About
Established in 2015, Guild of Nerds is a cosplay community organisation with members in Ireland and the UK. With a focus on inclusivity and skill-building, we strive to elevate and support cosplayers across the UK and Ireland. From hosting Masquerades and showcases at events like Megacon Live to offering expertly curated and serviced repair tables, the Guild places cosplayers front and centre in everything we do.
We aim to empower the cosplay community by providing workshops, livestreams, and educational blogs on topics including cosplay photography, crafting, and entering cosplay competitions. For our members, we also provide training tools for judging cosplay competitions, panelling at events, and more.
Through Facebook, and our upcoming livestream content, we remain connected and engaged with the community beyond events. We’re excited to look ahead to the 2024 Megacon Live season, where we’ll be bringing back the Cosplay Masquerade with new divisions and improvements to make everyone’s experience better.
Guild Directors
Hazel has been cosplaying since 2016 and is from Washington State. She became Director of the UK team at the beginning of 2023. She enjoys LARP, sewing, writing and a good spreadsheet.
Hazel is orginally from Washington State in the USA, and has been in the UK since 2021. In the states she was involved with several cosplay charity and community groups. She also ran Cosplay Livestreams during the pandemic in 2020. Hazel has a professional background in theatrical stage and production management, and she brings her pasion for community and organsation to the Guild.
Graham has been involved in the cosplay community for 10+ years. He has competed and judged across Ireland and the UK and has recieved best overall as well as best group awards.
He has been with the guild since 2017 and as one of the guil directors, he helps organise and run all areas of the group from planning panels, competitions and setups to on the day team leading as well as a host of activities that take place.
Sarah is a part of the director team for Guild of Nerds Ireland. She's an experienced cosplayer who works in Stage Management and is a key member of the Guild team.
Neda is a cosplayer, the official guild host, and one of the Directors for team Ireland of the Guild of Nerds.
She has been on the cosplay scene for 12 years and rarely misses an event. There she can be found behind the Guild tables helping to run the show, aid with any repairs needed and always happy to give advice to those who ask.
Her cosplay style ranges from simple yet recognisable characters such as Jesse from pokemon to detailed characters from games and tv shows.
