{"id":139,"date":"2010-01-14T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-14T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/2010\/01\/14\/goodbye-melbourne-hello-atlanta\/"},"modified":"2014-12-14T18:45:21","modified_gmt":"2014-12-14T18:45:21","slug":"goodbye-melbourne-hello-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/2010\/01\/14\/goodbye-melbourne-hello-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye, Melbourne. Hello, Atlanta."},"content":{"rendered":"

Bad news, good news.<\/p>\n

First, the bad: I won\u2019t be attending the World Science Fiction Convention in Melbourne<\/a> this summer. I wanted to be there. Traci and I bought attending memberships back in 2008, and it\u2019s been her dream to visit Australia. In the end, we decided that we\u2019ll be better prepared to afford the trip and have a longer visit, at a later date. We still intend to buy supporting memberships for the con, and we\u2019re gonna miss seeing our friends out there, and especially the Aussies that will no doubt put on a killer show. Believe me \u2014 we tried, folks. It just wasn\u2019t in the cards at this time (even with the current Qantas airfare sale). Best wishes to all Aussiecon organizers.<\/p>\n

A friend has already claimed one of our two attending memberships for transfer, and we have the other available at this time. That attending membership is available for $155 USD and Aussiecon\u2019s Clare McDonald will soon have the transfer forms available at the Aussiecon website. Contact me if you\u2019re interested in purchasing it. (The current con rate for attending membership is $225 USD, so our price is a pretty significant savings.)<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll definitely be at Worldcon in Reno in 2011<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Big sigh.<\/p>\n

Now the good news: although I\u2019m disappointed that I won\u2019t be able to attend Worldcon this year, I\u2019m very pleased to say that I\u2019ll be attending Dragon*Con<\/a> in Atlanta over the Labor Day Weekend! Lou Anders<\/a> spoke highly about last year\u2019s show and I\u2019m gonna give it a shot this year. From what Lou says, the con has become more diverse, more literate, and more art-friendly over recent years. I\u2019m really excited to be part of this year\u2019s guest lineup. They\u2019re still announcing who will be there, and still ironing out the site updates, but I see that Donato Giancola<\/a>, Cherie Priest<\/a>, and Brandon Sanderson<\/a> are amongst the early names announced. Should be great times. Really looking forward to the action this summer. <\/p>\n

Next month \u2014 Boskone<\/a>!! I can\u2019t wait. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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