Podcasts about Eastercon

John, Alison, and Liz are live from the Belfast Eastercon! An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: It's a live recording! Eastercon 2026: Iridescence in Birmingham Guests of Honour R J Barker Karen Lord Emma Newman John Wilson and Serena Culfeather Prices Adult: £80 Low income: £50 Child/teen: £20 Supporting: £40 Eastercon 2027: Unconfined in Glasgow Guests of Honour P Djeli Clark L R Lam Mark Meenan Tamsyn Muir Prices Adult £85 Discounted adult: £60 Young person: £20 Child: £5 No supporting rate has yet been announced Eastercon 2028: BSFA v Marcus Streets Eastercon 2029 and 2030: Rumours abound Picks John: Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster Alison: Er. Steak? Spending too much? Unclear Liz: Karaoke and ThinkBox Belfast Credits Cover art: “Octothorpe at Reconnect” by Andrew Hogg Alt text: John, Alison and Liz are sat behind a table at Reconnect doing a live podcast. The words “Octothorpe 133” appear at the bottom. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John picks too soon, Alison is fully paid-up, and Liz found the comment. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 7) Letters of comment Andreas Davour (toot) Bridget Bradshaw (skeet) Chris Garcia David Bamford (skeet) DC (skeet, requires sign-in) Przypadek/Blind Chance Farah Mendlesohn (Facebook) Karen Schaffer Meg MacDonald (Facebook) Raj (toot) Short story: “Bond, Bond, and James Bond” by Eric Molinsky Novelette: “Lake of Souls” by Ann Leckie (from her new collection, Lake of Souls) Novella: Last Stop by Django Wexler Tammy Coxen (skeet) Eastercon 2025: Reconnect in Belfast John has been asked to head up the Discord Bursaries Deadline is noon on 16 February Email finance@easterconbelfast.org with as much or as little detail as you like Eastercon 2026: Iridescence, a bid for Birmingham BSFA BSFA Award Longlist Octothorpe 122 has been nominated, thank you very much! Review policy rumours Steven French's comment on Camestros Felapton's blog New chair: Stewart Hotson Picks John: Severance S2 Alison: The Brutalist Liz: Lady Eve's Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow Credits Cover art: “Live From Minidisc” by Alison Scott Alt text: A blue Sony MiniDisc Walkman shows, on its LCD screen, “Now playing: Octothorpe_128”. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John is incoherent, Alison is excited, and Liz is romantic. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Abigail Nussbaum Ali Baker Brooks Andy Openshaw Chris Garcia Claire Brialey David Salter Ed Morland Farah Mendlesohn Irwin Hirsh Jonny Baddeley Neil Ottenstein Roseanna Pendlebury We also heard from: Fiona Moore, Ivan Sinha Readers' recommendations Best Novel Private Rites by Julia Armfield I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S Beagle Metal from Heaven by August Clarke In Universes by Emet North The West Passage by Jared Pechaček Three Eight One by Aliya Whiteley Someone You Can Build a Nest in By John Wiswell Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) Deadpool and Wolverine Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox Best Game or Interactive Work: Tactical Breach Wizards Best Fancast Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones by Emily Tesh and Rebecca Fraimow Lady Eve's Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow Astounding Award The End of Nobility by Michael Green Briardene Books Preorders for Colourfields by Paul Kincaid are now open! Eastercon 2025: Reconnect in Belfast Picks John: Sliding Doors Alison: Three Men in Orbit by Sandra Bond Liz: Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean Credits Cover art: “Availability Flowchart” by Alison Scott Alt text: A flowchart entitled “How to meet John, Alison and/or Liz at Eastercon”. The boxes culminate in “console yourself with Octothorpe 127”, and the various options are listed below, but the original file is here in case that's more helpful to the partially sighted. How to meet John, Alison and/or Liz at Eastercon Are you going to Reconnect? Of course!/Not sure Oh go on it will be a laugh Oh all right then/No… Are they in the bar? Yes! I can't see them Are you quite sure? Check again Oh wait… there they are No sign Is there another bar? Yes! Nope Are they on programme? Yes! No Wait till the moderator asks for questions But it's Octothorpe Live! Is your joke very funny? Obviously! Excellent! Good to know. COME AND SAY HELLO until then… Are they asleep or on the loo? No, they look chill Er, yes? Oh, that's a shame Console yourself with Octothorpe 127 Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

Sound quality is poor due to my sound board futzing out. Apologies. Man gets ousted at Eastercon, filming for Murderbot has begun, Hugo nominations are out, the Shat is 93, Louis Gossett, Jr. passed away, SPSFC announces two finalists. Vernor Vinge gets poured a Cold One! Remembering Gene Wilder is being shown at the Milwaukee Film Festival, April 13th at 3:30 PM and April 16th at 12:30 PM. Egg Con launches in Lake Geneva this summer, and Orange Mike announces the recipient of the Transatlantic Fan Fund (TAFF). Plus, episodes of The Stupid Files, and Agent 770.

John used to be an undergraduate, Alison has been keeping a list, and can Liz be a stunt Liz? A transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Death (Deb Geisler, chapter 3) and gambling (Hugo Awards, chapter 7; Alison's pick, chapter 8). Letters of comment Chris Garcia Mike Glyer Transcripts Bob Morrell Colin Murtagh We also heard from Jonny Baddeley, Alex Holden, Farah Mendlesohn, and Ang Rosin Deb Geisler File 770 Eastercon Programme Octothorpe Live is at 13:00 on Monday! Games Newsletter Please come help, post in the Discord if you'd like to volunteer! GUFF Vote here! Doc Weir BSFA Awards Awards Nebula Award finalists Android Press Games The Bread Must Rise Hugo Award betting markets Liz has decided not to put her referral link here because the people who run the website might be a bit too Silicon Valley-y Hugo, Girl! un-recuse Picks John: Airecon Overs: The Cricket Card Game Alison: The 2023 Eastercon souvenir book Balatro Liz: “No CGI is really just INVISIBLE CGI” on YouTube Todd Vaziri on X, BlueSky, Mastodon Credits Cover art: “Podcasting Is Magic” by Alison Scott Alt text: Three ponies in the style of My Little Pony adorn the cover. The left-hand one is orange, and has a six-sided die as a cutie mark. The central one is teal, and has a rainbow Apple logo for a cutie mark. The right-hand one is blue, and has a Hugo Award for a cutie mark. They look like they are having a nice time. The words “My Little Octothorpe 106” appear at the top, and the words “Podcasting Is Magic” appear at the bottom. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John is self-promoting, Alison ”doesn't have COVID”, and Liz is distracting. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: large power and age differentials in sexual relationships (John's pick) Letters of comment Chris Garcia Niall Harrison Adam Roberts on romantasy A website called “pudding.cool” Geri Sullivan Bridget Bradshaw TrishEM says congratulations Dave Mansfield Upcoming conventions which aren't Worldcon Triple Time!, the 34th filk convention (2–4 February 2024, Buxton) Picocon 41 (23 March, London) Gallifrey One (16–18 February 2024, Los Angeles, USA) Levitation 2024, the Eastercon (29 March 2024–1 April 2024, Telford) FunCon (31 May–2 June 2024, Buxton) Glasgow 2024, the Worldcon (8–12 August 2024, Glasgow) Three Black Halflings Hotel bookings open on 22 January 2024 Novacon (8–10 November 2024, Buxton) Send us your Hugo recs while there is a chance we might read/watch them and mention them China Miéville and Keanu Reeves are collaborating Picks John: Poor Things Exhibition of costumes at the Barbican Alison: Why Don't You Love Me? by Paul B. Rainey (hardback, ebook, Amazon) Liz: Chants of Sennaar (PS4, Steam, Switch, Xbox) Relevant Penny Arcade Credits Cover art: “Glasgow Hotel Board Game” by Alison Scott Alt text: A board reminiscent of a well-known board game about property trading. There are three purple properties (Campanile, Village, Moxy), each of which has one hotel. There are two teal properties (Crowne Plaza, Marriott), a replacement for “In Jail” called “In WSFS”, a Statue square featuring a man on horseback with a traffic cone on his head, and a square called Telephone Kiosk with a depiction of a police box. In the middle of the board, the words “Octothorpe Episode 101”. Each property has asterisks for the rent and the words “Rates coming very soon but not quite soon enough for this cover” appear at the bottom. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

In this episode of Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons SFF criticism podcast, we air an interview with the reviewer, editor, and critic Niall Harrison which Dan conducted at Conversation, the 2023 UK Eastercon, at which Niall was a Guest of Honour. Through a series of books from various parts of his life, Niall talks about how he began reading SF, why he started reviewing it ... and where criticism might or should go in the future. Niall Harrison is author of All These Worlds: Reviews and Essays (Briardene Books, 2023). Eastercon 2024 will be Levitation, hosted in Telford; Eastercon 2025 will be Reconnect, to be held in Belfast.

Alison, Liz, John and Alison are live from Conversation! Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Twitter or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID Eastercon 2025: Reconnect Funcon 1 Picks: John: Adrian Tchaikovsky Alison: Plague Liz: Nocebo (Netflix) Credits Cover art: “Conversation” by Sue Mason Alt text: The dragon and robot from Conversation's logo, either side of a shield depicting two rockets with a moose head above it and a sleeping black cat below it. Text reads “Octothorpe 81: Live from Eastercon”. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John, Alison, and Liz are live from Reclamation, the 2022 Eastercon! Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Conversation 2023 Levitation 2024 Nicholas Whyte's blog, From the Heart of Europe No merchandise (yet) This Never Happened John's Untappd check-in Taste of Mold Victoria Line moquette sofa Picks Liz: The Midnight Bargain by C. L. Polk (paperback, epub, audiobook, Amazon) John: A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger (hardback, epub, audiobook, Amazon) Credits Cover art: Duncan MacGregor Theme music: Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John is a Hugo Award finalist, Alison is a Hugo Award winner, and Liz's mum got a folk award once. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: classism (chapter 2) Hugo Awards We are a finalist for Best Fancast We are SO EXCITED John and Alison are almost certainly going to Chicon 8 (Liz is a “maybe”) We will be thrilled to lose to any of the other finalists (especially Hugo, Girl!) Letters of comment: Ali Baker A whole emergency episode of Fantasy Book swap! Malcolm Hutchison DC Duncan MacGregor Nick Gibbins Jonny Baddeley Eastercon We are live from Eastercon at 1:30pm on Monday! The fan funds are having “amazeballs” and a silent auction Auction catalogue Register to bid Place bids The Hugo Awards Do these all look Chinese? Liz has been listening to Lifewriting by Tananarive Due and Stephen Barnes - Brandon Sanderson Alex Holden's concertinas Brandon Sanderson's YouTube channel His confession They backed every publishing Kickstarter The project on Kickstarter It made $41m! Sanderson's blog post about the Kickstarter Including details about how he wanted to have an alternative platform away from Amazon dominance His team is so big he has an HR director, he's splitting that cash quite a lot of ways Tolstoy on wax cylinder Picks Rossum's Universal Robots on BBC Radio 4 Liz: Base Notes by Lara Elena Donnelly (paperback, Kindle, John can't find an alternative ebook vendor) Nice review from Lee Mandelo John: Moon Knight vol. 7 (comiXology, Marvel) Credits Cover art: WSFS/The Hugo Awards (!) Theme music: Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John, Alison and Liz have been nominated for a BSFA Award! (Also, Liz is on holiday, naturally.) Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Chris Garcia The Flying Fantastical Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore Peter Sullivan Chris for TAFF Kin-Ming Looi Duncan MacGregor Lori Anderson Hugo deadline is March 15th We recommended some things on Cora Buhlert's blog Tears of the Anaren by C. W. Longbottom Eastercon: What do you want from your bids? Liz: Who's running it and why? Where and why? Are there significant drawbacks? Commitment to having code of conduct/access policies, even if they're in progress Why will it be particularly fun? What bits of Eastercon tradition don't you plan to implement (if any)? What are your plans for hybrid/virtual content? Do you have a good presentation that shows you have organisational nous? Alison: Expanding on who's running the convention a little Are you running at Easter? (See Eastercon tradition) What about real ale? What are your provisions for children? John: How much will it cost? Picks Liz: The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years: From The Next Generation to J. J. Abrams: The Complete, Uncensored, and Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek (hardback, epub, Kindle) John: Android: Netrunner (eBay) Alison: I Didn't Do the Thing Today by Madeleine Dore (paperback, epub, Kindle) The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (paperback, epub, Kindle) Music credits Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license

John is a spoilsport, Alison is promoting and Liz might come to Eastercon. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 2), Spider-Man: No Way Home casting spoilers (chapter 6) Letters of comment Chris Garcia Ali Baker Mark Plummer TAFF ebooks Geri Sullivan TAFF administrators' FAQ COVID-19 Reclamation are requiring vaccination for all attendees Hotel bookings are open, and the booking code has gone out to members Podcast corner: The Incomparable Gameshow The Incomparable #600 Become the Teapot DisCon III Tweet from Mary Robinette Kowal The proposal for Game Hugo is out! Jason Sanford is doing a survey on SF&F magazines and the pandemic to compare to his pre-pandemic data Picks Liz: Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson (paper, epub, Kindle) Alison: Loki (Disney+) John: Spider-Man: No Way Home (in cinemas) tick, tick… BOOM! (Netflix) Music credits Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license

John might hire a camper van, Alison might wee twice before bed, and Liz might not plot enough graphs. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 4), sexism (chapter 5) We're doing Octothorpe Live at Novacon at 1pm on Sunday! Letters of comment Carved turnip Eastercon Reclamation has a hotel Tasha Suri is their new Guest of Honour Zen Cho has sadly had to step down Eastercon in a post-coronavirus world There was a thread on the future of Eastercon venues UK Eastercon Community Group Not to be confused with the old Future of Eastercon group Eastercons may need to move beyond hotels University accommodation Camp sites such as Butlins or Pontins Electromagnetic Field (EMF) It was pointed out that this has issues with dates Easter may be cold/windy/rainy Bank holidays and warm weather are a busy time for these sites SFX Weekender already does this sort of thing so it is feasible! Some hotels have been asking for huge deposits This is probably due to increased risk and not enough Government guidance It might go away again when these change Would a central Eastercon organisation help? (Probably not) Redemption 2022 Picks Alison: Dune (outside) and Black Widow (Disney+) Liz's comment on the Dune soundtrack John: Unfathomable and the Ludoquist Liz: The Empress of Salt and Fortune (epub, Kindle, paperback) Music credits Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license

John is at his usual podcasting setup, Alison is in a cauldron, and Liz is on Plague Island. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: death (chapter 3) and COVID-19 discussion (chapter 4). Coded messages appeared in This Here… #45 Letters of comment Ali Baker Alison appeared on episode 3 of Ali's podcast Fran Dowd Chris Garcia (twice) American Vandal Brick Pat McMurray Caroline Mersey Recipe for fifteens Karen Schaffer Recipe for bar cookies Peter Sullivan Erle Korshak has died John's TAFF trip report, Best. Trip. Ever. Convention COVID-19 policies DisCon III have released a new COVID-19 policy Vaccination required (no exemptions) Masks required Liz found Dragon Con's COVID-19 policy Vaccination required (medical/child exemptions mean you can test instead) Masks required 50% maximum capacity Novacon are planning to have a COVID-19 policy Dave Hicks will be in charge of this Corflu do not have a policy on their website and did not respond to a request for comment Fantasycon do not have a policy on their website but responded to a request for comment No vaccination policy (!) Asking attendees to wear face masks and socially distance Encouraging attendees to take lateral flow tests UK Games Expo There was widespread criticism of the early-June plans They capitulated a week later in the face of the gaming fandom CONvergence had a similar policy to DisCon III File 770 linked to CONvergence's Twitter thread outlining a COVID case in a convention attendee There are also reports on Facebook First Second This does not appear to have led to any at-con transmission By which we mean, we haven't found any reports thereof The mysterious case of the toilet on the plane Alison is officially part of an Eastercon 2023 bid which is forthcoming! Caroline Mullan is the chair If selected, the convention will be called Conversation Futurecon 2021 is coming up Aftershow: Horizon Zero Dawn is quite good Aloy and unrealistic depictions of beauty Music credits Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

John is excited, Alison is oh boy oh boy oh boy, and Liz… isn't. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Letters of comment Pat McMurray DC Chris Garcia Mark Plummer Karen Schaffer Geri Sullivan Claire Brialey Poetry Corner Chris Garcia Octothorpoetry #1 and Loctothorpe #1 will be coming to eFanzines! Eastercon ConFusion 2021 announced they are using Gather.town ConFusion 2021 gave some details about programme, which can be accessed through TV/phones/tablets as well as through Gather Gather has come under fire for some accessibility issues Alison is UK Fanzine liason for Glasgow in 2024 NEW DOUGLAS ADAMS BOOK Music credits Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 3.0 license

John grumbles, Alison parties, and Liz can't stay awake. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media! The BSFA have a Discord server First Thursday London pub meetings (“the Tun”) CoNZealand announces they're going online Alison is still running for GUFF Concentric 2020 is hosting a virtual Eastercon bid session on Easter Sunday WiFi SciFi Panel 1: Fear, Hope and Speculative Fiction Panel 2: The Plague-Writer's Tale Zoom has had some problems with respect to privacy concerns: Every Zoom Security and Privacy Flaw So Far, and What You Can Do to Protect Yourself The Washington Post was able to view private, archived Zoom videos Bruce Schneier goes in-depth on Zoom's relationship with marketing Zoom's response to the technical issues that have been highlighted Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 3.0 license

We've just returned from Ytterbium, a.k.a Eastercon 70, the annual UK science fiction convention. During the convention we had the great pleasure of chatting to a wonderful range of con-goers to create a snapshot of the kind of conversations you'd hear down at the bar, from writers to publishers, fans, reviewers, academics and con-runners. We wanted to catch the atmosphere of a con and we certainly captured the background sounds of one! We had tremendous fun putting this episode together and we hope to bring you another one of these bumper convention episodes from Worldcon 2019 in Dublin. Enjoy the episode!Time for Cakes and Ale, a podcast featuring geeky ramblings with Becks & Eeson, and also home to "Time for Cherry Pie and Coffee", a Twin Peaks podcast, and "The Tally Ho", a Prisoner podcast.Follow us on Twitter @TFCAALike us on FacebookVisit our Website See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Part 2 of Saturday at Eastercon – had to split the day over 2 files because there were so many! This is the second file where I interview Allen Stroud (author, reviewer, con organiser and more), and authors Tade Thompson, Anna Smith Spark, and Jeannette Ng!

Two BSFA winners! Sunday at Eastercon and we talked to Gareth L. Powell, fresh off the back of his win for best novel, also Tiffani Angus, Farah Mendlesohn, and Aliette de Bodard after her win for best non-fiction. The loud sound is the wind (and the occasional plane, bus, taxi…) but the second half is […]

Your round up from Saturday at Ytterbiumcon, the 70th Eastercon. I spoke to so many people of different parts of the writer’s community, at different stages in their careers and different challenges. Split into two files for size. The first file listen to Adrian Tchaikovsky, Ferdinand Page, John Jarrold, Mike Brooks. See the second file […]

Women and Words Overview 14-19 April 2018  Andi is still on the road and could not get her shit together to do a Fangirl Friday blog or get the book lists ready. Which she is totally trying to remedy. Don’t judge. Jove, meanwhile, had to do some serious parenting stuff this past week that sucked but is totally important. Also, just so you know, that grandfather clock in that huge hotel Stevie Carroll was in for the British sci fi convention is not a Tardis. Important tip. You’re welcome. And Cliffi, please take Andi and Jove with you on your epic road trip.   14 April: Women and Wordster Erin Saluta joined us to discuss a very serious topic about language choices, triggers, and suicide. Women and Words link HERE   15 April: Author Emma Ashmere stopped by to chat about her book, The Floating Garden, which is set in 1920s Sydney, Australia. Women and Words link HERE Emma Ashmere’s website   16 April: Author and women and Wordster and awesome woman-about-town Stevie Carroll attended FollyCon (this year known as EasterCon because it fell on that weekend), the annual British national science fiction convention. Women and Words link HERE Stevie Carroll’s LiveJournal   18 April: Author and Women and Wordster Jove Belle provided a cool writing prompt tip. Go see! Women and Words link HERE Jove Belle’s website   18 April: Also on the 18th! Author and Women and Wordster Clifford Mae Henderson reported from her epic road trip! Women and Words link HERE Clifford Mae Henderson’s website You can follow Cliffi’s road adventures at her personal blog HERE   19 April: Author and Women and Wordster R.G. Emanuelle had some thoughts about representation—in this case, about Italians. Of which she is. Women and Words link HERE R.G. Emanuelle’s website   ALSO! R.G. Emanuelle’s latest book, The Potion, is officially out 24 April!   And if you know of any publishing/book/fan-related events coming up and you’d like us to babble about them on the Women and Words podcast, drop us a line at the Women and Words website!

Show regulars Ed Fortune, Russell A Smith and Producer AL are joined by Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Jeannette Ng and S.J. Groenewegen in a special live version of the popular book podcast, presented at Follycon 2018. An energetic and silly look at recent events in the world of genre fiction. Ed attempts to get through the book news, and co-hosts and special guests try and stop him. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.

Fandom has been international for a long time. This panel will present and discuss fandom in other countries and international conventions. Many Swedes go to British and Irish cons like Eastercon, Novacon and Octocon, to the Eurocons and Worldcon. Fanfunds raise money to send fans to conventions abroad to increase the interactions. Participants: Marcin Klak, … Fortsätt läsa Sweconpoddar 51 – International fandom →

Impressions of going to my very first real science fiction convention, why aren't people angrier about lack of diversity? Oxford washout, and goodbye Unity.

Impressions of going to my very first real science fiction convention, why aren't people angrier about lack of diversity? Oxford washout, and goodbye Unity.

Impressions of going to my very first real science fiction convention, why aren't people angrier about lack of diversity? Oxford washout, and goodbye Unity.

In this episode, recorded at Eastercon 2017, author Chris Butler joined us to discuss the role of short fiction in the science fiction and fantasy genre. In addition to insights about his own experiences writing, editing and publishing genre fiction, we mulled over the stories nominated for the BSFA Short Fiction award.Follow us on Twitter @TFCAALike us on FacebookVisit our Website See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Special show in which Ed and Producer AL talk about their adventures at sci-fi book festival Eastercon, during the event itself. Special guest is D A Lascelles. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.

In possibly one of my favourite interviews so far this year, we talk to author Seanan McGuire about her books, faeries, epidemiology, vaccination and more. Keep an eye on the site over the next few weeks for reviews of Seanan's books. In the meantime you can follow Seanan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/seananmcguire and check out her website at http://www.seananmcguire.com/ You can subscribe to our new YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/wonkyspanner We'll be back soon with another episode, but don't forget you can get the latest updates from The Wonky Spanner by following us on twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWonkySpanner or on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheWonkySpanner.  Until then, goodnight internet, whenever you are.

We had the pleasure of catching up with the author of The Dresden Files and the Codex Alera series at this year's Eastercon. We talk about both of those series, his new Steam Opera novel, the future of the Dresden Files on TV, being a gamer and much more. For more information about upcoming Jim Butcher novels check out http://www.orbitbooks.net/ To book tickets and find out more info about Helen Arney's Sci-Fi with Science weekend head over to http://www.popupscreens.co.uk/ And, finally, for more information about Lawgiver MkII check out http://www.rule32promotions.co.uk/ We'll be back soon with another episode, but don't forget you can get the latest updates from The Wonky Spanner by following us on twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWonkySpanner or on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheWonkySpanner.  Until then, goodnight internet, whenever you are.

On this week's show, Brendan, Spindles and Ady chew over the thorny issue that is this year's Hugo nominations. For those of you that are unaware of the controversy around this year's awards, we give a brief run down of what has transpired and mull over what can be done about it in both the short and long term. We also report back on this year's Eastercon, highlight some current kickstarter campaigns in Crowdfunder Corner and chat over what we are looking forward to in the coming weeks. Congratulations to Oxgoth on his winning entry to our Warcraft competition, your prize is winging it's way to you as we speak. Our next show will bear the winning title of Invasion of the Nerd Snatchers.  For more details on the Night Terrace kickstarter check out https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/labcoatman/night-terrace-season-two And for some shameless self promotion you can pick up an ebook copy of Killer Bees from Outer Space from Amazon featuring Spindles' story, Return to the Kingdom of the Shadow People here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Killer-Bees-Outer-Space-Walters-ebook/dp/B00VH6DTQI As always you can find us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nerdvworld Or follow us on twitter: Brendan: http://www.twitter.com/NerdVsWorld Ady: http://www.twitter.com/kaosady Spindles: http://www.twitter.com/spindlyone Until next time, Take care and be excellent to each other.

On this week's show, Brendan, Spindles and Ady chew over the thorny issue that is this year's Hugo nominations. For those of you that are unaware of the controversy around this year's awards, we give a brief run down of what has transpired and mull over what can be done about it in both the short and long term. We also report back on this year's Eastercon, highlight some current kickstarter campaigns in Crowdfunder Corner and chat over what we are looking forward to in the coming weeks. Congratulations to Oxgoth on his winning entry to our Warcraft competition, your prize is winging it's way to you as we speak. Our next show will bear the winning title of Invasion of the Nerd Snatchers.  For more details on the Night Terrace kickstarter check out https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/labcoatman/night-terrace-season-two And for some shameless self promotion you can pick up an ebook copy of Killer Bees from Outer Space from Amazon featuring Spindles' story, Return to the Kingdom of the Shadow People here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Killer-Bees-Outer-Space-Walters-ebook/dp/B00VH6… As always you can find us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nerdvworld Or follow us on twitter: Brendan: http://www.twitter.com/NerdVsWorld Ady: http://www.twitter.com/kaosady Spindles: http://www.twitter.com/spindlyone Until next time, Take care and be excellent to each other.

Friday night at the 2015 UK Eastercon. Drinking some dreadful beer and watching a wonderful show. Saw the amazing Mr John Robertson performing, ‘The Dark Room’. Very shouty and completely immersive. Enjoyed it a lot. RSS feed for the Eastercon podcasts is here: You should also be able to find it on Itunes by searching […]

It’s Friday night at the UK Eastercon. Professor Elemental entertains the fans and then offers moist cuddles all around. RSS feed for the Eastercon podcasts is here: You should also be able to find it on Itunes by searching for Eastercon in podcasts.

Arrival at the Park Inn at Heathrow. Registration. Dealers rooms Beer. RSS feed for the Eastercon podcasts is here:

“The Rings of Akhaten” divided opinion in fandom, and we here at Verity! were no different. Listen as Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy hash it out. Was it dumb? Fun? Or both? Did the Doctor face a massive soul-eating god? Or an ineffectual Great Pumpkin cosplayer? We answer these questions (or at least discuss them) and more! ^E Also covered:The Reign of Terror with a 3-year-old!Eastercon watches Doctor Who!Four members of Verity! nominated for Hugo Awards!Doctor Who: The Reunion on BBC Radio 4!

Monday at the Eastercon where I am in a panel about virtual cons, we sing the praises of the con guidebook app and a whole bunch of tweets seem to find their way into the podcast 05 Eastercon 2012

Sunday at the Eastercon and we have a podcasting workshop. I interviewed Martin Easterbrook who is, together with Margaret Austin,Fan Guest of Honour here.  [audio http://archive.org/download/04Eastercon2012_396/04eastercon2012.mp3]   04 Eastercon 2012

It’s Saturday at the convention. Carrie and I man the dealer table. Children and sandwiches are tortured. There’s a panel in the fan room about fanzines (whowouldathunkit) and there’s lots of desperate fun 03 Eastercon Podcasts

We’re back at the Radisson Edwardian and it’s the usual maze of twisty passages all alike. This is day one  of my Eastercon experience and it’s been one fraught with various difficulties but still, it’s great to be here again at SF fandoms grand weekend of play. Here is podcast number 2 but actually my […]