Tag Archives: DragonCon

Book Awards Season, 2018

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Declan Finn

If you’re like me, you’re a little weary of posts about awards. Though I’m of the persuasion where I ignore everything but book awards, and I still ignore most of those. This will be a quick reminder for those out … Continue reading →

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DragonCon 2017: The Logic of Magic

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Declan Finn

A panel on developing magic systems, with Jim Butcher, Kathryn Hinds, Faith Hunter, and Elizabeth Moon. Yeah, sorry about the audio on this one. Turn the volume up to maximum, and concentrate real hard. Otherwise, you may not be able … Continue reading →

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DragonCon 2017: Keeping the Peace: Liaison Characters in UF

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Declan Finn

Whether striving to improve communication & relations between supernatural & human communities, or between different groups within the supernatural world, our panelists’ characters often find themselves in the position of peacemaker. Panelists: Patricia Briggs, Jim Butcher, Delilah S. Dawson, Kim … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Geek: DragonCon 2017 Report

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Declan Finn

The Catholic Geek: DragonCon Report 09/17 by We Built That Network | Books Podcasts://percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=10267405 Declan Finn (Love at First Bite) reports on the Dragon Awards, and the latest news about Monster Hunter International, the SHOT Show, guns, Harry Dresden spin-offs, … Continue reading →

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The Catholic Geek Radio Show: War of the Dragons 08/13

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Declan Finn

The Catholic Geek: War of the Dragons 08/13 by We Built That Network | Books Podcasts: //percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=10201891   The August 13th podcast will be live at 7:00PM Eastern and include eight Dragon Award nominated authors for 2017, including Our Host: Declan Finn, For Best … Continue reading →

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The 2017 Dragon Award Ballot Is In!

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Declan Finn

Vote early, vote often …. Sorry, some Chicago humor. Anyway, he Dragon Award Ballot went live for 2017 Let’s take a look, see if we know any names. Best Science Fiction Novel Babylon’s Ashes by James S.A. Corey A Closed and Common … Continue reading →

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Catholic Dragon Award Suggestions

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Declan Finn

Since we have not mentioned this since February, It’s occurred to me that the first post was probably a little too cavalier in that Dragon Award post. We should spell out what the bleep is going on a little bit … Continue reading →

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Dragon Awards Are Live

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Declan Finn

Last year, we released footage of the first annual Dragon Awards, the official award of DragonCon, one of the world’s largest SFF conventions. And now, the Dragons are once again upon us. The nominations process has begun. However, I don’t recommend … Continue reading →

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Butcher discusses Peace Talks at DragonCon

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Declan Finn

Jim Butcher is deeply enamored with DragonCon. After multiple signings where no one showed up, or panels at conventions where he was the only one in the room, DragonCon is where he started to feel like an author. In fact, … Continue reading →

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DragonCon 2016 Report: Fightin’ and Writin’

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Declan Finn

To begin with, I did not get fancy with the title of this panel. This is how it’s spelled out in the DragonCon listing. In this panel Never make a foolish mistake in a fight scene again. These pros will … Continue reading →

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The First Annual Dragon Awards

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Declan Finn

So, some things of note here, while I think of them.

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A Tale of Two Awards

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Matthew Bowman

A lot of attention has come to the state of awards in the field of science fiction and fantasy in the last few years, thanks to increasing problems with and arguments over the Hugo Awards. If you’re unaware of why, … Continue reading →

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A Flight of Dragon Awards

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Declan Finn

DragonCon is a convention that takes place every year over the Labor Day weekend in downtown Atlanta, GA. It is, by all accounts, the largest sci-fi and fantasy convention on the planet Earth. If you don’t believe me, their minimum … Continue reading →

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Touch One Life

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Matthew Bowman

Ever have that one awesome favorite that is nothing like anything else you like of the same type? That’s me and the Cruxshadows. The Cruxshadows are a darkwave band. If you don’t know what that is, just think “goth”; the … Continue reading →

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The Seventh Doctor and the Pandorica

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Matthew Bowman

I recently ran across this little gem again. It’s from DragonCon in 2011, where Sylvester McCoy (the Seventh Doctor) reads the Eleventh’s Pandorica speech. While there wasn’t anything truly bad about Matt Smith’s original version, I find myself thinking that this … Continue reading →

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