MystiCon

MystiCon
Status	Active
Genre	Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Paranormal
Venue	Tanglewood Holiday Inn
Location	Roanoke, Virginia
Country	United States
First held	2011
Organizer	MystiCon Inc
Official website	http://www.mysticon-va.com/

MystiCon is an American science fiction convention held in Roanoke, Virginia. The name "MystiCon" was chosen by the membership as a tribute to an earlier series of Virginia conventions with that name.^[1][2] The organizers include some members that split with SheVaCon, another Virginia-based science fiction convention, citing concerns with management and operations.^[1][3]

Past events

MystiCon was held from February 25-27, 2011, with David Gerrold as the author guest of honor, Randy Asplund as the artist guest of honor, and scream queen Brinke Stevens as the media guest of honor.^[2] The convention took place at the Tanglewood Holiday Inn in Roanoke, Virginia.^[1][2][4]

Upcoming events

The MystiCon 2012 event is scheduled to be held from February 24-26, 2012, at the Tanglewood Holiday Inn in Roanoke, Virginia. Announced guests include Sherrilyn Kenyon as the author guest of honor and Ursula Vernon as the artist guest of honor. Nicki Clyne has been announced as the media guest of honor.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Kirttredge, Kevin (February 19, 2011). "Sci-fi times 2: Roanoke hosts 2 science fiction conventions in 2 weeks". The Roanoke Times. http://www.roanoke.com/extra/wb/277512. Retrieved April 1, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Graham, Lerone (February 28, 2011). "MystiCon sci-fi conventioneers land in Roanoke". The Roanoke Times. http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/278498. Retrieved April 1, 2011. 
3. ^ "Following Suit". File 770. February 23, 2011. http://file770.com/?p=5400. Retrieved April 1, 2011. 
4. ^ Green, Kyle (March 7, 2011). "Faces of Fantasy". The Roanoke Times. http://www.roanoke.com/wb/278852. Retrieved April 1, 2011. 

External links

• MystiCon official website

See also

Speculative fiction portal