Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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Windycon!

I am absolutely delighted to announce that I will be the Guest of Honor at Windycon 39, to be held November 8-11 2012 in Lombard, Illinois (right near Chicago). The theme of the convention is ZOMBIES, which makes me basically the perfect guest in every possible way (no false modesty here). Even better, my beloved Amy McNally is their music guest, which means that Windycon 39 will be a veritable PERFECT STORM of SHEER AWESOME.

I am very excited, and I hope to see you there!

Also: a few people who knew about this early (not from me) spilled the beans, and I started getting cranky emails from people who wanted to know why I wasn't announcing the convention here or updating my website to reflect that I was going to be attending. The answer? I wasn't allowed. Please remember that regardless of what you know, I can't acknowledge things I don't have permission to talk about yet, and that includes convention guest invites that haven't been announced or confirmed by the con in question.

I can't wait to see you all in Illinois...and that's why I haven't been saying anything up until now. It's been a secret.
Tags: amy, conventions, good things, so the marilyn, zombies
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*sigh* Odd as this seems even to me, I already have all my vacation time and money allocated for 2012, and adding another con to the nine or ten I already have planned, no matter how awesome, probably isn't in the cards. Distressing, but there will be other years and other Perfect Storms, I'm sure. If OVFF is still on your schedule, I'll see you there.
Woe. :( We shall miss you.

OVFF is a hopefully. It depends on a lot of things.
... and I skipped closing ceremonies, thinking there wouldn't be anything important going on, to set up the room for the dead dog filk.

Now I know what all the yelling was about!
It was in the program book!

Re: Squee! *flail*

tigertoy

5 years ago

Congratulations!
I'm excited. :)
You were listed in the program book and everything!

I had been thinking about skipping Windycon next year, but now I suppose I'll just have to go back :-)
Yes.

You will.
Mazel tov!
Thank you!
Congrats! That sounds awesome, and I wish I could be there!
It should be great.
I'm not even over being jacked from this year's WindyCon, and I'm already so jacked for next year's. It's gonna be amazing.
Yes!

Yes, it is.
As stated in the other entry, I would ask you to MC the masquerade, but thought that between being Seanan (author), being Seanan (filker) and being Mira, you'd asplode if asked to do one more thing.

We are having a special Masquerade award for Post-Apocalyptic Formal Wear...
AWESOME.

Small point: modesty is, in my eyes, a very dubious virtue. Know what you're worth and don't say that you're less than that, just for other people's sakes. I mention this in regards to your comment that you're the perfect guest for this con. I'm glad you know it!
/end_rant

As a female author, "don't seem arrogant" is something I spend a tedious amount of time being reminded of. It can be hard. :(

Thank you!
OOOOH, never been to Windycon. Will the finances permit another con in 2012? If they do, sounds like this could be the one.
Yay!
Congratulations!
Thank you!
Cognratulations!
*dance dance*
That's just up the road from me! I think I'll make plans to meet you & stay for the con.

Congratulations!
Awesome, and thank you!
I am only 2 hours away. Hopefully I'll be able to sneak away for a day :)
Yay!
The last time I was at Duckon, they told me they expected to see my watercolors at the next Windycon. The same people ran both, and they were lovely and kind, as well as willing to help encourage a beginner with low self confidence. Since that last takes time, and some intestinal fortitude, well, I am glad you are going to what should be a nice convention.
Er, ran the art show, that is.

seanan_mcguire

5 years ago

Continuing what seems to be a theme, Barfleet Abandon had been thinking of taking next WindyCon off... Then the captain noted that two of our shipmates were to be Guests of Honor...

We'll not only be there, we'll be loaded for ZOMBIE!

Abandon!
SHIP!!!

Hip Hip !!
BARLEET!!

WOO!

Boozimohol and goodness!