High Fantasy track director Jennifer Liang welcomed Anthony Liggins, Christina Goodman, Sarah Nakamura, and Marisa Wolf to the Marriott track rooms (L401-403) Saturday afternoon for a discussion of the Aiel, one of the major cultures that populate the world of Robert Jordan’s multi volume epic fantasy The Wheel of Time. The fourteen-volume series has enjoyed tremendous success with nearly 100… Read more →
The Trek track took over the Marriott Atrium Ballroom Saturday morning to host a Q&A panel of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Picard stars. Garrett Wang, track director and panel moderator, oversaw Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Brent Spiner, and John De Lancie, in an hour of conversation that spanned far and wide across the world of Star… Read more →
The Marriott Atrium Ballroom was electric Saturday afternoon at Dragon Con as the High Fantasy track welcomed Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and Elijah Wood for an hour of storytelling and reflection. Kevin Bachelder moderated the conversation and questions from the audience. These actors worked together on The Lord of the Rings over twenty years ago, and Bachelder began by asking… Read more →
As they roam the convention grounds, Dragon Con attendees can’t help but notice colorful ribbons stacked onto others’ badges. These ribbons don’t come with admission but are gifted by fellow con-goers. Loyal Order of the Ribbon, Dragon Con’s largest badge ribbon group, emerged at Dragon Con in 2017. Inspired by other groups that printed badge ribbons, founder Josh Thomas printed… Read more →
On the eve of the Bell Riots, fans of Star Trek: Lower Decks were able to get an inside scoop on the animated sci-fi series at a cast panel hosted by Brian Richardson. Guests Eugene Cordero, the voice of Sam Rutherford, and Tawny Newsome, the voice of Beckett Mariner, shared tales from inside and out of the recording booth in… Read more →
The “Stuck in the Middle (Grade)” panel dove into the benefits and complications of publishing in the middle grade, from writing stories that appeal to young teens to getting them to put down their devices and read a book. The panel took place on the YA Lit track at 4PM on Saturday, August 31 in the Marriott, Room A707. Jenn… Read more →
The last of the evening panels on the Science track was energetic, and the moderator gave a warning up front to the audience that the panelists wanted to push the envelope on gross. And dark humor abounded. The “Sometimes Science is Gross” panel took place in Hilton 209-211 on Friday at 10PM. Matthew Curtis Joseph served as the moderator, with… Read more →
Dearest Gentle Reader, Members of the Dragon Con have been preparing all year for Saturday’s festivities—the highly anticipated Dragon Con Cotillion. The Alternate and Historical Fiction track hosted several etiquette classes to get everyone in the Ton ready for the night including “Historical Etiquette Class & Demo: The Language of Flowers & Tussy Mussies” on Saturday at 1PM at the… Read more →
