Mary Robinette Kowal, DisCon III Chair, announced on Friday, December 17 that a member of the DisCon III staff has tested positive for Covid. In a news release she shared the following information about the staffer: They tested negative before leaving … Continue reading
Fans appreciate a good story and sculptor Sebastian Martorana held the Opening Ceremonies audience’s rapt attention as he traced the history of the marble used in creating the DisCon III Hugo Award bases. Martorana, a Baltimore artist, made the bases … Continue reading
By Chris M. Barkley: DAY ONE The day started out as pretty dreary to fly out of Cincinnati. The morning was punctuated by heavy rain showers and overcast skies. But, as the morning progressed, the skies cleared from the west … Continue reading
Three First Fandom awards, and the Big Heart Award, were presented during DisCon III’s opening ceremonies on December 15. First Fandom was created as an organization for those active in science fiction or fannish activities by the time of the … Continue reading
Twas the Night Before DisCon III — By Shana Worthen Twas the night before DisCon. Throughout the hotel volunteers were MIMO’ing. Excitement did swell! The fans all flew in, or drove there or took trains, while thoughts of the program … Continue reading
The daily schedules have been released for DisCon III’s Guest of Honor Nancy Kress; Fan Guest of Honor Ben Yalow; and Special Guests Sheree Renée Thomas, Malka Older, and Andrea Hairston. Following each of their names is a day-by-day list … Continue reading
Duke Ellington School of the Arts Show Choir of Washington DC will perform at 4:00 p.m. Eastern, Wednesday, December 15, during the Opening Ceremonies at DisCon III at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC. Ellington students will also learn … Continue reading
The Washington Metropolitan Gamer Symphony Orchestra (WMGSO) will perform an evening of music from popular video games at DisCon III on Thursday, December 16. The event begins at 8:00 p.m. “Video Game Music is the soundtrack of our lives, it … Continue reading
DisCon III, the 2021 Worldcon being held December 15-19, sent out a series of press releases with the convention’s daily schedule. The program will present hundreds of hours of discussion panels, presentations, workshops, and classes on subjects covering all kinds … Continue reading
DisCon III (December 15-19) will be the first World Science Fiction Convention to have a substantial program stream devoted to speculative fiction by Africans. The stream was organized by authors Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and Nick Wood. It features panels on many … Continue reading