Convention Attention: Let’s go to Barbados! (An Interview with Author Lucy A. Snyder)
Andrea chats with Lucy A. Snyder about AnimeKon and her Jessie Shimmer books [...]
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Convention Attention: Life, The Universe, and ConFusion
Here's your chance to see Andrea dressed up as Lumpy Space Princess [...]
Convention Attention: An Interview with the Co-Founder of Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo, Regina Carpinelli
In today's Convention Attention, Andrew interviews the co-founder of Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo, Regina Carpinelli [...]
Geek With (Lots of) Books: ArmadilloCon, Robert E. Howard Days, and More
Scott Cupp returns with his GEEK WITH (LOTS) OF BOOKS column, and highlights the upcoming ArmadilloCon [...]
See You at Armadillocon! (July 24-26 2015 in Austin, Texas)
Stop by Armadillocon 37 in Austin, Texas and say Hi to John. [...]
[GUEST POST] Convention Attention: Odisseia de Literatura Fantástica de Porto Alegre: A Brazilian SFF Odyssey
Today on Convention Attention, Edgard Refinetti takes us on a Brazilian SFF odyssey with Odisseia de Literatura Fantástica de Porto Alegre [...]
[GUEST POST] Convention Attention: Dallas ComicCon Fan Days
Our very own Kristin C. braved Dallas ComicCon FanDays and lived to tell about it! Arrow, Doctor Who, The Walking Dead, oh my! [...]
Convention Attention: Readercon Roundtable with Rose Fox, Rachel Borman, Veronica Schanoes, and Emily Wagner
How awesome is this? Today we've got a Readercon roundtable with Rose Fox, Rachel Borman, Veronica Schanoes, and Emily Wagner! [...]
Convention Attention: Back to the ConFusion
Andrea Johnson braved the cold, cold weather of a Detroit winter to bring you this report on ConFusion 2015. [...]
The SF Signal Podcast (Episode 277): The Massive List of 2015 Conventions
In episode 277 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester talks with Gail Carriger, Karen Burnham, Django Wexler, and Jeff Patterson about 2015 conventions! [...]
Convention Attention: Behind The Scenes at Grand Rapids ComicCon
Last month I attended Grand Rapids ComicCon, held in Grand Rapids, MI. One of the Event Co-Coordinators, Mark Hodges, was instrumental in helping me buy tickets ahead of [...]
Convention Attention: John Wenger on 35 Years of Attending Conventions
My friend John has been to a lot of conventions, and I mean a lot. I don’t want to make him feel old, but he attended his first convention the same year I was born. [...]
CONVENTION ATTENTION: Context27 in Columbus, Ohio
Last month I attended Context27, a small and cozy speculative fiction convention in Columbus, OH. Context is a writers convention, and this year’s guests of honor where [...]
Convention Attention: NASFiC & DetCon1’s Committment to Diversity
I know the big news lately is the Hugo Awards (congrats to all the winners by the way!), and we all know it’s called Worldcon because it moves around the World. But [...]
Convention Attention: Anime Midwest
Earlier this month, my husband and I attended Anime Midwest, in Chicago. As the name implies, the majority of guests, panels, and activities had a connection to Japanese [...]
Convention Attention: Convention First-Timers Roundtable (Part 2)
Remember last month when this column hosted a roundtable of people who had recently attended their first convention? Well, I got so many responses that I had to split the [...]
Convention Attention: How Was Your First Time?
One of the reasons I enjoy writing this column is that I hope someone who is reading it, who has never been to a convention before will decide to go to one, be it a fan run [...]
Convention Attention: The What and Where of Genre Awards
There’s been a lot of news lately — the Hugo ballot was announced, and the British Science Fiction Awards were presented at Eastercon! Awards season is upon us, [...]
Convention Attention: Are Conventions Really That Important?
This month’s Convention Attention column is an open discussion thread. Your responses will help shape what I talk about in upcoming months. Here are your discussion [...]
Convention Attention: Con or Bust
I’ve been having a lot of conversations lately on the importance of “Convention culture”, of how wonderful it is to have face-to-face conversations with [...]
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