Weekly Winners

I am a winner for my recent visit to Tampa - oldest son returned to the University of South Florida. Go Bulls!

We have winners here at SOS Aloha:

Washington Loves Readers Luncheon - Spotlight on Harper Kincaid and Mackenzie Lucas:

- Carol L. and Jane win a book choice from my convention stash.

Bronwen Evans' A TASTE OF SEDUCTION

- Booklady wins a book choice from my convention stash.

Winners, please send your mailing address to sos.aloha@yahoo.com.

Mahalo,

Kim in Tampa 

(on my way home)

University of Tampa - my alumni!

Conference Season in Romance Land - Where to find me

  

My fellow RomVet, Taylor Reynolds, tweeted two weeks ago, "Its conference season ..." and so it is. Come find me .... 

March 21-22:  Liberty States Fiction Writers' Create Something Magical Conference (link) in Iselin, NJ.  The book fair is Saturday, March 21, at this link.  I'm sharing a room with Kimberly Rocha from Book Obsessed Chicks (link).  

April 17:  Washington Romance Writers (WRW) Pre Retreat Booksigning (link), in Westminster, MD, with Mary Kay Andrew, Christi Barth, Mary Burton, Lisa Dyson, Diane Gaston, Marcia Geraci, Erika Kelly, Kimberly Kincaid, Sarah MacLean, L.H. Nicole, and Mary Jo Putney.

I lunched with a WRW author last year after the retreat (link).

April 24-25: Barbara Vey's Reader Appreciation (link) in Milwaukee, WI.  Tess Gerritsen is the guest speaker and Cherry Adair hosts the Knock Your Socks Off party.  I'm sitting at the table hosted by Valerie Bowman.  I'm sharing a room with Victoria Pinder and Tessa McFionn.

Milwaukee Airport

May 12-17: RT Booklovers' Convention (link) in Dallas, TX. I'm also attending the Blogger and Reviewer Conference and Symposium hosted by Sarah Wendell/Smart Bitches and Jane Litte/Dear Author (link).  The Giant Book Fair is Saturday, May 16 (link), and open to the public.

Plus the 12th Annual SOS America Military Tribute is Thursday, May 14 - tickets are open to romance readers and military families in the Dallas area at this link.   

Sarah and Jane

July 22-25: RWA Annual Conference (link), in New York City, NY.   Readers are welcome to the "Readers for Life" Literacy Autographing on Wednesday, July 22, at this link.  I'm sharing a room with Aussie author Kandy Shepherd.

The Naked Cowboy in Times Square

August 18: I'm taking my son to the University of South Florida (USF) for his freshman year (link). It will be a different kind of books ... 

USF Bulls 

Do you have any travel planned for the coming months?  One randomly selected commenter wins a book choice from my convention stash.  Comments are open through Saturday, March 14, 10 pm in Baltimore.  I'll post the winner on Sunday, March 15.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore

Aloha Spirit in Charm City

USF Science Department