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Slayerettes at AwesomeCon 2015? AWESOME!

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For those who don't know who we are, we are The Slayerettes Podcast. Our names are Amy and Emmy, and we discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes for fun and share them on the internet!  We try our best to balance deep analysis with the brilliant comedic writing AND the totally rad 90s Fashion. We aim to see the Buffyverse at all angles (even if it's really hard sometimes!), and to keep the love for this show alive.

Having the opportunity to do something we love and being able to share it with other fans is a real treat for us. We have big ideas and plans for the future of our podcast and our place in the Buffyverse--but we have to start somewhere, right?

So, for our first time ever, we are going to table-up at Awesome Con D.C. 2015, and we couldn't be more excited! The table is already bought, and we are definitely going! And boy, do we have some ideas for what we want out of this experience!

Of course, it is just the two of us, and the cost is likely going to outweigh the return (financially, at least!). We accept those responsibilities, but every little bit of help we can get will contribute to an amazing display with amazing things to offer!! Along with spread Buffy Fever™ to con-goers everywhere, Amy and Emmy will be selling fanart in the form of prints, pins, and possibly T-Shirts! (Most of Amy’s work is viewable online in her RedBubble store.)

Another plan we have, if possible, is to do a live podcast covering the entire event. Throughout the weekend, we'd strive to speak to as many fans as possible about the show. We try to engage and interact with other fans as much as possible with our podcast, in order to gain as many perspectives on the series as we can and give Buffy fans everywhere a place to talk about them. And, of course, to make new friendships along the way!

Contributing towards our trip to Awesome Con will help us to create a display that will be memorable and, well, awesome. We are very excited that James Marsters is on the guest list, and other fans are undoubtedly just as excited. We are thrilled that we'll have such a great opportunity to interact with other Buffy fans! We are shiny and new to the con scene, but we noticed a lack of a Buffy/Whedonite presence at last year’s Awesome Con and decided we wanted to be the ones to provide that presence this year. The timing couldn’t be more serendipitous!

Below are only some of the expenses we expect to face in order to prepare for the event. There are things on this list that are merely wishful thinking without proper funding, but we feel would make our display more effective and noticeable (as well as giving people more variety). For our various designs that we intend to put on display, funding also impacts how many different pieces we can have made available for purchase:

• The table itself ($250)
• 2 Table Banners (one for the art side of our table, the other for The Slayerettes live Podcast)
• 2 Banner Stands (for each, again)
• Numerous T-Shirts that feature various designs
• 24x36" prints of various designs
• 11x17" prints of various designs
• 8x10" prints of various designs
• Postcard-size prints of various designs
• Button pins of various designs
• Display prints (for things such as a pricing chart, informational cards, informational handouts, etc.)
• Extra microphones and other equipment necessary to do a live podcast

...And we're thinking of more things we'll need in order to be prepared all the time!

Our current budget is $500 total, including our table costs. It’s a small budget considering all of the printing we want to have done, but items such as recording equipment and banners will last us for years worth of cons, and we expect the biggest recurring expense would be printing artwork to sell, and the cost of the table. We’re not thinking that far ahead just yet, but we’re keeping it in mind as we move forward.

With all of that said, strong funding will help us to create a strong presence at Awesome Con, and we want to make a really great first impression in addition to making it the best experience possible for ourselves.

Should we exceed our goal of $500 (a ballpark estimate), all overflow will be put into improving the table and/or go towards funding the Podcast itself, which includes hosting fees, repairing/upgrading equipment, and CONTESTS!

Every penny will go back into our Podcast, especially towards contests; we really enjoy giving back to our listeners in whatever ways we can, and we try to give away the best prizes we can afford!

We thank everyone in advance for reading and/or donating, your support means so much to us! We are so proud to be a part of the Buffy community and to have the opportunity to be present at an event like this!!

We won’t take this for granted, you guys. We can’t thank you enough for helping us out like this, but THANK YOU anyway!!

Love,
Amy & Emmy: The Slayerettes Podcast

PS: Our art prints for the incentives will be determined once we go through everything we have and pick the pieces we want to use for the convention. We will be updating soon with that information! However, if you would like to have an idea of what to expect, Amy’s works are available online at her RedBubble store (Emmy’s artwork will be included in updates).

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Emmy Torre
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Washington D.C., DC

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