So, you want to know, "What is Writercon?"

Above all else, Writercon is a gathering of writers, poets, editors, and fans of writers, poets, and editors. Some will come to learn how to write better fan fiction, some will come to learn about how to make the leap from fan fiction to original fiction, some will come just to gab with fellow neuroticswriters for hours on end.

We hope we're planning an event where everyone can have a great time, learn something, and most of all, talk about the things we have in common and how, despite our fandom leanings, we are more alike than we are different.

Although our roots are in the Jossverse, we're officially going multi-fannish in 2009! We'll still be talking Buffy, Angel, Firefly, and anything else Joss Whedon comes up with, but you're just as likely to hear discussion of Supernatural, Doctor Who, Stargate, Torchwood, Battlestar Galactica, and much more. (We've posted a public fandom poll so you can see what other attendees are into--and so we can make sure to tailor our programming to what our audience wants!)

We want all of you to come and join this celebration of writing, no matter what your fandom or writing preference.

Can't stand some characters, but love others beyond all reason? Got a bunch of different fandoms? Sounds pretty normal to us!

What's that you say? You're not a writer, you're an editor? A beta? Or maybe just a fan of writers and editors... possibly even just a fan of fanfiction? We want you, too! There's nothing writers love more than finding out what their readers want and need, and our Myth & Meta track may be just up your alley.

I hope I'm preaching to the choir here when I say this: Writercon is about the writing and the shared love, not shipper politics or the plots of the shows, except as related to the fic. It's about how fan fiction is literature, and it's about showing that it's as worthy as any other genre of writing.

There. Now go have a look around the site, ask a question here or on LiveJournal, sit back and relax! We're going to have a blast.