Show Notes
John is on holiday, Alison said she’d have T-shirts ready, and Liz is back! An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None
Letters of comment
Doug Faunt (Facebook)
Corflu 2026: Corflu Pickled in Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Ian Hillman (DM) Jonny Baddeley (Facebook)
Eastercon 2026: Iridescence in Birmingham
Hotels are open: Check your emails for the link Merch should be available by the time you read this
Bursaries are open for applications, deadline of 31 October The volunteer form is open Haruhicon 2026: Birmingham Carrots, vitamin A, radar, and British propaganda
BristolCon 2025 World Fantasy Con 2025: Brighton Armadacon 2025: Plymouth
British Firework Championships
Novacon 2025: Novacon 54 in Buxton Pictcon 2025: Pictcon1 in Perth Satellite 2026: Satellite 9 in Glasgow Worldcon finances
Worldcon 2013: LoneStarCon 3 in San Antonio, TX, USA Worldcon 2015: Sasquan in Spokane, WA, USA Worldcon 2016: MidAmeriCon II in Kansas City, MO, USA Worldcon 2020: CoNZealand in Wellington, New Zealand (but mostly online) Worldcon 2023: Chengdu, China Worldcon 2024: Glasgow, UK
Smofcon 2025: Smofcon 42 in Stockholm, Sweden
Picks
John: Tactical Breach Wizards Alison: Here East
Conrad Shawcross – Umbilical (The Nervous System) V&A East Storehouse
Liz: The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson
Credits
Cover art: “Treasures of the V&A Storehouse” by Alison Scott
Alt text: The Torrijos Ceiling at the Victoria & Albert East Storehouse. An elaborate, gilded and octagonal ceiling. Why yes, Alison has a new phone, how could you tell?
Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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