{"id":38743,"date":"2026-03-21T09:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/?p=38743"},"modified":"2026-03-25T19:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T23:21:47","slug":"eastercon-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2026\/03\/21\/eastercon-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to find me during Eastercon 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ten days from now, I’ll head off to Birmingham for my first Eastercon<\/a>, because in a world where the U.S. has been transformed into an unsafe destination for international travelers, I figure that’s the only way I’ll get to see my UK friends again.<\/p>\n

I’m scheduled to appear on four programming items, and have arranged to record four episodes of my Eating the Fantastic podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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If you’ll also be attending Eastercon, here’s where to find me — <\/p>\n

\n

Reading<\/strong>
\nSunday, April 5th, 9:00 a.m. (Balmoral)
\nwith Emily Tesh and Wole Talabi<\/em><\/p>\n

Why Writing and Making Tactile Art is Revolutionary<\/strong>
\nSunday, April 5th, 10:30 a.m. (Gladstone-Churchill)<\/em>
\nCreators have always been under pressure from commercial and other forces and now face the challenge of AI. Artists and writers talk about the joy and revolutionary power of creating art with your own hands.
\nwith Tiffani Angus, Aliette de Bodard, Nikita Andester, and Penny Hill<\/em><\/p>\n

Writing about Darkness in an Ever Darkening World<\/strong>
\nSunday, April 5th, 1:30 p.m. (Salisbury-Wellington)<\/em>
\nIn a world faced with climate change, war and creeping authoritarianism, how do we write about dark themes responsibly?
\nwith David Ketelby, Emily Inkpen, Justin Lee Anderson, and Anna Smith Spark<\/em><\/p>\n

The Joy of Podcasts<\/strong>
\nMonday, April 6th, 12:00 p.m. (Gladstone-Churchill)<\/em>
\nPodcasts are everywhere: discussions, narratives and enthusiasm for SFF. Our panel looks at their favourites and talks about the care and feeding of podcasts.
\nwith Michael Ireland (M), Robin C.M. Duncan, Kat Kourbeti, and Devin Martin<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hope to see (some of) you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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