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Worldcon Report 7: Programming

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Brenda Clough

All the programming here in Dublin is mobbed. People have to line up to get into the panels, and the con volunteers have painfully, by trial and error, figured out how and where to create the queues and how to … Continue reading →

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Worldcon Report 6: Dublin

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Brenda Clough

Going to Worldcon always involves travel. And what is the point of travel but eating interesting new foods? Ireland is full of fascinating meals. The other main thing to do at Worldcon is no, not necessarily panels. That can be … Continue reading →

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Posted in Community, Conventions, Travel, Writing life | Tagged Brenda W. Clough, Travel, WorldCon

Worldcon Report 4: Bristol

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Brenda Clough

This is my first visit to Bristol, one of the great Victorian cities in southern England. It has everything to recommend it — thrillingly redeveloped industrial buildings, preserved churches, and fantabulous food. It’s not as expensive and intimidating as London, … Continue reading →

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Worldcon Report 3: Bath

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Brenda Clough

It has been one of my life ambitions to visit Bath and its Roman ruins, even though I have finished writing about Jack Wragsland in the Roman Empire. And here I am at last! We took 2 tours of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conventions, History, Travel, Writing life | Tagged Brenda W. Clough, Roman bath-house, Travel, WorldCon

Worldcon Report 2: Food

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Brenda Clough

In the category of two countries divided by a single tongue, I am eating this for dessert at a conference lunch. It is described as granola-ish, oats and stuff mixed with golden syrup, pressed into a pan, chilled and cut … Continue reading →

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Worldcon Report 1: Bristol

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Brenda Clough

The hotel I am staying in has fantastically limited wifi so these will have to be short. I am at this moment in Bristol about to attend the Diana Wynne Jones conference. And let’s see if i can post a … Continue reading →

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A Belated 2018 WorldCon Report

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Deborah J. Ross

I confess to a love-hate relationship with big conventions. I love the energy. I love seeing friends and colleagues from all over the world, particularly since most of the time, I am something of a hermit, nesting in my redwood … Continue reading →

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Posted in Community | Tagged Conventions, World Science Fiction convention, WorldCon

Finland and Estonia in Bits and Pieces

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Madeleine E. Robins

Jeff has already told you the Big Things, like: there was this Worldcon and it was swell (and very crowded!). So I’m just going to throw a jumble of stuff at you, and you can take from it what you … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conventions, Travel | Tagged Helsinki, Narva, Tallinn, Travel, WorldCon

Schrödinger’s Sasquan—Part 3

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Jeffrey A. Carver

It takes a good sense of humor to attend a worldcon. Last year, at Loncon, we procrastinated too long in getting a place to stay, and we wound up camping on a sailboat moored somewhere off the Thames. This year, … Continue reading →

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Sad Sad Puppies Affair—Sasquan Roundup, Part 2

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Jeffrey A. Carver

During the lead-up to the worldcon and the Hugo Awards, there was a good deal of commotion about the attempt by the Sad Puppies coalition (consisting largely, but not entirely, of conservative white male writers), joined by the more toxic … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conventions | Tagged Hugo Awards, Sasquan, WorldCon

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