At least 10% Cyteen by weight, & processed in a facility that also processes Dragonriders of Pern: @byzantienne.bsky.social joins us for a conversation on 40,000 IN GEHENNA, historiographical SF, thorny ideas, and Cherryh's style & influence. With a quick bonus @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social report!

and fired off a panel suggestion for the 2026 @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social . 4th Street is the kind of con that tickles my brain like that.

Hello! I am a tiny queer author of big queer ideas. My most recent novel is a science fantasy about space elves. Bi MC, lesbian 2nd character, and gender-diverse rep, botanical tech including FTL treeships and farting ship birds. books2read.com/seeds-of-inh...

Did you know that the guy who invented the ferris wheel never got to meet the guy who invented the merry-go-round? They moved in different circles.

#Booksky Author/Publisher Catherine Lundoff wearing her Alice B. Reader’s Award at @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social, photo by @princejvstin.com. Gotta celebrate those lifetime achievement awards! ❤️ www.alicebawards.org

It was so soul enriching and heartening to hang out with old beloved friends and make new ones at this year’s @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social 🖤🦷 as always there were some that I did not see as much as I wanted to but that’s the problem with just having one mushy mammal brain to perceive reality with🤷‍♂️

Goobar 4th Street, you are the best

I love all of these. They feel like @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social.

Another @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social is in the record books, and @liesandperfidy.bsky.social has officially declared that this one will be remembered in the annals as 4th Street Under the Circumstances. Good convention. Don't want to talk to another human being for at least a week.

This was a lot of fun, friends Let’s do it again next year

and that's a wrap on this year's @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social! pulled off the art bullshit stunt panel at the end, even! thank you to everyone who helped and especially @liesandperfidy.bsky.social, that was a JOY

family portrait: the four books bound at this year's @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social , ready to pack away for the journey home 💙

And that’s another con! 🎉🥳 Thank you SO MUCH to our members, volunteers, concom, and board for a wonderful 4th Street.

Hi all, We wanted to let you know that we will reconvene for our 2:30 panel today as originally planned for …But That’s a Different Panel, this year titled “We’re Going to Sing It Again.” Thank you. ❤️

4th Street word of the year: numinous

From @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social

Was not expecting Harry Harlow's monkey experiments to be discussed this morning at @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social but it was so apt! Thanks @byzantienne.bsky.social

Day 3 of 4th Street 2025! 🗓️ Here’s today’s schedule: 9:30 AM: Registration Opens 10:00 AM-12:30 PM: Morning panels 12:30 PM: Meal Break 2:30 PM: …But That’s a Different Panel 3:30 PM: Closing Remarks

@msappel.bsky.social got me the first book cake I've had in 25 years as a professional writer. Wonderful night.

Congratulations @matociquala.bsky.social! Happy book day!

Other panelists included @aimeekuzenski.bsky.social @erikgrove.com @beaniezee.bsky.social A damn fine discussion and points all around This is why I go to @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social every year (thanks @liesandperfidy.bsky.social )

I think @gautambhatia88.bsky.social will be happy to know I mentioned THE SENTENCE at City State panel at @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social Also mentioned others like Charisat from @marthawells.com City of Bones. My fellow panelists including @macey.bsky.social (moderator) made an electric discussion

I'm not even at @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social and yet it's provided me with the answer to a book series I was trying to remember the other day while thinking about MMO isekai stories. Synchronicity! (it was Guardians of the Flame by Joel Rosenberg, which is a D&D-type TTRPG portal fantasy)

This was a lot of fun

Welcome to Day 2 of 4th Street 2025! 📅 Here's today's schedule: 9:00 AM: Registration Opens 9:30 AM-12:00 PM: Morning Panels 12:00 PM: Meal Break 2:00 PM-5:00 PM: Afternoon Panels 6:00 PM: Meal Break 8:00 PM: Evening Panel More details on the panels are here:

managed to get my first @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social tiny book bind done before midnight 😈

Board game night at #4thStreetFantasy ♟️

Listening to the panel on death in stories at @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social and having so many feels (as is the case in so many sessions). @erikgrove.com and @avani.bsky.social and @maryrobinettekowal.com are doing such a great job. I have shifted to nonfic and romance so I can avoid this.

@4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social ’s first panel today was on fantasy road trips, and I wish I’d been able to read this book before then. But! Now I’ll have that excellent conversation in my head when I do I read it.

Let’s kick this con off! 🎉✍️ #4thStreetFantasy

this was so much fun!!

4th St Fantasy 2025 THREAD @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social

Look for Catherine Lundoff on programming at 4th Street Fantasy this weekend!

Thank you @macey.bsky.social for leading a fantastic bookbinding workshop!

FRIENDS. 4th Street 2025 starts TODAY! 📅 Here's today's lineup: 9:00 AM: Registration Opens 10:00 AM: Writing Seminar 3:30 PM: Welcome to Fourth Street! Opening Remarks 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Evening Panels & Meal Break As a reminder, the full schedule is here: 4thstreetfantasy.com/2025-full-sc...

We're ONE DAY away from 4th Street 2025! 📅 Registration opens Friday at 9:00 AM ⌚ If you're signed up for the seminar, it starts at 10:00 AM 🎙️ The con kicks off in full at 3:30 PM Catch up on our full schedule on the website!

@4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social is about to commence and some of our usual attendees have already arrived

We're only two days away from 4th Street 2025! Whether this is your first time attending or you're a seasoned attendee, here's what to expect: 🎙️ Deep discussions by our amazing panelists 📖 An EPIC reading list compile throughout the weekend ⤵️ (1/3)

Hey friends! 4th Street aims to create a friendly, safe, & welcoming environment for all attendees. 💖 For this reason, we're committed to transparency, accessibility, accountability, and safety. You can find all of our policies on our website.

This summer, I am traveling. A lot. Happily, that means I will be able to see many of you. My next stop is in Minneapolis at @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social, June 13-15. Please let me know if you'll be there. I'd love to say hi. maryrobinettekowal.com/events/4th-s...

Going to 4th Street this year? Stay up-to-date on our COVID & Masking Policies! The tl;dr is that the policies will be the same as previous years: ✅ Test before you check in 📷 Provide a photograph of a same-day negative COVID test at the registration desk 😷 Mask up in all convention spaces

Hey! The MN branch of S&E Press will be hosting a board game night at 4th Street Fantasy @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social after panels end at 8pm this Friday! Come to the con suite, grab some snacks, relax and enjoy the rest of the evening.

Who needs a pass to 4th Street Fantasy Convention Minneapolis for next weekend? You're in luck! We have donated passes for fans and creatives of colour to attend. Apply through our Con or Bust program dreamfoundry.org/con...

A week from today, the con starts! I go every year and have been almost since its resumption. (so if I could be said to have a "home con", it's this one).

making kits >:D at this point I have enough left for three more people, so think fast!

If you enjoy intelligent & interesting conversation about fantasy and writing & such things and can be in St. Louis Park, MN June 13-15 or thereabouts, this is an excellent convention. (Proud to have helped revive it some time back.) And they have a decent COVID policy (masks are required). ❤️

the line up of panels this year very much typifies why I attend 4th St every year:

Going to 4th Street? Join @macey.bsky.social (and me!) to learn how to bind your own book.

Hey 4th Streeters! Wanna make a book? Not write one - *make* one! Come join Macey as she takes you through the foundations of bookbinding, while making a little notebook for yourself!

Oh look, you already knew I was going to attend @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social , but you can also see me on programming.