PictCon1
8th November 2025, Salutation Hotel, Perth
Guest of Honour: Francesca Barbini
Co-chairs: Farah Mendlesohn and Michelle Drayton-Harrold
Gophers: Ralph Drayton Harrold and Gray Wilson
Programme as delivered on the day:
10:00
Welcome: Michelle Drayton-Harrold (aka Cuddles)
SF in Scotland: Natalie Jayne Clarke (M), Ricardo Pinto. Vince Docherty, Nick Hubble.
Workshop: Reading Aloud: E.M. Faulds
11:30
Guest of Honour Interview: Frances Barbini, interviewed by Meg MacDonald.
13:30
Space Port Scotland: Gray Mitchell (M), Ken MacLeod, EM Reed, Adam Oyabanji, Elaine Gallagher.
Workshop: Writing Immersive Fight Scenes, Josh Hulton
15:15
Scotland’s Rich Cryptology: E.M. Faulds (M); Jane Carnall, Ry Herman, MK Hardy, Rafael Torrubia
Workshop: Co-Writing: Ruth Aylett, Greg Michaelson.
16:30
Anthologies: Neil Williamson (M), Francesca Barbini, E.M. Faulds, Joanna Corrance, Noel Chidwick.
17:45
Walking the Streets – landscape and the fantastic: Kevin McVeigh (M), Tendai Huchu, JJ Marr, Lisa Tuttle.
(This panel was a last minute replacement and we thank in particular all the participants who agreed to take part).
RPG: The Game: a collaborative, rules-lights RPG for beginners and veterans, Alexa MacBett.
Accounts
(if you spot any mistakes, please let us know at “pictcon” [at] “pictcon” [dot] “com”)
| 18th October 2025 | PictCon1 | PictCon1 | |
| Eventbrite Gross | £ 3,042.26 | In | Out |
| Eventbrite took 11.1% | £ 337.36 | ||
| £ 2,704.90 | |||
| Eventbright ticketing | £ 2,704.90 | ||
| Other ticketing via machine which also garnishes | £ 59.43 | ||
| Donation (Ken MacLeod) | £ 20.00 | ||
| Deposit to return to Farah | |||
| Remaining cost | £ 750.00 | ||
| GoH hotel | £ 167.00 | ||
| Francesca’s travel | £ 37.80 | ||
| GoH Honorarium | £ 50.00 | ||
| Francesca and Rob’s dinner | |||
| leaflets to take to conventions | |||
| bookshop posters | use instaprint | ||
| stamps | 32 x 2nd class | ||
| Eastercon postcards | |||
| Final local posters (10) + P&P | |||
| Single Hole punch | |||
| Badges | |||
| Restaurant tip | |||
| Hotel tip | |||
| Refund to Farah | £ 687.35 | ||
| £ 2,784.33 | £ 1,692.15 | ||
| Surplus | £1,092.18 | ||