Greetings once more, fellow delvers!

We’re back in Buffalo and mostly recovered from the wild weekend that was Anthrocon. For anyone who stopped by our booth, thank you for spending a little bit of time with us. And for those who weren’t able to make it, there will be more chances too.

Conventions are a big deal for us. While we’re still finding our footing in the online retail space, cons are a reliable way for us to get ourselves out into the world. We want everyone to know about The Delver’s Guide to Beast World! But that is much easier said than done, and there’s no handy guidebook on making it happen. Conventions come natural for us, I think. We get to meet folks, shake hands, and show our stuff to folks who’ve never seen it before.

Conventions are also our best opportunity to sell books. This is important because it means we get to keep creating new things, and we get to keep going to cons. They’re our biggest source of revenue outside of crowdfunding—cons are a cornerstone of our business, a very necessary part of what we do (and quite a bit of work). Luckily, they’re also fun.

Furrydelphia, August 8th to 11th (Philadelphia, PA)

Ixrin and I will drive from Buffalo down to Philly to run this con, a repeat appearance from 2023. This time, we have a corner booth! Which is good news. It will also be the first time we’ll have the new playmat and washi tape at a con, plus a second run of engraved dice trays.

IndyFurCon, August 23rd to 25th (Indianapolis, IN)

This is a new con for us. Right now, the plan is for Lyra and myself to attend this one, and it’s within driving distance too (about 8 hours from Buffalo). I’m not sure what to expect, but I’ve always wanted to go back to Indianapolis. Many years ago, when I played trumpet in the University of Nebraska’s Big Red Express, we attended the Big 10 basketball tourney. Our team promptly lost and we drove back to Lincoln early the next day. Not much time for sightseeing.

Maybe this time I can visit the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library! It’s been on my mind for a decade.

Fursonacon, August 29th to September 1st (Newport News, VA)

This is the big one, folks. Delvercon! We’re the guests of honor, we’re running events, and the whole con is themed after The Delver’s Guide.

You might also notice that Fursonacon is the immediate weekend after IndyFurCon. It’s gonna be something of a marathon, and I don’t think Lyra and I will even return Buffalo between. It makes more sense to just drive from Indianapolis to Virginia; tacking on 8 hours of return drive to Buffalo seems like a recipe for disaster.

From there, I’ll have to fly from Virginia to Kansas for a wedding, which takes place the immediate weekend after Fursonacon. I’m just now realizing that I won’t be home in Buffalo for over a month.

This is going to be a wild ride.

Long live love, delvers!