Open Letter to C2E2
Below is the cosigned email that I sent to C2E2 and ReedPOP today, expressing concerns about the Saturday badge and the conflicting message it sends about who C2E2 considers their Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Cons
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
I must have missed the memo about March being the month for cons to stick their feet in it, but we’ve had no less than three cons making highly questionable Continue Reading →
Speaking (and Performing!) at Chi-Fi 0 (Updated)
[CORRECTION: The panel times have been updated 3/15/2014] If you’re thinking about coming to Chi-Fi 0 at the Palmer House Hilton on Saturday, March 29, I’ll be participating on two Continue Reading →
Major News About the C2E2 Panels: Part 1 (of hopefully 2)
The Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) remains my favorite Chicago con for a number of reasons. It was the first con I ever ran a panel at and for Continue Reading →
Further Thoughts on Chi-Fi Con, Transparency, and Con Culture
Watching things unfold since the news broke that Chi-Fi Con had cancelled their March 27-30 event at the Westin Chicago River North (CRN) last Tuesday has been one of the most Continue Reading →
Dear Westin Chicago River North: You Have Chosen… Poorly (Updated 1/17/14)
Geek may be “chic” but it seems not everyone’s gotten the message. Chi-Fi Con 2014, which billed itself as “a convention celebrating geekdom” announced today that it was canceling its Continue Reading →
Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl: The Chicago Comic Con Edition
Missed the Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl panel at C2E2? If you’re attending the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con Aug. 8-11, here’s your chance to see what Continue Reading →
Why I’m Co-Signing John Scalzi’s Con Harassment Policy Pledge
I love going to geek conventions. They’re a great way to meet favorite authors & artists, participate in awesome fannish and/or academic discussions and find nifty, nerdy knick-knacks. I’ve started Continue Reading →
Full Footage of the Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl panel now up! (Updated 1/5/14 with transcript)
It’s been a very busy several months. Work deadlines, attending my fourth Lakes of Fire, the start of the Full Moon Jam season and wrestling with Mother Nature (seriously, what Continue Reading →
The Exorcising the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl Panel Says THANK YOU to C2E2
C2E2 2013 is over and holy nerd conventions, Batman! I’ll have a post up summarizing the convention with pictures and some thoughts on the con in general once I’ve recovered Continue Reading →