2013 Blood Drive Results

This was the best Dragon Con Blood Drive we’ve ever had! We nearly broke the 3,000 donors drawn mark. Our average donation time was 52 minutes from start to finish. Thanks for all of your support and we look forward to doing even better next year! [WB=Whole Blood; APH=Apheresis; 2RBC=Automated Red Blood Cell donation] Totals for Dragon Con 2013: WB:… Read more →

2013 Film Festival Award Winners

2013 Film Festival Award Winners

And the winners of the 2013 Dragon Con Independent Film Festival are: Best Animated Short: The Gold Sparrow Best Short Film: Death of a Shadow Honorable Mention: The Secret Keeper Animated Comedy 1st Place: Little Red Finalists: Create, Shotrocity Animated Fantasy 1st Place: There’s an Octopus in Your Head Finalists: Feral, Transmission Comedy 1st Place: Fists of Jesus Finalists: Karl… Read more →

Submission Suggestions by Editors and Agents

Sunday night at 7PM in Embassy D-F of the Hyatt, Deidre Knight, Nancy Knight, Jim Minz, and Anne Sowards recounted their anecdotes about submissions that made them laugh on the “Seriously Funny Ways to Get Rejected” panel. First thing, moderator Nancy Knight explained that the intent of the hour was not to be cruel or to make fun of people… Read more →

Lethal and Vulnerable: A Conversation With Lucy Lawless

This year Lucy Lawless made her first appearance at Dragon Con, taking part in Battlestar Galactica and Spartacus panels as well as her own solo panel on Friday afternoon. Her breakout role as Xena: Warrior Princess was enough to cement her as both a geek and a girl power icon, but she continues to impress on both stage and screen…. Read more →