Since everyone else is doing it, I’m going to list everything I’m doing at dillocon next weekend.
Fr2100DW Space Squid Flash Fiction Contest
Fri 9:00 PM-10:00 PM deWitt
M. Bey*
I still can’t believe Jonathan gave us time on the Armadillocon schedule and a room to do this. If you’ve been to a Space Squid release party in the past few years, you’ve probably seen our improvisational fiction competition. It’s based on the 24hr Film Festival format, where people are given a ridiculously short amount of time to create their art. In this case, the audience will provide a random genre trope and a random prop for every contestant, and then that contestant will have five minutes to create a short story based on those elements.
This has always been fun, and this year we’ll see if we can scrape up some prizes that people will want to win.
Sa1000PC Blogging and Podcasting
Sat 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Phoenix Central
A. Porter, M. Cardin, M. Tyler, J. Kenner*, B. Crider, M. Bey
From keeping in touch with fans to building a community.
Alan J. Porter, a frequent contributor to revSF will also be there. Considering that I actually have a blog and I’ve done podcasting, I’m kinda qualified for this one. Expect me to show up with a pint of coffee and a bleary expression.
Sa1500DR Autographing
Sat 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Dealers’ Room
M. Acevedo, J. Stein, M. Bey, R. S. Rose, V. Gischler
Remember, I sign body parts.
Sa2000R Reading
Sat 8:00 PM-8:30 PM Robertson
Matthew Bey
I prefer to read selections from upcoming stories that are also funny. Funny just goes over better. But I don’t really have anything that is both, although Drabblecast B-sides is going to re-publish my very first sale "The Elves Hate You." Although I’ve read that one to death. Probably what I will do is just decide a few minutes beforehand.
And as soon as I’m finished with my super-exciting reading, I will expect everyone to march upstairs to the Space Squid room party. We’ve got the room reserved, so it’s just a matter of adding the booze.
And I think that we’ll do what we did last time we had a room party at dillocon, and cross-list the party as the Space Squid/Revolutionsf.com joint party. This is because the two publications frequently collaborate, and because we hope to lure in Jayme Blaschke and his homebrew.