#othercon

[alterhuman-art]

[Image description: Sketch of Rani pawing at a t-shirt that is bunching awkwardly over their four-legged form. The shirt reads: OtherCon 2020. End description.]

“I don’t think these shirts were made with four-leggers in mind… or winged folk.”

Anyway, Othercon was probably unironically the best thing to happen to me in 2020 so far and I don’t expect it to be surpassed. All the panels I attended were fantastic, the community discussion was great, I got to interact with a bunch of people I’d never met before (and some I had!), and it was just overall a great experience. Really hoping to be able to attend next year as well!

Please don’t tag as kin/ID, as this is literally me. Reblogs fine; repost and I’ll personally come to your house and rotate all the furniture eleven degrees to the left, just enough to make you subtly uncomfortable for weeks.

[bizarreaizen]

i honestly love otherkins so much ^-^ like you're hatsune miku? that's literally so cool >w<, oh you're a cat angel fox hybrid? that's so cool :0 you're a glittery pen? that's awesome *(^o^)/*

i genuinely love our community, express yourself, be who you are, be free, be cringe, have fun, life is short so enjoy it how you want (*＾＾*)// /gen

[lethally-hedonistic]

hey if you're from the alterhuman community could you like/reblog this post so I can follow you? I'm trying to make a nonhuman only dash for the maximum swag

thanks

[otherconvention]

Othercon 2025 artist and panelist submission forms!

Deadline: June 1st, 2025

Information Q&A

Q: When is Othercon? A: Othercon always takes place on the 2nd weekend of August, which means that this year the dates are August 8th - 10th (Eastern US timezone) Q: Will there be movie/episode screenings on the schedule this year? A: Movies are handled by the panelists as of 2024, so for movies/episodes to be available it has to be submitted as a panel by someone willing to stream it.

Q: Where are the staff applications? A: For more accurate availability guesses, volunteer staff applications will open closer to the con on May 1st.

Q: How will I know if my panel(s) got accepted? A: Confirmations will be sent out sometime in mid-to-late June after applications close.

Links

Artist Registration: https://forms.gle/VMrprcUtf1e2VNPA6 Panelist Registration: https://forms.gle/NVrGbmj53CYxGxDRA

[frameacloud]

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These are two slides from a presentation that I did together with my partner @who-is-page: "You Are Not A Museum Piece: Putting Yourself Out There In The Alterhuman Community." You can watch the whole presentation on Youtube here.

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[caliginouscreature]

Sorry for being so inactive lately... been busy irl, and have been meaning to post here more often, but also, like... I always feel a bit shy approaching the 'kin communities on here because it kind of feels like everyone is sort of... "internet poisoned"? For lack of a possibly-better word. A lot of folks here on tumblr in the 'kin and alterhuman communities are children, and a lot of more prominent community figures treated like "elders" are only about my age or younger, and it feels really strange, to be honest. There's a lot of discussion of feelings and terminology, but very little "lifestyle"? It's like there's a universal expectation for everyone to just figure everything out on their own; you get some definitions here and there yeah, but the amount of variance says much more loudly "just figure out what it all means on your own, pal". ex. Not only can no one actually explain what "otherhearted" actually means sans relation to otherkin, but it feels like I never see anyone talk about dealing with what one could call "kin feels" in the workplace, when unable to acquire your habitat, etc... Othercon is online-only, and while I'm pretty sure I'd be unable to attend an in-person event, part of me has a hard time feeling like everyone is really taking it all seriously and is really unafraid of being "cringe" when obviously it's so much easier to act like you're so confident online. I kinda feel like meeting some wolfkin stereotypes in a park for snacks and doing a group howl would do more for me than years of reading essays on tumblr ever has.

I dunno, I tried watching a recording of an Othercon panel I felt would be relevant and useful to me once, and was floored at just how... utterly useless it was. Despite its promising title, it was just shallow "you're valid" garbage and internet discourse... Makes me feel severely alienated, to be honest.

[dinocanid]

Othercon 2023 is now over! We reached our highest member count since 2020, and raised $276.52 for charity!

Next year will be our 5th anniversary, we're very excited!

[who-is-page]

COME SEE MY OTHERCON PANEL "It's Dangerous To Go Alone, Take This!: Alterhumans & Relationships" AT 12PM EST IN PANEL 1!

[rareblackcat]

My fav othercon panels so far

[crowbirdyyy]

Othercon: 2024

Loved being apart of this years othercon yet again! Talented artists, interesting panels, fun watch parties. I love hanging around other creatures like me, I am excited to see what the future of othercon has to hold!

[dragon-at-dawn]

i did not see any sort of panel about it on the schedule for this year's Othercon, but would anyone be interested in a panel and discussion on gender and nonhumanity, and how it manifests/intersects differently for each individual?

maybe there was and perhaps i missed it, but it's a topic i am passionate about and would be fun/maybe helpful to explore with others in an organized setting.

[a-dragons-journal]

out-of-context image from othercon:

(the art is mine lmao, thank you to Hudson for the edit)

[nyctohyloph0bia]

First day of Othercon! Loved it and all the panels!!! Here's art I made for the magma canvas this day!

1st pic features: Spikes (me/our headmate) and @sportstapedboiii / @/floofyboomsonic on twt !

2nd pic features: Shade (our headmate) as Sonic ofc! 😌 Spikes, @/0VA_S0NIC on twt as Sonic , @azuremist as another Sonic 🔍🤔 and Shard from @seafoamspirit system ! 😁👍

[lethally-hedonistic]

as an autistic person, it's hard for me to name anything about myself. who's this "myself" guy anyway?

and as an alterhuman, there's this silent yet constant pressure to "figure out who I am". that knowing exactly what your experience falls under is somehow "the point of it all". no one really says it, but then you join a server and there's roles asking you "and which one are you?" and you don't know. but you can't say that, because "I don't know" means "questioning". that there's an answer to be found.

I've been that "questioning" for 3 years now. and sure, I like finding out things about myself - but maybe it's time I allow myself just be.

[otherconvention]

Othercon 2025 Fundraiser

The GoFundMe for this year's convention is now live! This covers the cost of keeping othercon.org running for this year, and allowing us to send email updates via the official newsletter. Link: https://gofund.me/27eefbee

[iridescent-moon]

Say hello to Throckmorton Thagomizer Transosaurus! (Spore edition)

I'll probably make a regular drawing version tomorrow hehe