Join us at Boskone
Boskone takes place at the The Westin Boston Waterfront located at 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210.
Visit Boskone’s Registration page for more information.
Membership
Memberships available onsite. Registration opens at 1:00 pm on Friday, February 14th and is open throughout the weekend.
Membership Rates: Boskone 57:
Full Weekend Rates:
- Adult: $60
- College Student*: $35
- K-12 Student*: $25
*(school ID may be required)
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Recent Posts
- Attend a Kaffeeklatsche at Boskone 57!
- Boskone 57 Program Schedule is Online
- B57 Mini Interviews with Martha Wells, Erwin S (Filthy Pierre) Strauss, and Laurence Raphael Brothers
- B57 Mini Interviews with Reiko Murakami, Nicholas Kaufmann, and Dr. Stephen P. Kelner Jr.
- B57 Mini Interviews with William Hayashi, John Kessel, and Steve Davidson
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
The Joy of Science and Science Fiction
In an age where many science fiction conventions focus on the pop culture aspects of science fiction, it’s refreshing to find a con that also emphasizes and celebrates actual science and technological detail. Boskone’s Hal Clement Science Speaker brings together both … Continue reading
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Live Sword Fighting Demos
One of the popular events at Boskone are the many sword fighting demos held in the Galleria. This year, we are happy to have the participation of both the Higgins Armory Sword Guild from Worcester, MA and Kunstbruder from Medford, MA.
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Tagged Demo, HASG, Higgins Armory, Knutstbruder, Sword fighting
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“Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu – Boskone 50 Panel Discussion
One of the panels at Boskone 50 will be a discussion of the short story “Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu, originally published in the March/April 2011 edition of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. If you’d like to read … Continue reading
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Boskone 50 Progress Report 2
By now, you’ve probably seen the second progress report for Boskone 50. However, we thought it would be helpful to include a link on the Boskone Blog so that you have it here just in case you need a quick … Continue reading
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Filking at Boskone
Boskone is known for it’s Filking program by music lovers and musicians alike. This year we’ve got one of the best schedules yet, featuring a wonderful host of musicians. The list of events will be published soon. In the meantime, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boskone, Filk, Jordin Kare, New England Science Fiction Association
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NESFA Press Guest Jerry Pournelle
Each year at Boskone, a special guest is honored by NESFA Press, the publishing component of the New England Science Fiction Association. NESFA Press focuses on publishing the following types of books: Books honoring the guest(s) of honor at our annual convention, Boskone, … Continue reading
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Tagged Jerry Pournelle, NESFA Press, NESFA Press Guest
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One day left to save
Pre-registration closes on 1/23/13 at 5pm EST. If you haven’t yet registered, register now and save $5 off the cost of the at-the-door adult membership price of $55. Are you a student? Are you a family attending with your student … Continue reading
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Tagged adult membership, at-the-door, college, deadline, membership, pre-reg, Pre-registration, single day, student, student membership
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