Manitoba's Premier Science Fiction & Fantasy Literary Convention May 17 - 19, 2019 Radisson Hotel, Winnipeg, MB
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Manitoba’s Premier Science Fiction
& Fantasy Literary Convention
May 17 - 19, 2019
Radisson Hotel, Winnipeg, MB
Keycon 36 Con Committee
Conchairs Charles Lauder
Carol Leblond Programming Colin Lewis
Katie Helgason
Phynix Caskey Publications Jessie Lewis
Marketplace Rep. Katie Helgason At Con Registration Glenn Hosea
Extravaganzas Daniel Silverthorne Pre-Con Registration Albert Sousa
Gaming Game-iToba Marketing Katie Helgason
Hospitality LéAmber Kensley Social Media Sean Ennis
Hotel Liaison LéAmber Kensley Treasurer Ian MacNair
Operations Carol Leblond Website Sean Ennis
Alex Stornel
A Word From The Chairs Registration
Super..
The registration desk is located on the 12th
Supercali.. floor behind the staircase.
Registration windows will open at
Supercalifragil... 3pm on Friday May 17th and reopen at 9am
on Saturday May 18th and Sunday May 19th.
Excelsior!
The convention officially ends on Sunday after-
It has been quite a journey down this yellow noon May 19th after Closing Ceremonies.
brick road to Keycon 36; Monty and Max and Members are welcome to remain for the Dead
Vampyres, oh my! Across bridges guarded by Dog, Open Gaming in the Terrace West, and
Black Knights, deserts full of petrol hungry the Hospitality Suites on the 15th floor. Please
marauders, and even a non-sparkling creature remember that even though the convention is
of the night or two. officially over we will still be badging and you
must have a membership from one of the
We are excited to bring you Tanya Huff, Carrie three days to attend.
Vaughn, and Lee Moyer. Eagerly await trying
our hands at the pinball, seeing the costumes
you bring to the Masquarade and staying up all
night long arguing our favourite captain.
Keycon is our favourite time of year. A time
Saturday and Sunday
spent with the best family and friends a couple Breakfast Brunch
of nerds like us could ask for. So find us on the
fifteenth floor and let us all make Keycon 36
one of the best ever! Join us for breakfast in Terrace East Saturday
and Sunday morning from 9 until 11.
Your Con Chairs, Tickets are $10 for a breakfast buffet planned
Charles 'Sleepy' Lauder to get you ready for full days of Keycon fun!
Carol Leblond,
Phynix Caskey,
Katie Helgason
This Year’s Charity
Guests
Author Guest of Honour Artist Guest of Honour
Carrie Vaughn Lee Moyer
Carrie Vaughn is the New Lee’s work has been in
York Times Bestselling Spectrum annuals,
author of more than twenty Communication Arts and
novels and over eighty short Design Graphics magazines,
stories. She's best known for The Society of Illustrators,
the Kitty Norville urban D’Artiste, the National Zoo
fantasy series about a and the Smithsonian
werewolf who hosts a talk Institution.
radio advice show for
supernatural beings -- the His film work can be found
series includes fourteen in HP Lovecraft; Fear of the
novels and a collection of short stories -- and Unknown, the poster for Call of Cthulhu, and
the superhero novels in the Golden Age saga. the Spiderman 2 Special Edition DVD. His
She's a contributor to the Wild Cards series of theatre work includes world premiere posters
shared-world novels edited by George R.R. for Stephen Sondheim, Sir Andrew Lloyd
Martin, and also writes the Harry and Marlowe Webber, Stephen King, John Mellencamp, and
steampunk short stories about an alternate Andre 3000.
nineteenth century that makes use of alien
technology. She has a Masters degree in He’s illustrated authors like HP Lovecraft,
English Lit, graduated from the Odyssey Raymond Chandler, Philip Jose Farmer, Iain M.
Fantasy Writing Workshop in 1998, and Banks, and George RR Martin. His work in
returned to the workshop as Writer in games includes Art Directing for Electronic Arts
Residence in 2009. She has been nominated and Digital Addiction, as well as for Sony,
for the Hugo Award, various RT Reviewer Upper Deck, and Hasbro. He was one of the
Choice Awards -- winning for Best First two lead concept designers for 4th Edition
Mystery for Kitty and The Midnight Hour -- and Dungeons and Dragons. He won the 2012
won the 2011 WSFA Small Press award for Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration:
best short story for "Amaryllis." Magazine for his cover of Weird Tales, Winter
2010/2011.
Guests
Author Guest of Honour Also attendings:
Gerald Brandt
Tanya Huff
Gerald Brandt is an
Tanya Huff lives and writes in International Bestselling
rural Ontario with her partner Author of Science Fiction and
Fiona Patton. She has a Fantasy. He is a member of
degree in Radio and the Science Fiction and
Television Arts from Ryerson Fantasy Writers of America.
University. She's written many His current novel is The Rebel
novels, a Ravensloft book for – A San Angeles
TSR, and has three collections Novel, published by DAW
of short stories. Except for the Books. His first novel, The
Ravensloft book (Scholar of Courier, also in the San
Decay) all her books are still Angeles series, was listed by the Canadian
in print and available -- don't let bookstores Broadcasting Corporation as one of the 10
tell you they aren't. Canadian science fiction books you need to
read and was a finalist for the
Several of her works have been nominated for Prestigious Aurora Award. By day, Gerald is an
the Aurora Award. She was on the jury for the IT professional specializing in virtualization.
2000 Philip K. Dick Award. For eight years
(1984-1992) she worked at Bakka, North Laurie E. Smith
America's oldest SF bookstore, managing it for
part of that time. She writes the occasional Laurie E. Smith (they/them
book review for Toronto's Globe and Mail pronouns) has attended
newspaper. During 2000, she wrote regular every Keycon but one and
columns for the Toronto magazine, Realms. has been both Artist GoH and
Fan GoH, as well as a
hospitality suite organizer
and the presenter of many
panels. Their art can be
found in the Art Show, and
they love making new fans
welcome.
Keycon Code of Conduct
Keycon makes the provision of safety for all of Please report any incidents in which a member
its members paramount. Any action which of the convention is: abusive, insulting,
threatens the safety of anyone during the intimidating, bothersome or acting in an unsafe
convention by a convention member or by an or illegal manner. Keycon reserves the right to
outsider to a member of Keycon will be dealt revoke, without refund, the membership of
with promptly. This may include: revoking of anyone for any reason, including harassment.
memberships, banning from future Persons violating the law will be turned over to
conventions, and police action where the police or hotel security.
appropriate.
Any assault is considered a criminal matters
Keycon welcomes members from diverse and will be treated as such.
communities. Any action that negatively
targets individuals based on their gender,
sexuality, race, creed, religion, etc., Reporting an Incident
will NOT be tolerated. All incidents and issues fall under the
responsibility of Keycon Operations (Ops). Ops
Keycon expects its members to behave in a functions out of room 1510 and can be
civilized fashion and to treat each other contacted 24 hours a day during the
respectfully. Additionally, the hotel is not convention. A member of Ops and/or the
dedicated completely to our use for the volunteer committee will be available
weekend. Members of the general public stay throughout the convention. Ops phone
in and visit the hotel to dine and socialize. numbers are posted at the entrance to all
Please be considerate of both attendees and elevators and in bathrooms throughout the
non-attendees at all times. convention space as well as on the door to
1510. Ops members will wear distinguishing
emblems and will be easily identifiable.
Harassment and Other Incidents
Harassment is NOT tolerated. Harassment is If someone has become too boisterous or
generally any behaviour that alarms or annoys needs an escort to a room or taxi, these are
another person or group. This includes: the individuals to call. Ops will also respond to
unwanted physical contact (including non- any incidents where this code of conduct has
consensual hugs), following a person or group been violated. If you cannot find a member of
without a legitimate reason, threatening to Ops, we encourage you to seek out a member
physically attack someone or using hate of the Convention staff (wearing convention
speech. Some of these things can occur committee ribbons on their badges), or the
unintentionally, but persistent unwanted panel or hospitality room coordinator. These
behaviour will be considered harassment. members will ensure that you are put in touch
with Operations promptly.
If you are unsure if your presence or behaviour
is wanted or appropriate, then ask, or stop and When you report, please discuss the incident
seek advice from someone else. If you with Operations. If appropriate, they will
approach someone and they tell you “no” or attempt to resolve the issue informally, on-site.
“leave me alone”, your business with them is If that is not appropriate, they will ensure that
done. If you do not leave them alone as they you are in a safe place and resolve how best to
have requested, then your behaviour becomes proceed. If, for any reason, you cannot or do
grounds for a harassment complaint. That you not wish to speak to a member of Ops, please
did not mean to alarm them in the first place speak to any Con-Comm member or Senator,
no longer matters. and they will do their best to assist you in
seeking help. For more serious or on-going
matters, or for matters that do not need to be Convention Policy
resolved at the Convention, we will either write Badge Policy
out a statement for you to approve and sign, Badging will be in effect in all areas of the
or ask you to write out your own complaint. Convention and at all times. This means that
you must wear your badge from Opening
If you are reporting after the Convention, or Ceremonies until the end of the Dead Dog.
following-up an earlier complaint, the same You will also be required to show a valid
general structure applies. Report to government issued Photo ID for adult–oriented
Operations, or to the Con-Chairs. If you are panels and Hospitality suites. If you lose your
unsatisfied with the response from the badge you will need to purchase a replacement
Convention Committee, you can make a from the Registration Desk.
complaint to the WinSFA Senate for Replacement Badge Pricing:
reconsideration. 1st Replacement – $15.00 (Fifteen Dollars)
2nd Replacement – Full Membership Price
Members of the Convention staff will respond Badges are non–transferable. Persons found
and intervene in the event of a sexual assault trading or sharing badges will have their
and to protect your rights. If this occurs, we membership(s) revoked without refund.
encourage you to report the assault as soon as Anyone caught in the Convention activity
possible afterwards. A member of the spaces including the 15th Floor without a
convention will ensure that you are safely badge (Ghosting) will be asked to produce
escorted to the police or hospital of your their badge or leave the Convention held
choosing and without judgement. areas.
Please note that Keycon staff only have a
responsibility to respond to incidents that Weapons and Accessories Policy
occur on Convention space. That means: in the Keycon has for a long time enjoyed a history of
hotel, in programming or common space, and accessorized costumes with next–to–no safety
on the 15th floor activity space. It does not accidents or incidents. Let’s work together to
include private hotel rooms. We cannot be keep it that way for everyone’s enjoyment.
responsible for private disputes between You are responsible for your accessories.
people that occur around the Convention. Watch where your bow or staff is pointing to
However, we are prepared to assist anyone in keep the ankle bruising and noggin–knockin’ to
need. We also reserve the right to take any a bare minimum, and ensure that your replica
appropriate steps involving anyone whose weapon does not break any laws. It is required
attendance at Con may endanger the well- that you peace-bond your blades i.e.:
being of other members, including removing sheathed, scabbarded, secured against
them from the Convention or contacting the accidental discharge, etc. If you need help
appropriate authorities. peace-bonding your weapon, please see Ops
and they will help you out.
Keycon’s policies have been designed to
ensure the safety and comfort of all Members
attending each year. Please remember that Alcohol Serving Policy
membership in the Convention in no way Keycon’s Hospitality suites are required to
supersedes the law. For more information practice “It’s Good Business” smart-serving
about Keycon and it’s policies please visit the and are well informed about the rules
WinSFA page. concerning mixing alcohol and minors. The
rule is: alcohol mixes, minors don’t. Equally
heinous is the over–serving of a person who is
already intoxicated. Hospitality suites will be
carefully checking badges and valid
government issued Photo IDs.
If a Hospitality suite has been found directly not use tripods and other bulky equipment
serving alcohol to a minor or is found over– where they might impede access to seats,
serving a patron, that Hospitality suite will be doors and aisles in the event a room must be
shut down immediately and for the duration of evacuated.
the Convention.
Children as Fans
Smoking Policy Children under 12 years old may attend with a
Smoking under the City of Winnipeg Smoking free “Babes–In–Arms” Membership with and
Regulation By-law is allowed in designated under the supervision of their legal parent/
outdoor areas and in specifically designated guardian at all times. Keycon requires that
“smoking” private Guest Hotel Rooms. Please there be at least one (1) person with an Adult
remember to time your smoke breaks Membership accompanying every “Babes–In–
accordingly to allow for travel time especially Arms” Member.
at peak periods on the elevators. There maybe
other designated smoking areas, please check Parents of children aged 12—17 years old who
with the hosting Hotel’s Front Desk for more believe their children are mature enough may
information. choose to allow their children to freely roam
the Convention on their own. The parent/
guardian who signs for the free–roaming child
Appropriate Dress (ren) does so with the understanding that any
The wearing of costumes and creative apparel child who excessively misbehaves or engages
is strongly encouraged and celebrated at in inappropriate, disruptive or dangerous
Keycon each year. However, all costumes and behaviour is subject to having their free–
apparel must cover a Member’s body – there roaming privileges or their entire membership
can be no nudity (partial or otherwise) in the revoked. Some program items dealing with
common space areas of the Hotel. Note that all adult–themed topics may be closed to
publicly accessible areas in the Hotel are individuals under the age of 18. When needed,
considered common space. The only areas not a valid government issued Photo ID will be
included in the common space definition are: required to access these events.
private Guest Hotel Rooms, Meeting Rooms
and Hospitality suites on the 15th Floor. Any
nudity in the Meeting rooms and in Hospitality Liability
suites will only be allowed during the 18+ Neither Keycon nor the Hotel shall be
programming. Membership in the Convention responsible for any items lost or damaged in
in no way supersedes the law. Badging and the public areas of the Hotel, neither in the
proof of age will be necessary for admittance Hotel’s parking lot, nor in any other parking
to those areas during 18+ programming areas. area during attendance at Keycon. All
The Hotel has said that anyone who does not attendees will take responsibility for their own
follow this dress code will be asked to leave possessions. If another attendee damages
the Hotel immediately. your possessions, it is your responsibility to
seek recompense from them directly. If an
attendee damages Hotel property, they shall
Photography be held personally accountable for their actions
Photography, videotaping and/or image and be responsible for repaying any debts so
capturing via electronic means are not incurred.
permitted in the Art Show area. To protect the
safety of the Masquerade participants, we do
not allow flash photography during the
Masquerade. Ask permission before
photographing/videotaping our Guests of
Honour or anyone else at the Convention. Do
WinSFA Senate
Who Is WinSFA Senate? Want to be Con Chair?
The Winnipeg Science Fiction and Fantasy As- The WinSFA Senate is seeking people interest-
sociation (WinSFA) Senate is the Board of Di- ed in running for the position of Con Chairs for
rectors for Keycon, which provides assistance Keycon 38 (2021) and beyond. Available on
to the Co-Chairs, administers the Equity fund request is a copy of the relevant portion of the
for Keycon, and chooses the Co-Chairs and Constitution, which gives details on the obliga-
Treasurer for Keycon. All the members of the tions and responsibilities of running Keycon.
WinSFA Senate have had either a long-term
commitment to fandom in Winnipeg, or experi- Please be aware that to apply, the Senate
ence in the running of Keycon or other fan-run would require from you a letter with the names
conventions. The Senate meets at least once of the two prospective Co-chairs, as well as
per month. We believe this provides a continui- their signatures and current contact infor-
ty and stability for the convention, allowing it mation for each candidate. This must be re-
to continue for over 30 years where many oth- ceived by an active member of the WinSFA
er conventions in recent years have either Senate or by any of the current (36 / 2019)
foundered or shut down completely. Con-Chairs by the end of Closing Ceremonies
on Sunday afternoon. (However, to give you
more time to plan, plot, dream and scheme, if
WinSFA Senate Elections you find that circumstances find you tracking
us down during the Dead Dog, well, that’s
okay too.)
Each year the WinSFA Senate holds its Annual
General Meeting at Keycon, open to all con- Many thanks to all Keycon registrants, and we
vention registrants, and at this AGM (Sunday look forward to seeing everyone in our extend-
at 2-4PM in Ambassador B) we hold an ed fandom family enjoying Keycon.
“Election from the Floor”. By doing this we of-
fer an opportunity for two convention mem-
bers to be elected to the Senate for a 1 year
term, so they may have an opportunity to par- In Memoriam
ticipate in Senate meetings, put forth their ide- Gene Wolfe
as and have a hand in the ‘backstage’ process- Vonda N. McIntire
es that contribute to Keycon and other fandom
activities. At the end of their term they are
given an opportunity to report back to the con-
vention attendance about their experience and Social Media
thoughts about the Senate and its work.
If you haven’t already done so, be sure to find
All Keycon members are encouraged to attend and follow us on Social Media. Keycon hosts
the AGM, participate in the election (nominate, several events throughout the year, and fol-
vote, offer bribes, etc) and to encourage their lowing us is a great way make sure you don’t
friends to attend as well. Please come out to miss any of the fun chances to reconnect with
lend your voice to the process. In this aspect – the friends you’ve made this year!
as in all other regards to running Keycon, –
volunteers are a vital commodity and in fact
are the lifeblood of the convention and other
fandom activities.
Art Show and Gaming
Art Show Gaming
Art Show is in Ambassador D on the 12th Game-iToba, Winnipeg’s new non-profit
Floor. Tabletop Games Convention, is excited to be
running Keycon 36’s Gaming Room! We will
You have to register with the Art Show desk have tabletop games for you to come play!
for a bidder number using your Keycon badge
before you can bid on a piece. The desk will be Gaming can be found in the Terrace West
set up in the Art Show and will run the same Room.
hours as the Art Show.
Gaming Hours:
Art Show Hours: Friday from 7pm to 11pm.
Friday from 7pm to 10pm
Saturday from 9 am to 11 pm
Saturday from 11am to 6pm and 8pm
to 10pm Sunday from 9 am to 2 pm
Sunday from 11am to 12pm. After hours, the room is expected to be open;
however, it will be unstaffed and the game
Final bids are at 12pm on Sunday. Pieces that library will be closed. Keycon would like thank
have three bids on them will be sent to auction Game-iToba for their support of the Gaming
(Sunday at 1pm outside of Ambassador D). Room.
Bidding will start at the highest of the existing
bids.
This is normally regarded as a fun event for
the bidders and the audience as well.
Especially when the bids reach certain “magic”
numbers.
Art pickup and payment will begin 30 minutes
following the close of the Art Auction.
Please note that the following are not allowed
in the Art Show:
1. No Beverages or Open Food Containers
2. No bags larger than a notebook
3. No large props
4. No Photos or Video may be taken
There will be a space where these items can
be stored upon entering the Art Show so you
enjoy the wonderful pieces of artwork that we
have this year.Dealers
Con Suites
1500 - The Grease Trap 1504 - Medieval Knights
(Friday and Saturday only) Shhh... don’t wake the one who slumbers. Join
The Grease Trap is a roadside bar that offers a us. Surrender yourself and step into our 11th
slight reprieve from the wasteland outside. century castle hall, filled with honor, bravery
The owner is a young raider with a love of and tasty morsels to tempt you. We have com-
cooking. She may miss the thrill of the attack plete healthy meals or snacks to satisfy the
and the rush of the road; but she revels in the smallest fairy to the biggest giant. For your
excitement of interesting clientele that stop by. pleasure, we serve adult and virgin drinks to
It is suggested you don’t insult her cooking chill out with. If you think you are brave
though, as she is quite good with a thunder- enough, enter our 50/50 (proceeds to paediat-
stick. Stop by to hear some stories from the ric cancer infusion pumps). Royal dinner is
tellers, fill up on guzzoline or fix your rig, enjoy Sunday evening. A full dinner, fit for any king
a hot meal or cold drink, and escape from the or queen. (Pre-order in suite for guaranteed
fury of the road gangs and the outside world, plate). Join us. If you dare…
if only for a bit.
1506 - Tomodachi Cardboard Carnival
1500 - Keycon 2020 Come one! Come all! To the cardboard carni-
(Sunday Night Only) val! Come and play the day away with an as-
2020: Come chill, eat snacks and talk about sortment of games of all kinds. Test your skills
next year's plans with the chairs of 2020. We at the target range, or maybe your luck with a
will have memberships for sale and prizes to sting pull. Why not test both with the jelly
be won! Night gathers and our watch will bean jar? With an assortment of games
begin. Five Apples. changed over the weekend, you'll be able to
come back again and again. By yourself, or
1502 - Keyhole - Official Consuite with a friend to see who gets the best score.
We are the Cave of Caerbannog and our mas- Most games are free to play, with a few that
cot is a bunny with nasty, big, pointy teeth and cost a quarter.
a nasty streak a mile wide.1508 - Winnipeg Anime Club So, drop in, sit a spell, browse the wares.
Back again to fulfil all your anima delights . Chat. I'll even have some soda cans available.
Open all convention. Come get your anima fix
here. 1516 - The Dandy Lion
Do you enjoy live and recorded SF/F related
1510 - Operations music? Do you like to sing along with others?
Open all convention long. Come here if you How about quiet conversations in a comfy me-
need some help or just need to use the facili- dieval inn? Do you want or need a source of
ties. A safe, secure, judgement free zone. gluten-free oatmeal, smoothies, soups, and
snacks? If “yes” is your answer to any of these
1512 - Bear’s Den Reading Room then The Dandy Lion is the place for you!
Nestled amongst the Carefully Controlled Cha- We are a group of friends who love sharing
os of the 15th floor (Hospitality Floor) is a music. “Filk” is the folk/rock music of science
small haven of peace and quiet. The Bear’s fiction, fantasy, and fandom. Our suite offers
Den Reading Room offers 5 tables - 75 sq ft of live concerts, sing-alongs, jam sessions, and
display space for trilogies, sets of 4, 5, 6 books recorded music for you to enjoy. We also offer
and longer. one-dollar gluten-free food, coffee, tea,
On the floor beneath these tables you'll find snacks, and smoothies throughout the day. We
several boxes of the Bear's Beautifully Brilliant will be serving all day breakfast with oatmeal
Buck-a-Book Bargain Bonanza - okay, call it with lots of fruit choices as well as soup or chili
the loony-bin. Look a little closer and you'll for lunch. Buy a Dandy Lion coffee mug for $5
also find a box of DVDs. All being offered at and have free coffee, tea, or smoothies the
prices well below what you'll find at any used rest of the Con! Check out our silent auction
bookshop - but that's what you've come to too. We’d love to meet you!
expect from the ol' Bear, right?FRIDAY
Time Ambassador A Ambassador B Ambassador C Ambassador G Terrace East Boardroom
Opening
6:00 Ceremonies
Ice Breaker Wear And Tear
7:00 Sons of Lugh
Social Slideshow
Elements of Crying for the Larp 101
8:00 Illustration Cancelled
Sons of Lugh
Viking
Demonstrations
Teen Loft
Friday Night Art Vampire the
9:00 Jam Masquerade
World Building
The Grand
Sing-A-Long!
10:00
11:00
12:00 Purity TestSATURDAY
Time Ambassador A Ambassador B Ambassador C Ambassador G Terrace East Boardroom
9:00
Breakfast Buffet
A Mini Running A
10:00 Documentary Of
Keycon Convention Suite
Costuming On A
11:00 Mad Max Legacy Budget Pod Casting 101
It’s Only a Flesh
Wound—Frontier Mars or Bust
Larp Live
Demonstration So You’ve Written SeanGeek Live
12:00 a Novel, Now Lollipop Guild from Keycon
What?
Randy Rainbow
and the Value of Vampires Then Emerald City Blue Pencil
1:00 Annex Session with
Aggressive and Now Gerald Brandt
Ballad of the Parody
Seven Dice—D&D
Manitoba Podcast
Highland The Infamous Bloodlines
2:00 Bad Book Cover Fairy Houses
Gathering Live Roundtable
Demonstration Show
The Codex Of Tinman and
3:00 Desire—Reading
and Q & A Scarecrow
Games from the
North Live Stream
Autograph Turning Your
4:00 Session with the Novel Into A Perlers
Guests of Honour Series
Masquerade
Pre-Judging
Trends in
5:00 An Hour with Custom Car
Fandom MadLibs Cyberpunk Round
Tanya Huff Creations
Table DiscussionSATURDAY EVENING
Time Ambassador A Ambassador B Ambassador C Ambassador G Terrace East Boardroom
6:00
Masquerade
7:00
What’s Their
Type?
Lewis/McConnell Understanding Blue Pencil
8:00 Wedding Your Characters Teen Loft Session with
Keycon Style Through Gerald Brandt
Personality
The MCU: Where
9:00 Do We Go From
Here?
Live Badfic
Reading: “Little
Miracles”
Keycon 36 Social
10:00 with DJ Thor
11:00
12:00SUNDAY
Time Ambassador A Ambassador B Ambassador C Ambassador G Terrace East Boardroom
9:00
Listening Prayer Breakfast Buffet
Lillian and Joey’s
10:00 Fandom Trivia
Kirkitures Craft And Chat
in Concert
11:00 Keycon 2020
Queer Fandom Casting Call
Mad Max Real
Life FPS The Last Small Standard Operat-
Council—A Game Frontier Larp ing Proceedures: Portfolio Critiques
12:00 of Thrones Photo What are They with Lee Moyer
Discussion Presentation and Why Do We
Need Them? Writer’s Idol
Fighting Fantasy:
River City Jedi Choose Your Own
1:00 Demonstration
Adventure Books
2:00 BellyDance 101 Underworld Teen Loft
by Kevla A Reading
WinSFA Senate
AGM—Open to All
Members
An Hour with Car-
3:00 rie Vaughn Life Drawing
4:00 Closing
CeremoniesProgramming Descriptions
Please look online for any updates, updates to programs will also be posted outside registration.
Friday 8:00-1:00pm - Ambassador B
The Grand Sing Along!
6:00 – 8:00pm - Ambassador A Lillian B.; Joey W
Opening Ceremonies& Ice Breaker Social A Keycon tradition! Come do the Time Warp,
Charles L.; Carol L.; Phynix C.; Katie H. Once More With Feeling, you Horrible Doctor!
Opening Ceremonies kicks off the whole con-
vention. Come help us welcome the Guests 8:00-9:00pm - Ambassador C
and find out what kind of fun we will be get- Elements of Illustration
ting into this weekend. Lee Moyer
Illustration - like cooking - can be complicated,
7:00-8:00pm - Ambassador C but it needn’t be mysterious. Lee taught him-
Wear And Tear - Sons of Lugh Slideshow self to cook… er, draw. And it wasn’t always
Nathan B pretty. To save you the same embarrassments,
A slideshow on who the Vikings were, what he’ll present a list of ingredients (with lovely
they wore and the weapons that slashed them. examples from some of the world’s best art-
Join the Sons of Lugh for a slideshow presen- ists), and answer any questions you have.
tation talking about all things Viking.
8:00-11:00pm - Ambassador G
8:00-9:00pm - Ambassador A Teen Loft
Sons of Lugh - Viking Demonstration Bec P.
Son’s of Lugh The Key Loft is a safe space for the teens of
Come join the Sons of Lugh, Viking Age Living Keycon (age 14 to 17) can come and hang
History to explore aspects of the Viking Age in out. Play a game, chat about all sorts of things
their indoor encampment. Sons of Lugh is a and plan the next day’s events together. It is a
Manitoba-based, not-for-profit reenactment way to make friends and have a safe space
group specializing in Viking-age Living History. away from the adults for a bit! Come make
There will be all manner of crafts on display friends with us!
and our members would love to talk to you
about any aspect of this dynamic period of 8:00-9:00pm - Terrace East
history. Check out our rebated steel combat Crying for the Cancelled
display, pick your champion and cheer for Peter D.
them (Monty Python references are on-theme There have been a lot of cancelled Sci-Fi/
and always appreciated). Fantasy shows recently. Has your show been
If you have an interest in cosplay, historic one of them? Do you need a place to vent
crafting or hitting people with swords there is your frustration or lament over the fact that
something for you here. And if you have al- your show now resides only on your PVR? We
ways wondered how you might get involved in are here to assist. We will be discussing some
this kind of thing we would love to talk to you of the recent cancelled and upcoming can-
further. celled shows. Kleenex will be provided for you.
Come and share and let us comfort you.8:00-9:00pm - Boardroom 9:00-10:00pm - Boardroom
Almost Super: Learn to Play Larp: Almost Super: Building a Better
Kevin “Doc” W. Cheeseburgh
Almost Super is a new comedic non-contact Kevin “Doc” W.
Live Action RPG from the mind of Googly Premise: These are the first days of the c-lister
Beard Games' very own Doc Wilson. Learn to heroes' and villains' gatherings, and they need
take on the role of c-lister supers or villains to build it from the ground up.
who will do anything... ANYTHING... to get
noticed or one of the sidekicks and henchpeo- 11:00pm-12:00am - Ambassador A
ple who support them for phat stacks. Purity Test
LéAmber K.
9:00-10:00pm - Ambassador C Lets talk about safe sex in a fun and engaging
Friday Night Art Jam way. All orientations and genders and teens
Lee Moyer welcome.
Join Lee and any other interested artists at
Keycon to create art for the Art Show charity!
9:00-10:00pm - Terrace East
Saturday
World Building
Carrie Vaughn; Casia S. 9:00-11:00am - Terrace East
World building is a necessary step for many Brunch
written genres, from Fantasy to Sci-fi, as well Come enjoy a delicious brunch to start off your
as for video game designers, dungeon mas- day at Keycon! Tickets are $10 and are availa-
ters, and LARPers. Join local author and writ- ble at Registration.
ing instructor, Casia Schreyer for a hands-on
workshop dedicated to world building tech- 10:00-11:00am - Ambassador C
niques. Try out different outlining and brain- A Mini Documentary Of Keycon
storming techniques and learn how to apply Alex E.
them to the projects you're working on. A short documentary about Keycon showing
off the vibrant Sci-fi geeky side of Winnipeg.
Filmed by a Keycon member and film student,
this video includes such guests as: LéAmber,
Laurie E. Smith, and Joey Wensel.
10:00-11:00am - Ambassador G
Running A Convention Suite!
Katie H.; Colin L.
Keycon's consuites are a mainstay of the con-
vention. But how do you get started? Join
Katie and Colin, both veteran consuite runners,
as they guide you through the highs and lows,
the dos and don'ts, and the whatsits of plan-
ning your own.11:00am-1:00pm - Ambassador B 11:00am-12:00pm - Boardroom
It’s Only A Flesh Wound - Frontier Larp Podcasting 101
Live Meet The Geeks
Luke T.; Frontier Larp Podcasting 101 from the gang that brings you
Frontier LARP presents a live demonstration of the SeanGeek Podcast. Have you ever wanted
their medieval combat. LARP is tons of fun and to start your own podcast but don't know
can be very action intensive, but also LARP where to start? The boys will run through the
combat can sometimes be quite silly and very ropes of it including the tech (there is very
reminiscent of a certain Monty Python scene. little), promotion and best of all how to create
Along with several fight demos, they will give content.
audience members a chance to try some com-
bat with their extra cushy foam boffer swords 12:00-1:00pm - Ambassador B
and a signed waiver. Foamsmithing 101
Pierre L.
11:00am-12:00pm - Ambassador B The mighty foamsmith toils and labours over
Mad Max Legacy their work, making fantastical armors, mighty
Lee Moyer; Carrie Vaughn weapons, and assorted props to really set you
The mythos, the skill and the storytelling of apart. Come join us as we discuss the differ-
the Mad Max movies through the years. ence in materials from the various foam mines,
the equipment that every good foamsmith
11:00am-1:00pm - Ambassador C should have at their disposal, hard won tech-
Mars Or Bust niques passed down through powerful lines of
Rob D. foamsmiths, and resources available through
Real life space exploration. SpaceX has suc- the kingdom and beyond to the aspiring
cessfully delivered their first Crew Dragon to foamsmith.
the International Space Station. Unmanned,
but the first crew will arrive later this year. 12:00-1:00pm - Terrace East
Boeing is scheduled an uncrew test of their So You’ve Written A Novel, Now What?
capsule before Keycon, and they will deliver Tanya Huff; Laurie E. S.; Casia S.
crew later this year as well. SpaceX has built Congratulations, you've pumped out your first
"hopper", an scale model of their intended draft! Now what do you do? And how do you
huge spacecraft that is hoped to deliver 100 do it? Join Tanya Huff and Laurie E. Smith
people to Mars at a time. We're on our way! (pen name Lauren Alder) and Casia Schreyer
to discuss the next steps in the writing pro-
110:am-12:00pm - Ambassador G cess.
Costuming On A Budget
Frances B. 12:00-1:00pm - Terrace East
How to look like a million bucks, without Lollipop Guild
breaking the bank! Mama Kat
Making poster board lollipops for decoration
and fun. Each child will be given the chance to
create their own delicious-looking lolly, and
upon completion, a certificate, stating that
they are now junior members of the Munchkin
Lollipop Guild.12:00-1:00pm - Boardroom 1:00-2:00pm - Ambassador G
SeanGeek Live From Keycon Vampires Then And Now
Sean M. Carrie Vaughn; Tanya Huff
Come join a live episode of the SeanGeek Pod- A round table discussion with Carrie Vaughn
cast. See how the magic gets made at Meet and Tanya Huff talking about vampires in fic-
The Geeks. tion and media from origins to modern day
sparklies.
1:00-4:00pm - Ambassador A
Manitoba Highland Gathering Live 1:00-2:00pm - Terrace East
Demonstrations Emerald City Annex
Manitoba Highland Gathering Mama Kat
Manitoba Highland Gathering will be demon- Come join in creating a decorated “brick” to
strating and teaching several types of dance help repair the “Yellow Brick Road” from Regis-
including Highland and Scottish Country danc- tration up to the kids programming area.
ing as well as demonstrating and teaching bag
pipes and drumming and more. 1:00-2:00pm - Boardroom
Blue Pencil Session
1:00-3:00pm - Ambassador B Gerald Brandt
Ballad Of The Seven Dice - D&D Podcast Bring 10 or so pages of your current work in
Ballad Of The Seven Dice progress. Gerald Brandt will read it and give
The year is 20XX. Ronee, the half elf bard, has you a ten minute on-the-spot critique. This is a
made a terrible deal for the whole party: drive one-on-one session and requires pre-
the cargo in a death race to the destination to registration.
get a fancy new set of platform boots. Can our
heroes face down these mighty foes in their 2:00-3:00pm - Ambassador C
machines of destruction? Join Death Shift as The Infamous Bad Book Covers Show
they learn to put the pedal to the metal. Lee Moyer
Pulp fiction cover art has often had hilarious
1:00-2:00pm - Ambassador C results and Sci Fi and Fantasy books have just
Randy Rainbow And The Value Of as many examples. Lee Moyer's Infamous Bad
Aggressive Parody Book Cover Show shows off some of the best
Laurie E. S. and worst cover art out there! This show has
Randy Rainbow's left-wing political song paro- been presented around the world, often to
dies have attracted hundreds of thousands of standing room only crowds. Come and join in
YouTube followers -- but is he hitting just the the hilarity!
right notes in targeting Donald Trump and Co.,
or does he go too far? (We will show a few of
his videos so you can judge for yourself before
starting our discussion.) 18+ for adult themes
and strong language.2:00-3:00pm - Ambassador G 3:00-4:00pm - Terrace East
Bloodlines Roundtable Tinman and Scarecrow
Colin L. Momma Kat
Bloodlines 2 has been announced. Lets get With various materials, the kids will be making
together and talk about what we are looking their own Tinman and Scarecrow figures that
forward or not looking forward to about it! they can take home with them. Donations of
fabric are always welcome.
2:00-3:00pm - Terrace East
Fairy Houses 3:00-5:00pm - Boardroom
Mama Kat Games From The North Livestream
What most people who haven’t read the exten- Games From The North
sive Oz series, don’t realize is that Oz is the Come out and be part of the first ever live au-
home of many faeries. We’ll be decorating dience Geek Chat, with your North hosts: Cliff,
houses in their honour, for each child to take Justin, and Kelly. Geek chat is a monthly live
away. There is a small fee for the houses, as stream show hosted on the Games from the
these were purchased out of pocket by Mama North twitch channel where we discuss any
Kat. Large houses are $4, medium & and all things geeky with our audience and
windchime houses are $3 and the small houses even give away some free schwag.
are $2.
4:00-6:00pm - Ambassador B
3:00-4:00pm Masquerade Pre-Judging
The Codex Of Desire - Reading and Q & A This is the pre-judging time for the Masquer-
Lauren Alder ade. Registrants, if you are having your cos-
Join Laurie E. Smith (pen name Lauren Alder) tume judged you must attend this panel.
as they share selected readings from their (Closed to public.)
adult science fiction novel, "The Codex of De-
sire". Time travel! Secrets! Betrayal! Tragic 4:00-5:00pm - Ambassador C
dinosaur love triangles in the Late Cretaceous Autograph Session with Guests of
Period! A Q&A session will follow. Honour
Lee Moyer; Carrie Vaugn; Tanya Huff
If you ever wanted a book or piece of art
signed by this year's Guests of Honour, this is
your chance to get it signed.
4:00-5:00pm - Ambassador G
Turning Your Novel Into A Series
Ronald H.; Larry F.
A discussion about how authors turn a story
into a trilogy or series. What is your favourite
series? Pros and cons?4:00-5:00pm - Terrace East 6:00-8:00pm - Ambassador A
Perlers Keycon 36 Masquerade
Mama Kat Keycon's Masquerade is a tradition filled with
This was so incredibly popular last year at the costumes, talent and skits. Come cheer on the
Academy, that Mama Kat insisted that we do it contestants and see all the hard word they've
again. Perler boards of various shapes, are put into the entries!
available, along with large containers of beads
of many colours. 8:00pm-1:00am - Ambassador A
Keycon 36 Social
5:00-6:00pm - Ambassador C DJ Thor
An Hour With Tanya Huff Come and have a great time with DJ Thor.
Tanya Huff Music, lights, dancing and fun!
Tanya Huff will talk about her writing work and
life experiences with time for lots of questions 8:00-9:00pm - Ambassador B
to be answered from the audience. If there Lewis/McConnell Wedding Keycon Style
was anything you ever wanted to know about Gareth L.; Jennifer M.; Shy P.
Tanya or ask her about, here is the time! A nerd wedding 10 years in the making! Come
help this Keycon couple celebrate the next
5:00-6:00pm - Ambassador G step in their lives together!
Fandom Madlibs
Holly G. 8:00-9:00pm - Ambassador C
Come and torture your favourite characters by What’s Their Type? Understanding Your
filling in the blanks. Together we will create Characters Through Personality
mini-masterpieces in group-selected fandoms. Loralee D.
We will use Adult Mad Libs, some homemade Do you want your characters to come alive?
monstrosities, and a few traditional Mad Libs Using personality type indicators such as the
for flavour. Verb your favourite nouns, be- Enneagram or 16 Personalities, you can delve
cause we're going to get adjective. This event into the psychology of each character to better
is 18+. understand their tendencies, fears, and long-
ings. Is your character an ISTP, relentlessly
5:00-6:00pm - Terrace East practical, with a flair for creative solutions? Or
Custom Cars Creation perhaps they're a Type 9, forever afraid of
Amanda B. loss, doing anything to protect their relation-
Kids/teens/parents can create their own Mad ships? Not only will understanding these differ-
Max vehicles. Various craft supplies and base ence help your characters stand out from each
template pieces or card stock will be available other, but you'll develop more consistent
for people use for their creations. strengths, weaknesses, and drives for each.
Bring a device with internet access to refer to
5:00-6:00pm - Boardroom online tools!
Trends in Cyberpunk Round Table
Discussion
Gerald Brandt
Come and join in a group discussion about all
things cyberpunk!8:00-9:00pm - Ambassador G
Teen Loft
Sunday
Bec P.
The Key Loft is a safe space for the teens of 9:00-11:00am - Terrace East
Keycon (age 14 to 17) can come and hang Brunch
out. Play a game, chat about all sorts of things Come enjoy a delicious brunch to start off your
and plan the next day’s events together. It is a day at Keycon! Tickets are $10 and are availa-
way to make friends and have a safe space ble at Registration.
away from the adults for a bit! Come make
friends with us! 9:00-11:00am - Ambassador G
Listening Prayer
8:00-9:00pm - Boardroom Celesta T.
Blue Pencil Session Do you want to hear from The Creator of the
Gerald Brandt Universe? Do you have a need or a question? I
Bring 10 or so pages of your current work in will listen in prayer with you. Individual ses-
progress. Gerald Brandt will read it and give sions - three to seven minutes.
you a ten minute on-the-spot critique. This is a
one-on-one session and requires pre- 10:00-11:00am - Ambassador B
registration. Lillian And Joey’s Trivia Challenge
Lillian B.; Joey W.
9:00-11:00 - Ambassador C Join us for our annual trivia contest! Test your
Live Badfic Reading: “Little Miracles” mettle against your fellow nerds and compete
Laurie E. S. to be trivia king or queen.
Join facilitator Laurie E. Smith for the live
round-robin reading of a truly horrible piece of
"Avengers" fan fiction! Come listen or take part 10:00-12:00am - Ambassador C
in the reading! Can YOU get through an entire Kirkitures In Concert
page without breaking down? (Yes, there will Adam K.
be prizes!) This event is 18+. An hour of art and music. Artist Adam Kirk will
9:00-10:00pm - Boardroom perform vocals and guitar for original songs
and favourite covers, as well as demo carica-
The MCU: Where Do We Go From Here ture drawings for one or two lucky audience
Joey W. members who will be brought on stage to be
In a little over 10 years and 22 movies, Marvel drawn. Acoustic comedy music and caricature
Studios has brought some legendary charac- art? Nudge nudge. Wink wink. Say no more!
ters to life on the silver screen. Now with
Avengers: Endgame, where does the MCU go 10:00-12:00am - Boardroom
from here? Spoiler warning: This panel will Craft and Chat
contains spoilers for Avengers: Endgame. Kildonan Stitchers
Did you bring your craft with you to Keycon?
We don't care what you enjoy doing - drawing,
knitting, crochet, stitching, even chainmail -
join us Sunday morning for some free art time
and chatter.11:00am-1:00pm - Ambassador A 11:00am-12:00pm - Ambassador G
Mad Max Real Life FPS Keycon 37 Casting Call
Amanda B.; Leslie B. Carol L.; Phynix C.; Katie H.
In the wasteland, the road warriors are the If you want your voice heard, want to help
ones in control. Gangs fight among them- make the convention great, or just want to talk
selves; for ammo, for gasoline and for clean to next year's conchairs about their plans, this
water. A green place with pumped water and is the panel for you! Five apples.
gasoline has been found, and everyone wants
to come claim it for themselves. Many gangs 12:00-1:00pm - Ambassador B
enter, 1 gang leaves. This will be a 2 hour The Last Small Council
structured free-for-all Nerf war. Bring your Sean E.
own Nerf guns as limited extras will be availa- With the series finale about to happen, come
ble. Come fight it out on the fury road to Val- out and join in a round robin discussion of
halla and see who comes out shiny and Game of Thrones.
chrome.
12:00-1:00pm - Ambassador C
11:00am-12:00pm - Ambassador B Frontier Larp Photo Presentation
Queer Fandom Luke T.
Tanya Huff; Laurie E. S.; LéAmber K. Come listen to Frontier Larp about live action
Fandom is generally known as an LGBTQA+ role playing and who they are with a slideshow
friendly space. Join Laurie, LéAmber, and including photos and videos from their various
Tanya for a lively discussion of how queerness events, including their Wasteland event which
and fandom intersect, and what it means to be is primarily inspired by Mad Max. Session will
queer in fandom today. end with discussion and time for a Q&A.
12:00-1:00pm - Ambassador G
Standard Operating Proceedures: What
They Are And Why Do We Need Them?
LéAmber K.; Alex S.
Please come join us and discuss the whys and
what's of the two year long project to improve
Keycon and it's related activities though the
development of the SOP. With the SOP, we will
bring Keycon's operation into a more profes-
sional and current state. Looking forward to
seeing all of you there. Discussion and helpful
suggestion is encouraged.12:00-2:00pm - Terrace East 2:00-3:00pm - Ambassador A
Writer’s Idol Bellydance 101
Carrie Vaughn; Tanya Huff; Gerald Brandt Kevla
Just like American Idol only with your own Join Professional Bellydancer Kevla in a fun,
writing as the star! A presenter will read story one-hour beginner lesson! You'll learn the
intros submitted anonymously by Keycon writ- basic bellydance steps, and by the end of the
ers while our guest authors listen, raising their class you'll be able to dance a short, sassy rou-
hand to stop the reading. Once all judges have tine together, even if you've never taken a
raised their hands or the reading has finished, dance class before.
they will offer critiques of the writing that was
just read! Submissions for writing will be ac- 2:00-4:00pm - Ambassador B
cepted until the end of Saturday night. WinSFA Senate AGM - Open To All Key-
con Members
1:00-2:00pm - Ambassador A WinSFA Senate
River City Jedi Demonstration Everyone with a membership to this year's
River City Jedi; Tim W. convention is welcome to attend the WinSFA
An LED Saber combat/martial arts group based Annual General Meeting. Come and hear about
out of Winnipeg, inspired to bring real world the past year of Keycon and find out more
martial arts to fantasy genre of Star about how Keycon's governing body work.
Wars. Come join us for a demonstration!
2:00-3:00 - Ambassador C
1:00-2:00pm - Ambassador D Underworld - A Reading
Art Auction Lovern K.
Come and bid on any of the art that you loved! Hector Ashton staggers out of the St. Boniface
This live event starts just after 1pm outside Hospital psych ward and falls into the Red Riv-
the Art Show doors in the Lobby area. Come er. In his delusional state he thinks that he is
early if you want a seat! Odysseus and has been swept into the river
Styx. Author Lovern Kindzierski will peer into
1:00-2:00pm - Boardroom his story as Hector washes up in the club dis-
Fighting Fantasy: Choose Your Own trict of Winnipeg, believing he is now deep in
Adventure Books the Underworld. Starting with a reading from
Holly G. the script, accompanied by a presentation of
It began in 1982 with the Warlock of Firetop the pages that go along with it, Lovern will
Mountain. Gamebooks in the style of Choose then open the floor to questions and give in-
Your Own Adventure allowed young people sight into the writing process of a story that
everywhere to solo a D&D-type scenario. Fan- pulls Winnipeg into Homer's mythical epic.
tasy, Sci-Fi, Horror...they had it all. The origi-
nal covers were exquisite works of art. Today 2:00-3:00pm - Ambassador G
it's harder to get your hands on them. There Teen Loft
have been several re-prints, but not every title Bec P.
makes it to the next printing. Some are lost in The Key Loft is a safe space for the teens of
the void. Did you play them? Have you heard Keycon (age 14 to 17) can come and hang
of them? Is this the first you realized their ex- out. Play a game, chat about all sorts of
istence - and are you intrigued? Let's discuss. things. It is a way to make friends and have a
safe space away from the adults for a bit!
Come make friends with us!3:00-4:00pm - Ambassador C 4:00-5:00pm - Ambassador A
An Hour With Carrie Vaughn Closing Ceremonies
Carrie Vaughn Charles L.; Carol L.; Phynix C.; Katie H.
Carrie Vaughn will talk about her writing work Time to click our heels together three times!
and life experiences with time for lots of ques- Say farewell to our fantastic guests, and re-
tions to be answered from the audience. If member, there's no place like Keycon!
there was anything you ever wanted to know
about Carrie or ask her about, here is the time! 5:00-6:00pm
Beefs & Bouquets
3:00-4:00pm - Terrace East Carol L.; Phynix C.
Life Drawing What worked well? What did you want to see
Lee Moyer; Kevla more of? Do you have any suggestions or ide-
A hands-on panel about techniques for draw- as that can make the convention even better?
ing from life with Lee Moyer. Belly Dancer Kev- Please come out and share your highlights and
la will be there to aid as a model for drawing. suggestions with members of our Convention
committee from both this year and next!Autographs
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