Glasgow 2024, A Worldcon For Our Futures
@glasgow2024.bsky.social
The official account for Worldcon (World Science Fiction Convention) that will be hosted in Glasgow in 2024.
https://glasgow2024.org/
https://glasgow2024.org/
Can you believe that it has been a year since Glasgow 2024! This month also marks 20 years since Interaction (4–8 Aug 2005) and 30 years since Intersection (24–28 Aug 1995). Whether you joined us last year, twenty or thirty years ago - or at all three - we’d love to hear your stories and memories!
August 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Can you believe that it has been a year since Glasgow 2024! This month also marks 20 years since Interaction (4–8 Aug 2005) and 30 years since Intersection (24–28 Aug 1995). Whether you joined us last year, twenty or thirty years ago - or at all three - we’d love to hear your stories and memories!
Want to help shape the future of fan cons?
Glasgow 2024 is offering up to 18 bursaries (for aspiring & experienced conrunners alike) to attend SMOFcon 42 in Stockholm this December!
Deadline: 31st August 2025
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Glasgow 2024 is offering up to 18 bursaries (for aspiring & experienced conrunners alike) to attend SMOFcon 42 in Stockholm this December!
Deadline: 31st August 2025
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July 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Want to help shape the future of fan cons?
Glasgow 2024 is offering up to 18 bursaries (for aspiring & experienced conrunners alike) to attend SMOFcon 42 in Stockholm this December!
Deadline: 31st August 2025
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Glasgow 2024 is offering up to 18 bursaries (for aspiring & experienced conrunners alike) to attend SMOFcon 42 in Stockholm this December!
Deadline: 31st August 2025
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We've missed you all now that Glasgow 2024 has finished but we wanted to make sure you had all the memorabilia and goodies you could need to remember us by!
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Glasgow2024 Shop | Redbubble
Glasgow2024 is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.
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April 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We've missed you all now that Glasgow 2024 has finished but we wanted to make sure you had all the memorabilia and goodies you could need to remember us by!
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The amazing Reconnect, Eastercon 2025 is coming to Belfast from the 18th to the 21st of April! You can still grab a membership across at their website!
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March 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The amazing Reconnect, Eastercon 2025 is coming to Belfast from the 18th to the 21st of April! You can still grab a membership across at their website!
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Don’t forget to checkout the awesome Satellite 9 which is coming to the Clayton Hotel Glasgow from the 22nd to the 24th of May 2026 (yep over a year out!).
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February 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Don’t forget to checkout the awesome Satellite 9 which is coming to the Clayton Hotel Glasgow from the 22nd to the 24th of May 2026 (yep over a year out!).
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We know we’ve been a tad quiet but we wanted to pipe up to say don’t forget to checkout the awesome Satellite 9!
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February 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We know we’ve been a tad quiet but we wanted to pipe up to say don’t forget to checkout the awesome Satellite 9!
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Don't forget to submit your pictures for our Art & Artistry Book! We will be closing acceptance of submissions on the 15th of September.
Send pictures for thr Glasgow 2024 Art & Artistry Book to publications-art@glasgow2024.org
Send pictures for thr Glasgow 2024 Art & Artistry Book to publications-art@glasgow2024.org
![[ID: The cover of the Dublin 2019 artwork book, which is a collage image of different artworks with the words ‘The Art and Artistry of Dublin 2019’ on a green banner across the bottom. Below is written ‘Edited by Sara Felix, James Bacon and Iain Clark’. The top left image is a green watercolour with the Dublin logo in the centre. Next is a Lino print cut with ink on it of the logo, and then blue glazed pottery pots upside down on wooden shelves. The next row has an abstract line image in grey and black, and the two groat designs. The bottom row has a figure surrounded by blue water in robes and a rabbit mask, the Dublin logo and art of the convention centre. The centre of the cover has an a drawing of the convention centre surrounded by concentric rings, with books, space, sea creatures and other fannish things filling the rings. END ID]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wl6ubd5j5rlk26jmsfccgp66/bafkreicix25j2we7dxhb4wxcjbshblrsex5vy374nlmakyi3kz4e7gham4@jpeg)
September 14, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Don't forget to submit your pictures for our Art & Artistry Book! We will be closing acceptance of submissions on the 15th of September.
Send pictures for thr Glasgow 2024 Art & Artistry Book to publications-art@glasgow2024.org
Send pictures for thr Glasgow 2024 Art & Artistry Book to publications-art@glasgow2024.org
There have been some amazing things created for Glasgow 2024 using yarn, tartan, fabrics, the con logo and its elements, and many others. So many so that another Art and Artistry book will be published after the con!
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![[ID: The cover of the Dublin 2019 artwork book, which is a collage image of different artworks with the words ‘The Art and Artistry of Dublin 2019’ on a green banner across the bottom. Below is written ‘Edited by Sara Felix, James Bacon and Iain Clark’. The top left image is a green watercolour with the Dublin logo in the centre. Next is a Lino print cut with ink on it of the logo, and then blue glazed pottery pots upside down on wooden shelves. The next row has an abstract line image in grey and black, and the two groat designs. The bottom row has a figure surrounded by blue water in robes and a rabbit mask, the Dublin logo and art of the convention centre. The centre of the cover has an a drawing of the convention centre surrounded by concentric rings, with books, space, sea creatures and other fannish things filling the rings. END ID]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wl6ubd5j5rlk26jmsfccgp66/bafkreiar74ur2r2ingazw4n54mqy6sl5u3b5upc4icnyx4m3r2gnodm3bi@jpeg)
August 30, 2024 at 3:00 PM
There have been some amazing things created for Glasgow 2024 using yarn, tartan, fabrics, the con logo and its elements, and many others. So many so that another Art and Artistry book will be published after the con!
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August 29, 2024 at 1:02 PM
There have been some amazing things created for Glasgow 2024 using yarn, tartan, fabrics, the con logo and elements, and many others, so another Art and Artistry book will be published after the con!
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Our thoughts are with our Guest of Honour Ken MacLeod, and his family, on the passing of his wonderful wife Carol. We had the great joy of having Carol as part of our Worldcon and fandom community and she will be deeply missed.
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August 28, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Our thoughts are with our Guest of Honour Ken MacLeod, and his family, on the passing of his wonderful wife Carol. We had the great joy of having Carol as part of our Worldcon and fandom community and she will be deeply missed.
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Are you missing Glasgow 2024, a Worldcon for Our Futures already?
Are you intending to get around to watching all the fabulous online programme but haven’t quite yet?
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Are you intending to get around to watching all the fabulous online programme but haven’t quite yet?
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August 26, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Are you missing Glasgow 2024, a Worldcon for Our Futures already?
Are you intending to get around to watching all the fabulous online programme but haven’t quite yet?
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Are you intending to get around to watching all the fabulous online programme but haven’t quite yet?
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Many thanks to all the good folks who ran @glasgow2024.bsky.social so beautifully, and hosted me with kindness and care. I had a terrific time, full of good conversations with friends old and new. Thanks also to @amalelmohtar.com and all the others I shared various stages with. I loved every minute.
August 19, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Many thanks to all the good folks who ran @glasgow2024.bsky.social so beautifully, and hosted me with kindness and care. I had a terrific time, full of good conversations with friends old and new. Thanks also to @amalelmohtar.com and all the others I shared various stages with. I loved every minute.
There have been some amazing things created for Glasgow 2024 using yarn, tartan, fabrics, the con logo and elements, and many others, so another Art and Artistry book will be published after the con!
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August 15, 2024 at 9:24 AM
There have been some amazing things created for Glasgow 2024 using yarn, tartan, fabrics, the con logo and elements, and many others, so another Art and Artistry book will be published after the con!
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Don't forget to follow the next Worldcon here:
@seattleworldcon.bsky.social
For all the updates and news!
@seattleworldcon.bsky.social
For all the updates and news!
August 15, 2024 at 7:37 AM
Don't forget to follow the next Worldcon here:
@seattleworldcon.bsky.social
For all the updates and news!
@seattleworldcon.bsky.social
For all the updates and news!
Thank you for joining us today for our last day of Worldcon! This is the Social Media team signing off one last time, we hope you've had as much fun as we've had.
#Glasgow2024 #Worldcon
#Glasgow2024 #Worldcon
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August 12, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Thank you for joining us today for our last day of Worldcon! This is the Social Media team signing off one last time, we hope you've had as much fun as we've had.
#Glasgow2024 #Worldcon
#Glasgow2024 #Worldcon
It’s all over! Come and chill, swap anecdotes and say your goodbyes! The Dead Dog Party is starting in Castle 1 at 19:00!!
#Glasgow2024 #Worldcon
#Glasgow2024 #Worldcon
August 12, 2024 at 5:00 PM
It’s all over! Come and chill, swap anecdotes and say your goodbyes! The Dead Dog Party is starting in Castle 1 at 19:00!!
#Glasgow2024 #Worldcon
#Glasgow2024 #Worldcon
And it wouldn’t be Glasgow without one last ceilidh!! Join the Jiggers in Argyll 1 at 18:00 for a quick spin!!
#Worldcon #Glasgow2024
#Worldcon #Glasgow2024
August 12, 2024 at 4:00 PM
And it wouldn’t be Glasgow without one last ceilidh!! Join the Jiggers in Argyll 1 at 18:00 for a quick spin!!
#Worldcon #Glasgow2024
#Worldcon #Glasgow2024
And we're off: Professor Esther MacCallum-Stewart, our Chair, is here to say farewell. She hopes we're tired, happy, and maybe a bit sad it's all over.
The Glasgow 2024 worldcon will be closed, and Worldcon handed over to 2025 Seattle.
The Glasgow 2024 worldcon will be closed, and Worldcon handed over to 2025 Seattle.
August 12, 2024 at 3:03 PM
And we're off: Professor Esther MacCallum-Stewart, our Chair, is here to say farewell. She hopes we're tired, happy, and maybe a bit sad it's all over.
The Glasgow 2024 worldcon will be closed, and Worldcon handed over to 2025 Seattle.
The Glasgow 2024 worldcon will be closed, and Worldcon handed over to 2025 Seattle.
The SEC is required by law to be very strict about room capacity and crowds that may impair everyone's ability to exit in case of an emergency.
Therefore, please keep in mind the following:
1. Standing in the back of a meeting room is not allowed.
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Therefore, please keep in mind the following:
1. Standing in the back of a meeting room is not allowed.
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August 12, 2024 at 3:00 PM
The SEC is required by law to be very strict about room capacity and crowds that may impair everyone's ability to exit in case of an emergency.
Therefore, please keep in mind the following:
1. Standing in the back of a meeting room is not allowed.
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Therefore, please keep in mind the following:
1. Standing in the back of a meeting room is not allowed.
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Our final goodbye to you all at the Closing Ceremony will begin soon in the Clyde
Auditorium at 16:00!! We hope to see you there!
#Worldcon #Glasgow2024
Auditorium at 16:00!! We hope to see you there!
#Worldcon #Glasgow2024
August 12, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Our final goodbye to you all at the Closing Ceremony will begin soon in the Clyde
Auditorium at 16:00!! We hope to see you there!
#Worldcon #Glasgow2024
Auditorium at 16:00!! We hope to see you there!
#Worldcon #Glasgow2024
There are two more hours to shop in Hall 5! All remaining dealers will be finishing up for 4pm BST, don't miss your last chance to pick up some incredible items.
#Glasgow2024 #Worldcon #WorldconForOurFutures
#Glasgow2024 #Worldcon #WorldconForOurFutures
August 12, 2024 at 12:55 PM
There are two more hours to shop in Hall 5! All remaining dealers will be finishing up for 4pm BST, don't miss your last chance to pick up some incredible items.
#Glasgow2024 #Worldcon #WorldconForOurFutures
#Glasgow2024 #Worldcon #WorldconForOurFutures
The amazing Ann Landmann is moderating a panel on "Writing Future Scotland" with our GoH Ken MacLeod and Special Guest T.L. Huchu with the wonderful E.M. Faulds and C.L. Hellison!!
#Glasgow2024 #WorldconForOurFutures
#Glasgow2024 #WorldconForOurFutures
August 12, 2024 at 12:36 PM
The amazing Ann Landmann is moderating a panel on "Writing Future Scotland" with our GoH Ken MacLeod and Special Guest T.L. Huchu with the wonderful E.M. Faulds and C.L. Hellison!!
#Glasgow2024 #WorldconForOurFutures
#Glasgow2024 #WorldconForOurFutures
At last night’s Hugo Awards ceremony, there were mistakes in the Chinese captions on some of the slides.
Glasgow 2024 deeply regrets these mistakes. We value and welcome Chinese fandom’s participation in our convention. We apologise sincerely to all affected finalists.
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Glasgow 2024 deeply regrets these mistakes. We value and welcome Chinese fandom’s participation in our convention. We apologise sincerely to all affected finalists.
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August 12, 2024 at 12:03 PM
At last night’s Hugo Awards ceremony, there were mistakes in the Chinese captions on some of the slides.
Glasgow 2024 deeply regrets these mistakes. We value and welcome Chinese fandom’s participation in our convention. We apologise sincerely to all affected finalists.
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Glasgow 2024 deeply regrets these mistakes. We value and welcome Chinese fandom’s participation in our convention. We apologise sincerely to all affected finalists.
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Most of our dealers are still in Hall 5 for a final day, but stocks are low and some tables will be closing up as early as midday, so don't forget to take one last peruse before it's too late!
August 12, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Most of our dealers are still in Hall 5 for a final day, but stocks are low and some tables will be closing up as early as midday, so don't forget to take one last peruse before it's too late!
The Unicorn Issue 7 is now live! glasgow2024.org/newsletter/
Unicorn - The Glasgow 2024 Newsletter | Glasgow 2024
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August 12, 2024 at 9:00 AM
The Unicorn Issue 7 is now live! glasgow2024.org/newsletter/