From The Other McCain
by Wombat-socho
Or, Taking Back SF One Convention At A Time.
Every year in June, there’s a science fiction convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that is so popular, memberships sell out in a matter of hours when they become available. Part of this is because (thanks to some arcane rules I don’t pretend to understand that don’t have anything to do with fire marshal regulations) Libertycon limits its membership to around 750 people. The other part is that unlike most SF conventions, the people who run Libertycon are adamant about maintaining a convention free of the ridiculous woke crap that has made a lot of SF conventions, big and small, places where conservative and libertarian authors and fans aren’t welcome. So Libertycon memberships are very much in demand, despite the facts that 1) Chattanooga is damned hard to get to unless you live in driving distance, and B, every year the hotel that hosts it seems to change hands and forget how to do room reservations.
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So if you happen to live in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, or Utah (or someplace else with cheap airfares to/from Vegas), think about coming down to Son of Silvercon the weekend of October 13. Hop in the car, book a flight or a bus ride, and come on down! If you can’t make it for some reason, consider a supporting membership to help make it happen (It’s only $20) and mention us to someone who might be interested. If you’re a veteran or an N3F member, we offer a $5 discount off the attending membership price. We also have a limited number of vendor tables available, if you’re interested in flogging some books or games to the masses. Do your part for the culture war! Buy stuff from authors and artists who don’t hate you! Come to Son of Silvercon!
Their mascot is Fission-Chan, their artwork is by the lady who does the Mama Bunny comics, and the location is the Best Western Plus in Henderson, Nevada on October 13-15, 2023.
They also had enough forethought to point out the permit that Nevada requires for vendors to have a table.
Head Noises 
God knows where we’ll be in 3 months but it sounds like fun.
Sadly, my husband has a temporary assignment right then, my mother got me to promise in a moment of weakness that I wouldn’t do multi-day-long drives without another adult with me, and she’s already thrown a fit about the very idea of crossing the great divide after September so the option of inviting her won’t fly.
/annoyed
That’s tough.
If you were still on the west coast I’d offer to carpool :-)
And I’d probably take you up on it!