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About Me

Context is a friendly convention focused on speculative fiction literature and related movies. If you enjoy manga, anime, science fiction, fantasy, or horror, you'll find plenty to entertain you at this convention. It features an engaging mix of programming for fans and pros alike, including:anime and videos a dealer's room of books, comics, artwork, and collectibles science presentations filking poetry author readings and autograph sessions book and movie panels an expanded set of writing workshops an author roast gourmet goodies and lively conversation in our con suite room parties card games, board games, and ad hoc handheld challenges (so bring your Magic™ deck, PSP or DS if you have one!)

For more info or to register, visit http://www.contextsf.org

Context also has a LiveJournal at http://community.livejournal.com/contextsf

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My Interests

manga, anime, astronomy, biology, biotechnology, books, central ohio, charlie finlay, chocolate, clarion, columbus, con suite, con suites, connie willis, context, contextcon, conventions, critters, diana dru botsford, ellen datlow, evolution, fanaco, fandom, fantasy, fen, gary a. braunbeck, gary braunbeck, gene wolfe, gordon van gelder, gravity, horror, hwa, infernokrusher, juanita coulson, kay kenyon, louise marley, lucy snyder, marcon, maureen mchugh, michael swanwick, mike resnick, movies, nancy kress, nanotechnology, ohio, ohio state university, osu, physics, poetry, popular science, readercon, reading, science, science and the future, science fiction, science fiction conventions, science fiction fandom, sfwa, slipstream, space travel, specfic, speculative fiction, the dead body guy, the future, tim powers, tim waggoner, tobias buckell, wiscon, writers workshops, writing popular fiction, writing workshops

I'd like to meet:

Readers, writers, movie fans, and other people who enjoy anime, science fiction, paranormal fiction, fantasy, and horror!

Music:

Tom Smith, Luke Ski

Movies:

Star Wars, Star Trek, The Mummy, Frankenstein, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Fullmetal Alchemist, Akira, The Invisible Man, The Matrix, Howl's Moving Castle, Ghost in the Shell, Spirited Away, Harry Potter, Blade Runner, Alien, Close Encounters, Men In Black, Galaxy Quest, Aliens, The Devil's Backbone, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth, Lord of the Rings, Serenity, Sneakers, X-Men, Steamboy, The Exorcist, Dark City, The Crow, eXistenZ, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, The Princess Bride, The Fifth Element, Shaun of the Dead

Television:

Farscape, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Johnny Quest, The Avengers, The Wild Wild West, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Firefly, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lost, Heroes, The X-Files, The Dresden Files, The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, Andromeda, Babylon 5, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Highlander, Blake's 7, The Prisoner, Smallville, Tales From The Crypt, Stargate, Quantum Leap, Red Dwarf, The Muppet Show, Danger Mouse, The Venture Brothers

Books:

Last Call, The Anubis Gates, On Stranger Tides, Declare, Dinner At Deviant's Palace, The Stress of Her Regard, In Silent Graves, Earthquake Weather, Expiration Date, Keepers, Destinations Unknown, Prodigal Blues, In The Midnight Museum, 100 Jolts, Sparks and Shadows, Snow Crash, Dune, Dragonriders of Pern, Harry Potter, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, Crystal Rain, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

My Blog

Tanya Huff, Brian Keene, Paula Guran GoHs at Context 21

Tanya Huff, Brian Keene, and Paula Guran will be the main GoHs at Context 21 (Sept. 26-28, 2008 in Columbus Ohio). There will be a wide variety of writing workshops offered at the convention: Diana...
Posted by Context Convention on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:12:00 PST

Room parties and hotel block

Our room block at The Midwest Hotel & Conference Center expires tomorrow, so if you haven't reserved your room yet, you should do so today to get a room at the discounted rate.The hotel is at:4900 Sin...
Posted by Context Convention on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:47:00 PST

Full-weekend registration rate increases to $45 on August 15th

The full weekend registration rate for Context 20 is $35, but that increases to $45 next week on the 15th.You can register here:http://www.contextsf.org...
Posted by Context Convention on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:53:00 PST

Context 20 Programming information

Here's a quick, incomplete list of some of the panels and presentations we'll be having this year: Friday Evening (6pm-10pm) Science Fiction in Comics Writing for Interactive Media Writing SF/F/H...
Posted by Context Convention on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:43:00 PST

Costume Contest and Silent Auction

There will be a Costume Contest on Friday of the convention at 7pm in the Columbus room -- this is the first time Context has hosted any costuming. The theme is a Star Trek: The Next Generation fashio...
Posted by Context Convention on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:47:00 PST

Still space in some writing workshops

Most of the writing workshops are full; however, spaces are still available in "Writing SF/F/H Poetry" and "The Art and Business of Adaptation for Visual Media"To register or to obtain more informatio...
Posted by Context Convention on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:58:00 PST

Important Convention Hotel Information

Several people have reported calling the The Midwest Hotel & Conference Center and being told that the hotel is full.Context's room block is NOT full. Repeat, it is not full. There should be plenty ...
Posted by Context Convention on Thu, 17 May 2007 12:12:00 PST

Flying to Columbus?

Skybus is a new Columbus-based airline. They're running promotional rates that are very cheap compared to other airlines.
Posted by Context Convention on Sun, 13 May 2007 10:47:00 PST

Stay Up-To-Date with the Context Newsletter List

If you're only on Myspace sporadically but you'd like to stay up-to-date on Context announcements like new guests, programming updates, and regstration deadlines, please subscribe to our news list by ...
Posted by Context Convention on Wed, 09 May 2007 02:35:00 PST

Poetry of the Fantastic at Context (with Horror GoH Michael Arnzen)

Poetry of the Fantastic will take place on Saturday evening at Context from 9 to 11 PM. Our Horror GOH, Michael Arnzen, will be among the poets presenting. On Friday evening, Arnzen will be leading a ...
Posted by Context Convention on Wed, 09 May 2007 12:22:00 PST