Iridescence - The 2026 Eastercon

Join Eastercon 2026 before the our rate rise on the 1st December!

From the 1st December our Adult Attending rate will rise to £90, all our other rates will stay the same.
Adult Low Income prices are self-declared: if you need the discount, you qualify.

You can join here eastercon2026.org/register

Masthead from the Progress Report.

Our first Progress Report is out now.

eastercon2026.org/sites/easter...

Blue background, with a red and orange phoenix in the centre. Photos of the conventions guests of honour, as well as the venue, are displayed and captioned. Details for the event itself, and the vent name, is also displayed.

Iridescence 2026 is next year's Eastercon, the UK's long running science-fiction convention that has always been fan run.

Current membership rates
Adult Attending (18+) - £80
Low Income Attending (18+) - £50
Child/Teen (7-17) - £20
Infant (0-6) - Free
Apocryphal - £2
Supporting - £40

A graphic showing the book cover for HOME SICK. Two creepy sheep heads stare out, one with dead shark eyes. All against a sickly pink gradient. Text beneath the book cover reads "A troubled woman seeking a fresh start in the Scottish countryside believes her neighbour may be behind the strange disturbances in her home in this psychological horror debut for fans of THE LAMB and WE USED TO LIVE HERE.

The cover for HOME SICK surrounded by text reading "Preorder now" and "14th July 2026".

Preorders are open for HOME SICK 👀🪓🐑
* Cottagegore
* Unhinged women
* Female rage
* Creepy folktales
* I tHiNk I'm GoNnA dIe In ThIs HoUsE

geni.us/homesick
@solarisbooks.bsky.social

A white mug with a blue handle and inner glaze. Bearing the Iridescence Easter 2026 Phoenix logo

Mugs! Totes! Sweatshirts. T-shirts. We have merch, all bearing España Sherrif's wonderful design.

stowshirts.com/collections/...

Black T-shirt with a Phoenix design. Reads Iridescence. Eastercon 2026.

We've got merch! Show the world how excited you are by Eastercon by getting a t-shirt, tote bag, sweat-shirt or mug.

stowshirts.com/collections/...

Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.

We need your help.

@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.

Please read on for more information

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...

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A lovely cat staring whistfully into space. The cat is thinking about how it's a great idea to get an Eatercon membership today. Probably. Maybe they're thinking about food.

Just a reminder that Eastercon memberships go up on December 1st, 2025. Today is a good day to get a membership.

Current membership rates
Adult Attending (18+) - £80
Low Income Attending (18+) - £50
Child/Teen (7-17) - £20
Infant (0-6) - Free
Apocryphal - £2
Supporting - £40

The deadline for applications to the art show has been moved to 31st December 2025 due to high levels of interest.

The Art Show is a highlight of the convention, offering members the chance to showcase their creativity and share their work with the community.

Donate to the Iridescence Bursary Scheme

Our bursary scheme supports fans who need assistance to attend and it’s funded by member donations.

Every contribution helps someone join the convention experience.

All the info and how to donate can be found here eastercon2026.org/bursary-sche...

We've sold 26 tickets for PictCon2! I would love to sell 24 more before I pay the deposit next week.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictcon2-t...
A Scottish science fiction convention about science fiction in Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Right UK folks - @justinleeanderson.com and I want to build communities we want to see in the world. We've created a discord whose purpose is to share news with one another, look at who to write to, when to get out and act etc. If you want in, DM me or Justin and we'll sling you an invite

I have my tickets and my hotel booking already and will be there with books, jewellery, miniatures and of course Drogon (who can't wait to see all his fans again).

F Barbini interviewd by M MacDonald at PictCon 1

Anthology Panel with F Barbini, EM Faulds, N Williamson, J Corrance, N Chidwick

Huge thanks to @effjayem.bsky.social for organising Pictcon 1 and asking me to be GoH! I was interviewd by the fantastic @megintransition.bsky.social ❤️ & concluded the day on a fab panel with @neilwilliamson.bsky.social @bethkesh.bsky.social @joannacorrance.bsky.social @shoreinf.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I survived the mists and made it to Perth!

I've actually never been here before. I love exploring Scotland 💙

"The moment you allow AI to write a sentence for you, you lose your voice."
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon

Various comfortable chairs at #Novacon

Novacon: @emilytesh.net interviewed by @neveahfs.bsky.social

Emily Tesh on stage.

@emilytesh.net is now giving a book reading from her magical school book The Incandescent at #Novacon.

Hrry Pttr it is not. At all. The title of Chapter 1 is “Risk Assessment”.

I hope to be launching a book -- The Sword Garden -- at this one. Come one, come all! Let's have coffee.

Phil Dyson (a middle aged white man) sits at a table at a hotel room in Buxton, England. The table is protected with a white table cloth. The table is covered in flyers and posters for Iridescense 2026. The phoenix logo is prominent thtough out.

Our table at @novacon.bsky.social is open. Come see us, buy a membership.

It is a busy weekend for conventions. Hello to anyone at Novacon, Pictcon and Hotarucon as well as all the others.

Depends on numbers, booking is going very well at the moment.

We call tickets 'memberships' because we are very long-running. The Eastercon Science Fiction Convention has been about since 1948, and it made more sense back then.

This is a serious bunny. Look at how serious they are. Brown and white, twitchy nose, floppy ears. Probably called flopsy or snuggles. It's a here to tell you about Eastercon price rises, of course.

Attending tickets for Iridescence 2026 ( Eastercon ) currently start at £50/£80 for adults, £20 for teens. This price will rise at the start of December 2025, so check out the link in the profile today and book!

When? 3rd-6th April, 2026
Where? Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham, UK.

The best cure for post World Fantasy blues is to book my ticket for @easterconuk.bsky.social!

Having a con to look forward to is a great motivator.

I am indeed going to Novacon this weekend and I am very excited! I am ALSO going to Eastercon next April so if you miss me this time you can catch me there.

Congratulations to all the winners and all the nominees for the British Fantasy Awards! It was a fucking honour to be among you this year.

And there were some fantastic queer voices that took home awards...we are so proud of and happy for you! 🎉🏳️‍🌈🎉💙🎉

Rocket, going into space. It's very bright, and the filters make it purple, blue, pink and white.

Are you going to Novacon this weekend? ( @novacon.bsky.social ) The guest of honour is
@emilytesh.net and it should be fabulous fun.

Come see us at the Iridescence 2026 Fan Table, and pick up a membership for 2026's Eastercon coming to the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, 3-6 April 2026.

A flyer showing an image of Emily Tesh, her book, some desperate glory, and that Novacon 54 is 7 to 9 November 2025

Novacon 54 is proud to announce our Guest Of Honour is Emily Tesh!

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