Our 2025 Guest of Honour Francesca Barbini of @lunapress.bsky.social will be the guest of honour at #Pictcon1 taking place in Perth, Scotland. Be sure to check out the details below. #scifi #fandom #gaming #ReadingCommunity #books

Hi all! If you attended #Octocon2025 and have subscribed to our newsletter, you'll know we are looking for feedback on our event. Be sure to follow the link in our newsletter and make sure your voice is heard. #octocon #SciFi #fantasy #fandom #readingcommunity #scificonvention #cosplay

Me, to myself: if I'm gonna be Captain Pike at @octocon.bsky.social I'll need someone with the skills to make ALL of my hair stand up instead of just the front Me: well, @gailsimone.bsky.social could do it I need you all to now imagine my eyes ejecting from my head & turning around to stare at me.

I've set a goal of reading it all before @octocon.bsky.social next October.

Happy #Halloween to all our members and friends. Hope you have a #spooky and safe night and weekend! #Octcocon #MonsterMash #Samhain #ReadingCommunity

Check out this #Octobook book review of Archibald Lox - The Missing Princess by Darren Shan. A portal fantasy you can get lost in. Fans of Shan should definitely give these books a read. #Octobooks #Octocon #PortalFantasy #YAFantasy #MiddleGradeFantasy #BookSky #ReadingCommunity

So I am delighted that she is one of @octocon.bsky.social guests of honor for next year. She is a long time attendee of #Octocon always generous with her time, esp on panels and her cosplays have been excellent.

After all the excitement of last weekend at @octocon.bsky.social it's time to answer the question - What is Sci-Fi Ireland? See photos below for details!! Stay tuned for info over the next few days as we introduce our team and announce dates for open submissions!! #sciencefiction #ireland

Delighted to have you, Paul! Looking forward to seeing you next year for #Octocon2026

We are delighted to announce that #Octocon2026 will be taking place in Cork City with special guests @cemurphy.bsky.social and @aptshadow.bsky.social#Octocon2026 Find out more at https://2025.octocon.com/announcing-octocon-2026/ #Octocon #Fantasy #SciFi #Fandom #ReadingCommunity #SciFiConvention #CorkCity

Such a fun panel to speak on! Thank you to @cometarytales.com for moderating! My final contribution to @octocon.bsky.social 2025

Just after attending a great panel entitled Small Press, Big Books. Thanks @csharpwords.bsky.social , @lunapress.bsky.social , @khanwong.bsky.social and @cherylmorgan.bsky.social for putting on a great panel. #Octocon #Octocon2025 #SmallPress #Fantasy #SciFi #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity

Done my panels on @octocon.bsky.social hoping people enjoyed them

Fun time at @octocon.bsky.social. Nice vibe about the place, and lovely review to catch up with lots of people including @ianmcdonald.bsky.social and Entity :)

I had a blast running this workshop at @octocon.bsky.social yesterday!

Cool photo from the @octocon.bsky.social Panel discussion on Historical Myths and How to (Not) Use Them National Musem of the American Indian - Sarah Grandmother's Knife (Apsáalooke [Crow] age 10).. sticks her tongue out playfully [ americanindian.si.edu/collections-... ] #Octocon #SciFi #Ireland

Glad you enjoyed it @paulmara.bsky.social !

Kicking off today, we have three panels - Perfect is the Enemy of Done - Star Trek: A New Hope - and Meet the Author: @shaunalawless.bsky.social Find out more at prog.octocon.com #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #SciFi #OnlineConvention

Had a great time meeting everyone at @octocon.bsky.social yesterday - looking forward to seeing you online today!

It's time to get ready for #Octocon again. This time, we're all online. Get your cupa whatever ready and favourite slippers on, and let's get cosy! #Octocon2025 #OnlineConvention #Fandom #SciFi #Fantasy #Comics #ReadingCommunity #Booksky

The Other Skies, Same Airspace: Military Uses of the Nonhuman in Speculative Fiction @octocon.bsky.social talk with Cristina Diamant and Iuliia Ibragimova was really cool Beserkers! Sentient ships. Post-human. Cyborgs. AI. Cloned intelligence. Chrono-normativity ..more #Octocon #SciFi #Ireland

I survived the Bookbinding workshop at @octocon.bsky.social ! #Octocon25 (next time 2 hours!)

Historical Myths and how (not) to use them just starting now. #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #Mythology

Last sketch of the day.

On now @octocon.bsky.social (2000) A-D: Discussing Comics with Michael Carroll www.michaelowencarroll.com and PJ Holden @pauljholden.com Paul Carroll of @limitbreakcomics.bsky.social moderating.

Make sure you swing by our trade hall today and check out our wonderful goodies. #Octocon #Octocon2025 #GeekCulture #Comics

At my first @octocon.bsky.social panel of the day (I know, I know, it's 4pm but I have been having a blast sitting behind the @norncon.bsky.social table) @pauljholden.com and @mikeowencarroll.bsky.social are being delightfully chaotic, and @paulcarroll.bsky.social is gleefully enabling them.

2000AD comics panel starting now at #Octocon2025 #Octocon #comics #2000AD

Inspiring @octocon.bsky.social talk on The Power of Comics to Start the Conversation by Dee Nixon & Holly O'Brien of UberHeroes NI Incl Supporting Children & Young People, Mental health, Trauma, resilience, Physical activity, hope, processing time, 2nd-order false beliefs #Octocon #SciFi #Ireland

Had a great time today! My workshop on the publishing journey was at 1. Lovely Q&A at the end. Fantastic mood for the rest of the weekend! #Octocon2025

Intense discussion here at the cosplay parade at #Octocon #Cosplay #Cosplayers #Octocon2025

Awesome 👌 #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #BookSky

Good craic at @octocon.bsky.social today.

Incredible Sketches available from @pauljholden.com today at @octocon.bsky.social

The @octocon.bsky.social What If... panel had some cool discussions on Freewill/determinism, History as a river/stream, Tailoring a What If to an audience, Empire, Handling big changes, Losing meaning, Overdone What Ifs, Socialising, Lost lands and Reality perceptions. #Octocon #SciFi #Ireland

You can check out my review of Cut Off at the Throat by Oisín McGann here, which is available at #Octocon: markkieltywriter.com/2025/02/05/b... #YADystopian #YA #BookSky

Interesting talk on Writing Comics 101 by @paulcarroll.bsky.social from @limitbreakcomics.bsky.social at #Octocon2025 #Octocon #Comics #AmWriting #IndieComics

Enjoyed the @octocon.bsky.social talk: Not the Usual Tricksters: Starting with the Middle Ages with Gillian Polack @gillianpolack.bsky.social Incl lewd buffoons/fart Jokes, criticising establishments, Robin Hood, cultures/religions, Irish tricksters, behaviour versus acts #Octocon #SciFi #Ireland

Our panel on #villainy is running right now! Find out how to crack an evil plan now! #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Villains

More books have just come available at the book table. Thank you @shaunalawless.bsky.social ! #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #IrishMythology

Be sure you visit our book table from various writers present here at #Octocon2025 #Octocon #Fantasy #SciFi #ReadingCommunity #Booksky

Make sure you visit Treasures in a Nutshell here at #Octocon2025 #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #SciFi #ReadingCommunity

Make sure you drop by @norncon.bsky.social and say hi! #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #SciFi #WorldCon

Make sure you swing by Liz Bourke. 2 euro per hardback, 1 euro per soft back! #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #SciFi #ReadingCommunity

Wakey wakey, everybody. It's #Octocon time! #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #Scifi #Fandom #Cosplay #ScifFiConvention #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #comics

Be 'there' (in my case, with comfy socks and in my desk chair, online). My schedule: 11th 8 am PDT: The Many Shades of Villainy #character #villains 11 am: Adapted or Stolen? #anime #appropriation 12th 8 am PDT: Control Your Fears #horror 9:30 am: Protect Your Author Rights #workshop #contracts

One more sleep to #Octocon2025. Octo is looking forward to seeing you all online and in-person. We are excited to share with you our talks, workshops, panels and more! https://2025.octocon.com/ #Octocon #fantasy #scifi #fandom #scificonvention #cosplay #comics #readingcommunity #writingcommunity

Looking forward tonseeing you @natural20.bsky.social ! #Octocon #Octocon2025

If you're attending #octocon this weekend, please make sure you read our disease mitigation policy on our website before attending. https://2025.octocon.com/disease-mitigation/ #Octocon2025 #SafetyFirst #fantasy #scifi #readingcommunity #scificonvention #cosplay #fandom #sciencefiction

Off to Dublin and @octocon.bsky.social