 --0800

MDP's books in the wild in a Borders store in London. Photo courtesy of Angela Slatter.

Gen Con seminar registration

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:58:00 --0800

I noticed that the Gen Con seminar programme is now up on the site. You can sign on for any number of different topics but each room has a maximum limit. Some are already full, so be sure to get in soon.Here's the lsit of the ones I'm involved in:1. ...

MDP is a hidden talent

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:25:00 --0800

According to Jamie (Innate Malk) my books are under the Hidden Talent section in a Borders Melbourne store. Not sure whether to be pleased or insulted by this. :)In other news the lovely Nicola Pitt is organising a giveaway of signed Parris...

The Burning Season

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:32:00 --0800

The Burning Season's new website has gone live to coincide with the premiere of the movie. Check it out.

Part two of the Suite 101 interview is up.

Suite 101 interview

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:33:00 --0800

Lynne Jamneck has interviewed me over at Suite 101. It's a fascinating site chocked full of articles and interviews (7 million readers per month).Jorge has confirmed that the Nylon Angel Spanish edition is indeed in *harcover*. How insane is that!&nb...

Jason Nahrung @ Courier Mail blogs Gen Con Oz

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:34:00 --0800

Jason Nahrung (journalist and author of The Darkness Within) has written an article about Gen Con Oz and cosplay. You can read it here.

I'm getting excited about my impending events. Supanova in Perth will be a complete blast.

Resident Evil v Mad Max

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:38:00 --0800

I watched Resident Evil (3) with my sixteen year old son last night. He'd been urging me to see it for some time. While it was quite good fun, it seemed like a re-run of Mad Max 2. So, when the movie finished I dug out the MM dvd and educated th...