“Begin at the beginning, and go on till you come to the end: then stop” Oral Storytelling Non-fiction works The Singer of Tales – Albert B Lord (uses Serbo-Croatian oral tradition to extrapolate how the other epic poetry was composed and transmitted before being written down) Books/Book Series The Illiad – Homer (recommend recent Emily… Continue reading Narrativity 2026 Saturday Media Mentions
Dear Friends, As always, I take a moment to remind you that con hangover is real. Also, my real life is real. I live in the Seattle area. I work in local government. Seattle is hosting six FIFA World Cup games, the first of which is tomorrow, and while I am not first line of… Continue reading Narratvity 2026 Friday Media Mentions
Narrativity 2026: Six Impossible Things has wrapped, and it was an amazing weekend of insights, jokes, camaraderie, food, and fun. Thank you to everyone who was a part of it! You made it awesome, and we couldn’t do it without you. Plans will be starting soon for Narrativity 2027: Trust Your Demon, July 22-25, 2027… Continue reading Thank you for a fabulous Narrativity!
The convention starts in just one week! Eep! Opening Ceremonies kick off at 11:00 am on Friday, June 5, and programming runs through about 6:00 pm on Sunday, June 7, followed by dinner and the traditional Dead Dog and clearing of the ConSuite. But wait, you say, that’s eight days away? That’s because our Thursday… Continue reading One Week to Narrativity!
Yes, it’s not impossible: Narrativity has t-shirts! You can pick your size, color, and style at our new Threadless shop. And then you can sport one of these excellent designs: Be sure to click the “Shop more styles” button to see all the available options. We’ve also got tote bags, stickers, and assorted other goodies;… Continue reading T-Shirts!
Tomorrow is the last day to get your membership for just $55. So if you don’t have your membership yet and you’ve been waiting for the last minute… it’s here! On May 15th, this Friday, the price goes up to $75. Sure, we’ll happily sign you up then, too, but wouldn’t you rather save that… Continue reading $55 going once, going twice….
The full panel schedule is posted! See what’s when, and how many (im)possible things we can fit into one amazing weekend! Also, we will once again be looking for volunteers to help with the ConSuite! Our volunteers were awesome last year, and did a fabulous job of keeping the ConSuite running smoothly without anyone having… Continue reading Why is a programming schedule like a consuite volunteer?
Happy Star Wars Day, Narrativitists! The fulll panel descriptions are up, and our Paragon of Programming has outdone herself this year! Check ’em out, and let Erin know if there’s something you’d like to be a panelist on; there’s still a few seats left at the tea table. And while you’re at it, if you… Continue reading May The Narrativity Be With You
The panels for 2026 have been selected, and you can see them here. Times are still being finalized, so we can’t tell you the when yet (soon!), but this is the what we’ll be talking about. There’s still room for a few more panelists, so if you see something on the list that you have… Continue reading The Panel List is Posted
Your intrepid Herder of Otters journeyed through wind, rain, and Minneapolis traffic this past weekend to Minicon, where Narrativity had room parties Friday & Saturday nights. The spread included charcuterie, assorted nibbles, and thematically-appropriate sugar cookies: …although the biggest draw, once the word got around, was the Elvis Midnight Snack whiskey (peanut butter, banana, and… Continue reading Minicon Party Report