Bristolcon 2026 - registrations are now open!

Only two weeks to go! Who's excited? (We still have tickets if you haven't booked yet - or you can pay on the day.)

A picture of a man with a sword, and a spaceship. BristolCon 2025 is on 25th and 26th October at the Doubltree Hotel, Redcliffe Way, Bristol. Guests of Honour are JE Hannaford, Ben Jeapes and John Higgins. www.bristolcon.org

Who's looking forward to BristolCon?

This year's Bristolcon is again a two-day event!

Exciting times! Tomorrow sees the launch of our first anthology, OF SHADOWS, STARS, AND SABERS from @starsandsabers.bsky.social and also marks exactly 2 weeks until the publication of my novel FUTURE'S EDGE from @titanbooks.bsky.social

Order both from your favourite bookseller!

We are pleased to announce Bristolcon 2025 will take place on 25th and 26th October at the Doubletree Hotel, Redcliffe Way, Bristol. Guests of Honour are JE Hannaford, Ben Jeapes and John Higgins. To register, visit signup.bristolcon.org

The third instalment of Theo's reports on this year's BRISTOLCON! Today, more panels - including the #SPFBO one, and Barcon

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Back in October, Theo made his annual pilgrimage to BRISTOLCON! Settle in for the first of his con reports: today, he covers catching up with the usual suspects on Friday evening

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Don’t dig deep lest you regret what you find…
Local author Rosie Oliver launches A Truth Beyond Full on 16th November in Chipping Sodbury
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Thank you to everyone who made our first two day event special. Such fun!
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** BristolCon Online membership closes in 3 days!**
If you're thinking of coming to BristolCon, please note that online membership closes at midnight on Wednesday 23rd October. Walk-in membership i. e purchasing membership 'on the door' is £5 more, and you won't get a nice preprinted name badge :-)

More returning BristolCon past Guests of Honour - Juliet E. McKenna, Jonathan L Howard, Ida Keogh, Stark Holborn and Jasper Fforde.

Past Guests of Honour choosing to return to BristolCon is very heartening - this year the list includes Anna Smith Spark, Diane Duane, Emma Newman, Gareth L. Powell, Geoff Matthews, Jaine Fenn and Justina Robson. This year's Guest of Honour are Peter F Hamilton and Joanne Harris.
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**BristolCon 2024** Now would be a very good time to buy your membership, as there will be a rate rise on 01 June! Visit our website for details.
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All Tomorrow’s Futures: Fictions That Disrupt is due to be published later this week (29th March) and there are some familiar names involved.
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BristolCon alumni on the BSFA shortlist www.bristolcon.org/news?newsite...

Calling all artists www.bristolcon.org/news?newsite...

News for our pre-registered members. Please check your mailboxes… www.bristolcon.org/news?newsite...
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NEWS!!
Adrian Tchaikovsky & Lauren Beukes in conversation with Gareth L. Powell
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Happy Birthday!