The online home of the Atlanta Outworlders

On this page you will find an extensive list of resources for queer and no-so-queer fans of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and related media genres. If you'd like to suggest a new link to be added, please email us.

conventions:

CHATTACON

January; Chattanooga, TN. A fairly small party con. No big-name guests (generally), not much in the way of grand entertainment, but the room parties can't be beat! They also have a decent costume contest and Saturday night dance. Tends to draw a decent GLBT crowd. Plus they have free-flowing beer and cider in their Con Suite!

TIMEGATE

October; Tucker, GA. TimeGate is a one-day event that focuses on Doctor Who and Stargate fandom. Features panels, videos and movies, live music, free buffet, contests, lots of gaming.

FANTASCICON

March; Chattanooga, TN. A small-ish sci-fi/fantasy con with a different theme each year.

MOMOCON

March; Atlanta, GA. MomoCon is an amime/comics con that takes place at the Georgia Tech Student Center

SCI-FI SUMMER

June; Atlanta, GA. SFS is a small, homegrown SF/Fantasy con. No big-name guests; the panels are all fan-organized; very decent con suite; very good video and 16mm movie rooms that features all sorts of rare things. Usually features live music as well. Outworlders usually has a big presence here, with room parties, panels, fan table, etc.

ANIME WEEKEND ATLANTA

September; Atlanta, GA. A large-ish anime con in Atlanta

DRAGON*CON

Labor Day Weekend; Atlanta, GA. The big daddy of all cons! Hundreds of name guests, lots of live bands, elaborate costuming, enormous Dealers' Room, tens of thousands of attendees...this is the grand holiday on the geek calendar. Outworlders is very involved, usually with both a room party and a fan table.

JoeCon

September; Atlanta, GA. The International GI Joe Collectors Convention (or JoeCon) will take place in Atlanta this year at the Marriott Marquis on Sep. 27-30.

HALLOWCON

October, Chattanooga, TN. Hallowcon, unsurprisingly, is a con that celebrates Hallowe'en.

GAYLAXICON 2006

June, Toronto, ONT. Gaylaxicon is a roving con, held in a different city at a different time each year. Gaylaxicon 2006 was hosted by our neighbors to the north.

GAYLAXICON 2007

October, Atlanta, GA. Gaylaxicon '07 will be here, right in our backyard (but not up on blocks).

GAYLAXICON 2008

October, Washington, DC 2008's Gaylaxicon is hosted by Lambda Sci-Fi.