Octocon 2010

Epic Con 2.0

Submitted by Danielle Lavigne on 4. February 2010 - 16:55

Epic Con 2.0 is coming

The weekend of the 13th and 14th of February, will herald the return of
the very successful EPIC CON, held in the fabulous John Hume Building
out in NUI Maynooth.

Run by the Student Science Fiction Society, Omega, it will have talks
on various topics. Guests include the charming long-time Octocon guest Michael Carrol and the delightful Juliet E. Mckenna.

Check out the website at http://www.minds.nuim.ie/~omega/EpicCon/

We hope to see you there.

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16th & 17th October 2010

Submitted by Danielle Lavigne on 29. January 2010 - 12:47

So it's official: Octocon 2010 will be taking place on the 16th and 17th of October 2010! It'll be taking place in the Camden Court Hotel in Dublin, and our Guest of Honour will be George R.R. Martin.

Wanna come and meet friends, old and new, sit in on panels with our wonderful guests, win lovely things, contribute to our charity auction and have a great time?

Of course you do! That's why we've made it easy with PayPal registration. Make with the clicky and get your membership today!

Spaces are strictly limited, and if any places are left, prices will be going up throughout the year until the con.

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Octocon Team

PS. The hotel has an Octocon room rate of €99 per night B&B if you book by phone! Yay!

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News Round-Up

Submitted by Danielle Lavigne on 22. December 2009 - 16:41

Hey guys and gals and everyone! Lots of interesting news tidbits for you to chew on over these first days of the sun's return to the Northern Hemisphere! Think of it as Octostuffing.

First up we need to alert you to the wonderful new trailer for Michael Carroll's forthcoming novel, Super Human.

The trailer just went online and here it is for your viewing pleasure! Make sure you click through and rate it five stars because it's amazing!

 

There's also the news that Alex de Campi's new downloadable comic Valentine, has finally seen release! You can see it as it comes out in its many languages and formats over at ValentineTheComic.com! (Episode one is free!)

We've just added a photo section to the 2009 site, so if you wanna see what you missed, have a look! Feel free to send in your own snaps anytime and we'll put them right up with your permission.

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