Balticon
balticon maryland regional science fiction convention sponsored baltimore science fiction society bsfs held annually since name balticon trademarked bsfs balticon brings together science science fiction fantasy professional creative amateur fan memorial day weekend year day multitrack event around baltimore balticon described general big tent science fiction convention since primary emphasis literary programming activity cover number area anime art costuming science podcasting new medium gaming filk music balticon produced baltimore science fiction society inc c literary society run entirely volunteer assume responsibility many level ranging gofer sign run errand convention con chair may spend two year planning administration activity program item developed convention staff suggestion program participant literary program usually concentrate heavily segment genre year guest honor publishes hisher work balticon activity track run hour day friday afternoon monday afternoon balticon also usually host robert heinlein pay forward blood drive time convention bsfs present compton crook award given best first novel science fiction fantasy horror genre balticon previous year winner invited back present award new winner winner annual jack l chalker young writer contest announced balticon bsfs sponsor short story writing contest maryland resident school attendee age fantasy science fiction genre beginning baltimore science fiction society began presenting robert heinlein award balticon opening ceremony bsfs sponsoring organization award started yoji kondo funded heinlein society recipient selected panel judge originally chosen among robert heinlein fellow sf writer balticon poetry contest winner invited read winning entry balticon published balticon convention program guide cash prize convention membership awarded masquerade usually held saturday night award given various category costuming including creativity construction presentation balticon sunday night short film festival bsnsff nosubmissionfee competition traditionally held sunday night short film science fact science fiction fantasy horror genre currently audience vote choose winner animated liveaction category past balticon sunday night short film festival winner grandfather paradox hide seek – chris romano creatordirector end night best animated burning safari best live action hunt gollum best animated eta – henrik bjerregaard clausen director best live action tie android love – lee citron writerdirector best live action tie legacy – mike doto writerdirector best specialty short shall pas ok go director choice animated painter sky – jorge morais valle writerdirector director choice live action friend josh – shaun springer director best animated zero – christopher kezelos director best live action dead time – kostos skiftas andreas lambropoulos director director choice animated sintel – colin levy writerdirector director choice live action corbin – brent weichsel director balticon may also premier independent featurelength film locally md dc va pa produced feature film time day convention well several hour panel discussion balticons filmmaking program track prior bsfs held annual event election bsfs board director several year bsfs rented hotel space invited author speak guest honor election event point forward event became annual convention known balticon subsequently bsfs election function moved different date balticon held easter weekend take advantage lower hotel cost three day long however balticon moved memorial day weekend expanded full four day balticon scheduled person – may inperson convention cancelled due covid pandemic event reorganized free online convention date took place zoom discord second life balticon may also held virtual event admission virtual convention free year hybrid event planned balticon first time charge required attend virtual programming balticon inperson many event streamed later available viewing purchased ticket virtual pass balticon official website baltimore science fiction society official website bsfs website film festival photo balticons past