The 23rd annual Dragon Con parade steps off at 10AM Saturday! The parade runs south along Peachtree Street to the convention area, ending between the Hyatt and the Marriott. The annual event draws in thousands from all around the Atlanta area to enjoy all the different costumes, groups, and guests. If you’re headed out to watch, be sure to stake… Read more →
While wandering the hall outside Marietta in the nether regions of the Hyatt on Thursday at 5PM, this reporter stumbled across a gathering of muscle adorned people with intriguing costumes. Their goal: to win a spot in the Muscle Nerd Showdown to be held later in the evening. While waiting for their turn in the pre-judging portion of the contest,… Read more →
Courtney Lytle gave an enlightening, but frightening, come-to-[divinity of choice] cautionary talk to writers and alumni attending the Dragon Con Writer’s Two-Day Intensive Workshop directed by author Jody Lynn Nye. A partner at Culhane Meadows PLLC in Atlanta and an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law, Lytle regularly works with copyright and other intellectual property issues. Write your… Read more →
Artificial intelligence, or AI, writing aids, tools, and apps present writers with help in topics ranging from grammar to creativity. Is AI an advantage for fiction writers, a snare, or even a bandit? The Daily Dragon asked professionals for comments pro and con. (Contributors were encouraged to answer only those questions that applied to their situation.) Daily Dragon (DD): What… Read more →
Check out Leanna Renee Hieber’s website. You’ll find a treasure of fiction suitable for any Dragon Con reader’s hoard. So what does Hieber do next? Enter A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America’s Ghosts by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes (Citadel Press 2022). A finalist in the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards® for Superior Achievement in Non–Fiction,… Read more →
Adam Kreutinger, AKA The Puppet Nerd, has come to Dragon Con to enlist us all in the greatest venture available to novice nerds. Want to make something? Put a puppet together for the first time. Want to achieve true artistry? Turn a ragbag into a hero. Want to impress your friends? Introduce them to the Puppet Nerd! Daily Dragon (DD):… Read more →
A Dragon Con tradition continues: the Robert A. Heinlein “Pay It Forward” Blood Drive is back for 2023! This is the 20th anniversary of the blood drive, founded in 2003. Come open a vein and maybe save a life! All donors and volunteers will get a t-shirt and special badge ribbon, and scheduled donors will get a special gift. Make… Read more →
Yes, you really can keep the magic of Dragon Con alive, virtually, through the convention weekend and all year round. Tune in to Dragon Con from home, live from your hotel while finalizing that last costume detail, or even from the future, long after the excitement of the weekend has gone the way of the Marriott Carpet and the Sheraton:… Read more →
