Octocon
The National Irish Science Fiction Convention 11th & 12th of October 2025 Sci Fi, Fantasy & Horror. http://octocon.com
- Reposted by OctoconI've never understood how nobody has ever written a novel about this before, but there was a brief time when the *Irish republican movement* possessed the first fully functional submarine. Yes, you heard that right. A short thread . . . 1/ #SpeirGorm #JohnPhilipHolland #Submarine
- Reposted by OctoconMy short story "The Cold Moon Crown" will be appearing in the Winter edition of WAXEN, which goes on sale February 1. If you're into Christmas stories involving weird old-money families with skeletons in the closet, I daresay you might enjoy it.
- Our early bird memberships for Octocon 2026 are selling fast! (Weekend Attending & Concession only.) Get yours asap to make sure you can join in all this year's activities. octocon.com/join-us #Octocon #SciFi #Fandom #Fantasy #conventions #Ireland #SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm
- Registration for Octocon 2026 is now open! Clayton Hotel, Cork City & Online on 3rd-4th of October with GOHs @cemurphy.bsky.social y.bsky.social & @aptshadow.bsky.social. €10 off limited Early Bird memberships: octocon.com/join-us/ #Octocon #Fantasy #SciFi #Fandom #CorkCity
- Reposted by OctoconJust in the door from the lovely folks at @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social This new edition will be available in Ireland and the UK from February 12 😊
- Congratulations to our 2026 GOH @aptshadow.bsky.social, last year's guests T.L. Huchu, @justmarvewrites.bsky.social and @khanwong.bsky.social, and all other past guests of Octocon who are on this year's BSFA Awards longlist!
- 🚀 Congratulations to all those longlisted for BSFA Awards! Check out the complete list here 👇and enjoy this celebration of diverse and exciting works! bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
- Great news for a member of our Octocon team, the very fantastic @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social! It's a lovely book and we wish it very well.
- Our friends at Sci-Fi Ireland are still open for short story submissions for the first issue of their new magazine - don't miss your chance to be in the TOC alongside Ian McDonald, RB Kelly and Sam Thompson. #ireland #sciencefiction
- Your window of opportunity to be part of the new wave of Irish Sci-Fi closes next Saturday so make sure to submit before the buzzer!! 🚀🚀 Also don't forget this Thursday the @seamusheaneycentre is running it's SF/NI event and it's gonna be a blast!!! #sciencefiction #ireland #writer
- First Octocon committee meeting of the calendar year 2026 is done and dusted - we have a lot of planning to do, and not just for one weekend in October! Join us now on an early bird special rate to be sure not to miss out on exclusive events throughout the year. #Octocon octocon.com/join-us
- Registration for Octocon 2026 is now open! Clayton Hotel, Cork City & Online on 3rd-4th of October with GOHs @cemurphy.bsky.social y.bsky.social & @aptshadow.bsky.social. €10 off limited Early Bird memberships: octocon.com/join-us/ #Octocon #Fantasy #SciFi #Fandom #CorkCity
- You can also reach our registration page directly at registration.octocon.com - note that this year you'll need to register your email address before you can buy a membership.
- Check out our cosplay gallery of #Octocon2025 where you can see how awesome and creative our members can be! octocon.com/octocon-2025-cospla… #Octocon #cosplayers #fandom #scifi #fantasy #anime #gaming #KPop
- Our 2025 Guest of Honour Francesca Barbini of @lunapress.bsky.social will be the guest of honour at #Pictcon1 taking place in Perth, Scotland. Be sure to check out the details below. #scifi #fandom #gaming #ReadingCommunity #books
- Hi all! If you attended #Octocon2025 and have subscribed to our newsletter, you'll know we are looking for feedback on our event. Be sure to follow the link in our newsletter and make sure your voice is heard. #octocon #SciFi #fantasy #fandom #readingcommunity #scificonvention #cosplay
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- Happy #Halloween to all our members and friends. Hope you have a #spooky and safe night and weekend! #Octcocon #MonsterMash #Samhain #ReadingCommunity
- Check out this #Octobook book review of Archibald Lox - The Missing Princess by Darren Shan. A portal fantasy you can get lost in. Fans of Shan should definitely give these books a read. #Octobooks #Octocon #PortalFantasy #YAFantasy #MiddleGradeFantasy #BookSky #ReadingCommunity
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- Delighted to have you, Paul! Looking forward to seeing you next year for #Octocon2026
- We are delighted to announce that #Octocon2026 will be taking place in Cork City with special guests @cemurphy.bsky.social and @aptshadow.bsky.social. Find out more at 2025.octocon.com/announcing-octocon-… #Octocon #Fantasy #SciFi #Fandom #ReadingCommunity #SciFiConvention #CorkCity
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- Glad you enjoyed it @paulmara.bsky.social !
- Kicking off today, we have three panels - Perfect is the Enemy of Done - Star Trek: A New Hope - and Meet the Author: @shaunalawless.bsky.social Find out more at prog.octocon.com #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #SciFi #OnlineConvention
- Reposted by OctoconHad a great time meeting everyone at @octocon.bsky.social yesterday - looking forward to seeing you online today!
- It's time to get ready for #Octocon again. This time, we're all online. Get your cupa whatever ready and favourite slippers on, and let's get cosy! #Octocon2025 #OnlineConvention #Fandom #SciFi #Fantasy #Comics #ReadingCommunity #Booksky
- Wakey wakey, everybody. It's #Octocon time! #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #Scifi #Fandom #Cosplay #ScifFiConvention #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #comics
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- Historical Myths and how (not) to use them just starting now. #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #Mythology
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- Make sure you swing by our trade hall today and check out our wonderful goodies. #Octocon #Octocon2025 #GeekCulture #Comics
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- Interesting talk on Writing Comics 101 by @paulcarroll.bsky.social from @limitbreakcomics.bsky.social at #Octocon2025 #Octocon #Comics #AmWriting #IndieComics
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- Our panel on #villainy is running right now! Find out how to crack an evil plan now! #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Villains
- Be sure you visit our book table from various writers present here at #Octocon2025 #Octocon #Fantasy #SciFi #ReadingCommunity #Booksky
- Make sure you visit Treasures in a Nutshell here at #Octocon2025 #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #SciFi #ReadingCommunity
- Make sure you drop by @norncon.bsky.social and say hi! #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #SciFi #WorldCon
- Make sure you swing by Liz Bourke. 2 euro per hardback, 1 euro per soft back! #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #SciFi #ReadingCommunity
- Wakey wakey, everybody. It's #Octocon time! #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #Scifi #Fandom #Cosplay #ScifFiConvention #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #comics
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- One more sleep to #Octocon2025. Octo is looking forward to seeing you all online and in-person. We are excited to share with you our talks, workshops, panels and more! 2025.octocon.com #Octocon #fantasy #scifi #fandom #scificonvention #cosplay #comics #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
- @octocon.bsky.social - octocon.com - is on tomorrow (in person in the Maldron, Tallaght and online) and Sunday (online) and it's going to be great. I'll be there on Saturday, primarily talking about the @dublin2029.bsky.social Worldcon Bid, and lots of other SFF stuff! :) Hope to see people there!
- If you're attending #octocon this weekend, please make sure you read our disease mitigation policy on our website before attending. 2025.octocon.com/disease-mitigation/ #Octocon2025 #SafetyFirst #fantasy #scifi #readingcommunity #scificonvention #cosplay #fandom #sciencefiction
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- There'll be lots of goodies for sale at #Octococn2025. Check out our fabulous traders and what they have in store! 2025.octocon.com/octocon-trade-hall/ #SciFi #Fantasy #Fandom #Crafts #Trade #Traders #GeekCulture
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- Who will you find at #Octocon2025 ? All our wonderful guests of course. Check out who's coming to #Octocon this year! 2025.octocon.com/octocon-guests/ #SciFi #Fantasy #Fandom #ReadingCommunity #Cosplay #Comics #WritingCommunity
- Reposted by OctoconAlready onboard with Dublin2029 and want to share the joy? If anyone has any spare time to help out with our fan table, we would greatly appreciate your help. You can reach out via our volunteer form at dublin2029.ie or - if you’ve already filled in the form - get in touch in the Discord (2/2)
- Reposted by OctoconWe’re going to be at @octocon.bsky.social! Come along and say hi to the friendly volunteers at our table for all of your #Dublin2029 questions! (1/2)
- Make sure you check out our programme for this weekend! Writing Comics 101, get crafty with a bookbinding workshop, The Power of Comics to Start the Conversation - we've got something for everyone! 2025.octocon.com/programme-highlight… #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fandom
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- Looking forward to it @rachelahandley.com ! #Octocon2025 #Octocon #WritingCommunity #CreativeWritingWorkshop #Fantasy #BookSky
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- We love to dress up for #Octocon – and so does Octo! – and we’re delighted that our Cosplay Parade is returning for the fourth year. 2025.octocon.com/programme-highlight… #Cosplay #Octocon2025 #Cosplayers #Fantasy #SciFi #Fandom #SciFiConvention
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- We’re delighted to be collaborating with the Tallaght Academy of Sequential Art (TASQ Art) at Octocon 2025. Check out what they have in store: 2025.octocon.com/collaboration-talla… #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Comics #GraphicNovels #IndieComics
- Less than a week to #Octocon2025 and it's still not too late to get your membership. Be sure not to miss out and book yours now! 2025.octocon.com/join-us/ #Octocon #Scifi #Fantasy #Fandom #Cosplay #scificonvention #readingcommunity
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- We’ve got a great line-up of workshops and talks for you again this year! Whether you’re a writer or worldbuilder or crafter or just curious, we have something for you! prog.octocon.com #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #Workshops #Comics #ScifiConvention #Fandom
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- This year, Octocon is running a full programme online on both days of the convention (Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2025), and we need volunteers to help us! 2025.octocon.com/online-volunteers-n… #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Volunteers #Scifi #Fantasy #Fandom
