c.e. murphy

Hi everybody! We just wanted to update you with some newsbits, just in case you thought we'd forgotten about you. ;)

Convention Updates

2010 dates are coming very soon. Keep your eyes peeled over the next few weeks for updates in this regard. We just need to make some final checks before we can announce everything. Thanks so much for being patient with us!

Once that's in order, PayPal will be going live again to take memberships. The prices will be increasing over the course of the year, so make sure you get your memberships early!

As for this Octocon past,  we do have to thank everyone that donated items to the charity auction and everyone that bid on them. We'll likely have a seperate post about this shortly, but we raised a significant sum of money for Achieve ABA and we couldn't have done it without all of you.

Guest Updates

For those that haven't heard, Octocon 2010 Guest of Honour George R.R. Martin will be signing in Eason's Belfast and Dublin this November 3rd and 5th, respectively. Check out George's blog about this here.

C.E. Murphy is now working with Chapters Bookstore in Dublin to bring  just about everyone in the world signed and personalised books! Yay!

Alex de Campi has a new column about launching her new comic.

Mike Carey and Peter Gross's The Unwritten #6 came out last week and you should go and get it.

That's all for now!

Octocon

Well well well! It looks like the 2010 guest list is taking quite the pretty shape already!

We're very pleased to announce the return of Alan Nolan, C.E. Murphy, Derek Gunn, Peadar Ó Guilín, Rob Curley and even 2009 Guest of Honour Mike Carey!

We also want to announce the official enguestenation of the wonderful R.F. Long, who launched her new book The Scroll Thief at Octocon '09!

Plus, don't forget the wonderful Michael Carroll, John Vaughan, Alex de Campi, Fabulous Lorraine and our shiny new Guest of Honour George R.R. Martin!

Oh. Em. Gee. 2010 is looking wonderful! And this ain't all, folks! Stay tuned to http://Octocon.com/2010 for more announcements soon! :)

Lots of Octoconical Love,

Octocon

Oh hi there, October Convention-lovers!

These past few days, all we've been hearing are staged whispers about "letting out your inner geek" and "nerdgasming" and "transforming" and "rolling out", but what does it all mean?

Well, it may indicate a change in neuro-linguistical programming brought on by some kind of new mass-marketing machine built by Doctor Advertiso, OR, it could mean that Octocon 2009 is nearly upon us!

With only six days to go, we're putting together our final preparations for one of the greatest conventions of all time!

So, what do you have to look forward to besides The Golden Blasters film festival, Octocon's Next Top Monster, meeting Mike Carey, Derek Gunn, Michael Carroll, C.E. Murphy and more, meeting your fellow fans, and "competing to be the worst" at The Red Shirt Olympics?

We're glad you asked!