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Find Readercon at the Boston Book Festival Saturday, October 24: Table 30

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · Sep 16

Readercon 35 will take place on July 9 – 12, 2026 at the Burlington Marriott in Burlington MA. Our guests of honor this year are P. Djèlí Clark (@pdjeliclark.bsky.social) and David Gerrold.

Come by our website readercon.org for more information or to register.

Readercon 35 | Readercon Web Services

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · Sep 13

A great article about Readercon 34: file770.com/derns-belate...

Dern’s (Belated) Readercon 34 (2025) Report’n’Pix: Adding To Our Mounts To-Be-Read

By Daniel Dern: Attending Readercon 34, “The conference on imaginative literature” (per the web site), held Thursday July 17-Sunday July 20, 2025 at the Boston Marriott Burlington hotel in Burlingt…

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · Aug 16

At Readercon 34 bsky.app/hashtag/LJCo... and @wbjwilliams.bsky.social moderated a poetry workshop based upon the Exquisite Corpse parlor game. They created poetry from a prompt, each person writing the next line of the poem with only the prior line visible.

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Readercon 34: Exquisite Corpse Poetry Workshop

At Readercon 34, LJ Cohen and WBJ Williams moderated a poetry workshop based upon the Exquisite Corpse parlor game. They created two groups and created poetry from a prompt, each person writing the…

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Lisa @ Narrated Podcast @lisajune.bsky.social · Jul 30

In this year’s @readercon.org interviews, authors discuss their work, experiences with audiobooks/audio fiction, and what they think of the con. I was lucky enough to interview:

@fondalee.bsky.social
@arula-ratnakar.bsky.social
@caitlinrozakis.bsky.social

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318: ReaderCon 34 (2025) — Narrated Podcast

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A Meal of Thorns @mealofthorns.bsky.social · Jul 28

Book-club break; still pretty bookish: for Episode 29, bringing you a con report about @readercon.org and travels about the Boston area, including an interview at @lovestruckbooks.bsky.social!

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A Meal of Thorns 29 – Readercon & Lovestruck

Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB’s Patreon!Credits:Featuring interviews with:Rae Borman @ ReaderconRiley @ Lovestruck …

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Julia Rios @omgjulia.bsky.social · Jul 22

I wrote all about my experience at Readercon and the Shirley Jackson Awards! www.juliarios.com/why-didnt-yo...

Why Didn't You Just Leave won the Shirley Jackson Award!

I am honored, surprised, and delighted that our ghost story book won this award! Editing it, and translating the two stories by Alberto Chimal and Raquel Castro, was a truly wonderful experience

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · Jul 21

2024 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners locusmag.com/2025/07...

2024 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners

The winners of the 2024 Shirley Jackson Awards for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction have been announced. Novel WINNER: Curdle Creek, Yvonne Battle…

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · Jul 22

You are one of the few that found all of the secret hiding spots outside the hotel. We'll be working on expanding the map for next year to show more of these outdoor meeting spaces.

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · Jul 21

Thank you everyone who came to #readercon34. It was, by all accounts, a wonderful convention where everyone had a great time. We're looking forward to seeing all of you next year.

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · Jul 17

We're looking forward to seeing everyone at #Readercon34

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Dream Foundry @dreamfoundry.bsky.social · Jul 15

📣 Last call for Readercon memberships!!! 📣

Readercon starts on July 17. If you're a fan or creative of colour and need a pass to attend, give us a shout!

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · Jul 2

readercon.org/bookshop - Come support the small press publishers and independent book shops at Readercon 34 (July 18-20th): @waterdragonpub.bsky.social , @pmpress.bsky.social , @duckprintspress.com , @dragonwell.bsky.social , @clarkesworldmagazine.com, and many others.

Readercon Bookshop | Readercon Web Services

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · Jun 27

Our schedule is final: schedule.readercon.org It can only be made better by you being there. We hope to see you!

Readercon 34 Program Guide

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · Jun 27

The Readercon 34 program schedule has just been finalized : schedule.readercon.org - Come by and check out our fabulous schedule of events and awesome participants. Looking forward to seeing everyone in July 17 to 20th in Burlington MA. Registration at: readercon.org/registration

Readercon 34 Program Guide

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Cecilia Tan @ceciliatan.com · Jun 24

My @readercon.org schedule is going to be so packed with chewy, thought-provoking goodness~ ! it's still a draft so I'm not posting it yet, but get ready for panels like "Bisexuals: Still Hip?" "Weird Jobs (of authors)" and "Harry Potter and the Death of the Author" (no authors were harmed).

a cartoon of a boy sitting on top of a pile of books

Alt: a cartoon of a person leaping over a a pile of books and then sliding down one like a playground slide

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · Jun 22

We've confirmed that the Heinlein Society and MGH are doing a blood drive at Readercon 34 on Saturday July 19th. If you are attending and are willing to donate whole blood, platelets or red blood cells, sign up here: bit.ly/Readercon2. If you're not sure you can donate: bit.ly/BloodDonorEl...

Mass General - Donor Portal

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · Jun 8

Yes there is. Parking at the hotel is free and there is lots of it. Please come by and enjoy our programming.

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · Jun 6

Thanks for the reminder. Any questions, please write us here or at [email protected] and we'll get you fixed right up.

The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · May 30

The Readercon 34 list of participants has been posted to our website. readercon.org/participants

Please come by and see who will be on our panels, discussions, and readings at this year's conference.

Look forward to seeing you in July.

Readercon 34 Program Participants | Readercon Web Services

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · May 8

We are starting to get ready for this year's conference and we think you'll love the program! To be announced shortly!

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · May 5

Thank you very much for posting this. We have gotten several responses and be including some of them in the Readercon Program Guide.

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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · May 2

For anybody interested in honoring one of the masters:

Text from a cropped screencap off Discord:
> the memorial guest of honor for Readercon this year is Charles R. Saunders, a criminally underappreciated Black fantasy author (and journalist) who passed away in 2020 at age 73. The program book is trying to get folks to write appreciations of him (250-1000 words) but as I said, criminally underappreciated, so they are having trouble getting enough. Anyone here who could throw 250-500 words in their direction? Contact Margo Williams (margo@readercon.org)

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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org · Apr 27

Thank you to @dreamfoundry.bsky.social for encouraging people of colour to come and be part of the community.

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