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Dispatches from Kumoricon 2009 – Day 2

Anime, Conventions, Editorial | Posted by Alexander Case September 6th, 2009

Alright, I’ve gotten back from Day 2 of Kumoricon (a little early, there weren’t any other panels I wanted to go to today, and I’d spent all I could afford in the dealer room). Now that I can get online, here are my thoughts on day 2. Oh, and for those who are hoping for photographs and other pictures, I’ll get those for you later.

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Dispatches from Kumoricon 2009 – Day 1

Anime, Conventions, Editorial | Posted by Alexander Case September 5th, 2009

Well, I just got back from Kumoricon 2009. My reports and thoughts on day 1 of the Con, and what I said, saw, and did, below the break.

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Worldcon in Five

Conventions | Posted by JD DeLuzio August 11th, 2009

Anticipation, the 67th World Science Fiction Convention, has come and gone. I’ve assembled a video that conveys the slightest idea of what happened:

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Hugo Awards 2009

Conventions | Posted by JD DeLuzio August 9th, 2009

The 56th Hugo Awards went out tonight in Montreal. Julie Czerneda once again proved herself SF’s most whimsically charming host, the good twin of Delerium from Sandman, grounded and lacking in malice. And speaking of Hugo winners….

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Anticipation: Worldcon #67

Conventions | Posted by JD DeLuzio August 5th, 2009

Worldcon opens today in Montreal, Quebec, with GoH Neil Gaiman and a host of fans, writers, industry insiders, and… Any of you?

‘Cause, Bureau-crats are an unusual lot. We like to read posts. We’re less likely to comment, perhaps preferring to wait until we have something intelligent or witty to say. But….

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Penguicon 7.0 Video Highlights

Conventions | Posted by JD DeLuzio May 9th, 2009

Last week’s Penguicon in Romulus, MI proved a huge success….

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Con Season!

Conventions | Posted by JD DeLuzio April 18th, 2009

There’s always an SF Con somewhere, and I’ve got panel spots at two in the next few weeks. I hope to see some Bureau-crats there!

Click for details and video.

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