Octothorpe

John wasn’t overcrowded, Alison likes it small, and Liz has never been. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Drug use, war (John’s pick) Letters of comment Christopher J Garcia (email) DC (Bluesky) Els (Bluesky) Ivan Sinha (Facebook) Premier Inns in Llandudno Jonathan Harden (Bluesky) Nicholas Whyte (email) “Best Related Work eligibility for the Hugo Awards” Scott Edelman (Bluesky) Eating the Fantastic Tommy Ferguson (email) Trish Matson (Bluesky) Shokz OpenSwim Pro Alison: Raj (Mastodon) We also heard from Ali Baker Brooks, aoanla, Jonathan Baddeley, Neil Ottenstein Satellite 9 Ottoman Coffeehouse Blood on the Clocktower Bristol 1350 Codex Naturalis Farah Mendlesohn is running a one-day event about Frances Hardinge Worldcon 2028: Former bid for Nuremberg, Germany Worldcon 2028: Bid for Brisbane, Australia Paul Weimer (email) Clouds and stuff UK Games Expo 2026 “UK Games Expo 2026 breaks NEC attendance records as infrastructure buckles under massive crowds” at GeekNative by Andrew Girdwood “Stupid Games, Stupid Prizes” by Tim Clare Some discourse on Bluesky Picks John: Starship Salvager by Jarrom Strong Alison: Hades II Liz: Play Nice: The Rise, Fall and Future of Blizzard Entertainment by Jason Schreier Game Over by David Sheff Credits Cover art: “Scenes of the Village” by Alison Scott Alt text: A photograph of Portmeirion made to look like a stamp or a postcard, with words overlaid saying “Holiday greetings from Portmeirion, be seeing you…”. Above reads “Octothorpe 162” and below reads “Alison has gone on holiday again”. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John is not firing on all cylinders, Alison has a code, and Liz downloaded the packet. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Worms (Alison’s pick) Letters of comment Andrew Thompson (Mastodon 1, 2) Chris Garcia (email) Farah Mendlesohn (Facebook) BSFA accounts Jake Casella Brookins (Bluesky 1, 2) Kate Macdonald (email) Kiesa (Mastodon) Mike Scott (Facebook) Patrick Garvey (email) Paul Weimer (email) The Theory of Related-ivity by Heather Rose Jones “Seattle Worldcon Poet Laureate Brandon O’Brien’s Opening Ceremonies poem” Also pointed out by Kathy Bond (Bluesky) Raj (Mastodon 1, 2) We also heard from Ali Baker Brooks, Ang Rosin, Caroline Mullan, Constanze Hofmann, Dave Mansfield, DC, Duncan MacGregor, Els, Ivan Sinha, James Shields, Jonathan Baddeley, Kev McVeigh, Lilian Edwards, Phil Dyson, Tammy Coxen Hugo Awards Intergalactic Mixtape #50 Intergalactic Mixtape #53 Tim Vine is Plastic Elvis as Sam Salono in Rocker ‘Brella Fella Picks John: Citizen Sleeper Alison: Falmouth Worm-Charming Championships Liz: Hades II Credits Cover art: “Cover-Mounted CD-Rom” by Alison Scott Alt text: A drawing of a CD-Rom with the words “Octothorpe 160” and “New!! Exclusive Octothorpe cover-mounted CD-Rom”. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John, Alison and Liz dissect this year’s Hugo Awards finalists! An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Hugo Awards Best Novel A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow The Incandescent by Emily Tesh The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson Best Novella Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz Cinder House by Freya Marske Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar The Summer War by Naomi Novik What Stalks the Deep by T Kingfisher Best Novelette “Kaiju Agonistes” by Scott Lynch “Never Eaten Vegetables” by H H Pak “Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy” by Martha Wells “The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For” by Cameron Reed “The Millay Illusion” by Sarah Pinsker “When He Calls Your Name” by Catherynne M Valente Best Short Story “10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days” by Samantha Mills “In My Country” by Thomas Ha “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg “Missing Helen” by Tia Tashiro “Six People to Revise You” by J R Dawson “Wire Mother” by Isabel J Kim Best Series Emily Wilde by Heather Fawcett October Daye by Seanan McGuire Old Man’s War by John Scalzi The Chronicles of Osreth by Katherine Addison The Craft Wars by Max Gladstone White Space by Elizabeth Bear Best Graphic Story or Comic Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Last Amazon A Girl and Her Fed A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel The Invisible Parade The Power Fantasy Volume 1: The Superpowers The Space Cat Best Related Work Colourfields: Writing About Writing About Science Fiction by Paul Kincaid Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age by Ada Palmer Last War in Albion: “The Cuddled Little Vice (Sandman)” by Elizabeth Sandifer Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E Butler by Susana M Morris History of Westeros: “Ragnarök vs the Long Night” The Hugo Spreadsheet of Doom, maintained by Renay Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Andor (season 2) Frankenstein KPop Demon Hunters Mickey 17 Sinners Superman Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Doctor Who: “The Story & the Engine” Murderbot: “All Systems Red” Murderbot: “The Perimeter” Pluribus: “We Is Us” Severance: “Cold Harbor” The Wheel of Time: “The Road to the Spear” Best Game or Interactive Work Blue Prince Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector “Tabletop roleplaying in the world of Citizen Sleeper 2!” on Quinns Quest Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Dispatch Hades II Hollow Knight: Silksong Best Editor Short Form Scott H Andrews Jennifer Brozek Neil Clarke Lee Harris Michael Damian Thomas Sheila Williams Best Editor Long Form Carl Engle-Laird Jaymee Goh Lee Harris Jenni Hill Joe Monti Diana M Pho Best Professional Artist Lulu Chen Kelly Chong Dave Kellett Tran Nguyen John Picacio Tom Roberts Best Semiprozine Escape Pod khōréō magazine On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of the Fantastic Strange Horizons The Deadlands Uncanny Magazine Best Fanzine Ancillary Review of Books An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog Galactic Journey Intergalactic Mixtape Journey Planet nerds of a feather, flock together Best Fancast A Meal of Thorns Eating the Fantastic Hugo, Girl! Octothorpe The Coode Street Podcast Worldbuilding for Masochists Best Fan Writer Jay Brantner for “Tar Vol” Alex Brown James Davis Nicoll Roseanna Pendlebury Jason Sanford Örjan Westin Best Fan Artist Terri Ash Geneva Bowers Sara Felix Richard Man España Sheriff Yuumei Best Poem “Care for Lightning” by Mari Ness “Hex Supply Customer Support Log” by Elis Montgomery “How to Become a Sea Witch” by Theodora Goss “Landing: Seattle” by Brandon O’Brien “The Mourning Robot” by Angel

John has a headache, Alison has a cold, and Liz is fine, thanks for asking. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Liz said “RoboCup world championship” not “RoboCop world championship” RoboCup Germany RoboCup Federation RoboCup on Wikipedia Alexandra Lanes (Bluesky) Ali Baker Brooks (Facebook) Ang Rosin (Facebook) Ed Morland (Bluesky) Farah Mendlesohn (Facebook) Fredrik V Coulter (Facebook) Juan Sanmiguel (email) Kin-Ming Looi (Facebook) Neil Ottenstein (Facebook) Paul Weimer (Bluesky, email) Phil Dyson (Facebook) Renay (email) Hugo Award Recommendations! We also heard from Alex Holden, Finbarr O’Reilly, Kev McVeigh, Roseanna Pendlebury, Shi Lala GUFF result Farah’s Facebook group: From Perth to Perth! Nebula Awards The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association This year’s nominees “How SFWA Is Administering the Nebula Awards Policy Against LLM-Use” on File 770 “Indie Game Awards rescinds Clair Obscur’s GOTY wins over use of generative AI” on Polygon G Willow Wilson’s thoughts on the Best Comic category Locus 2026 fundraiser Eastercon 2026: Iridescence The program is out You can find John here and Alison here and Liz here “Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names – With Examples” Picks John: Vantage Alison: Slay the Spire 2 Liz: Formula 1: Drive to Survive Credits Cover art: “Eastercon Planning” by Alison Scott Alt text: A black-and-white cartoon. John is behind a stack of games, saying “Games Room”; Alison is behind a stack of printers and paper, saying “Newsletter”; Liz is on a beach reading with sunglasses and a cocktail. In purple, the words “Octothorpe 156 Eastercon Planning:” appear at the top and “questioning our life choices” at the bottom. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John is nominating board games, Alison should read more, and Liz bought two memberships. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Andrew Hogg (Discord) Chris Garcia (email) Ivan Sinha (Facebook) Kev McVeigh (Facebook) Phil Dyson (Facebook) Esther MacCallum-Stewart (Facebook) Jonny Harden (Mastodon) Paul Weimer (email) We also heard from Brian Nisbet, Bridget Bradshaw, Els, Farah Mendlesohn, Kin-Ming Looi Worldcon 2026: LAcon V in Los Angeles, USA Staff memberships are $100 Hugo nominations are open Hugo Spreadsheet of Doom We’re not recusing this year! Best Novel: On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle, translated by Barbara J Haveland A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino Every Version of You by Grace Chan The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami Slow Gods by Claire North Luminous by Silvia Park There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm We believe this is eligible because (a) the version published in 2025 is different to the previously self-published version and (b) there is precedent through Old Man’s War by John Scalzi When There Are Wolves Again by EJ Swift The Incandescent by Emily Tesh The Singing Hill Cycle by Nghi Vo The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson Best Game/Interactive Work: Newfangled electric games: Blue Prince Hades II Good old-fashioned games: The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game Galactic Cruise The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship The Old King’s Crown Star Trek: Captain’s Chair Star Wars: Battle of Hoth Take Time Vantage Niall Harrison’s list of Best Translated Novels Fan funds Eurocon 2026: Metropol Con Berlin Natcon/Swancon 2026: Swancon 50 in Perth, Australia The TAFF candidates are Lisa Hertel and Kat Templeton, to Metropol Con The GUFF candidates are Farah Mendlesohn and Misha Sumra, to Swancon 50 EFF nominations close on 15 March, to Metropol Con Picks John: Murderbot Alison: The UFO 50 soundtrack VVVVVV Liz: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Credits Cover art: “Alison forgot she had to do the cover” by Alison Scott Alt text: Text reading “OCTOTHORPE 154* *See, it’s like this. This is the first day of 2026 that hasn’t been cold, or wet, or both, so instead of doing the Octothorpe cover I went for a nice walk. And bought no board games, but a jigsaw. And did the jigsaw. Sorry.” The text is on top of a photograph of a bridge and some trees underneath a blue sky. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John is summarising, Alison is eating, and it’s all Liz. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Letters of comment Ali Baker Brooks (Bluesky) Chris Garcia (email) Duncan MacGregor (Bluesky, Mastodon) Farah Mendlesohn (email, Facebook) Jonathan Baddeley (Facebook) Henry Balen (email) Ivan Sinha (Facebook) Kev McVeigh (Facebook) Mike Scott (Facebook) Raj (Mastodon) Ron Payne (Bluesky) Scott Edelman (Bluesky) Shi Lala (Facebook) We also heard from Kin-Ming Looi and Steve Lockley Worldcon 2028: Bid for Brisbane They have a sweet new logo The land acknowledgement at the 2022 Hugo Award ceremony from the Chi Nations Youth Council Eastercon 2025: Reconnect in Belfast Financial report Greg Ketter of DreamHaven Books in Minneapolis has gone viral Picks John: Miniature Worlds: Little Landscapes from Thomas Bewick to Beatrix Potter Alison: Titan Liz: Thank Goodness You’re Here! Credits Cover art: “Be Prepared” by Alison Scott Alt text: John’s head and shoulders appear behind a pinkish desk as if he is the puppeteer of Sooty and Sweep (Americans, ask your British friends). Sooty is pulling on Sweep’s ear. Text at the top reads “Octothorpe 152: John is preparing for the big dust-up”. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John doesn’t want to pass out, Alison is a wuss, but Liz doesn’t think it’s gratuitous. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Gore and vampirism (Liz’s pick) Letters of comment Chris Garcia (email) Fredrik Coulter (Facebook) Ivan Sinha (email) Nicholas Whyte (email) Paul Weimer (email) Roseanna Pendlebury (email) Tammy Coxen (Bluesky) We also heard from Ali Baker Brooks, Farah Mendlesohn, Kev McVeigh, and Mike Scott Chris Barkley got his Hugo Award! Smofcon 2025: Smofcon 42 in Stockholm, Sweden The Q&A Videos of the Q&A on YouTube Kayla Allen notes on File 770 that the sound is very poor in places Smofcon 2026: Smofcon 43 in Lisbon, Portugal The Worldcons that presented: 2026: LAcon V in Los Angeles, USA 2027: Montreal, Canada 2028: Brisbane, Australia Nuremberg, Germany Kigali, Rwanda 2029: Dublin, Ireland 2030: Edmonton, Canada 2031: Texas, USA 2032: Nantes, France Nantes Utopiales 2033: No interest 2034: Glasgow, Scotland Vision statement 2035: Poland Unknown: Czechia Festival Fantazie Picks John: Your Wish is My Command by Deena Mohamed Alison: The Lost Nose by John Sladek Sort of collected in Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek by John Sladek Liz: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones Credits Cover art: “Alison is Still Obsessed with Ukuleles” by Alison Scott Alt text: A Mahalo Flying V, an Uma Blue Pineapple, and a Brunswick soprano are hanging on a Christmas tree beneath the words “Octothorpe 150”. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John, Alison, and stunt Liz Emily Tesh are live from Novacon 54! An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: It’s a live recording! Thanks to Emily Tesh for being our stunt Liz! You can find Emily at her website, with links to socials at the bottom of the page Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones Visit Stow Shirts for all your Octothorpe merchandise needs Picks John: The Life Impossible by Matt Haig Alison: Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler Emily: The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson Credits Cover art: “Live from Novacon” by Steven Cain and Alison Scott Alt text: Emily Tesh, John, and Alison stand in front of a suspiciously purple background which may indicate that the real background has been subtracted by nefarious photo editing. The words “Octothorpe 148 Live from Novacon” are overlaid. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John is on holiday, Alison said she’d have T-shirts ready, and Liz is back! An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Doug Faunt (Facebook) Corflu 2026: Corflu Pickled in Santa Rosa, CA, USA Ian Hillman (DM) Jonny Baddeley (Facebook) Eastercon 2026: Iridescence in Birmingham Hotels are open: Check your emails for the link Merch should be available by the time you read this Bursaries are open for applications, deadline of 31 October The volunteer form is open Haruhicon 2026: Birmingham Carrots, vitamin A, radar, and British propaganda BristolCon 2025 World Fantasy Con 2025: Brighton Armadacon 2025: Plymouth British Firework Championships Novacon 2025: Novacon 54 in Buxton Pictcon 2025: Pictcon1 in Perth Satellite 2026: Satellite 9 in Glasgow Worldcon finances Worldcon 2013: LoneStarCon 3 in San Antonio, TX, USA Worldcon 2015: Sasquan in Spokane, WA, USA Worldcon 2016: MidAmeriCon II in Kansas City, MO, USA Worldcon 2020: CoNZealand in Wellington, New Zealand (but mostly online) Worldcon 2023: Chengdu, China Worldcon 2024: Glasgow, UK Smofcon 2025: Smofcon 42 in Stockholm, Sweden Picks John: Tactical Breach Wizards Alison: Here East Conrad Shawcross – Umbilical (The Nervous System) V&A East Storehouse Liz: The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson Credits Cover art: “Treasures of the V&A Storehouse” by Alison Scott Alt text: The Torrijos Ceiling at the Victoria & Albert East Storehouse. An elaborate, gilded and octagonal ceiling. Why yes, Alison has a new phone, how could you tell? Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John, Alison and Liz watch Dredd (2012). An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Justice. Things that happened since we recorded: Going Rogue released an episode about Dredd Taika Waititi is making a Judge Dredd movie Credits Cover art: “Judge Coxon Pain Scale” by Alison Scott Alt text: Six cartoons of John as a Judge from MegaCity One with the Clarke Award logo on his helmet, all of which are identical. Beneath them follows text. 0: NO HURT. 1: HURTS A LITTLE. 2: JUST A FLESH WOUND. 3: MINOR GUNSHOT. 4: BULLET THROUGH GUT. 5: FALL OFF SKYSCRAPER. The JUDGE COXON Pain Scale™. The words “Octothorpe 144” appear at the top of the cover. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John is going to have lunch, Lori is going to brunch, and Liz is not hungry? An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Mispronounced names (chapter 4), class structures (chapter 7) Worldcon 2025: Seattle Hugo Awards The ceremony Pronunciations Grigory Lukin Nisi Shawl on Bluesky: first, second K Tempest Bradford on X in 2020: first, second K Tempest Bradford on Bluesky The winners Billy on the Street “For a dollar, name a woman!” Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes Worldcon 2030: Edmonton bid Picks John: The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia The Wall and The Horizon Andrew Openshaw’s review Lori: The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson Liz: The Friend Zone Experiment by Zen Cho Credits Cover art: “Ceremony Script Revealed” by Alison Scott Alt text: A picture of a book entitled “Hugo Award Pronunciation Guide” written by George R R Martin. The cover design is in the style of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, with an Iron Throne made of Hugo Awards. The words “Octothorpe 142” are at the top in a Game of Thrones-y typeface. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John is laughing, Alison is coughing, and Liz has already eaten. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Coughing (aftershow) Letters of comment Ali Baker Brooks (Facebook) Constanze Hofmann (Facebook) David Bamford (Bluesky) Farah Mendlesohn (Facebook) Jake Casella Brookins (Bluesky) Jonathan Baddeley (Facebook) Tommy Ferguson (email) We also heard from Olav Rokne, Shi Lala, Tammy Coxen 2025 Worldcon: Seattle Business Meeting Business Meeting Agenda and Recaps File 770 reporting: 4 July, 19 July, 25 July YouTube recordings: 4 July, 19 July, 25 July 13 July was not reported/recorded because of executive session Trial Committee Doctor Science, España Sheriff, Ian Stockdale, Kat Kourbeti, Kris “nchanter” Snyder Mark Protection Committee Nicholas Whyte, Alan Bond, and Chris Rose have benefitted quite massively from shortcomings in the WSFS voting mechanism, reports Nicholas Whyte University of Cambridge’s Single Transferable Vote regulations There’s a new way to remove MPC members Ben Yalow jumped before being pushed E.2 got ratified and then un-ratified again Andrew January visualised what the changes imply Nicholas Whyte pointed out this would accidentally hugely disenfranchise Attending Memberships Meg MacDonald pointed out in the Business Meeting that Glasgow had 1390 “First Worldcon” members We should vote with “Everybody Votes” style Smofcon 42 bursaries are available 2027 Worldcon: Montreal bid The prospective co-chairs have been announced Picks John: One Soul by Ray Fawkes Alison: Bitter Liz: Superman Credits Cover art: “WSFS Everybody Votes Channel” by Alison Scott Alt text: Three Miis in the style of John, Alison and Liz on a background reminiscent of the Everybody Votes Channel from the Nintendo Wii. The words “Octothorpe 140” appear at the top and “WSFS Everybody Votes Channel” at the bottom. - Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

John chaired, Alison is off on holiday, and Liz has the agenda. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Letters of comment Ang Rosin (Facebook) Andrea Bell and Derek Hockridge Bridget Bradshaw (Facebook) Chris Garcia (email) Farah Mendlesohn (email, Facebook) Jake Casella Brookins (Bluesky) Louise Hughes (Bluesky) Neil Ottenstein (Facebook) Paul Weimer (email) Roseanna Pendlebury (Bluesky) Shi Lala (Facebook) Worldcon 2027: Montreal bid Terry Fong has stepped down There has been some news since, but we’ll discuss it next episode… Worldcon 2025: Seattle The results of the consultative votes The Business Meeting agenda Instructions on how to attend the virtual Business Meeting Kate Secor’s annotated Business Meeting agenda Picks John: All the Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson Alison: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare Liz: Old Soul by Susan Barker Credits Cover art: “Whizz-Fizz Agenda Time” by Alison Scott Alt text: A famous photograph of Margaret Hamilton standing beside printed outputs of the code that took the Apollo spacecraft to the Moon, overlaid with the words “Octothorpe 138” and “Whizz-Fizz Agenda Time!”. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)