Category: Meet the Octo-Team

Next up on our Committee introductions is Catherine Sharp who is Co-Head of Programme this year! Pronouns: She/Her Bio: Catherine’s first conventions were in 2011/2012; in 2013 she offered herself up on the Octocon altar of volunteering and moderation and hasn’t stopped since. As well as running programme for Octocon for several years, she’s also…

Next up on our Committee introductions is Paul – Guest Liaison / Trade Liaison / Co-Head of Programme for 2022! Pronouns: He/Him Bio: Paul Carroll is a writer and comic creator from Dublin. His work primarily focuses on the extraordinary, be that through magic, science or just downright chaotic. He is a founding member of both…

Next up on our Committee introductions is Sakura – Overlord and Octocon Chairperson for 2022!  Pronouns: She/Her Bio: Sakura first became involved with staffing conventions when she joined the volunteer staff of Eirtakon 2012. Since then, she has been involved in organising multiple conventions in Dublin. Her specialty is mostly things that involve Japan (mainly…

More Committee Introductions for our 2022 Team – this is Faranae, Head of Virtual Operations and Virtual Volunteer Manager! Pronouns: E/Eir (and other neutral pronouns) Bio: Faranae’s natural environments are either behind a computer bank or ranging out in the wild, and e tends to avoid making public appearances. This doesn’t make em any less…

Next up on our 2022 Committee Introductions is Coral “The Magnificent” Mallow – our Super Sponsorship Officer!  Pronouns: She/Her Bio: Coral is a glorious experience masquerading as a human! She was born into one of the first comic book stores in America and believes the blank spaces in between the words and images of a story…

Next up on our 2022 Committee introductions is Karina! Pronouns: She/Her Bio: Where in the World is Karina Steffens? Born in Ukraine and raised in Israel, she has lived in Ireland for over 25 years, running a Web Design business together with her Dutch husband. She can sometimes be seen roaming the Halls of Octocon…

Next up on our 2022 Committee Introductions is Amy (she/her)!  Amy is brand new to Octocon, and delighted to be a part of the Social Media team and heading our publications. She has always loved fantasy fiction, especially that which involves magic and portals. She also loves gaming, and plays DND regularly as well as…

Planning for Octocon 2022 is well underway and we thought it was time we started introducing our Octo-Team committee members who are making all the magic happen behind the scenes. So, let’s meet MaryBrigid!  Pronouns: She/Her Originally from Auckland, NZ, MaryBrigid Turner came to Ireland on a working holiday, walked through the doors of Hodges…