This is the 3rd Update for Dragon Con Media Relations for 2017.
It includes the following:
- 2017 PODCAST 3: TRACKS, INTERVIEWS, COSTUMES
- SIGN UP FOR THE DRAGON CON NEW REPORTERS TOUR!
- INTERVIEW UPDATES
- PRESS RELEASE: DRAGON CON GUEST LIST 2017
- DRAGON CON ADDS eSPORTS TO GAMING LINEUP
Reminders:
- Complete your request for podcasting space while space is available.
- Director interview requests close August 5, 2017
- Sign up for the Dragon Con New Reporters Tour!
- If you have questions, please send them to mediarelations@dragoncon.org, we will answer then ASAP
- If you have listed additional reporters, they will need to apply individually (using the same form you used)
- Application Deadline is August 20, 2017
2017 PODCAST 3: TRACKS, INTERVIEWS, COSTUMES
Podcast Three: Tracks, Interviews, Costumes
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Dan Carroll, Director of Dragon Con Media Relations, talks to the High Fantasy Track Director, Jennifer Liang about the exciting High Fantasy Track, which covers Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and other High Fantasy properties. He welcomes long time Dragon Con costumer Margaret Parsons, who talks about costuming a family and what costumes mean to those who wear them. In between he covers other useful information to help reporters get ready to cover Dragon Con.
2017 NEW REPORTERS TOUR SIGN UP
Join the new reporters tour for Dragon Con 2017! We will walk through Dragon Con for 90 minutes to two hours, depending upon other commitments. This tour is provided to new Dragon Con reporters who are covering Dragon Con for your first or second time. We also open this to returning reporters who have not covered Dragon Con in several years. Date: Friday September, 1, 2017
Time: 11AM
Where: TBA
1) We will provide you the location to start the tour before August 30th. Please pay attention to your emails.
2) The tour will cover 3-4 host hotels and will involve brisk walking. Please let us know if you have mobility issues. We will work with you on providing alternate considerations.
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INTERVIEW UPDATES
General Updates:
- We have changed the limits on interview request from 10 total per outlet to 10 per category for each outlet.
- The DEADLINE for requesting all guest interviews is midnight on August 18th. The request forms will be closed at that time.
- There is no interviewing of guests on the Walk of Fame. We use the phrase “Walk of Fame” to indicate that these are guests who will be appearing on the Walk of Fame.
Interview Specifics:
- Invitations to request interviews with Walk of Fame guests are still being sent out. If your outlet qualifies, you will receive an invitation to request interviews with our Walk of Fame guests.
- One-on-one interviews with Walk of Fame guests are extremely rare due to their hectic schedules.
- Stan Lee and William Shatner will not be doing interviews at Dragon Con.
- Don’t forget about our comics, gaming, pop art, literature, and science guests! They love to talk about their work and will make for some really awesome interviews. Consider requesting interviews with some of these guests for some truly unique material.
- Request interviews with Comics guests. (10 Interview Requests – Maximum)
- Request interviews with Gaming, Literary, Art, and Science guests. (10 Interview Requests – Maximum)
- Interview a Dragon Con Director and get the inside scoop on running the world’s largest fan-run convention! These requests are only available until August 7. Directors will not be available for interviews at the convention, but can talk to reporters in August.
- Request an interview with a Dragon Con Director before August 7th. (NO Request Maximum)
- Dragon Con Media Relations’ very own Dan Carroll, spokesperson for Dragon Con, is also available for pre-con interviews as well as limited in-person interviews at the convention. Dan is a popular guy, and really fun to talk to, so spaces fill up fast.
If you have any questions about the interview request process at Dragon Con, you can listen to our handy interview podcasts:
You can also browse our Interview page for further information.
Still searching for an answer to your interview-related question? Feel free to e-mail me at interviews@dragoncon.org and I will do my best to help you out.
Press Release: Dragon Con Guest List 2017
STAN LEE AND GAME OF THRONES’ LENA HEADEY LEAD AN ALL STAR CAST OF
SUPERHEROES, CAPTAINS, CRIMEBUSTERS AND A COUPLE OF DOCTORS
Guests from Star Trek, Star Wars, Firefly, Guardians of the Galaxy, Game of Thrones, Dr. Who,
and other top television shows and movies will meet their fans at Dragon Con.
ATLANTA – July 25, 2017 – Stan Lee, creator of some of the best-known comic book superheroes, and Lena Headey, the icy Lannister queen from HBO’s Game of Thrones, lead a long list of celebrity guests headed to Dragon Con, Atlanta’s internationally known pop culture, fantasy, science fiction, and gaming convention, for Labor Day weekend.
Other top guests from television and movies including William Shatner, Karl Urban, Matt Smith, Ming-Na Wen, Alex Kingston, John Barrowman, Michael Rooker, Nathan Fillion, and Peter Mayhew will be among the fan favorites on hand to lead discussions, talk with fans, and sign autographs during the four-day convention.
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DRAGON CON ADDS eSPORTS TO GAMING LINEUP
Over 140,000 Square Feet of Gaming Space Dominates AmericasMart, Featuring ‘Round the Clock Gaming Plus Panels With Top Game Designers, Voice Actors, and Industry Experts
ATLANTA – July 19, 2017 – Dragon Con, already one of the largest gaming conventions in the nation, has added cash-prize eSports tournaments, streamed over the Twitch platform, to its slate of game-specific programming.
Some 82,000 people are expected to attend Dragon Con, Atlanta’s internationally known pop culture, fantasy, and sci-fi convention, in 2017, filling downtown over the four-day Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 to Sept. 4, with events and activities across AmericasMart Buildings One and Two and five host hotels – Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Marriott Marquis, Hilton Atlanta, Westin Peachtree, and Sheraton Atlanta.
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