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2020 Programming Schedule

3/2/2020

Greetings from the Volunteers and Friends here at Cleveland ConCoction 2020!

We are pleased to announce that the 2020 Convention Schedule is now available on our website.

The Online Schedule is where you can find all the information you need for:

Gaming
Kids Programming
Musical Performances
Author Panels
Workshops
....and so much more!

In addition to a schedule copy being in the Program Book which will be available onsite, featuring cover art created by Guest Artist Lar DeSouza, the online KonOpas Program will have any updated information that has been changed, added or removed since the time of printing.

We are looking for another great year with the Cleveland ConCoction Community!

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ConCoction 7 welcomes Melissa Scott

10/10/2019

The friends and volunteers here at Cleveland ConCoction's 2020 Convention (aka ConCoction 7) wish to welcome Author Guest Melissa Scott!

Melissa is a several time award winning Author (John W Campbell, Lambda, and Spectrum) for her works in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Alternative History, who studied at History at Harvard and earned her PhD from Brandeis University.
She has written more than thirty original novels and has written tie-ins for Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek: Voyager, Stargate SG-1, and Stargate Atlantis.

Be sure to read more about her on Here on our website, and visit her panels and readings at Cleveland ConCoction 2020.

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Authors Alley Opening Soon!

9/25/2019

As September draws to a close we are inching ever closer to Cleveland ConCoction's 2020 Convention.

Which means - so. many. AUTHORS & BOOKS!!!

In the next 2-3 weeks email invitations to past attending authors will be going out for invite back to ConCoction in March.

If you are a published or self-published author and are interested in attending ConCoction and presenting, please be sure to send our Authors Alley an email to authors@clevelandconcoction.org

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Short Story Anthology 2020

9/21/2019

We plan to create an anthology of short stories written by our members for Cleveland ConCoction 2020, so we are looking for submissions of short stories and original black and white cover art.

You do not need to be published---we encourage anyone to submit!

For short stories:

8,000 word max limit, per story
Up to 2 entries per person
Max of 10-15 stories to make it to print
Work must be original and not previously published
Should avoid gratuitous sex or violence (PG-13/Young Adult)

For cover art

Black and white or gray-scale cover art
Up to 2 entries per person
winner determined by popular vote

Please submit by November 30th, to authors@clevelandconcoction.org

Thank you to The Bookshop In Lakewood!

2/12/2019

The Volunteers of Cleveland ConCoction 2019 would like to thank The Bookshop in Lakewood for their continued support of Your local convention, it's members, as well as our 2019 Guest Author.

The Bookshop in Lakewood has been a 3-5 year supporter of the convention, as well as several of our game day food drive events over the years.

Be sure to say hello to them in Authors Alley this year, or visit their storefront in Lakewood.

The Bookshop in Lakewood
15014 Madison Avenue, Lakewood, OH 44107
216-221-5222
Facebook: The Bookshop in Lakewood

ConCoction 6 welcomes Scott Sigler

11/12/2018

The Volunteers of ConCoction 2019 are pleased to welcome Guest Author Scott Sigler!

The author of The Generations Trilogy, the Infected Trilogy, and the world's first podcast-only novel Earthcore, as well as many other novels and short stories, he's also a Parsec award winning author.

He'll be attending and presenting in March 2019 at Cleveland ConCoction's 2019 Convention.
To learn more about Scott, check out his guest page HERE.

Authors Alley Welcomes Patricia Miller

11/7/2018

ConCoction's Author's Alley welcomes first time attending author, Patricia Miller.

Hailing from Sugarcreek, Ohio, Patricia is expecting the launch of the sequel to "Joshua: Life After Theos" to release to print in 2019.

You can meet her at ConCoction 2019 and read more about her on our website.
Attending Author Bio: Patricia Miller

New in 2019 - Short Story Anthology Contest

10/19/2018

We plan to create an anthology of short stories written by our members for Cleveland ConCoction 2019, so we are looking for submissions of short stories and original black and white cover art.

For short stories:

8,000 word max limit, per story
Max of 10-15 stories to make it to print
Work must be original and not previously published
Should avoid gratuitous sex or violence (PG-13/Young Adult)

For cover art

Black and white or gray-scale cover art
Winner determined by popular vote
General audience appropriate

Deadline: December 30th, 2018

Melissa S.
Authors Alley Lead

Email to: authors@clevelandconcoction.org

Cleveland ConCoction 2018 Guest & Author Lineup

3/5/2018

Have you checked out all the fantastic Guests we will have at ConCoction 2018?!?!

Media - Sean Owen Roberts
Author - Seanan McGuire
Gaming - Nerdarchy
Comic Writer - Tony Isabella
Music - The Harp Twins
Cosplay - Knightmage
Cosplay - Princess Morgan
Fan Guest - Stitches
Mistress of Ceremonies - Mogchelle

Also, have you seen all the fantastic presenting authors that will be in attendance and speaking at the convention this year?

Be sure to check the Authors Alley page of our website to learn more!

The online convention schedule is available on our website through a link on the Programming Page

Cleveland Concoction Welcomes Josef Matulich to Authors Alley!

3/4/2018

Josef Matulich is a writer, special effects artist and costumer who once, long ago, was shanghaied into being a Landsknecht commandant. In his copious free time, he operates a vintage and costume store with his wife Kit and son Aidan. They all live in a suburb of Columbus Ohio infested with deer, hawks, and foxes, none of which seem to be reanimated.

He has written novels, flash fiction, plays and screenplays. One horror/comedy screenplay has been in Pre-Production Hell for years. The final volume of his Arcanum Faire trilogy, The Ren Faire at the End of the World, was just published by Post Mortem Press

Cleveland ConCoction - Authors Alley 2018