If your into sci-fi, comics or gaming and just happen to be in the Atlanta area the first weekend of May, then be sure to check out OUTLANTACON.
OutlantaCon is a science fiction and gaming convention that is held twice a year for the GLBT community and its supporters.
The upcoming May 1-3rd convention guest list includes:
- Andy Mangels - Comics & Media Author & DVD producer (Star Trek, Star Wars, Iron Man, Justice League Quarterly )
- Joe Castro - Writer, Producer & Director
- Jai Husband - Senior Animation Director, Turner Broadcasting
- Joseph D. Carriker, Jr. - Developer / Writer — Vampire: The Requiem
- Tucky Williams - Actress (Dead Moon Rising, Shadow's Light)
- J.M Mc Dermott - Author, Last Dragon
- Kayelle Allen - Author (Surrender Love, The Tarthian Empire series)
- Kiernan Kelly - Author (Seti's Heart, Shifting Sands: In Their Own Skins)
The panels and main events will include:
- In the End: Greased Love Poles, Brown Winker Stinkers, and Other Mood-killer Metaphors in Fiction
- Horror and the Occult
- Buffy: "Once More With Feeling"
- No Laughing Matter: Writing Humor in Gay Romance
- "Make It So": The Star Trek Phenomenon
- Sexuality in Gaming and Storytelling
- Playing God: Creating a Character and Giving It Life (Writing Workshop)
- The Pink TARDIS: Gay Themes in Doctor Who
- Comics
- Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down: Demo in Erotic Rope Tying
- And much more!
OutlantaCon will be held at the Holiday Inn Atlanta Northeast in Doraville. Room rates are a low $79 a night and membership for the entire weekend is $35 through April 15 and then $45 at the door. Register through their web site at http://www.outlantacon.org/.
