We are less than one week away from the start of LepreCon 37. There will be many updates over the weekend, so check this post for the most recently updated areas.
Programming - The program is pretty well nailed down. Participant Bios have been updated. The individual programming pages have not yet been updated, but programming grids and panel descriptions in PDF format are online for you to peruse.
Award winning artist and illustrator including the World Fantasy Award, International Horror Guild Award, Chesley Award and several Hugo Award nominations.
Elizabeth Bear has been awarded the John Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2005 and has so far accumulated 1 Hugo Award. Sarah Monette has co-written A Companion to Wolves with Elizabeth Bear and the four book The Doctrine of Labyrinths series. They both are producers on Shadow Unit.
Prolific science fiction and fantasy artist with hundreds of covers including Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series, L. E. Modesitt, Jr.’s Recluse series, Alan Dean Foster’s Pip & Flinx series, and many, many more.
Accomplished singer/songwriter/musician who is now also a published author under her both her real name and as Mira Grant.
Shadow Unit Mini-Con
As part of LepreCon 37, we are planning a ‘con within a con’ focusing on Shadow Unit, the best TV series never made. In addition to our author guests, we plan to have other Shadow Unit creators including Emma Bull and Will Shetterly on hand along with others that are involved with the series. For more information on Shadow Unit, visit http://www.shadowunit.org.
LepreCon 37 will have many artists, authors, scientists and other experts appearing on panels, presentations and demos. The LepreCon art show is the largest science fiction and fantasy art show in the southwest. We will also have a dealers room, expanded gaming, music, and more.
LepreCon 37 will be at the Tempe Mission Palms hotel in downtown Tempe, Arizona, with a variety of nearby restaurants, nightlife, and shopping with easy access to Phoenix Light Rail.
Membership Rates: Full Attending: $45 at the door, $40 Sat/Sun
Daily Rates: Friday $15, Saturday $30, Sunday $15
Student Rate: $30 (with Student ID)
Gaming Only Rate $25
Children 7-12 - $15*, Kids 6 and under free*
*With adult membership
LepreCon 37 is sponsored by Leprecon, Inc., an Arizona non-profit corporation.
You can contact LepreCon 37 via email at lep37 (at) leprecon.org, by phone at (480) 945-6890 or via mail at LepreCon 37, PO Box 26665, Tempe, AZ 85285
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We are now two weeks away from the start of LepreCon 37. There will be many updates over the weekend, so check this post for the most recently updated areas.
Programming - The program is pretty well nailed down. The individual programming pages will be updated online this weekend. In the meantime, we do have programming grids and panel descriptions in PDF format for you to peruse.
One of the more popular art demonstrations is Mark Greenawalt’s body painting.
Mark has been doing demos at local science fiction cons and events for a while, a gallery of which can be found on his website. The results of Mark’s previous demos at past LepreCon’s can be seen on his website (which are generally NSFW!);
To give you an idea of what Mark actually does during his demo, he recently did a Day of the Dead piece for Noise Art Space in Scottsdale. They videotaped the process and made a time lapse video of it (which is SFW).
We’re now officially one month out from the start of LepreCon 37 on May 6 (although we will be having some activities on Thursday, May 5 for pre-reg members).
We’ve been getting regular updates made to the website, especially in the programming area with both programming items being added and updated and additional participants being added. We’ve also got an updated gaming schedule with 50+ events scheduled and more being added. We’re working hard to make sure that LepreCon lives up to the “Best of Phoenix” award we got for last year’s convention, LepreCon 36, and to make it a fun and entertaining weekend for all of our members.
This year we’ve got more space for programming and gaming that we’ve had the last few LepreCons but we’re still going to be the kind of event where you can easily hang out with the guests and have the intimate experience our regular attendees expect from a LepreCon convention.
We’ll be posting regular articles to highlight some of the events, activities, participants, and groups that will be part of LepreCon 37, so keep checking back here on a regular basis over the next few weeks.
For every member who is registered for at least one room night at the Tempe Mission Palms – we have something special for you.
You will have the opportunity to attend an Exclusive Reception to visit with your favorite artist or author. A Cash Bar will be provided.
The Artist Reception will include our Guest of Honor, John Picacio and our Special Guest of Honor, Darrell K. Sweet. In addition, Darrell R. Sweet and Sarah Clemens will also be available. Other Artists may be added to the venue. The Artist Reception is scheduled for Saturday at 7 pm, subject to change.
The Author Reception will include our Guests of Honor, Elizabeth Bear,Sarah Monette, and Seanan McGuire. In addition, you’ll have the chance to visit with Janni Lee Simner, Ian Tregillis, and Gini Koch. Other Authors may be added to the venue. The Author Reception is scheduled for Saturday at 8 pm, subject to change.
These events are only open to members and their guests with at least one booked room night. All guests names need to appear on the hotel reservation. Your hotel nights help offset the cost of the function space and reduce the cost of the convention. The hotel offers to its guests: wireless HS internet, complimentary valet and self- parking, fitness center, daily newspaper and in-room coffee service, and a pool. There are a multitude of restaurants within walking distance.
There is no signup necessary, simply show up at the scheduled time. Check the Programming information for updates. In order to avoid delays at the door while we check your eligibility, you can confirm your eligibility by emailing your hotel reservation number to lep37@leprecon.org You will receive an answer within 72 hours.
This is a unique opportunity so, please, book your hotel night(s) now and help support your Convention
Leprecon 37 is proud to announce our Special Guest of Honor Darrell K Sweet! He has been illustrating in the science fiction and fantasy genres since 1975 with over 3000 works published. He is best known for providing the covers of the fantasy epic saga The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. He is also the illustrator for the well-known Xanth series by Piers Anthony, the Saga of Recluce series by L. E. Modesitt, Jr., the Runelords series by David Farland as well as the original cover artist for Stephen R. Donaldson‘s series The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever.
