Octocon

15/06/2026

Join us tonight, 7:30PM- 9PM IST, for our monthly hangout.

Declan J will be hosting a fan chat about Project Hail Mary, film and book (but if you’ve only read the book or seen the film, you’re still very welcome). There will be spoilers. Also available is a spoiler-free breakout for general chat.

Octocon members, check your email, the Discord, or Member portal for the Zoom link. Not a member yet? Join us! https://octocon.com/2026/06/hangout-and-fan-chat-about-project-hail-mary-mon-15th-june/

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Text on the image: Octocon Online Hangout
Monday 15th June, 7:30pm IST
Including Fan Chat about Project Hail Mary.
Octocon.com

Graphics: Octocon's mascot, Octo, eating popcorn, the Octocon logo, and film poster for Project Hail Mary.

11/06/2026

Trade Hall applications are open for Octocon 2026!

Read full details and apply here:
https://octocon.com/octocon-trade-hall/

07/06/2026

Our next monthly hangout will be Monday 15th June from 7:30pm to 9pm IST.

Declan J will be hosting a fan chat about Project Hail Mary, film and book (but if you’ve only read the book or seen the film, you’re still very welcome). There will be spoilers. Also available is a spoiler-free breakout for general chat.

Find out more on our website: octocon.com

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Image Description:

Text on the image: Octocon Online Hangout
Monday 15th June, 7:30pm IST
Including Fan Chat about Project Hail Mary.
Octocon.com

Graphics: Octocon's mascot, Octo, eating popcorn, the Octocon logo, and film poster for Project Hail Mary.

01/06/2026

Happy Pride month from all at Octocon! 🌈

17/05/2026

Join us on Monday 25 May at 8pm IST, live on YouTube, to hear 2023 Octocon Guest of Honour Sarah Rees Brennan read from ALL HAIL CHAOS, the truly evil sequel to her huge hit LONG LIVE EVIL, followed by an interview.
https://www.youtube.com/

Octocon 2026 & 2025 members are invited to join us on Zoom after the streaming ends (8:45pm) for a private Q&A. An email with the invite link will be sent a few days before the event, and it will also be available in the Octocon Discord.



ALL HAIL CHAOS
Rae is a fantasy reader who’s been transported to her favourite fictional world of swords and sorcery, castles and monsters. Playing the villainess, she thought she could change the narrative, but this version of the plot is far more deadly than the one she knew.
Her friends are on the run: the Cobra shelters in an eerie manor haunted by dark secrets, while Emer and Lia stoke a revolution in the gutters. Undead armies roam the kingdom, raiders camp at the city gates, and the all-powerful Emperor – Rae’s favourite character ever, now possibly the greatest monster in the land – wants her to be his evil queen.
Romantic in fiction, complicated in reality. What’s a villainess to do? Time for wicked bargains and fake engagements, in a fantasy where the most dangerous thing you can do is believe in someone.

07/05/2026

We're excited to announce that Ryan Cahill will be joining us in October at the Clayton Hotel in Cork as an in-person guest!

Ryan Cahill is the Sunday Times and USA Today Bestselling author of the epic fantasy series, The Bound and The Broken. Born and raised in Ireland, Ryan spent some years honing his craft amongst the rolling hills and hobbit holes of Middle-Earth, New Zealand, before returning home to conquer the world.

https://octocon.com/2026/05/ryan-cahill/

03/05/2026

Community Fund applications are open!

If you would like to attend Octocon but need support with accommodation and/or travel costs, please complete our funding application.

A number of free memberships are also available for Cork locals.

https://octocon.com/octocon-community-fund/

03/05/2026

The European Science Fiction Society (ESFS) award nominations for 2026 are out, and we'd like to congratulate all our Irish nominees! https://www.esfs.info/esfs-nominations-2026/

Nominated for ESFS Achievement awards:
- Best written work of fiction: "The Sword Triumphant" by this year's Octocon guest Gareth Hanrahan
- Best fanzine: Journey Planet #93 - Andor: Season 2
- Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel: "Silver: Unearthed" - Story by former Octocon GOH Michael Carroll, Art by Joe Currie, letters by Simon Bowland
- Best Event, Festival or Convention organised by Fans: last year's Eastercon in Belfast, Reconnect - Eastercon2025

Nominated for the ESFS Hall of Fame:
Best author: former Octocon GOH Ruth Frances Long
Best publisher: O'Brien Press
Best promoter: regular Octocon guest Jo Zebedee

Nominated for the Chrysalis award: Kevin Moran

See the nominations

30/04/2026

Octocon cannot happen without all our valued volunteers, and although we’re grateful for everyone who can spend time helping out on the weekend of the convention, it’s a year-round endeavour.

We’re currently looking for people to help with:

-Organising and scribing for our committee meetings (3-4 hours a month)
-Looking after our email inbox (1 hour a week)
-Streaming our Octocon Presents events, not just at Octocon (but we do need them for Octocon too) - full training given
-Helping with our social media - Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky and Mastodon (1-2 hours a week)

For more information: https://octocon.com/join-the-octocon-team/

28/04/2026

Today is the day!

Join us live at 8pm IST on YouTube to hear Peadar read from his latest novel and be interviewed by Jean Bürlesk.

https://www.youtube.com/

Octocon 2026 & 2025 members are invited to join us on Zoom after the streaming ends (8:45pm) for a private Q&A. The invite link has been sent through email and is also be available in the Octocon Discord.