{"id":9619,"date":"2025-08-08T17:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=9619"},"modified":"2025-08-08T17:10:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:10:10","slug":"pre-orders-for-dreadcon-2025-are-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/08\/pre-orders-for-dreadcon-2025-are-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Orders For dReadCon 2025 Are Open!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you&#8217;re attending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreadconcan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dReadCon 2025<\/a> this September and want to make sure you get a copy of <strong>The Bone Key<\/strong> &#8211; you can now reserve your copy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" data-attachment-id=\"9620\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/08\/pre-orders-for-dreadcon-2025-are-open\/pre-order-dreadcon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/PRE-ORDER-Dreadcon.png\" data-orig-size=\"1333,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PRE-ORDER Dreadcon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/PRE-ORDER-Dreadcon.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/PRE-ORDER-Dreadcon.png\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/PRE-ORDER-Dreadcon.png\" alt=\"Poster for dReadCon, a dark fiction convention in Burlington Ontario on September 13, 2025\" class=\"wp-image-9620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/PRE-ORDER-Dreadcon.png 1333w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/PRE-ORDER-Dreadcon-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/PRE-ORDER-Dreadcon-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/PRE-ORDER-Dreadcon-600x900.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"9621\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/08\/pre-orders-for-dreadcon-2025-are-open\/thebonekey_dreadconpreorder\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/TheBoneKey_dreadconpreorder.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheBoneKey_dreadconpreorder\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/TheBoneKey_dreadconpreorder.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/TheBoneKey_dreadconpreorder.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/TheBoneKey_dreadconpreorder.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9621 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/TheBoneKey_dreadconpreorder.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/TheBoneKey_dreadconpreorder-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/TheBoneKey_dreadconpreorder-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/TheBoneKey_dreadconpreorder-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/TheBoneKey_dreadconpreorder-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>I&#8217;ll be selling signed copies of <a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/the-bone-key\/\">The Bone Key<\/a> this September at the coolest dark fiction convention. 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