2026 Minicon: Announcement coming soon!!!
1632 and Cons
Please join us! We would love to meet you in person.
There are lots of us active in the 1632verse and we love when we can go to Cons! We love it even more when we can have a 1632Con and spend entire days doing nothing but talking 1632. Some of our friends and family (and especially spouses and kids) can be amazed by how long we can spend talking 1632, but we are passionate about it.
We are thrilled that even though Eric Flint is gone, that passion remains. In 2023, we visited Mannington. Eric was scheduled to attend two cons in the winter of 2022, one of which was FantaSci, but he became too ill and didn’t make either one. When we had the chance to be part of the last FantaSci in April 2024, it felt like the perfect opportunity.
In February 2025, we had our first full post-Eric minicon at FenCon in Dallas, Texas, and it was excellent. Our sincere thanks to our FenCon and all the staff there.
Attending 1632verse writers:
The writers in attendance are different at every convention, but a few frequent attendees include:
- Bethanne Kim
- Bjorn Hasseler
- Chuck Thompson
- Jack Carroll
- Virginia DeMarce
Likewise, the panels change based on who will be there, what is being released, and reader interest. Two panels we plan to have at every convention are 1632: Book Club where we have a book club-style chat and a panel where we ask you, the readers, what you want more (or less) of. We hope you can join us!
Some 1632-Related panels from recent conventions include:
- Diving In and Going Deep: 1632 Book Club
- State of the ‘Verse/1637 World Tour
- Jumping Forward and Sliding Back: Technological Progress in 1632
- Clothing, Fashion, & Cosplay in Alternate History
- Reading: Tell the 1632 Editors What YOU Want!
- Writing: What the 1632 Editors Want
- Assiti Shards: Connecting Cadets, a Big Rig, and a Cruise Ship
- Military Advances in 1632: Not Just Hitting Replay
- Snerking the Plots: Spoilers Ahead!
Recorded Cons and Interviews from Past Years
Eric Flint went to many Cons. Fortunately, some of them were recorded and uploaded to YouTube. These playlists can all be found on the 1632 & Beyond YouTube channel.
In 2021, Ring of Fire Press did a virtual Con on Zoom because of COVID. Part 1 and Part 2 (specific authors and artists).
RoFCon 2021: Part 1 including Weird Tech and the Closing Ceremonies.
RoFCon2021: Part 2 specific writers including Jody Lynn Nye, Jonathan Maberry, S.M. Stirling, and many more.
RoFCon2021: Part 3 with lots of information specific to the 1632verse.
2011 1632 MiniCon: The 2011 1632 Minicon was held as part of Dragoncon, Sept. 2-5, 2011, in Atlanta, Georgia as part of the Alternate History track. Here are videos for all the panels, except Snerkers. Part 1 and Part 2.
NOTE: In 2011, YouTube videos were much more limited as to length and so hour long sessions were broken into parts.
Remembering Eric: Miscellaneous interviews with Eric and In Memorium posts.
Baen also has a series called their Baen Free Radio Hour and this playlist focuses on the 1632verse related episodes.
If ya’ll could arrange to have a 1632 minicon every other year at FantaSci in Raleigh, NC, that would be very convenient for me, as I’ve got family spread out around the state and I can combine the minicon with seeing multiple family members, including my soon-to-be 105-year old mother. Just sayin’. 😉