#FIYAHCON2020 did all of this in its first year, digitally, with available resources, with *months* of prep, with accessibility & representation in mind, including an awards ceremony, *and* @Ellethevillain still givin’ allyuh de blueprint.

No one can say they didn’t know.
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RT @Ellethevillain
We did #FIYAHCON for under $25k (mostly live captioning, server upgrade, swag fulfillment).

Including staff, Ignyte finalists, panelists,…
https://twitter.com/Ellethevillain/status/1318018670170394624

This last day of #FIYAHCON2020 is still blowing me away! Woke up just in time to catch the 'What Makes A Good Book Cover' panel with @AshiaMonet, @JohnPicacio, @C_L_Clark & moderator @sillysyntax, and it's reaffirmed everything I want in book covers for PoC writers.
Ahhhh! Congrats to @fictograph on your Best Artist Ignyte Award win!
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RT @fiyahlitmag
Congratulations to @fictograph for winning Best Artist!!! #IgnyteAwards #FIYAHCON2020
https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/1317580692893573121
I literally just gave my nephew a copy of Tristan Strong Punches A Hole In The Sky as a post-exam gift a half an hour ago, and now I get to tell him it's won an Ignyte Award! Congrats, @KSekouM!
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RT @fiyahlitmag
Congratulations to @KSekouM for winning Best in Middle Grade!!! #IgnyteAwards #FIYAHCON2020
https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/1317574513681264640

I only feel half-dressed up, because I know folks will be coming in their very best threads for the #FIYAHCON2020 #IGNYTEAwards! But I have my favourite pins on!

Congratulations again to all the finalists! Let’s make this virtual ceremony a shindig to remember. 🔥

Really dug #FIYAHCON2020's Middle Grade SFF panel with @WriteTeachPlay, @EdenRoyce, @LMDavisWrites, @RoanhorseBex & @KSekouM - not least of which because now I have a long list of gifts to get for my book-loving nephew.
A shame - I just got back up for this one! But the Discord is still lively with discussion, so really, #FIYAHCON2020 is becoming more like (the very best version of) a real con with each passing moment - even when tech fails us, the conversation continues.
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RT @fiyahlitmag
Our deepest apologies, but tech does not seem to be on our side this morning. Due to some unforeseen issues, we are having to cancel the New Magic: Roots in Diasp…
https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/1317488249682632704

Big up again to the entire #FIYAHCON2020 team for this dream of a convention! The first night has already been so brilliant.

But now, I must go back to sleep. Enjoy the rest of the con! 🔥 🔥 🔥

I just want to say, as #FIYAHCON2020 Fringe content comes to a close, that I’m really glad that @IoriKusano and @laviecestmoi made such an amazing series of panels available for folks in what many westerners may consider ‘uncooperative’ time zones, because NOW WE GET TO FEEL IT

I'm up! And I have another #FIYAHCON2020 Fringe panel in an hour!

WE WON'T PHONE IT IN FOR AN ANGLOPHONE AUDIENCE at 7a EST at the Mezzanine! See you there!