Huzzah! Come along for the craic! @aptshadow.bsky.social and @annasmithspark.bsky.social are such fantastic guests!
11.10.2025 08:55 — 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Make sure you drop by @norncon.bsky.social and say hi!
#Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #SciFi #WorldCon
11.10.2025 09:04 — 👍 13 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
We are so looking forward to welcoming you!
11.10.2025 15:57 — 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
At my first @octocon.bsky.social panel of the day (I know, I know, it's 4pm but I have been having a blast sitting behind the @norncon.bsky.social table)
@pauljholden.com and @mikeowencarroll.bsky.social are being delightfully chaotic, and @paulcarroll.bsky.social is gleefully enabling them.
11.10.2025 15:16 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Come find me - free t-shirt for any one who joins today! (While stocks last.)
11.10.2025 09:06 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
So excited to be involved in this new science fiction and fantasy convention coming to Belfast in May!!
11.10.2025 08:44 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
At @octocon.bsky.social for a great day of conventioning! Have a blast.!
11.10.2025 08:53 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 2
It’s official! We decided to have a small convention next 8-9 May.
We have the terrific @annasmithspark.bsky.social and Adrian Tchaikovsky as our guests of honor. You can find out more on our website norncon.org
We’d love it if you could join us! And if you’re at Octocon today say hi to Tommy!
11.10.2025 08:40 — 👍 25 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 3
Something exciting is happening in SciFi conventions in Northern Ireland!
07.10.2025 11:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Stay posted for our first guest announcements this week! And if you’re at @octocon.bsky.social this weekend, pop over and say hi!
07.10.2025 11:44 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Image states: "We're back! Octcocon 2025! Saturday 11th October 2025. Maldron Hotel, Tallagh, Dublin & Online. Sunday 12th October 2025. Online." Text overlaying a dark blue space themed background with colourful planets and comets etc. Octo the Octopus is in the bottom left corner next to the Octocon logo and QR code which will bring you to https://octocon.com/
We're back! #Octocon2025 will take place on Saturday, 11th October 2025, Maldron Hotel, Tallaght, Dublin & online, and Sunday, 12th October 2025, online. Check out https://octocon.com/ to keep up to date with guest announcements and more! Image as per post.
#octocon #scifi #Fantasy #fandom #horror
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Writer, MA in Creative Writing at Bangor University, Currently working on my PhD at Ulster University (with funding!)
Glasgow's bi-annual(ish) series of science fiction conventions.
Satellite 9 will be held on 22nd – 24th May 2026, Clayton Hotel, Glasgow https://nine.satellitex.org.uk/
Official account for the Wuxia Werewolf web-comic.
Based on Chinese and Irish mythology.
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Reader of crime and SFFH fiction. Follower of Cricket (England & Warwickshire).
The National Irish Science Fiction Convention 11th & 12th of October 2025 Sci Fi, Fantasy & Horror. http://octocon.com
Author of The Gael Song series (she/her)
The Children of Gods and Fighting Men, The Words of Kings and Prophets, The Land of the Living and the Dead
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Writer, sailor, general weirdo.
Over 30 years in commercial art and more than 20 as a published author – mostly children's and young adult. No hope of ever getting a proper job. Lifelong nerd who's concerned about climate change. No AI data scraping. He/Him. http://oisinmcgann.com/
Author, Librarian, general book nerd, SFF, Irish, she/her
(pretty much always a library in my books)
http://www.rflong.com/
The Book of Gold out now: lnk.to/thebookofgold
Jessica Thorne: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Jessica-Thorne/author/B07KRHB3HR
Award-winning author of The Call and The Invasion. Pubbed by
@dfb_storyhouse and @scholastic. Repped by @mollykh
Also wrote The Inferior ❤️Gaeilge. Eats plants.
Hello, how are you? (She/Her)
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Married to artist, family includes three huskies and three cats - some of whom are ghosts, read a lot, still not retired.
British Fantasy Award-Winning author 🏳️🌈
The Ben Garston Novels. Book of Queer Saints. The Dark magazine.
Website: https://james-bennett.org/
'Inventive and vivid'
Publishers Weekly
Fairly retired educator, constant reader, regular reviewer and marathon sleeper. Reviewer at SFFWorld (https://www.sffworld.com/), Hugo-nominated Galactic Journey (https://galacticjourney.org/) and Concatenation (http://www.concatenation.org/index.html)
Reads, Writes, and Rolls Dice 🌈🌿
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SFF book reviewer, SPFBO judge, fantasy addict, audioholic, ex bookseller.
Open to ARC requests (no romance!), especially Indies.
Servant to the cutest rescue pup.
Autistic & demi.
Considers "woke" a compliment.
https://linktr.ee/kitvaria
Fantasy writer and editor, hound mum, permaculturist, woke hobbit. Writes, reads, games, gardens. Trying to leave it better than I found it. Ideologically opposed to bigots of all stripes. She/her. Cymru.
Lecturer at Ulster University in contemporary literature with a focus on dystopian fiction and the climate crisis; a genre nerd in general. If I'm not reading, I'm playing video games. Derry man and Candystriper. He/him.