{"id":6287,"date":"2025-05-19T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talesfromthefandom.com\/?p=6287"},"modified":"2025-05-18T17:15:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T21:15:15","slug":"episode-411-samantha-aka-liliavacyn-talks-20-years-of-conventions-cosplay-accessibility-k-pop-ateez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talesfromthefandom.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/episode-411-samantha-aka-liliavacyn-talks-20-years-of-conventions-cosplay-accessibility-k-pop-ateez\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 411: Samantha aka LiliAvacyn talks 20 years of conventions, cosplay, accessibility, K-Pop &amp; Ateez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s been nearly 8 years since Samantha aka LiliAvacyn has been on the podcast. A lot has changed since their first episode, and now they&#8217;re back for a second one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-libsyn wp-block-embed-libsyn\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/oembed.libsyn.com\/embed?item_id=36616210\">Episode 411: Samantha aka LiliAvacyn talks 20 years of conventions, cosplay, accessibility, K-Pop &amp; Ateez<\/a><\/h4><p>It&#8217;s been nearly 8 years since Samantha aka LiliAvacyn has been on the podcast. A lot has changed since their first episode, and now they&#8217;re back for a second one! Samantha talks about this year being their 20 year convention anniversary. We talk about how conventions have changed over time, from experiences, to guests, panels, and overall fun.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Samantha talks about this year being their 20 year convention anniversary. We talk about how conventions have changed over time, from experiences, to guests, panels, and overall fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the topics that Samantha wanted to talk about was cosplay and their adjustments to cosplay and conventions with a disability. You&#8217;ll hear how Samantha has adapted cosplays to include their wheelchair, wheelchairs and the convention spaces, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only is Samantha speaking up in the cosplay and convention space when it comes to accessibility, we also talk about it with one of their newer fandoms &#8211; K-Pop. Samantha talks about getting into K-Pop, their favorite group, Ateez, and experiences with two different concert venues and the steps taken for accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am glad that Samantha was able to come back and share their stories with me, and by extension, with all of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find Samantha at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/liliavacyn\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/liliavacyn\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/liliavacyncosplay.tumblr.com\/\">https:\/\/liliavacyncosplay.tumblr.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@liliavacyn\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@liliavacyn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can listen to Samantha&#8217;s original episode here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-libsyn wp-block-embed-libsyn\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/talesfromthefandom.libsyn.com\/episode-62-samantha-aka-necroticnymph-cosplay\">Episode 62: Samantha aka LiliAvacyn Cosplay talks Overwatch, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic: The Gathering, and Cosplay<\/a><\/h4><p>Recorded in March, we come back to Central Florida to talk to Samantha who also goes by LiliAvacyn Cosplay.&amp;nbsp; We cover a variety of fandoms including Overwatch, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering and Vampire Hunter D.&amp;nbsp; We also talk about her cosplay. 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