{"id":3002,"date":"2019-09-25T22:03:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T02:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/?p=3002"},"modified":"2019-09-25T22:03:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T02:03:49","slug":"saluki-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/index.php\/saluki-con\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Guest at Saluki Con (Sept. 28-29)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend, I’ll be a special author guest at Saluki Con at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL. The convention will be held in the SIU Student Center and will feature tabletop gaming and RPGs, esports, cosplay, workshops, panels, and vendors.<\/p>\n

The organizers say:<\/p>\n

This is the third consecutive year we have held this event, which originally began as\u00a0Eclipse Con.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0We have been growing this event each year, but you can expect the SIU Student Center to be bustling with activity that will feature special regional and celebrity guests, a wide array of vendors, artists, children’s activities, table top gaming demonstrations and tournaments, a costume contest, and other special events.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For more information or to get tickets, visit the convention site: https:\/\/salukicon.siu.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Prizes for the Star Wars Destiny Tournament, which will be hosted by Fox Comics and Games.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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