The “System Lords of Stargate” panel at 1PM Saturday brought three of the most noted Stargate antagonists together for an hour with their fans. The tone for the panel was set with moderator Jamie Poff’s first question to Suanne Braun (Hathor), Peter Williams (Apophis), and Jacqueline Samuda (Nirrti). Poff asked what each thought were the best and worst parts of… Read more →
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
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, a veteran author of over 90 books, mesmerized the students and alumni of Jody Lynn Nye’s Writer’s Intensive Workshop on Friday (in spite of noted astrological challenges to communication). Over the last 48 years, Yarbro has written 28 series in different genres. She is now working on her 95th book and shows no signs of slowing down…. Read more →
In space no one can hear you scream… But it turns out that you can “hear” some things, and they “sound” like beer bottles clanking together. September 14, 2015. If you mention this date to anyone who studies black holes or who studies gravity waves, they will most likely get excited (probably with a touch of jealousy). The reason we… Read more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Hank Whitson and his wife Grace have been attendees at Dragon Con consecutively for the past three years. Prior to coming this year, they were talking about how cons are similar to MMOs and started kicking around the idea of questing in real life. They talked with their friends about their idea and the support they received made the decision… Read more →
