Category Archives: Conventions

Author Richard C. White at Awesome Con 2021

This coming weekend, pop-culture fans of all ages will be gathering at Awesome Con, being held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the heart of Washington, DC. And among the artists’ alley exhibitors will be author Richard C. White, who’ll … Continue reading

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Author Richard C. White at Shore Leave 2021

Last weekend, July 10–11, SWC author Richard C. White was a moderator and guest for Shore Leave 41.6, the online iteration of the annual Shore Leave sci-fi and fantasy convention, and the con has made both panels available on its YouTube channel: … Continue reading

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2021 Convention Update

What’s that, you say? Didn’t we announce back in January that the ’Warp Crew wouldn’t be making any convention appearances in 2021 due to the complications brought about by conventioneering in the middle of a global pandemic? That’s very true…as … Continue reading

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Conventions in Our Future? Not This Year, Unfortunately

The 2021 convention season is looming ever closer, and around this time of year we’d be announcing some of the places you’d find the SWC Crew in attendance—but how does that work in the Age of Coronavirus? As you’re no … Continue reading

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A Belated Farewell to the Roosevelt Hotel, a New York Icon

Phil Seuling will hold another Comic Book Marketplace 1/13, 10–5, at the Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Ave. and 45th St. Paperbacks, comic books, movie-memory stuff, sports memorabilia, and much more for true fans.—“Other Events: Happenings,” New York Magazine, January 14, 1985 The … Continue reading

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Farewell to BookExpo and BookCon

The publishing industry was stunned last week when convention organizer Reed Exhibitions announced that, effective immediately, it was putting an end to its annual trade-show gathering called BookExpo, as well as Expo’s spin-off event, BookCon. It was the coronavirus that … Continue reading

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Author Richard C. White at SiouxperConline 2020

In-person genre conventions might be shutting down right and left or rescheduling for 2021, as life goes on in the current Age of Coronavirus, but a growing number of shows set up virtual counterparts to accommodate fans eager for some … Continue reading

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2020 Convention Season Not Quite Over Just Yet

In the Age of Coronavirus, one of the hardest hit businesses this year is the convention industry, which first and foremost depends on social gathering in order to make money, and the more people you can squeeze into an exhibition … Continue reading

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Comic Conventioneering at Home

Today is the launch day for Comic-Con@Home: the all-free online iteration of the ever-popular San Diego Comic-Con (aka Comic-Con International), which has been forced to go viral due to the coronavirus pandemic. If you head over to their site, you’ll … Continue reading

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CT Horrorfest 2020 Canceled

Well, here’s a bit of a down note on which to end the week. With the coronavirus outbreak wreaking havoc in the convention industry, and given how impossible it is to enforce social distancing guidelines in a gathering place often … Continue reading

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