New Worlds 5 Coming Next Month
The 5th Philippine Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, New Worlds 5, will be held Oct. 27, 2007, at the Glorietta Activity Center in — you guessed it — The Philippines. For more information, visit www.newworlds.ph.
Category Archives: 2. Fantasy
Time to Plan for 2008?
I’ve already received information for conventions in 2008. For now, I’ll post them here. But I hope to have a searchable database of events and venues ready before the end of the year. If you’d like to help speed that project along, visit the Support page.
February 21-24, 2008
Total Confusion
Mansfield, Mass
Holiday Inn
Focus: Gaming
www.totalcon.com
March 21-24, 2008
Orbital 2008
2008 British National Science Fiction Convention
London, United Kingdom
Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow
www.orbital2008.org (more…)
Go See the First Ghost Town Female Gunfighter
Tammy Teaster is playing “The Black Widow” during the weekend gunfight performances in Ghost Town in the Sky now through September.
“The crowds that line the street to watch our performances are crazy about ‘The Black Widow.'” says J.B. Buccafusco, the park’s Director of Entertainment. “Girls and guys alike are fascinated by watching a villainous female sharp-shooter!” (more…)
Women In Games International Announced
The Women in Games International conference will take place at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007, from 11 am to 5 pm. the keynote speaker will be Dona C. Bailey, creator of the Centipede video game, one of the first video games to incorporate artificial intelligence. She’ll be taking […]
Real Italian Village Provides Backdrop for Computer Game
Always wanted to visit Italy but just haven’t been able to get there? Well the next best thing will be available for your computer next month. “AnaCapri: The Dream”, a unique first person adventure game for the PC, uses more than 8,000 detailed photographs taken around the real island of Capri and its charming village […]
East Coast SF/F Readings and Signings
If you will be in the Seacoast New Hampshire or Southern Maine area now through September, there are some events you might be interested in. Several science fiction and fantasy authors will be making appearances in local bookstores. For more information, visit www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070810/LIFE/708100345/-1/NEWS11&sfad=1.
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Travel News Roundup
Haunted Amusement Park Closed Lake Shawnee Amusement Park may be haunted by spirits. www.wvva.com/News/index.php?ID=15480 World Series of Video Games The World Series of Video Games (WSVG) Presented by Intel will make its first-ever stop on Canadian soil this summer, at the Fan Expo Canada at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, August 24-26. www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2007/08/c4730.html New Convention […]
Travel Reads: Dragon Queen
The promotional material had this to say of Dragon Queen: “Yavie awakes from the slumber of death to a shattered world she does not recall to find herself betrayed by her lover, her siblings and even her father. In a desperate search for the truth, Yavie and her guardians embark on a quest more filled […]
Upcoming Events: Now thru October 2007
August 2007 Aug. 1-15Artifacts of a Nether WorldArt & Objects by Dan ChessherHyaena GalleryBurbank, Calif.www.hyaenagallery.com Aug. 10-12Horrorfind WeekendMarriott Hunt Valley InnHunt Valley, Md.www.horrorfindweekend.com/state/maryland/august/ Aug. 11, 2007LA Myth: A group art showMeltdown ComicsLos Angeles, Calif.meltcomics.com or myspace.com/lamyth Aug. 24, 200723rd Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement AwardsThe Caltech AthenaeumPasadena, Calif.RSVP for reservations:(323) 466-3310 or (800) 624-6504 in […]
Harry Potter Fans Now Have a Wiki
Harry Potter Wiki recently launched and already has more than 1,000 articles on almost everything imaginable from the Harry Potter books. Created by Wikia, Inc., the leading provider of community resources for building and organizing free content on every topic, Harry Potter Wiki is a fully editable website created and run by fans of the […]