FOGcon9 is a Thing
FOGcon: https://fogcon.org/
FC9: March 8-10, 2019
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We Still Need Concom Help
We have new concom members!
Heather and Melissa and Sasha and Montse and Zach, we are so glad you have joined us.
There’s still work looking for people to do it
The thing we need most urgently, right now, is someone in charge of Social Media. (Have you noticed that our social media is a little thin and sometimes patchy? Yeah…)
We also need people to be in charge the Consuite; the Safety Team; Local Publicity and Distance Publicity.
So, please send email to volunteers@fogcon.org with any questions or to let us know you're interested.
(And we’ll absolutely need at-con volunteers! We’ll talk about that when we get closer to March.)
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It’s Time to Suggest Programming
Go! Go! Register yourself for FOGcon and suggest programs. Unlike many cons, this con runs on membership suggestions. You are not committing yourself to be on a panel that you suggest! Please make suggestions! Remember that our theme for FC9 is “Friendship” - but don't limit yourself -- we want *all* your ideas!"
(We’ll open up voting soon, have no fear.)
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Registration is open if you want to be a sooper-early-bird
Like, soooooper-early bird. Go to https://fogcon.org/ and click on “Register Now!”
Membership Price for Adults (18+):
- $60 until November 30, 2018
- $70 from December 1, 2018 to January 6, 2019
- $80 from January 7, 2019 - March 1, 2019
- $90 at the door
Membership Price for Youth (ages 11 to 17):
- $20
Membership Price for Children (under 11):
- Membership is Free
- Children MUST be must be with parents or in childcare at all times
- High-quality childcare will be once again provided by Abundant Beginnings – cost TBD
- Childcare registration will open soon
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Local Events You Might Enjoy Attending
JULY
Writers With Drinks has a reading on Saturday, July 14, but since it just happened, maybe skip ahead to August. http://www.writerswithdrinks.com/
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SF in SF has Paul Park & Terry Bisson, with guest moderator Cliff Winnig. Sunday July 22, doors at 6pm, at the American Bookbinders Museum, at 355 Clementina, SF. Full deets here: http://www.sfinsf.org/?p=2379
(Also, SF in SF has a podcast of previous readings. Check ‘em out: http://somafm.com/sfinsf/)
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AUGUST
Writers With Drinks has Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, Hannah Pittard, Cassandra Khaw, Marlee Jane Ward, Jack Kaulfus, and S.L. Huang. Saturday, August 11, doors at 6:30, event at 7:30, at The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St, SF. All the info: http://www.writerswithdrinks.com/
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WorldCon, of course. In San Jose, August 16-20. https://www.worldcon76.org/ Can you still get tickets? I have no idea.
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You CAN still get tickets for SF in SF’s event that puts George RR Martin in conversation with John Picacio. (Fox Theatre in Redwood City. Conversation and Q&A. August 14, which is the Tuesday before Worldcon. All the deets here: https://locusmag.com/grrmevent/
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What Are You Reading Right Now?
SFF stuff of course, but also everything else! Reply back to this email with what you’re reading (or listening to) and we’ll include it in the next issue, anonymously or first name only.
And here is a list of “27 Female Authors Who Rule Sci-Fi and Fantasy Right Now”. The article came out last year but they all still rule!
http://ew.com/books/27-female-authors-sci-fi-fantasy/
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FOGcon: https://fogcon.org/
FC9: March 8-10, 2019