#eastercon — Public Fediverse posts
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We finally get around to talking about Eastercon! This is a bumper episode, where we recap parts of Iridescence and talk about the bids for 2028, 2029, and beyond. We promise we’ll do letters of comment again next week.
Listen here! https://octothorpe.podbean.com/e/159-taking-a-stand/
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We finally get around to talking about Eastercon! This is a bumper episode, where we recap parts of Iridesence and talk about the bids for 2028, 2029, and beyond. We promise we’ll do letters of comment again next week.
Listen here! https://octothorpe.podbean.com/e/159-taking-a-stand/
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Episode 157, live from Eastercon 2026, has landed with guest star Claudia Rapp! We discuss the Eastercon, as well as Metropol Con and the Nuremberg and Brisbane Worldcon bids. Thanks to Simon Bubb for the photograph. Listen here: https://octothorpe.podbean.com/e/157-moist-or-shiny/
#Eastercon #Worldcon #NurembergIn2028 #BrisbaneIn2028 #ScienceFiction #Podcast
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Everyone knows that koalas love eucalyptus. But this tiny koala also loves munching on Easter branches. So if you got a tiny koala at the Brisbane in 2028 Worldcon bid table at Eastercon, watch out, cause these little fellows eat a lot. #Eastercon #Brisbane2028 #Birmingham
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Everyone knows that koalas love eucalyptus. But this tiny koala also loves munching on Easter branches. So if you got a tiny koala at the Brisbane in 2028 Worldcon bid table at Eastercon, watch out, cause these little fellows eat a lot. #Eastercon #Brisbane2028 #Birmingham
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My Eastercon haul: Books, steampunky jewellery and geeky t-shirts. In short, all the good stuff. #Eastercon #Birmingham
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Back home from #Eastercon . Time to use the rest of the day productively!
(fires up YouTube)
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About to go. Had a good time in spite of the whining the afternoon it really hit me. The people from the anime con were lovely and definitely fun sharing the hotel with them. Same time next year.
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I completely failed to toot here about #Eastercon, did I not? What a clot I am!
I had a very good one socially, my mental and physical health remained out of the gutter, and (given that I didn’t have a new book out to lure punters) my dealer sales were healthy, too.
I hope I can afford to attend next year in Glasgow.
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Fanfic as resistance panel - so many thinky thoughts that I'm going to have to watch the replay to scribble some of them down.
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Dammit, I tested positive for #Covid at #Eastercon. Hope there aren't too many others.
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Dammit, I tested positive for #Covid at #Eastercon. Hope there aren't too many others.
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Two panels I really want to go to at 10:30. A surfeit of riches - "fanfic as resistance" and "learn to read hieroglyphics".
Decision made on which is in Balmoral, which apparently hates me. I wonder if "con panel room" would count as an everyday object for the workshop on haunting objects?
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10.30am, #Eastercon Monday, my reading in Salisbury Wellington will be the first extract from the next Green Man book and you'll learn the title - coming this September from Wizard's Tower Press. Plus a new extract from The Riven Kingdom, the new epic fantasy novel out this October from Angry Robot.
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10.30am, #Eastercon Monday, my reading in Salisbury Wellington will be the first extract from the next Green Man book and you'll learn the title - coming this September from Wizard's Tower Press. Plus a new extract from The Riven Kingdom, the new epic fantasy novel out this October from Angry Robot.
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My fellow Gakactic Journeyer Fiona Moore and me at Eastercon in Birmingham. #Eastercon #Birmingham #GalacticJourney
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There is now a different light flickering in Balmoral. I am cursed. 🤣 However, I spotted friends in the fan lounge, which was quiet enough at the time that I managed half an hour.
This is why I put up with spending half the con in my room - the serendipitous encounters with long time friends I only get to see face to face (or mask to mask) once a year.
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Right. Had sufficient carbs and caffeine to feel less sorry for myself and I can probably cope with a panel, even if not the bar. There is a surfeit of "things I want to go to" so will pick the one which won't be available on catch-up. Anyone who wants to catch me might find me in the vicinity of Balmoral for the next hour, although possibly with ear plugs in.
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Off to tourism of the imagination panel. Will be interesting - I had a shock a few years ago to discover the place we went to for summer holidays when I was wee was now a Game of Thrones tourist attraction. Not sure what the tourists make of the ice cream and dulse van. 😆
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Off to tourism of the imagination panel. Will be interesting - I had a shock a few years ago to discover the place we went to for summer holidays when I was wee was now a Game of Thrones tourist attraction. Not sure what the tourists make of the ice cream and dulse van. 😆
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So by the time I'd got lost in the Metropole and then dealt with someone else's dropped wallet I was not going to have time to rest/eat/caffeine/meds before the panel I really wanted to see. I thought I'd just nip back to my room for the caffeine and meds, and by the time I'd had half a hot cross bun and the meds realised that the rest of it wasn't optional. Hope the talk is on catch up.
Thirty years ago I would go to something in nearly every panel slot, be up to 1am every night, drive home, and be back at work the next day. Getting older is not fun, even if it's better than the alternative.
At least the wonders of modern technology mean I can whine about it on the internet in real time instead of having to wait until I get home. 🤣
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So by the time I'd got lost in the Metropole and then dealt with someone else's dropped wallet I was not going to have time to rest/eat/caffeine/meds before the panel I really wanted to see. I thought I'd just nip back to my room for the caffeine and meds, and by the time I'd had half a hot cross bun and the meds realised that the rest of it wasn't optional. Hope the talk is on catch up.
Thirty years ago I would go to something in nearly every panel slot, be up to 1am every night, drive home, and be back at work the next day. Getting older is not fun, even if it's better than the alternative.
At least the wonders of modern technology mean I can whine about it on the internet in real time instead of having to wait until I get home. 🤣
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Is it just me, or when a panel moderator mentions the discord, does anyone else hear "Discworld"?
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Is it just me, or when a panel moderator mentions the discord, does anyone else hear "Discworld"?
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Panel on creating haunted objects for a story. Workshop section at end involves writing from a set of prompts about haunted everyday objects.
I, meanwhile, am frantically scribbling notes for a plot bunny about haunted giant hogweed chasing someone into a tunnel in the gap between two modern buildings in modern Manchester, sparked by a comment about urban explorers twenty minutes earlier.
The giant hogweed and tunnel are real, although probably not haunted. Unfortunately the resulting story would pin down fairly accurately whereabouts I work, so probably won't get written.
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It wouldn't be a *proper* con hotel without a Douglas Adams Memorial Lift...
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Bah humbug. Yesterday when I couldn't cope with the noise I saw passing by or in the distance several people I think I know. Now that I can cope with at least ten minutes in the bar I can't find anyone.
Though I've probably passed several people whose avatars I'd recognise, just not their faces. 🤣
(Also, if I see you but don't acknowledge you it's because I didn't actually see you, especially if you're on my right. I almost certainly can't read your name badge. Next trip to the eye hospital is in a week or so. Say hello. 🙂)
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Entirely too busy having fascinating conversations at #Eastercon to be posting on social media today 😊
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Entirely too busy having fascinating conversations at #Eastercon to be posting on social media today 😊
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This is why I should not be allowed in the dealers room when I don't have a grown-up with me.
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This is why I should not be allowed in the dealers room when I don't have a grown-up with me.
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Just got out of the fountain pen meet, where a good time was had by all. Lots of lovely pens and inks being passed around. I've got a couple of samples to take away; just wish I'd had more to contribute in exchange.
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Day two of #eastercon and I actually made it to some programming- the excellent BSFA lecture and a panel on food sustainability. Even had a wander over to the #haruhicon dealers room.
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Octocon is at @easterconuk.bsky.social (Eastercon 2026)! Come say hi at our fan table, and pick up stickers or a phone charm as well as get all the info about this year's convention in Cork and online.
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Octocon is at @easterconuk.bsky.social (Eastercon 2026)! Come say hi at our fan table, and pick up stickers or a phone charm as well as get all the info about this year's convention in Cork and online.
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I already have stash beyond life expectancy in yarn. This did not stop a "please take my money" experience at Lola of Third Vault Yarn's table in the dealers room.
I was not the only one doing this...
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It's a little known fact that tiny koalas love to read. Get your own tiny koala at the Brisbane in 2028 Worldcon bid table at Eastercon in Birmingham. #Eastercon #Birmingham #Brisbane2028
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Anyway, hiding in my room again because one of the lights in Balmoral is flickering and between that and the mask pressure point I need a break. Having bailed from the panel in Balmoral I went to the art show where amongst other things I bought an Anne Stokes colouring book, which may make an appearance at the fountain pen meet this afternoon.
Naturally, a large proportion of panels I actively want to go to are in Balmoral. Reported to Ops, so hopefully the hotel will be able to do something about it overnight.
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Anyway, hiding in my room again because one of the lights in Balmoral is flickering and between that and the mask pressure point I need a break. Having bailed from the panel in Balmoral I went to the art show where amongst other things I bought an Anne Stokes colouring book, which may make an appearance at the fountain pen meet this afternoon.
Naturally, a large proportion of panels I actively want to go to are in Balmoral. Reported to Ops, so hopefully the hotel will be able to do something about it overnight.
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Cthulhu has found a friend. Pick up your own tiny koala at the Brisbane in 2038 Worldcon bid table at Eastercon in Birmingham. #Eastercon #Birmingham #Brisbane2028
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Cthulhu has found a friend. Pick up your own tiny koala at the Brisbane in 2038 Worldcon bid table at Eastercon in Birmingham. #Eastercon #Birmingham #Brisbane2028
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If you're at Eastercon in Birmingham, drop by at the Brisbane in 2028 Worldcon bid table and say hello. We have restocked on candy and swag, including our popular tiny koalas. But if you want to cuddle our lobster, you need to presupport. #Eastercon #Brisbane2028 #Birmingham
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This morning’s #eastercon story. I could not turn the shower on. Knob simply wouldn’t turn. Had a bath instead, but then reported it to the concierge desk. Maintenance guy comes up. Strong looking bloke, just turns it on. I tried it. Just worked. Now.
He did say that they’d had builders staying with them. So my theory is that my room’s last occupant turned off the shower like he was tightening the lug nuts on a 44 tonne truck.
How’s your day going? 😁
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This morning’s #eastercon story. I could not turn the shower on. Knob simply wouldn’t turn. Had a bath instead, but then reported it to the concierge desk. Maintenance guy comes up. Strong looking bloke, just turns it on. I tried it. Just worked. Now.
He did say that they’d had builders staying with them. So my theory is that my room’s last occupant turned off the shower like he was tightening the lug nuts on a 44 tonne truck.
How’s your day going? 😁
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Extremely underwhelmed by this hotel breakfast, and by the lack of HP sauce to cover its failings.
And hotel breakfast is one of the few things on the short list of "I can eat some of that even when I have migraine" , so it's not the noise in here triggering migraine.
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Extremely underwhelmed by this hotel breakfast, and by the lack of HP sauce to cover its failings.
And hotel breakfast is one of the few things on the short list of "I can eat some of that even when I have migraine" , so it's not the noise in here triggering migraine.
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This shower is out of spec for a hotel shower. It has not one but an entire two degrees of rotation between Arctic and boiling. Possibly even three once you get used to the temperature.
Volume of water is an entirely proper choice between dribble and Niagara though, so I am reassured that I have not passed into another dimension.
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Why I love conventions. Part n in an infinite series. This evening involved hardcore SMOFing; chats about leaving the catholic church; random shite; meeting new people; reading ideas on stories about fucked up LLMs in SF; almost making a dear friend spit out his beer and discussions on the meaning of "tea-bagging." What will we talk about tomorrow?! #Eastercon
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Why I love conventions. Part n in an infinite series. This evening involved hardcore SMOFing; chats about leaving the catholic church; random shite; meeting new people; reading ideas on stories about fucked up LLMs in SF; almost making a dear friend spit out his beer and discussions on the meaning of "tea-bagging." What will we talk about tomorrow?! #Eastercon
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I have just had an early dinner in the form of a takeaway from the souvlaki van. Can recommend the chicken.
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Opening ceremony, a panel I really wanted to go to which was both entertaining and informative, ran into a couple of friends, found Lola and their yarn in the dealers room. Had to retreat to my room now, but a good first session for me.
I can see the food trucks from my window and can feel a vague interest, so even though I have a headache the migraine can't be too bad. Nice cup of caffeine will help.
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Given how loud main hall is just before opening ceremony is even with earplugs in I will be wearing them for a lot of #Eastercon
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If you're at Eastercon in Birmingham, drop by at the Brisbane in 2028 fan table and say hello. You can also pick up some swag or candy. #Eastercon #Brisbane2028 #Birmingham
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If you're at Iridescence #Eastercon this weekend, stop by our bid table for a badge ribbon, a tiny koala, a Tim-Tam, and other great Brisbane swag including postcards, bookmarks, and stickers! Help fund our bid merch and parties by Pre-Supporting! #Brisbanein28 #Worldcon @[email protected]
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Got to #eastercon , thought I'd have a pint after the drive. Bar shut for technical reasons. Arggg.
Fortunately now open again; riot averted...