Los Angeles Worldcon
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The 2026 Worldcon in Los Angeles, California Visit LAcon.org for more details 📅 August 27-31, 2026 ✨️ Adventure Awaits!
Aligning satellites and fixing radio frequencies 🛰️ … Dial into our panels at @laworldcon.bsky.social from anywhere in the world and sync up with our creators for a whirlwind of science and speculative fiction! 🎟️ Tickets at www.lacon.org (link in bio) #LAWorldcon #worldcon2026
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Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 4d agoDid you know that Mur Lafferty @mightymur.bsky.social will be joining us for #LAconV? An inaugural inductee of the Podcast Academy’s Hall of Fame, Mur Lafferty began podcasting in 2004 and used the new medium to build a writing career from her work as a science fiction podcaster.
Reminder: The Accessibility team is here to make your convention easier and more comfortable! If you have any questions or concerns about attending the convention with a disability, dietary needs, or other special requests, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.
Joining us for LAcon V is Tamika Thompson! She is author of The Curse of Hester Gardens as well as a former journalist and producer. She is also author of Unshod, Cackling, and Naked, which is the 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner for Horror, as well as author of Salamander Justice.
🧵 Three things new @laworldcon.bsky.social attendees & 1st-time Hugo Awards voters sometimes don’t know: 1) You don’t have to vote on every category for your votes to count. EX: Just because you don’t have time to read every Hugo-nominated book doesn’t mean you can’t vote on films & visual arts.
If you're going to be a @laworldcon.bsky.social later this month, you'll have plenty of opportunities to see me! Some really great programming, and I am so stoked to be on the Fashion and Frippery panel. <3
You know, @fabulistmag.bsky.social and I were wondering if we could not get fifty pre-orders for The Failure of the Century before @laworldcon.bsky.social. (If you'll be at Worldcon and want one, don't pre-order, as we'll sell it to you there!) fabulistmagazine.com/product/h-p-...
H.P. Lovecraft is THE FAILURE OF THE CENTURY (Preorder for 8/29/26) | The Fabulist Magazine
Publication date: Aug. 29, 2026. It’s after midnight in Providence, when the eccentric, problematic author H. P. Lovecraft receives three visitors: Fellow pulp writer Frank Belknap Long; Lovecraft’s e...
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Finally, my @laworldcon.bsky.social / #WorldCon schedule! Thanks again to WorldCon for choosing me for the Community Fund, as that is the only way I'm able to attend. See you in Anaheim in a few weeks!
I know yall have ribbon game! This is one of the ribbons I will have with me at @laworldcon.bsky.social
TODAY is the deadline for making reservations at the Anaheim Marriott!
Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 3d agoWe’re down to the wire… the hotel reservations deadline for #LAconV is August 4, 2026. If you want to be close to all of the action we suggest you act now and book your room. Wonderful options are still available at the Anaheim Marriott with our reduced rate: www.lacon.org/venue/marriott
I'm wearing a tiara right now to post this update, because Sara Felix @sillysarasue.bsky.social IS A FEATURED GUEST AT #LACONV!
Don’t forget to cast your vote for the 2026 Hugo Awards! Did you know that voting on the entire Hugo Awards ballot is NOT required? Do you know films and video games, but not novels? Do you love art and graphic stories, but haven't read the novellas?
Hugo Award Finalists – LAcon V
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Get ready, Julie Lew will be one of our Featured Guests at #LAconV! They love all things fantasy and horror, the darker and queerer the better. They are the author of the adult gothic horror novel THE WIVES OF HERRICK HALL and the upcoming YA fantasy mystery DEATH IN VERSE.
Larry Niven will be another one of our Featured Guests at #LAconV! A published writer since 1964, Larry is a Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Award winner who has created such works as Neutron Star, Ringworld, A Mote in God's Eye, and Lucifer's Hammer.
Some info about registration and badge pick-up during the con that you might want to know about! Convention Registration for #LAconV will be located at the Anaheim Hilton Hotel, in Pacific Ballroom B.
Number one international, NYT and Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction novels, including the EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE and NEVERNIGHT series, Jay Kristoff @misterkristoff.bsky.social will be attending #LAconV! So can you - register now: lacon.org/register
Award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer @jasonsanford.bsky.social will be joining us at #LAconV virtually! He is a passionate advocate for fellow authors, creators, and fans, in particular through reporting in his Genre Grapevine column.
We’re down to the wire… the hotel reservations deadline for #LAconV is August 4, 2026. If you want to be close to all of the action we suggest you act now and book your room. Wonderful options are still available at the Anaheim Marriott with our reduced rate: www.lacon.org/venue/marriott
Did you know that Mur Lafferty @mightymur.bsky.social will be joining us for #LAconV? An inaugural inductee of the Podcast Academy’s Hall of Fame, Mur Lafferty began podcasting in 2004 and used the new medium to build a writing career from her work as a science fiction podcaster.
@fozmeadows.bsky.social will be joining us at LAcon V! He is a queer Australian SFF author and essayist currently based in California. His most recent works include A Strange and Stubborn Endurance, All the Hidden Paths and Finding Echoes, and in 2019, he won the Hugo Award for Best Fanwriter.
The final 2026 Worldcon Film Festival Winner is 'My Name is Ringo' for Best Student Film! Directed by Jon Peter Lewis from the University of Southern California in the United States, you'll have the opportunity to screen this film on Friday, August 28 at 1:00 PM.
'The Black Smoke of Prediction' has won the Best Animated Film Award at the 2026 Worldcon Film Festival! This film comes to us from Croatia and was directed by Damir dado Šuša. Don't miss the screening of this film Saturday, August 29 at 5:00 PM.
The honor of Best Horror Film at the 2026 Worldcon Film Festival has been awarded to the North Macedonian film 'Bug'! You can attend the screening of this film from director Filip Momirovski on Sunday, August 30 at 1:00 PM.
The Best Fantasy Film Award at the 2026 Worldcon Film Festival goes to 'The Screenwriter' ('Lo Sceneggiatore') ! This film was directed by Mark Petrasso and came to us from Italy. Catch a screening of this film on Thursday, August 27 at 1:00 PM.
Our next Worldcon Film Festival winner announcement is for the Best Science Fiction film! This goes to 'The One Minute Problem' directed by Nicolás Delgado de la Cámara from the United States. Add the screening to your schedule for Sunday, August 30 at 5:00 PM.
The winner of the Best Short (Under 15 Minutes) in the 2026 Worldcon Film Festival is 'Battle of LA' from director Patrick Pizzolorusso in the United States. Don't miss the screening of this film on Saturday, August 29 at 3:00 PM!
The second 2026 Worldcon Film Festival Winner is the film for Best Featurette (15-45 Minutes), 'Pocket Change', whose directors are Tanner Mobley and Heston Roewe and is from the United States. You can catch the screening on Saturday, August 29 at 11:00 AM.
The LAcon Worldcon Film Festival is proud to announce the award-winning films of our 2026 festival. The film festival, held as part of LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention takes place from August 27–31, 2026, at the Anaheim Convention Center.
