Brandon Sanderson at JordanCon in Atlanta

Brandon Sanderson’s Atlanta stop turned JordanCon weekend into a wider fan event, with convention panels, ticketed signings, and a Dragonsteel pop-up shop spread across multiple locations. (dragonsteelbooks.com) JordanCon 2026 ran April 17-19 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia, and Dragonsteel listed Sanderson there for panels and signings. The convention said memberships started at $85 and rose to $149 at the door, with attendance limited by host-facility safety constraints. (jordancon.org, dragonsteelbooks.com) Dragonsteel also scheduled an off-site event on Thursday, April 16: “An Evening with Brandon Sanderson and John Scalzi,” hosted by Eagle Eye Bookshop at Decatur First Baptist Church from 7-8 p.m. Eastern. Dragonsteel said that event sold out, but ran a pop-up shop outside the venue from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with merchandise and signed books. (dragonsteelbooks.com) At JordanCon itself, Dragonsteel promoted Sanderson’s spotlight panel for Friday, April 17, from 2:30-4 p.m. Eastern, plus two Saturday panels tied to the company’s special editions program. One panel focused on Dragonsteel’s leatherbound edition of *The Great Hunt*; the other previewed a *Skyward* leatherbound planned for “this Light Day,” according to Dragonsteel’s event post. (dragonsteelbooks.com) The signings were limited and badge-dependent. Dragonsteel’s ticketing page said attendees needed a valid JordanCon 2026 badge, could claim one ticket per signing slot while supplies lasted, and faced a ban from future signings for trying to transfer or misuse slots. (conventions.leapevent.tech) Those signing formats were split by speed and access. The two “lightning” sessions, on Friday and Saturday from 4:30-5 p.m., allowed one item and no photos or questions; the Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m. traditional signing allowed one personalized item, three more signatures, and one photo. (conventions.leapevent.tech) JordanCon is a fantasy and science-fiction literature convention founded in honor of Robert Jordan, the author of *The Wheel of Time*, and its proceeds benefit the Mayo Clinic. Sanderson’s presence carries extra weight there because he completed the final *Wheel of Time* novels after Jordan’s death. (jordancon.org, brandonsanderson.com) Dragonsteel framed Atlanta as part of a larger 2026 in-person schedule that also includes London in May, Salt Lake City in September, and Dragonsteel Nexus in December. For Atlanta fans, though, the practical takeaway was simple: the events were real, the timings were specific, and the schedule was still subject to change. (dragonsteelbooks.com, jordancon.org)