Our event room has been host to varied groups offering games and experiences all weekend long. Ret-Con continues to try and offer a space to try something new and different. Have you enjoyed Ret-Con's game room? Is there anything you want to see or do in 2027?
Ret-Con strives to bring meetups and events for our attendees. Between our themed mixer, consuite gatherings, and our first year introducing a writing workshop "Ret-Writes Together" we ask you share your favorite non-panel experience from Ret-Con, or suggestions for future years!
Hey, so I wrote a speech for @retconnc.bsky.social and thought I'd share it on my Patreon for folks who might need it. It's angry and fiery and doesn't hold back. Because in this moment, we all need to escape together.
(Also: my tiara is pictured)
www.patreon.com/posts/writin...
This is Space Wizard Science Fantasy's fifth year of publishing #queer SFF books! Releases are now several years out, so we're closed to cold submissions, but we have a campaign running currently to bring Lesbians in Space to audiobook with Mary Robinette Kowal!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
From spicy romance themes, to wrestling , to mortuary science, our panels had a little bit of everything this year. What was your favorite panel, and what would you like to learn about next year?
Thank you to everyone who came out to play! We couldn’t have Ret-Con without you, so we want to hear from YOU! Tell us your experience at 2026 Ret-Con. We want the bad, the good, the ugly, and the weird! docs.google.com/forms/d/1_lm...
Our latest Tales from the Tape Deck update has been posted. It features an interview with @lootthebody.bsky.social
We talk about the 80s and gaming. Link below.
The next featured contributor interview will be with DJ Br8 aka HANKERIN FERINALE from @runehammergames.bsky.social
Tonight our friendly neighborhood retiring Con Chair Avery has been invited to join Mysticon to chat about conventions and other fun stuff. Be sure to tune in at 8pm EST!
www.twitch.tv/mysticon_tv
From panels, to game demos, to author signings, we had a ton of fun at Re-con 2026!
How about you? Share your photos and stories with us, and keep an eye out for our post event survey, coming soon!
Thanks again to everyone who made this an incredible weekend!
Ret-Con would like to thank all of our lovely attendees, guests, dealers, exhibitors, and volunteers for another amazing year! We hope you made some new friends, learned some nerdy facts, and maybe even found a new obsession. Until next year, stay weird!
At 7pm all this will be auctioned for Charity to raise money for @equalitync.bsky.social - be sure not to miss it!
Come meet and greet our Guest of Honor Natania Barron!
The author in a red shirt with a tiara made of pearls and shells and gold
Omg!! I got a tiara as a gift!! Y’all! Thank you so much @d0m0d.bsky.social and the @retconnc.bsky.social crew. I feel so fancy. 🥹
Ret-Con mixer is underway! Come join us for some specialty drinks and make some friends! To be followed by our Goblin Market at 8:30!
Ret-Con is officially kicking off and excited to have Natania Barron as our 2026 Guest of Honor! @natania.bsky.social
It’s Ret-con and Bandcamp Friday! On the first Friday of every month, Bandcamp waives their profits and gives them directly to musicians. Check out 3 of our musical acts this weekend, and pick up some of their music! pnltybxnc.bandcamp.com chuckparker.bandcamp.com hawthornandholly.bandcamp.com
They await. Be not afraid.
Wayland Smith is a native Texan who has moved around a lot, presently living in Northern Virginia. His rather unlikely list of jobs includes private investigator, comic book shop owner, ring crew for a circus (then he ran away from the circus and joined home), deputy sheriff, writer, and stagehand.
Hear from the Spaceman and our Convention Chair Avery himself about Ret-Con this weekend! Thank you Halfling and Spaceman! @andhalfling.bsky.social
Our next guest is the one and only Tally Johnson! Tally is the author of 6 books. He is also an award-winning storyteller and folklorist. He was the guest of honor at Ret-Con 2025. @tallyjohnson.bsky.social
Our next guest: Wanda Harward is a member of The Charlotte Geeks, assisting Joey Starnes and Carol Cowles with The Geekery Market, and other shenanigans as required. Her geeky interests include painting minis, filk music, renaissance faires, and gaming (online and tabletop).
Our next guest is Katherine Setzer. Katherine is a registered Funeral Service Trainee in the final stages of obtaining licensure in North Carolina. Knowledge is power, and she would like to share information with you in hopes of helping you better engage with this potentially challenging topic.
Our next guest: Hannah 'Spoon' Wilson is a freelance illustrator and artist whose work has been exhibited at galleries and shows across the country. They have a wide breadth of experience including cover and inset illustrations, museum design, apparel design, fine art, and scientific illustration.
T.G. Joye is a man of many faces. Born a little girl who yearned to be an adventurer, he mostly found adventures in books. Now a grown man, (yes, some girls grow up to be men later,) his adventures mostly consist of exploring cities along the United States Eastern Seaboard and attending various cons
Tracy Holt is a podcaster and actor living in Durham NC. She was a player for the Burn Everything Gaming real-play ttrp podcast, and has been a regular at local and regional cons for several years with both Diversity Issues Podcast and The Color of Fandom.
Our next guest is O. Hai Mark,
award winning short film presenter, online content creator, host, all around nerd. @ohaimark.bsky.social
Our next guest: Sarah Joy Adams writes about sexy fae, urban berserkers, and unexpected cryptids. Her latest book is Summer's Regent, book four in the Eisteddfod Chronicles. She has several house goblins of various sizes. @sjadams.bsky.social
Our next guests rock: Pnltybx is a Raleigh, NC based four-piece rock band with a penchant ambition. Though heavily inspired by Pop Punk, Emo, and Visual Kei, our primary creative mission statement is “anything goes.”
Our next guest: Mur Lafferty is an award winning author, podcaster, and editor. She lives in Durham, NC, and likes to talk about computer games.Our next guest: Mur Lafferty is an award winning author, podcaster, and editor. She lives in Durham, NC, and likes to talk about computer games.
