Archive - SMOF News

SMOF News, volume 4, issue 44

Guest bites guest at Washington State Summer Con, and news in brief.

Jul 3 •

Petréa Mitchell

June 2025

SMOF News, volume 4, issue 43

Gaming convention platform suffers outage, and news in brief.

Jun 26 •

Petréa Mitchell

SMOF News, volume 4, issue 42

WSFS Business Meeting to consider Hugo improvements, the end of NASFiC, and much more, and news in brief.

Jun 19 •

Petréa Mitchell

SMOF News, volume 4, issue 41

Updates on Penguicon and GeekGirlCon fundraising, and news in brief.

Jun 12 •

Petréa Mitchell

SMOF News, volume 4, issue 40

Taking care of yourself at big conventions, and news in brief.

Jun 5 •

Petréa Mitchell

May 2025

SMOF News, volume 4, issue 39

A look at the cost of attending a local media convention, and news in brief.

May 29 •

Petréa Mitchell

SMOF News, volume 4, issue 38

Avoiding disastercons, and news in brief.

May 22 •

Petréa Mitchell

SMOF News, volume 4, issue 37

Plea deal for one defendant in Gen Con heist, romantasy convention underdelivers, GeekGirlCon in trouble, and news in brief.

May 15 •

Petréa Mitchell

SMOF News, volume 4, issue 36

Seattle Worldcon learns AI is even more toxic than anticipated, and news in brief.

May 8 •

Petréa Mitchell

SMOF News, volume 4, issue 35

Some of the departments behind the scenes at cons, and news in brief.

May 1 •

Petréa Mitchell

April 2025

SMOF News, volume 4, issue 34

Ohaycon wants counterclaim slapped down, and news in brief.

Apr 24 •

Petréa Mitchell

SMOF News, volume 4, issue 33

Why your favorite big con can't cancel and relocate, and news in brief.

Apr 17 •

Petréa Mitchell

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