Run by fans, for fans, Eastercon is the UK’s largest annual speculative fiction convention, covering science fiction, fantasy and horror. As a general convention it embraces SF in all its manifestations from the literary to art, film, television, live performance, comics and role playing games - find out more on the ‘What is Eastercon?‘ page. LX will be the 60th Eastercon and will take place over Easter weekend, 10-13 April, 2009. There’ll be all sorts of different elements to keep you informed and entertained, such as:
- Panel discussions, talks and lectures from experts, fans and combinations of the two
- Workshops and demonstrations covering subjects from costuming to comic art
- Live performances, both musical and dramatic
- The British Science Fiction Association Awards Ceremony
- The UK’s largest SF, Fantasy & Horror Art Show
- Fannish shopping heaven: the Dealers’ Room