The world’s largest and longest-running LGBTQIA+ comics and pop culture convention returns August 12 & 13, 2023, at the Times Square Sheraton in New York City.

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Flame Con Welcomes Special Guest Maia Kobabe

Flame Con is thrilled to annouce our next Special Guest, Maia Kobabe, a nonbinary/queer/trans author and illustrator, a voracious reader, a kpop fan, and a daydreamer. You can learn an astonishing number of intimate details about em in GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR and in eir other short comics, published by The New Yorker, The Nib, The Washington Post and in many print anthologies.

Flame Con Welcomes Special Guest Josh Trujillo

Flame Con is thrilled to welcome Josh Trujillo, a writer, editor, and narrative designer based in Los Angeles. He has worked with Marvel, Telltale Games, Netflix, and DC Comics, among others.

Fire Ball Performer Announcement : Tuna Melt

We are excited to announce that Tuna Melt will be performing at this year’s Fire Ball. The stanky and delicious melt with a belt. Tuna Melt is a drag king for all the altos that knew deep down they were tenors. His drag reclaims the binary spaces in the musical industry through his thought leadership and original lyrics. Tuna and Redd Flag produce Transcendence in Astoria, Queens. He hopes “Transcendence” empowers our community to build our own resources and stages for our drag king, drag thing, and burlesque community.

Flame Con Welcomes Special Guest Alyssa Wong

Flame Con is thrilled to welcome Alyssa Wong, award-winning writer of fiction, comics, and games. Their stories have won the Nebula, World Fantasy, and Locus Awards and were shortlisted for the Hugo, Bram Stoker, and Shirley Jackson Awards.

Flame Con Welcomes Special Guest Blue Delliquanti

Flame Con is thrilled to welcome the comic artist and writer Blue Delliquanti, who drew and serialized the Prism Award-winning science fiction comic O Human Star and is also the creator of Across a Field of Starlight and Adversary.

Flame Con Welcomes Special Guest, Stephanie Williams

Flame Con is thrilled to welcome the writer of Nubia and the Amazons, Nubia: Queen of the Amazon, Wakanda #1, Marvel’s Voices The Family Snikt, MOON GIRL, and more.

Flame Con Welcomes Special Guest, Chuck Tingle

Flame Con is excited to announce our headlining guest; two-time Hugo Award finalist, Chuck Tingle.

I am so thankful to be invited to Flame Con to prove love is real and make hearts kiss this sky. The moments we create in the city of apples will make this timeline a better place and you are an important part of that. I can’t wait to trot together with our heads held high and prove love is real for each and every unique way, this is what makes our timeline special buckaroo.

-Chuck Tingle

The Fireball After Party Returns!

The Fireball returns to Industry Bar on Saturday Night, August 12. Hosted by drag power-house, Megami, The Fireball is a 21+ celebration of queer geek culture featuring drag, burlesque, dancing and all the queer joy you can handle. Get your tickets today!

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Fire Ball Performer Announcement : Mocha Lite

We are excited to announce that award-winning drag queen Mocha Lite will be returning to perform at Fire Ball, our official Flame Con afterparty.

Quick Links

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Book a Hotel Room

Flame Con offers reduced-rate bookings at the Times Square Sheraton starting at $190/night.

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Press Application

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Volunteer Application

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Flame Con is a venture of the completely volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non-profit, Geeks OUT. Please consider donating to help Flame Con continue to run and grow.