Forged in “the dark crucible of emotion,” the fiction of Jeanne Adams explores character and relationship emerging from the turbulent collision of suspense and adventure, enriched by her multi-faceted imagination. Praised by John G. Hartness for her “old-school fun science fiction with heart and humor,” Adams, an award-winning author and a courageous genre hopper, will present her literary alchemy at… Read more →
Ever wonder how to strike your audience dead from the very first sentence? Unlike this introduction, fantastic writing starts with a hook that kicks the audience in the pants and leaves them begging for more. Awesome notetaking, Clark Kent, but how do we write better openings than yours? Workshoppers at “Write Killer Openings” in the Hyatt Marietta at 1PM Thursday… Read more →
Seressia Glass’s proudest writing moment remains winning the first Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday “Living the Dream” essay contest as a high school senior and then getting to meet Coretta Scott King and read her essay to the King family. Since then, she’s gone on to write a motley crew of characters and creatures, including werewolves, djinn, demons, Egyptian deities,… Read more →
The Dragon Con Art Show is back and even bigger and better than ever before, featuring 135 artists and 40 programming items. There are over one hundred bays of hanging panels with 2D artwork and thirty 3D table displays in the gallery plus a huge print shop with artwork priced for every budget. The Art Show also has a returning… Read more →
Dragon Con artist Melissa Gay brought back a Chesley Award this year for her work entitled Offering. The Chesley category was for Best Game-related Artwork. “The game I did it for was Michael Bielaczyc’s RPG, Sagaborn (core rulebook),” Gay said. Prints are available in the Art Show’s Print Shop, as well as at Gay’s artist table (BT18). The original is… Read more →
Each year, Dragon Con selects a charity to receive the fundraising conducted during various events at the convention. This year’s beneficiary is Literacy Action Inc. For nearly 50 years, Literacy Action has provided educational instruction to advance adults towards employment, citizenship, better wages, and post-secondary education. Literacy Action is the largest nonprofit provider of free adult basic education in Georgia…. Read more →
Award-winning author CB Lee is at Dragon Con for the third time this year, and she’s a big fan—in part because the first book in her Sidekick Squad series debuted here in 2016. Lee spoke to the Daily Dragon in advance of the con with information about Sidekick Squad, her favorite books, and her thoughts on diversity in publishing. Daily… Read more →
Food is an important part of any con; 6 hours of sleep, 2 meals, and 1 shower each day is the bare minimum anyone should get each day at the conference. (And in life in general.) While you’re on your own for the sleeping and showering, we can help you find some food! Peachtree Center is a common jaunt for… Read more →
