Announcing Mary Robinette Kowal, Boskone’s Guest of Honor

Boskone is delighted to announce Mary Robinette Kowal as our Guest of Honor. Mary will be joining us February 16-18, 2018 at the Westin Waterfront Hotel for a terrific convention! Join us at Boskone by buying your membership today. Hugo-award winning author, Mary Robinette Kowal is a novelist and professional puppeteer. Her debut novel Shades […]

Gearing Up for Boskone 55

It’s the middle of summer, which can only mean Boskone 55 is coming in fewer then 6 months and our team is kicking into high gear as we plan for next year’s convention. We will have a few new announcements coming soon, which should be a lot of fun! In the meantime, to help us […]

Ken MacLeod is Coming to Boskone

Since Boskone can’t take everyone to Scotland, we are pleased to bring science fiction author Ken MacLeod from Scotland to Boskone. This year, Ken is Boskone’s NESFA Press Guest, and we are eager to see him in Boston again. It’s always nice to see an old friend return! Bio: Ken MacLeod was born in Stornoway, […]

Brandon Sanderson is Coming to Boskone!

We are very excited to bring your Boskone 54’s Guest of Honor, Brandon Sanderson. It has been an honor to work with him and his staff over the last several months as we pulled the schedule together, and we hope you will all enjoy what we have in store. Please help us welcome Brandon to […]

Boskone 53’s “The Grimm Future” is now an eBook

At Boskone 53, NESFA Press introduced its new hardcover science fiction anthology The Grimm Future, edited by Erin Underwood. We received a number of requests for an ebook, which is now available to purchase online for $9.95 at: Amazon Barnes & Noble Smashwords (a variety of ebook formats) Book Description: Blending fresh new science fiction […]

Signature Saturday Night

Boskone’s Saturday night events are spectacular this year. So, get ready for a ton of fun. After a full day of events ranging from art demos to readings, discussions, panels, and music… we have an evening full of special events for you. Come to the Boskone Book Party to discover new books and get some […]

The Book Club Meetings at Boskone

This year, Boskone has beefed up the presence of book clubs at the convention. In addition to our annual Boskone Book club that features a book by our Guest of Honor (this year it’s Clariel by Garth Nix), we are also featuring a time for the NESFA Book Club to gather as well as the […]

Boskone’s Online Registration Closes Sat, Feb 13

Save some time and register online! Calling all fans, authors, artists, scientists, musicians, and publishers! Boskone’s online registration closes at midnight on Saturday, February 13th. Full Weekend Rates Adult Full Convention: $65 College Student Full Convention: $40 * K-12 Full Convention: $25 * One Day Rates Friday One Day: $25 Saturday One Day: $45 Sunday […]

The Boskone 53 Program Schedule is Now Online!

Boskone is only a couple of weeks away, which gives you just enough time to check out the newly posted Boskone 53 Program Schedule and plan your convention! We’ll be posting the schedule in various formats soon for your convenience. Free Friday Afternoon Programming:  Last year’s Free Friday Afternoon was so well received that we’re doing […]