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A Clark Ashton Smith Conference will be held on on January 10th, 2026, the Saturday before Smith's 133rd birthday.
The conference will be a 1-day, ticketed event and held in Smith's hometown, Auburn, California. Ticket information will be forthcoming.
Tentatively, there will be 4-5 discussion panels with a lunch break, with a variety of authors, artists and scholars as guests.
Monday, May 12, 2025
Travel Info
Travel to Auburn, California is pretty easy since it's less than an hour from the Sacramento Internation Airport (SMF).
Other major airports within a reasonable drive are:
I would strongly not recommend flying into Reno, Nevada. With The Smith Circle taking place in January, there's a very good chance the road between Reno and Auburn would require snow changes, if not be completely closed.
Tolls
Crossing any major bridge in the Bay Area will require a toll. A list of toll bridges can be found at https://511.org/driving/bridges.
Paying cash for bridge tolls is not an option. You can find out about payment options at https://511.org/driving/bridges/paying-tolls, but if you're renting a car, it might be best to avoid the toll bridges.
There are also express lanes on the freeways which cost a toll, but they are always optional. There will always be regular non-toll lanes along side the toll lanes.
Travel Time
Auburn is on the way to a number of ski resorts in the Sierra Nevada mountains. So, travelling to Auburn, even from Sacramento, can easily have heavier than normal traffic, especially on a Friday/weekend. Please allow extra time for travel.
Other major airports within a reasonable drive are:
- San Francisco (SFO) - Multiple bridge tolls. Have to drive way out of the way to avoid tolls.
- Oakland (OAK) - Can avoid bridge tolls.
- San Jose (SJC) - Can avoid bridge tolls.
I would strongly not recommend flying into Reno, Nevada. With The Smith Circle taking place in January, there's a very good chance the road between Reno and Auburn would require snow changes, if not be completely closed.
Tolls
Crossing any major bridge in the Bay Area will require a toll. A list of toll bridges can be found at https://511.org/driving/bridges.
Paying cash for bridge tolls is not an option. You can find out about payment options at https://511.org/driving/bridges/paying-tolls, but if you're renting a car, it might be best to avoid the toll bridges.
There are also express lanes on the freeways which cost a toll, but they are always optional. There will always be regular non-toll lanes along side the toll lanes.
Travel Time
Auburn is on the way to a number of ski resorts in the Sierra Nevada mountains. So, travelling to Auburn, even from Sacramento, can easily have heavier than normal traffic, especially on a Friday/weekend. Please allow extra time for travel.
Hotel Info
A block of rooms have been reserved at the Holiday Inn Auburn. You can book the discounted room rate until Dec 12, 2025 using this link: https://tinyurl.com/CASHotel. The link is for a 2 night stay (Fri Jan 9- Sat Jan 11), but the room rate is still valid for either one of the 2 nights.
The booking as part of the block of rooms includes breakfast for 2. More information can be found on this flyer: https://tinyurl.com/CASHotelFlyer
The hotel is about a 10-minute walk, or very short drive, from the Auburn Carnegie Library, where the conference will be held. Although, it wouldn't be unusual for it to be in the 40s F and raining, so maybe not the best weather in which to walk.
Auburn is close to a number of ski resorts in the Sierra Nevada mountains, so hotels can fill up with skiers sooner that would normally be the case.
There are also a number of other hotels further up the freeway from the event site.
The booking as part of the block of rooms includes breakfast for 2. More information can be found on this flyer: https://tinyurl.com/CASHotelFlyer
The hotel is about a 10-minute walk, or very short drive, from the Auburn Carnegie Library, where the conference will be held. Although, it wouldn't be unusual for it to be in the 40s F and raining, so maybe not the best weather in which to walk.
Auburn is close to a number of ski resorts in the Sierra Nevada mountains, so hotels can fill up with skiers sooner that would normally be the case.
There are also a number of other hotels further up the freeway from the event site.
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