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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

We are super excited to be welcoming award-winning @artistarielburgess.bsky.social as our ArmadilloCon 48 Artist Guest! Start working on your art show budget now, as she's making plans on what to pack! Join us! armadillocon.org

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

ARMADILLOCON - SEPT 11-13 SPECIAL CYBERPUNK GUEST BRUCE STERLING Bruce Sterling is an Austin-born science fiction writer and Net critic, internationally recognized as one of the forefathers of the cyberpunk movement. He has won a John W. Campbell Award, two Hugo Awards & an Arthur C. Clarke Award.

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

ANNOUNCING: ARMADILLOCON #48 AUTHOR GUEST OF HONOR MICAIAH JOHNSON Compton Crook & Carl Brandon Award-winning author of The Space Between Worlds. Sunday Times Bestseller, NYT Editors' Choice, NPR Best list. GET YOUR BADGES N0W AT: armadillocon.org

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

What have been your don't-miss 2025 books? Here's one that you might have missed at ArmadilloCon when all the copies flew out of the dealers room! This one includes stories by a bunch of people we like: Mark Finn, A. Lee Martinez, Adrian Simmons, and more! #FanFavorite #amreading #giftideas

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

John Picacio's talk about The Invisible Parade at ArmadilloCon 2025 was one of this year's highlights. This is a gorgeous amazing book, with so much heart. #FanFavorite #giftidea #awards

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

We have confirmed dates for ArmadilloCon 2026. We'll be back at the Austin Southpark Sept 11-13, 2026! Celebrate the joy of "the hotel contract has been signed" season with us! ✅ Mark your calendars! We hope to see you there! ✅ Maybe go crazy and reserve your room?! armadillocon.org

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

This holiday, we are celebrating the arrival of confirmed dates for ArmadilloCon 2026. We'll be back at the Austin Southpark. ✅ Mark your calendars! We hope to see you there/ ✅ Maybe go crazy and reserve your room?! armadillocon.org

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

A huge THANK YOU to all the amazing artists who participated in this year's ArmadilloCon Art Show! Our Art Show Director put checks in the mail to you at 10PM last night. If you have any questions, please reach out to our Art Show Director at artshow@armadillocon.org or info@armadillocon.org

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Really, who doesn't want get up on a sunny Saturday morning to come talk about vampires and robots and books and movies and games? ArmadilloCon is going to be so much fun! Check out the awesome schedule: panels.armadillocon.org/ko/ Register: armadillocon.org/d47/register/

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

We are so excited that @juliavee.bsky.social ("writes about monsters and dumplings") is coming to ArmadilloCon!

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

We are taking a vote. The colors in our 2025 schedule look like: A) Sour Patch Kids B) Skittles C) Froot Loops (We're not hungry. You're hungry.) Check the ArmadilloCon schedule carefully before you decide: panels.armadillocon.org/ko/

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Thinking about coming to ArmadilloCon? We hope so! The deadline to reserve a room in our convention block is now Friday, Sept 5! armadillocon.org/d47/hotel/

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Will you be joining us at ArmadilloCon? If yes, consider coming early for the Screen Writing Workshop! It;'s Friuday Sept 12, starting at 10AM. Workshop Info: armadillocon.org/d47/screenwr... It's all part of AmradilloCon 2025: armadillocon.org/d47/

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Beginning and developing writers, mark your calendars! To participate in this years ArmadilloCon Writers' Workshop, you need to submit your manuscript by midnight on Wed Aug 6! Reminder: we have sponsored seats for those in need! Workshop info: armadillocon.org/d47/writers-...

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Oooh! Here's a new book we are excited about! A “passionate and playful anthology of stories inspired by her work…The result is both a fitting tribute to a master and an enchanting compendium in its own right.”—Publishers Weekly essentialdreams.press/books/storyt...

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

ArmadilloCon 47 is coming up Sept 12-14, 2025. We will be convening at the Austin Southpark. If you are booking a hotel room, please support the convention by booking as part of the ArmadilloCon room block. Thanks for supporting ArmadilloCon! armadillocon.org/d47/hotel/

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Join us today for a popup Book Swap! We will gather near the community lounge inside Wheatsville's South Lamar store (4001 South Lamar), starting at 3:30. Get a tasty treat and chat with fellow writers and readers! P.S. Book swapping is optional. If you can't let anything go. We understand!

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Excited! "Coming in September is a “Hansel and Gretel” picture book with prose by [Stephen] King and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Maurice Sendak’s set and costume designs for the 1997 staging of the opera by 19th-century composer Engelbert Humperdinck." www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Throwback Thursday. We've been thinking about the brilliance of Martha Wells' writing this week, because wow, we love Murderbot. The new Murderbot show is awesome, and we really did need a laugh this year. Read her backlist, too: torpublishinggroup.com/author/marth...

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

This new collection of stories by Neal Shusterman sounds cool. It will include new stories set in the world of Arc of the Scythe. Also, this book looks amazing and we are now obsessed by the artwork of @maxloeffler.bsky.social. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

PREORDER TIME! On May 27, Mulholland is bringing back ZERO SAINTS, the killer first novel by @gabino.bsky.social. It's a gritty dark gem of a book. If you haven't read it, this is your chance! #Booksky #HorrorNovel #ThrillerReads #BookCommunity www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/gabin...

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Over at LitHub, they are celebrating "Short Story Month." This is a great reminder to go read this Locus and Nebula-winnning story by P. Djèlí Clark. And after that, make plans to come meet the author at ArmadilloCon! lithub.com/one-great-sh... #amreading #horror #awardwinning

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

F.A.C.T.’s book discussion group meets online on the first and third Monday of each month at 7PM. To get the link for an upcoming meeting, send an email to reading@fact.org. Tomorrow's book: The Cautious Traveler’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks! fact.org/event/readin...

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

The ArmadilloCOn ConCom Meeting is today! If you are game, come find out where you might be interested in making ArmadilloCon happen. We're doing this on Zoom. If you aren't already on the volunteer mailing list, or if you can't find the email, drop us a line at info at armadillocon.org. Thanks!

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

"I lay awake in the dark, listening to ghosts." Hurricane season is coming, and thast seems like a good excuse for a quick reminder that @joshrountree.bsky.social 's LEGEND OF CHARFLIE FISH is a wonderfully wierd read. tachyonpublications.com/product/the-...

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

🎉 Reading the list of finalists for the 2025 Locus Magazine Awards is such a delight. One of the books we are thrilled to see on the list is HOUSE OF BONE AND RAIN by @gabino.bsky.social, up for Best Horror Novel! Such an amazing year: locusmag.com/2025/05/2025...

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

We had so much fun last night at the Awards Ceremony for the 2025 F.A.C.T. Flash Fiction Contest! One of our winners was @utarcher.bsky.social, whose story "One Pot of Tea" got an Honorable Mention award! This one got read live -- such a treat! Complete list of winners: fact.org/2025/04/27/c...

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

We had so much fun last night at the Awards Ceremony for the 2025 F.A.C.T. Flash Fiction Contest! One of our winners was @elizabethcobbe.bsky.social, whose story "The Report" got Honorable Mention. Complete list of winners: fact.org/2025/04/27/c...

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

We had so much fun last night at the Awards Ceremony for the 2025 F.A.C.T. Flash Fiction Contest! We want to read more from all of these writers! Complete list of winners: fact.org/2025/04/27/c...

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Tomorrow night at midnight is the submission deadline for our Flash Fiction Contest for ArmadilloCon writers' Workshop alums and 2025 students. Details: fact.org/fact-flash-f...

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 17/08/2024

David Afsharirad, an editor at Baen Books, will be appearing at ArmadilloCon 2024! He's a host of the Baen Books Free Radio Hour podcast. In this week's episode, he spoke with Catherine Asaro. baen.com/podcast/inde... Come see him at ArmadilloCon! Sept 6-8 armadillocon.org

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 03/07/2024

We are so excited about this upcoming novella from @delilahsdawson.bsky.social! GUILLOTINE comes recommended by the amazing @gabino.bsky.social! SO thrilled that she's coming to ArmadilloCon in September! ArmadilloCon.org | Sept 6-8 | Austin Southpark #amreading #horror

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

❤️Here's the current lineup for ArmadilloCon 2024! 🔥 It's amazing! Are you coming? Who are you excited to see? ArmadilloCon 2024 | Austin Southpark 👉🏽Memberships & Info: ArmadilloCon

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 01/07/2024

ArmadilloCon will kick off on September 6th Writers' Workshop for new and developing writers of SF, fantasy, slipstream, etc.! Sponsored seats available for writers of color, LBGTQIA+, and low income! armadillocon.org/d46/writers-... #austin #sff #WritingCommnunity #creativewriting

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 30/06/2024

REMINDER: @andreagstewart.bsky.social has a new novel, THE GODS BELOW, the start of a brand-new series, coming in September! Meanwhile, catch up on the BONE SHARD series if you haven't read it! It's great! And come meet the author at ArmadilloCon! We are SO excited! armadillocon.org/d46/guest-st...

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 28/05/2024

Preorder time! Dystopian novelist @christopherbrown.bsky.social has a new nonfiction book coming out, and we are just as excited as for his novels! Can't wait to get this. Think it will fit nicely on our shelves next to Jeff Vandermeer, Philip K. Dick, Cormac McCarthy, and Hunter S. Thompson.

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 15/05/2024

Have you read all of the Bone Shard series? If not, catch up! And YAY! ANDREA STEWART has a NEW book coming out! Come meet the author and get her new book at ArmadilloCon this September! www.ArmadilloCon.org #thingstodoaustin #amreadingfantasy #keepaustinweird @andreagstewart.bsky.social

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 03/05/2024

New and developing writers of science fiction, fantasy, & other weird stories--the ArmadilloCon Writers' Workshop is Sept 6. Manuscripts due Jul 31! Sponsored seats for writers of color, LGBTQIA+, limited financial means. Don't let money stop you! Come work on your story! armadillocon.org/workshop

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 25/03/2024

Calling all artists! Art Show Director Scott Zrubek is back for 2024. Reserve space for your work in the 2024 ArmadilloCon Art Show! armadillocon.org/d46/art-show...

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 11/03/2024

The FACT Reading Group is discussing WE RIDE UPON STICKS by Quan Berry next Monday, March 18. This book is such fun. There's plenty of time to be delighted by some or all of it. (You need not finish to attend, but you will want to!) Please join us! fact.org/2024/03/10/r...

Shows the cover of the book (pink with stylized hockey sticks), against the back and white image of an ice hockey ring. States that the meeting is Monday, March 18, at 7 PM CST, on Zoom. Contact the organizer for a link if needed. Info: fact.org/reading

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 26/08/2023

Have you read Cory Doctorow's RED TEAM BLUES yet? It's one of our favorite reads this year. So glad there are more Martin Hench stories to come! craphound.com/shop/

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 12/08/2023

Monitor Your COVID/Con-Crud Status! We've had several reports of ArmadilloCon attendees testing positive for COVID this week. If you haven't already done so, please test yourself for COVID and mask up/isolate if you have any con-crud, to make sure you don't spread anything!

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ArmadilloCon: Austin's convention for SFFH readers & writers! @armadillocon.bsky.social · 03/08/2023

Read new Tor article: 5 Gripping SFF Narratives.. www.tor.com/2023/08/02/five-grippin… Talks about excellent How High We Go in the Dark! Now come see SEQUOIA NAGAMATSU at ArmadilloCon this weekend! Austin | Aug 4-6 | armadillocon.org

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