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World's first feminist science fiction convention! Fostering conversations about feminism, gender, race, class, disability. wiscon.net/about/history linktr.ee/WisCon

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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Have you grabbed your early bird registration yet for WisCon 2027? reg.wiscon.net
WisCon, a feminist inclusive science fiction and fantasy convention.
Early Registration
In person - 70 dollars USD
Online only - 25 dollars USD
Visit https://reg.wiscon.net/
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Look! WisCon Bookmarks! We will be at LAcon this weekend. Come say hello at table #14 and get you one.
Picture of adorable dog (a yellowish small terrier with pointed ears and an underbite) behind bookmark with Wiscon logo and bookwyrm poking its head out of a hole. Bookmark reads, 'Wiscon.net - A feminist, diverse, inclusive speculative literature convention since 1977'. Text on rest of image reads, 'Free WisCon bookmark* at Fan Table #14 in the Exhibitor Hall at LAcon 8/27-8/31/26.' Further down reads, '*Dog not included.'
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We are thrilled to announce our 2027 WisCon Guests of Honor are Annalee Newitz and Nicola Griffith. Both are amazing authors and creatives whose work aligns with our vision for WisCon. We are so grateful they are able to join us at the Concourse in May 2027. Stay tuned and follow for more updates!
WisCon, a feminist inclusive science fiction and fantasy convention.

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WisCon bat creature gesturing to the text: Annalee Newitz and Nicola Griffith!

Join us. In person and online. Early bird tickets are now available.

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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Calling all artists! We are paying $250 for the next WisCon featured art piece. Email fundraising@sf3.org by 9/12/26 to submit. #WisCon #WomeninSFF #Feminist #Sciencefictionandfantasy
Official art from the past 4 WisCons in round badges on a purple background. Be the artist for WisCon 2027! Submission deadline 9/12/26. Email fundraising@sf3.orgWisCon: A feminist inclusive science fiction & fantasy convention. 

We are seeking the next piece of art to represent WisCon in 2027 as a feminist, diverse, inclusive literature convention focused on science fiction and fantasy, which incorporates themes from our two Guests of Honor, Annalee Newitz and Nicola Griffith. WisCon will pay $250 for the use of the work.

Please submit the following to fundraising@sf3.org by 9/12/26:

Name, Email, Brief Bio (link to an existing ‘about’ page on your website would suffice), EITHER - a finished image you are offering for this use, OR - links to up to 5 images from your portfolio, and a description of the new piece that you would create for this project in a similar style. If chosen (by 9/19/26), the finished piece would have to be submitted by 10/24/26, sized at least 8000x8000 pixels. AI art is not eligible. WisCon logo; WisCon bat creature using a feather quill pen to write in a book.
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Join the hidden wizards of WisCon! Volunteers make WisCon into the future we're living now. Check the volunteer staff openings list at wiscon.net/volunteer/ or read our blog [link in bio] to see what's coming, then email personnel@sf3.org to express interest in a role. #WisCon #SFF #Feminist
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The WisCon 47 room block at the Concourse Hotel is open! Check out our link in bio for hotel rates and early bird registration. See you in-person in 2027! #WisCon #WomeninSFF #Feminist #Onlineconvention #Sciencefictionandfantasy
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WisCon: A feminist inclusive science fiction and fantasy convention.

2027 At the Concourse Hotel!

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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Join your favorite SFF con, WisCon, in 2027 as a Chair, Co-Chair or Apprentice Chair! No experience needed. We train. Interested? Email personnel@sf3.org #WisCon #WomeninSFF #Feminist #Onlineconvention #Sciencefictionandfantasy
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2027 Chair positions open!

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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The Panel Suggestions Box for WisCon in 2027 is now open! Help WisCon reflect your feminist values in the speculative fiction realm by filling out this form once for each idea you have! The Suggestions Box closes on Halloween, 2026! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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2027 Panel suggestions open!
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The Gatherer (a figure hiking with a large pack and a lamp on a stick) at the edge of a night sky. WisCon 48 logo, wiscon.net. Thanks for a great Con! Don't forget: - Post Con Survey - Panel Suggestions - Register for 2027
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E.A. Noble|Sapphic Lead SFFH. @authoreanoble.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
@wiscon.bsky.social Thank you for giving us the best feminist inclusive convention, EVER!!! I learned some key things: Stay Weird. Stay Curious. And be yourself because the right community is out there. See y'all next year! 😁
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
I hope you all had a fantastic time at WisCon! We want your suggestions and thoughts! Please take a few min to do the post-con survey. Also, register and suggest panels for WisCon next year IN PERSON! All links found at wiscon.net
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Carey Millsap-Spears 🖖🐎❤️ @careymillsapspears.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
@wiscon.bsky.social looking forward to participating this year! 🙂🖖 TrekSky #StarTrek Feminist Science Fiction Gothic SF
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Erin Brown @babblewocky.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Checking my lighting and preparing for my the Multicultural Magic panel featuring Darcie Little Badger and others at WisCon! @wiscon.bsky.social
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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 24/05/2026
Have you ever seen a man work so hard to participate in a con @wiscon.bsky.social
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Taylor Gillie Sawyer @taylorgilliesawyer.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
With the number of fantastic book recommendations I've gotten at #WisCon this weekend I won't have time to read them all before next year's WisCon. @wiscon.bsky.social #booksky
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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Congrats to 2025 Otherwise Award winner, @silviapark.bsky.social! Luminous now in my #TBR We just honored Silvia and those on the Otherwise 2025 Honor List at WisCon @otherwiseaward.org @wiscon.bsky.social The award lifts expanded notions of gender in #SpecLit otherwiseaward.org/2026/03/anno...
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Announcing the 2025 Otherwise Award winner! « Otherwise Award
The Otherwise Award is pleased to announce one winner for the 2025 Award: Luminous, by Silvia Park. We’re also announcing an Honor List and a Long List.
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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Inspirational GoH speeches by @littlebadger.bsky.social & @premeemohamed.com @wiscon.bsky.social ! From mosh pits plus augury of hope & potential at a wedding to...bonking evil prion Civics (the cars). 🤣 Storytelling at its best!
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sadassbadass @sadassbadass.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Come to WisCon!!! It’s a feminist sci fi convention that’s fully online this year, is full of cool rad people who give a shit and make interesting stuff, and also I will be participating in some of the programming this year ;) #ScienceFiction #SFF #WritingCommunity
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Otherwise Award @otherwiseaward.org · 15/05/2026
8 days from now, you can bid on vintage collectibles, wry art, and wacky experiences! (Sumana has promised us that there will be at least one wacky experience.)
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Saturday 5/23, ready for another great day at WisCon? Panels spanning topics like climate fiction, insect tropes, Indigenous voices, asexual voices, discovering your neurodivergence through writing, and much more. See you there!
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vidwiscon.bsky.social @vidwiscon.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Vid Party 2026 is ON! Saturday 5/23 at 8pm CST. Register for Wiscon to attend reg.wiscon.net Comment on Dreamwidth or email us to suggest vids or volunteer! wiscon-vidparty.dreamwidth.org/31303.html
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Friday 5/22, 2nd day of WisCon! We just had an AWESOME discussion in "Were the Luddites Right?" What panels have you enjoyed? What are you looking forward to?
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Do you know what tomorrow is!!!!!! It's time!!!! WisCon 48, a feminist inclusive SFF convention, starts 5/21! Are you excited? I'm excited. We are all excited here! Register today - there's a sliding scale fee! #WisCon #WomeninSFF #Feminist #Onlineconvention #Sciencefictionandfantasy
WisCon 48. Guests of Honor!
Darcie Little Badger and Premee Mohamed!
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Tomorrow, May 19th, is the last day to sign up to moderate (or be a substitute) on a panel. Check out our website: wiscon.net/2026/05/07/2... for the full list. Then, please email Panels@WisCon.sf3.org. Be part of our convention this year!
WisCon 48 2026 Panel Substitutions Open
Substitution panelist or moderator sign up now open!
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Wait? Are you telling me you aren't registered for WisCon yet? We have panels, community, games, readings, and... hold up! Darcie Little Badger and Premee Mohamed as our Guests of Honor. Let's go! Get your tickets today. wiscon.net
WisCon 48. Guests of Honor!
Darcie Little Badger and Premee Mohamed!
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Come volunteer for WisCon! We need content leads, social media posters, graphic designers. A great opportunity to volunteer for a feminist-led convention! See an extended list here: wiscon.net/volunteer/ #WisCon #WomeninSFF #Feminist #Onlineconvention #Sciencefictionandfantasy
WisCon 48 - Join Our Team!
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Substitute panelist or moderator sign ups now open! Help a few of our most popular panels to have enough people on them to run, plus hang out with cool WisCon people! This blog post shows exactly what we need: wiscon.net/2026/05/07/2... Then, email panels@wiscon.net to sign up!
WisCon 48. 2026 Panel Substitutions Open.
Substitution panelist or moderator sign up now open!
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
WisCon is a feminist inclusive SFF convention. Do you write Science Fiction and/or Fantasy? Register for WisCon. Join our community. #WisCon #WomeninSFF #Feminist #Onlineconvention #Sciencefictionandfantasy
Hey Authors! Have you heard of WisCon?
WisCon logo and cartoon dragon holding a WisCon printed program on a purple backgroundWisCon is an inclusive Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention.
Check out our guests of honor, this year's featured artwork and other details about our convention at wiscon.net.
Photos of this year's Guests of Honor, Darcie Little Badger and Premee Mohamed
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Sign up for Manuscript Critiques by May 1! Slots still open for writers seeking feedback on short and long-form fiction. To sign up, you must register for WisCon (link in bio). Manuscript must be 10k or less. For more instructions visit WisCon Workshop page & email workshop@wiscon.net.
Text on a blurry background of art of a traveling figure with a lamp on a walking stick and a large pack of objects on their back. WisCon 48. Sign up for Manuscript Critiques (Deadline: May 1st): WisCon Workshops has brought together authors and editors to give you feedback on your work. Must be registered for WisCon. Manuscripts are 10k or less. Limited seats available! wiscon.net, WisCon logo
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
TODAY IS THE LAST CALL FOR PANELS. Feminism. Dragons. DnD. Community. Conversations where people actually listen. So, come say the thing you've been thinking in a place that welcomes you! wiscon.net
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The countdown to WisCon Online has begun! May 21-25. Register and sign up for our newsletter so you won't miss a thing. Also, come and read for us! April 26th is the last day to sign up for our group readings. Share your work with the world! For sign-ups contact: readings@wiscon.net
Text: "30 Days until WisCon 48" over the WisCon logo.
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Am I a Real Writer? So many of us face self-doubt; how do we find the courage to keep writing? When should we quit? If you would like to be apart of this discussion our panels are still open. WisCon.net log into your account and sign up. Deadline is April 26.
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Neurodivergent Character Arcs. What new possibilities do we open ourselves up to when we center our stories on neurodivergent characters?
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Sign up for Critiques (Deadline: May 1st): There are still open slots for writers seeking feedback on short and long-form fiction. In order to sign up, you must register for WisCon. Manuscript must be 10k or less. Visit WisCon Workshop page for more details! Then email workshop@wiscon.net
Sign up for Manuscript Critiques (Deadline: May 1st): WisCon Workshops has brought together authors and editors to give you feedback on your work. Must be registered for WisCon. Manuscripts are 10k or less. Limited seats available! wiscon.net, WisCon logo
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Just got word that Panel Opens are extended! You have until April 26th to sign up. Go to wiscon.net Click on "Your Account" on the left-hand side and log in to see the list. We hope you join us as a panelist or a moderator. We will see you there!
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
One of my favorite panels currently is 'How to Scream in the Shower?' a topic under Feminism and Other Social Change Movements. How do we live in the present without giving up? If you'd like to hear this topic or be a part of the discussion as a panelist. Head over to wiscon.net and cast your vote!
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Want to join our Panels? Log into your WisCon account at the top left corner of wiscon.net and click on Panel Interest Survey. Tell us which panels you'd like to see at WisCon and if you really want a panel to happen, volunteer to be on it! If we don't have panelists, we can't run that panel!
WISCON 48
Have you checked your account?
Register Now
There's some good things waiting for you!
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
A little birdy told us that Premee Mohamed and Darcie Little Badger are going to be speaking at a feminist science fiction and fantasy convention...The bird is us! WisCon is the convention. Memorial Day Weekend, May 21-25 2026. Online. Exciting! @littlebadger.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com #WisCon
WISCON 48
Guests of Honor!
Darcie Little Badger and Premee Mohamed!
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
The WisCon 48 Panel Interest Survey is open, and it closes April 19th. Log into your WisCon account at the top left corner of wiscon.net and click on Interest Survey. We have topics from A.I. to Resistance in Spec fic to Fandom Today, which are you interested in? Tell us today!
WISCON 48
Panel Interest Survey Open. Register to enter responses in the WisCon 48 Panel Interest Survey!
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Today's artist is A. Lucek. “No matter how small you are yourself, your imagination can never be contained. If I can make one person in the world remember that fact when they look at my work, then I have succeeded beyond measure.” - A. Lucek #WisCon #WomeninSFF #Feminist #ART #Illustration
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Registration for WisCon Online 2026 is Open! Welcome to the oldest feminist inclusive convention. Online, Memorial Day Weekend, May 21-25, 2026. reg.wiscon.net Sign up for the newsletter here, if you haven't already! wiscon.net/news/e-newsl... #WisCon #WomeninSFF #Feminist #Onlineconvention
WISCON 48 Registration is open! WisCon logo; wiscon.net. Text is on a blurry background of a fantasy illustration of a wanderer climbing a stone staircase, carrying a crooked staff with a lantern and a large backpack/clump of trees, mountains and plants on their back.
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Reproductive Rights are Human Rights. We love these stickers from Bookish Stickers. And that's why they are our featured artist! Check them out. And if you want to be featured in our 2026 Art Show and/or Dealers' Room, the applications form is in our bio.
FEATURED WISCON ARTIST:
Bookish Stickers
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Bookish Stickers is known for our quietly subversive stickers, magnets, buttons, prints, and more. Our fun, inclusive, and progressive designs are known for saying the quiet part out loud. Topics covered include politics, social issues, books, pop culture, memes, sardonic humor, and more! We were honored to have a table in the 2023 WisCon Art Show and received a great response from attendees.
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wiscon.netStickers reading "Abortion is healthcare," "Who knows why we were taught to fear the witched, and not those who burned them alive," "He who hath not a uterus shall shutteth the fuck up. Fallopians 19:73," "Get in good trouble - John Lewis," "The only bodies that need to be regulated are America's executive, legislative, and judicial bodies," and "Reproductive rights are human rights." The first two stickers have rainbow colors behind the text. The others are dark text on a light background or vice versa.Stickers made to look like colorful cassette tapes, reading "In the club we are all family," "This is going to ruin the tour," "Ska's not dead," "Dude can you play a song with a f#cking beat?!," no text but in rainbow-flag colors, "My life is a mess but my plants are thriving," "Love, light, and fuck the system," and "Throwback comfort songs for escaping this fresh hell."Apply for the 2026 WisCon Art Show & Dealers Room!
See our Linktree for Art & Dealers' Room applications.
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
What is the true core thing about fiction? Answered by @naomikritzer.bsky.social, 2025 WisCon Guest of Honor. #WisCon #WomeninSFF #Feminist #sciencefiction #fantasy #conference
The core true thing about fiction writing, I think, is that you have to believe that your words matter. That your voice matters. That what you write matters.
The word believe is circled. The words you write are underlined
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naomikritzer.comBecause if you don’t believe those things, it is a lot easier to give up. 
The word don't is circled.
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naomikritzer.comYour words matter. Your voice matters. Not everyone here is a writer, so I’m not talking about fiction, necessarily, I’m talking about all the other things you do, that we do. The things we build, the communities we connect, the people we lift up, all of it.
The words your words are circled, as are the words we build and the words we connect.
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naomikritzer.comCheck out the rest of Naomi Kritzer's 2025 WisCon Guest of Honor Speech at naomikritzer.com.
Stay weird, Stay nerdy, Stay absolutely true you, my friends.
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Panels Suggestions are open! So, far we have 30 suggestions--we want more! What do you want to hear discussed at WisCon this year? Give us your wild, your feminist, your rage, your joy, and your curiosity! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #WisCon #feministconvention
Join The Conversation: WISCON PANEL SUGGESTIONS 
Don't miss it!
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Where: Online
When: Memorial Day Weekend
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
WisCon is officially accepting Art Show and Dealers' Room applications. Contact Tahlia at Eric at artshow@wiscon.net or dealers@wiscon.net. Check out our previous artist Tessa Davidson! #WisCon #WomeninSFF #Feminist #artist #art
In a meadow with trees in the background, a small child sits, looking happily at life-sized iced animal cookies walking around. There is an elephant that is white and covered with multicolored sprinkles, and a camel and another animal, maybe a buffalo, that are pink with the same sprinkles.In the back seat of a car, two sleepy children slump under blankets. One by the window has a teddy bear; a smiling moon reaches through the open car window to hold their hand.In a hair salon, a woman sits under an old-fashioned hair dryer, with a steaming cup on the table next to her. Her hair is curly and pink. To the right, a poodle with hair identical to the woman's sits under a matching hair dryer, with a bone on the table beside them.FEATURED WISCON ARTIST: Tessa Davidson tadillu.com
"My work centers around the whimsical and the zany, but primarily that which is envisioned through the lens of childhood. Illustration acts as my medium to celebrate unashamed imagination and a sense of playfulness. The art I make plays heavily into the idea of the fantasies of children and exaggerations of reality."
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
This is not the time to be silent. Speak Up. Step Up. Resist. Drop links below for ways we can come together as a community and stand with Minnesota and with our people. #WisCon #WomeninSFF #Feminist #Resist #Minnesota
WE STAND WITH MINNESOTA "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everyhere." - Martin Luther King Jr. Surrounding the text are images of a masked man holding a sign saying "And then they came for me," a megaphone, a hand holding a sign saying "Love melts hate," a person holding a sign saying "She wasn't mad but we are livid - Justice for Good," the bunny hat worn by Liam Ramos in the photo taken at the time of his detention, and three upraised fists, one white, one black, and one brown.
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
WisCon folks, check out this auction for MN aid. Many writing consults and critiques are available for bidding, original art, books, etc.!
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Melissa Gay is our featured artist today! WisCon 2026 will have an online-only Art Show. If you make any form of visual art and want to share it with other WisCon members, please apply! form: forms.gle/FkUNkX5eNLXZ.... Applications open through April 30. Qs? contact Tahlia at artshow@wiscon.net.
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Text: Featured WisCon Artist: Melissa Gay
www.melissagayart.com
I am a neurodiverse LGBTQ+ artist who is equally passionate about sci-fi, fantasy, and wildlife art. Myths and legends about the natural world inspire me, as does our increasingly detailed view of the Universe through science and technology. I love to create hazy, dreamlike, otherworldly scenes, and my goal is to incorporate just enough detail to fire the viewer’s imagination and inspire them to fill in the story. 
WisCon URL: wiscon.netOn a background of diagonal stripes of lavender and gold, an inset image: Medusa, shown as a middle-aged white woman wearing red, braiding her hair of brown snakes while facing away from the viewer.
Art by Melissa Gay, www.MelissaGayArt.comOn a background of diagonal stripes of lavender and gold, an inset image:
A blue whale in the sky bursts out of a cloud. It has structures on its back resembling a city. Farther away, many other similar whales fly among the clouds.
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Text: Apply for the 2026 WisCon Art Show! Contact: Tahlia at artshow@wiscon.net 
We'll be having an online-only Art Show as part of WisCon 2026. If you make any form of visual art and want to share it with other WisCon members, please do apply! In past years, the Art Show has included painting, drawing, illustration, photography, comics, printmaking, jewelry and other wearable art, sculpture, animation, and more. WisCon URL, wiscon.net
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Calling all Feminist SFF fans! Panel suggestions are OPEN! If you've ever thought, "I wish there was a panel about," this is your moment. Submit your feminist SFF ideas and help us have the BEST WisCon, EVER! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #WisCon #WomeninSFF #feministconvention
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
WisCon Artist Call for Work! DEADLINE 01/15/2026! Earn $200 for your current art that represents WisCon, a feminist inclusive science fiction and fantasy convention. If you want your work displayed visit wiscon.net! #WisCon #WomeninSFF #feministconvention #art #submission #artist
Three images in an arc: a poster for WisCon 43, a WisCon 46 Volunteer badge, and a badge for WisCon 47. Below them, the WisCon logo, over text "Be the artist for WisCon 2026! Extended deadline 1/15/26. Email fundraising@sf3.org." wiscon.net
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