Maura McHugh lives in Galway and writes across a variety of media, including prose, theatre, radio, film/TV, video games, and comic books, such as writing the iconic Judge Anderson for the British comic book weekly, 2000 AD. Her recent collection, The Boughs Withered (When I Told Them My Dreams), was nominated for the British Fantasy…
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Octocon is delighted to announce our next in-person guest – Maura McHugh
Joining us in Croke Park from Galway is award-nominated author across a multitude of media, Maura McHugh. Maura is a former Guest of Honour and we’re thrilled to welcome her back to Octocon. Bio: Maura McHugh lives in Galway and writes across a variety of media, including prose, theatre, radio, film/TV, video games, and comic…
ItsHannyu – In-Person Guest
In her own words…. I am a cosplayer, streamer and digital artist. I love creating content evolving around video games and anime. I started cosplaying in 2011 and I haven’t stopped since. I have judged a few cosplay competitions over the years and even judged for EuroCosplay Ireland qualifiers in 2019. I love creating props…
Octocon is delighted to announce our next in-person guest – ItsHannyu
Joining us in Croke Park is cosplayer, streamer, and digital artist – ItsHannyu. She will also be one of our Cosplay Competition judges, so don’t forget to sign up! Bio: In her own words…. I am a cosplayer, streamer and digital artist. I love creating content evolving around video games and anime. I started cosplaying in…
Octocon is delighted to announce our next in-person guest – Llaura McGee
Joining us in Croke Park is Llaura McGee, who together with our guest Eve Golden-Woods, is a co-director and co-writer at Dreamfeel game studio. Bio: Llaura McGee is an Irish artist, writer and game maker known for creating experimental video games, installations and performances through ‘Dreamfeel’, a video game studio she founded in Dublin. In…
Octocon is delighted to announce our next in-person guest – Eve Golden-Woods
Joining us in Croke Park from Co. Clare is Eve Golden-Woods, who together with our guest Llaura McGee, is a co-director and co-writer at Dreamfeel game studio. Bio: Eve Golden-Woods is a writer and artist from Co. Clare. She works as a writer and producer for independent game studio Dreamfeel, where she was the co-writer…
Llaura McGee – In-Person Guest (Unable to Attend)
Llaura McGee is an Irish artist, writer and game maker known for creating experimental video games, installations and performances through ‘Dreamfeel’, a video game studio she founded in Dublin. In particular the narrative games ‘Curtain’, which follows an abusive relationship between two women in a Glasgow punk band; ‘If Found’, which follows a trans woman…
Eve Golden-Woods – In-Person Guest
Eve Golden-Woods is a writer and artist from Co. Clare. She works as a writer and producer for independent game studio Dreamfeel, where she was the co-writer on the award-winning game If Found. She has also published fiction, including The Antidote to Memory, a fantasy-romance novella. Pronouns: She/Her Find her at Twitter: https://twitter.com/Evebeingquiet Discover the…
Mary Watson – In-Person Guest
Mary Watson is from Cape Town and now lives on the west coast of Ireland. She’s worked as an art museum guide, library assistant, theatre duty manager, and an actor in children’s musicals. She has a PhD from the University of Cape Town where she taught for many years. She won the Caine Prize in…
Octocon is delighted to announce our next in-person guest – Mary Watson
Joining us in person from Ireland’s west coast is Caine Prize and Philida Award winning author Mary Watson. Bio: Mary Watson is from Cape Town and now lives on the west coast of Ireland. She’s worked as an art museum guide, library assistant, theatre duty manager, and an actor in children’s musicals. She has a…