[1][2] The organizers include members that left SheVaCon, another Virginia-based science fiction convention, citing concerns with management and operations.
[5] With the convention doubling is size from the previous year[5] it received regional as well as national coverage.
The convention booked the author for the event four years earlier, when the popularity of HBO's adaptation of his work, Game of Thrones, was just beginning.
Actress Sherilyn Fenn was a guest of honor, as were the actors Tony Todd and Jason Carter, author David Weber, and musicians Bella Morte.
Prominent guests included actors Clare Kramer and Zach Callison as well as the author Joe Lansdale.
That year's guests included actor Zack Ward and author Larry Niven.
[16] Despite the convention being held in 2020, ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic forced the organizers to cancel both the 2021 and 2022 events.