TitanCon is a convention held annually in

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. It began when different groups including the Brotherhood Without Banners (BWB), who wanted a Game of Thrones fan convention in Belfast and The Other Ones, a Belfast SF/F society who wanted a science fiction and fantasy convention in Belfast. Working with Logan Bruce from Studio NI, Arkham Gaming Centre and TableTopNorth, the groups began their collaboration in

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2010 in Dublin.

History

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was the Guest of Honour at Octocon in Dublin in 2010.

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had begun filming using Northern Ireland as one of the locations of the TV series. A previous gathering of GoT fans, called the Moot had been held in 2009 and a second one, Moot 2, planned to coincide with Martin's visit to Ireland. Collaboration between all the groups who wanted to have a convention in Belfast gathered and the new Northern Ireland convention was initiated. Moot2 was a success and TitanCon began the following year. The convention expanded when it won the bid to host EuroCon 2019 when Dublin hosted Worldcon that year and Martin was the Guest of Honour for the convention.

Guests

Guests for the convention have included:

Adrian Tchaikovsky Adrian Czajkowski (spelled as Adrian Tchaikovsky for his books) is a British fantasy and science fiction author. He is known best for his series ''Shadows of the Apt'', and for his novel '' Children of Time''. ''Children of Time'' was awarded t ...

, Andy Luke,

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, Brutal Ballet, David Bradshaw, & Leonard Boyd, Debbie (DJ) McCune,

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, Emma Andrews,

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, Ian McDonald,

Jan Siegel Jan Siegel is a pseudonym of Amanda Hemingway (born 1955 in London, UK). She is a British author of fantasy novels, best known for the ''Fern Capel'' series. The daughter of architect George Askew and Mavis Gold, Amanda grew up in Lewes (East Sus ...

Jo Zebedee Jo Zebedee (born 1971), is a Northern Irish science fiction and fantasy writer, based in Carrickfergus near Belfast. She attended Victoria Primary School and Carrickfergus Grammar School before completing a degree in English Literature. Zebedee ...

, Joanna Volpe,

Joe Abercrombie Joseph Edward Abercrombie (born December 31, 1974) is a British fantasy writer and film editor. He is the author of ''The First Law'' trilogy, as well as other fantasy books in the same setting and a trilogy of young adult novels. His novel '' ...

, Joseph Campo,

Ken Gregory Ken Gregory (1960) is a Canadian media artist who works with DIY interface design, hardware hacking, audio, video, and computer programming. He is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Career Gregory's work has been exhibited internationally in media art ...

, Ken Magee, Laurence Donaghy, Leigh Bardugo, Medieval Combat Group,

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, and Kristy Robinson,

Pat Cadigan Patricia Oren Kearney Cadigan (born September 10, 1953) is a British-American science fiction author, whose work is most often identified with the cyberpunk movement. Her novels and short stories often explore the relationship between the human ...

, Patrick Brown, Paul J Holden,

Paul Kearney Paul Kearney (born 1967) is a Northern Ireland, Northern Irish fantasy author. He is noted for his work in the epic fantasy subgenre and his work has been compared to that of David Gemmell. Life Kearney was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, in ...

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, Richard Crawford,

Roz Kaveney Roz Kaveney (born 9 July 1949) is a British writer, critic, and poet, best known for her critical works about pop culture and for being a core member of the Midnight Rose collective. Kaveney's works include fiction and non-fiction, poetry, revi ...

Ruth Frances Long Ruth Frances Long, also known as R.F. Long and Jessica Thorne, (20 April 1971) is an Irish author who writes in the fantasy and romance genres. Her novel, ''The Stone's Heart'' by Jessica Thorne, was nominated for the Romantic Novelists' Associ ...

, Sarah Pinborough, Spence Wright, T.A. Moore,

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, Zoë Sumra.

Locations and dates

* 24 September 2011, Europa Exhibition Centre, Belfast * 22 September 2012, Europa Exhibition Centre, Belfast * 6-8 September 2013, Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast * 12-14 September 2014, Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast * 25-27 September 2015, Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast * 30-2 Sept/ Oct 2016, Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast * 5-10 September 2017, Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast * 24-26 August 2018, Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast * 22-24 August 2019, Waterfront Convention Centre, Belfast

References

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External links

www.TitanCon.com
– Official website Science fiction conventions in Europe Entertainment events in Ireland Irish science fiction British science fiction

History

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