Welcome to the May Newsletter from Unconfined - Eastercon 2027 in Glasgow. A special shout out to all of our new members and subscribers!

Just a short newsletter this month, so let's get going.

Where we've been

We were in Belfast at the start of May, attending Norncon - we chatted with a lot of people, and had a great time. It's wonderful to see a new convention start and be an instant success - and we hope to back in Belfast for another soon.

Where we're going

You'll be able to find us at quite a few conventions coming up this year. Late this week we will be at:

Satellite 9 - 22-24 May 2026 at the Clayton Hotel, Glasgow. Another major convention for us – in our home city. We're very much looking forward to being there.

In the months following we will also have fan tables and/or presence at other conventions, including Metropolcon, LAcon, Octocon, Fantasycon and Novacon. More details of these in future newsletters.

Virtual Memberships and the Membership Instalment Plan are live.

We have now launched virtual memberships and a membership instalment plan. The online membership will enable you to stream and catch up on all of the convention’s programme that we are able to provide.

Prices for virtual memberships are:

• FULL VIRTUAL is £40
• DISCOUNTED VIRTUAL is £25

The instalment plan is available for those who can’t pay for membership in one go. In order to access it, you will need to buy a virtual membership for each member wanting to make use of the instalment plan, and payments must be completed by 28^th February 2027. Plans will not be available for Child or Young Adult memberships.

Full details on how set up an instalment plan are live on our website.

Are you thinking of attending Unconfined with Children?

We want to make it as easy as possible for people with children to attend our convention – and in order to do this we need to know as early as possible if you are likely to attend with children.

If you’re thinking about attending with children, could you please fill in this form (5 questions, 3 mandatory) to let us gain an idea about what provision we need to make? This is not a commitment – merely something to aid us in our planning.

The form’s URL is https://forms.gle/RdcVfDfB7k3s27yC6 – please pass this on to anyone you know who might want to attend our convention and who has children. Thank you!

We’re looking for Programme Suggestions

One of the great things about coming back from an Eastercon is that everyone is buzzing with ideas for items that could be on the programme. We definitely are, but we want to hear your suggestions too. If you have an idea and you think we should consider it, please fill in our form.

We’re also looking for Volunteers!

We’re definitely gearing up for Unconfined now, and there is a lot to do. We’re putting together our list of roles needed, and there are pre-con liaison and information roles that would be best performed by someone in and around Glasgow. Drop us an email if that sounds interesting.

But we’re always looking for people who want to help out. You can find out more information, and a form to let us know you’re interested, on the volunteering page on our website.

Thanks to…

España Sheriff, for our wonderful logos.

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