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John, Alison, and Liz are live from the Belfast Eastercon!

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• Eastercon 2026: Iridescence in Birmingham
  
  
  
  • Guests of Honour
    
    
    
    • R J Barker
    
    
    • Karen Lord
    
    
    • Emma Newman
    
    
    • John Wilson and Serena Culfeather
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Prices
    
    
    
    • Adult: £80
    
    
    • Low income: £50
    
    
    • Child/teen: £20
    
    
    • Supporting: £40
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Eastercon 2027: Unconfined in Glasgow
  
  
  
  • Guests of Honour
    
    
    
    • P Djeli Clark
    
    
    • L R Lam
    
    
    • Mark Meenan
    
    
    • Tamsyn Muir
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Prices
    
    
    
    • Adult £85
    
    
    • Discounted adult: £60
    
    
    • Young person: £20
    
    
    • Child: £5
    
    
    • No supporting rate has yet been announced
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Eastercon 2028: BSFA v Marcus Streets


• Eastercon 2029 and 2030: Rumours abound


• Picks
  
  
  
  • John: Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster
  
  
  • Alison: Er. Steak? Spending too much? Unclear
  
  
  • Liz: Karaoke and ThinkBox Belfast
  
  
  
  


• Credits
  
  
  
  • Cover art: “Octothorpe at Reconnect” by Andrew Hogg
    
    
    
    • Alt text: John, Alison and Liz are sat behind a table at Reconnect doing a live podcast. The words “Octothorpe 133” appear at the bottom.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)