Latest posts tagged with #Octocon2024 on Bluesky
Check out this #Octobook review of A Fix of Light by Kel Menton. Kel was a guest at #Octocon2024. Out February 6th. Published by @littleislandbooks.bsky.social
#Octocon #Fantasy #IrishBooks #IrishFolklore #BookSky #ReadingCommunity #Octobooks
The Book of Gold by Ruth Frances Long
The Call by Peadar Ó Guilín
Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran
Race the Atlantic Way by Oisín McGann
Deep in the heart of The Square, Tallaght, you can find some wild #Octobooks hiding out on the shelves of Easons
@thecallya.bsky.social @oisinmcgann.bsky.social @hcor.bsky.social
@rflong.bsky.social
#Octocon #Octocon2024 #Scifi #Fantasy #YAFantasy #KidsLit #AdultFantasy
📝My Autumn 2024 newsletter has just gone out to subscribers. It covers my recent outings to #IDWF2024 & #Octocon2024, plus updates on reading, writing, & reviewing activities. I also share an example of a recent experiment with 'free writing'. Sign up here for my witterings:
tinyurl.com/3utekf4k
I had a lot of fun as #SocialMedia manager for #Octocon2024. Thanks to the committee for letting me be involved. It's been a super experience. 👌
#Octocon #Scifi #Fantasy #Fandom #ScienceFiction #ScifiConvention
Octo would like to say a big thank you to everyone who attended #Octocon2024, particularly our volunteers, Co-chair Kat Dodd, outgoing Co-chair @paulcarroll.bsky.social and GOH, @rflong.bsky.social. Stay tuned, as we will have post-con posts coming soon.
#Octocon #SciFi #Fantasy #Fandom #Cosplay
A lanyard for Octocon 2024 with "Official Wuxia Werewolf" written on the badge. The art for the event is featured in the background.
Thanks for having me @octocon.bsky.social !
My first time at the convention and what an incredibly well run event.
Thank you and well done to everyone involved in organising.
I hope to see you all and more next year!
#Octocon2024 #books #comics
Picture 1: Committee member, MaryBrigid, holding a crocheted Octo the Octopus. Octo has their own Octocon name badge stating Octo "A01 Prime" with a green lanyard and an "Honored Guest" ribbon. Picture two is a close up of Octo wearing the same name badge.
This is what happens when MaryBrigid and Chebe are left unattended with Octo and a label printer! 😂😊
#Octocon #Octocon2024 #Scifi #Fantasy #Fandom #ScienceFiction #ScifiConvention #ScienceFictionConvention
On a bed with grey sheets is Jessica Thorne's The Lost Queen trilogy, A Touch of Shadows, A Kiss of Flame and A Crown of Darkness.
On a white bedside locker is Kel Menton's ARC copy of A Fix of Light in front of a grey lamp.
On a bed with grey sheets is my Octocon badge with Glasgow 2024 lanyard. Along with this is Jessica Thorne's The Lost Queen trilogy, A Touch of Shadows, A Kiss of Flame and A Crown of Darkness as well as Kel Menton's ARC copy of A Fix of Light.
I had a nice little haul from @octocon.bsky.social over the weekend. I picked up @rflong.bsky.social's new The Lost Queen trilogy along with Kel Menton's ARC of A Fix of Light.
Looking forward to reviewing them on my #blog
markkieltywriter.com/blog/
#Octocon #Octocon2024 #Fantasy #YAFantasy
Kat Dodd, Paul Carroll, and Ruth Frances Long AKA Jessica Thorne.
Closing ceremony here at #Octocon2024. What a fantastic con it has been! A huge reason for our convention existing today is because of our Co-chairs Kat Dodd and @paulcarroll.bsky.social and our lovely guest of honour @rflong.bsky.social
#Octocon #ScifiConvention #Fantasy #Scifi #ScifiConvention
Sitting at a long table are Paul Carroll, Susan Maxwell, Jeevani Charika/Rhoda Baxtor, Richard Sparx, and Michael Carroll. The Relationship Between the Writer and the Reader - Who Owns the Text?
Another awesome panel this morning - The Relationship Between the Writer and the Reader - Who Owns the Text?
#ReadingCommunity #Octocon #Octocon2024 #ScifiConvention @paulcarroll.bsky.social @jeevanicharika.bsky.social
Eoin Dooley sits at a table with a microphone, copies of his book No Sympathy and a glass water bottle.
Copy of book No Sympathy but Eóin Dooley. Cover has a man playing guitar on the street in the rain.
Congratulations to @eoindooley.bsky.social and his book launch today of No Sympathy. Available at the Trad Hall at #Octocon2024
#Octocon #Octocon2024 #ReadingCommunity
Sitting at a long table with microphones are Craig Walsh, Eoin Dooley, John Kirwan, Rachel Handley, and Brian Nisbet all wearing face masks.
Great panel this evening, The Past, Present and Future of Science Fiction Short Stories with Craig Walsh, @eoindooley.bsky.social John Kirwan, @rachelhandley.bsky.social, and Brian Nisbet.
#ScienceFiction #Scifi #ScifiConvention #ScienceFictionConvention #Octocon #Octocon2024
Paul Carroll standing next to a flip chart holding a coloured card used to help.make the monsters during his workshop.
Wonderful and intentionally horrific workshop on Making a Monster for #horror writing with @paulcarroll.bsky.social
Many a terrifying beast was born in the Gibson Hotel today!
#Octocon #Octocon2024 #HorrorFiction
The photo includes Kel Menton, Ruth Frances Long, Helen Corcoran, Jean Bürlesk, and Sarah Rees Brennan sitting on a long table with grey tablecloth wearing face masks
Earlier today, we had the panel entitled Gods, Faith and Religion in SFF which threw up some interesting discussions.
#Octocon #Octocon2024 #Scifi #fantasy #ScienceFictionConvention #ScifiConvention @rflong.bsky.social @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social @hcor.bsky.social
Kel Menton, author of A Fix of Light along, with Zara Martin, and Eoin Dooley. A copy of the book is on the table where they sit.
Had a lovely chat today with Kel Menton, author of A Fix of Light, along with Zara Martin, and Eoin Dooley.
#Octocon #Octocon2024 #Fantasy #IrishMythology #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity
Picture includes images of the three books, Touch of Shadows, A Kiss of Flame and Crown of Darkness by Jessica Thorne.
About to begin, @rflong.bsky.social The lost Queen trilogy! Not to be missed!
Picture includes images of the three books, Touch of Shadows, A Kiss of Flame and Crown of Darkness.
#Fantasy #Octocon #Octocon2024 #Romantasy #SpeculativeFiction
Octo's Fascinating Facts. Did you know Octocon has a cosplay parade? Octocon is a place where o favourite worlds collide, creating a celebration of fandom.
#Octocon Committee Announcement:
1) If anyone hasn't signed the video release for the #Cosplay parade, can they please come to the Regdesk and fill one out.
2) If anyone has a broken or torn badge, we have found a solution / repair at the reg desk.
#Octocon2024 #Fandom #Fantasy #ScifiConvention
Day 2 of #Octocon2024 is upon us! Let us know what you're most looking forward to!
#Octocon #Scfi #Fantasy #Cosplay #Fandom #ScienceFiction #ScifiConvention
On the panel sitting at a long table wearing face masks are Robert Cullen, Jean Bürlesk Sarah Rees Brennan Kate Johnson.
Where's The Line When It Comes To Redemption Arcs is just starting here at #Octocon2024!
On the panel sitting at a long table wearing face masks are Robert Cullen, Jean Bürlesk, @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social, and Kate Johnson.
#Octocon #Fantasy #Scifi #ScienceFiction #ReadingCommunity
Our lovely panellists, @ruthfranceslong aka @jessthornebooks with @sarahreesbrennan holding crocheted octopuses made by the talented Kat Dodd who sits next to them at a long panel table. Ruth's octopus is red with white wings, and Sarah's is white but is dipped in "blood" like the dress on the cover of Sarah's book, Long Live Evil.
Our lovely panellists, @rflong.bsky.social with @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social holding crocheted octopuses made by the talented Kat Dodd who sits next to them at a long panel table.
#Octocon #Octocon2024 #Scifi #Fantasy #ScienceFiction #ScienceFictionConvention
See our interactive #map of our #convention. If you love #maps, you'll want to check it out.
map.octocon.com
#Octocon #Octocon2024 #scifi #fantasy #sciencefiction #fantom #cosplay
Ruth Frances Long sits next to Sarah Rees Brennan at a panel table at Octocon. Both wear face masks.
About to start, our guest of honour @RFLong aka @JessThorneBooks will be interviewed by last year's guest of dishonour, @sarahreesbrenna
#Fantasy #Fandom #Romantasy #Octocon2024 #Octocon #ScienceFictionConvention
Kat Dodd has shot this wonderful accessibility video for getting around #Octocon2024!
youtu.be/e3ALDwhNwg4?...
#Octocon #Fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #Fandom #Cosplay
Book cover includes a large poster of Diathesis Decent Book 1. Space ship flying near a planet that looks like the rings of Saturn.
Check out Temple Dark Books cover reveal which happened today at #Octocon2024 😍😍😍
#diathesis #IrishFiction #Octocon #Scifi #ScienceFiction #SpeculativeFiction
Octonians are a stylish group!
#Octocon #Octocon2024 #Ramance #Romantasy #Fantasy #ReadingCommunity
Picture of table with white table cloth with an array of books for sale.
Come visit our #book table to find an array of #fantasy and #scifi to top up your to-read pile.
#Octocon #Octocon2024 #Fantasy #Scifi #ReadingCommunity #ScienceFiction
Alt Text: Gwen Frazer, Kat Chant, Jean Bürlesk and Kris Taylor sitting at a table in discussion.
The Disneyification of History and Mythology panel is now happening at #Octocon2024!
#Octocon #Disney #Mythology #IrishMythology #Fantasy
David Green sitting at a table with some coffee, glass of water looking to camera
Fantastic #writingworkshop with @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social today on #CosyFantasy
#WritingCommunity #Fantasy #Workshop #Octocon #Octocon2024
Wakey wakey! It's #Octocon time! Octonians assemble!
#Scifi #Fantasy #Fandom #Cosplay #ScienceFiction #Octocon2024
Alt text: Octocon 2024 Philosophical SF flash fiction workshop, 5th October 6 pm, This workshop, run by SFF author and philosopher Dr Rachel Handley (they/them), will guide you through character and setting creation before introducing a series of sci-fi writing prompts on unlikely gods, bizarre mirror universes, and all the possible weirdness we can imagine in-between. The workshop will be very interactive and its main aims are to spark the imagination and get some writing done all within an inclusive and non-pressured environment.
I'm so excited to be running a science fiction creative writing workshop for @octocon.bsky.social this year!
You can find entire and very awesome programme here: prog.octocon.com
#sff #writingworkshop #sf #sciencefiction #scifi #octocon #octocon2024 #dublin #dublinireland #philsky
