Astronomer, educator, maker-of-tiny-comets, and all around geek, Dr. Nicole Gugliucci has made it her mission to study and share the universe. Known as the “Noisy Astronomer,” she earned a doctorate studying radio astronomy, did a postdoc in science education, and is an assistant professor of physics in New Hampshire. She has also contributed writings over the years to Skepchick, School… Read more →
Lucienne Diver’s first career was as a literary agent, but she launched a second career as a writer in the early 2000s. She is the author of the Vamped young adult series—think Clueless meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer—and the Latter-Day Olympians urban fantasy series, which Long and Short Reviews calls “a clever mix of Janet Evanovich and Rick Riordan.” Her… Read more →
Don’t miss the highlight of every Dragon Con weekend as the 2018 Dragon Con Parade takes over the streets Saturday at 10AM. Grand Marshals Emilo Degado, Roscoe Orman, and Bob McGrath of Sesame Street will lead the way, along with Parade Marshals Joel Hodgson and Jonah Ray from Mystery Science Theater 3000, pro wrestling legend Ric Flair, and the Dragon Con… Read more →
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 →
