LosCon promotional signage from LAcon IV
If you're looking to have a fan table at LAcon V, it's time to submit your sign up form: www.lacon.org/fantables
Contact exhibits@lacon.org with any questions not answered in the form.
Submit Your Programming Ideas
Today is the last day to pitch your ideas for programming at LAcon!
Want to see a panel in which biologists talk about Midichlorians? Or want to ask a fantasy author about Wizarding OSHA? THE PROCESS OF PROGRAMMING STARTS WITH YOU.
www.lacon.org/programming/...
A blurred out image of something with the words Made with Makeship and Coming Soon.
We have something *Fuzzy* coming very soon that we're excited to show you. We'll have a reveal on Friday morning, March 6th!
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Hugo Award Nominations Now Open
Have you submitted your Hugo nominations yet? Remember, you have until Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 9:00am Pacific Time to suggest your favorites!
For more info go here: www.lacon.org/hugos
Thank you to everyone who responded to the LAcon V community survey. The survey closed one week after it was launched, and we're pleased to say that more than 1,500 SFF fans responded to the survey.
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Submit Your Programming Ideas
Do you have any ideas for programming at LAcon? We'd love to hear from you! The deadline for submissions is THIS Saturday, February 28th.
Send us your suggestions here: www.lacon.org/programming/...
All the information can be found on our Book Launches, Publisher Parties, and Group Autographings page: www.lacon.org/programming/...
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Two women sit at an author table selling t-shirts with an Elfquest banner hanging behind them.
Calling all Publishers, Agents, and Authors!
LAcon V is thrilled to support the publishing community with an exciting lineup of parties, book launches, and group events. If youβre looking to showcase your authors or celebrate new releases, we want to hear from you!
And if you prefer to work before and after the con do you can enjoy all that out had to offer, come a couple of days early and work Move In/Move Out (MIMO.) You'll learn a lot about how the con is run.
21.02.2026 22:57 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0My Sunday afternoon: doing program data entry for @laworldcon.bsky.social while watching rugby and wondering if my new cat will come out from under the sofa. (It's fine if she doesn't. But I'd like it if she did.)
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You do not need to be a member of LAcon V to enter art work, but if you wish to attend any convention activities in person or online, you must be a member of the con.
If you have any questions about the art show, please contact us via artshow@lacon.org.
Exhibitor tables with knitwear and jewelry displayed on the tables.
Want to participate in the LAcon Art Show? Applications are now online: scifiinc99.regfox.com/lacon-v-art-...
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The new season of LAcon Guest of Honour Ronald D. Moore's For All Mankind is coming up.
The trailer is out now -- check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zojw...
Visit the Exhibits page on the site to find out more or submit a form for consideration: www.lacon.org/exhibits
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Exhibit of robots at a past LAcon.
Do you have a unique SF or Fantasy related item that you think would be of interest to fandom in general? Would you be willing to lend it to us for the duration of the convention? (We promise to take good care of it!)
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We are currently accepting submissions. If you are interested in submitting your work or finding out more about the LAcon V Film Festival, visit our site: www.lacon.org/filmfestival
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Movie theater with many people sitting in seats and looking at the screen. The LAcon V logo is on the screen.
Following the success of the Film Festival at the Seattle 2025 Worldcon, the team is returning for LAcon V. This film festival celebrates Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and other Speculative films from around the world.
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Volunteering at Worldcon is a joyful experience with great people who care about the fandom community.
We're looking for Battlebot Wranglers, Hotel Liaisons, Art Show Docents and more. lacon.org/volunteer
A scene from a past LA Worldcon at a volunteer table with people sitting down and talking to other people, a person standing up and smiling at the scene, and another person in the background readying a camera to take a picture of the scene.
LAcon V needs you.
Worldcon is a volunteer-run and fan-oriented event. Volunteers are the lifeblood of this convention! There are roles big and small to be found here: www.lacon.org/volunteer/op...
A row of gold medals lined up on a table.
Not only did UCLA grad Alysa Liu win the gold medal in women's figure skating - her second gold in Milan - Eastvale's Cayla Barnes played a key role on defense as the United States came from behind to beat Canada 2-1 in the women's hockey gold-medal game.
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Submit a Proposal to Our Academic Track
Working on sci-fi exegesis?
If so, bring us your Heinleinian thesis.
Ensure your workβs worthy of citation.
(We would suggest no procrastination)
Academic track deadline is February 28.
So fill out the form, and donβt be late.
www.lacon.org/academictrack
Crescent moon in the night sky
As Ramadan begins, LAcon V sends warm wishes to all our friends in fandom who are observing this holy month. May this time of fasting, reflection, and community bring peace, renewal, and inspiration.
Ramadan Mubarak! ΨΉΩΨ΄ Ψ·ΩΩΩΨ§Ω ΩΨ§Ψ²Ψ―ΩΨ±
There's a Stan Sakai Secret Lair coming on March 2, which is worth noting because he's a Guest of Honour at @laworldcon.bsky.social.
Worth bringing it to get the cards signed?
Magic the Gathering Card featuring Stan Sakai's art of rabbit Usagi Yojimbo.
Magic the Gathering fans, Guest of Honor, Stan Sakaiβs, iconic rabbit ronin, Usagi Yojimbo, is getting his own Secret Lair drop very soon!
If you manage to snag cards in this release, you can always get them signed by Stan at LAcon V.
LACon Special Guest Terese Mason Pierre recently did an interview with the CBC, talking about the impact Black women have had in speculative fiction.
Find it here: www.cbc.ca/books/3-book...
Submit Your Programming Ideas
Give us your out-of-this-world programming ideas now by submitting your Program Item Suggestion Form: www.lacon.org/programming/...
We're looking for the most unique panels, workshops, and talks for LAcon V in 2026!
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this survey, please contact sponsorship@lacon.org. On Saturday, February 21, we hold a Zoom meeting to provide a chance for members of the fandom community to ask questions about this survey.
17.02.2026 22:55 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0LAcon V is taking steps to protect the privacy of people who respond to the survey. The shared results of this survey will include only aggregated data, not individual responses or information allowing identification of individual respondents.
17.02.2026 22:55 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0LAcon V is conducting a survey of LAcon V members and members of other recent U.S. Worldcons in order to collect information we can use to solicit sponsorships for the convention.
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Title page to the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Today is the 250th anniversary of Edward Gibbons' classic work The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
It's an epic work that has inspired countless works of science fiction such as Isaac Asimov's Foundation, Fitzpatrick's War by Theodore Judson, and Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp!
