Happy National Science Fiction Day!
I'll say it again — Happy National Science Fiction Day. This holiday arrives on the 103 birthday of science fiction author Isaac Asimov...
top of page
LibertyCon
®
A Tennessee Literary Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention
Michael Gants
- Jan 1
Con-Versations
“If you haven’t heard of a literary convention, as a fan, you are missing out on something that can change the way you look at reading...
Michael Gants
- Dec 31, 2022
Dressing to Impress
“No costume is no costume.” Costuming Rules WorldCon 42, 1984 Dressing up like a favorite character from a favorite novel, movie,...
Michael Gants
- Dec 30, 2022
Insert One Quarter
“Greetings, Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada. Are you...
Michael Gants
- Dec 29, 2022
The Art of the Story
“Never judge a cover by its book.” The Clarke/Duke Project Stanley Clarke & George Duke Book covers have a special place for me. They are...
Michael Gants
- Dec 28, 2022
From Wet Ink to Flickering Light
“You don't live in the real world... You're like me. You live inside this illusion.”–Art3mis Ready Player One Ernest Kline Several days...
Michael Gants
- Dec 27, 2022
Playing Dice with the Universe
“Never tell me the odds!” Han Solo The Empire Strikes Back Board games have a history stretching back to Senet, a game dating from around...
Michael Gants
- Dec 26, 2022
The Magical Sounds of the Stars
“Drummer beat, and piper blow Harper strike, and soldier go” Anne McCaffery Dragonsong Music. A not-so-simple collection of sounds that...
Michael Gants
- Dec 25, 2022
Christmas Among the Stars (Speculative Christmases Part II)
“This whole Santa Claus thing just doesn't make sense. Why all the secrecy? Why all the mystery? If the guy exists why doesn't he ever...
Michael Gants
- Dec 24, 2022
Fantastic Christmases (Speculative Christmases Part I)
“…There’ll be scary ghost stories and the tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago.” “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”...
Michael Gants
- Dec 23, 2022
From the Silver Screen to Between the Covers
“I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated.” Francis Ford Coppola Speculative fiction books have been a...
Michael Gants
- Dec 22, 2022
Fantastic Science Fiction or Science Fiction Fantasy?
“Any technology, sufficiently advanced, is indistinguishable from magic.” “Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Imagination” Arthur C....
Michael Gants
- Dec 21, 2022
Where is the Genre’s Boundary?
“We are only constrained by the boundaries of our imagination” David Moffett Humans are storytellers. It’s one of the oldest and most...
Michael Gants
- Dec 19, 2022
The Twelve Days of Speculative Fiction
January 2nd is celebrated as Science Fiction Day. It shares a date with the birthday of Isaac Asimov, who would have been 103 in 2023....
Michael Gants
- Nov 19, 2022
T'was the Fortnight Before Christmas (Party)
Saturday, 3 December 2022 the Annual LibertyCon Christmas Potluck and Party will be held at Action Church (707 South Germantown Road,...
Michael Gants
- Nov 17, 2022
The Gift of Love
Tonight, November 17, the LibertyCon board had the pleasure of presenting the staff of Lana's Love Foundation with a check. We were able...
Michael Gants
- Oct 5, 2022
LibertyCon 35 Guests of Honor
The web site has been updated with the newest pictures and biographies of our upcoming LibertyCon 35 / DeepSouthCon 61 Guests of Honor...
Michael Gants
- Sep 5, 2022
2022 Dragon Awards Winners
Last evening, September 4, Dragon Con held its annual awards ceremony, announcing the recipients of the 2022 Dragon Award....
Michael Gants
- Aug 15, 2022
To Catch a Dragon...
The 2022 Dragon Award nominees have been announced. Congratulations to all the members of our LibertyCon family who garnered nominations....
Michael Gants
- Jul 17, 2022
In Memoriam - Eric Flint
Along with the rest of fandom, we mourn the death of author and publisher Eric Flint. He has been a part of the LibertyCon family for...
bottom of page