Need a last minute gift? LAcon V memberships make great stocking stuffers! Lacon.org/register

In Norway, today is celebrated as Lille Julaften, or "Little Christmas Eve." It's a day to connect with family, and to make your last preparations for the season.

"The best place to view Los Angeles of the next millennium is from the ruins of its alternative future," wrote Mike Davis in his social history City of Quartz. He charts the tension between utopian SFF visions of the city, and those who imagine it as a crumbling wasteland.

What better way to say "I love you" this holiday season than with a WSFS membership? The perfect gift for the fan in your life who is difficult to shop for. You can gift a membership in the World Science Fiction Convention, right here: LAcon.org/register

If you want to be able to nominate works for Hugo Awards in 2026, you will need to be an WSFS member by January 31. The WSFS membership costs $50, and can be upgraded to a full membership (or virtual membership) at a later date.

The price of a membership is increasing from $230 to $250. This price increase takes effect on January 4th. Register now: www.lacon.org/register Fans can lock in the lower rate now by signing up for an installment plan: www.lacon.org/2025/05/10/i...

There's a volunteer position for YOU at LAcon V! These are just some of the roles that we are aiming to fill at the con: ✨️ Staff Services Onboarding Assistant ✨️ Exhibits Assistant to the Division Head ✨️ Pre-Con Volunteer Coordinator ✨️ And more!

The prices of some memberships in the 2026 Worldcon (LAcon V) are going up on January 4. (The price they cited in this post is for a full attending adult membership. Other memberships have other prices; for details, see linked page.)

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Today marks the Winter Solstice, a day celebrated in various cultures as a time of rebirth, renewal, and the return of light. This can also overlap with Yule celebrations for many. We wish those who are marking this date and the days to come with accompanying traditions a Joyous Winter Solstice!

There's a volunteer position for YOU at LAcon V! These are just some of the roles that we are aiming to fill at the con: ✨️ Staff Services Onboarding Assistant ✨️ Exhibits Assistant to the Division Head ✨️ Pre-Con Volunteer Coordinator ✨️ And more!

Although better known for Brave New World, Aldous Huxley tackeld the future of Los Angeles in the bleak post-nuclear comedy Ape and Essence. He presents the city as being almost the avatar of its own destruction.

Have you been dreaming of a Worldcon program item called "The Young And The Wrestlers: The Sci-Fi Cinema of John Cena and Dwayne Johnson"? The only way to make that dream come true is if you fill out the program suggestion form right here: www.lacon.org/programming/...

Quick trivia question: For what did Steven Spielberg earn his first Hugo Award nomination? The answer is "L.A. 2017," a dystopian vision of this city made uninhabitable by pollution. He was only 25 when he directed it, making him the youngest Hugo-finalist director.

The price of a membership is increasing from $230 to $250. This price increase takes effect on January 4th. Register now: www.lacon.org/register Fans can lock in the lower rate now by signing up for an installment plan: www.lacon.org/2025/05/10/i...

Guest of Honor Colleen Doran has illustrated books with legendary writers such as Clive Barker, Stan Lee, Keith Giffen, and Anne Rice. Come out to LAcon V to ask her about these collaborations, as well as her genre-breaking Arthurian space epic A Distant Soil.

John Carpenter's classic They Live features Rotten Roddy Piper as John Nada, a homeless drifter who uncovers a vast alien conspiracy amongst the city's elites. You may recognize many locations, though Figueroa Street looks different when you're wearing sunglasses...

חַג אוּרִים שָׂמֵחַ, Chag Urim Sameach to all our Jewish friends! The team at LAcon V are wishing your families peace and light this holiday season.

Los Angeles is often the site for ecological fiction; in Ward Moore's Greener Than You Think, the city gets swallowed by unstoppable Bermuda grass. It's a vision of urbanism being reclaimed and devoured by nature.

We're always looking for volunteers in various positions to help us out at LAcon V. Some roles that might call to you are: ✨️ Assistant to the Speaker to Star Cars ✨️ Robots and SCIFI Tech Coordinator ✨️ Program Content Area Head ✨️ Fan Table Coordinator

The Hugo Trophy Base Contest deadline is fast approaching! You have until December 31st to send us your ideas for the next Hugo Awards Base Design. Be immortalized by having your submission featured in the final 2026 Hugo Award.

Los Angeles is often the site for ecological fiction; in Ward Moore's Greener Than You Think, the city gets swallowed by unstoppable Bermuda grass. It's a vision of urbanism being reclaimed and devoured by nature. #SciFiLA

Planning to nominate and vote on the Hugo Awards? Better move fast! The deadline to have a WSFS membership so that you have the right to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards is coming up on January 31. Your WSFS membership is available here: www.lacon.org/register

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Planning to nominate and vote on the Hugo Awards? Better move fast! The deadline to have a WSFS membership so that you have the right to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards is coming up on January 31. Your WSFS membership is available here: www.lacon.org/register

If you're taking the train from downtown Los Angeles to Anaheim, you'll use Union Station. If it seems familiar, it's a key location in a number of genre films including classics like Blade Runner (1982), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), and Drag Me To Hell (2009). #SciFiLosAngeles

While in L.A. for Worldcon, take time to enjoy some of the city’s local food inventions - the French dip sandwich, the cobb salad, and the hot fudge sundae. Cole's Pacific Electric Buffet and Philippe The Original, both over 100 years old, each claim to be where the French dip sandwich was invented.

Los Angeles-based writer Ben H. Winters examines the era of alternative facts through a warped lens in his dystopian novel Golden State. In this vision of Southern California, he presents us with a world in which the truth is the law.

We want your Program items! Now is the time to pitch us your unique and unusual program ideas around sci-fi, fantasy, or fandom-related topics in general. Fill out the Program Participant Interest Form on our site now: www.lacon.org/programming/...

We love spotting Terese Mason Pierre's anthology named one as of the best SFF books of 2025 by Reactor Magazine!

What better way to say "I love you" this holiday season than with a WSFS membership? The perfect gift for the fan in your life who is difficult to shop for. You can gift a membership in the World Science Fiction Convention, right here: LAcon.org/register

Architect Frank Gehry will be remembered by his stunning work on many iconic buildings, namely the several he designed in the Los Angeles area.

(1/5) Los Angeles (December 5, 2025) - The organizing committee for LACon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention, today announced the schedule for the annual WSFS Business Meeting, which will be conducted virtually over four sessions this upcoming summer.

Looking for a way to help us out at LAcon V? There are still several volunteer positions you might be perfect to fill! Apply for positions like: ✨ Guests of Honor Exhibits Curator ✨ Scenic Artist ✨ Virtual Guide ✨ Hospitality Team Lead(s) Find these positions and many more at LAcon.org/volunteer

Got something interesting to say about science fiction, fantasy, or fandom? Want to have incredible conversations with other interesting fans? Pitch us a program item. Apply now to be a program participant at LAcon V: www.lacon.org/programming/...

Sales to Members merch is now live on the LAcon V site: lacon.org/sales Choose from tees, totes, mugs, and so much more!

Worldcons are powered by volunteers. People like you and me, working together to build an awesome celebration of genre in its infinite diversity and infinite imagination. And being a part of the volunteer team is the best way to experience a Worldcon.

The Bradbury Building is probably recognizable to fans of the 1982 SFF classic Blade Runner, but the 1893 architectural icon was also inspired by science fiction. Architect George Wyman based his design on a passage in Edward Bellamy's 1877 bestseller "Looking Backward." #SciFiLosAngeles

What better way to say "I love you" this holiday season than with an WSFS membership? Getting to vote on the Hugo Awards is the perfect gift for the fan in your life who is difficult to shop for! You can gift a membership in the World Science Fiction Convention, right here: LAcon.org/register

Wonderful news! Glad to see poetry recognized by the greater speculative community.

If you can't tell, yesterday's announcements have made me incredibly hype for @laworldcon.bsky.social!

Yesterday, @laworldcon.bsky.social announced that there would be a Poetry Hugo Award in 2026. The 2025 Poet Laureate (and friend of the blog) @therisingtithes.bsky.social was kind enough to offer us a guest post celebrating this decision. Guest Blog Post: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/12/gues...

I was not planning to attend WorldCon in ANAHEIM! But this is WorldCon Poet Laureate and she is EVERYTHING and I want to celebrate her!

Honored to be a Special Guest at @laworldcon.bsky.social next year! 🚀💫💜 I hope to use the space to champion the amazing work of speculative poets and Canadian BIPOC SFF writers!

Play it cool, LAcon V. Play it cool. Try not to be too much of a fanboy about the fact that @teresempierre.bsky.social is now following you on Bluesky.

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O, frabjous day! I am so very excited that 2026 will have a Best Poem Hugo!

Now that LA has announced their special category, the Hugo rec sheet has been updated (poem is after short story). If you've been vibrating with excitement to rec some poetry, your moment has arrived! #HugoAwards

Soooo does a fanfic song parody count as a poem? Just curious.