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Welcome to CrossingsCon, a convention about all the universes that we visit when we read, where people can come together to share what they love and have fun doing it. Follow us for updates and tips, and check out crossingscon.org for more info
A dark and starry sky with a number of Halloween themed constellations - three ghosts, a spider with its web, a witch, and a jack o lantern. The silhouette of a black cat is in the bottom right corner. The name and logo of Crossings con is in the bottom left.
Happy Halloween! What's your favorite part of the spooky season?
#crossingscon #youngwizards #literaryconvention #bookconvention #speculativefiction
It's book club day! Join us at 7pm EST for our discussion of Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George.
Visit our website for a link to our book club meeting space (under the Community tab). Hope to see you there!
#CrossingsCon #CrossingsBookClub #JessicaDayGeorge
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CrossingsCon is looking for a social media manager! If you are up on the latest trends and are hip to the youth, you should apply here: forms.gle/kFfLJfKPmKKa...
#crossingscon #youngwizards #literaryconvention #bookconvention #speculativefiction
A purple hexagon in the middle of a light blue background. The hexagon has the words "Princess of the midnight ball" written in gold, with flower and sword decorations around it. Above the hexagon are the words "2 Days" and "10/25, 7pm EST". At the bottom are the name and logo of The Crossings Book Club
Two days to book club! Join us on Saturday 10/25 at 7pm EST for our discussion of Princess of the Midnight Ball, a fairy tale retelling by CrossingsCon Guest of Honor Jessica Day George.
#CrossingsCon #CrossingsBookClub #JessicaDayGeorge
Blue text reading: Happy Autumn! Are the leaves changing where you are yet? The background is light blue with a falling leaves pattern. The logo and name of Crossings Con is at the bottom.
Happy Autumn! Are the leaves changing where you are yet?
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If you're interested, more information / full instructions can be found by joining our slack at the-crossings.slack.com and going to #cc-community-captioning. (4/4)
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Moving forward, anyone who wants to help improve captions can do so on their own time, with no formal volunteer sign-up process or permissions needed! (3/4)
18.10.2025 14:40 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Captioning is a difficult and time-consuming process, and trying to handle things in-house has just resulted in many CrossingsCon videos being inaccessible for yearsβeither viewable, but with only YouTube's auto-captions, or not on our YT at all, neither of which is a satisfactory state of affairs.
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A simple graphic showing a megaphone and a speech bubble reading "Community captioning project!" The logo and name of Crossings Con is in the bottom corner.
CrossingsCon is officially transitioning to a community captioning model in hopes of being able to provide high-quality captions on our videos in a more timely manner! (1/)
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Itβs that time of the year where our Con or Bust applications have massively outstripped our resources to support them. We have some great opportunities to send folks of colour to life changing opportunities. Help make that happen.
Donate today! dreamfoundry.org/con...
Thatβs right! Weβre in Philadelphia and registration is open as we speak!
15.08.2025 13:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0we're every other year, so hopefully we'll see you in 2027!
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Curious about #CrossingsCon? Here's some information for you!
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Baron Munchausen 1 Event Moderator: Sonia Grace Watch Ursula Vernon, Cat Valente, CB Lee, and Eli play a game of collaborative storytelling! youtu.be/NCounm2gte8
#crossingscon will take place Aug 15-17, 2025 in Philadelphia, USA. Badges and hotel rooms are available now at crossingscon.org
Geologists have long debated whether a formation in Canada contains the worldβs oldest rocks. New measurements suggest it does β and that these rocks are the last remains of Earthβs primordial crust
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Baron Munchausen 2 Watch Diane Duane, Jessica Day George, Megan Whalen Turner, and Megan play a game of collaborative storytelling that will leave you in stitches! youtu.be/Eurw1dIn0nA
#crossingscon is Aug 15-17, 2025 in Philadelphia Badges and hotel rooms are at crossingscon.org
Fandom does contain multitudes. Today it has provided conversations about cozy fantasy, romantasy, maglev trains and finally a concert by a choir singing about Westeros, One Piece, Secret of Monkey Island and The Witcher.
#fandom #Archipelacon2 #Eurocon
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On Sunday I traveled to the middle of the desert to capture this: The ISS against our sun. What I didn't expect: the sun producing a magnificent flare at the same time β AJamesMcCarthy, 19 June 2025
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ok all of those sound awesome, ngl
02.06.2025 21:59 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0NOVELS!!
02.06.2025 21:59 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0we had such fun with this game and panel! do you have other games along this vein?
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Heaven's Vault: Resident archaeology-and-linguistics nerds Eli, Dash, and Sarah analyze aspects of the exo-archaelogy video game Heaven's Vault. How did they decode the Ancient language? They'll do their best to answer this question--be ready for spoilers!
Check it out here: youtu.be/QaqZ1fKdFms
Folklore Inspirations
Event Moderator: Sonia Grace
Ursula, Megan, and Jessica discuss the myths, folklore, and fairy tales that inspire them as well as finding new ways to tell old stories. Check it out here: youtu.be/CtSgrpIz2zE
#crossingscon #slippingsideways
