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In 2014, Dragon Con is changing how we manage interviews with guests.  The biggest change is that reporters who attempt to interview guests (celebrities and writers) without using our interview process will have their media credentials and their badges revoked immediately. Security will walk them from Dragon Con. This rule only applies to Dragon Con

In recent years the number of reporters covering Dragon Con has increased exponentially, and so has the number of reporters requesting interviews.  Working with agents, last year we had to limit interview requests to reporters with a significant distribution. We had a number of reporters go around our process and had significant complaints from agents, the Walk of Fame, and guests including both writers and media guests.

After reporters are approved for media access to Dragon Con 2014, some reporters will receive an invitation to request interviews.  The interview forms will be available shortly for you to request interviews.  If you have been approved as media, and do not have an invitation, you can expect that you will not be authorized to request interviews.

For those media members who have received your invitation to request interviews, interview request do not represent approval.  Please remember when making your request that each guest has limited time, and that if you are requesting to talk to a Star Trek Captain, you are in competition with major international media outlets and significant outlets in that fandom.  Think wisely before requesting the top guests at Dragon Con.

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Dragon Con Media Relations provides media access reporters and photojournalists on assignment for editorial content. We also provide fan-based media Media Access if the outlet provides wide distribution and relates to our target audience. Often fan-based media will need to be recommended by a Dragon Con director for currency and reputation in specific fandom.

Dragon Con Media Relations opened Media Access Online Registration for Dragon Con 2014 on 3/15/2014.  Apply by following this link:

https://www.dragoncon.org/mediarelations/dc_media_rel_app.php

Your application will be vetted for appropriateness and after the convention your coverage will be audited. As much as possible, we will be sharing your coverage on the Dragon Con Main Page and the Dragon Con Media Relations Page. (more…)

New Superheroes Community Service Program Lets Dragon Con Fans Lend a Hand 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 3/3/2014

Contact:  Dan Carroll, Director, Media Relations
Phone:  404 692 1958
Email: mediarelations@dragoncon.org
URL: www.dragoncon.org

ATLANTA – March 3, 2014 – Dragon Con, Atlanta’s internationally known pop culture, fantasy and sci-fi convention, has selected the Atlanta Community Food Bank as its official charity for 2014.  Dragon Con will match dollar for dollar, up to $50,000, any money raised for this charity at the 2014 convention.

In addition, Dragon Con announced its Superheroes community service program for Dragon Con members and fans in the Atlanta area.

“The money that Dragon Con fans and members donate each year is very important to the charities we support, but these organizations also need volunteers to help them carry out their missions,” said Rachel Reeves, convention co-chair.  “The Superheroes program lets our fans come together as friends while making a difference in the community.”

Three Superhero projects are currently planned for the spring and summer of 2014, while a fourth one is targeted shortly before the Dragon Con convention to give out-of-town members an opportunity to participate. In addition to having a great time, people who participate in any of these service projects will be invited to an exclusive celebration during this year’s convention and will receive a Superheroes t-shirt.

The first event, organized in partnership with the Georgia Conservancy, involves trail building and maintenance at Sweetwater Creek State Park on March 8.  Located 15 minutes from downtown Atlanta, Sweetwater Creek State Park is a peaceful area of trails through fields, forests and along Sweetwater Creek to the ruins of an antebellum textile mill.

Next, Dragon Con Superheroes project teams will participate in the Walk to End Lupus Now on April 26.  Each year, the event attracts more than over 8,000 participants for a 1-mile walk through Piedmont Park, followed by live entertainment and food sales.

The third event, to benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB), is set for May 24.  This is a terrific opportunity for Dragon Con’s members and fans to get to know this great organization before the convention.

Project teams at this event will help sort and pack food items so they can be distributed to families in need.  One out of every five Georgians is food insecure, meaning they don’t know where their next meal comes from.  Thanks to donors and volunteers, ACFB distributed 45 million pounds of food and grocery to residents in its Atlanta and northeast Georgia service area.

Last year, through its charity auction and other fundraising activities, Dragon Con raised more than $87,000 for three official charities, which was more money than any previous year.  Since 2005, Dragon Con has raised almost $311,000 for its official charities.

About Dragon Con

Dragon Con is the internationally known pop culture convention held each Labor Day in Atlanta. Organized for fans, Dragon Con features more than about 3,000 hours of comics, film, television, costuming, art, music and gaming over four days.  For more information, please visit www.dragoncon.org and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

For more information on Atlanta Community Food Bank, please visit www.acfb.org.

For more information on the Georgia Conservancy, please visit www.georgiaconservancy.org.

For more information on the 2014 Walk To End Lupus Now, please visit www.lupuswalkatlanta.com.

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Panels, Workshops Offer Advice, Networking for Aspiring Writers and Literary Fans

ATLANTA – August 27, 2013 – With guests ranging from Hugo Award winner Larry Niven to Professor Carol Barrowman, the Writers’ Track at Dragon Con 2013, Atlanta’s internationally known pop culture, fantasy and sci-fi convention, offers something for writers of all abilities.

Dragon Con 2013 will be held Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30 – Sept. 2, with activities across the AmericasMart and five host hotels – Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Marriott Marquis, Hilton Atlanta, Westin Peachtree and Sheraton Atlanta – in downtown Atlanta.

Designed for writers and literary admirers alike, the Writers’ Track features panels led by today’s top literary talent in the science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, and alternative history scenes.

In addition to a full schedule of panel discussions, Writing Workshops can be one of the highlights of the convention and is one of best ways that published and aspiring authors can get valuable advice from working writers.
A schedule of 15 Writing Workshops will give new authors a chance to work closely with The New York Times bestselling authors Aaron Allston and Michael A. Stackpole, known for their Star Wars novels, on specific aspects of writing, plot development and story craft. These workshops run in one-hour sessions Friday to Sunday.

Also, Jody Lynn Nye is returning to host her Two-Day Intensive Writer’s Workshop. Limited to 20 pre-registered attendees, this workshop will cover everything from story structure to marketing and promotion and will include guest lecturers from Todd McCaffrey (co-author, Dragonriders of Pern), Jim Minz (senior editor, Baen Books), Kevin J. Anderson (author, The Phantom Menace) and Rebecca Moesta (author, Crystal Doors).
About Dragon Con

Dragon Con is the largest pop culture convention featuring comics, film, television, costuming, art, music, and gaming. Held each Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Dragon Con attracted more than 52,000 attendees in 2012. For more information, please visit www.dragoncon.org. For more information on the Writer’s Track, please visit writers.dragoncon.org.

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Contact: Dan Carroll, Director, Media Relations
Phone: 404 692 1958
Email: mediarelations@dragoncon.org
URL: www.dragoncon.org

DRAGON CON ART SHOW HIGHLIGHTS THE WORK OF GENRE ARTISTS

ATLANTA – August 24, 2013 – With a record number of artists submitting entries – more than 250 artists – the Art Show at Dragon Con 2013, Atlanta’s internationally known pop culture, fantasy and sci-fi convention, is the largest and most diverse juried art event in fandom.

The show will be judged by a panel of professional artists led by Jim Burns, who is this year’s Dragon Con Guest of Honor. He is being recognized for his lifelong commitment to helping emerging artists who are choosing the sci-fi and fantasy genre as their subject matter. He can often be found giving these young people lectures, demonstrations or reviews of their portfolios to pass on his thirty plus years’ of experience.

Other jurors are Carrie Ann Baade and Omar Rayyan, each recognized in their discipline and connected by a shared love of promoting new artists. While the professional jury determines many of the onsite awards, Dragon Con members are eligible to vote in the Fan Favorite’s portion of the art awards.

Throughout the show, fans have opportunity to meet their favorite artists on show floor or hear them discuss their work in programmed panels and workshops. This year’s panels include discussions and demonstrations of artistic techniques, strengthening creativity and business aspects of being a professional artists.

The Art Show and Print Shop has been a part of Dragon Con for decades and has brought artists such as Larry Elmore (known for his fantasy book-cover paintings), Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo (award-winning fantasy painters), and Laura Reynolds (award-winning multimedia dolls) together with fans of all ages.

Ranging from found-object art, costume pieces, paintings, collage, sketches, hand and digital drawings, figurines, and statues, the Art Show and Print Shop has something for the whole family and every budget. Usually themed in classic science fiction and fantasy topes, in recent years many new artists have found their niche in the increasingly popular Steampunk movement with its appeal of an alternate history where Victorian sensibilities combine with science fiction run amok. (more…)

Dragon Con Media is using this form to allow our journalists to let us know about their coverage for Dragon Con 2013.

If you have already written about Dragon Con 2013, please feel free to submit your coverage for inclusion in our websites and social media. We will be sharing pre-convention coverage using our Twitter Feed and other social media.

MEDIA RELATIONS SELF REPORTING IS CLOSED.  IF YOU REPORTED FROM DRAGON CON IN 2013 AND BELIEVE YOU HAVE QUALITY REPORTING TO SHARE, CONTACT Dan Carroll AT MEDIARELATION [@] DRAGONCON.ORG

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1800 VOLUNTEERS GIVE WINGS TO DRAGON CON 

ATLANTA – August 20, 2013 – Dragon Con, Atlanta’s internationally known pop culture, fantasy and sci-fi convention, is a massive convention, but underneath all the excitement are more than 1800 hard working volunteers who make sure there is order behind the insanity. With more than more than 600 guests, performers, and attending professionals – actors, writers, experts and artists – 3500 hours of programming, and an estimated 57,000 attendees projected for 2013, an event of this magnitude doesn’t just happen. It takes dedicated volunteers, from the first-timer learning the ropes to the hardy few who have worked at all 27 conventions. “They make Dragon Con exactly what it is every year; memorable, exciting, and fun,” Convention Chairman Pat Henry said. “In a way, Dragon Con is more than just a convention: It is an event that is run by fans for fans and for that weekend everyone attending can celebrate their fandom with others who share in their passion.” Volunteers are used in every aspect of the convention, from planning and organizing programming tracks to handling IT, security and the Con Suite. They manage the panel rooms, assist members and guests with their needs and even run errands. Their efforts make sure the convention runs safely and smoothly, and, above all, that everybody has a good time. In fact, with less than three weeks before the start of Dragon Con 2013, there is still a need for volunteers in several areas, including security, registration and the Art Show. Volunteering is not without its benefits. It offers a unique Dragon Con experience, giving volunteers a chance to see what makes Dragon Con the memorable and successful experience that it is. It also gives them a chance to give back to the event that means so much to so many people. If you’re interested in becoming a Dragon Con volunteer, click this link to get started: Volunteer. About Dragon Con Dragon Con is the largest pop culture convention featuring comics, film, television, costuming, art, music, and gaming. Held each Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Dragon Con attracted more than 52,000 attendees in 2012. For more information, please visit www.dragoncon.org. Volunteer Press Release Dragon Con (PDF Version)

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NIGHTS OUT WITH THE BRAVES, GEORGIA AQUARIUM MAKE DRAGON CON SPECIAL

Costume Parades, Geek Themes Give a Dragon Con Flavor to Atlanta Attractions

ATLANTA – Aug. 19, 2013 – Partnerships with the Atlanta Braves and the Georgia Aquarium give attendees at Dragon Con, Atlanta’s internationally known pop culture, fantasy and sci-fi convention, two special opportunities to make the most of their visit to Atlanta.

Not only does Dragon Con Night at Turner Field offer a great baseball game – Braves vs. Cleveland Indians – it’s a terrific way to show Dragon Con pride and support the convention’s effort to raise $100,000 for its three official charities at the same time.

Lou Ferrigno (TV’s The Incredible Hulk) will lead an on-field costume parade before the game begins,  Liam McIntyre (Spartacus) will throw out the first pitch, and Lucy Lawless (Xena, Spartacus) will call “Play Ball!” to start the game.  In-game entertainment will be “geeked up” all night.

A portion of the price of each ticket will go toward the three official charities – Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary, Georgia Conservancy and Marcus Autism Center.   Tickets start at just $7 and must be purchased from this website to support the charities: www.braves.com/dragoncon.

The game is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 29, with the costume parade starting at 6:30 p.m.  The first pitch will be at 7:10 p.m.  Those planning to participate in the parade must be at Turner Field before 6 p.m. and shuttle transportation will be provided from the Marriott Marquis starting at 4:30 p.m.

On Saturday night, Aspen Comics and Dragon Con take over The Georgia Aquarium with the Aspen Comics Beach Party, celebrating the 10^th anniversary of Aspen and the 15^th anniversary of their flagship title, “Fathom.”

Featuring DJ Spider, Aspen creators, and an Aspen-themed costume contest, with fantastic prizes from Aspen, this is an exclusive “after hours” opportunity to explore the world’s largest aquarium while commemorating  a special calendar year for one of the industry’s most respected and beloved comics publishers.

This year’s aquarium event will be held Saturday, Aug. 31, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.  Advance tickets are $22 per person until August 29, and $25 per person thereafter.  Shuttle buses will be provided for the event.  For additional details or to purchase tickets, please visit the Georgia Aquarium site at www.georigaaquarium.org/dragoncon.

About Dragon Con

Dragon Con is the largest pop culture convention featuring comics, film, television, costuming, art, music, and gaming. Held each Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Dragon Con attracted more than 52,000 attendees in 2012.  For more information, please visitwww.dragoncon.org.

Braves Aquarium Special Events Final (PDF Format)