New York Times best-selling authors Aaron Allston and Michael A. Stackpole will give an encore presentation of their Writer’s Hourly Workshops at Dragon*Con 2011. Either or both of the authors will present 14 hourly workshops on a variety of writing topics beginning Friday 10 AM, and continuing on Saturday and Sunday, in Hanover A-B (Hyatt). Putting on my editorial-opinion hat,… Read more →
Put on your superhero tights or supervillain spandex, tie on your cape, and c’mon out to have your photo taken! FRIDAY 9:00PM: Hilton Patio steps Birds of Prey (comics) 11:30AM: Suntrust Steps Adam Hughes Girls of DC 1:30pm: Hardy Ivy Park The Endless 2:30pm: Hilton Steps Legion of Superheroes 6:00PM: Hilton Patio Steps Gotham City Shoot 7:00PM: Hardy Ivy Park… Read more →
RevolutionSF.com, the online magazine and community dedicated to celebrating the best in science fiction, fantasy, comics, anime, and gaming is coming to Dragon*Con! “Stump The Geeks 2011”: A sci-fi TV and movies trivia game show hosted by RevolutionSF.com’s Joe Crowe. (Of note: one audience member said during last year’s contest, “Will there be any real trivia questions?”) The only rule… Read more →
Stephen H. Segal has appeared at Dragon*Con in his role as senior editor of Weird Tales, the world’s oldest fantasy/horror/sci-fi magazine, and this year, he’s the editor and coauthor of a new book that he’s showcasing here: Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture. Of Geek Wisdom, Stephen says: “It’s a sci-fi/fantasy-themed inspirational book, featuring 200 one-page philosophical musings… Read more →
Join BBC America for a Dragon*Con exclusive screening of the new Doctor Who episode, “Night Terrors,” written by Mark Gatiss. In this episode, the Doctor receives a distress call from the scariest place in the Universe: a child’s bedroom. Terrified of the monsters in his cupboard, George’s pleas for help break through the barriers of time and space. But allaying… Read more →
“Princess Alethea’s Traveling Sideshow” is not your average reading. There will also be dancing! Singing! Puppets! Rubber duckies! Aliens! Dapper Men! Zombie Haikus! (And free fabulous swag bags for the first 48 people, so come early!) It’s an hour of fun for the whole family—you don’t want to miss it! Fri 5:30PM, Edgewood (Hyatt).
Come meet some of the authors of your favorite male/male romance fiction! Authors will have books for sale and freebies to give away and will be signing autographs. Authors scheduled to attend are Kiernan Kelly, Silvia Violet, Adrienne Wilder, T.C. Blue, Shae Connor, B. Snow, Kerry Freeman, Kage Alan, Ellen Holiday, Pearl Love, Helen Pattskyn, and Nessa Warin. Sat &… Read more →
The Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive at Dragon*Con last year collected 7,200 units of blood product from 2,900 donors! We hope to increase that this year but we need your help! The blood drive needs about eight people for 4-5 hours to help us give out Heinlein Blood donor ribbons and t-shirts. Email: (alankoslow@gmail.com) alankoslow (at) gmail (dot) com.
