http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/ Context Convention Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:01:53 GMT contextcon-owner@yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/73 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/73 Hi everyone, Today is the last day to register for Context 26 at the special Early Bird rate: http://www.contextsf.org/ Context will be held September 27-29, Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:59:50 GMT contextcon-owner@yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/72 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/72 Hi everyone! Context 26 will be will be held September 27-29, 2013. Our GoHs so far include Elizabeth Bear, Jack McDevitt, and John Joseph Adams. We're Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:43:40 GMT contextcon-owner@yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/71 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/71 Hello everyone, Context 25 will begin in just 8 days, and today is the last day to register online! Registering online will save you $5 versus paying at the Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:51:31 GMT contextcon-owner@yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/70 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/70 Hello everyone, The programming schedule and panelist assignments for Context 25 have been posted ... Context will be the weekend of Sept. 28-30 at the Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:05:44 GMT contextcon-owner@yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/69 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/69 Hello everyone, We have just posted the preliminary programming schedule: http://www.contextsf.org/program.htm See you next month! Context 25 Staff Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:12:37 GMT contextcon-owner@yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/68 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/68 Hello everyone, As a late-arriving opportunity, we have a few workshop instructors and authors willing to do individual writing critiques of students' work. A Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:10:09 GMT contextcon-owner@yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/67 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/67 Hello everyone, Three of our writing workshop instructors (Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller, and John Edward Lawson) had to drop out; their workshops have Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:00:50 GMT ohiobookparty http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/66 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/66 Hello everyone, At 10pm on Friday, September 28th, Raw Dog Screaming Press will sponsor Context's first-ever Flash Fiction Contest! Contestants will be able to Sat, 30 Jun 2012 02:07:09 GMT contextcon-owner@yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/65 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/65 Hello everyone, Full weekend registration increases from $35 to $45 this Sunday; please register by Sunday morning to ensure you get the lower rate! Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:03:44 GMT contextcon-owner@yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/64 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/64 Hello everyone, We have posted this year's writing workshops: http://www.contextsf.org/workshop.htm Topics include "Monster Wrangling", "50 Ways To Beat Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:24:36 GMT contextcon-owner@yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/63 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/63 Hi everyone, Just a reminder, Context 25 will be September 28-30, 2012. It's a little later than usual this year to avoid conflicts with Gencon and some other Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:12:14 GMT contextcon-owner@yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/62 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/62 Hello everyone, John Scalzi will be a Special Guest at Context on Saturday! Scalzi has won the Hugo and John W. Campbell awards and his novels The Last Colony Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:51:57 GMT contextcon-owner@yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/61 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/61 Hello everyone, Vendors will be able to enter the Dealer's Room at 1:30 pm on Friday, August 26 to set up their tables. We will plan to open the room for sales Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:21:45 GMT contextcon-owner@yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/60 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/60 Hello everyone, We are sad to report that Guest of Honor LE Modesitt's wife became seriously ill at Worldcon and she has to go in for surgery in Reno tomorrow. Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:45:48 GMT contextcon-owner@yahoogroups.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/59 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contextcon/message/59 Hi everyone, The deadline for registering online has been extended slightly; it is now August 20th at 7pm EST; after that, the online form will be disabled and