In Person Appearances

Meet me in person!

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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.

      Book Beers & Besties Market

      July 26th, 2026, from 2-7PM.

      I’m so excited to be signing with Lovestruck in Seattle bookstore! There will be book bedazzling, a book swap, and of course books from local authors. More info here!

        Book Beers and Besties Market Sunday July 26th 2-7pm with authors including Casey Blair pictured with The Quiet Light at Old Stone Gardens.

        Romancing Portland

        September 11-13th, 2026 in Portland, OR.

        I’ll be joining an incredible lineup of romance authors at Romancing Portland this fall! Complete with ball, cocktail party, pajama party, panels and workshops and a bookish market and so many books. More here!

        Note: This is the same weekend as Rose City Comic Con! Your Romancing Portland registration also includes access to the comic con, but not the other way around.

          Romancing Portland event graphic with Casey Blair author photo next to The Quiet Light cover.

          Romantasy BookCon in LA

          February 25-27, 2027.

          I’m thrilled to once again be an attending author at Romantasy BookCon in LA in February 2027! 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 Con Los Angeles 2027. Attending Author Casey Blair with author photo pictured next to cover of 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