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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 19h

#Readercon has a booth this year at the Boston Book Festival. bostonbookfest.org It's being held on Saturday, October 17, 10am - 6pm, in Copley Square, Boston Over 25,000 people attend each year, so a great chance to let some book lovers know about Readercon! #booksky

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 6h

Have we crowed loud enough that our 2027 guests of honor are Fonda Lee and Neil Clarke of Clarkesworld Magazine? How awesome is that? Come and join us in July 2027 as we celebrate their contributions to the literature of speculative fiction!

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 18/08/2026

We can always use more panel ideas. The ProgCom prefers too many over too few. Thank you for taking the time to fill out the form.

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 18/06/2026

The Readercon 35 online schedule has been posted: schedule.readercon.org Come by and see all the panels and panelists who will be at Readercon in just a few weeks.

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Readercon 35 Program Guide

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 18/06/2026

Yes, please share your schedule. Everyone can share your excitement.

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 16/06/2026

email hotel@readercon.org. They'll get this fixed.

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We are definitely fans of all the love and support coming through! We've cross $10k and are nearly halfway there! Here's some Fund Drive issue coming your way:

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Strange Horizons 2027 Fundraiser

The annual Strange Horizons fundraiser! Support this free, online, award-winning, weekly magazine of SFFH, which runs entirely on reader - YOUR - donations!

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 16/06/2026

Panelists have been receiving their schedules. You can expect many sharing this in their social media. Come and be part of the excitement! readercon.org

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Readercon 35 | Readercon Web Services

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 16/06/2026

Have you emailed hotel@readercon.org? Please send the dates you are trying to reserve for. I know occasionally we run out of dates (usually Wednesdays) and need to ask the hotel for more. Let me know if you don't hear back.

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 13/06/2026

Reminder to all coming to Readercon in July, make sure to book your hotel room at the Readercon rate before Thursday June 17th. readercon.org/hotel

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Readercon 35 Hotel Information | Readercon Web Services

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 11/03/2026

Massachusetts folks: Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social is lobbying for a Freedom to Read bill at the State House that has already passed the Senate. Please call or email your state rep and urge them to get H. 3594 on the floor and vote YES. malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3...

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Bill H.3594

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

#Booksky Life During Wartime, DreamHaven edition: still digging out from getting a huge number of orders in 3 days so web ordering is still down. There is an in person comix sale today and new funds from the 2020 GoFundMe are going to food shelves/school book drives. www.gofundme.com/f/dreamhaven...

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Donate to DreamHaven Restoration, organized by Greg Ketter

DreamHaven Books & Comics has been around in one form or another for 43 years in the Twin Cities ar… Greg Ketter needs your support for DreamHaven Restoration

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 27/01/2026

We're looking for folks to write about our Memorial Guest of Honor for our souvenir book: Mike Resnick Please reach out to margo.williams @ gmail .com if you're interested

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Kate Nepveu @katenepveu.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

spent the afternoon chucking the year's worth of accumulated program ideas into @readercon.org 's suggestion box, as I do. you've got until January 31 to make sure it's not just me in there! readercon.org/contribute

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Contribute to Readercon's Program | Readercon Web Services

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I am reading at this wonderful (and STACKED!) event next Saturday night in Boston! Come if you can! I’d love to see you!

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 03/01/2026

Have a great idea for the readercon 35 program? Submit your idea here: readercon.org/contribute! We'd be delighted to learn of it!

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Contribute to Readercon's Program | Readercon Web Services

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 29/12/2025

Readercon is doing a final call for program item proposals for the forthcoming Readercon 35. Use our handy form to suggest panel ideas or people you think should be at Readercon: readercon.org/contribute Thank you, it's your suggestions that make Readercon wonderful.

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Contribute to Readercon's Program | Readercon Web Services

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Once he bestrode the field like a colossus. Now he's gone. Rest in peace, John Varley. floggingbabel.blogspot.com/2025/12/john...

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John Varley, 1947-2025

. John Varley died two days ago on December 10, 2025. A great many will mourn him as a science fiction writer whose work they enjoyed. But...

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Otherwise Award @otherwiseaward.org · 07/11/2025

Reminder: Please submit recommendations by Nov. 14th for the Otherwise Award jury to consider! Nominate works of speculative fiction - #sciencefiction, #fantasy, and more - that expand or explore our notions of gender: otherwiseaward.org/award/2025-o...

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2025 Otherwise Award Recommendations « Otherwise Award

Recommend works here for the Otherwise Award jurors to consider!

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 17/10/2025

Find Readercon at the Boston Book Festival Saturday, October 24: Table 30

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 16/09/2025

Readercon 35 will take place on July 9 – 12, 2026 at the Burlington Marriott in Burlington MA. Our guests of honor this year are P. Djèlí Clark (@pdjeliclark.bsky.social) and David Gerrold. Come by our website readercon.org for more information or to register.

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Readercon 35 | Readercon Web Services

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 16/08/2025

At Readercon 34 bsky.app/hashtag/LJCo... and @wbjwilliams.bsky.social moderated a poetry workshop based upon the Exquisite Corpse parlor game. They created poetry from a prompt, each person writing the next line of the poem with only the prior line visible. wbjwilliams.wordpress.com/2025/08/16/r...

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Readercon 34: Exquisite Corpse Poetry Workshop

At Readercon 34, LJ Cohen and WBJ Williams moderated a poetry workshop based upon the Exquisite Corpse parlor game. They created two groups and created poetry from a prompt, each person writing the…

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Lisa @ Narrated Podcast @lisajune.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

In this year’s @readercon.org interviews, authors discuss their work, experiences with audiobooks/audio fiction, and what they think of the con. I was lucky enough to interview: @fondalee.bsky.social @arula-ratnakar.bsky.social @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social narratedpodcast.com/episodes/318

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318: ReaderCon 34 (2025) — Narrated Podcast

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 22/07/2025

You are one of the few that found all of the secret hiding spots outside the hotel. We'll be working on expanding the map for next year to show more of these outdoor meeting spaces.

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 21/07/2025

Thank you everyone who came to #readercon34. It was, by all accounts, a wonderful convention where everyone had a great time. We're looking forward to seeing all of you next year.

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Dream Foundry @dreamfoundry.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

📣 Last call for Readercon memberships!!! 📣 Readercon starts on July 17. If you're a fan or creative of colour and need a pass to attend, give us a shout! dreamfoundry.org/con...

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 27/06/2025

Our schedule is final: schedule.readercon.org It can only be made better by you being there. We hope to see you!

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Readercon 34 Program Guide

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 27/06/2025

The Readercon 34 program schedule has just been finalized : schedule.readercon.org - Come by and check out our fabulous schedule of events and awesome participants. Looking forward to seeing everyone in July 17 to 20th in Burlington MA. Registration at: readercon.org/registration

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Readercon 34 Program Guide

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Cecilia Tan @ceciliatan.com · 24/06/2025

My @readercon.org schedule is going to be so packed with chewy, thought-provoking goodness~ ! it's still a draft so I'm not posting it yet, but get ready for panels like "Bisexuals: Still Hip?" "Weird Jobs (of authors)" and "Harry Potter and the Death of the Author" (no authors were harmed).

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a cartoon of a boy sitting on top of a pile of books

Alt: a cartoon of a person leaping over a a pile of books and then sliding down one like a playground slide

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 22/06/2025

We've confirmed that the Heinlein Society and MGH are doing a blood drive at Readercon 34 on Saturday July 19th. If you are attending and are willing to donate whole blood, platelets or red blood cells, sign up here: bit.ly/Readercon2. If you're not sure you can donate: bit.ly/BloodDonorEl...

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Mass General - Donor Portal

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 08/06/2025

Yes there is. Parking at the hotel is free and there is lots of it. Please come by and enjoy our programming.

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 06/06/2025

Thanks for the reminder. Any questions, please write us here or at info@readercon.org and we'll get you fixed right up.

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 30/05/2025

The Readercon 34 list of participants has been posted to our website. readercon.org/participants Please come by and see who will be on our panels, discussions, and readings at this year's conference. Look forward to seeing you in July.

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Readercon 34 Program Participants | Readercon Web Services

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 08/05/2025

We are starting to get ready for this year's conference and we think you'll love the program! To be announced shortly!

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 05/05/2025

Thank you very much for posting this. We have gotten several responses and be including some of them in the Readercon Program Guide.

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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

For anybody interested in honoring one of the masters:

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> the memorial guest of honor for Readercon this year is Charles R. Saunders, a criminally underappreciated Black fantasy author (and journalist) who passed away in 2020 at age 73. The program book is trying to get folks to write appreciations of him (250-1000 words) but as I said, criminally underappreciated, so they are having trouble getting enough. Anyone here who could throw 250-500 words in their direction? Contact Margo Williams (margo@readercon.org)

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 27/04/2025

Thank you to @dreamfoundry.bsky.social for encouraging people of colour to come and be part of the community.

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 08/04/2025

Do you enjoy a conference that celebrates thought in literature? Do you enjoy a conference that has fun with stories? Come to Readercon! We do both!

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 01/04/2025

Readercon 34 will take place on July 17th to 20th, 2025 at the Burlington Marriott in Burlington MA. Our guests of honor this year are Cecilia Tan (@ceciliatan.com) and P. Djèlí Clark (@pdjeliclark.bsky.social) Come by our website readercon.org for more information or to register.

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Readercon 34 | Readercon Web Services

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Cecilia Tan @ceciliatan.com · 26/03/2025

We’re now only $306 away from the stretch goal that will require me to write a new Magic University story! I’ll be polling backers to see who or what it should be about!

Screencap from Kickstarter reads Magic University collectors edition hardcover amount raised $5,694

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · 26/03/2025

@readercon.bsky.social We have a verified account at @readercon.org, we should talk about making sure these accounts are in sync. Please get a hold of us to make this better.

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