Join Us at the September FACT Board Meeting!

Can you join us at one of our monthly meetings? What would you like to see happen? Where can you help? Where is fandom going and what can our little literary-focused group do in that space? The next Board Meeting is Sat Sept 21 at 2 PM at the Menchaca Road Branch Library. Come share your ideas and stay for socializing afterwards! While […]

Mark Your Calendar! FACT Meeting on Sat Aug 10

Can you join us at one of our monthly meetings? What would you like to see happen? Where can you help? Where is fandom going and what can our little literary-focused group do in that space? The next Board Meeting is Sat Aug 10 at 2 PM at the Little Walnut Creek Library. Come share your ideas and stay for […]

Aug 5 Reading Group: Titan by John Varley

Want to talk about a great read with other booklovers? The FACT SF/F Reading Group will meet on Monday, August 5, at 7 PM CST to discuss Titan by John Varley! The meeting will be held online via Zoom. To get the link (if not already on the mailing list), send an email to reading at fact.org. Upcoming selections are:

Join Us at the July 13 Board Meeting

Can you join us at one of our monthly meetings? There’s a lot we could be doing. What would you like to see happen? Where can you help? The next Board Meeting is Sat July 13 at 2 PM at the Little Walnut Creek Library. Come share your ideas and stay for socializing afterwards! Next month’s meeting will be Sat […]

Lunch Meetup & Board Meeting on June 8

Come talk SF, writing and other things at a BBQ meetup at Pok-e-Jo’s on Parmer! We will get together Saturday, June 8, at 1 PM. A meeting of the FACT Board (sponsors of ArmadilloCon) will follow, and y’all are welcome to join that as well. Items on the agenda will likely include work on a project for screenwriters and discussion […]

Bowling & Brunch & ArmadilloCon Planning!

F.A.C.T. members and ArmadilloCon volunteers gathered at Highland Lanes on May 19 for a morning of bowling. It was great fun. Our team’s total score, over two games, exceeded 300 points! We gathered afterwards for brunch and conversation at Emerald Tavern. We have some very exciting plans for ArmadilloCon 2024! Our next get-together is a BBQ meetup at Pok-e-Jo’s on […]

Memorial Service for Howard Waldrop Sat Jun 29

Many long-term friends of F.A.C.T. and ArmadilloCon have fond memories of Howard Waldrop. A long-term Austin area resident, he was Toastmaster at ArmadilloCons 1 (1979) and 29 (2007). He was Guest of Honor at ArmadilloCon 5 (1983). He was featured on the cover of the first issue of the Austin Chronicle (1981) He was celebrated for his short fiction and received a World […]