by Rhed Morgan | Apr 19, 2025 | Attendees, Information, Uncategorized
🦊🦅 The Trickster’s Hunt: Ravens & Foxes
A JordanCon 2025 Interactive Scavenger Game
Are you ready for adventure, cleverness, and just a touch of mischief?
Whether you’re new to JordanCon or a seasoned veteran of the Pattern, we invite you to take part in our newest interactive experience:
The Trickster’s Hunt: Ravens & Foxes
Inspired by Mat Cauthon’s iconic foxhead medallion and raven-marked spear, this scavenger hunt-style game runs Friday and Saturday during the con and is open to all attendees.
🎯 How It Works
To participate, complete fun, Wheel of Time-themed activities around the con to earn raven feathers (tokens or stamps). Each feather equals one entry into The Ever-Victorious Raffle, where prizes and glory await!
After completing each activity, seek out a Death Watch Guard (our game volunteers) to show your proof and receive your feather. Guards will be clearly marked—if you spot them, you’re being watched (in the best way).
🕑 The game begins Friday morning and ends Saturday night.
🪶 Turn in your collected feathers to the New Member Services team by the end of Saturday to be entered into the raffle.
🎁 Prizes & Perks
🎗 All participants receive a special ribbon: “Con of Ravens: Raven Hunt”
🏆 Raffle prizes include:
- A JordanCon gift bag
- Bonus goodies for those who collect the most feathers!
🗺 Where to Begin
Stop by the New Member Check-In table on Friday to get your activity list and learn how to play. This game is a great way to make friends, explore the con, and lean into the fun of JordanCon.
🔍 Sneak Peek: Sample Activities
Here are just a few of the tasks you might complete:
- 📸 Snap a selfie with a Mat Cauthon cosplayer and say “It’s time to toss the dice!”
- 📸 Spell the word “Unkindness” (a group of ravens!) using letters found in signs around the hotel
- 📸 Attend a panel and share something you learned
- 📸 Find someone in WoT-inspired cosplay and say “The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills”
- 🎲 Roll doubles at the gaming hall
- 📸 Photograph a raven or a fox somewhere at the con (art, plush, cosplay, logo—anything goes!)
Every completed task brings you one step closer to rewards, recognition, and raffle riches.
📣 Join the Hunt
The Trickster’s Hunt: Ravens & Foxes is more than just a game—it’s a playful way to weave yourself deeper into the Pattern of JordanCon. New members, longtime fans, and Mat Cauthon lookalikes alike are all welcome.
So grab your camera, find a Death Watch Guard, and let the hunt begin!
Photo by Peter Lloyd on Unsplash
by Rhed Morgan | Apr 7, 2025 | Attendees, Information, Uncategorized
Sign up to volunteer here!
Now that the schedule is live, you can optimize your volunteer shifts! Volunteering has many great perks, but a new one this year is that roughly half of dealers have committed to offering a discount to those who earn this year’s volunteer pin. You earn a unique pin each year you work 3 shifts (~4.5 hours) over the entire con.
One of the best things about JordanCon is that we are run completely on the loving labor of volunteers. So come be part of the family and help make this year’s con the best one yet!
Not sure where to start? Some great options are Badge Checking, Art Show, and ConSuite as they offer lots of options.
If you have any questions, or just need to celebrate, reach out to us in the volunteer chat in the JordanCon Discord. You can also send an email to volunteering@jordancon.org, and we will get back to you as quickly as possible.
Also, remember to sign up for volunteer orientation when you sign up for a shift to ensure you receive timely and important information.
Sign up to volunteer here!
by Rhed Morgan | Mar 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Are you preparing for your first-ever JordanCon and wondering how to make the most of it? Feeling a little overwhelmed by the schedule, traditions, and everything in between? We’ve got you covered!
📢 Join us for “Ta’veren Talk: What to Expect at JordanCon” – an exclusive webinar designed to help you navigate your first JordanCon like a pro!
📅 Date: April 5, 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM (EST)
📍 Where: Zoom Webinar
🔗 Register Here: Ta’veren Talk Registration Link
This interactive session will provide essential guidance and insider tips on how to fully enjoy your JordanCon experience. Whether you’re curious about con traditions, want to know how to plan your schedule, or just need packing advice, we’ve got all the answers!
🔹 Topics Covered:
✅ Navigating the Schedule – How to balance panels, gaming, shopping, and social events.
✅ Con Traditions & Etiquette – Ribbons, tiaras, cosplay, and other unique JordanCon customs.
✅ Making Connections – Whether you’re an introvert or extrovert, learn how to meet fellow fans.
✅ First-Time Survival Tips – What to bring, what to wear, and how to pace yourself.
✅ Getting Involved – How to participate in panels, contests, and volunteer opportunities.
✅ “The Great Hunt” – Must-see events & hidden gems you don’t want to miss!
✅ “By the Light! What Do I Pack?” – Packing do’s and don’ts for a smooth convention experience.
✅ “The Game of Houses” – Networking & socializing at JordanCon like a pro.
✅ “Avoiding the Dark One’s Own Luck” – Staying healthy & dodging con crud!
✅ “The Pattern Weaves As It Wills” – How to go with the flow when plans change.
🌟 This is a must-attend session for first-time attendees, and space is limited! 🌟
📌 Register now to secure your spot and get ready for an unforgettable JordanCon adventure!
🔗 Ta’veren Talk Registration Link
#JordanCon #WhatToExpectAtJordanCon #JordanCon2025 #WheelOfTime #ConOfRavens
by Rhed Morgan | Jan 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Calling all cosplay groups who love ConSuite!
Do you have an amazing group costume idea you just don’t know how to show off? Do you want the con to come to you and marvel at your creativity and skill? Do you want to give back to our wonderful community?
Keep reading, because you can do all three at once!
Remember the Asha’maids, the incredible sensation from 2023?? We want to expand that fun experience in ConSuite for 2025 and provide our awesome cosplayers a new way to share their creations.
The ConSuite team is seeking groups of themed cosplayers to volunteer for a meal service during this year’s event. If this sounds like a good fit for you, please review the requirements below:
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- Number of participants: Groups of 4-7 individuals wearing coordinating costumes
- Costume Requirements:
- No dangly bits or sleeves that could dip into food
- Must wear provided food service gloves (no nails or jewelry that would pierce/prevent gloves)
- Must tie long hair back
- Costume must not restrict ability to lift or serve food or impede maneuverability in serving area (eg, no hoop skirts)
We look forward to seeing your group in April!
by Rhed Morgan | Oct 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Applications to enter the JordanCon 2025 Art Show have opened! The Art Show gives artists of all types a chance to showcase their work—and sell it! Each piece (unless it’s not for sale) is displayed with a slip of paper that has a “Quick Buy” price and a space for bidding, silent auction–style.
I spoke with Tina Pierce, Art Show Director, for more info about what being an artist in the Art Show is all about.
What kind of art is in the Art Show? Well…every kind: paintings, prints, jewelry, carvings, beads, glass, “all to dazzle, delight, and beautify your life,” Tina said. “We want to have as much variety as we can.” Applicants can look at previous years’ artists and consider how their own artwork might stand out.
Once they receive applications (open through March 31, 2025), Tina and her team will view all submissions and determine who will be in the Art Show based on the quality, the genre, and how the art “fits” with others already selected. “We can’t allow sale of copyrighted materials without the legal permissions,” Tina said, “but other than that—bring it on!”
JordanCon charges a modest fee for Art Show display space, and prices range from $25 to $55. The fees cover your membership to JordanCon as well as the display space.
If you have a collection of fan art and want to display that, you’re also welcome! Please note that no AI art will be allowed in the Art Show.
Interested in showing your art? Review the Art Show Rules and fill out this application form. Make sure you include a link to any kind of gallery or someplace where the Art Show staff can see your art. “Just make sure it’s public and filled with your art,” Tina said, “not Facebook posts of your kitty (yeah, that happened once).” The more art you have in your gallery, the better!
Whether or not you’re an artist, you should visit the Art Show. Everyone, no matter their budget, will find something for them. The People’s Choice Awards allow JordanCon attendees to vote for their favorite pieces; voting is a fantastic way to show artists some love. Plus: voters get an exclusive Art Show badge ribbon.
by Rhed Morgan | Oct 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
This fall has seen two powerful hurricanes hit the United States and affect communities 300 miles inland in the mountains, as well as much of the state of Florida.
Fred Rogers was told as a child, “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’”
Now is our chance to be the helpers, JordanCon fam. Obviously not all of us can physically go to Asheville, NC, or other affected areas and help that way; but we can provide $5, $50, or $500 toward relief efforts.
Hurricane Helene
On September 27, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall and proceeded to devastate and destroy a wide swath across the southeastern United States. Western North Carolina and South Carolina were particularly hard hit, though the damage went as far east as Savannah, Georgia, and down to the southernmost tip of Florida. The situation is truly catastrophic, as we in safer places have watched the waters rise to 1000-year heights and whole villages and towns washed away or decimated.
Helene Relief Efforts
One way to help is to prepurchase Charlotte-based Falstaff Books’s Appalachian Strong, an anthology with a line up of amazing authors including Jonathan Maberry, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Matt Denniman, and Nicole Given Kurtz, all of whom will contribute a story to the anthology. The book is $50 in Falstaff’s shop, and delivery will be in December 2024.
I had the opportunity to speak with John Hartness, Publisher at Falstaff. He was inspired to create this fundraising anthology because his niece, a business owner in Asheville, NC, and her family were rescued from the roof of their home by kayak. “That kind of devastation hits hard,” said Hartness, “as did the horror of spending hours not knowing if they were safe, or alive.” This anthology, he continued, “was my best way of helping my family and their neighbors recover.”
Hartness’s current plan is to divide the proceeds between his niece’s family and a pair of Asheville bookstores, Malaprops and Sassafras on Sutton. “Bookstores seem like the logical place to give money raised from an anthology,” he said. “If I hear from those businesses that there are areas of greater need, I will pivot my efforts there. I plan to take guidance from people on the ground, who actually know where the money will do the most good.”
The weekend Helene hit, Hartness was at a conference in Washington, D.C. “I sat down Saturday morning in my hotel room and thought of the biggest names that I had email addresses for, and I sent them an ask. I got responses to my phone before I’d even made it down the elevator to my booth.”
Hartness concluded, “We all want to help people in times of tragedy, so I gave people a chance to lend a hand and stave off the feelings of helplessness a lot of us were experiencing…I couldn’t be more thankful for my friends in this time of need.”
Horror podcast Old Gods of Appalachia’s Facebook page is a great source for local ways to support. Some of the cast members, including Steve Shell (Narrator) and DJ Rogers (Tobias Underwood and Young Doc Underwood), are offering up Cameo recordings, providing personalized messages for birthdays, anniversaries, or, in poet Rogers’s case, reading your favorite poem. All Cameo proceeds will be donated to relief funds.
Hurricane Milton
Just two weeks after Hurricane Helene, a second unprecedented hurricane, Milton, made landfall in Florida. Though the predicted 9-12 feet storm surge didn’t directly hit Tampa, dozens of tornadoes spun off the hurricane proper and wreaked havoc in their paths. Millions of people were—and still are—without power across the state.
General Relief Efforts
Outside of the literary community at JordanCon, we have a strong maker and artist community. The Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) has a grant for $3000 to craft artists who have experienced a recent and disruptive emergency or disaster. You can see if you qualify and can apply for the grant here if you’ve been impacted by Helene, or you can donate to help provide these grants to craft artists here.
Charity Navigator has a list of organizations helping with Helene efforts, as well as those assisting with Milton aid. If you have any favorite relief efforts, please leave a comment below to share.
Now, in all cases, fam, please do your research and ensure you’re donating to a trusted source. Charity Watch is a great place to vet organizations you’re considering donating to. The ones listed above are a few I know and trust, but you may have other qualifications when it comes to donating.
