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Masquerade Winners

Masquerade Winners

Children Amanda Carambat as Erza Scarlet Sydney Watson as Queen Ravenna David Rispress as the 11th Doctor Adults Best Master: Clinton Jullens and Peggy Greb as Duck Vader and Queen Quackmadala Best In Show: Anh Hoang as Connor Kenway Best Novice: Chase Calloway as Black Panther Best Journeyman: Wayne Neumaier as Mark Watney Best Fantasy: Jason and Tamara Cantrell as… Read more →

Jim Henson 60th Anniversary Costume Contest Winners

Jim Henson 60th Anniversary Costume Contest Winners

Honorable Mention: Mary Theresa Moes-Miller Best Use of Puppetry: Nathan Greer Best Use of Materials: Alexie Schauerte and Dana Elliott Best Portrayal of a Theme: Debra Mischke Best Under 12: Darwin Harn-Dailey Third place: Samantha Douglas Second place: John McDonald First place: Katherine Lomax

2016 Parsec Awards Winners Announced

Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast: Improvised Star Trek—“The Voyages of the USS Sisyphus” by Christopher Rathjen and the USS Sisyphus Cast & Crew (Improvised) Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation: The Journeyman Writer by Alastair Stephens Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific): Verity Podcast by Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L.M. Myles, Lynne M. Thomas, and… Read more →

Inaugural Dragon Awards Winners

Inaugural Dragon Awards Winners

The winners of the first Dragon Awards were presented Sunday afternoon in Hyatt Centennial I. Best Science Fiction Novel: Somewhither: A Tale of the Unwithering Realm by John C. Wright Best Fantasy Novel: Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia Best Young Adult/Middle Grade Novel: The Shepherd’s Crown by Terry Pratchett Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: Hell’s… Read more →

Winners Named in The Chôsen Competition

Winners Named in The Chôsen Competition

The 2016 winners of The Chôsen cosplay competition were named Saturday night during the Dragon Con Night at the Aquarium. The grand prize was three nights’ paid hotel reservation for Dragon Con 2017 and an offer to return as a 2017 Chôsen judge, including two VIP tickets to the Aquarium event. Third place: Audrey Chen Second Place: Jim Smentowski First Place:… Read more →

Art Show Award Winners Named Saturday Night

Art Show Award Winners Named Saturday Night

Winners of the 2016 Dragon Con Art Show were named Saturday night in four categories: Attendee Awards, voted on by Art Show attendees; Artist Choice, voted on by attending artists; the themed category “Resistance Is Futile!!”; and Juried Awards. Attendee Awards Best Alien: A-O-6 by Allen Panakal Best Amazon: Andreste by Mitch Foust Best Dragon: Steampunk Wall Dragon by Lisa… Read more →

First Eugie Award Presented Saturday

The inaugural Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction was presented during the Dragon Con Guest of Honor Banquet, Saturday at 7PM in Hyatt International South. The winning short story was “The Long Goodnight of Violet Wild” by Catherynne M. Valente. The remaining four finalists for the award were “The Deepwater Bride” by Tamsyn Muir, “Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers”… Read more →

Friday Night Costume Contest Winners

Friday Night Costume Contest Winners

Meet winners and judges from the Friday Night Costume Contest and get all the behind-the-scenes details from the show: Sat 1PM, 302 (Hilton). Best Novice: Devin Martin Best Journeyman: Sarah Schamback Best Professional: Vera Campbell Best Use of Technology: Emily Schmidt Best Use of Materials: Sierra Decordova Best Use of Props/Armor: Samantha Bork Audience Favorite: Sierra Decordova Best In Show:… Read more →