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Reminder: Come see us at Genericon tomorrow!

Posted by Evan Minto (Vampt Vo) on Thursday, February 11, 2010 1 comments
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Genericon XXIII

Sorry for the short notice on this post, but I've had a rather hectic week. As a matter of fact, this was in part because of my job as the Public Relations Coordinator for Genericon XXIII, the twenty-third annual anime/sci-fi/gaming convention held at my university, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY)! The con starts up at 5:00 PM tomorrow, and I'll be there checking in press and scheduling interviews. On Saturday, Uncle Yo will be here to perform his famous comedy show, I'll be running a panel about anime character designs, and Vertical, Inc.'s Ed Chavez will even be making an appearance.

So, if you live anywhere near Troy or Albany, NY and have got nothing better to do this weekend, why not come to Genericon? The con only costs $25 for all three days, and it's sure to be a fun time. I've included the times for Uncle Yo's show and my panel below. YES, they were scheduled on top of each other, which I kind of had no control over. Anyway, if you stop in at one of our panels, make sure to come up to the front and let us know that you read the site!

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Hugo Awards add manga/graphic novel category

Posted by Evan Minto (Vampt Vo) on Saturday, August 23, 2008 0 comments
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Naruto hoping to head to the Hugo Awards

Earlier this month, the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) moved to add a category for "Best Graphic Story" in the prestigious Hugo Awards. Because this decision must be ratified before it can be officially put into action, the earliest we will see this new category as part of the Hugo Awards will be 2010. However, the Montreal Worldcon (a.k.a. Anticipation) has a right to add one temporary category, so they have decided to include this "Best Graphic Story" category.

Eligible entries include "any science fiction or fantasy stor[ies] told in graphic form appearing for the first time in the previous calendar year." Naturally, that includes manga as well as American comics, so we can all hope for manga to start getting real recognition from the WSFS when Anticipation is held next year in Montreal.

[via Anime News Network]

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