Coastal Magic Convention

It’s August 1st, and in the CoastalMagiciverse, that means our BookFunnel freebie collection is live!! Check out this year’s group of full books, novellas, short stories, first chapters, and even sneak peeks of unpublished WIPs!! All in a wide range of genres & audiences. This is the perfect time to catch up with favorites or discover someone new-to-you for exactly zero pennies!! Click Here To…

In case you haven’t seen it yet — the schedule for our 14th annual Coastal Magic weekend is live on Google Sheets HERE. It will be updated to the website page this week, as well. We are SO lucky to have some amazing authors hosting their readers for fun gatherings!! Author Hosted Meet & GreetsThese meet & greets are organized by the authors, and each have their own theme/vibe and details. Be sure…

Dear Readers,Welcome to another year at Coastal Magic, and another edition of fun stories and yummy recipes from some of our amazing Featured Authors. Started as a way to continue our charity efforts during the pandemic shut down, this anthology has become a joyful addition to our event each year. HUGE thanks go to the participating authors, for their words, and our readers, for their support. I…

Dear Readers,Welcome to another year at Coastal Magic, and another edition of fun stories and yummy recipes from some of our amazing Featured Authors. Started as a way to continue our charity efforts during the pandemic shut down, this anthology has become a joyful addition to our event each year. HUGE thanks go to the participating authors, for their words, and our readers, for their support. I…

The Writer Garage presents Unhinged Writing Unhinged WritingJoin this lecture / interactive workshop to find a new joy in your writing. Reconnect with creativity and wild abandon, while setting asie the noise of publishing “rules” and opinion. Your best writing is writing you LOVE. Thursday, February 19th, 202610am – 3pm (break for lunch: snacks & water provided)Cost: $60 (with availability to…

Pre-Orders For CMCon26 Authors: Some Ending Soon!! Sending out a quick “heads up” that our pre-order listing (linked here: https://coastalmagicconvention.com/vendors-merch/ ) has quite a few pre-order forms for CMCon26 Featured Authors.Not all authors are doing a pre-order, but many are, and some will be closing out soon!! Be sure to check EACH author’s listing, as each one will be different.…

2026 Tees & Hoodies & Stickers, Oh My!! 2026 Tees & Hoodies & Stickers, Oh My!! Just doing a quickie reminder post that our 2026 merch is up and available for sale!! We’ve got two sites to choose from, depending on what you’re looking for. We’re happy to be supporting an author run small business merch site for our t-shirts, hoodies, sweats, bags, and aprons this year. ❤ Our novelty items are…

Holiday Time In Coastal Magic World… Plus MERCH! Reader friends — HOW ARE YOU?I hope you’re having a fantastic end of the year holiday season. Quick note to start us off — if you still need to register for Coastal Magic, be sure to do that soon!! We defnitely don’t want to meet our cap without you!! And if you’re buying a registration as a gift for a reader this holiday season, you can request a…

Blogs & Socials & Book Clubs, OH MY!(aka: How YOU can be a part of our 2026 Coastal Magic Convention!) Hello, lovely reader friends!!! It’s only April (how is it already APRIL???) but we have started putting together the foundation pieces of our #CMCon26 puzzle!! Most of you know that our event isn’t just a “one weekend” kind of event. We have chats, spotlights, a reading challenge, and other…

Are you decking your halls and roasting chestnuts?Whether you’re feeling fully festive, or maybe need a little something to help bring on the cheer this year, some 2025 Coastal Magic Featured Authors have got stories for you!My original plan was to post a listing of titles for you — but there are SO. MANY. MORE. than I realized!!! Thanks to some amazing members of our reading challenge group,…

Happy December, Coastal Magic family!!Just popping into your inboxes with a couple of reminders and a fun sale from our merch site!Our Murder Mystery Event ringleader, H D Smith has been hard at work preparing this year’s AH-MAZ-ING event for all of us, and she sent over a custom created logo!! Then… our merch store sent me a notice about their Black Friday – Cyber Monday sale. So, you KNOW what…