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Dates and Policy Updates

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Hello everyone!

We have some big announcements to make, so let’s dive right in.

We Have Dates!

We’ll be returning to our roots and hosting Mysterium 2025 during the first weekend of August. We look forward to seeing you from August 1st – 3rd!

Additional details about our venue will be announced and posted on the Location page as it becomes available.

Health and Safety Policy Updates

Masks and COVID vaccines will be strongly encouraged at Mysterium 2025. Masks will continue to be available for attendees who did not bring their own, should they wish to use one.

A change to our conduct policy has been implemented to support the health and safety of our attendees and staff. Please review it. In summary:

  • Attendees agree to immediately stop participating in Mysterium if they exhibit symptoms of a contagious illness.
    • You may engage via the live stream as an alternative.
  • Failure to follow the conduct policy’s health and safety guidance may result in removal from the event, or additional actions as necessary.

Submissions Updates

We are ready to accept submissions for this year’s Writing and Artwork table, run once again by the fabulous Annacat. Submissions will be accepted through July 15th. For more information, please see the Writing & Art Table Submissions page.

Information about all open submission opportunities can be found on the Submissions Hub.

Creativity Prompt Voting and Submissions Open

We’re in our final days of voting for our previous creativity prompt, “Falling.” We received a number of submissions, so be sure to vote on Discord by the end of this week!

Submissions for our current theme, “Hearth,” are also being accepted on Discord through the end of December.

 

That’s all for now! Until next time…

Curator and Drew
Mysterium 2025 Co-Chairs

An Eventful Autumn Entry

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Hello everyone!

With autumn and location planning well underway, we turn our attention towards events!

Event Submissions

This year, we are opening event submissions a bit earlier than usual. While we work on solidifying our dates, we hope this affords you some extra time to think of any great activities, presentations, or showcases you’d like to see or run yourself.

We will be accepting event submissions until April 30th. You can head over to the 2025 Submissions Hub to learn more and send in your ideas.

Other Submissions

As a reminder, we are currently accepting submissions for next year’s t-shirt and pin designs through the end of February. You can find more information at the 2025 Submissions Hub.

August Creativity Prompt Winner

We had two winners for this August’s creativity prompt, “Revelation.”

Submissions for our current theme, “Falling,” will be accepted through the end of October on Discord.

Written Winner:

Kevin F. “Kefrith” Smith’s Revelation Limerick

Yeesha was a young D’ni descendant

Who could see memories through her pendant

But she couldn’t foresee

Sirrus ceasing to be

At the hands of their brother repentant

Visual Winner:

Black and white line artwork depicting three sections. On the left shows the Myst IV Revelation age of Spire, on the right, Haven. In the middle shows Sirrus and Achenar behind a young Yeesha, each with an object held or floating above their hands. At the top are the words "Revelation IV" and at the bottom, "MYST."

By ZeTomato

 

We look forward to sharing more with you soon. Until then, have a great start to October!

Curator and Drew
Mysterium 2025 Co-Chairs

All Aboard to Atlanta!

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Hello everyone!

We are extremely excited to be bringing Mysterium to Atlanta in 2025. Planning is underway, and we have a lot in store for you all.

2025 Theme Announcement

We’re going big this year. With 2025 being the 20th anniversary of Myst V: End of Ages, we’ve decided to make our theme… Myst V: End of Ages!

We hope this encourages you to find an opportunity to revisit and reflect on the game itself. As for submissions, we think this will allow you to find ample chances for creativity (though The Committee certainly won’t frown on anything piranha chicken related).

Open Submissions

On that note, we are excited to announce that t-shirt and pin design submissions are now open through February 26th, 2025. To learn more, head over to our 2025 Submissions Hub. As always, designs incorporating elements from our theme, Myst V, and the host city are favored.

Downloadables Update

By popular demand, the 2024 Puzzle and Coloring Packets are now available for download! Bring a bit of Mysterium home with you by heading over to our Downloadables page.

July Creativity Prompt Winner

The honor of July’s Creativity Prompt title goes to Harley for their written work, “O, Serenia.” The prompt was Serenia.

Only a few days remain to submit entries for our August prompt, Revelation.

 

That should do it for now. Please stay tuned for more announcements in the coming weeks!

Curator and Drew
Mysterium 2025 Co-Chairs

Hotel Booking Now Live

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Hello everyone! We hope you’re all having a promising start to the new year. Let’s kick things off with some announcements.

Hotel Booking

Hotel room booking is now available at our selected venue, the Westin Alexandria Old Town. Rooms are available for $100/night with included wireless internet and discounted parking. For more information about the hotel and the booking link, please head to our Location page.

Mysterium 2022 Location Bids

Mysterium is made possible by local efforts every year. Want us to visit your favorite city? Send us a location bid! Bids for Mysterium 2022 will be accepted through April 1st, 2021. For more information, including sample bids from previous years, visit our Location Bidding page.

Rollover Registration Update

Rollover registration emails were sent in early December. If you have questions, or did not receive one, please feel free to contact us through our Contact page.

 

Thank you all for joining us as we start 2021. We look forward to bringing you more exciting announcements over the coming months.

– The Mysterium 2021 Triumvirate: Capella, Dan, and Drew

Mysterium 2021 Registration Is Now Live!

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Greetings everyone! We are excited to share some updates for Mysterium 2021!

Registration Now Open

Registration for Mysterium 2021 is now available on our Registration page. Standard registration can be purchased for $30, while premium registration, which includes a t-shirt and any swag, can be purchased for $45 through April 30th. A link for hotel reservations will be posted on the Location page soon.

Before you jump in, we have a few additional notes about registration this year:

2020 Registration Rollover

If you purchased a Mysterium 2020 registration and elected to roll it over to 2021, please do not purchase an additional registration. We will contact all registrants who requested a rollover in the coming weeks to confirm and follow-up with a blog update. If you don’t remember whether you requested a rollover, please wait to see if you receive communication before re-registering.

Statement on COVID-19

The safety and well-being of our attendees is of utmost importance to the Mysterium Committee. As the state of the coronavirus is continually evolving, it is difficult to determine exactly how events or gatherings may look in July. That said, we reserve the right to require attendees to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test prior to issuance of a badge and admission to the event space. Any such proof will be used solely for verification and will not be stored by either The Mysterium Convention or Falling Man Group.

As the situation solidifies in the coming months, we will be sure to provide updates as they are ready to be shared. Any associated policies will be listed on our Policies page, including any potentially relevant changes to our refund policy, if and when they are written.

T-Shirt Order Update

All T-shirts ordered this year have been shipped! Many thanks to Odo for single-handedly taking on such an immense operation. If you have not yet received your shirt or an email with shipping information, please contact us and include your order number.

Submissions

As a reminder, we are currently accepting event, Activity Book, writing, and art submissions from the community. For more information, please see our Submissions page.

 

Thank you all for your continued support; we hope you are all staying well and look forward to an opportunity to see everyone again soon. For our fans in the United States, have a safe Thanksgiving holiday.

–The Mysterium 2021 Triumvirate: Capella, Drew, and Dan