Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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It was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea...

And now for something completely different: a few words about a convention. No, not one where I'm a guest, although I have several of those to talk about this year (too many, if you ask the cats, who want me to stop traveling and stay home already).

I'm talking about FOGcon.

FOGcon (or "Friends of the Genre") is a literary-themed San Francisco SF/F con in the tradition of Wiscon and Readercon. It's small, fresh, and still forming its traditions. Better yet, it's being held in Walnut Creek, California, my home territory, which makes it awesome. This year's guests are Nalo Hopkinson and Shelley Jackson, with Mary Shelley as their Ghost of Honor, and this year's theme is "The Body."

This is a friendly, cozy convention with a lot of potential to grow into something amazing. I'd love to see the West Coast have its own successful entry into the literary convention world, and it's very well-timed, being held from March 30th to April 1st, when the weather will be amazing here (and still cold almost everywhere else).

If you think this sounds like something you might enjoy, check out the website and consider your options. I don't think you'll be sorry that you did.

This advertisement was not paid for by anyone. The magical moon ponies told me to do it. OBEY THE PONIES.
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alicebentley

January 6 2012, 18:34:04 UTC 5 years ago

Well that's a dilemma - March 30 - April 1st is also the Emerald City ComiCon up here in Seattle. One of the major events in my Foglio-esce retailer life. But ... books! and a WisCon-like West Coast con!

I know as well as anyone that there's no such thing as an un-encumbered event date, but one can always hope.

windbourne

January 7 2012, 01:08:38 UTC 5 years ago

+1. I'm a comic retailer in Seattle, and you can probably extrapolate from there.

But this con sounds -awesome-. I've never been to a litcon, and it's an experience I want to have!

seanan_mcguire

January 8 2012, 05:24:58 UTC 5 years ago

Yeah, I'll be at ECCC, too. But I know the con staff, and they asked me to post. And I am an amiable blonde.