2026 Events + Appearances

September 20, 2026

Flights of Foundry - Virtual Convention

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8 AM EST / 1 PM UK

Reading: Ren Hutchings reads from The Legend Liminal and An Unbreakable World

9 AM EST / 2 PM UK

Panel: What Even Is Canon, and Do We Care?
How much should 'canon' matter to writers & readers?
With Adria Bailton (moderator), Victoria Barros, Ren Hutchings & LaShawn M. Wanak

Noon EST / 5 PM UK

Panel: Going Gray But Still In The Story
On writing older protagonists with nuance
With Marianna Martin (moderator), Kate Maruyama, Esker Park & Ren Hutchings

September 26-27, 2026

Spotlight Indie's Big Indie Weekend

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September 26 - 2PM UK

Panel: The Dex Legacy
With Ren Hutchings (moderator), Tim Hardie, Fiona Moore, Jordan Acosta, Cmdr Ventura & special guest Emily Inkpen

September 27 - 9PM UK

The Big Indie Weekend Wrap Party

August 7, 2026 - 12:00 noon EST (11:00AM CST, 9:00AM PST, 5:00PM GMT)

Strong Women Strange Worlds (Virtual)

First Friday QuickReads of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror

featuring Linda Patricia Cleary, Ilana DeBare, Tracy Fahey, Jami Gray, Ren Hutchings, and Val St. Crowe

July 26, 2026 - 4:00PM CST (5:00PM EST, 2:00PM PST, 10:00PM GMT)

TBRCon 2026 (Virtual)

Panel: Best & Worst Sci-Fi Doomsday Scenarios

with Ren Hutchings, Daniel H. Wilson, Abby Goldsmith, Megan O'Keefe, moderated by MJ Kuhn

June 6, 2026 - 10:00AM

Cymera Festival @ The Pleasance, Edinburgh

Panel: Trust Issues with Aliya Whiteley and Ren Hutchings

Tickets: £11 in person / £6.50 livestream

May 23, 2026

Spotlight Indie Live

Flaxmill Maltings in Shrewsbury

Spotlight Indie Live is a free to attend one-day celebration of indie fantasy, science fiction, horror and speculative fiction, art and storytelling, created for aspiring writers, fiction fans and independent creatives.

Panel: Getting Started with Short Stories and Novellas
Panel: Cupcakes, Conflicts and Character Arcs

May 6, 2026 - 18:30

Making Galaxies: Identity and Community in Space Opera with Claire North, Stewart Hotston, and Ren Hutchings

Waterstones Reading

April 11, 2026

Fiction Fest UK, Manchester

Panel: Monsters in the Margins
13:10 (Auditorium Stage)