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@adriabailton
I'm Elektra Hammond. Find me at untilmidnight.com

See me talk about SF/F, RHPS, comics, TV, and Supernatural at Con-Tinual (the Con that Never Ends) on FB & Youtube.

Next is LACon V (Worldcon). My panels:
Movies of 1976
Ethics of a Time War
How Xena Changed the World
Forensics for SF/Mystery Writers

And I'm still on social media.

#writephant #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amediting #alternatehistory #writersofmastodon #ConTinual #supernatural #comics #ZNB #LAconV

By day, Janet Forbes is the CEO and founder of World Anvil, @wordanvil.com, the award-winning worldbuilding platform, novel writing software and RPG campaign manager with more than three million users. By night, she's a published author (FlameTree Press, Bona Books, Dream Theory Media) and game writer (Dark Crystal RPG - lead author, Kobold Press, Infinite Black). ... and we're thrilled to have her as a featured program participant at #LAconV!

They perform a mixture of traditional Irish songs with tight vocal harmonies and traditional Irish tune sets. Together, their instrumental arrangements feature intricate twin fiddles or groovy rhythm guitar fit for a traditional Ceilidh or the discerning ears of an Irish-enthusiast audience. For more info about them, go to https://stepwiseband.com.

Join us at #LAconV! https://Lacon.org/register

The #LAconV festival of film offers phenomenal independent cinema from around the globe. Filmmakers from everywhere from Portugal, South Korea, North Macedonia, Brazil, Nigeria, Peru … and even from as far away as Canada!

It is a delight to tell you that Teresa Nielsen Hayden will be joining us for #LAconV!

She has edited books by, among others, Poul Anderson, Avram Davidson, John M. Ford, Jane Lindskold, James White, Robert Charles Wilson, Jo Walton, and Charles Stross. At various points in her career she has also edited comic books, literary criticism, and utopian literature.

Happy birthday to acclaimed comic artist - and #LAconV Guest of Honor - Colleen Doran!

Among other works, she's known for illustrating Amazing Spider-Man, Batman, Captain America, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Jessica Jones. What are some of your favorite Doran works?

Her follow-up novel, Those Beyond the Wall, has been named one of NPR’s Best Books of 2024 and was a finalist for the Ursula Le Guin Prize.

In her academic life she studies race, the unhuman, and death - topics she explores in her upcoming horror novel, The Unhaunting.

Join us at #LAconV! https://Lacon.org/register

As a World Science Fiction Convention based in the heart of the movie industry, #LAconV is proud to have organized what might be the greatest film festival in the history of Worldcon. The entire roster of movies has been posted online here: https://www.lacon.org/filmfestival

Come to LAcon! Join us for this extravaganza of cinema.

I am going to be at #LAConV—I hope to see some of you there!

And if you’re reading for the Hugos, my summer gothic with a secret surprise inside is up for Best Novelette, give it a look…

When He Calls Your Name:

https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/when-he-calls-your-name/

A joyful presence at conventions with a terrific sense of humor, we're thrilled to announce Kamilah Cole as a featured program participant at #LAconV.

She's a USA Today and national indie bestselling Jamaican-American author, who has been nominated for a Dragon Award, a Lambda Award, a Lodestar Award, and an Astounding Award. She worked as a writer and entertainment editor at Bustle for four years, and her nonfiction has appeared in Marie Claire and Seventeen.

@neve
I'm Elektra Hammond. Find me at untilmidnight.com

See me talk about SF/F, RHPS, comics, TV, and Supernatural at Con-Tinual (the Con that Never Ends) on FB and Youtube.

Looking forward to Confluence this weekend in Pittsburgh!!

And LA Con V (Worldcon) in August.

And I'm still on social media.

#writephant #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amediting #alternatehistory #writersofmastodon #ConTinual #supernatural #comics #ZNB #LAconV #confluence

Have you ever wondered what it's like to drive a lunar rover? Limitless Telepresence will be bringing that experience to #LAconV with an interactive exhibit.

The space start-up will be using miniature models at the convention, but by late 2028 will have ten miniature rovers on the moon that up to 24,000 people worldwide will be able to operate for six minutes each. https://limitlesstelepresence.com/mission-1

Episode 164 is here! We discuss Eurocons, including Metropol Con, with roving reporter Alison. Then John and Liz dive into the WSFS business meeting agenda because it’s the SUMMER OF FUN! Listen here: https://octothorpe.podbean.com/e/164-wsfs-and-esfs-and-all-sorts-of-sfses/

#ScienceFiction #Podcast #Worldcon #LAconV #WSFS #Eurocon #MetropolCon

We're thrilled to welcome Martha Wells as one of our featured participants at #LAconV!

Martha Wells has been writing since 1993. Her work includes The Murderbot Diaries, The Books of the Raksura, the Ile-Rien series, and most recently Witch King and its sequel Queen Demon, as well as other novels, short fiction, non-fiction, and media tie-ins.

Want to ask https://wandering.shop/@charliejane about her latest novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster? JOIN US AT #LACONV - Charlie Jane is one of our featured participants!

We're excited to welcome the author of All the Birds in the Sky, The City in the Middle of the Night and the young-adult Unstoppable trilogy. She's also the author of the short story collection Even Greater Mistakes, and Never Say You Can't Survive, a book about how to use creative writing to get through hard times.

Are you excited to see Fonda Lee at #LAconV? We are!

Lee is the award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of a dozen fantasy and science fiction books, including the science fiction novel The Last Contract of Isako, and the modern epic fantasy Green Bone Saga, which has been translated into seventeen languages and named one of Time magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time.

@adriabailton
I'm Elektra Hammond. Find me at untilmidnight.com

See me talk about SF/F, RHPS, comics, TV, and Supernatural at Con-Tinual (the Con that Never Ends) on FB and Youtube.

I'll be focused on writing until Confluence in July (got my schedule) and LA Con V (Worldcon) in August. Until then, I'm on social media.

#writephant #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amediting #alternatehistory #writersofmastodon #ConTinual #supernatural #comics #ZNB #LAconV #confluence

Wole Talabi is the next featured Program Participant for #LAconV!

Wole Talabi is an engineer, writer and editor from Nigeria. He is the author of THE FIST OF MEMORY (2026) and SHIGIDI AND THE BRASS HEAD OF OBALUFON (2023). His short fiction is collected in the books CONVERGENCE PROBLEMS (2024) and INCOMPLETE SOLUTIONS (2019).

#LAconV Program Participant highlights continue today starting with Charlaine Harris!

Charlaine Harris is a NYT bestselling author. Her career has spanned forty-five years and has been translated into thirty languages.

She has grandchildren, rescue dogs, and a house on a bluff above the Brazos River.

Program Participant features for #LAconV start today!

First to be featured, @adapalmer.

Ada Palmer’s Terra Ignota series explores a future of borderless nations and globally commixing populations. The first volume Too Like the Lightning was a Hugo finalist and Compton Crook winner, while Ada received the Astounding Award for Best New Writer.

All members of #LAconV (other than single-day members) are members of the World Science Fiction Society, and eligible to vote to determine the site for the 86th Worldcon in 2028. A $50 USD voting fee is required to cast a vote. Even if you don’t have a preference in the outcome, voting in Site Selection guarantees you a WSFS membership in the 86th Worldcon.

@Priyajsridhar
I'm Elektra Hammond. Find me at untilmidnight.com

See me talk about SF/F, RHPS, comics, TV, and Supernatural at Con-Tinual (the Con that Never Ends) on FB and Youtube.

I'll be focused on writing until Confluence in July (got my schedule) and LA Con V (Worldcon) in August. Until then, I'm on social media.

#writephant #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amediting #alternatehistory #writersofmastodon #ConTinual #supernatural #comics #ZNB #LAconV #confluence

A very Happy Birthday to Guest of Honor Ronald D. Moore! We can't wait to welcome him alongside our other Guests of Honor in just under two months at #LAconV.

Want to ask him about Star City? About Mission Impossible 2? About Caprica? To raise a toast to this incredible iconic television creator?

Join us at LAcon V! https://www.lacon.org/register

All members of #LAconV (other than single-day members) are members of the World Science Fiction Society, and eligible to vote to determine the site for the 86th Worldcon in 2028. A $50 USD voting fee is required to cast a vote. Even if you don’t have a preference in the outcome, voting in Site Selection guarantees you a WSFS membership in the 86th Worldcon.

@Priyajsridhar
I'm Elektra Hammond. Find me at untilmidnight.com

See me talk about SF/F, RHPS, comics, TV, and Supernatural at Con-Tinual (the Con that Never Ends) on FB and Youtube.

I'll be focused on writing until Confluence in July (got my schedule) and LA Con V (Worldcon) in August. Until then, I'm on social media.

#writephant #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amediting #alternatehistory #writersofmastodon #ConTinual #supernatural #comics #ZNB #LAconV #confluence

A tesseract is a four-dimensional geometric shape, often described as the 4D equivalent of a cube. A tesseract has 16 vertices (corners). 32 edges, 24 square faces, and eight cubic cells. Trying to figure out what that might look like? We're pleased to say that artist Nicky Alice will have several of them on display at #LAconV! https://www.nickyalice.com

We are working to make the #LAconV virtual programming a robust and interactive experience for all, and we need volunteers to help that happen!

If you are interested in volunteering in-person or online for virtual LAcon V, please visit our site: lacon.org/volunteer

The WSFS Business Meeting at #LAconV is where members debate and vote on changes to the rules governing the Hugo Awards and Worldcon. It offers fans a direct role in shaping the future of WSFS, making it one of the most important forums for participation in science fiction fandom.

@neve
I'm Elektra Hammond. Find me at https://untilmidnight.com

See me talk about SF/F, RHPS, comics, TV, and Supernatural at Con-Tinual (the Con that Never Ends) on FB and Youtube.

I'll be focused on writing until Confluence in July (got my schedule today!) and LA Con V (Worldcon) in August. Until then, I'm on social media.

#writephant #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amediting #alternatehistory #writersofmastodon #ConTinual #supernatural #comics #ZNB #LAconV #confluence

The Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards voting is still open until Sunday, August 8 at 8 pm Pacific!

Don't forget to submit your ballots if you're an Attending, Virtual, or WSFS member. If you don't have a membership yet, you can sign up through the #LAconV site now: lacon.org/register