World Science Fiction Convention Archives

August 26, 2022

Tachyon well represented at Chicon 8, the 80th World Science Fiction Convention

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Many Tachyon authors and editors will join Tachyon head honcho Jacob Weisman in Chicago, IL for Chicon 8, the 80th World Science Fiction Convention (September 1-5). This years attendees include Charlie Jane Anders, Peter S. Beagle, Marie Brennan (virtual only), Ellen Datlow, Daryl Gregory, Eileen Gunn, Naseem Jamnia, Patrick O’Leary, Ruth Sanderson, Adam Stemple, Michael Swanwick, Jo Walton, and Rick Wilber.

The legendary event, held annually since since 1939 (except for the years 1942 to 1945, during World War II), celebrates science fiction. This years convention features Guests of Honor Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due, Edie Stern and Joe Siclari, Erle Korshak, special guests Dr. Eve L. Ewing, Gene Ha, Eric Wilkerson, and toastmasters Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders.

Be sure to visit the Tachyon tables in the dealer’s room, where we’ll be hosting several signings.

Saturday

10AM

Ellen Datlow
Eileen Gunn

1PM

Naseem Jamnia debut novella THE BRUISING OF QILWA premiere

2PM

Jo Walton

Cover for THE BRUISING OF QILWA by Naseem Jamnia — Cover by Elizabeth Story

Sunday

10AM

Peter S. Beagle

1PM

Patrick O’Leary
Rick Wilber

2PM

Daryl Gregory

3PM

Ruth Sanderson
Adam Stemple

Stop by the table for an updated scheduled as things may change.

July 28, 2022

Celebrate the release of Naseem Jamnia’s beautiful debut novella THE BRUISING OF QILWA

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Samuel R. Delany Fellowship recipient Naseem Jamnia hits the road, literally and virtually, in celebration of their unforgettable debut novella THE BRUISING OF QILWA. Be sure to stop by and meet the friendly Naseem.

Photo by Jeramie Lu

Saturday, August 6 Sundance Books Reno NV 2 PM

BOOK LAUNCH EVENT!

Tuesday, August 9 Bri’s Bookish via Instagram live 5 PM PT

Saturday, August 13 Writers with Drinks San Francisco CA 7:30 PM

Hosted by Charlie Jane Anders
With Vanessa Hua, Juba Kalamka, Shelley Wong, Adele Bertei

Tuesday, August 30 The Seminary Co-op Chicago IL 6PM

with August Clarke

September 1-5 Chicon 8: The 80th World Science Fiction Convention Chicago IL

December 6, 2021

Tachyon well represented at DisCon III, the 79th World Science Fiction Convention

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Many Tachyon authors, artists, and editors including Author Guest of Honor Nancy Kress, Marie Brennan, Ellen Datlow, John Picacio, Michael Swanwick, Carrie Vaughn, and Sheila Williams are participating at/in DisCon III, the 79th World Science Fiction Convention, December 15-19, both physically in Washington, DC and virtually everywhere.

Worldcon, or the World Science Fiction Convention, is the annual gathering of science fiction and fantasy fans, writers, artists, musicians and other creators from across the globe. First held in New York City in 1939, Worldcon moves around the globe, held in a different city and organized by a different volunteer organization each year.

Worldcon originally focused on and still has a strong emphasis on science fiction and fantasy literature, but has grown to include genre television, movies, animation, games and other popular media as well. It has truly become the world’s fair of science fiction and fantasy fandom. No other event brings together fans and creators, regardless of genre or medium, under one big tent with the face-to-face intimacy of Worldcon.
What is Worldcon?

Guests of Honor

Nancy Kress, Author
John Harris, Artist
Ben Yalow, Fan
Sheree Renée Thomas, Special
Malka Older, Special
Andrea Hairston, Special

DiscCon III offers a massive selection of virtual readings and panels.

July 29, 2020

Tachyon well represented at CoNZealand, the 78th World Science Fiction Convention

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Many Tachyon authors, artists, and editors including Charlie Jane Anders, Ellen Datlow, Cory Doctorow, Daryl Gregory, John Picacio, and Carrie Vaughn are participating in CoNZealand, the 78th World Science Fiction Convention (July 29-August 2).

The legendary event, held annually since since 1939 (except for the years 1942 to 1945, during World War II), celebrates science fiction. This years convention features Guests of Honor Greg Broadmore, Larry Dixon, Mercedes Lackey, George R. R. Martin. and Rose Mitchell.

Due to the worldwide pandemic, CoNZealand has had to move online. So instead of going to Wellington, New Zealand for a Worldcon, we on the CoNZealand committee are working hard to bring the Worldcon directly to you. The virtual CoNZealand will be, in many ways, an experiment in how to adapt to a future which science fiction writers may have predicted but science fiction fans did not expect.

CoNZealand offers a massive selection of virtual readings and panels.

August 15, 2014

Tachyon author signings at LonCon3

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As previously mentioned, at LonCon 3, the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention (August 14-18, London), Tachyon Publications publisher Jacob Weisman is staffing a table full of the fantastic, the surreal, the unusual, and the unexpected from the literary world. Here’s your chance to check out the newest releases and catch up on some of the older award-winning titles you might have missed.

We now have a schedule of author signings at the Tachyon table.

FRIDAY

2:30 Gordon Van Gelder, editor of The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volumes 1 & 2

SATURDAY

11:00 James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel, editors of Digital Rapture, Feeling Very Strange, Kafkaesque, Rewired, and The Secret History of Science Fiction
12:00 Ellen Datlow, editor of Darkness, Hauntings, and Lovecraft’s Monsters
3:00 Daryl Gregory, author of We Are All Completely Fine
3:30 Michael Blumlein, author of The Roberts

SUNDAY

2:00 Michael Swanwick, author of Cigar-Box Faust, The Dog Said Bow-Wow, Michael Swanwick’s Field Guide To The Mesozoic Megafauna, and The Postmodern Archipelago

*All signings are scheduled for 30 minutes*

Live in the US? If you are shopping in the Dealer’s Room at Worldcon, buy what you like at the Tachyon table, and we’ll ship it to you at home FOR FREE, via Media Mail.

For more on the the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention, visit the LonCon 3 site.

August 11, 2014

Meet the publisher and many of the authors of Tachyon at LonCon 3

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At LonCon 3, the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention (August 14-18, London), Tachyon Publications publisher Jacob Weisman will staff a table full of the fantastic, the surreal, the unusual, and the unexpected from the literary world. Here’s your chance to check out the newest releases and catch up on some of the older award-winning titles you might have missed.

With Ellen Datlow, Cory Doctorow, Daryl Gregory, James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel, Ellen Klages, Pat Murphy, Michael Swanwick, Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer, and Gordon van Gelder all in attendance, here’s your opportunity to meet the brains behind many of the Tachyon books, not too mention an excellent chance of getting your copies signed.

Additionally, Jacob is participating in the convention programming.

Not with a Bang, but with a Metaphor

Thursday 12:00 – 13:30, Capital Suite 2 (ExCeL)

From Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ to McCarthy’s ‘The Road’, apocalyptic and dystopian futures are a perennial favourite with writers who might be labelled ‘mainstream’ or ‘literary’. Why do such scenarios have an appeal that goes beyond a genre readership? What does a non-genre apocalypse have to offer that a science fictional one might not, and vice versa? Do we all share broadly similar nightmares, regardless of what ratio of science to sensibility we prefer?

Jacob Weisman (M), Chris Beckett, David Hebblethwaite, Paul Weimer, Noa Menhaim

The Politics and Economics of Cover Art

Friday 15:00 – 16:30, London Suite 3 (ExCeL)

Do figures in hoods really sell more books? Why do we continue to see whitewashed and sexualized covers despite a widespread drive towards more progressive narratives? What are the choices publishers make, how do they justify them, and what – if any – data is there to back them up? What role do authors and editors play in the creation of cover art, and is the role of cover art in bookselling changing with the rise of ebooks and self-publishing?

Jacob Weisman (M) , Irene Gallo, Mark Charan Newton

Kaffeeklatsch

Sunday 19:00 – 20:00, London Suite 5 (ExCeL)

Jacob Weisman, Peter Higgins

For more on the the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention, visit the LonCon 3 site.