Cheryl Klein, Tamora Pierce to Speak at Terminus
Terminus 2008, the Harry Potter conference in Chicago this August, announced today that Harry Potter continuity editor Cheryl Klein and fantasy author Tamora Pierce will be providing keynote addresses at their event.
Cheryl Klein, Senior Editor, Arthur A. Levine Books, who has worked on the lastContinued...
Programming Schedule for Accio 2008 Announced
Upcoming fan conference, Accio 2008, has recently released the full programming schedule for their upcoming event at Magdalen College in Oxford, England. The three day conference, which takes place from July 25 – 27, 2008, will begin with an Opening Session followed by three days of formal programmingContinued...
Jim Dale to Speak at Portus 2008
Actor Jim Dale, narrator of the US edition of the Harry Potter audio books, will be a speaker at the upcoming Portus symposium later this summer. HPEFhas now announced that Mr. Dale will give a special presentation on Saturday July 12 at the Portus 2008 Harry Potter Symposium in Dallas, Texas, followed by a QuestionContinued...
LeakyCon Facebook and LiveJournals Now Available
A few days ago we told you about LeakyCon, Leaky’s first-ever fan conference, coming to Boston in 2009. You can keep up to date on the goings-on, now, via our LiveJournal and Facebook group for the event. We will soon have a MySpace and a forum, and will soon bring you details on our hotelContinued...
Presenting...LeakyCon 2009!
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve taken on a new venture at Leaky and it’s one that will bring together fans from all over the world: the first-ever LeakyCon is coming to Boston in 2009!
This conference, a celebration of the HP series and our time as fans, will serve to aid two charities: Book AidContinued...
Harry Potter Conferences Updates: New Wizard Rock Contest, Sectus 09 Canceled and More
We have a mix of bad and good news today regarding some of the upcoming Harry Potter conferences:
First the good news, as Terminus has announced a new Twenty-Fifth Band Competition for their Wrock Chicago event, the all-day wizard rock festival that will be heldContinued...
Terminus Programming Deadline Extended
Terminus 2008, the Harry Potter conference taking place in August of this year, has extended its deadline for which you may submit programming ideas to this Sunday, Feb 3.
The conferenc is looking for proposals for papers, panels, workshops and roundtable discussions. There are also presentation options forContinued...
Harry Potter 2008 Conferences Updates: Terminus, Convention Alley, Portus and More
With a new year comes a new series of Harry Potter conferences, and we have some updates on the following events due to be held in 2008.
Terminus, the Harry Potter conference to be held August 7- 11th in Chicago, Illinois, has now announced a unique fandom challengeContinued...
2007: A Year in Review for Leaky and the Fandom
A new film and the final book: 2007 was a banner year for Harry Potter fans. But before we look back at the book and movie changes over this remarkable year, let’s take a look back at the changes here at Leaky and the fandom as a whole. This is the first of our traditional in-depth Year inContinued...
Sectus Announces New UK Harry Potter Conference for 2009
Good news for Harry Potter fans as there is a new conference in the UK to tell you about. Sectus will hold a new conference at Bodelwyddan Castle in Wales from June 26-29, 2009. This new conference for adults will feature a mix of academic presentations and informal discussions of canonContinued...
Live PotterCast Coming to Terminus, August 2008
Chicago surely is turning into our kind of town as we are thrilled to announce that PotterCast will be broadcasting at Terminus. PotterCast, the official podcast of The Leaky Cauldron, is to be part of a special Artists and Authors Night to be held at the Harry Potter conference on Saturday, AugustContinued...
Portus Announces Snapefest and Registration Discount
Calling all Snape fans! Portus 2008 has released their monthly newsletter and has news that there will be a special Snapefest day during the Harry Potter conference to be held next summer in Dallas, Texas. This Snapefest will include "presentations, roundtable discussions, panels, trivia contests,Continued...
PotterCast 125: "Conference Call"
Fan conferences are the talk around town in this week’s PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast. In our 125th episode, Sue and John chat with Becky from the organizers of Portus, the fan conference in Dallas, Texas, and to Amy, from Terminus , set to be held during the summer of 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. InContinued...
Registration Opens for Accio 2008
An update for you today regarding one of the Harry Potter fan conferences set for next year. Registration is now open for Accio 2008, a three day conference set to take place in Oxford England July 25-27. Due to space constraints at the site of the conference at Magdalen College at Oxford, attendance at the conferenceContinued...
Wizards to Wrock the House at Terminus
Get ready to wrock and roll, wizard style, as Terminus has announced a very cool musical event to kick off their Harry Potter conference next summer. Wrock Chicago, an all day wizarding rock concert, will feature 25 groups in this special event to be held on August 6, 2008. Taking place the day before theContinued...