Entering a cosplay competition is exciting, but when competitions are oversubscribed, standing out requires more than just showing up. Many events use scoring rubrics to evaluate applications—each with their own specific rules, formats, and structures. This guide provides general advice for crafting a strong, adaptable application that works for any cosplay competition....
With the recent announcement that MegaCon Live London 2025 will become the newest convention to host the UK qualifier for the Extreme Cosplay Gathering, you might be asking yourself what all the fuss is about......
MegaCon Live and the Guild of Nerds are thrilled to announce that the UK qualifier for the Extreme Cosplay Gathering 2025 will be hosted at MegaCon Live London!...
The Guild of Nerds is delighted to announce a new partnership with FanX Events to manage their cosplay programming....
We had so much fun wrapping up the 2024 season of MegaCon Live in Manchester just a few weeks ago. We introduced a new Masquerade format this year for the MegaCon Live shows and are so appreciative to everyone who joined us on this adventure. The response from the community has been amazing and...
With the introduction of experience classes to the MegaCon Live Masquerades, you may be wondering: What do I need to know to enter the Artificer class? How do I know if I'm ready to enter this class? and probably a million other little questions....
How to get started making cosplays is one of the most common questions crafting cosplayers are asked. Often it’s followed by a “I’m not artistic, I could never do that”. So let’s first of all address the myth that you have to be artistic to make your cosplay – you really don’t need to...
With experience classes being introduced to the MegaCon Live Masquerades, we wanted to go over how to make your Artificer, Adventurer, or Bard application stand out! If you want to learn more about why we’ve introduced experience classes to the competition, and what the three experience classes are, check out these two posts! A...
The most common question I'm asked is 'how do you come up with a cosplay skit?' Inspiration can strike anywhere and everywhere, but sometimes you need to kickstart it. Be inspired in these five different ways to find your story....
Announcing our second judge for the Saturday Cosplay Masquerade: TipsyGamer99!...
