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Reminder for members that you're welcome to join our Discord! You should have received an email containing your invitation link. If you can't find it, just email members@octocon.com #Octocon2026

Red octopus smiling wearing a gold tiara and holding a blue sceptre with a star.

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 7h

There are giant golden balls hanging from the ceiling of the #Octocon2026 venue. We are slightly concerned that they might hatch or explode this weekend...

Giant golden balls (seriously, they are huge) hanging from the ceiling of the 6-storey atrium in the Clayton Hotel Cork City.

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 8h

Heading to #Octocon2026 this weekend? Whether in person or virtual, learn more about what's in store with our programme! Or if you are interested in joining us this weekend, our memberships! Programme: octocon.com/programme/ Membership: octocon.com/join-us/ Looking forward to seeing everyone soon!

a red octopus is kept busy reading a book, holding a crochet hook, surrounded by balls of yarn and stacks of books.

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 8h

Ever wished you could have your own incredibly cute Octo? Well why not crochet your very own member of the Octo collective? (Basic crochet knowledge required!) Find out how here: octocon.com/2026/10/croc... #octocon2026

photo of cute crochet octos in various colours.

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 9h

Octocon cannot happen without it's volunteers and we are very grateful for those who chose to give up their time to help run this event! If you are interested in volunteering, please see details below! #Octocon2026

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Legendgerry @gerald-t-mc-evoy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On the blurb for my D.A.M.N.I.T. demo at @octocon.bsky.social it says "Brought to you by the minds behind Pew Pew, Cocaine Owlbear and other assorted silliness." Behold some of the assorted silliness! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pew...

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Broomtilting: Full Moon Jousting for Witches

A zine RPG about witches on brooms, three hundred feet up, settling a grudge

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Attending #Octocon2026 online? Visit prog.octocon.com/info for access details, schedules, and more useful information!

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As #Octocon2026 draws even closer, we would like to remind attendees of our Accessibility Statement & Online Accessibility Guide available here: octocon.com/octocon-onli... They outline the accessibility measures we have in place and information for anyone attending or taking part online.

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Rachel Handley 🏳️‍🌈 @rachelahandley.com · 30/09/2026

I'll be running a free creative writing workshop on climate crisis fiction on Halloween in Kildare. Please do share the link around and come along if you can: kildare.spydus.ie/cgi-bin/spyd...

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Antiqueight @antiqueight.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

@wikimediaireland.bsky.social (in the form of me and Baby Globe) will be at @octocon.bsky.social this weekend in Cork discussing and working on Representation in Wikipedia

Octo, the octocon mascot octopus holding a phone and a tablet, using a laptop with a large screen behind.

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Liz Bourke @hawkwinglb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'll be at @octocon.bsky.social this weekend. Here's my schedule. prog.octocon.com/people/Z0084 Anyone who's going, please feel free to say hi.

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ConClár Program Guide

ConClár Programme Guide

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Mark Kielty @markkieltywriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Getting ready for @octocon.bsky.social 2026. I'll be there Sunday. Make sure you come and say hello. Comic by me and @barcswow.bsky.social #Octocon2026 #YAFantasy #BookSky #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity

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Val Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Looking forward to @octocon.bsky.social this weekend in fantastic Cork (a city where I went to uni a *shockingly* long time ago and which I still love to visit all the time!) 😀 Do say hi if you run into me! 🖖 Also I'll be taking part in a panel on Sunday (prog.octocon.com/people/R0073)! 🚀 #Octocon

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ConClár Program Guide

ConClár Programme Guide

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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The news as announced by @bookbrunch.bsky.social - a novella in the Time of Iron universe is coming your way in early spring. Doomed love, fan favourites, stands alone or works as another portal into the epic portal fantasy… please await ENEMIES TO WORSE… l1nq.com/cjjuku1 #booksky

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you're headed to Cork Comic Con this weekend instead of coming to Octocon (or maybe you're doing both!) definitely check out @antheawest.bsky.social's lovely work!

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Coming to Octocon in Cork? Sign-ups are now open for workshops, a TTRPG, and Meet the Author sessions (your chance for an informal chat with our guests). Sign up online by 10pm the night before, or check at the info desk on the day. Full programme including sign-up links at prog.octocon.com

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Mark Kielty @markkieltywriter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#MagicalBountyHunters will be launched at @octocon.bsky.social on Sunday the 4th of October. Special launch deal: €10 for a copy of the book, a 4-page comic, and a bookmark. Make sure you come and say hi. #Octocon #YAFantasy #BookStagram #ReadingCommunity #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm #BookSky

Image includes copies of Magical Bounty Hunters as a paperback, ebook on mobile, and ebook on a tablet. Caption states: Launch Details.

Image includes copies of Magical Bounty Hunters as a paperback, ebook on mobile, and ebook on a tablet. Caption states: So make sure you come and say hi!

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Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

An early peek at the Tyrant Philosophers ttrpg

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AK Faulkner 🔜 NYCC @ravenswordpress.com · 27/09/2026

Books readers love but don't recommend (or warn people away from even while recommending): A thread. Hi, I'm AK, and I write a series people love (privately, in my inboxes) which has won multiple awards and accolades. Here's why people generally don't recommend it. 🧵

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Ruth Ennis @rurooie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hello! I've a bunch of bookish events coming up in the next month or so - some for kids, some for teens, some for grown ups! If you'd like to check them out, all the details are on my website below www.ruthennis.com/upcoming-events

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We're very happy that our 2026 venue map has been designed by @jogbrogzin.bsky.social! We'll have some B&W prints available for members attending in Cork. If you prefer a 2D version, we'll have those too & you can find it on our website on the Venue page. octocon.com/venue/ #Octocon2026

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David Green @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Therapy meets D&D! Coming to you from me and @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social 🐉 🍵

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Rachel Handley 🏳️‍🌈 @rachelahandley.com · 25/09/2026

Landed in Belfast! I'm super excited for my reading tomorrow!

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Dave Rudden @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Courtney Smyth's gorgeous THE UNSOLVEABLE CASE is being launched 2m in @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social at 6pm by a bevy of cool authors (including me) talking all things SERIES - what we love, what we hate, how we plan. Come along, ask questions, pick up this lovely book! @cswritesbooks.bsky.social

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Do you listen to Cork 96FM? @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social will be on with PJ Coogan this morning (between 9 and 12), talking all things #Octocon2026! www.96fm.ie

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The Best Music Mix | Cork's 96FM

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Gareth Hanrahan @mytholder.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter! Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/f...

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The One Ring™ RPG: Bestiary, Gondor Campaign & Updated Rules

The award-winning The One Ring tabletop RPG enters a new age with this triple offering – the epic campaign expansion The White Tower and the Hall of Gold, the bestiary Creatures Strange and Foul, and ...

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today is #HobbitDay because Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were both born on September 22nd. Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves. Anyway it's a good day to come and boromir #Tolkien books. 📚

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Announcing our Trade Hall in the Clayton Hotel Cork City for #Octocon2026! First up, we are delighted to announce that Waterstones Cork will be bringing all the books, all weekend!

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Octocon is less than 2 weeks away! Whether you're coming to Cork or joining us online, you'll get plenty of chances to hear & see our Guest of Honour @cemurphy.bsky.social talking about her writing life, her many many SFF (and mystery) books, & lots more! #Octocon2026 octocon.com/2025/10/c-e-...

An Octocon card announcing our Guest of Honour C.E. (Catie) Murphy. Catie's face appears in the centre of the card, against a purple background that has details of the Cork skyline in black at the bottom, along with a white giant robot and dragon and a green UFO. Catie is a white woman with short brown hair.

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 21/09/2026

Premee Mohamed (@premeemohamed.com) reads from her story collection One Message Remains, which is shortlisted for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

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Premee Mohamed reads from One Message Remains

YouTube video by Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Leds, LEDS, LOOKIT Episode three of the Skerries Theatre Group's Irish SF adaptations is up now for your aural delight. I promise ye, this one might have the best last line in the whole literary canon.

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darecon.bsky.social @darecon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tabletop RPGs have a dedicated home at DARECon 2026. Welcome to The Heron’s Perch: two days of adventures, new systems, experienced GMs and stories waiting to be told. Individual game reveals start now. #DARECon2026 #TTRPG

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Dublin Comic Arts Festival @dublincomicarts.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It's time to start our exhibitor thread for the October edition of DCAF! A quick reminder of when and where – 11th October in Bohemian Football Club, Dalymount Park, Dublin 7. Let’s MEET OUR ARTISTS!

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Turn The Page! - Syosset Public Library 🎤 @splturnthepage.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In the magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers…even at the threat of war. Premee Mohamed returns to the show to discuss her epic spy fantasy! @premeemohamed.com @torbooks.bsky.social turnthepage.blubrry.net/2026/09/17/t...

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Mark Kielty @markkieltywriter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Author copies of #MagicalBountyHunters arrived today! I will have news of its launch in the next few days hopefully. Find out more here: markkieltywriter.com/magical-boun... #YAFantasy #SpéirGorm ##SpéirGorm #BookSky #ReadingCommunity

A stack of my book, Magical Bounty Hunters, on the kitchen counter with the caption, "Look what arrived today!"

A stack of my book, Magical Bounty Hunters, on the kitchen counter.

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tonight at 11:59pm IST is the final deadline to apply for a bursary from our 2026 Community Fund or for a free membership (if you're a Cork local). Don't put it off any longer! #Octocon2026 #speirgorm #ireland octocon.com/octocon-comm...

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Octocon Community Fund - Octocon

Octocon Community Fund Updates: Community Fund applications are open again! The new deadline to apply is September 17th Cork locals: we only have 1 free

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Chapters Bookstore, Parnell St, D1 @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We know what you lot read, so we know these won’t last long! Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Brandon Sanderson, Terry Pratchett & more have just arrived in Secondhand, including some lovely matching editions! Act quickly. One rogue spine can ruin a whole shelf.

A tall stack of secondhand fantasy books on the counter at Chapters Bookstore, including titles by Sarah J. Maas, Terry Pratchett, Brandon Sanderson, Tracy Deonn, Penn Cole and Rachel Gillig.

A stack of secondhand fantasy hardbacks on the Chapters counter, including matching editions of Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing, Iron Flame and Onyx Storm, alongside books by Sarah J. Maas, Leigh Bardugo, Rachel Smythe and M. H. Ayinde.

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Speculative Insight journal @speculativeinsight.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A new essay coming tomorrow: @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social on asexual and aromantic representation in John Wiswell's novels. It's for subscribers only, so sign up right now (AUD30/yr) to get access tomorrow! www.speculativeinsight.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Q2...

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"His Family of Monsters" Essay Trailer

A short trailer for my essay "His Family of Monsters" for Speculative Insight. Wherein I look at (some of) the ways in which John Wiswell's novels use asexual and aromantic perspectives to build…

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Our programme is out now - maybe it will tempt you to apply for a Con or Bust membership for Octocon 2026! prog.octocon.com

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Anthea West - Fate Kickstarter LIVE @antheawest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Launching a Kickstarter for Fate Book Two: Roof and Cloud this Thursday! Check out the pre-launch now and follow the KS to get notified when it launches!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ant... #fateks26 #spiderforest #webcomic #comic #kickstarter

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Sci-FI-Ireland @sci-fi-ireland.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It's just two weeks!!!! Until Sci-Fi Ireland will be linking up with Aspects Literary festival for a lunchtime Sci-Fi extravaganza on Tuesday the 29th of September in SERC Bangor. #sciencefiction #ireland #irishwriters #SFFwriters #scifireader

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Michael Carroll @mikeowencarroll.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today on Rusty Staples we see the start of a new series... Comic Twins! Yes, sometimes two very different British comics were born on the *exact same day*! True, that's not significant... but it's at least interesting! michaelowencarroll.wordpress.com/2026/09/15/c... #RustyStaples #comics

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's ALIVE! Check out the Octocon 2026 programme featuring lots of panels, talks, workshops, readings, crafting sessions, discussion groups, games, and Meet the Creator sessions where you can chat informally with our guests, both in Cork and online! 🥳 prog.octocon.com #Octocon2026 #Speirgorm

Text of image: The Octocon 2026 Programme is LIVE! Check out everything going on in Cork and online on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October at https://prog.octocon.com
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Gary Moloney @garymoloney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Listen to @paulcarroll.bsky.social talk about his latest anthology for @limitbreakcomics.bsky.social with my friends at the @tldrcomicbookclub.bsky.social. This is the place to learn more about Bump in the Night. If anything piqued your interest check out the campaign over at @wearezoop.bsky.social.

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Limit Break Comics - Bump in the Night Anthology

TLDR Comic Book Club · Episode

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Oooooh! The river is right outside our venue in Cork - it could just swim down! 🐙🤿

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CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The newest Virtue Shifters story, BEAR MY HEART is now available! Shy, responsible nurse Shanti wants nothing more than to get out of Virtue someday, and Alaskan-born rail worker and grizzly shifter Peter will stop at nothing to help her dreams come true! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXL1V19...

The very cute cover to Murphy Lawless's BEAR MY HEART features a golden bear in silhouette against a deep green background. Hearts, sparkling diamonds, and a variety of Alaskan Native and railroad icons in pale greens and golds surround the title. There's a silhouetted image of a small town with a big gazebo to one side, and the series title, Virtue Shifters, is featured above the gazebo. Cover art and design by Indigo Chick Designs.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 11/09/2026

AND ALSO I had a book come out THIS VERY TUESDAY! How can that be?! Would love to see folks picking up WICKHILLS -- a ? magical Cold War fantaspionage in a magical city ? I don't know -- but, you know, without blowing your cover. Cover illo by the amazing Tom Roberts! 🤩

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Wickhills

In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers... even at the threat of...

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Ruth Frances Long / Jessica Thorne @rflong.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Teacup Dragon Sanctuary is out today and Jade and I are off on our adventures (And the ebook is only 99p - mybook.to/TeacupDragon... Or uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...) #StarlingIsland

Hardback of The Teacup Dragon Sanctuary with a small green dragon, on a wall

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