We are pleased to announce both of our Guests of Honor for 2018: award-winning author Alyssa Wong and Professor of Law Stacey Lantagne!

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Alyssa Wong

Alyssa Wong

Alyssa Wong studies fiction in Raleigh, NC, and really, really likes crows. She was a finalist for the 2016 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and her story, “Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers,” won the 2015 Nebula Award for Best Short Story and the 2016 World Fantasy Award for Short Fiction. Her fiction has been shortlisted for the Pushcart Prize, the Bram Stoker Award, the Locus Award, the Shirley Jackson Award and–most recently–two Hugos. Her work has been published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, Nightmare Magazine, Black Static, and Tor.com, among others. Alyssa can be found on Twitter as @crashwong. Find more info at crashwong.net.

Stacey Lantagne

Stacey Lantagne

Stacey Lantagne is a member of the Legal Committee of the Organization for Transformative Works (as well as being an active AO3 addict who has never met a coffee shop AU she didn’t love). She graduated from Boston College and Harvard Law School and practiced intellectual property law at private law firms for a number of years before transitioning to academia. Currently an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law, she teaches intellectual property classes and focuses her research on how creative fan activities interact with copyright and trademark laws. She is also, on the side, a published novelist. Stacey can be found on Twitter at @staceylantagne.

One of our amazing guests, Calvin Powers, recorded the all 15 of our 2017 author readings and made a playlist on our YouTube channel!

If you missed some of the readings or just want to see one again, check it out!

And don’t forget to stop by Calvin’s site or Twitter to say thanks for all his hard work in putting this together, or share some of your favorite readings with your friends!

First Annual “They’re Good Dogs, Brent” Cute Animal Slideshow

Before we get into our post-con roundup of thanks you, feedback, and planning for next year, we wanted to share the First Annual “They’re Good Dogs, Brent” Cute Animal Slideshow in case you missed it Saturday night!

The images contained are the result of hours of Google image searches by Jessa (programming deputy), me (Madison), and gaming panelist Justin for things like “piglets in teacups”, “red pandas”, and “sleepy mouse”; there are even some personal photos of doggos and puppers submitted by illogiCon members!

If you want to submit your own pet, we have a strict equal opportunity policy for all puppers, kitties, birbs, and other pets. If you would like attribution for your photo, please add a water mark or text to a corner of the photo and shoot it over to GoodDogs@metricula.com.

So if the real world news harshes your mellow Monday morning, take a gander through some of the cutest pictures we could find!