Helen Corcoran grew up in Cork, Ireland, dreaming of scheming queens and dashing lady knights. After graduating from Trinity College, Dublin, she worked as a bookseller for over a decade. She lives in Dublin, writing fantasy novels and haunting coffee shops in search of the perfect latte.
Latest Octoposts
Jack Fennell – In-Person Guest
Jack Fennell is a writer, editor, translator and researcher whose academic publications include pieces on science fiction, utopian and dystopian literature, monsters, Irish literature, and the legal philosophy of comic books. He is the author of Irish Science Fiction (2014), a contributing translator for The Short Fiction of Flann O’Brien (2013), editor of A Brilliant…
Horrible Goose and Screaming Cat
Faranae (Goose) and Kat (cat…) are hoping to start a podcast for Octocon based on their hit comedy panel from Octocon 2022. In it, they answered questions from members about what North America is really like, with their usual erratic snark. We’d love to hear from members with ideas for topics and with questions they’d…
Glyn Dillon – Guest of Honour – No Longer Able to Attend
UPDATE 07 Sept 2024: Sadly, we must announce that Glyn Dillon is no longer able to attend. Glyn Dillon (Born 1971) has had a wide-ranging career working as a comic book artist and author, a storyboard & concept artist, a director and more recently as a Costume Designer. Glyn started his career in comics at the age of…
Ruth Frances Long – Guest of Honour
We are delighted to announce one of our 2024 Guests of Honour is none other than Ruth Frances Long! Ruth Frances Long/Jessica Thorne writes romance and fantasy from the heart which often strays into weird and wonderful liminal places. She works in a specialized library of rare & occasionally crazy books She writes young adult fantasy…
