Thursday October 1 at 7 p.m. MDT, StoryClub will be hosting an author Q&A with Ayana Gray, New York Times-bestselling author of speculative fiction! Her works have been translated in more than a dozen languages across five continents and have received critical acclaim at the state and national level. Her books include I, MEDUSA; BEASTS OF PREY; and most recently HAWK AND SPARROW. Learn more about her writing on her website here. What questions do you have for Ayana? Comment them here and tune in next week for answers! And if you're planning on attending, like this post! Everyone who attends is entered into a giveaway contest for one of Ayana Gray's books 👀🎁📖

SO excited to see you all at our (long awaited) Q&A with NYT Bestselling Author Ayana Gray tomorrow! If you haven't attended a Q&A live yet, IT IS WORTH IT! They're amazing. Plus, you'll be entered to win Ayana's latest book, Hawk & Sparrow. If you aren't familiar with Ayana, here's a little info about her career to get you started thinking about questions: (1) She builds fantasy on a foundation of real research. Her worlds are rooted in actual mythology and history, not vibes. (2) She refuses to be pigeonholed. So far, she's switched register entirely 3 times in her career: pan-African YA epic fantasy → adult Greek-myth retelling → Gilded Age YA romantasy-mystery. DROP YOUR QUESTIONS BELOW AND I'LL SEE YOU THERE! Click HERE if you want to add the event to your Google Calendar so you don't forget.

Thursday September 10 at 7 p.m. MDT, StoryClub will be hosting an author Q&A with Tricia Levenseller! Levenseller is a #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of YA and adult romantasy. Her books have been translated into over twenty languages and include WHAT FURY BRINGS, DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING, and the Bladesmith duology. She will also be teaching a Masterclass at StoryCon 2027. Tune in next Thursday to ask your questions and hear her publishing and writing advice! And remember, those who attend will be entered into a giveaway contest for one of the author's books. We'll announce the winner on StoryClub after the event 🎁📖 Comment any early questions here so we can plan the Q&A around what you want to learn!

Anyone who's experienced StoryCon knows it's a massive source of inspiration, community, support, and fun for writers. If you're feeling like treating yourself this upcoming year, join us there (and let's do an in-person meet-up!!) Individual Adult and College Student Tickets are 20% off as part of our launch sale with the code EARLYBIRD27. This is the only significant discount we're running all year, so if you want to come, now's the time to commit! The sale ends Sunday night at midnight. Learn more at https://www.storycon.org/ See you there!

Every month, the Author Q&A attendees are entered into a contest to win a free book by the visiting Q&A author. We're a little behind on announcing the July winner, so here's two months at once. And the winners are . . . July: @Brindizi Hamblin (book by Marc J. Gregson or Erin Stewart) August: @Janelle Youngstrom (book by Brandon Mull) Congratulations! 🥳 The author will select which of their books to send you, but please DM me your shipping address. @Brindizi Hamblin, since there were two Q&A's in July, also let me know whether you want a book from Marc J. Gregson or Erin Stewart. Stay tuned for more info soon about our September Q&A event!