Expanding Horizons – (y)our favorite non-Western fiction (post in English for the international visitors of Erasmuscon / Eurocon 2024) On Sunday I moderated a panel about non-Western fiction, to expand our reading horizons. Description of the panel: Diversify your to-read pile with Non-Western fantastic fiction! The fantastic genre is everywhere and bookstores offer science fiction, […]
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Digesting Climate Change by Martijn Lindeboom On friday I held a lecture about Climate Change and science fiction. Afterward I was asked by several people if I could share the list of books I mentioned. You’ll find the list below.The same thing happened after the panel on sunday about Non-Western sciencefiction and fantasy books (I’ll
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Do you want to spend the evening with all those great Erasmuscon members? Discuss everything about Eurocon, look ahead to the next day or chat about this and that? We can highly recommend the following places. We hope to see you there. BrewDogHalvemaanspassage 1 (without live music)https://www.brewdog.com/uk/rotterdam or Paddy Murphy’sRodezand 15 (with live music)https://www.paddymurphys.nl
On Sunday the 18th of August there will be a Cosplay Competition where cosplayers can strut their stuff on stage and be judged by a jury. Everyone is welcome to join the Cosplay Competition! Wear your most beautiful outfit, whether it’s manga, book, comic, or film related. Just keep in mind when creating your outfit
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With brushes and sponges, you can combat the void of the universe and the black canvas and you will make your very own beautiful galaxy-painting! Some more happy little mistakes here and there, and the alien invasion can begin! Heidi will run the Kessel Run in sixty minutes together with you – what will sprout
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We would like to congratulate all the nominees.Below are the nominations lists. Hall of Fame Best Artist Nominees:Veselin Chakarov from Bulgaria;Korina Hunjak from Croatia;Elena Vieillard from France;benSwerk (S. Beneš) from Germany;Claudio Castellini from Italy;Nora ‘Nono’ Back from Luxembourg;Iris Compiet from Netherlands;Zbigniew Bielak from Poland;Libertad Delgado from Spain;Vadym Antonyuk (Вадим Антонюк) from Ukraine; Hall of Fame
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We are proud to announce that our very own Marjolein de Jong, of La Centauresse, will be hosting two workshops during Erasmuscon: Drawing manga Always wanted to draw manga, but you have no idea where to start? Marjolein de Jong of La Centauresse is here to help you with your first step into this incredible
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From the very first Eurocon in 1972 it has been tradition to grant the ESFS Awards to remarkable works of Science Fiction and Fantasy. And in order to be eligible for next year’s ESFS, it is important to send in your own work! You can find the types of awards and regulations in the guidelines.
