Best Horror: Jacob Walker, “Call of Cthulhu” Best Fantasy: Charles Urbach, “Not All Treasure Is Gold” Best Sci-Fi: Alan Panakal, “Morning Star” Most Humorous: Paul Bielaczyc, “Tale of 2 Wolves” Best 2D: Rachel Reickenberg, “From the Ashes” Best Jewelry: David Cain, “Araneae Choker” Best Photograph: Madolyn Locke, “Silverlight”—”Space Fighters” Best Charity Piece: Jill Turner, “Castle Tray” Artist Choice: Tran Nguyen,… Read more →
Laws of Physics? What Laws? On Saturday at 7PM, Science Track Director Stephen Granade hosted a discussion of the science of The Fast & The Furious on the Fan Tracks channel with the Curly Haired Mafia, who are otherwise known as Lali DeRosier, Dani Lee, and Raychelle Burks. The panel’s consensus was that the laws of physics don’t apply in… Read more →
Saturday at 1PM, the Diversity Track hosted a panel discussion in Hyatt Inman on the power and potential of science and social studies to take advantage of fantasy and science fiction in the classroom. Eric Thomas, Joy Hatcher, Glenn Paris, Nicholas Hoo, and Melanie Duncan explored the world of STEM, STEAM, social studies, ELA, the kind of contribution science fiction… Read more →
Kim Harrison, bestselling author of The Hollows series, The Peri Reed Chronicles, and traditional fantasies under the name Dawn Cook, joined moderator Carol Malcolm for the virtual panel “A Conversation with Kim Harrison” on Sunday at 5:30PM on the Urban Fantasy Track’s Facebook page. When Harrison first read Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series, she was disappointed that the main… Read more →
For Saturday’s virtual …And You Will Obey Me: Doctor Who’s The Master at 50 on the Brit Track YouTube channel, panelists (and podcasters) Brian Doob, Michael Falkner, Sue Kisenwether, Rob Levy, and Dr. Scott Viguie, as moderated by Rob in the Hat, discussed The Master’s many incarnations, story arcs, and lasting impact on Doctor Who. Since his introduction in 1971,… Read more →
Best Child: Annabelle as Sakura Best Teen: Darwin Harn-Dailey as Frog Lady from The Mandalorian Best Star Wars: Alexander Hibbs as Baron Stormtrooper Best Musical: Claire Fletcher as Rumpleteazer from Cats Best Marvel: Ray K Allen as Throne of Thor Best Comedy: Michelle Dempsey as Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Best Fantasy: Lacy Santos as… Read more →
During the Dragon Awards ceremony, Sunday at 4PM in Hyatt Centennial I, several special Dragon Con awards were presented. The annual Julie Award, established in 1998 in honor of Julius “Julie” Schwartz, is given by a panel of industry professionals in honor of “universal achievement spanning multiple genres.” The 2021 Julie Award recipient is author Chris Claremont, known particularly for… Read more →
The winners of the 2021 Dragon Awards were presented Sunday at 4PM in Hyatt Centennial I. The winners are listed below. Best Science Fiction Novel: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal): Battle Ground by Jim Butcher Best Young Adult/Middle Grade Novel: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher Best Military Science Fiction or… Read more →
