Events
Thursday, July 3, 2025 — Sunday, July 6, 2025— CONvergence 2025 — Barbara Gregorich will be a book exhibitor at CONvergence 2025, a science fiction/fantasy convention celebrating diversity in creativity, community, and fandom. She will be selling her latest novel Exit Velocity, a fusion of science fiction and political fiction. Exit Velocity was a Finalist for the 2025 Society of Midland Authors 2025 Best Adult Fiction Award. Exit Velocity was also a Finalist for the 2025 Next Generation Indie Award for Best Social Justice Book. CONvergence, a highly popular science fiction event, is held in the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Minneapolis, MN.
CONVERGENCE SCHEDULE
Barbara Gregorich will participate as a panelist or reader in the following events:
Thursday July 3, 2:00 p.m. — The Value of 19th Century Science Fiction
Friday July 4, 12:30 p.m. — Crafting Characters Readers Care About
Friday July 4, 3:30 pm. — Do We Really Need That Backstory?
Saturday, July 5 — 11:00 a.m. - Noon — Barbara Gregorich will read the first chapter of Exit Velocity and discuss character, conflict, inciting incident, voice, and other aspects of fiction, as time allows.
Saturday July 5, 2:00 p.m. — The Realities of Self-Publishing
Saturday July 5, 3:30 p.m. — Series vs. Stand-Alones
April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2026— Date Exit Velocity — You can date people, so why not books? On Booky Call you can read Exit Velocity's dating profile and decide whether to swipe right or swipe left. I particularly like the section on what we'll eat/drink on our first date. Visit Booky Call on a mobile device and from there visit Exit Velocity.