The Fiery Chicken
The 6th and final issue of the Fiery Chicken. I'd like to thank Mike Scott, Steve Davies, Steven Cain, Flick, Jan van 't Ent and fab new newsletter recruit Sue Dawson.
—Alison Scott
Here's issue 4 of the newsletter. We're sorry we're doing such a poor job of getting these out in good time. Apparently we "need a post-print checklist".
The 2028 Eastercon, Contract, will be held at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole. Chair Marcus Streets has also announced their first three guests, Aliya Whiteley, Adam Roberts and science guest Chris Lintott.
You can join now on the Contract website, or go see Marcus at Registration. UPDATE: Cash and groats now accepted at registration desk.
https://www.eastercon2028.org.uk
Here's issue three of the at con newsletter. "I know you said it would be print first, but this is ridiculous", said cDave when we were five hours late posting the last one.
Here's issue 2 of the newsletter. Apologies for the slight delay in getting this online. We have flambéed the relevant chicken.
This is the PDF of the first issue of the convention newsletter! Read it here, or pick up a copy from Registration.
‘We are concern, we are hope despite the times.’ So wrote Michael Stipe in 1986.
Sometimes it seems that we are too afraid to hope. And here we are now, at a point when value and values can seem to have no value. These are difficult times. What we can hope to do here is somehow reconnect, somehow reinforce the values that we as a community have.
We called this convention Iridescence because we wanted to celebrate our diversity and creativity. It’s only become more important to do so. I hope we will be able together to find and share hope for the future.
I want to thank everyone working on this convention, for everything you are doing to bring together an amazing event.
Peace, out. Phil
You may have spotted that we’re continuing Reconnect’s legacy of putting tabletop roleplaying games on the schedule! You can sign up for any game through the members’ portal: players will be notified either way as to whether their sign-up has been successful.
Things get started at 16:30 on Friday with a game of Wildsea, as recommended by Quinns Quest. Have you ever wanted to roleplay the experience of crewing on a ship which is a chainsaw travelling across a canopy of trees? Wildsea is the game for you! Sign up through the members’ portal before 13:30 on Friday.
Welcome to the at-con Iridescence newsletter, the Fiery Chicken. There will probably be six print issues, one on Friday, two on Saturday, two on Sunday and one on Monday. Selected stories will also appear here, and you will be also able to download the pdf version to read offline, cherish and keep forever, or marvel at the technology of yesteryear.