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Propaganda Poster Contest!

Loose lips sink ships, right? Bishie Con is running a contest this year to find a new propaganda specialist - I mean, artist to design a propaganda poster for us. What are we looking for? A catchy slogan telling people either something about yaoi or why they want to go to Bishie Con (make it PG please; innuendo is great!) and visuals to support it.

Don't know what a propaganda poster looks like? Here are some examples of real ones to get you started.

You have until August 20 at 11:59 pm to complete your poster and turn it in via email to katrina@bishiecon.com. Posters should be vertical 8"x12" and 300 dpi. They should be turned in as .jpg files. The winner will receive a FREE Bishie Con 2010 weekend badge and a FREE wall poster of his or her artwork! Do not use copywritten artwork in your poster. You may use photographs or stock images as long as they are PUBLIC DOMAIN or your own work.

 

Event list updated!

Several new events have been added, including the return of Yaoi Checkers, a karaoke contest, and our brand new Quidditch World Cup. We've also opened pre-registration for My Big Fat Gay Wedding. Find out more on the Panels and Events page.

 

Think you're hot stuff? Enter our date auction!

Want a tasty lunch with a your favorite character on Saturday of the convention? Bishie Con is once again bringing you a Bishie Date Auction! This year, we will be adding a few female characters to the mix by popular demand.

If you would like to enter as a "Bishie", you can download the entry form from the Panels and Events page.

 

First pre-registration deadline now passed...

If you haven't pre-registered for Bishie Con yet, you have until December to do so, but you only have until August 1 to get your badge for just $30! Don't miss another deadline. Head over to the Registration Page today!

 

Dealers' Room and Artists' Alley now open!

Attention vendors and artists! Our Dealers' Room and Artists' Alley are now open for registration. Because of our change in venue, space is much more limited this year. Get your forms in early, especially if you are requesting more than one table.

You can download the forms and register on the Artists and Dealers page.

 

YMV Contest entry is open!

Our video editing contest is now open for submissions!

Any shows (not just anime) are game. In fact, you can use comic book scans, cosplay photography, American TV shows, Britcoms, clips from Fox News, and more!

You can read about the contest and download the entry packet on the Panels and Events Page.

 

Registration for Volunteers and Panelists

Have you been dying to submit your panel idea? Want to get some money back on Sunday by volunteering?

Panelist and volunteer registration is now open!

All panelists and volunteers must be pre-registered for the convention before we schedule you. Please send your volunteer/panelist and pre-registration form together if you can (we'll accept them even if you can't, though).

For information on becoming a panelist, go to the Panels and Events page.

For information on volunteering, go to the Volunteers page.

 

FanFiction Contest Opens

One of our most popular events from 2009 is back! Now you can start submitting to our FanFiction Contest. You can pick any genre or even write original fiction (not based on an existing work).

Download the rules and entry forms on the Panels and Events page.

 

Cool New Look! New Events Announced!

Our website has changed a bit, at least in looks, but the navigation is all the same as last year. Look around. There's some new stuff and a ton of new events added to the Panels and Events Page, including returning favorites and some unique events for 2010.

You'll also notice that we changed the heading to "The Midwest's Yaoi and Slash Convention" from "The Midwest's Yaoi and Boys' Love Convention". That was for two reasons. The first is that most yaoi fans in the U.S. use "yaoi", "shounen-ai", and "Boys' Love" interchangeably. The other is that we wanted to put right up front that this isn't an anime-only convention. Our staff is made up of a diverse group of yaoi and slash fans who don't all watch anime or read manga. Many of us have found our BL fix in romantic novels (such as those Dreamspinner Press had at the convention last year), video games, American TV shows, British fantasy novels, and more.

Our events and panels reflect that, so we figured out tagline should as well. Also, let's not be COMPLETELY exclusive to male/male stuff (even though that is the focus of the con). Some of us also like femslash. ;)

 

Theme for 2010 - Destination: Bishie Con, Yaoi Around the World!

We'll be celebrating yaoi and slash both in Japan and all over the rest of the world as well as the country-slash awesomeness that is Axis Powers Hetalia. Enjoy yaoi "war games", a Hetalia Host Party with global flair, and tons of other events both returning and new!

Wait for a new look coming to our website soon!

 

Online Pre-Registration Open!

You waited for it, and now it's here! Online registration is open on the Registration Page. If you have a PayPal account, you can order your badge simply online.

Want to be a dealer, artist, volunteer, or panelist? Information is coming on registration for all of those. It should be up by the end of March.

 

OMG! Dates for 2010!

Thank you all for waiting patiently while we figured out if we'd be able to run Bishie Con in 2010.

I am pleased to announce our dates and location for 2010...

*drumroll*

December 17-19 at the Crowne Plaza Clayton!

Yes, it's close to Christmas, but never fear!The prices are dropping in 2010, so it should fit into your holiday budget.

Queen bed hotel rooms are only $79, and you'll be able to start booking them right now by calling (314) 726-5400 and asking for a room in the Bishie Con block!

A new look for the site and online pre-registration will be available shortly after Kawa Kon.

 

Thank you, fabulous fans!

I can't even begin to tell you how fabulous this past weekend was! I'd say it's probably the most fun weekend I've had this year and definitely on the list of most fun weekends I've EVER had. You all made it wonderful.

Now that our guests are leaving for their respective states and countries, and our house is full of boxes of convention supplies, I know that it's all over.

BUT... the good news is that your enthusiasm and support has made it a distinct possibility that we will have another Bishie Con in 2010.

Feel free to look back over the 2009 information still up on the site. We'll take it down over the next couple of months and replace it with information about future Bishie Cons.

If you want more and can't wait for announcements about next year's convention, why don't you check out Kawa Kon, our anime convention? Also, you might be interested in the new convention that we announced at Bishie Con: Ecto Con, the world's first Ghostbusters convention!

Now I just want to leave you with a simple "thanks" to everyone who attended, staffed, and volunteered at Bishie Con.