Category: Update
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EasterCon 2026: Iridescence

I have been attending different conventions on and off for a little over a decade now – comic cons, Star Trek conventions, literary conventions like EasterCon, WorldCon, BristolCon, smaller lit cons like TeratoCon, and honestly, I think this is the best con experience I’ve had in all that time. Made a lot of new friends…
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We are live and trading at EasterCon!

If you’re in and around Birmingham, come and see us at the Hilton Metropole with an EasterCon day ticket – or a HaruhiCon one, as that convention is also running this weekend, and con-goers are welcome at both sets of dealers and art rooms!
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Upcoming Conventions & Markets

We’re very nearly into April, and I have a bunch of events scheduled for the year! Eastercon 2026 – 3rd April to 6th April in Birmingham Leeds Sex, Kink, & Fetish Market – 12th April at The Nests in Leeds Once Upon A Tyne – 26th – 27th September in Newcastle Bath Monster Market –…
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Goths For Breakfast 2026: Charity Teach-a-Thon to feed hungry kids!
Event: Romancing the Gothic, Theme: Books & Literature, Theme: Clothing & Tailoring, Theme: Conventions & Literary Events, Theme: Film & Cinema, Theme: Gothic Horror, Theme: Gothic Romance, Theme: Guillermo del Toro, Theme: Horrors & Thrillers, Theme: Television & Entertainment, Theme: Uniforms & Costumes
It’s that wonderful time of year again – Romancing the Gothic, run by the inimitable Doctor Sam Hirst, is raising money for Magic Breakfast, a UK-based charity that provides free breakfasts for hungry school kids across England and Scotland. I am privileged to be a part of the incredible line-up for tomorrow, where you can…
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New Fanfic & Mini Update

Hello, all! I am taking a mini-holiday of sorts at the moment, as I’m currently visiting my grandfather in Greece! I am of course missing Lorenzo and my babies, but the warmer air here is doing absolute wonders for my fucked-up body, and I am spending time with my grandfather’s tubby little tabby, Kaluki and…
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Quick poll on readership for my original serials!

Just a mini poll here on which of my original serials you might follow – as in, which ones you go to read whenever I release a new chapter. I’m not including fanfic serials in this poll – all the readers for those are concentrated on Ao3, so it’s easy for me to see how…
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How Much I, A Queer Self-Published Indie Author, Made In A Year

My end of year report, looking at earnings, expenses, and achievements this year. My name is Johannes T. Evans, and for those unfamiliar with me, I am a self-published author of queer fiction, especially fantasy, romance, horror, and erotica. I live in Yorkshire in the UK, and I have been a full-time author since 2021 after…
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Indie Ink Awards, Smashwords Sales, and the Kink Survey!

Hello, all, and chag sameach! I am sorry I haven’t been writing much, replying to messages, or doing anything in general. I obviously had to go home from the Manchester Queer Market early the week before last, and wasn’t even able to make it along to the Queer Affaires one in York. I am currently…