Context is a friendly convention focused on speculative fiction literature and related games, comics and films.
If you enjoy manga, anime, science fiction, fantasy, or horror, you'll find plenty to entertain you at this convention.
Our 2010 GoHs will include Tobias Buckell; there will be many other guests.
Context will be held August 27-29, 2010 in Columbus, Ohio, at the Doubletree Hotel.
Context 23 is just a few days away!
The Dealer's Room -- which will be in the Alder Room this year -- will be open for setup at 3pm on Friday. It will be open for sales by 7pm and stay open until 9pm. If all the dealers are ready and willing to open earlier than 7, Context staff will open it early.
Registration will also open at 3pm on Friday in the Polaris I room, barring unforeseen complications, and a few panels will begin at 5:30pm with the bulk of the programming starting at 7pm.
Guest of Honor: Tobias Buckell
Horror Guest of Honor: Elizabeth Massie
Special Art Guest: Cortney Skinner
Editor Guest of Honor: Paul Stevens
Publisher Guest of Honor: Tim Deal
Music Guest of Honor: Bill Roper
Special Music Guest: Tom Smith
Toastmonster: Samuel Travis Clemmons
Special Science Guest: Dr. Karen Nagel
Poet Guest of Honor: Cathy Callaghan
Hospitality Sponsor: Shroud Magazine
Attending Publishers and Organizations:
Apex Books, Indiana Horror Writers, Loconeal Publishing, Ohioana Library, Shroud Magazine, Tor Books
Participating Authors, Artists and Editors:
Laura Bickle,
Maurice Broaddus,
Diana Botsford, Gary A. Braunbeck, Cinda Williams Chima, Elizabeth Darvill, Tim Deal, Timons Esaias, Steven C. Gilberts, Sheldon S. Higdon, Michael Knost, Rosemary Laurey, Kevin Lucia, Stella Price, Gina Ranalli, Linda Robertson, Jason Sanford, Steven Shrewsbury, Linnea Sinclair, Jason Sizemore, Lucy A. Snyder, Ty Schwamberger,S. Andrew Swann, Mark Tiedemann, Tim Waggoner, Michael West, D. Harlan Wilson, and more to come.
Participating Panelists:
Gordon Aubrecht, Doug Johnson, Joseph Martino, Michelle Pendergrass, Trista Robichaud, Scott Sandridge, and more to come.
Here's what our guests and attendess have had to say about Context:
"If you get a chance to attend (Context) do so! It was a blast."
– Raven Bower on Context 20"I'll always have a soft spot for Context because it was there, in 2006, that I met Paula Guran and sold Blood Magic in the hallway in a frantic 5-minute pitch session. Even better, I met a boatload of extremely nice people, writers and fans, all of whom walked right up to me as if I were someone worth talking to."
– Matt Cook on Context 21"I was pleasantly surprised at the depth of the discussions. Still more impressive was the con suite: egg sandwiches, sushi, donated pizza from a local joint, buffet food such as meatballs and chicken tenders, etc. Everyone was accessible at virtually all times. I definitely recommend it."
– Nick Mamatas on Context 21
If you'd like to see what more people have said about Context, please visit the Con Reports section of our blog.