Schedule
Panel Schedule
All times are in EDT! Make sure to double check with a conversion site so you don't miss your favourite panels and games. As well, all links to Zoom and Twitch panels will be sent out by email through Eventbrite - you must be registered for the convention in order to access these links. If you happen to miss a panel, check and see if it will be recorded - if so, we will email private YouTube links to registered attendees after the convention is finished, for your perusal.
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If you'd like to see what sorts of activities we had last year, check out our ArCon 2022 site!
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Note: Schedule may still be worked on - all information here may not be final, so check back on June 16th!
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June 16th – Friday
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Opening Ceremonies
Welcome to the con! This is just a short introduction to what we'll be seeing and talking about all weekend.
Panelist: Carrie
Recorded: Yes
Tags: n/a
Where: Zoom
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
The $3000 Award For New Writers
I'm Creag Munroe, storytelling coach and Founder of Elegant Literature. We're the first magazine to pay pro rates but only accept work from new authors. Each month we award one new writer a $3000 award. In this session, we'll discuss the state of the short fiction industry, how Elegant Lit is able to do something no one else is doing, and how anyone, even a someone brand new to fiction, can write a story and earn their first professional publication (and maybe an award!)
Panelist: Creag Munroe
Recorded: Yes
Tags: n/a
Where: Zoom
5:45 PM – 7:15 PM
Beat Your Face (Like It Owes You Money): Easy Cosplay Wounds & Scars For The Non-Makeup-Artist
This panel will cover entry level, accessible methods for basic effects in bruising, light wounds, exhaustion/illness, good old extra eyeballs, and base contouring for cosplay photos.
Panelist: Hosta
Recorded: Yes
Tags: Light gore
Where: Zoom
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Surcease Podcast
Showing of the Trailer and first episode of Surcease, a weekly horror anthology podcast. A little look behind the scenes with the creators of Surcease, including a blooper reel and other fun activities to get to know the people behind the show.
Panelist: Alexander Bauner | Henry Johannessen | Elz Saari | Reeda Bauner | Thalia Højlund | Mars Juul
Recorded: No
Tags: Medical issues; bodily harm; vomiting; gagging; glitching; darkness; SFX; mention of mental illness; loss of bodily functions; mental hospital; gore; obsessive behaviour; death/dying; amputation
Where: Twitch
9 PM – 9:30 PM
The Last and Greatest Horror: Death, Jonah, and the Jamesian Tradition
In the canon of The Magnus Archives, death is a looming, ever present evil and the primary motivation behind Jonah’s machinations. While there are entities that briefly experience death and others who exist in death-like states, TMA doesn’t contain ghosts in the traditional sense. Despite taking inspiration from M.R. James’s ghost stories it paints a very different image of death, and this panel seeks to examine the ways the series draws from horror tradition to shape its greatest and final fear.
Panelist: statuscrows
Recorded: Yes
Tags: Spoilers for the end of TMA; death and canon typical horror elements
Where: Zoom
10:00 PM – 10:45 PM
Out-of-Context Magnus Archives Quote Quiz
This is a trivia game where players will be presented with quotes from The Magnus Archives and asked to guess which character said it or what statement it is from. People who come to the panel will be able to play by joining the quiz using an internet-connected device.
Panelist: Wasp | Audience Participation
Recorded: Yes
Tags: Canon-typical everything
Where: Zoom
June 17th – Saturday
5 AM – 6 AM
Magnus Against Humanity
Join a custom Magnus-themed online game of Cards Against Humanity! You may drop in and out at any point, with the caveat that technical reasons permit only a limited amount of players at a time. We will try to rotate players to give a chance to everyone who wants to join. Chat (voice or text) not mandatory!
Panelist: Aza/sazandorable | Audience Participation
Recorded: No
Tags: NSFW; spoilers for the end of TMA; game-runner has no way to foresee the content but expect raunchiness, unwholesome ships, horror, and general NSFW and dark humour
Where: Discord
6:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Why Are JMart So Blorbo?
A reflection on what Jon and Martin and their relationship mean to me, trying to get to the bottom of why they’ve lived rent free in my brain for over two years.
Panelist: AsTheJayFlies
Recorded: Yes
Tags: Canon typical trauma; spoilers for the end of TMA
Where: Zoom
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Creative Commons Wisdom
You hear it after every episode of your favourite podcast, but do you know what all those words after 'a Creative Commons' means? And more importantly, what does it mean to you? Join indie podcasting's works-for-cookies lawyer, Marguerite Kenner, for an introduction to the Creative Commons licenses, their history and elements, and how fans and creators alike can benefit from their motto 'when we share, everyone wins'.
Panelist: Marguerite Kenner
Recorded: Yes
Tags: n/a
Where: Zoom
10 AM – 11 AM
“I really love JME,” or, What It Means To Ship A Rarepair In Fandom
Using the example of shipping Jon/Martin/Elias, this panel sought to explore what it feels like to love a rarepair in fandom, while acknowledging all the frustration and lonely feelings that can arise from it. It's also an enthusiastic manifesto for creating the content you would like to see for a ship you love, despite the apparent lack of an audience, and, perhaps, a subtle way to express how Jon/Martin/Elias is a very sexy ship, actually.
Panelist: RavenXavier
Recorded: Yes
Tags: NSFW; spoilers for the end of TMA; creator chose not to use warnings
Where: Zoom
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Audio Drama Jeopardy
Have you been listening to approximately 10^25 hours of podcasts since quarantine and now know a ton of trivia and fandom lore? If so, this game is for you! It will be focused on Night Vale and The Magnus Archives, but there will also be questions about lesser known podcasts.
Panelist: Ocean | Audience Participation
Recorded: No
Tags: Spoilers for the end of TMA; may include discussion of violent acts
Where: Zoom
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
A Fan Studies Primer for Fans
Fan studies is a field within academia that is constantly growing and expanding, but why should you, the fans, care about what a bunch of academics are saying? This panel provides a brief introduction to the state of the field and key theories, and it makes the argument that academic thought affects the real world, but especially in the case of fandom due to the close relationship between scholars and fans in the existence of the scholar-fan/fan-scholar/"aca-fan."
Panelist: Ace J. (Phoebenavarro)
Recorded: Yes
Tags: Discussions of racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, and stigma surrounding mental health issues both in a fandom context and within academia
Where: Zoom
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Britpicking The Magnus Archives
Why is it significant that Elias Bouchard got a 3rd in PPE from Christ Church college? How is the UK school system structured (and how would it have been during the time when Jon would have attended)? Why will Jon never wake up to the sound of cardinals outside his window? Zalia, a real live British person, will cover some of the basics. Bring your Britpicking questions!
Panelist: Zalia Chimera
Recorded: Yes
Tags: Spoilers for the end of TMA; possible political discussion and swearing
Where: Zoom
4 PM – 5 PM
The Themes and Dynamics of JonDaisy
This will be a panel centered around Jonathan Sims and Daisy Tonner. We'll explore the textual examples of their relationship within the podcast, how their dynamic evolved over time, and how this is relevant to the themes of TMA. Discussions of meta and fan-focused thoughts will follow.
Panelist: Mx. Charming
Recorded: Yes
Tags: Spoilers for the end of TMA; discussions will broadly include mentions of: police brutality, abuse/violence, kidnapping, attempted murder, childhood endangerment/trauma
Where: Zoom
5:30 PM – 7 PM
Lightning FanFiction
Come and write some speedy fanfiction! Prompts will be provided of character(s), setting, and theme before everyone will have twenty minutes to write a fast fanfiction. Silly, sexy, or scary, all genres will be welcome!
Panelist: Freetobeproblematic | Audience Participation
Recorded: Yes
Tags: NSFW; spoilers for the end of TMA; no limits on the type of fanfiction will be given, but we will ask that people who are inspired to write darker fanfiction will provide trigger warnings before sharing so others can mute the audio.
Where: Zoom
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Jonah and the Villain of A Thousand Faces
A panel discussion about Jonah Magnus. What do we really know about this integral villain to the series? How certain aspects of his character have pervaded through fandom despite having no basis in canon.
Panelist: Freetobeproblematic
Recorded: Yes
Tags: NSFW; spoilers for the end of TMA; darker subject matter
Where: Zoom
10 PM – ?? AM
Slumber Party
Let’s keep the good vibes going! Grab your pajamas, Blahajs, and cozy blankets for casual chatting, spooky stories, fandom faves, etc. No plans, no worries! All guests can go on camera, voice, and/or text chat, whatever they wish to use.
Panelist: Carrie | Fav | J. Quadrifrons | Linn | Audience Participation
Recorded: No
Tags: NSFW; spoilers for the end of TMA; creators chose not to use warnings
Where: Zoom
June 18th – Sunday
10 AM – 10:30 AM
Ocean’s Fandom Livestream
I'll be streaming and reacting to some of my cosplay and art videos inspired by Welcome to Night Vale and The Magnus Archives.
Panelist: Ocean
Recorded: No
Tags: Flashing lights; spoilers for Night Vale and TMA; spoilers for the end of TMA
Where: Twitch
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
(Some of) The Real Forgotten Peoples that Inspired Trice Forgotten
Nemo Martin leads a tour of the real people whose histories were the impetus behind the creation of the characters of Trice Forgotten.
Panelist: Nemo Martin
Recorded: Yes
Tags: Discussions of enslavement, nineteenth century racism, taxidermy / animal death (no graphic images), mentions of war and injury, mentions of non-consensual relationships.
Where: Zoom
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Make Your Statement: A TMA Oral History
Fandoms can be life-changing: they're community, they're creative support and inspiration, they're an expression of joy (and, sometimes, of personality conflicts). From its very early days in 2016 to the explosion of 2020 and the unexpected resurrection of The Magnus Protocol, TMA fandom has been one hell of a ride. Join us for a panel-style discussion of the history of the fandom from our own points of view, and for information on how you can contribute to an oral history of TMA fandom as a whole.
Panelist: J. Quadrifrons | Flammen | Martyn
Recorded: Yes
Tags: NSFW; spoilers for the end of TMA; creator chose not to use warnings
Where: Zoom
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Q & A with Marguerite and Alasdair
For our final panel, Alasdair and Marguerite will be answering your questions, from TMA-specific details, to the world of podcasting and beyond!
Panelist: Marguerite Kenner | Alasdair Stuart
Recorded: Yes
Tags: Spoilers for the ending of TMA
Where: Zoom
5:45 PM – 6 PM
Closing Ceremonies
A final goodbye and thank you to all our participants, mods, and attendees.
Panelist: Carrie
Recorded: Yes
Tags: n/a
Where: Zoom
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