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Authors Alley @ ConCoction 2023 | Engelhardt, Arman, and Cook

3/7/2023

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Megan Engelhardt
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Mary R. Arman
Marcus Cook
Megan Engelhardt is a Pennsylvania transplant, cryptid enthusiast, and stay-at-home mom to four. Her work has appeared in Asimov's, Daily Science Fiction, and Crossed Genres, among others.
 
Mary R. Arman is the author of TY AND THE BLOOD FAIRY PRINCE, TY AND THE BLOODY ROAD TRIP, TY AND THE BLOOD FAIRY KING, and KING SAL AND THE BATTLE FOR IONE. She also writes under the pen name Rose Withering. Mary is the proud wife of Author Dan R. Arman. 
 
When Marcus Cook is not writing, he likes spending time with his wife and cat and playing board games. He recently joining a Dungeons and Dragons group, where he’s learning more about character development and world-building.
                                                                                               
Marcus has over three dozen short stories published in a variety of anthologies, including STORMING AREA 51, BURNING, and DEATH AND BUTTERFLIES ANTHOLOGY. He is currently editing his first novel and writing a novella.
 
All three authors will be in attendance at the Cleveland ConCoction 2023 Authors Alley!
Cleveland ConCoction Authors Alley

2023 Authors |  Megan Engelhardt |  Mary R. Arman  |  Marcus Cook
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Food Trucks @ Cleveland ConCoction 2023

3/6/2023

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Everyone loves food. Everyone needs food. And we at ConCoction want you to have as many food
choices as possible when you join us for the weekend. So with that in mind, we will be having three
local food trucks (or really two trucks and one pop up food vendor) at the con this year.

Puentes Tijuana Tacos will be serving up their excellent Tijuana style tacos (which I’ve never had but look really kinda amazing).

Best Damn Smoked Meats BBQ will be bringing the smoke and sauce.

​And The Real Chef’s Food Truck will be there as well. TRCFT has a sort of rolling/rotating menu, but decisions will be made soon as to what the con menu will be.

You can find it on this blog and on our Facebook Stuffs.
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Over the next few days, pay attention to this page. There will be another post about each of these most
excellent noms provider’s, including menus, so you know what you have to look forward to.


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Cleveland ConCoction 2023 Membership *Update*

3/6/2023

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Looking to attend Cleveland ConCoction's 2023 Membership driven, All-Volunteer Run Convention?  

Don't forget to check out registration page 


We are now in the final week of 2023 Membership Pre-Registraion and a weekend badged membership is now $40 through to Friday, March 10th.  


Mail-in options and group rate mail-in options are also still available - they MUST be postmarked no later than Friday, March 10th or received by March 13th if in person. 


2023 Membership Registration 


We also have more events we are looking forward to in the year to come as well - so grab your membership now and keep checking our Website, Discord Community or Socials for updates. 

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Dr ConCoction says Volunteers still welcome & needed

3/5/2023

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We're now just a little under two short weeks time from ConCoction 2023's Convention.
Many departments are still in need of and accepting volunteers for this year's convention. 

We will need help in Programming, Publicity, ConSuite, Art Show, Charity Silent Auction, Gaming, Security and possibly also in Operations. 

We will also need help setting up on Thursday evening (this includes loading in) and tearing down on Sunday evening (this includes loading out), before the Dead Dog.

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Eight hours over the course of the weekend gets you a partial membership reimbursement and twelve hours gets you a bigger membership reimbursement.  


See out Volunteers Page for all the information and breakdowns.



What would you like to help with?  
You can sign up online at our website or send us an email here. 

Please let us know as soon as possible what hours and/or days you're available for and what department(s) you would like to assist in.

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We really appreciate YOUR help and We couldn't have this convention without YOU!


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Authors Alley @ ConCoction 2023 | Berrier and Walker

3/5/2023

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Olivia Berrier
Vik K Walker
Olivia Berrier is often clueless and always shoeless. She left behind many footprints at Hollins University in Virginia, where she studied Creative Writing and Mathematics. After college, her bare feet have carried her through many experiences, but her life remains anchored by writing. She is in love with candles, tea, yoga, running, snail-mail correspondence, napping, and memorizing the decimals of Pi.
 
Berrier is the author of A BOOK WITHOUT DRAGONS and THE WORLD THAT FORGOT HOW TO DANCE.
 
Vik K Walker has been telling stories since she learned how to speak.  Hand in hand with her most trusted friend, an imaginary boy named Charlie, she wove many a tale of aliens and evil clones who impersonated her elder brothers. When Charlie faded away, she continued to live in her own fantasy world, telling her stories to her stuffed animals, and finally writing them down when she was old enough to know how.
 
Walker is the award winning author of paranormal romance and fantasy fiction, including the ENLIGHTENED series.
 
Be sure to check out their work at Cleveland ConCoction 2023!
Cleveland ConCoction Authors Alley

2023 Authors |  Olivia Berrier |  Vik K Walker​



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Authors Alley @ ConCoction 2023 | Matulich and Robertson Reinhardt

3/5/2023

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Josef Matulich
Linda Robertson Reinhardt
Josef Matulich has built monsters for movies, slit throats on video, and provided magick amulets on the spot. His jobs have ranged from ditchdigging and setting explosives to operating a mass spectrometer in an EPA lab, not to mention several dozen children’s parties. 
 
Matulich’s written works include four horror/comedy novels, several short plays and flash fiction, and one poor screenplay perhaps trapped forever in development hell.
 
​Linda Robertson Reinhardt won the 2006 OSU Mansfield's Florence B. Allen writing competition, has earned a cum laude Associate of the Art’s Degree in English, worked as a graphic artist, and dabbled in costuming/sewing, crafting and furniture renovation. A mother of four boys, Linda is married and lives in northeast Ohio.
 
Robertson Reinhardt is an internationally published author with, currently, two novel series: the PERSEPHONE ALCMEDI series (Urban Fantasy), and the IMMANENCE series (Dark Fantasy).
 
You can meet both Matulich and Robertson Reinhardt at Cleveland ConCoction 2023!
Cleveland ConCoction Authors Alley

2023 Authors |  Josef Matulich  |  Linda Robertson Reinhardt  ​
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Cleveland ConCoction - Discord Server & MailChimp

3/3/2023

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Cleveland ConCoction Discord

In an effort to be in better contact with our extended ConCoction community, reach out to new and current volunteers, as well as communicate with other fandom and convention groups, we have created a Cleveland ConCoction Discord server. 

This will be open to all of the membership, and not just during convention hours, but year-round.

Discord Server link:  https://discord.gg/RDm9N8qF​




MailChimp Email Service

MailChimp has updated their plans and rules of service and has made that a less viable option for our group cost wise. 

We are currently exploring other options, but may have to go back to standard email list mailings or a list serve option.  Once we have more information here, we will inform the Membership. 

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Authors Alley @ ConCoction 2023 | Kincade and Gates

3/3/2023

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Weston Kincade
Tory Gates
Weston Kincade’s thrilling short stories have been published in Alucard Press’ 50 SHADES OF SLAY, Kevin J. Kennedy’s bestselling collections, and other suspenseful anthologies. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and the founder of Cleveland ConCoction's Authors Alley.
 
Kincade writes character-driven fantasy, paranormal, and horror novels that stretch the boundaries of imagination, and often genres. His current series include the A LIFE OF DEATH trilogy and THE PRIORS.
 
A broadcaster with more than thirty-five years’ experience, Tory Gates is a journalist, a presenter, and producer. ​ He takes readers to exotic locales, everyday places and brings to life characters that are relatable and real, while addressing real-life issues. A native of Vermont, Tory lives in Harrisburg, PA with a cat named Kao, and can be found anyplace that serves good coffee!
 
Gates is the author of, among other titles, the SWEET DREAMS series, a trilogy of works that combine time travel, Japanese culture and the power of music published by Sunbury Press Books.
 
Kincade and Gates will both be attending and presenting content at Cleveland ConCoction 2023!
Cleveland ConCoction Authors Alley

2023 Authors |  Weston Kincade |  Tory Gates

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