Online gathering of Elves, Fae, and adjacent Folk... Would you attend?

[Arethinn aTinderel]

This past August, some therians and otherkin from Tumblr organized a free virtual convention called Othercon. It went off well, proving such a thing can be done, so my husband and I plus a couple of elven-faery friends wondered: could we do a similar online gather that was specifically intended for Elves-Sidhe-Tuatha-Fae?  

We are still in the very early planning stages, at this point just seeing if there is enough interest to make it work. If you are of one of those folk, take our survey here! It will remain open through October 27.

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[Arethinn aTinderel]

The response to this has been very heartening. As of October 17 we are at 47 surveys returned (!), so we wanted to let everyone know we have decided to go ahead with planning this "elves, etc." event. We have not yet selected firm dates, but are aiming for sometime in January through March 2021. If you volunteered to be an assistant or give a presentation and left us an email address, we expect to be in touch sometime after the survey closes (so don't worry that you haven't heard from us yet). The survey will remain open through late October, so if you haven't answered it already, there is still time to do so and let us know what you would like to see!

[Tara]

Great idea - let’s do it. Let me know if you need help. I’ll checkout the survey 

[Arethinn aTinderel]

Fortunately, the online nature means you can drop in and out as you are able - unlike a physical convention where you would have to be there the whole time. We have not begun to discuss dates, but I think it's unlikely the actual gathering would take place before the end of the year. We're moving more slowly in the planning than Othercon did.

[Morell Sunweaver]

Can't tell if I'll be able to attend, I'm getting new job these days and so far I know nothing.