Between 7PM and 1AM, everyone must have a Dragon*Con badge or room key in order to enter the Hyatt or Marriott. A badge will get you in everywhere, but folks with just a hotel room key will only be allowed entrance to the corresponding hotel.
Zombie lord and New York Times best-selling author Jonathan Maberry will once again grace Dragon*Con with his presence this year. A multiple Bram Stoker award-winner, Maberry writes horror, thrillers, young adult, non-fiction, and comic books. His YA post-apocalyptic zombie novel Rot & Ruin won a Cybilis Award this year for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction. His novelization The Wolfman… Read more →
Dragons, griffins, monsters, fairies, and other assorted fantasy creatures grace the exhibit and bazaar table of artist Laura Reynolds. Laura’s three-dimensional, multi-media dolls dress like high fantasy lords. And well they should. Winning over a dozen awards at Dragon*Con alone, Laura’s creations have also earned prizes at MarCon, Archon, Conglomeration, Rivercon (retired con), Millennicon, PhilCon, Windycon, LonestarCon 2, Boskone 35,… Read more →
Tina Beychok has been involved with the Back Up Project from the very beginning, but she’s taken on a unique way of helping spread the message. “The Back Up Project is designed to ensure that people will be willing to step in to help women when they get in trouble at conventions,” she said. “Stories started coming out about situations… Read more →
Author, humorist, editor, teacher, and self-proclaimed cat spoiler, Jody Lynn Nye will be teaching a writer’s workshop at Dragon*Con for the first time this year. The author of 43 books and hundreds of short stories, Nye writes science fiction and fantasy, often spiced with humor, both alone and in collaboration with other celebrated authors. Daily Dragon (DD): The Writer’s Two… Read more →
Faith Hunter is known for her dark fantasy stories, including her Rogue Mage novels—featuring Thorn St. Croix, a stone mage in a post-apocalyptic, alternate reality—and her Skinwalker series. The latest book in the Skinwalker series, Raven Cursed, is coming in 2012. Under the pen name Gwen Hunter, she also writes action-adventure stories, mysteries, and thrillers. As both Faith and Gwen,… Read more →
Best known to TV audiences as Zhaan in Farscape, Virginia Hey now dedicates her time to teaching meditation across the country as well as perfecting her own line of soy candles and perfumes called Virginia Hey Couture. She sat down with the Daily Dragon to talk about acting, natural remedies, and the importance of meditation. Daily Dragon (DD): How hard… Read more →
Here’s some hints and tips straight from the folks at Registration to get you in, badged, and out to enjoy the convention as quickly as possible: Cash is much faster than using a credit card. Use cash instead of plastic if you can. Go online and fill out the Prior Data Entry Form. Print it and bring it with you…. Read more →
