Verna McKinnon, Author

Listed in descending order by date.

Verna at Radcon 6 from February 17-19, 2012

Verna was a guest at the science fiction/fantasy convention Radcon 6 in Pascoe, Washington February 17-19, 2012. She joined many other wonderful science fiction and fantasy greats like Patricia Briggs and Ben Bova along with her husband author, Rick Hipps.

August 2010 - Mystic Signals magazine

Mystic Signals magazine for August 2010 includes Verna's story titled "The Forest Paradox".

Mystic Signals describes Verna's story, "When a young witch is asked to investigate a dying forest she finds something impossible, that all of the life and magic is being drained from the area."

April 2009 - Newspaper Article in The Concordian

Read about Verna and her writing in this April edition of The Concordian. Lou Fancher wrote the article titled "Local author relishes the success after struggles" (PDF format) .

May 22nd through 25th, 2009 - Guest Panelist at BayCon 2009

Verna will be a guest panelist at BayCon 2009 in Santa Clara, California.

BayCon is being held from May 22nd through 25th, 2009. More information is available at the BayCon 2009 website.

January 24th, 2009 - Book Signing At Borders Express

Fantasy fans received a special treat at Borders Express in Concord, California. Verna visited the store to sign copies of her novel "Gate of Souls" on Saturday, January 24th, 2009.

Keep checking back for future scheduled book signing events!

November, 2008 - "Gate of Souls" available in paperback.

See it at your favorite local bookstore, Barnes & Noble!

October, 2008 - Prequel Story to "Gate of Souls"

Aberrant Dreams Webzine has recently published one of Verna McKinnon's prequels to "Gate of Souls". It is a short story titled "The Bloodstone Queen".

It is a story set about a thousand years before "Gate of Souls". Read this story today thanks to Aberrant Dreams Webzine!

October, 2008 - Panel appearance at SiliCon 2008!

Verna was a guest panelist at SiliCon 2008 in San Jose, California. The panel "Creating Fantasy Worlds" included

• Verna McKinnon,
• Peter Beagle,
• Diana Paxson, and
• Christy Marx.

The convention took place from October 3th through 5th, 2008.

October, 2007 - "Gate of Souls"

Gate of Souls, A Familiar's Tale is released, and it is book number one of a four book series.

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of mages, Cathal and Runa, and their familiars. Read a sample chapter from Gate of Souls!