Welcome to the not-quite-ready-for-prime-time schedule for OryCon 44! Seriously - we’re still hard at work on the schedule, but we want to give you an idea of what wonders await you in just a few more weeks. Please check back frequently for changes and additions, and see you in October!
For this hour Creation Station will offer art supplies, low lighting, and quiet background music to allow attendees to work on character sketches, dice bags, dice boxes, or any other craft they would like additional time on.
Have you ever wondered how to get from sheep's wool to woolen socks? Join us as we shear away the mystery behind spinning yarn. In this panel we will comb out wool to make "cloud roving" then we will use drop spindles made from every day items to spin yarn that you get to take home! Take part in a craft that's been keeping people busy and warm for over 10,000 years.
Creation Station is happy to present our annual Art Contest. Bring your best rendition of a character in any medium or create it at con for a fun contest with prizes in multiple categories given Sunday. We'll also have prizes for writing, for coloring, and for crafts created at our panels!
Participants will be asked to create their own Doctor, modeled on themselves or anyone they like, in three areas: The Look -- what their Doctor looks like, and especially what they wear. Participants can render this in art, cosplay, or verse. The 'Tude -- how they view the Universe, how they get along with people, if there is any particular like or dislike; the stuff that would make their Doctor fun and interesting to watch. The Smarts -- Give the participants a problem, and let's see how their Doctor would solve it. The challenge should ideally have many ways to resolve, with no wrong answer except possibly "I wave my Sonic Screwdriver at it and hope the monster falls down".
A cordial atmosphere where writers of any genre, and of any level of experience, are welcome to share tips with folks newer to exploring their writing ability, or new to a genre.
Begin to learn how to hoop weave, crochet, or knit, to make a 4th Doctor scarf, a Jayne hat, or anything else you dream up! All ages welcome; no experience necessary; all supplies provided; bring home what you make! Rating: G.
In Doctor Who, the Doctor is always equipped with a sonic screwdriver, and some other characters have crafted other sonic devices. And all Whovians know of Daleks, arch nemeses of the Doctor. Now you can join them by making your own to take home here in Creation Station. No experience or Whovian knowledge necessary. All ages welcome, but there will be tiny pieces to keep out of tiny mouths.
Celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with us! Bring your cosplays and your own or favorite online fan creations to share. Each regeneration is another Doctor, rising like a Phoenix from the ashes -- never more so than this year's 60th anniversary special!
Whovian improv. Fanfic, fan art, and cosplay prompts to respond to quickly for everyone who wants to play! No experience with Doctor Who is necessary to come get creative and guffaw with us.
David D. Levine is the author of Norton Award winning novel Arabella of Mars (Tor 2016), sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor 2017) and Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor 2018), and over fifty science fiction and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo... Read More →