The contestants of this year's Writers & Illustrators of the Future awards. Photo by Angie Fiedler Sutton.

Writers and Illustrators of the Future Awards 2024

On April 25, 2024, the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California, was the home of the 40th Writers of the Future Awards and 35th Illustrators of the Future Awards. Read the article at The Geekiary.

Contents May Vary: episode 61 - Academic J. Caroline Troy Takes a Fan Pilgrimage

Contents May Vary: Academic J. Caroline Troy Takes a Fan Pilgrimage

J. Caroline Toy talks fandom and rituals and how the two combined for her research.

The Loki panel at PaleyFest

PaleyFest 2024: “Loki” Red Carpet and Panel

On April 13, 2024, PaleyFest celebrated Loki with a showing of the season 2 finale episode and a panel with some of the cast and crew. I managed to snag a few minutes with writer Eric Martin and directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorehead. Read the article at The Geekiary.

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WonderCon 2024: Interview with eigoMANGA Founder Austin Osueke

Manga and comics are a big part of conventions. As part of my WonderCon coverage, I sat down with Austin Osueke, publisher for eigoMANGA. Read the interview at The Geekiary. 

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WonderCon 2024: Interview with the Legendary Chuck Tingle

Sit back, buckaroos and ladybucks! At WonderCon, I was given the chance to interview the legendary Chuck Tingle. (I’m still in shock.) Read the interview at The Geekiary.

a young trans woman with brown hair and glasses, wearing a purple shirt. One hand has a TransCat comic in it and the other hand is making the peace sign.

WonderCon 2024: Interview with TransCat Creator Knave Murdok

Trans superheroes may be a new thing to some people, but to Knave Murdok it’s been a way of life for over ten years. Murdok is the creator of the comic TransCat. Read the interview at The Geekiary.

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WonderCon 2024: Hasbro Toy Panel: Action Brands

On March 30, 2024, Hasbro hosted its first-ever WonderCon panel. The brand marketing team showed off new products, giving the fans a first look. Read the article at The Geekiary.

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WonderCon 2024: 2nd Annual Scene Breakdown: Behind the Camera of Film and TV Shows

WonderCon has lots of experts attending: from editors, directors, and more. I got to talk to some of the people for Impact24’s panel on ‘Behind the Camera of Film and TV Shows,’ which had some of these experts. Read the full article over at The Geekiary.

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WonderCon 2024: Interview with Publisher Tara Madison Avery

One of the panels I attended while at WonderCon was about trans creators in comics. After, I managed to sit down with one of the panelists, Tara Madison Avery, publisher at Stacked Deck Press. Read the full interview at The Geekiary.

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WonderCon 2024: Resident Alien Press

To help promote Resident Alien, cast members Sara Tomko (who plays Asta Twotrees), Corey Reynolds (who plays Sheriff Mike Thompson), and the showrunner and creator Chris Sheridan were at WonderCon. Read the full article at The Geekiary.