new memberships available now to WhimsyCon (this weekend), Minicon, Locus Awards Weekend
Fans of color/non-white fans: the following new free memberships are available, first-come first-serve:
WhimsyCon, March 1 – 3, 2019, Denver, CO, USA (@ShinyGardenGeek).
WhimsyCon is Denver’s Steampunk and Costuming Convention. Its Author & Artist Guest of Honor is Roberto Rodriguez Calas, and its Costuming Guest of Honor is Erin Card.
WhimsyCon has donated twenty passes, to be claimed by the start of the con. (The delay in announcing this is entirely my fault, unfortunately; apologies.)
WhimsyCon is hosted by Shiny Garden, which has a Code of Conduct and a Safe Space Policy & Anti-Harassment Policy (among others).
Minicon, April 19-21, 2019, Minneapolis, MN, USA (@minicon).
Attendees of Minicon can expect to find a full slate of programming (panel discussions, readings, signings, etc.), costuming, films, gaming (open and organized), a teen lounge, an art show, dealers, kids’ programming, a science room, filk and folk music, a consuite and bar, room parties, and various special events. The theme for Minicon this year is “Purple.” The Guests of Honor are Naomi Kritzer and Dave DeVries.
Minicon has donated four adult memberships and six student or kid memberships. They should be claimed by March 15, 2019.
Minicon’s Code of Conduct.
The Locus Awards Weekend, June 28-30, 2019, Seattle, WA, USA (@locusmag).
The Locus Awards Weekend includes readings, a kickoff party hosted by Clarion West for instructor Elizabeth Hand (the first of their six summer parties honoring 2019 instructors), panels with leading authors, an autograph session, the lunch banquet, and a Hawaiian shirt plus trivia contest judged by the fabulous Connie Willis, who will MC the ceremony and present the Locus Awards, and more!
Locus has donated two memberships, to be claimed by June 18, 2019.
To learn how to request assistance, see the Request Assistance page. For the most up-to-date list of cons to which assistance is available, see the Upcoming Cons page.
Thanks, and please spread the word!