Media Access Applications for 2019 are closed. Onsite registration as media is available for local Atlanta news and broadcast outlets or nationally significant new outlets. If you have a question about this policy, please direct your question to mediarelations@dragoncon.org.
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DCMR Podcast 7 2019: The Greenbriar Room/Horror & Urban Fantasy
Download Podcast Join Samm Douglas, Dragon Con Media Relation’s Director, as she takes over the podcast to prep reporters on what happens when a reporter comes to Dragon Con! Great for first time reporters and returning veterans. She is joined by her co-host, Dragon Con Media Engagement Manager Dan Carroll, who also interviews Derek and […]
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This week we are joined by Xtrack Director Leigh (also host of the 50 Days of Dragon Con Podcast) and by Sue of Science Fiction Literature and Cisca of Fantasy Literature. We discuss the the new website move and the exciting things happening in these three tracks at Dragon Con. Download podcast. Links: www.dragoncon.org/mediarelationsApply before […]
Read the rest of this entry »NEW WALK OF FAME GUESTS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Phone: Email: URL: Dan Carroll Director, Media Engagement 404 692 1958 mediarelations@dragoncon.orgwww.dragoncon.org NEW WALK OF FAME GUESTS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS 2019 Guests for Interviews (PDF Version) Walk of Fame-Approved Media Are Invited to Request Interviews with Actors ATLANTA – August 13, 2019 – Over the past few weeks, Dragon Con, the internationally known pop […]
Read the rest of this entry »Dragon Con Adopts GrowTix Ticketing Platform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact For GrowTix: Dan Christensen dan@growtix.com Media Contact For Dragon Con: Dan Carroll, Director, Media Relations 404 692 1958 dancarroll@dragoncon.org www.dragoncon.org DRAGON CON ADOPTS GROWTIX PLATFORM FOR MEMBERSHIP SALES Dragon Con Adopts Growtix Platform (PDF Version) Online Purchases for Full and One-Day Memberships in 2019 Will Shorten, Speed Up Registration Lines. […]
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Business Things: Tell us what you need to Succeed Let us know the questions you need answered. Let us know the things you want to do, and if you will need help on the ground making them happen. Have questions about Disability Services? We can work with you. Is there something we haven’t addressed in […]
Read the rest of this entry »DCMR Podcast 5 2019: Filking and The Brit Track
We are talking music and Doctor Who! Join us on this, our 5th Media Relations Podcast for 2019! This week, DCMR Podcast is happy to welcome: Amber, Filk Track Director for Dragon Con: She tells us about music at Dragon Con and especially about the convention phenomena of Filking. Chris Nightsaber of the Nightsabers: He […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Phone: Email: URL: Dan Carroll, Director, Media Engagement 404 692 1958 dancarroll@dragoncon.org www.dragoncon.org DRAGON CON’S DRAGON AWARDS PUBLISHES ITS 2019 BALLOT 2019 Dragon Awards Ballot (PDF Version) Fans-Focused Awards Recognize Excellence in Fifteen Categories of Fiction, Comics, Gaming, and Filmed Entertainment. Fourth Annual Awards Will Be […]
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Table of Contents Getting ready for Dragon Con 2019! Hot Links: Picking Up My Badge: DCMR Podcast 5 2019: Filking and The Brit Track. DCMR Podcast 4 2019: Tours for Reporters/Space and Science Track. PRESS RELEASE: Dragon Con Announces Comics & Pop Art All-Ages Programming. 2019 Dragon Con Progress Report Released. Dragon Con Reporter Email […]
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Every year Dragon Con welcomes over 80,000 attendees to discuss science fiction and fantasy, meet their favorite stars and writers, and be who they truly want to be for five days. One of the hallmarks of Dragon Con is that late-night nerd party scene. We have compiled a list of the scheduled parties at Dragon […]
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