Glasgow Eastercon 2027

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The 2027 Eastercon in Glasgow

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Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· 20d

The next livestream of our online bookclub takes place in 3 weeks! This month we’ll be discussing the science fantasy novel Gideon the Ninth, by our convention Guest of Honour, the incredible Tamsyn Muir!

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· 24d

Travel info: 🚅 5 min. walk from High St. train station, 8 min. walk from Argyle St. train station 🅿️ 1 min. walk from Q Park Candleriggs, 2 min. walk from NCP Parking on Ingram St. ‼️ Exterior sign and Google Maps list name as ‘HOME’, but website and some other maps list it as ‘Bar Home’ (3/3)

A screenshot of google maps with a red pin in the middle saying ‘HOME’. It is on Albion Street, with Bell St and Blackfriars St on either side, opposite Merchant City Square

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· 24d

Accessibility: ♿️ The site is accessible, with wide doors and no-step access 🍔 Vegetarian and vegan food is available 🍹Non-alcoholic drinks are available (2/3)

An interior photo of Bar Home. It has a large open ground floor, with wooden flooring, and a second balcony level. There are booths, standard-height tables, and bar-height tables. The bar has wooden front, with wooden columns up to the double height ceiling.

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· 24d

You’re invited! We’re having our first in-person social - all the fun of the convention bar without having to wait for the convention! The meet-up will be on 30th July from 6pm at Bar Home. 🗓️ Thursday 30th July, 6pm-9pm 📍 Bar Home, 80 Albion St., Glasgow, G1 1NY (1/3)

An exterior photo of Bar Home. It is a red sandstone building. The bar has a glass front, with a turquoise sign above the windows reading ‘BAR HOME’ in white letters. There are plants in the upper parts of the windows, and cursive text stickers on the lower panes. The frames are painted light green and there are orange dividers around the outdoor seating.

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· Jul 10

I’ve been attending conventions since 1980. For many years I just enjoyed them as provided to me, but I felt the I’d like to contribute too. I gophered at a few cons, was the gopher parent at another, and then started helping with green room, mostly at Satellites.

A photo of Lesley sat in a restaurant, holding a whisky glass and smiling at the camera. She is a white woman with brown and grey hair, wearing purple rimmed glasses and a read, gold and black stripped top.

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· Jul 4

Have you found yourself staring into the abyss of your wardrobe in a dissatisfied fashion lately? Is your souvenir T-shirt collection no longer sparking joy? Well fear not, because Unconfined is here to help!

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· Jul 1

Guten tag Berliners! 🇩🇪 If you’re at Metropolcon this July, so are we! We'll have a full fan table to promote Unconfined. We will be taking membership and volunteer sign ups and you can get lovely, shiny ribbon to show your support for Eastercon2027!

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· Jun 30

Accessibility: ♿️ The site is accessible, with wide doors and no-step access 🍔 Vegetarian and vegan food is available 🍹Non-alcoholic drinks are available (2/3)

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· Jun 30

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· Jun 27

We’re looking for volunteers! Eastercon is entirely volunteer-run, and we need people like you to make it happen ❤️ We’re always looking for new people to join, whether that’s pre-con or at-con, helping out every week or a one-off hour, everything helps build the convention!

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· Jun 24

Attendance at the convention cost £25 if you organised in advance, and £30 on the door. Events included a mask competition to honour the masks featured in Rob Holdstock’s novel Lavondyss, film showings and readings.

A photo of a round orange badge. Curved across the top in black it says ‘Speculation 91’ in all capitals. Across the bottom is says ‘Bill Burns 50’. In the centre of the badge is a black silhouette drawing of a man looking through a large telescope.

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· Jun 24

We’re going to hop into the time machine to see an Eastercon past! We’re visiting the 42nd Eastercon and 5th Scottish Eastercon: Speculation, held at the Hospitality Inn on Cambridge St in Glasgow in 1991, with writer Rob Holdstock as Guest of Honour.

A text banner for Speculation. In all capital serif font in the centre is the word ‘Speculation’ with a rounded black box outlining it. On the top left, breaking the border are the words ‘42nd Annual National Science Fiction Convention 1991’

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· Jun 22

In honour of National Refugee Week this month, this month’s Weegie Word is Refuweegee! A Refuweegee is someone who has travelled to Scotland, whether an immigrant, refugee, or asylum seeker, and have found a home in Glasgow.

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· Jun 17

Our next online bookclub takes place in 3 weeks! This month we'll be discussing the modern horror novel Thirteen Storeys, the debut novel of Jonathan Sims, writer and voice actor of the horror podcast The Magnus Archives. 📚 Thirteen Storeys by Jonathan Sims 🗓️ 8pm, Tuesday 14th July 📍YouTube

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· Jun 13

So why volunteer? As an older bloke, I’ve found myself back in the city where I was born, with a bit more time on my hands than I used to have. I’ve been an SF fan for decades, and when I bumped into someone I’ve known for years who’d started volunteering for Eastercon, it made me curious.

A photo of a man sat on the Iron Throne in a convention hall. He is a white middle-aged man wearing glasses and a lanyard. He is wearing an orange jacket over a grey tshirt, light jeans, and blue trainers. The throne is made of fake swords and in the background are picnic tables, sofas, and marquees.

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· Jun 6

We’ve got merch! We’ve got swag! We’ve mugs and and shirts and bags! For the discerning con-goer of taste, looking to support the convention in advance, we have genuine, finest Unconfined merchandise available in in our shop at reasonable prices! easterconglasgow.org/shop/

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· Jun 4

We’ll be landing at @cymerafestival.co.uk! Our volunteer Ann is going to be giving a brief talk about our Eastercon on Saturday at 12.30, so come along, have a listen, and ask her all your burning questions! 📣 Convention Talk 🗓️ 12.30, Saturday 6th June 📍Cymera, The Pleasance, Edinburgh

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· May 27

Central to the piece is the integration of science with water tanks filled with microbes whose activities are translated into a soundscape that fills the gallery space. Entry to the exhibition and the garden is free, and booking is not required.

A projection of the microbes on the wall. Hanging in the foreground is the edge of the mesh covering the walkway, with a leg from one of the sculptures hanging from above.

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· May 27

The current installation •~TUA~• 大眼 •~MAK~ , which will run until 16th Aug 2026, is a large solo installation by Glasgow based artist Rae-Yen Song 宋瑞渊, who has transformed the vast gallery into an aquatic world to tell the myths and stories of her ancestors through sculpture, sound and light.

A large fabirc mask with a cat face, a few feet tall, suspended from the ceiling. There are mesh tentacle-like covered walkways suspended stemming from it, glowing in the UV light. In the foreground is a glass dome on a table.

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· May 27

There will be lots of great things to do at the convention, but there’s lots of fun Science Fiction things happening around Glasgow too! The Glasgow Tramway is an international arts venue, and, sequestered behind it, The Hidden Gardens is a public urban greenspace designed to encourage creativity!

A photo of the exhibition. Most of the photo is lit by purple UV lights with some white spotlights. There is a large fabric mask, a few feet tall, suspended from the ceiling lit by a spotlight, with mesh tentacle-like covered walkways suspended stemming from it, glowing in the UV light. In the foreground is a glass dome on a table.

A large insect-like sculpture with the cover of the mesh walkway hanging over it's back. It's stomach is red and green and the bodya nd legs blye with black feet and spikes coming from the front and back. It is lit internally.

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· May 25

This month’s Weegie Word is actually two words: Taps Aff! The best sign of summer in Glasgow (which is generally accepted as 2 weeks in May) is the removal (aff) of garments from the upper (tap) half of the body. The exact temperature is yet to be standardised and is up to the individual Glaswegian

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· May 23

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· May 20

The third livestream of our online bookclub takes place in 3 weeks! This month we will be discussing graphic novel Future by Tom Woodman, available to buy for pay-what-you-want on Kofi here - ko-fi.com/s/8bf83b9a25 👩‍🚀

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· May 15

We’re coming to Satellite 9 next week, 22nd-24th May! We’ll be having a fantable there so be sure to pop over, grab a ribbon, have a chat, a get your membership (if you haven’t already!) If you can’t wait until next week, memberships are always available through our website here - buff.ly/yHsVIIN

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· May 8

Hi, I’m Ila (right), the Promotions head for Unconfined, and this is how I got here. I’m not sure how old I was and I’m not sure what convention I was at (maybe 14, maybe Satellite), but I do remember being in the Crowne Plaza hotel handing out stacks of warm, freshly printed newsletters.

A photo of 4 friends stood together wearing Glasgow 2024 Staff badges. On the left is a tall white man with long brown hair in a ponytail. He is wearing a black leather jacket with a Hellfire shirt. Next to him is a tall white woman wearing glasses, with bleach-blonde hair in a ponytail. She is weaeing a dark blue cardigan and a brown and purple tshirt. Next to her is a white woman with curly ginger shoulder-length hair. She is wearing round glasses and a yellow tshirt with the phrase ‘sounds gay I’m in' on the right chest. Next to her is a mixed race person with dark shoulder-length hair and clear-rimmed glasses. They are wearing a black and white hawaiian shirt. All four are holding their staff badges up to the camera and smiling.

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· May 6

If you’re at NornCon this weekend, so are we! Our co-chairs David Bamford and Alan Fleming will have a full fan table to promote Unconfined! They’ll be taking membership and volunteer sign ups and you can get lovely, shiny ribbon to show your support for Eastercon2027!

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· May 2

Ask and ye shall recieve - you wanted more designs of women’s fitted tshirts and we now have them with every variation of our logo! In seven different colours and sizes from S-2XL there’s sure to be something you like. Get your new threads and support the con here - easterconglasgow.org/shop/

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· May 1

The second livestream of our online bookclub takes place in 2 weeks! This month we will be discussing Some Desperate Glory by @emilytesh.net, which won the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel, in addition to being shortlisted for several other major SF awards.

Glasgow Eastercon 2027@eastercon2027· Apr 30

📣 Announcement - Online memberships, instalment plans, and a rate rise! On the 1st May we will also be selling Online Memberships - all the fun of the Eastercon without any of the hassle of travelling! The online membership rates will be: Full Membership: £40 Discounted Membership: £25 (1/5)