Dec 05 2024 47 mins 17
John is horrified, Alison is spelunking, and Liz is detecting.
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- Letters of comment
- Ali Baker Brooks
- Andrew Hogg
- Archipelacon 2
- Caroline Mullan
- Chris Garcia
- Farah Mendlesohn
- Ivan Sinha
- Jonny Baddeley
- June Young
- MonkeyKing
- Roseanna Pendlebury
- Shia Lia
- Tommy Ferguson
- Upcoming conventions
- Eastercon 2026: Iridescence at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole
- Bid chaired by Phil Dyson
- Eastercon 2027: Glasgow
- Bid chaired by Alan Fleming and David Bamford
- Eastercon 2028: Gateshead?
- Novacon 2025
- Conrunner 2026
- To be chaired by Esther MacCallum-Stewart in February
- WisCONline 2025
- Edmonton 2030
- Eastercon 2026: Iridescence at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole
- Picks
- John: Mothership
- Alison: Caves of Qud
- Liz: Rise of the Golden Idol
- (Sorry that they’re all games, Mark)
- John: Mothership
- Credits
- Cover art: “Ohmudillo” by Sophie van Setten
- Alt text: The Glasgow 2024 logo drawn in pencils and crayon, but across the middle there is a segmented creature with eight eyes and mandibles. At the top, the words “Octothorpe 124” appear in blue.
- Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
- Cover art: “Ohmudillo” by Sophie van Setten
