The Pentacon is going to happen from the 3rd to the 5th of November 2017 in Dresden and sure, it is a convention on science-fiction. (The address is: Kulturzentrum Palitzschhof, Gamigstr. 24, 01237 Dresden, Germany.)
Guests of Honour are:
Andreas Brandhorst, Dieter B. Herrmann, Angela Steinmüller, Karlheinz Steinmüller, Tassilo Römisch and Erik Simon.
The Pentacon is also the host oft he awarding ceremony of the Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis, a major German award on science-fiction.
In case you want to attend the Pentacon, please make sure to preregister!
Nina Horvath has studied at the University of Vienna. Her mother tongue is German. She is a keen author of short stories and published over two dozens in zines and anthologies. Her favourite genre is science-fiction. She had also been editor of the short story collections "Die Schattenuhr", "Metamorphosen - Auf den Spuren H.P. Lovecrafts" and "Darwins Schildkröte". In 2012 she won the awards "Vincent Preis" for the best horror anthology and the "Deutscher Phantastik Preis" for the best fantastic short story. (This one was also 3rd at the "DSFP" for the best science-fiction story.)
