TBRCon

The Internet gods must've feared the #tbrcon organizing wizard team had gotten too powerful and they decided to cut off our Wi-Fi access for a while there! 1/3

2/3 All of the DAY 6 & 7 giveaway winners were drawn today & notified via email! As usual, check your inboxes & spam folders to make sure you're not missing out on any of the goodies we so graciously bestowed upon you without shedding any tears over not being able to keep for ourselves... ahem.

DAY 6 giveaway winners have been found sneaking their hands in the cookie jar! However, we *did* accidentally leave it open so we will forgive them. This time. Check your inboxes and/or spam for further instructions on how to receive your prizes if you entered for any of the following: ⬇️

While the giveaways are still running and winners are yet to be drawn over the next few days, #tbrcob2026 is officially over!! From the bottom of our book obsessed hearts a huge THANK YOU to everyone who tuned in live, as to those going back to rewatch panels and show them even more love.

Thank you, to our super panelists for taking time out of their days to log in & chat with others on the ins & outs of the publishing world. If it weren't for all of your help combined we could never make this a reality for everyone, much less make it free to access and rewatch!

Finally, to wrap up this wonderful week of prizes and amazing people coming together to talk all things SFF&H we have one final prize to grant one lucky winner, once more from our friends at @thebrokenbinding. ⬇️

Bad news: the last panel of #tbrcon2026 starts in 1 HOUR from now. Good news: we picked a really badass one to wrap it all up🦾 Join @adrianmgibson.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social, Chana Porter, @jeremyszal.bsky.social @eirabrand.com.bsky.social, & @briewoodfiction.bsky.social as they see us off

Penultimate - because we love big words and we cannot lie - giveaway of the day will be another @orbitbooks.bsky.social gem, with one winner going home with signed copies of @andreagstewart.bsky.social's The Hollow Covenant! ⬇️

Character work is important, yes, but without a vivid enough world built around them they can only go so far! Join @angelaslatter.bsky.social @alexgrecian.bsky.social @caitlinstarling.com.bsky.social @hironnennes.bsky.social @jajminton.bsky.social & @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social as they delve into it!

Foreshadowing is a goldilocks art; too heavy handed and you give the game away, too light and you might as well not have tried at all! Wouldn't it be nice if D. W. Ross @clclarkwrites.com Eileen Mueller @jdlrosell.bsk.social Stephen Aryan & @ryancahill.bsky.social came together to talk about it? ⬇️

We've gathered a mix of authors to tell you the ins & outs of writing a standalone across a variety of SFF & H sub-genres. Join @frasierarmitage.bsky.social @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social @luketarzian.bsky.social @pdjeliclark.bsky.social @sunyidean.com & @scribeofhades.bsky.social 1 HOUR from now!

You know it's that time, i.e. the 1st giveaway, but on the last day of #tbrcon2026!! Worry not, to make our parting a little sweeter we have double the goodies from the previous days👀 1st up, then: JAB Books has put 2 copies of Brandon Sanderson & Peter Orullian's Songs of the Dead ⬇️

Starting a GoFundMe for all the back surgery our Final Girls need after carrying entire franchises. Join @sadiehartmann.bsky.social, @mik-randolph.bsky.social, @stephanierose.bsky.social , @stephengrahamjones.bsky.social, & @tanyapell.bsky.social as they discuss this beloved trope in 1 HOUR Link⬇️

3rd and final giveaway of the day, thanks to @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social, is one of their special editions of @fondalee.bsky.social's The Last Contract of Isako🔥 🌍️ Open Internationally - Enter at the link below & make sure you're following us and TBB! app.randompicker.com/Project/Publ... ⬇️

You'd be surprised how much page layout & writing fonts can impact your reading experience! @adrianmgibson.blsky.social @monteroauthor.bsky.social @eirabrand.com.blsky.social @jeffbrowngraphics.bsky.social & @claymorecovers.blsky.social are convening in 1 HOUR from now to better explain how! Link⬇️

DAY 3 giveaway winners have been notified via email🥳 Make sure to check your inbox and spam for your instructions on how to receive your prizes for the following: - Gareth Hanrahan's The Dungeon Book. - John Gwynne's The Faithful and The Fallen TBB Special Edition.

Eurocentric Fantasy is all well & good but the world is big & storytelling has roots all around the globe. Join @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social Caskey Russell @omersarae.bsky.social @taowong.bsky.social & @xuetingni.bsky.social in 1 HOUR from now as they discuss Non Western Worldbuilding Approaches!

Feeling Orwellian or Banksian? Join @taranhunt.bsky.social @krystlematar.bsky.social @wtalabi.com.bsky.social @mosesoseutomi.bsky.social @stricklandia.bsky.social & Brian Penn as they discuss the Politics of Utopia vs Dystopia in 1 HOUR from now! #tbrcon2026 #scifi #utopia #dystopia #books Link⬇️

As we're now little over halfway through #tbrcon2026 we'd like to take a moment to thank this incredible book community for tuning in, sharing, participating, and helping in making it all possible. 🧵 1/

That is the main goal of this Con after all, to bring together new & old(er) voices in the industry, in a more accessible & broad way than in-person Cons generally might allow. The book community is ginormous & we are a small team of volunteers so it is all possible thanks to every one of you🔥 4/

As we're now little over halfway through #tbrcon2026 we'd like to take a moment to thank this incredible book community for tuning in, sharing, participating, and helping in making it all possible. 🧵 1/

To all our guests and moderators, past and present, you are all invaluable and we strive to make this as inclusive an experience as possible for everyone in the book community spread across all these socials. 2/

Dragons come in many shapes & temperaments so @neilthebookguy.bsky.social, @scottpalmerauthor.bsky.social, @ajcalvin.bsky.social, @jordanloyalshort.bsky.social, @saklopfensteinauthor.bsky.social, & @williamjadams3 will talk all about them in 1 HOUR from now! Link⬇️