Programming
Guests
Anusia Battersby
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Anusia Battersby is a Manchester-based actor, voice actor, and writer. She studied at the University of Oxford and ALRA North, and has spent the last few years working on a variety of projects within the realms of theatre, film, and audio drama.
After being introduced to The Magnus Archives by a friend, Anusia rather belatedly realised that horror might be for her after all (she also notes that, as a writer whose stories since childhood have usually turned out to be murder mysteries, ghost stories, or a combination of the two, this probably shouldn’t have been as much of a surprise as it was).
In autumn 2021, she co-wrote, co-directed, and appeared in the darkly comic digital theatre piece Something Strange Has Happened On The 15th Floor, which was hosted as part of the Edinburgh Horror Festival the same year. In summer 2023, her short piece Old Tricks was chosen to be staged as part of the OffCut Festival at 53Two, and she also staged her one-woman show, Unscrypted, at The Talleyrand in Levenshulme.
Anusia can currently be heard as Gwendolyn Bouchard in The Magnus Protocol, the follow-up series to the show from Rusty Quill that started it all. She is absolutely thrilled to be playing Gwen, and can't wait to see where the horrors (and voice acting more generally) take her next...
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Billie Hindle
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"My name is Billie Lauren Hindle and I am the VA for Alice Dyer in The Magnus Protocol. I'm a Northern English gal and I use she/her pronouns. I am super excited to attend Archive Con as I have absolutely loved interacting with the fanbase who have been so welcoming since I joined the Magnus universe. I am very eager to interact more with the fans so we can know more about each other.
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"As well as TMAGP, I have a growing career in acting in theatre and film. I starred in the fantastic feature film "Secrets of a Wallaby Boy'', the hit play "Henry's End" and have more film and voice roles in the pipeline this year and next!"
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Got a question for Billie and Anusia? Ask here!
Panels
Do you have a burning desire to share your theories? A need to dig into detailed character analyses? Got too deep into research for your fic, and now just have to tell everyone about Jonah-era occultism? This is where it's at! We welcome a wide variety of panel topics including, but not limited to:
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The Magnus Archives/Protocol/RQ Network-themed topics, like deep dives into characters and meta
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A focus on podcast-making, like sound editing, writing, or voice-acting, whether it be about TMA, another podcast, or a general overview
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Fandom history
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Queerness in fandom
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Creative fannish endeavors, like zines, fic-binding, fanfic, fanart, etc
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Round-table discussions
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Friendly debates
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Ship manifestos
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Discussions and recommendations on similar media
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Panels can be done in a few different ways, depending on your comfort level! These can include: live and on-screen; live but off-screen, and instead sharing, say, a PowerPoint presentation; or even a prerecorded version of either of these. We can work with you to see what fits best. Panels will be done either on Zoom or through your own account on Twitch (if you're unsure, no worries! We'll keep in contact with panelists as time goes on to work everything out).
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In consideration for international attendees and/or those that like sleep, we will be giving panelists the option for us record their panels! We will be placing them on a YouTube channel after the convention finishes, as a private link (emailed to registered attendees only). Depending on how many panels we have, it may take two or so weeks to get them uploaded. Please be patient!
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Notes
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All panels will be given a tag of NSFW or not (this rating will be up to the panelist), and if there are any trigger or content warnings that might apply; however, panelists can also negate this second option for whatever reason, and we will add a "creator chose not to use warnings" tag next to the panel description
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All panelists MUST have a quick session before the convention with one of our mods to test out their Zoom/Twitch capabilities
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Panel slots will mostly be slated for one hour; however, your panel may be shorter or longer if you'd like. If so, please let us know as soon as you are able
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All panels will have one moderator to monitor the chat as you are presenting (we will assign the mod)
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Multiple people may host the same panel
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Unsure if your topic fits with the themes of the convention? Contact us through our email, Twitter, or Tumblr, and we can work with you to see if it does!
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[Registration Now Closed]
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Games, Activities, and Workshops
Tired of learning, and just want to have a good time? Host a game! These can be party games on places like Steam or JackBox, or live interactive ones like Name that Tune (Fear?), quick cosplay challenges, quizzes, table-top rpg one-shots, story games, quick art/fic trades, etc!
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Not tired of learning? Why not show us how to make a zine, or sew a simple doll! Workshops aren't quite like panels - as a workshop host, you'll have people creating along with you as you speak (whether it's prerecorded or not). We ask that if you host a workshop, you have a list of materials attendees will need on hand that we can give out prior to the convention.
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Games can be anywhere from 1 - 3 hours long (lengthier slots mainly for ttrpg games); workshops between 1 - 1.5 hours
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All panelists MUST have a quick session before the convention with one of our mods to test out their Zoom/Twitch capabilities
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Games and workshop panels will have a moderator on hand to monitor the chat
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Have an idea for an activity and not sure if it's accepted? Got an idea for something completely different? Feel free to ask us through email, Twitter, or Tumblr!
[Registration Now Closed]