#FIYAHCON2020 did all of this in its first year, digitally, with available resources, with *months* of prep, with accessibility & representation in mind, including an awards ceremony, *and* @Ellethevillain still givin’ allyuh de blueprint.

No one can say they didn’t know.
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RT @Ellethevillain
We did #FIYAHCON for under $25k (mostly live captioning, server upgrade, swag fulfillment).

Including staff, Ignyte finalists, panelists,…
https://twitter.com/Ellethevillain/status/1318018670170394624

This last day of #FIYAHCON2020 is still blowing me away! Woke up just in time to catch the 'What Makes A Good Book Cover' panel with @AshiaMonet, @JohnPicacio, @C_L_Clark & moderator @sillysyntax, and it's reaffirmed everything I want in book covers for PoC writers.

Ahhhh! Congrats to @fictograph on your Best Artist Ignyte Award win!
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Congratulations to @fictograph for winning Best Artist!!! #IgnyteAwards #FIYAHCON2020
https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/1317580692893573121

I literally just gave my nephew a copy of Tristan Strong Punches A Hole In The Sky as a post-exam gift a half an hour ago, and now I get to tell him it's won an Ignyte Award! Congrats, @KSekouM!
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Congratulations to @KSekouM for winning Best in Middle Grade!!! #IgnyteAwards #FIYAHCON2020
https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/1317574513681264640

I only feel half-dressed up, because I know folks will be coming in their very best threads for the #FIYAHCON2020 #IGNYTEAwards! But I have my favourite pins on!

Congratulations again to all the finalists! Let’s make this virtual ceremony a shindig to remember. 🔥

Really dug #FIYAHCON2020's Middle Grade SFF panel with @WriteTeachPlay, @EdenRoyce, @LMDavisWrites, @RoanhorseBex & @KSekouM - not least of which because now I have a long list of gifts to get for my book-loving nephew.

A shame - I just got back up for this one! But the Discord is still lively with discussion, so really, #FIYAHCON2020 is becoming more like (the very best version of) a real con with each passing moment - even when tech fails us, the conversation continues.
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RT @fiyahlitmag
Our deepest apologies, but tech does not seem to be on our side this morning. Due to some unforeseen issues, we are having to cancel the New Magic: Roots in Diasp…
https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/1317488249682632704

Big up again to the entire #FIYAHCON2020 team for this dream of a convention! The first night has already been so brilliant.

But now, I must go back to sleep. Enjoy the rest of the con! 🔥 🔥 🔥

I just want to say, as #FIYAHCON2020 Fringe content comes to a close, that I’m really glad that @IoriKusano and @laviecestmoi made such an amazing series of panels available for folks in what many westerners may consider ‘uncooperative’ time zones, because NOW WE GET TO FEEL IT

I'm up! And I have another #FIYAHCON2020 Fringe panel in an hour!

WE WON'T PHONE IT IN FOR AN ANGLOPHONE AUDIENCE at 7a EST at the Mezzanine! See you there!

Thanks for the reminder!

For folks looking for some tokusatsu goodness after our #FIYAHCON2020 Fringe Superheroes panel, Kamen Rider & Kamen Rider Kuuga are available on Tubi, & on the free streaming service TokuSHOUTsu*!

https://shoutfactorytvlive.com/tokushoutsu
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RT @LMOcreates
Also, looks like the original Kamen Rider is on Tubi for those with access to Tubi. Just saying

https://tubitv.com/series/300004948/kamen_rider

#FIYAH…
https://twitter.com/LMOcreates/status/1317269569870958595

#FIYAHCON2020 begins this evening! That means Fringe content, too!

Join @charlesatan, @IoriKusano, @Fran_Wilde & I as we ramble about SUPERHEROES AROUND THE WORLD! That's at 8p EST, just after the opening ceremonies! Then stick around for all the amazing Fringe content to come!

As we come ever closer to #FIYAHCON2020 this weekend, a reminder that I will be on two Fringe panels!

SUPERHEROES AROUND THE WORLD - Friday 16th @ 8pm EST

WE WON'T PHONE IT IN FOR AN ANGLOPHONE AUDIENCE - Saturday 17th @ 7am EST

Hope to see you there!

The #FIYAHCON2020 schedule has some pretty juicy stuff on it! Including Fringe content, where among other things I'll be chatting with some dope writers about superheroism from different cultural contexts!
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RT @fiyahlitmag
*taps mic*

Feast your eyes on our schedule! We have an amazing Fringe line-up and our regular Con programming is excellent as well. We're only a little over two weeks away folks!

https://theconvention.fiyahlit…
https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/1311776621003595776

A reminder that #FIYAHCON2020's inaugural Ignyte Awards voting wraps up on the 11th, and there are lots of very good things to read in every category, *including poetry*! Don't miss your chance to have a say in who is rewarded by this historic award in our genre. 🔥✊🏿🔥
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RT @fiyahlitmag
Ignyte Award voting closes in ONE WEEK.

https://theconvention.fiyahlitmag.com/the-ignyte-awards/
https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/1301925991913328640

The inaugural @fiyahlitmag #FIYAHCON2020 #IgnyteAwards ballot is hot. I can't wait to witness the ceremony, the statue, and the winners in all their glory. Congratulations to everyone on the ballot! This is a grand moment. 🔥🔥🔥

So many of my absolute favourite things are on this list, and so many more that I have yet to dig into that I must now devour before voting closes.

Also, I'm beyond honoured to have 'Villeneuve's Beast' on the Speculative Poetry shortlist among such brilliant pieces! 🔥
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Theydies and gentlefolk, friends and enemies, we present to you the finalists for the inaugural #FIYAHCON2020 #IgnyteAwards

https://theconvention…
https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/1295389930730983425

This is actually really sweet (in several definitions of the word), and things like this make me really wish what neat decisions like this would look like in a potential future where FIYAHCON could be IRL.
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No week better than #SharkWeek to announce the @MontereyAq will be joining #FIYAHCON2020 to provide their live Jelly and Kelp Forest cams for our event Calm Rooms.
https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/1293248809401712643

🔥👀🔥😍
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RT @fiyahlitmag
The #FIYAHCON2020 Guests page got a huge update today. Check out new additions including @lethophobe @whimsicallyours
@ClowderofTwo @understatesmen
@AndreaGStewart @charliejane and more!

https://theconvention.fiyahlitmag.com/guests/
https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/1293268503206727690

A reminder to fans and organisations excited about @fiyahlitmag's #FIYAHCON2020 that you can help the organisers get ahead of their operating costs by donating or sponsoring. Sponsors get some pretty sweet perks, too!

https://theconvention.fiyahlitmag.com/funding-fiyahcon/