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Submit your nomination for Detcon1 YA SF
011 years
by Just Jerry
in News
Please consider nominating for the Detcon1 Young Adult and Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Award. *Anyone* can nominate – you do not need to be a member of the convention to nominate, although you do in order to vote on the final ballot. Nominating closes February 28, so act fast!
Click here for more information or to submit a nomination.
Share photos of Tadao
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Do you have a photo of yourself and Capricon 34 (cardboard) Fan GoH, Tadao Tomomatsu? We’d love to see them!
Send them to tadao@capricon.org
Be sure to include names, locations, and other pertinent information.
From novels to noodles – Contribute at Capricon
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Capricon 34 will be continuing our annual book and food drives. From novels to noodles, you can help your fellow man, feeding bodies and minds.
Drop your contributions off at the Info Desk. Click here for further details.
Time to gopher it at Capricon 34!
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Wanted: Someone to go back in time with Capricious. This is not a joke.
Would you like to lend a hand in making Capricon happen? Are you interested in finding out what happens behind the scenes at a con?
The first step in doing either is simple, volunteer to be a gopher. There are many different jobs that need to be done from the Wednesday before Capricon starts all the way through to Sunday evening after closing ceremonies. Helping out can be quick and easy. If you have an hour, we would love to have you swing by the coat check by the dealer’s room and give us a hand.
Click here for more informaion on being a gopher.
Click here to see what specific jobs we need.
Capricon Book and Food Drives
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Don’t forget that Capricon is conducting a food drive and a book drive throughout the weekend.
You can bring non-perishable foods to the Information Desk and we’ll donate them (as well as any leftover ConSuite food) to local food pantries.
The Info Desk will also be accepting donations of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror novels as part of the Science Fiction Outreach Project. These books will be passed out at comic book conventions to promote literacy, and help grow the genre fan base. We are particularly looking for young adult and children’s genre books.
Phandemonium Book Club – “Lion’s Blood”
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As a prelude to the 2014 NASFiC, Detcon1, we’ll be reading “Lion’s Blood” by its Author GoH, Steven Barnes.
We’ll be discussing the book on March 23 at 7:00pm at:
Cosi
1740 Sherman Ave
Evanston, IL
Have a bite to eat and discuss an alternate future. What a great way to spend an evening!
Click here for more information on Detcon1.
Capricon 34 Programming Schedule
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The Capricon 34 programming schedule is now available. Click here to check out all the amazing programming that awaits you at the con. We’ve got the best from the past, present, and future.
If you haven’t already registered, click here and do it now! You only have until January 22 before prices go up.
Hotel rooms are going fast!
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As of 1/17/2014 the Westin North Shore is almost full for Thursday night. There are still rooms available for Friday and Saturday.
Don’t literally be left out in the cold. Click here and make your reservation now!
Tadao Tomomatsu will be unable to attend Capricon 34
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It is with great disappointment that Tadao regrettably will be unable to attend Capricon 34 in person as we had hoped. Although Mr. Tomomatsu would love to be with us, he has to make his family a top priority and we cannot agree more.
However, Tadao will be able to attend a panel via Skype and we do look forward to being able to have him with us, even if it is only electronically.
Save on Capricon items from OffWorld Designs!
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Why wait until Capricon to stock up on the latest fannish gear? Slip through the 4th Dimension and save!
Our friends at OffWorld Designs have an amazing selection of Capricon items. Click here to check them out.
Enter the coupon code “13holiday” at checkout before 1/31 and save 20%.