Get your tickets for Octocon!

Octocon, the Irish Science Fiction Convention, is coming in just a few months.

I think a lot of people are looking forward to an in person convention this year (although there’s going to be lots online as well. One thing that really stands out to me is that its supported by UNESCO City of Literature. Science Fiction and Fantasy Fiction are often left out of conversations on literature. Like any genre, there are all different types of SFF fiction, and literary fiction is definitely in there, although not often recognised.

Octocon is a great place to explore literary and other themes in SFF. I’ve really enjoyed many of the panels and events. I even chaired a panel in 2019 which was like group comedy. It was at the end of the day and the panelists all seemed to let loose with their most hilarious takes, and the biggest challenge to my moderation was stopping laughing long enough to ask questions!

The organisers of Octocon are working to make an inclusive con so there’ll still be lots of online activities, and the covid precautions are more stringent than I’ve seen in a long time. I’m hopeful that it will be an eventful convention only in good ways.

As you may have guessed, I plan to be there. I’ll update more as programme stuff comes out.

Register here!