Author Isabelle Hardesty will be at The Book Worm Book Fest!

 

The Book Worm Book Fest

Isabelle Hardesty will participate in The Book Worm Book Fest, in Powder Springs, Georgia! Find the author and her books at this event on Saturday, April 13th!

She will have her book bundles wrapped in gold fabric ribbon! And the author will be signing books her books and chatting with readers! Join her for this fun filled day!

Stack of Isabelle Hardesty Books

Spring is perfect for book festivals and Powder Springs is a beautiful town! The big day will be Saturday, with lots of exciting events!

The times are from 10 am to 7 pm in downtown Powder Springs. This event is free and open to all ages, with activities, too. Isabelle Hardesty will be at the event all day.

For The Book Worm Book Fest official Press Release, click here.

 

 

Isabelle Hardesty is happy to be a returning author panelist at DRAGON CON 2022! She is headed to Atlanta for Dragon Con, one of the country’s largest multi-media conventions focusing on science fiction and fantasy literature, art, and gaming. There she will discuss her books, the writing process, witches, and more!

Click here to see Isabelle’s schedule on Dragon Con.  (The iphone or android  Dragon Con free app is great and easy to use)

 

FRIDAY (9/2/22)

Title: Upcoming & Dream YA Adaptations
Description: After the success of Shadow & Bone on Netflix, there is more hope than ever that adaptations can be great. Many of our favorite books have been optioned. What would you love to see on screen?
Time: Fri 01:00 pm        (Young Adult Literature Track)
Location: A707 (Length: 1 Hour) MARRIOTT
Jenn Clack, Jess Lyles, Natalie Simpson (Moderators) Panelists: Isabelle Hardesty

 

Title: Worldbuilding for YA         
Description: Magical, fantastical, and science fiction worlds are incredibly rich. Join us to hear how our authors build their worlds for young readers.
Time: Fri 04:00 pm        (Young Adult Literature Track)
Location: A707 (Length: 1 Hour) MARRIOTT
Natalie Simpson (Moderator) Panelists: Isabelle Hardesty, Sherrilyn Kenyon, A.J. Hartley, F.T. Lukens

 

Title: Upload: The Dream of Freeyond  
Description: Nathan and his gang of not so merry misfits face off corporate influences, baby making possibilities, and create a siphoning system to help those less fortunate in Lakeview. While there’s ups and downs in the virtual afterlife, all is not easy outside either, whether for Nora and her newfound LUDD buddies, or Ingrid with her pseudo deadness and clone growing efforts. This slightly shorter season caused some concern but only you can be the judge on if Upload carried into its second season strongly enough.
Time: Fri 05:30 pm        (American Sci-Fi and Fantasy Media Track)
Location: M301-M301 (Length: 1 Hour) MARRIOTT
Ben Meeks, Jennifer Neault (Moderators) Panelists: Kevin Eldridge, Isabelle Hardesty, Marisa Wolf

 

Title: Romance in YA
Description: Let’s talk about love! Romance is a common element in YA, so let’s talk about our favorite romance tropes, the epic loves of YA, and what balance of romance is right for different stories.
Time: Fri 07:00 pm        (Young Adult Literature Track)
Location: A707 (Length: 1 Hour)  MARRIOTT
Natalie Simpson (Moderator) Panelists: Isabelle Hardesty, Rachael Allen, Berta Platas, Claudia Gray

SATURDAY (9/3/22)

Title: YA Witchcraft (Beyond Hogwarts)
Description: Join us to talk about witches and magic in YA beyond Harry Potter.
Time: Sat 11:30 am        (Young Adult Literature Track)
Location: A707 (Length: 1 Hour) MARRIOTT
Natalie Simpson (Moderator) Panelists: Isabelle Hardesty, Kaitlin Bevis, Shami A. Stovall

 

Title: Beyond Europe! Exploring the Richness Brought to Fantasy by the World Beyond Europe
Description: We will discuss Fantasy Literature and all of the diverse cultures from around the globe.
Time: Sat 02:30 pm        (Fantasy Literature Track)
Location: Embassy CD (Length: 1 Hour) HYATT
Robert Small (Moderator) Panelists: Isabelle Hardesty, Dyrk Ashton, D. J. Butler, Milton Davis, Shemer Kuznits

 

Title: Delphic Oracle
Description: Only the Truly Gifted can channel the powers of the Delphic Oracle! We have managed to assemble such rare people -however, the power is too great for one person. The audience will have to decipher what our Gifted Panelists say.
Time: Sat 04:00 pm        (Fantasy Literature Track)
Location: Embassy CD (Length: 1 Hour) HYATT
Panelists: Eric R. Asher, Michael Chatfield, Esther Friesner, Isabelle Hardesty, Jody Lynn Nye, Alexi Vandenberg,

 

Title: Creators Panel – How to Manage It All: Work, Business, Family, etc.
Description: A panel discussion that focuses on women in areas of publishing, writing, editing, comics, & art from a woman’s perspective.
Time: Sat 05:30 pm        (Diversity Track)
Location: Inman (Length: 1 Hour) HYATT
Sheena Wiley (Moderator) Panelists: Nnedi Okorafor, Isabelle Hardesty, Karen Ceesay, Melissa Simpson

 

Title: Fantasy Dating Game
Description: Cosplay meets literature in the adventure to see if our favorite characters can finally find love after all their adventures Authors will cosplay (or just act) as their characters and see if ‘True Luv’ of ‘Con Luv’ will happen.
Time: Sat 10:00 pm        (Fantasy Literature Track)
Location: International South (Length: 1 Hour HYATT
Panelists: Doug Burbey, Michael Chatfield, Isabelle Hardesty, A. J. Hartley, Chris Jackson, Gini Koch, D. R. Perry, Mera Rose, Tamsin L. Silver

SUNDAY (9/4/22)

Title: Fanworks in YA
Description: When the book ends, the fanworks begin. Whether you’re into fanfic or fanvidding, creating or consuming, come talk about how fans contribute to their favorite canons.
Time: Sun 11:30 am        (Young Adult Literature Track)
Location: A707 (Length: 1 Hour)  MARRIOTT
Jenn Clack (Moderator) Panelists: Isabelle Hardesty, Mari Mancusi, Heidi Tandy

 

Title: The Flash: Time Sickness Quarantine
Description: There’s a lot of buzz going on about Flash these days. It’s going into its 8th year, it survived the CW purge, and now it’s due back for a 9th Season. There’s been a lot of shifting, some new faces popping up, relationships developing and of course, the path of true love is never smooth, especially when heroes are involved. Share in a discussion over this most recent season of the Flash and our thoughts on what’s coming.
Time: Sun 01:00 pm        (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media Track)
Location: M302-M303 (Length: 1 Hour)  MARRIOTT
Eternal Zan Bowden (Moderator) Panelists: Isabelle Hardesty, Kristin Jackson, Rob Levy, Cammien Ray

 

Title: The Expanse – Goodbye Rocinante
Description: To much acclaim and sorrow, the crew of the Roci, finishes their portion of this epic story. We got the final season of this thoughtfully spun out story, from Remember the Cant to a resolution of the Free Navy, we have seen some real ups and downs. We’ll look at the whole length of the five years on both Syfy and Amazon and how it handled science and politics, personality and the alien.
Time: Sun 04:00 pm        (American Sci-fi and Fantasy Media Track)
Location: M301-M301 (Length: 1 Hour) MARRIOTT
Stephanie Hammer (Moderator) Panelists: Isabelle Hardesty, D. J. Bodden, Stuart Jaffe, Robert Ross

 

Title: Which Witchkind Are You? Witches in UF
Description: Our panel of authors will discuss the various types of witches used in their work, and some of their favorite depictions from others.
Time: Sun 05:30 pm        (Urban Fantasy Track)
Location: Chastain 1-2 (Length: 1 Hour) WESTIN
Carol Malcolm (Moderator) Panelists: Isabelle Hardesty, Jennifer Blackstream, Corinne O’Flynn, Melissa F. Olson, Rachel Rawlings

 

MONDAY (9/5/22)

Title: The Dangerous Edge: Writing Suspense
Description: Authors share secrets on how to generate maximum suspense in a narrative.
Time: Mon 11:30 am        (Horror Track)
Location: Peachtree 1-2 (Length: 1 Hour) WESTIN
Panelists: Isabelle Hardesty, Clay Gilbert, Glenn Parris, Hank Schwaeble, Jessica Ann York

 

Title: Pulling the Strings: Supernatural Organizations Behind the Scenes
Description: Often in urban fantasy an organization or group governs or polices the supernatural community. This panel will explore examples appearing in the works of our panelists and discuss whose interests those entities are most concerned with.
Time: Mon 01:00 pm        (Urban Fantasy Track)
Location: Chastain 1-2 (Length: 1 Hour) WESTIN
Carol Malcolm (Moderator) Panelists: Jim Butcher, Isabelle Hardesty, R.R. Virdi, Melissa F Olson, Carol Malcolm(M), Jennifer Blackstream, Stephanie Mirro

 

 

Isabelle Hardesty writes stories about girls doing magical things and kicking butt. She writes these stories for all readers, and girls like her, who didn’t see themselves in their favorite fantasy adventures growing up.

She is the author of THE DESTROYER WITCH CHRONICLES and THE DELACOURT SHAPESHIFTER TRILOGY.

The heroine of her young adult novel, THE WITCH OF BELLE FLEUR, is just the courageous mixed with awkward teen she would have fallen for and been inspired by as a kid. Juliette Mariana Fontaine is Afro-Latina. She’s a budding telenovela actor, who’s a recent high school grad, and she re-awakens both good and evil magic in her hometown, Belle Fleur, which is tucked near the swamps in South Florida.

THE WITCH OF BELLE FLEUR is book one in the DESTROYER WITCH CHRONICLES, a three-part series. Book two is MIDNIGHT IN BELLE FLEUR, which is published, and the last book is RETURN TO BELLE FLEUR, available later this year.

THE WITCH OF BELLE FLEUR was named quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition and was named to the Coverfly RED LIST. It is in the top 10 fantasy book manuscripts on Coverfly.

At the end of August, she will be headed to Atlanta for Dragon Con, one of the country’s largest multi-media conventions focusing on science fiction and fantasy literature, art, and gaming. She is a returning author panelist at Dragon Con, where she will discuss her books, the writing process, evil witches, and more!

Isabelle Hardesty lives with her husband and son in the Pacific Northwest.

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Happy reading!

 

Isabelle Hardesty writes stories about girls doing magical things and kicking butt. She writes these stories for all readers, and girls like her, who didn’t see themselves in their favorite fantasy adventures growing up.

She is the author of THE DESTROYER WITCH CHRONICLES and THE DELACOURT SHAPESHIFTER TRILOGY.

The heroine of her young adult novel, THE WITCH OF BELLE FLEUR, is just the courageous mixed with awkward teen she would have fallen for and been inspired by as a kid. Juliette Mariana Fontaine is Afro-Latina. She’s a budding telenovela actor, who’s a recent high school grad, and she re-awakens both good and evil magic in her hometown, Belle Fleur, which is tucked near the swamps in South Florida.

THE WITCH OF BELLE FLEUR is book one in the DESTROYER WITCH CHRONICLES, a three-part series. Book two is MIDNIGHT IN BELLE FLEUR, which is published, and the last book is RETURN TO BELLE FLEUR, available later this year.

THE WITCH OF BELLE FLEUR was named quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition and was named to the Coverfly RED LIST. It is in the top 10 fantasy book manuscripts on Coverfly.

At the end of August, she will be headed to Atlanta for Dragon Con, one of the country’s largest multi-media conventions focusing on science fiction and fantasy literature, art, and gaming. She is a returning author panelist at Dragon Con, where she will discuss her books, the writing process, evil witches, and more!

Isabelle Hardesty lives with her husband and son in the Pacific Northwest.

 

🏆 “Isabelle impressed the judges with both her elegant prose and clear commitment to the self-publishing process. We also love her creative mission, which is to let all readers, including BIPOC readers, see themselves as courageous, brave, valiant and magical.”

I am beyond excited to announce that I am the Young Adult category WINNER for SPF Foundation 2022!

Having this award come from the SPF Foundation means so much to me! Mark Dawson’s Self Publishing Formula has been so helpful to me as an indie author.

Thank you to all of the judges and sponsors! And a big thank you to Reedsy who is one of the sponsors and a fabulous resource for all writers!

🔹https://selfpublishingformula.com/
🔹https://reedsy.com/

 

🏅 I’m so happy that my novel, THE WITCH OF BELLE FLEUR, is a quarterfinalist in the Screencraft Cinematic Book Writing Competition!  There were 700 submissions! http://ow.ly/nX6i50Hz2aQ

 

 

My novel THE WITCH OF BELLE FLUER is on Coverfly’s THE RED LIST!
I am so full of gratitude!  It is in the top 10 fantasy book manuscripts on Coverfly!

 

 

 

 

 

Author, Isabelle Hardesty, sitting next to authors Jim Butcher and Cecilia Dominic. This photo is from the Terror & Beauty: Depictions of the Fae in Urban Fantasy panel 2021. This was part of the Urban Fantasy Track.

 

 

 

ISABELLE AT DRAGON CON 2021 SCHEDULE

 

Title: Reading Session: Isabelle Hardesty READING SESSIONS TRACK

Time: Fri 10:00 am Location: Marietta – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

Speakers: Isabelle Hardesty

 

 

Title: Writers’ Panel: A Woman’s Perspective DIVERSITY TRACK
Description: A panel discussion that focuses on women in areas of publishing, writing, editing, comics, & art from a woman’s perspective.
Time: Fri 01:00 pm Location: Inman – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
Speakers: Isabelle Hardesty, Chantelle Aimée Osman, Seressia Glass, Jennifer Gilley

Moderator: Yvette Kendall

 

 

Title: Trope-a-Licious FANTASY LITERATURE TRACK

Description: Tropes are powerful story tools, but sometimes you just gotta shake things up! Let’s talk not just about the power of a trope but the power of mixing them up.
Time: Fri 05:30 pm Location: Embassy CD – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
Speakers: Isabelle Hardesty, Steve Saffel, Michael J. Allen, Jeffrey Falcon Logue, Travis Heermann, Maria Dahvana Headley

 

 

Title: Creativity 101 WRITER’S TRACK

Description: Discover some simple but effective ways of enhancing creativity.
Time: Sat 11:30 am Location: Embassy EF – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
Speakers:  Isabelle Hardesty ,Esther Friesner, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Tamsin L. Silver, D.B. Jackson,  Nancy Knight,

 

 

Title: The Expanse: Looking Inward from the Ring AMERICAN SCI-FI AND FANTASY MEDIA TRACK
Description: The Inner Planets are staggered through the Free Navy’s devastation, & Mars’s plots for a better future–& it’s not on Mars. There is loss & danger & not a little bit of machinations, emotional & political. A look back at the past year & to what might be for the final season.
Time: Sat 04:00 pm Location: M301-M301 – Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)
Speakers: Isabelle Hardesty, Hanne Madeleine Gates Paine, Fr. Bryan Small,

 

 

Title: Teens Wanna Write?  WRITER’S TRACK

Description: If you’re between 12 & 18, this is the workshop for you! This panel is especially for teens who want to write SF/Fantasy/Horror…and any other genre. You are the future of stories, books, & movies. It’s never too early to learn the ropes.
Time: Sun 01:00 pm Location: Embassy EF – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
Speakers: Isabelle Hardesty, Nancy Knight, A. J. Hartley, J. Gregory Keyes, Mari Mancusi

 

 

Title: Terror & Beauty: Depictions of the Fae in Urban Fantasy  URBAN FANTASY TRACK
Description: Our panel of authors discuss the various depictions of the Fae, exploring how often the attractiveness displayed by the beings & their world mask an underlying layer of menace & peril.
Time: Sun 02:30 pm Location: Chastain 1-2 – Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
Speakers: Isabelle Hardesty, Kimbra Swain, Bishop O’Connell, Jean Marie Ward, Cecilia Dominic, Jim Butcher

 

 

Title: My Favorite Is Better Than Yours: A Buffy Season Competition URBAN FANTASY TRACK

Description: Our panelists will defend why their favorite season of Buffy is the best, & the audience will evaluate the arguments & pick a winner.
Time: Sun 07:00 pm Location: Chastain 1-2 – Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
Speakers: Isabelle Hardesty, Kevin Bachelder, Fr. Bryan Small, A. J. Hartley, J.F. Lewis, Daviorr Snipes, Kimbra Swain

 

Isabelle Hardesty writes stories about girls doing magical things and kicking butt. She writes these stories for all readers, and girls like her, who didn’t see themselves in their favorite fantasy adventures growing up.

She is the author of THE DESTROYER WITCH CHRONICLES and THE DELACOURT SHAPESHIFTER TRILOGY.

The heroine of her young adult novel, THE WITCH OF BELLE FLEUR, is just the courageous mixed with awkward teen she would have fallen for and been inspired by as a kid. Juliette Mariana Fontaine is Afro-Latina. She’s a budding telenovela actor, who’s a recent high school grad, and she re-awakens both good and evil magic in her hometown, Belle Fleur, which is tucked near the swamps in South Florida.

THE WITCH OF BELLE FLEUR is book one in the DESTROYER WITCH CHRONICLES, a three-part series. Book two is MIDNIGHT IN BELLE FLEUR, which is published, and the last book is RETURN TO BELLE FLEUR, available later this year.

THE WITCH OF BELLE FLEUR was named quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition and was named to the Coverfly RED LIST. It is in the top 10 fantasy book manuscripts on Coverfly.

At the end of August, she will be headed to Atlanta for Dragon Con, one of the country’s largest multi-media conventions focusing on science fiction and fantasy literature, art, and gaming. She is a returning author panelist at Dragon Con, where she will discuss her books, the writing process, evil witches, and more!

Isabelle Hardesty lives with her husband and son in the Pacific Northwest.