Looking for information about Texas and surrounding states SF cons

[missingvolume]

Let me start this with a statement, I am only looking at doing cons in the area. Nothing is in stone but I would dearly love some feedback.

I would like to get is names and webpages for cons in TX and the surrounding area. Lets call the surrounding states anything that is 10-12 hours of driving from the Texas border. The reason for that is I hate to be on the road driving to a con and it takes more than one day to get to it.

What I hoping for info wise is how big the con is, do they usually have writers and what kind of con is it and did you like it. Please don't send me info about a con if you or someone you know hasn't attended it.

Needless to say if you don't want to respond in LJ you can email it all to me because I want to hear warts and all. I don't want to go in blind like I did to a few cons in the past and found out the sizzle about the con didn't pan out for me at all.

Thanks in advance for any and all information you all can provide.

Comments

[outtamyskull.livejournal.com]

Um, world fantasy con is there next year.

And the GoH at http://armadillocon.org/about.htm is a friend of the Monkey's.

If you ask Barside Pam and Pogo both live in Tx, and Wendi's brother may or may not know of con's in Mississippi.

[missingvolume.livejournal.com]

I've heard from one of them so far and I asked even more questions. I also have heard from some other people but more info is always good.


Cons in Mississippi, watch me make a warding sign and yell NEVER AGAIN! I did one, one I tell you and not for love or money I will ever deal at another one again. Maybe attend if they had an ubercool guest but deal oh please let me just set fire to some cash instead. Bitter? Me oh hell no. ;-) If you see me at a con ask me about it and I will fill your ears with the wonders of my one con there.

[outtamyskull.livejournal.com]

ROFL.

I haven't been there since i was in diapers and don't recall the trip at all, but having met some of my kith and kin from there abouts...

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[missingvolume.livejournal.com]

I know about World Fantasy but that is a one time gig. I'm looking for dirt on the usual cons in the area such as size, what are they like, is it well run and stuff like that.