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The dodos made it safely home from #Mysticon. They're enjoying hot chocolate and catching up on reading.

Remember to be safe when shoveling and remember the proper technique, and check up on the vulnerable people in your community.

View from the Capclave table with a rear view of dodos that may have partied too hard Saturday night. Next to them is the candy bowl full of individually wrapped candies

Greetings from Mysticon on a snowy Sunday morning.

We're at the table and spending the night is snowy Roanoke and return to dodo central Monday morning.

Reminder that there's no snow in Maryland in October and you get to see pretty leaves

Pedro in his party dodo Hawaiian shirt and hat in a jaunty angle is taking a water break from a clear glass. He's also socializing with his fellow dodos. Remember to hydrate early and often

Pedro taking a water break during a party, remember to take water breaks while partying.

Speaking of parties the old fashioned party is in room 336.

We also have mocktails and soft drinks for non drinkers or anyone partaking in Dry January

Be safe and extra careful if you are shoveling snow, or even better get someone to do it for you.

One of the dodos hanging out with the daleks, have to be careful with them since daleks really know how to party. Our dodo is wearing a white raglan style shirt with light blue sleeves and orange trim. He's also wearing a fancy hat. Why is a dodo wearing a fancy hat? Come to room 336 from 9pm to 12 midnight to see why The dalek is red and ranting about exterminating the snow.

Setting up the Capclave table at Mysticon, we're close to registration.

Looking forward to a fun weekend, snow and daleks just add to the fun

Photos of two signs the first sign on the left explains Mysticon con etiquette and policies about personal space, props, weapons, hygiene, and badges. The second sign gives advice on having a healthy convention. It suggests 5 hours of sleep, 2 hot meals, and 1 shower every day. The dodos totally approve

Just arrived at the #Mysticon hotel, looking forward to seeing everyone

The dodos love seeing your costumes

Will have a table there, still working out which of the crew will be there

A little dodo says the WSFA Small Press Award is open for submissions until March 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm EST.

Prizes: a nifty trophy and $500 USD prize will be presented at Capclave on Oct 3rd

wsfasmallpressaward.org/The_Rules.php

Pedro wearing a Hawaiian shirt and a bowler hat as one does. Remember if you get the reference/cosplay hr will give you a custom ribbon. Pedro is on the edge of the table today since he want to live on the edge. Someone's fingers are in the frame, still went with the photo because Pedro blinked during other photos

Good morning, Phil con!

Handsome boy Pedro is wearing a bowler hat instead of his sombrero, guess the reference and he will give you a custom ribbon.

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The Capclave table is set up at Phil con. It has the white drape with the Capclave logo, a dodo wearing a propeller beanie. From left to right Dawn and Stacy with dawn wearing her finest red shirt, Pedro in the center wearing a bowler hat in a jaunty angle if you get the reference he has a neat ribbon for you. Then Darth, Gwen, and Rosie are on the other side

Capclave table set up for @psfs.bsky.social

Say hi to the dodos and preregister for Capclave, remember it's in early October next year

Pedro the small Capclave dodo wearing a Hawaiian shirt and green sombrero is eating a chocolate chip and walnut cookie while standing by the tv. You can see his older sister Gwendodolyn in the background. The dodos are having a chill day and reading before getting ready for Phil con.

Pedro getting settled in the hotel room for @psfs.bsky.social

Pedro and friends have a table for Phil con this weekend. Will post location when we get our table.

Now time to enjoy the cookie and get in a bit of reading

I posted on the Washington Science Fiction Association's (our parent organization) email list, if anyone was there they can reach out

Author Ken Liu on AI, reality, and the world we're building The American sci-fi novelist Ken Liu talks about his new thriller All That We See or Seem and the blurred lines between technology, reality, and imagination.

NPR interviews past Capclave GoH Ken Liu on his latest novel

www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...

Capclave will return....

October 2-4, 2026 Rockville, MD

Guests of Honor Nino Cipri and Rebecca Roanhorse

Mark your calendars

A very energetic yet tired Pedro supervising the con suite tear down. He has flyers for the WSFA meeting on October 3rd via zoom. Go to wsfa dot org for more info.

Capclave 2025 is winding down, the con suite is almost empty.

Thank you to everyone who made Capclave a success, especially Guests Joe and Gay Haldeman and Naomi Kritzer. Thank you to the participants, volunteers, and members who make everything happen.

Safe travels and get a good night's sleep

They're so adorable 🥰

Pedro in his finest Hawaiian shirt and green sombrero has his beak in a coke can because Sunday afternoon comes after Saturday night. Even dodos need to caffinate

Pedro hanging out in the con suite, have a snack or pick up one for the road. We're open until 2pm

Glad you had a great time, pupper pics please?

You're welcome! Thank you again for coming

The winner of the WSFA Small Press Award is

“A Catalog of 21st Century Ghosts” by Pat Murphy, Lightspeed
Magazine (December 2024) ed. John Joseph Adams

Congratulations!

Third Place: "The Second Life of Snow" by E. J. Kildare of Silver Spring.
A young woman wakes up in a coffin, with no memory of how she got there, and a mysterious stranger helps her unlock the secret of her new life.

Second Place: "Inhuman" by Ariana Solomon of Gaithersburg.
In the wake of humanity's self-inflicted climate apocalypse, a young octopus uncovers a forbidden truth that forces her to confront her morality.

Yoshi from BSFS announcing the winner of the BSFS amateur writer awards

The winners are:

First Place: "The Werewife" by M. Engle-Pratt of Baltimore.
A woman who lives alone in the woods is visited on the full moon every month by a wolf who becomes human only on that night.

5 adults at a table

Capclave Sam Lubell welcoming everyone to the award ceremony

 “Collaborators” by Michael Payne, Cosmic Roots & Eldritch Shores (December 2024) ed.
Fran Eisenmann
 “Within the Seed Lives the Fruit” by Leah Andelsmith, Reckoning 8 (June 2024), ed. By
Knar Gavin and Waverly SM.

Horizons (November 2024), ed. Gautam Bhatia
 “All We Ever Had” by M. A. Akins, Cosmic Roots & Eldritch Shores (August 2024) ed. Fran
Eisenmann
 “Bespoke” by Elly Bangs, Embodied Exegesis: Transfeminine Cyberpunk Futures ed. by
Ann LeBlanc, Neon Hemlock (2024)

 “A Pilgrimage to the God of High Places” by Marissa Lingen, Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue
406 (May 2024) ed. Scott H. Andrews
 “A Slightly Different Sunrise From Mercury, Nevada” by Íde Hennessy, Strange
Horizons (November 2024), ed. Gautam Bhatia

WSFA Small Press Award Nominees
Presented September 20, 2025 Capclave, Rockville, MD
 “A Catalog of 21st Century Ghosts” by Pat Murphy, Lightspeed
Magazine (December 2024) ed. John Joseph Adams
 “A Hero’s Tale” by E. Florian Gludovacz, Cosmic Roots & Eldritch
Shores (July 2024) ed. Fran Eisenmann