Joining us at Croke Park from Northern Ireland is RB Kelly, award-nominated author of Edge of Heaven. Guest Bio RB Kelly’s debut novel, Edge of Heaven, was shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award and the ESFS Award for Best Work of Fiction. The sequel, On The Brink, was published in May 2022. Her short…
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Octocon is delighted to announce our support for MASI – the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland
For the past few years, we have been grateful to be able to support a range of charities and causes that are dear to our hearts, and which we consider important. This year, we will be supporting and fundraising for MASI: the collective Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland – https://www.masi.ie/ About MASI The Movement…
Meet Karina (she/her), our 2022 Web Designer!
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…
Meet Amy (she/her), our 2022 Publications Officer!
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…
Octocon is delighted to announce our first online guest for 2022, Julia Meitov Hersey!
US-based Julia Meitov Hersey is the translator of VITA NOSTRA and DAUGHTER FROM THE DARK by the Ukrainian-born married authors Marina and Sergey Dyachenko. Guest Bio Born in Moscow, Julia Meitov Hersey moved to the U.S. at the age of nineteen and has been straddling the two cultures ever since. She lives north of Boston…
Octocon Presents: Bag of Tropes – Writing for Tabletop RPGs
Roleplaying games provided comfort, escapism and social contact for many of us during the pandemic – if we couldn’t party together in person, then at least we could carouse virtually across a landscape built from imagination. But who crafts the signposts and the places they point to and how do they create the mechanics that…
Our suggestions box and participant registration form is now open!
The Octocon programme includes panel discussions, workshops, and talks. We are first and foremost a community convention, for members by members, which means one of our programme participants could be YOU. We’re also interested in hearing your ideas and suggestions to help us build a richer, more diverse programme. This year we’ll of course be…
Meet MaryBrigid (she/her), our 2022 Membership Officer!
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…
Shelly Bond and the Secrets of Comics Editing
Shelly Bond’s editing career includes a 22-year run at DC Comics’ Vertigo line and the creation of Black Crown, IDW’s ‘indie record label’ imprint that merged music and comics. As well as her work on Sandman, Lucifer, Clean Room, Fables and Kid Lobotomy, she’s also known for the Hey, Amateur and Insider Art anthologies, and…
Octocon is Recruiting! Open Positions 2022
HELP WANTED! Octocon is looking for volunteers who can help us out in a number of roles (Updated 03/10/2022) All our committee positions have now been filled for 2022, but we are still looking for on-site and virtual volunteers!