Glasgow Eastercon 2027

A photo of a white tote bag on a white surface. Around it is a black notebook, a pair of sunglasses, a pair of wireless earbuds, a black retro camera, and a small round pot plant. The tote bag has the Unconfined logo on it. It shows a silhouetted skyline of Glasgow in dark blue is arced across the top. There is a mirrored skyline below in dark green of a science fiction city skyline. In the centre, between the two horizon lines is the word ‘Unconfined’ in green capital letters. Below it reads ‘The 78th Annual UK National Science Fiction Convention’ and '26-29 March 2027 Glasgow.

Show your support for Unconfined, the 2027 Eastercon! We’ve tshirt, polo shirts and hoodies, but more importantly we’ve tote bags, just what you need for carrying your fake pot plants and retro camera

Check out the full range of designs and colours here - easterconglasgow.org/shop/

A photo of our fantable at Smofcon. On the left is Esther, a white woman with pink hair and glasses in a a dress patterned with books. On her right is Meg, a white woman with dark hair and glasses in a black tshirt which says 'Glasgow Girl'. Next to her is Alan, a white man with grey hair and a white beard in a black Unconfined tshirt. Next to him is David, a white man with brown and a short beard in a black tshirt for The Overlook Hotel. On the right is John, a white man with brown hair and a short beard and glasses in a purple Octothorpe tshirt. They are all stood behind a table hung with Scottish flags, with glasses of whisky, tunnocks teacakes, and shortbeard.

We’ll be at Iridescence in April! This is when we’ll become a seated Eastercon and we’d love you to come say hi to us! (4/4)

Unconfined - Childcare expression of interest We're asking people to let us know if they're thinking of bringing children needing childcare to the convention. This is not a commitment - this is merely to allow us to plan.

We’re also gauging interest in at-con childcare facilities - if this is something that you would find useful just fill in the google form here: forms.gle/RdcVfDfB7k3s... (3/4)

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Big news for our Guests of Honour - LR Lam is in conversation with Katalina Watt tomorrow night at the Argyle Street Waterstones (www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev... ), and P. Djèlí Clark’s novelette ‘Cronus’ is eligible for Hugo nomination from 2025 Worldcon and 2026 WSFS members! (2/4)

Have you seen all the news from our newsletter from last week? If you feel like you’re missing out you can read past ones here - easterconglasgow.org/category/new... - and sign up to the mailing list on our homepage (1/4)

Hi Raj - we currently have a volunteers’ Discord, and we’ll have a members’ one set up closer to the convention

Volunteering for Eastercon 2027 in Glasgow Thank you so much for being willing to help out at Unconfined - Eastercon 2027 in Glasgow! This quick survey will collect some information from you, and then you'll get an email from us so we can…

We’re always looking for new people to join, whether that’s pre-con or at-con, helping out every week or a one-off hour, everything helps build the convention. Just fill in the volunteer form linked below and we’ll be in touch!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The outline of the science fiction version of the Unconfined convention logo. A silhouetted skyline of Glasgow in dark blue is arced across the top. There is a mirrored skyline below in dark green of a science fiction city skyline. In the centre it reads ‘Volunteer for Unconfined 2027!’. The top line is green and the bottom line blue.

We’re looking for volunteers! Eastercon is entirely volunteer-run, and we need people like you to make it happen ❤️

#volunteering #eastercon #eastercon2027 #glasgoweastercon

Livestreaming on YouTube once a month with different volunteer members, and books covering science fiction, fantasy, horror and more! The book of the month will be announced in advance, so read along with us and join in in the chat (2/2)

An expanded version of the Unconfined logo. A silhouetted skyline of Glasgow in dark blue is arced across the top. There is a mirrored skyline below in dark green of a science fiction city skyline. In the centre, between the two horizon lines are the words ‘Unconfined Online Bookclub’ in green capital letters. Below in dark blue it says ‘Starting April 2026!’

Looking to up your reading goal this year, or just wants folks to chat with about spec-fic? Announcing the Unconfined Online Bookclub, starting this April! (1/2)

A photo of an Asian man wearing a zip-up Unconfined hoody. The hoody is off-white with the logo over the right of the chest. The logo is a silhouetted skyline of Glasgow in dark blue is arced across the top. There is a mirrored skyline below in dark green of a science fiction city skyline. In the centre, between the two horizon lines is the word ‘Unconfined’ in green capital letters.

A black woman wearing a dark grey zip-up hoody with the logo in white over the right of the chest.

A white woman wearing a light blue pull over hoody with the coloured logo across the chest.

A photo of a white man wearing a blue pullover hoody. The Unconfined logo is in white across the chest.

Chase away those January blues with our new hoody designs - they come in up to 9 different colours with zip-up and pullover options!

easterconglasgow.org/shop/

#eastercon #eastercon2027 #merch

Happy New Year from everyone at Unconfined! 🎉🎊🥳

Let us know what New Year's Resolutions your making!

Your First Footer is the first guest to cross your threshold in the new year, and are to be welcomed in for food and drink and given a gift - like whiskey, shortbread, coal, salt or fruit bread - to bring luck to their household 🍀

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The most common Hogmanay tradition today is First Footing, which starts the second we tick over into the new year 🚪

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This is a time to gather with your friends and family, eat and drink together, and ring in the New Year with lots of bright lights, fireworks and a singing of Auld Lang Signe 🎶

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While Christmas is very popular now, traditionally in Scotland the big holiday of the year is Hogmanay, the 31st December (we even get 2 days bank holiday for New Year!)

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A photo of a firework exploding in the sky. The sky is completley black and the firework is a cluster of small orange and gold explosions. The silhouettes of people are lit on the ground below and a small plume of smoke is near them.

Happy Holidays from all of us at Unconfined! To celebrate, here's some fun facts about Hogmanay 🎇

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A photo of an Unconfined mug sat on a wooden tabletop. It is a white mug with the logo across it, and a dark blue interior. The logo shows a silhouetted skyline of Glasgow in dark blue is arced across the top. There is a mirrored skyline below in dark green of a science fiction city skyline. In the centre, between the two horizon lines is the word ‘Unconfined’ in green capital letters.

Want to show your support for Unconfined? Why not check out merch! We’ve t-shirts, polos, hoodies, mugs, totes and more! Find it all at easterconglasgow.org/shop/

The Smofcon 42 logo. It is a stylised graphic in shades of green and yellow. In the centre is a flying saucer beaming up a silhouetted person stood on the ground. In the background is a large ringed planet, the outline of the planet encircling them. Across the top reads ‘Smofcon 42' and across the bottom upside down is ‘Don’t panic!’.

We’re at Smofcon this weekend! We’re looking forward to visiting Sweden and honing our con-running skills.

Are you going to be there? Come say hi to our committee and volunteers!

Discord Moderator/Administrator x2
Scope: Managing the staff discord server, assinging roles, creating new channels, generally looking after the server
Skills: Previous experience with managing Discord servers
Time Commitment: 1hr a week
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Social Media Post Creation x multiple
Scope: Writing text for posts based on bullet points, writing image descriptions, and scheduling posts
Skills: Enjoys writing and has experience in using social media
Time Commitment: half an hour a week
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YA/Kids Programme Ideas Team x3
Scope: Throw ideas into a Google doc to help fill out the YA programme
Skills: Enthusiasm and some experience of seeing/being on YA programme
Time Commitment: A few minutes per week
(5/7)

Publications Designer
Scope: Create an initial guide layout, and then layout 3 progress reports and 1 programme book
Skills: Design and layout experience
Time Commitment: Intermittent- a few hours work every few months
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Volunteering for Eastercon 2027 in Glasgow Thank you so much for being willing to help out at Unconfined - Eastercon 2027 in Glasgow! This quick survey will collect some information from you, and then you'll get an email from us so we can…

If nothing’s catching your eye but you still want to be involved just fill in our volunteer form here and we’ll contact you when we have new roles available!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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We have some key roles below we are currently looking to fill - if any sound of interest message us here or email us at volunteers@easterconglasgow.org (2/7)

A photo of our co-chair, David, sat at our fantable at Novacon. He is a white man with short brown hair and beard, and is wearing a black Unconfined tshirt. Next to him is the convention pull-up banner with our guests of honour P Djeli Clar, LR Lam, Mark Meenaan, and Tamsyn Muir on it, and the words ‘26-29 March 2027, Crowne Plaza Hotel Glasgow’. In the table are ribbons, sweets and flyers.

We’re looking for volunteers! Eastercon is entirely volunteer-run, and we need people like you to make it happen ❤️ We’re always looking for new people to join, whether that’s pre-con or at-con, helping out every week or a one-off hour, everything helps build the convention. (1/7)

Discounted adult prices are self-declared - if you think you need a discount you get one 💚 We shall also have an attendance fund to aid people in participating with the convention, details of which will be released closer to the convention (4/4)

From the 1st December these will increase to:
🔹 Adult £105
🔹 Discounted Adult £70
🔹 Young Person (age 13-26) £25
🔹 Child (under 13) £10
🔹 Apocryphal £5
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Our current membership prices are:
🔹 Adult £90
🔹 Discounted Adult £60
🔹 Young Person (age 13-26) £25
🔹 Child (under 13) £10
🔹 Apocryphal £5
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There’s only 1 week left until our next rate rise is on the 1st December! Save your money in the run-up to Christmas by joining the convention here - registration.easterconglasgow.org (1/4)