Outer Dark Symposium – GriffinWords

Next week I’ll be heading down to San Jose, California for the 2018 Outer Dark Symposium, held this year at the famous and scary Winchester Mystery House.

The Indiegogo fundraiser supporting this event still runs for two more days, so you can look HERE for supporting memberships, or to purchase donated books and other perks.

I’ll be part of a Friday evening reading, along with Rios de la Luz, Tiffany Scandal and Scott R Jones, at the Plaza Suites hotel.

The Symposium proper happens on Saturday, with four panels, all of which sound interesting to me. I’ll be a panelist on panel #3, “The Frame is the Landscape. In between the panels are individual readings. After, we’ll be taking guided tours of the Winchester Mystery House.

Sunday, after the Symposium is officially closed, there will be a breakfast, then a few off-site activities for those who aren’t heading home immediately.

This should be tons of fun! I’ll post photos for those who can’t be present, as much as possible. I look forward to seeing many good friends again, and meeting new ones for the first time.

Relevant links:

Brown Paper Tickets link: https://theouterdark.brownpapertickets.com/

Indiegogo: https://igg.me/at/theouterdark2018

The Outer Dark Symposium Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/192046028027298/

Friday Night Readings Presented by Word Horde Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/268053990398820/

In just over two weeks, I’ll be attending the Outer Dark Symposium in San Jose, California. You can read more about the event, and possibly help support it, at the Outer Dark Symposium Indiegogo page. There’s also a Facebook event page here.

The symposium, which takes place at the Winchester Mystery House, should be a fun and unusual gathering, smaller than conventions like NecronomiCon or ReaderCon, more intimate and packed with only the coolest Weird weirdos.

Just before the Symposium itself, taking place in the affiliated hotel where many of the guests will be staying, is a Friday night reading event. I’ll be reading along with Rios de la Luz, Tiffany Scandal and Scott R Jones. Of this event, the organizers say:

Thanks to Word Horde for sponsoring our Kick-Off event to The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird 2018 featuring readings by Mike Griffin, Rios de la Luz, Tiffany Scandal & Scott R Jones! Hosted by Ross E. Lockhart. Please tell your friends in the Bay Area because it’s open to the public for a $10 cover charge. Or we still have a few tickets left to the symposium, and it’s included in your membership. Spread the Weird! https://theouterdark.brownpapertickets.com

In fact, it appears the Friday reading event has its own event page (distinct from the Outer Dark Symposium event page) on Facebook here.

This will be my first time at the Outer Dark Symposium (there was an event last year in Atlanta). I believe this gathering promises to be a lot of fun, and I look forward to seeing many friends among the scheduled guests and random attendees.