Would any of you like to help out with Worldcon organisation? We have a variety of volunteer positions open, including things that don't need a large time commitment, things that can be finished in advance of the convention[*], things that don't require any previous experience, and things you don't need to be in Finland to do. Full list at: Read more... )

MidAmeriCon aren't taking site selection ballots for the 2018 Worldcon electronically, only by post/in person. I intend to post mine, is there anyone else local who's voting and want to give me theirs and I'll post them all together ( Read more... )

1) an interview for a staff position with Worldcon 75 ( Read more... )

Remember to nominate for the Hugos if you're eligible (see below)! You *don't* have to have read everything published last year, you only have to have read/watched/appreciated at least one thing that was first published/broadcast last year that you think might be worthy of a Hugo[*]. The wisdom of crowds will sort the rest out. If you liked it, ( Read more... )

If you want to vote in the Hugos, remember the deadline is the end of this month (Friday July 31, 11:59PM PDT, aka Saturday August 1, 7:59AM BST). As last year, you can fill out your ballot in several stages, and they'll take its state at the deadline as your vote, so no reason not to start filling it in now. Vote here: Read more... )

1) First, you need to be a member of this year's worldcon, Sasquan. Supporting membership is sufficient. If you aren't a member, join here: https://sasquan.swoc.us/sasquan/reg.phpRead more... )

Prompt, I know, but I've just been cataloguing my book haul from Worldcon.[*]


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Stealing
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Briefly, I am so proud and glad I did this. It was massively rewarding and my immediate co-volunteers were all amazing people. We achieved a massive, awesome thing; both the con as a whole, and my department specifically. We had so many positive comments about the Exhibits Hall and several people said it was the best they'd ever seen and that we'd ( Read more... )

Massive balloon hats from the Masquerade!

We made the front page of the Guardian on the Saturday, with some lovely sympathetic articles/editorials.


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