A week away from WorldCon and things are getting SUPER exciting over here at Robot HQ. We’ve got some great author signings, author panels, giveaways and exclusive bargains planned, and we can’t wait for it all to start.

Join us for a Robot Party!

Today we also announced the pre-launch party that we’ll be hosting for The Resurrectionist of Caligo by Wendy Trimboli & Alicia Zaloga. The book doesn’t release until 10th September, but you lucky WorldCon-goers will get the chance to purchase early and chat with the authors, while enjoying a drink or two on us. All are welcome, so come and join us in Wicklow Room 2 on Thursday from 8pm.

Exclusive Proof Giveaways

And, as if that wasn’t good enough, we’re planning on giving away 100 sample proof copies of The Resurrectionist of Caligo to celebrate its release during the WorldCon week. Giveaways will be open on Thursday at 4pm and Saturday at 10.30am for 30 minutes on the Angry Robot stand. It’s first-come, first-served, so get in quick because like your mumma always told ya, once it’s gone, it’s gone.

Where you can find the Robots

We know you’ll want to track down your favourite robot, watch their panels, tell them you love them, follow their every move… So to make it easier to do all those things, we’ve put together the list of where you can find the robots throughout WorldCon so you don’t miss out. (NB We’re not actually condoning stalking though.)

THURSDAY 15th AUGUST

LIFFEY HALL 2, 11:00-11:50
Dan Moren – Crime & Punishment in the Age of Superheroes,

WICKLOW HALL 2B, 13:00-13:50
Dan Moren – DC: TV vs Film

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 16.00 -16.30
Wendy Trimboli & Alicia Zaloga – The Resurrectionist of Caligo
Author signing and an exclusive giveaway of 50 copies The Resurrectionist of Caligo proofs

WICKLOW ROOM 1, 16:00 – 16:50
Keren Landsman – The Intersection of Science and Public Policy

WICKLOW ROOM 1, 17.00 – 17.50
Jeannette Ng – Medieval textiles and textile crafts

STRATOCASTER BC (Point Square), 18:30 – 19:20
Eric Scott Fischl – Illustration or Fine Art?

WICKLOW ROOM 2, 20.00
Wendy Trimboli & Alicia Zaloga – The Resurrectionist of Caligo
Pre-launch Party for The Resurrectionist of Caligo – drinks, nibbles, chat

LIFFEY HALL 2, 21:00 – 21:50
Patrice Sarath – Horse Sense

FRIDAY 16th AUGUST

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 10.00 – 10.30
Madeline Ashby – vN / iD
Author signing

WICKLOW ROOM 1, 10:00 – 10:50
Alyc Helms – Making the transition from Player to Games Master

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 11.00 -11.30
DB Jackson – Time’s Demon / Time’s Children
Author signing

WICKLOW HALL 2A (Dances), 11-11.50
Madeline Ashby – Fleshy fears: horror and the body

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 11.30 – 12.00
Eric Scott Fischl – Dr Potter’s Medicine Show / The Trials of Solomon Parker
Author signing

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 12.00 – 12.30pm
Dan Moren – The Bayern Agenda
Author signing

LEVEL 3 FOYER (KK/LB) (CCD), 12-12.50
Madeline Ashby – Kaffeeklatsch: Madeline Ashby

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 12.30 – 13.00
Patrice Sarath – Fog Season / The Sisters Mederos
Author signing

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 13.00 – 13.30
Jamine Gower – Moonshine
Author signing

FOYER LEVEL 3, 14.00 – 14.50
Jeannette Nd – Kaffeeklatsch

ODEON 1 (Point Square Dublin), 14:30 – 15:20
Keren Landsman – An Anniversary to Remember: The 1918 Flu Pandemic

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 15.00 – 15.30
Alyc Helms – Conclave of Shadows / Dragons of Heaven
Author signing

WICKLOW ROOM 3, 15-15.50
Madeline Ashby – Can technology save the world?

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 16.00 – 16.30
Carrie Patel – Song of the Dead / Cities & Thrones / The Buried Life
Author signing

WICKLOW HALL 2B (CCD), 16-16.50
DB Jackson – Expanding the storyverse with tie-in novels

WICKLOW HALL 1, 18:00 – 18:50
Cameron Johnston – Introduction to Grimdark

WICKLOW HALL 2B, 18:00 – 18:50
Keren Landsman – What Writers Need to Know: The Brain and Body

LIFFEY HALL 2, 19.00 – 19.50
Jeannette Ng – The magic of beauty

LIFFEY ROOM 2, 19-19.50
Micah Yongo – Writing outside western expectations

WICKLOW HALL 2B, 21-21.50
Madeline Ashby – Why is it always raining in Gotham? Noir themes in SF

SATURDAY 17th AUGUST

WICKLOW HALL 2A (Dances), 11.00 – 11.50
Jaine Fenn – Patreon: The Evolution of Supporting the Arts

WICKLOW ROOM 1, 11.00 – 11.50
Jeannette Ng – Human reproduction and childbirth in SFF

LIFFEY ROOM 2, 11-11.50
Micah Yongo – What is African science fiction?

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 11.30 – 12.00
Eric Scott Fischl – Dr Potter’s Medicine Show / Trials of Solomon Parker
Author signing

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 12.00 – 12.30pm
Dan Moren – The Bayern Agenda
Author signing

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 12.30 – 13.00
Jaine Fenn – Broken Shadow / Hidden Sun
Author signing

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 13.00 – 13.30
Craig Cormick – Shadow Master / Floating City
Author signing

WICKLOW ROOM 1, 13:00 – 13:50
Carrie Patel – Inclusive Game Design

LEVEL 4 FOYER, 13-13.50
Micah Yongo – Autographs

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 14.00 – 14.30
Alyc Helms – Conclave of Shadows / Dragons of Heaven
Author signing

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 14.30 – 14.00
Carrie Patel – Song of the Dead / Cities & Thrones / The Buried Life
Author signing

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 15.00 – 15.30
Keren Landsman – The Heart of the Circle
Author signing

LIFFEY ROOM 3 (Readings), 15-15.50
Brett Savoy – Breaking into short horror fiction markets

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 16.00 – 16.30
Brett Savoy – A Perfect Machine
Author signing

WICKLOW ROOM 3, 17-17.50
Brett Savoy – Horror: where are we going, where have we been?

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 17.30 – 18.00
Madeline Ashby – vN / iD
Author signing

LIFFEY ROOM 3 (Readings), 18-19.00
Micah Yongo – How Not to Make Feudal Mistakes

LIFFEY HALL 2, 19:00 – 19:50
Carrie Patel – Narrative & Storytelling for Games

LIFFEY HALL 2, 21:00 – 21:50
Patrice Sarath – Dystopia in Current Times

SUNDAY 18th AUGUST

WICKLOW ROOM 1, 10:00 – 10:50
Rob Greene – Writing Past Our Literary Blind Spots

WICKLOW ROOM 2, 10:00 – 10:50
Cameron Johnston – It’s all Gone to Shit

WICKLOW HALL 1, 10:00-10:50
Dan Moren – How to Start a Podcast

WICKLOW HALL 2B (CCD), 10:00 – 10:50
Alyc Helms – The Bare Bones of Worldbuilding: Archaeology in SFF

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 10.30 – 11.00
Wendy Trimboli & Alicia Zaloga – The Resurrectionist of Caligo
Author signing and an exclusive giveaway of 50 copies The Resurrectionist of Caligo proofs

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 11.30 – 12.00
Cameron Johnston – God of Broken Things / The Traitor God
Author signing

ECOCEM ROOM, 12-12.50
DB Jackson – The human cost of time travel

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 13.00 – 13.30
Jamine Gower – Moonshine
Author signing

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 14.00 – 14.30
DB Jackson – Time’s Demon / Time’s Children
Author signing

WICKLOW HALL 2A (Dances), 14:00 – 14:50
Rob Greene – Born Sexy Yesterday

THE ANGRY ROBOT STAND, 15.00 – 15.30
Keren Landsman – The Heart of the Circle
Author signing

LIFFEY HALL 2, 19:00 – 19:50
Rob Greene – You’re Bard

LIFFEY ROOM 3 (Readings), 19.30-19.50
Madeline Ashby – Reading

MONDAY 19TH AUGUST

ODEON 1 (Point Square Dublin), 10.30-11.30
Madeline Ashby – AIs and the female image

ODEON 4 (Point Square), 10.30 – 11.20
Jeannette Ng – Costume and textile research and documentation

LIFFEY ROOM 2, 12:00 – 12:50
Keren Landsman – How Plausible Are Fictional Diseases?

LIFFEY ROOM 3, 12.30 – 13.00
Jeannette Ng – Reading

WICKLOW ROOM 2, 15.00 – 15.50
Keren Landsman – Israeli genre fiction: ancient culture, new tendencies