In Person Appearances

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Romantasy BookCon in LA

February 26-28, 2026.

I’m thrilled to once again be an attending author at Romantasy BookCon in LA in February 2026! This event is such an immersive, joyful experience, with authors signing and selling books and merch, a BALL, and so much more. Check out the website for details, and if you go, please stop by to say hi!

Preorders aren’t up yet, so stay tuned!

    Romantasy BookCon Los Angeles 2026. Casey Blair: Attending Author. Features cover of A Coup of Tea and Casey's headshot over sparkling golden and rich purple background.

    Coastal Magic Convention

    February 19-22, 2026.

    I’m excited to be joining Coastal Magic Convention in Daytona Beach, Florida as a featured author in 2026! This is going to be such a laid-back, community-focused event, with reading challenges, author meet and greets, and more. Check out the website for details, and if you’re in the area I hope you’ll stop by! 

      Coastal Magic Convention. Casey Blair 2026 Featured Author. Includes headshot of Casey over blue mosaic background.

      Lore and Luster

      April 18-19, 2026.

      I’ll be at Shelf Indulgence’s first romantasy convention in Tacoma, WA! Complete with market and ball, this is going to be so fun. More info here!

        Attending Author: Casey Blair. Lore & Luster 2026.

        Emerald City Romance Reader Event

        June 13, 2026.

        I’ll be at Emerald City Romance Reader event this June at South Seattle College! It’ll be full of book signings, spicy stories, flash tattoos, and more. More info here!

          Emerald City Romance Reader Event June 13, 2026 Seattle WA. Attending author Casey Blair, featuring author headshot and cover images for Take Back Magic, A Coup of Tea, and The Quiet Light.

          I love in-person events and meeting readers! I have a background as a bookstore event coordinator as well as a convention programming coordinator, and I have experience doing all kinds of events including teaching writing craft, book signings, and panels. 

          If you’re interested in having me appear at event for you, please reach out! 

          At Powell’s Books after moderating an event for Sarah Andersen and Reza Farazmand.

          Panel at Brick & Mortar Books; image from newspaper article.

          Romance panel at Brick & Mortar Books with local writers. From left to right: Lauren Dane, Olivia Waite, Somaiya Daud, Jasmine Silvera, A.J. Hackwith, and Casey Blair.

          My first book signing! At Barnes & Noble. This was about halfway through the first hour when we realized I was going to sell out of stock and we’d better get a picture fast. 😂

          With my official sign before my AMA at r/cozyfantasy!

          Joint event with Django Wexler at Browsers Books in Olympia. 

          Virtual Events and Appearances

          Interviews, essays, booklists, and more!

          Romantasy Virtual Signing hosted by Beventi (beventi.co/romantasy). Hardcover 3d mockup of A Coup of Tea over nightime fantasy background with castle silhouette, roses, and moonlight.
          Romantasy BookCon: Los Angeles Feb 20-33 2025. Attending author Casey Blair.

          HearthCon 2024 Cozy Worldbuilding Panel with Sarah Beth Durst, SL Rowland, Casey Blair, Bree Paulsen, and RK Ashwick. Watch here!

          Zoom grid of Django Wexler, Fonda Lee, Casey Blair, Aimee Kuzenski, Valerie Valdes, and Henry Lien.

          Launching a virtual panel I coordinated called The Choreography of Awe: Evoking Wonder in Prose Battle Scenes with Django Wexler, Fonda Lee, Aimee Kuzenski, Valerie Valdes, and Henry Lien. For a 4th Street Fantasy panel I am actually on, listen to the podcasted panel The Fantasy Feast with Elizabeth Bear, DongWon Song, Fonda Lee, and Ruthanna Emrys. 

          Panels

          “Love Stories Live” through Lovestruck Books with Olivia Waite (moderator), Casey Blair, Amanda Bouchet, Hannah Whitten, Sarah Hogle, Lana Harper, and Lish McBride.

          “Cozy Worldbuilding” at HearthCon with Casey Blair, Sarah Beth Durst, SL Rowland, RK Ashwick, and Bree Paulsen (2024). 

          “Cozy Fantasy’s Rise—Grimdark’s Demise?” at TBRCon with Casey Blair, Olivia Atwater, Dyrk Ashton, Kian N. Ardalan, Anna Smith Spark, and Mihir Wanchoo (2024).

          “The Fantasy Feast, or the Same Old Magic Immediate Road Stew” at 4th Street Fantasy’s special edition of panel-style podcasts with Casey Blair, Fonda Lee, Elizabeth Bear, DongWon Song, and Ruthanna Emrys (2020).

          Interviews

          Interview on Cozy Alchemy Podcast (2025). 

          Interview in Indie Bites‘ Royals & Rogues issue (2024).

          AMA (ask-me-anything) on r/CozyFantasy (2023).

          Interview on Tea Princess Chronicles (2023).

          Interview on The Sorceress Transcendent (2023).

          Exclusive Interview as Sirens Workshop Instructor (2020).

          Essays

          “Cozy fantasy Starts with Narrative Outlook” on what cozy fantasy is and how to write it (Campfire, 2024).

          “Women Are Already Powerful: The Problem of Privileging Masculine Modes of Power in Fantasy” (Sirens, 2019).

          • Video recording for Sirens 2020 available here.

          “Making Society Uncomfortable: Why Monsters Matter” in Sirens: Collected Papers 2009–2011.

          Selection of Reviews

           

          Selection of Book Lists