A few people expressed their dismay that they had no idea I was going to Penguicon, and I gave them all the same answer: I was incognito. I’ve been attending conventions for about 15 years now, and only in the last few have I been invited as a guest. Sometimes, I still like going to cons just to be a fan. Not having to be on a panel schedule is a bit of a luxury, really. And I don’t mind paying for a badge — I support small, local conventions like I support my local independent bookstores. I see value in spending money on things I want to stay around. (Amazing, right?)
With all that in mind, here’s a list of the "working" conventions I’ve planned for this year:
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May 15-17
Mo*Con IV: A New Hope
Indianapolis, IN
(Note: I will be displaying my recent artwork there — I’m waiting to set up an Etsy site until afterwards, to insure that I’ll still have enough pieces to show.)
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June 5-7
Hypericon 5 / DeepSouthCon 47
Nashville, TN
Get Your tickets now!
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July 16-19
Camp Necon
Rhode Island
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September 4-7
Dragon*Con
Atlanta, GA
May 5th, 2009 at 3:19 am
But but but…WFC?
May 5th, 2009 at 3:24 am
You’re NECONing? Yay!
May 5th, 2009 at 3:19 am
But but but…WFC?
May 5th, 2009 at 3:24 am
You’re NECONing? Yay!
May 5th, 2009 at 5:36 am
What no worldcon?
What was your first SF con and why did you go?
May 5th, 2009 at 5:36 am
What no worldcon?
What was your first SF con and why did you go?
May 5th, 2009 at 10:37 am
If I can scrape together enough $$ (like maybe sell a book) and crash on someone’s floor…
I’m really going to try.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Oh — you are too? Fabulous!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 10:41 am
No money, no Worldcon. Plus, this justifies me saving up for Australia.
My very first convention was Dragon*Con, back in 1996. I was a bookseller at a Waldenbooks in South Carolina. Back in those days, all the publishers would come and have a retail exhibitors day on Thursday night. My boss was a true-blue SF geek and best friends with all the editors from Del Rey. It was awesome.
To this day, I think of Dragon*Con (and Hypericon in Nashville) as my “hometown” cons.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:37 am
If I can scrape together enough $$ (like maybe sell a book) and crash on someone’s floor…
I’m really going to try.
May 5th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Oh — you are too? Fabulous!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 10:41 am
No money, no Worldcon. Plus, this justifies me saving up for Australia.
My very first convention was Dragon*Con, back in 1996. I was a bookseller at a Waldenbooks in South Carolina. Back in those days, all the publishers would come and have a retail exhibitors day on Thursday night. My boss was a true-blue SF geek and best friends with all the editors from Del Rey. It was awesome.
To this day, I think of Dragon*Con (and Hypericon in Nashville) as my “hometown” cons.
May 5th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Yay!
I have four ppl in my room already :/…but if you need someone to pick you up from the airport or anything, lemme know, i’m local, i’d love to help out.
May 5th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
You know, if you were any sweeter, you’d have to be worried about melting in the rain. Thanks! xox
May 5th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
If I lived in Nashville those would be my home cons too.
I know what you mean about worldcon expenses this is my first since 2003 which was also a Canadian city and in my equivalence of Atlanta.
May 5th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Yay!
I have four ppl in my room already :/…but if you need someone to pick you up from the airport or anything, lemme know, i’m local, i’d love to help out.
May 5th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
You know, if you were any sweeter, you’d have to be worried about melting in the rain. Thanks! xox
May 5th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Someone has to bring the weird, ancient scotch…
May 5th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
If I lived in Nashville those would be my home cons too.
I know what you mean about worldcon expenses this is my first since 2003 which was also a Canadian city and in my equivalence of Atlanta.
May 5th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Someone has to bring the weird, ancient scotch…
May 6th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
What??? You’re not coming to the worldcon? Awww, c’mon!
May 6th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
What??? You’re not coming to the worldcon? Awww, c’mon!