The Nameless Land is out in trade paperback on Tuesday August 25 (this Tuesday!). For those who prefer a print soft cover, you can now read The Witch Roads duology in a nice matching trade paperback edition.

The Witch Roads duology at Macmillan.

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE:

I don’t get to conventions much (alas) and I rarely do signings, so if you are attending LA Worldcon this week/weekend, here’s your chance to see me in person, hear me on panels, catch a snippet from the upcoming The Flower Court, ask me questions, and have a book signed.

Thursday, August 27, 2026

THIS IS NOT A WORLDCON EVENT; anyone can attend (see ticket restrictions below)

7 pm (1900): Signing with Martha Wells at Huntington Beach Barnes and Noble.

This is a ticketed event: info HERE.

WORLDCON (at the Anaheim Convention Center):

Friday, August 28, 2026

12:00 PDT : Alpha, Beta, ARC Readers, and Editors: Know the Differences
254 ACC North (60 minutes)

Arley Sorg (moderator), Brittany Yost, Daryl Gregory, Kate Elliott, Tabitha Jorgensen,
Terri Wells

This applies to new authors seeking traditional publication as well as to indie authors. Getting feedback on your story prior to pitching, submitting, and publishing is necessary, even vital. Panelists will define alpha readers, beta readers, other people who give you feedback, and the benefits they offer. How do you choose the right people to help you? What happens when your beta readers insist you're great, but nothing sells?

16:30 PDT : Populating Fantasy: More Than Kings, Knights, and Smallfolk
254 ACC North (60 minutes)

Cass Morris (moderator), Gregory A. Wilson, Jay Kristoff, Kate Elliott, Sharon Sheffield,
Zoe Franznick

If your entire society consists of nobles, soldiers, and peasants, you don’t have a world—you have a Renaissance Fair brochure. This panel digs into who actually makes a society run, the people who exist outside neat class boxes. History offers a vast array of social structures that can enrich professions, status systems, and character dynamics in fictional worlds.

Saturday, August 29, 2026

09:00 PDT : Older Women in SF and Fantasy
Huntington (Hilton): 60 Minutes

Anne Keck, Brianne Shiraki, Claire Davon, Kara Lenore (moderator), Kate Elliott

What makes older women's "Heroine's Journey" unique and more complex than those of younger adults, and why aren't there more of them starring as wise, badass protagonists in today's Science Fiction and Fantasy? No more being invisible or relegated to the role of supporting cast -- panelists will discuss how now is the time for older women protagonists to save the world (or take it over, one reader at a time...).

13:30 PDT : The Revisions Process: Dialogue between Martha Wells and Kate Elliott
Malibu (Hilton): 60 minutes

Kate Elliott (moderator), Martha Wells

A deep dive into tactics, strategies, and useful practices for revising stories and novels.

Sunday, August 30, 2026

10:30 PDT : Autographing: Kate Elliott (Pedestrian Bridge) (60 minutes)

13:30 PDT : Reading: Kate Elliott (San Simeon B: Hilton) (15 minutes)

15:00 PDT : Table Talk: Kate Elliott (Salinas, Hilton): 60 minutes.
NOTE: To attend this, you must sign up in advance. If you don’t get a seat slot, you can check for at 1500 in case of no-shows (which has happened the last two table talks I’ve done).

16:30 PDT : Beyond the Pantsers and Plotters Spectrum
252C (ACC North): 60 minutes

Andrew Rubin, Arkady Martine, Fonda Lee, Ingrid Moon (moderator), Kate Elliott

The writing process isn’t a binary, it’s a wide open universe. Panelists discuss different ways they approach story creation and the many metaphorical descriptions that people may find useful, including gardening, exploration, architecture, musical structures, outlining, “night driving,” and more.