Octocon
The National Irish Science Fiction Convention 11th & 12th of October 2025 Sci Fi, Fantasy & Horror. http://octocon.com
- Putting #octocon together is a year-long job, and we need people to help us right now with the crucial tasks of planning and organising and spreading the word about #Octocon2025 Check out our role profiles: 2025.octocon.com/join-the-oct... #Fantasy #Scifi #Fandom #Horror #Cosplay
- We are lucky to have Francesca T Barbini of @lunapress.bsky.social as our Online Guest for #Octocon2025. Find out more: 2025.octocon.com/francesca-t-barbini… #Octocon #SciFi #Fantasy #ReadingCommunity #Fandom #ScifiConvention
- A great review by @runalongwomble.bsky.social of The Land of the Living and the Dead by @shaunalawless.bsky.social. #Octobooks #Octocon #Fantasy #IrishLit #BookSky #ReadingCommunity #Octocon2025 #BookReview
- Octocon is deeply saddened by the death of Peter Morwood, a regular at Octocon and Guest of Honour in 2016. We send all our best wishes to his beloved wife, Diane Duane. He will be so greatly missed.
- Friends, there;s no good way to give you this news (and I still so much watt to believe it's a terrible nightmare: but it's not.) Briefly: gone now, untimely, unexpectedly, and already so very much missed: @peter.petermorwood.com www.tumblr.com/dduane/78306...
- Congratulations to @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social for being a @locusmag.bsky.social award finalist with #LongLiveEvil. Check out the other finalists here: locusmag.com/.../2025-locus-awar… #Fantasy #readingcommunity #FantasyNovels #IrishBooks #IrishFantasy
- Our 2024 Co-chair is at it again. Show your support! #Octobooks #Supernatural #comics #Kickstarter #IndieComics #IrishComics #LimitBreakComics
- Conversation with a legend? Yes, please! #Fantasy #IrishLit #ReadingCommunity #BookSky #IrishReadingCommunity #Vampires #Horror #Spooky
- Come chat to us @easterconuk.bsky.social about our great convention and say hello to #Octo. #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Scifi #Fantasy #Scificonvention #Fandom #Cosplay #ReadingCommunity
- The legendary @shaunalawless.bsky.social will be joining #Octocon2025 in-person. Find out more on our website. 2025.octocon.com/shauna-lawless-in-p… #Octocon #SciFi #Fantasy #ReadingCommunity #Fandom #ScifiConvention
- We're very much looking forward to seeing @pauljholden.com in-person at #Octocon2025. PJ Holden is a Belfast based comic artist best known for his work for Judge Dredd for 2000AD. 2025.octocon.com/pj-holden-in-person… #Octocon #SciFi #Fantasy #ReadingCommunity
- Check out our #Octocon Presents panel at Eastercon, Reconnect. We are also looking for volunteers to help at our fan table. Fin the details here: 2025.octocon.com/octocon-presents-at… #Eastercon #Belfast #Octocon2025 #Fandom
- The lovely @jozebwrites.bsky.social will be joining us online at #Octocon2025. She is the author of 7 novels, most set in and around her native Northern Ireland. 2025.octocon.com/jo-zebedee-online-g… #Octocon #SciFi #Fantasy #ReadingCommunity #Fandom #Horror #ScifiConvention
- Octos will be on tour! #Octocon2025 #Octocon #Octo #Fantasy #SciFi #SciFiConvention #Fandom #Crochet
- We will have Marve Michael Anson as an online guest at #Octocon2025! Her debut #fantasy novel, Firstborn of the Sun, is coming out this October. Find out more: 2025.octocon.com/marve-michael-anson… #Octocon #SciFi #ReadingCommunity #Fandom
- We are delighted to announce online guest T.L. Huchu. He has an abundance of accolades and the final instalment of the Edinburgh Nights series is due in October 2025. 2025.octocon.com/t-l-huchu-online-guest/ #Octocon #Octocon2025 #SciFi #Fantasy #ReadingCommunity #Fandom #ScifiConvention
- We would like to recognise all our wonderful #neurodivergent community members today. #WorldAutismAwarenessDay #Octocon #Octocon2025 #scifi #fantasy #Fandom.
- Octo had an amazing time Dublin Comic Con. You can view all our photos on our website. Did you meet #Octo at DCC? #Octocon #DublinComicCon #Octocon2025 #SciFi #Fantasy #Fandom #Comics #Cosplay #OctosDayOut
- Today marks #TransDayOfVisibility where we celebrate our valued friends and family members of the trans and non-binary community. #Octocon #Octocon2025 #LGBTQ #Fantasy #SciFi #SciFiConvention #Fandom #InternationalTransgenderDayOfVisibility
- Octo would like to wish everyone a #HappyMothersDay. We hope you all have a wonderful day! Image states: Happy Mother's Day. #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #Scifi #ScienceFictionConvention #Fandom #Octo
- #Octocon would like to wish our #community a safe and happy Paddy's Day. #Ireland #PaddysDay #StPatricksDay #octocon #fantasy #Octocon2025 #sciencefictionconvention #scificonvention #fandom #cosplay
- Our social media manager, @kieltface.bsky.social with Octo at #DublinComicCon. Should have worn a warmer jacket! #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Scifi #Fantasy #Horror #Fandom #ReadingCommunity
- When you accidentally post from the wrong profile 😀 #Octocon #Octocon2025 #DublicComicCon #Fantasy #Scifi #Fandom #ScifiConvention.
- We're back! #Octocon2025 will take place on Saturday, 11th October 2025, Maldron Hotel, Tallaght, Dublin & online, and Sunday, 12th October 2025, online. Check out octocon.com to keep up to date with guest announcements and more! Image as per post. #octocon #scifi #Fantasy #fandom #horror
- Big news coming very soon! Make sure to keep an eye on your emails for our next newsletter. Get ready for #Octocon2025 Alt text: Image as per post! #Octocon #Octobooks #fantasy #scifi #readingcommunity #scificonvention #fandom #cosplay #cosplayers #horror #comics #irishcomics #irishlit #irishbooks
- 2024 Co-chair, @paulcarroll.bsky.social, has a wide selection of #Octobooks! His prose spotted at Forbidden Planet and his #comics spotted at Dublin City Comics. Make sure to check out @limitbreakcomics.bsky.social for news about new releases at this year's #DublinComicCon. #Octocon #Fantasy #SciFi
- You may have noticed, we haven’t posted on Twitter/X in a while. Don't miss out; make sure you follow us on: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/octocon.bsky.social Facebook: facebook.com/octocon Instagram: instagram.com/octoconirl/ #Octocon Alt Text: Image as per post.
- Did you know, #TerryPratchett was #Octocon’s first Guest of Honour back in 1990? That means all Terry Pratchett books are #Octobooks! What’s your favourite? #Octocon #ReadingCommunity #SciFi #Fantasy #SciFiConvention #DiscWorld
- 2025 is a great year to pick up some #Octobooks! A Fix of Light by @kelmenton.bsky.social at @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social Molly Malone and Bram Stoker series by @alnolan.bsky.social at Easons, Tallaght. The Book of Gold by @rflong.bsky.social at Dubray, Henry Street. #Octocon #Fantasy
- Octo would like to wish everyone a #HappyValentinesDay and to let you know that Octo loves our #community! We hope you all have a wonderful day! #LoveIsInTheAir #Octocon #Octobooks #SciFi #Fantasy #ReadingCommunity #ScienceFiction #SciFiConvention #SciFiConvention #BookSky
- Happy publication day to Octocon 2024 guest, @kelmenton.bsky.social. Their #YANovel A Fix of Light is out today. Looking forward to seeing this #Octobook out in the wild! #Octocon #YAFiction #YAFantasy #Folklore #IrishFolklore #LGBTQ #QueerFantasy
- Check out this #Octobook review of A Fix of Light by Kel Menton. Kel was a guest at #Octocon2024. Out February 6th. Published by @littleislandbooks.bsky.social #Octocon #Fantasy #IrishBooks #IrishFolklore #BookSky #ReadingCommunity #Octobooks
- Octo would like to wish you all a happy and peaceful #NewYear! We hope you have a great 2025 Alt: Video graphic stating Happy New Year 2025 including logo and Octo our mascot. #HappyNewYear #octocon #ScifiConvention #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #ReadingCommunity #Fandom #Octobooks
- #Octobooks don't just hibernate on the bookshelf wilds but they also live in cyberspace too. Check out this mind blowing deal from @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social. #Octocon #FantasyBooks #BookDeals #BookSky #ReadingCommunity #Supernatural #Fantasy
- We have emailed all members to complete our survey on the future of #Octocon, particularly #Octocon2025. We want to hear your feedback so please check your emails. #Scifi #Fantasy #Horror #Cosplay #FantasyFiction #IrishFantasy #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #SciFiConvention
- Deep in the heart of The Square, Tallaght, you can find some wild #Octobooks hiding out on the shelves of Easons @thecallya.bsky.social @oisinmcgann.bsky.social @hcor.bsky.social @rflong.bsky.social #Octocon #Octocon2024 #Scifi #Fantasy #YAFantasy #KidsLit #AdultFantasy
- "This is the world of Eyam, where your next great read awaits." #Octobooks #BookReview #Octocon #IrishBlueSky #ReadingCommunity #IrishFantasy #Fantasy #BookReviews
- More #Octobooks in the wild! This time at Chapters, Parnell Street! Tame these wild books and give them a good home! @rachelhandley.bsky.social @ellipsisimprints.bsky.social @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social #Fantasy #Scifi #Octocon #ReadingCommunity #IrishTwitter #IrishBooks
- A wild #Octobook appeared! #Octobooks relate to books and authors who have been guests/members at #Octocon! These were hibernating at Dubray Books on Henry Street, Dublin, awaiting a new home. @hcor.bsky.social @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social @jfennellauthor.bsky.social @tramppress.bsky.social
- Octo would like to say a big thank you to everyone who attended #Octocon2024, particularly our volunteers, Co-chair Kat Dodd, outgoing Co-chair @paulcarroll.bsky.social and GOH, @rflong.bsky.social. Stay tuned, as we will have post-con posts coming soon. #Octocon #SciFi #Fantasy #Fandom #Cosplay
- This is what happens when MaryBrigid and Chebe are left unattended with Octo and a label printer! 😂😊 #Octocon #Octocon2024 #Scifi #Fantasy #Fandom #ScienceFiction #ScifiConvention #ScienceFictionConvention
- Closing ceremony here at #Octocon2024. What a fantastic con it has been! A huge reason for our convention existing today is because of our Co-chairs Kat Dodd and @paulcarroll.bsky.social and our lovely guest of honour @rflong.bsky.social #Octocon #ScifiConvention #Fantasy #Scifi #ScifiConvention
- Another awesome panel this morning - The Relationship Between the Writer and the Reader - Who Owns the Text? #ReadingCommunity #Octocon #Octocon2024 #ScifiConvention @paulcarroll.bsky.social @jeevanicharika.bsky.social
- Congratulations to @eoindooley.bsky.social and his book launch today of No Sympathy. Available at the Trad Hall at #Octocon2024 #Octocon #Octocon2024 #ReadingCommunity
- Great panel this evening, The Past, Present and Future of Science Fiction Short Stories with Craig Walsh, @eoindooley.bsky.social John Kirwan, @rachelhandley.bsky.social, and Brian Nisbet. #ScienceFiction #Scifi #ScifiConvention #ScienceFictionConvention #Octocon #Octocon2024
- Wonderful and intentionally horrific workshop on Making a Monster for #horror writing with @paulcarroll.bsky.social Many a terrifying beast was born in the Gibson Hotel today! #Octocon #Octocon2024 #HorrorFiction
- Earlier today, we had the panel entitled Gods, Faith and Religion in SFF which threw up some interesting discussions. #Octocon #Octocon2024 #Scifi #fantasy #ScienceFictionConvention #ScifiConvention @rflong.bsky.social @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social @hcor.bsky.social
