Nice to see @ianmcdonald.bsky.social flying the Norncon colours @luxcon! Ian will be joining us on panels as well as interviewing @aptshadow.bsky.social - we’re so excited!

✨ Ainmhícon 2026 Survey ✨

We would love it if you could let us know how your experience was at the convention this year. We've emailed all attendees a link to a survey form - please check it out and help us make next year even better!

🎨 Balese

The Ravencon logo. In light blue text with a thick black outline it says ‘Ravencon’ in capital letters, and ‘Richmond, Virginia’ in cursive below. There is a silhouette of a raven’s head in a circle to the right.

We're going to be at RavenCon next weekend! RavenCon is being held at the Virginia Crossings Tapestry Collection by Hilton in Richmond, Virginia. You can check out more about the convention here:

www.ravencon.com

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Venue - Octocon Octocon 2026 Venue Clayton Hotel Cork City and Online Saturday 3rd October – Sunday 4th October, 2026 Where is Octocon 2026 Venue? On the weekend of 3rd

Heads up, everyone: half our convention room block at the Clayton Hotel Cork City is now booked.

You need to be an #Octocon 2026 member to avail of our convention-rate room block. Find out how: octocon.com/venue/

Book your room early to avoid missing out.

A photo of a man wearing white a sweatshirt with the Dublin 2029 art on it. There is a black silhouetted figure walking over a black bridge. The bridge arcs through a portal towards a green moon-like planet. Blue abstract shapes surround the portal. The logo has a black frame with circles cut-out through it and say ‘Dublin 2029’ across the bottom

A woman in a light blue boxy tshirt with the Dublin 2029 logo. There is a black silhouetted figure walking over a black bridge. The bridge arcs through a portal towards a green moon-like planet. Blue abstract shapes surround the portal.

A white laptop case with the Dublin 2029 art. There is a black silhouetted figure walking over a black bridge. The bridge arcs through a portal towards a green moon-like planet. Blue abstract shapes surround the portal. The logo has a black frame with circles cut-out through it and say ‘Dublin 2029’ across the bottom

Want to be decked out in the latest Dublin 2029 merch? Well you can! Check out all of our amazing merch via the official Dublin 2029 link right here:

buff.ly/5Uv5ZnS

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Our new venue! DCAF will happen next Sunday 19/4 in Bohemian FC. 80+ comic creators, comic swaps, workshops, food and drink by the fantastic Happy Out Coffee, come and see! 🌟

Hello everyone!
Kon here to remind you all that AI generated content, in all forms, is not welcome in any way at Amikon.

Avast mateys! Want to be part of our first ever Dance Competition? Be sure to apply via our form at forms.gle/knnRkx8xvtBP... before it closes on April 30th.

Whether you're a first timer or a dance veteran join us to throw down some moves and be part of this new event from the very start!

A message from our wonderful chair, Addie

We are happy to announce the return of our Games Tournaments at Amikon this year!

On Saturday we will be hosting a Pokémon Showdown tournament (Random Battles, Gen 9 singles), and Sundays tournament will be Smash Ultimate! BYOC is encouraged!
Best of luck to everyone participating 💜

Join Us - Octocon Registration for Octocon is now open! Join us and become a member of the Octocon community.

Our next monthly Zoom hangout this Sunday, April 12th, @ 7:30pm IST, features a writing workshop from Kat Dodd as well as general social space.

**How to write the novel you think you don't have time to**

Octocon 2025 & 2026 members: look for email tomorrow or check Discord.

octocon.com/join-us/

Team Tickets on sale now : ti.to/shipitcon/2026

Just one of our 2026 Guests of Honour, saying great things about the book our friend @thecallya.bsky.social will be talking about at our next Octocon Presents at the end of April! octocon.com/2026/04/octo...

Here are our committee Caitlin and Amy talking about our exciting competition!

For a reminder of all the rules please go to our previous post :)

#Amikon #Amikon2026 #Animecon #irishcon

Delighted to have been featured in Yay Cork's latest release. Thank you 🐾

Read the article below:

www.yaycork.ie/hundreds-of-...

Looking for live con updates? Please check out our Telegram channel a t.me/ainmhicon, where we'll be posting live event updates and reminders throughout the weekend!

Best of luck to the team at @ainmhicon.ie on their first event this weekend ☘️🐾.

Another fantastic opportunity for Irish game developers by @voidinteractive.bsky.social and @imirt.bsky.social!

#GamesFromIreland #IrishGames #IrishGameDev #IndieDev #GameDev #IrishCreatives #IrishGameDomination #SpéirGhorm #IndieGame #SpotLight #Promote

Website Launch 🎉

No, you're not April fools - the website is real!
Please enjoy all the features we mentioned previously - meet the team, play our little Rebel Run game or check out some photos from previous years at anthro.irish 🦊

Meeplecon runs two weeks today, 18th April, in the Teachers Club. There are still places available for the follwing games

Stellar Horizons II
Napoleons Triumph
Age of Steam
Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas
Ark Nova
Vijayanagara

Sign up here, its great value! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Two people, a white man with white hair and a brown top and a white woman with shoulder-length brown hair and a purple Octocon t-shirt, sit at a table behind a set of purple Octocon flyers and bookmarks and other sundries such as small stickers and a set of coloured crocheted octopuses.

Octocon is at @easterconuk.bsky.social (Eastercon 2026)! Come say hi at our fan table, and pick up stickers or a phone charm as well as get all the info about this year's convention in Cork and online. #octocon #eastercon

Rebel has travelled to visit our friends @londonfurs.bsky.social !

Thank you to @lampyskye.com for arranging this pic!

MEET OUR EXHIBITORS for our April DCAF event!

@gg8473.com _ is Dublin's number one yuri artist. She likes creating stories about weird lesbians, bad endings and evil blonds. When she's not comicking, gamedeving or adding more pages to her website; she can be found collecting ball-jointed dolls.

🎨 ART CONTEST 🎨
This year, to celebrate our theme of Art, we will be running our first ever art competition!

In order to enter this competition, follow the steps below!

Octocon Presents: C.E. Murphy with Bone & Blood YouTube video by Octocon

If you missed our live #Octocon Presents: @cemurphy.bsky.social with Bone & Blood (a retelling of “Snow White, Rose Red”), you can still watch it on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c9g...

* We recommend skipping the pre-roll to about 15 minutes

#booksky #fairytales #amreading #fantasy

Now, there's nothing stopping you making that 'we must get together' happen with old friends and new.

Two weeks to go, we can't wait to meet you all! But please do remember to bring your valid photo ID to registration, and ensure the name matches your registration details!

✅ Valid IDs include:
-Irish or international passport
-Full or Provisional Driving Licenses

🎨 DaveyDboi

Three images on a green banner. On the left is the Dublin 2029 logo, in the middle a photo of Peader O Guilin, and on the right the cover of The Sword Garden. Peader is a white man with dark hair, wearing a black shirt and sat on a cream leather sofa. The book cover has masked figures in dark robes stood around a large stone obelisk. The title is above it, the a glowing blue ring around the title and the top of the tower. Below is text reading: Wizard's Tower Press The Sword Garden by Peadar O Guilin Book launch at Iridescence Eastercon 2026

Join us at Eastercon Iridescence 2026 for a fantastic literary event! 📚✨

If you’re at the convention, come along to The Sword Garden official book launch, written by Irish author Peadar Ó Guilín and published by Wizard’s Tower Press, happening on 3 April at 4:30 pm in the Sussex Suite ✍️

Crowd favourite Samuel Poots will be joining us!

A writer and games designer from N. Ireland, who communicates primarily through Pratchett quotes. He is Ulster University’s current writer-in-residence.

Follow Sam across social media as @pootsidoodle

Ahoy friends! We are delighted to announce our Dance Competition for 2026.

Rules and guidelines for the Dance Competition are outlined in the form, please make pay attention to those details.

The form can be found here ( forms.gle/knnRkx8xvtBP... ) and will close on April 30th at 7pm GMT.