awakeI'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.
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January 6 2012, 18:10:48 UTC 5 years ago
I no longer live in Concord, but Walnut Creek is still an easy BART ride from me.
Furthermore I really, really want to help support any SFF/lit event in the bay area that's north of San Jose and east of San Francisco (plaintively cries the fan who is totally reliant on pubtrains to get around).
*emails the volunteer coordinator*
January 6 2012, 23:37:45 UTC 5 years ago
January 7 2012, 21:44:10 UTC 5 years ago