A true gentleman with a razor sharp wit, @scalzi.com brings energy and joy to every convention he attends. We're thrilled to welcome him as a featured participant at #LAconV. The Hugo-winning novelist, burrito enthusiast, and notorious DJ has been honored by having an asteroid named after him.

Are you excited to see @fondalee.bsky.social at #LAconV? We are!

Legendary comic book creator Stan Sakai is one of LAcon's Guests of Honor. The 12-time Eisner Award winner is best known for his rabbit samurai character Usagi Yojimbo, which offers a blend of history, folklore, and Japanese culture along with moving character-driven storytelling.

We're thrilled to welcome @maryrobinettekowal.com as a featured program participant at LAcon V! She is the USA Today Bestselling author of a dozen novels, including Apprehension and the Lady Astronaut series.

We're excited to tell you about another featured program participant - Hugo-finalist @kierongillen.bsky.social, who will be part of our virtual program!

This Friday, the WSFS Business Meeting kicks off at 9 a.m. pacific time. It's the first of four virtual meetings this year. Expect Committee reports, Standing Rule changes, Resolutions, Mark Protection Committee nominations, setting debate times for Business Passed On & New Constitutional Changes.

Wole Talabi is the next featured Program Participant for LAcon V! @wtalabi.com is an engineer, writer and editor from Nigeria. He is the author of THE FIST OF MEMORY (2026) and SHIGIDI AND THE BRASS HEAD OF OBALUFON (2023).

#LAconV Program Participant highlights continue today starting with @realcharlaine.bsky.social! Charlaine Harris is a NYT bestselling author. Her career has spanned forty-five years and has been translated into thirty languages.

The Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards voting is still open until August 8th at 12 pm Pacific! Don't forget to submit your ballots if you're an Attending, Virtual, or WSFS member. If you don't have a membership yet, you can sign up through our site now: lacon.org/register

Our next #LAconV Program Participant highlight features Shay Kauwe. @shaykauwe.bsky.social is a Native Hawaiian author from Hawaiʻi. Her debut novel The Killing Spell (Saga/Solaris) was the first traditionally published adult fantasy novel by a Hawaiian writer.

Program Participant features for #LAconV start today! First to be featured, @adapalmer.bsky.social Ada Palmer’s Terra Ignota series explores a future of borderless nations and globally commixing populations.

All members of #LAconV (other than single-day members) are members of the World Science Fiction Society & eligible to vote to determine the site for the 86th Worldcon in 2028. A $50 USD voting fee is required to cast a vote. Voting in Site Selection guarantees a WSFS membership in the 86th Worldcon.

Find Fuzzy (and us) at Shore Leave this weekend on the lobby level! This is your time to talk to #LAconV staff and find out all things about the con before next month.

MARRIOTT MY WAYWARD SOOOON! IT’S A HOTEL NEAR THE CON! LAY YOUR WEARY HEAD TO REST BOOK YOUR ROOM AND SNORE! Since it is our quiet hotel, the Marriott is a great place to rise above the noise and confusion during the con. www.lacon.org/hotel

The popular Freebies Book Lounge is returning to Worldcon at #LAconV. Freebies is a place where books and other printed swag will be given away. The objective is to provide members with some free books and to expose authors to new readers.

From helping land Curiosity on Mars to advancing quantum research, Hyperloop technology, and hydrogen-powered aviation, Dr. Anita Sengupta has spent decades pushing space science further. Just as important, she is a tireless science educator and storyteller who inspires us.

Ready to bring a dragon to life? Join Guest of Honor and Disney artist Tim Kirk to learn how! Tim will be running two special Draw a Dragon workshops at #LAconV, one for adults and one for kid on Friday and Saturday of the con.

With upcoming conventions likely to be in Canada, Australia, and elsewhere, it might end up being upwards of five years before there's another World Science Fiction Convention held in the United States.

Welcome, friends, you've made it, Grab your badge, we're all elated! Find a seat, the lights are low, Soon it's time to start the show! MAS-QUE-RADE, MAS-QUE-RADE, #Worldcon costumes on parade! Worbla, resin, thread and foam 3D printing, Hand-stitch quilting, Through Anaheim we'll roam!

Raise a toast to an iconic television creator! Happy Birthday to Guest of Honor Ronald D. Moore! We can't wait to welcome him alongside our other Guests of Honor in just under two months at LAcon V. Want to ask him about Star City? Outlander? Caprica? Join us at LAcon! www.lacon.org/register

#LAconV is delighted to announce that we will feature a Friday night performance by the South Side Symphony as they perform their Anime Juke Jam. The special performance at this year’s Worldcon will take place on Friday August 28 in the evening (TBA) in the Anaheim Convention Center’s Arena.

Here are just some samples of what you'll find in the #LAconV Exhibits Hall: - A Fanzine lounge and FANAC area - come get your fanzines scanned for posterity or examine some rare fanzines and books - A ray gun collection and other SF toys - The Western Travelling Museum’s natural history exhibit

Programming is coming together at #LAconV! You can look forward to the schedule featuring such things as Three of our Guests of Honor, Stan Sakai, Colleen Doran and Tim Kirk in conversation about their art.

Members of #LAconV (other than single-day members) are members of the World Science Fiction Society, and eligible to vote to determine the site for the 86th Worldcon in 2028. A $50 USD voting fee is required to cast a vote.

Don't miss the South Side Symphony performing their Anime Juke Jam on Friday of #LAconV! Anime Juke Jam is a celebration of the cultural exchange between Black American and Japanese cultures, specifically in the realms of anime music, hip hop, Japanese jazz, funk, house, and soul.

WSFS membership connects you to a global community of readers, writers, artists, editors, and fans who care deeply about speculative fiction and its future … but it also gives you the opportunity to vote on the Hugo Awards. LAcon.org/register

All members of #LAConV (other than single-day members) are members of the World Science Fiction Society, and eligible to vote to determine the site for the 86th Worldcon in 2028.

A tesseract is a four-dimensional geometric shape, often described as the 4D equivalent of a cube. A tesseract has 16 vertices (corners). 32 edges, 24 square faces, and eight cubic cells. Trying to figure out what that might look like?

Single Day memberships are now open for registration for Thursday through Monday of #LAconV. Register for yourself, your friends, and/or your family over on our site: lacon.org/register

Hey, did you know you can donate your attending supplement to the Community Fund if you can no longer attend in person? Even if you are attending as a virtual member, you can still donate the cost difference between your virtual and attending membership, and help someone who really wants to attend.