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New tattoo convention merges literature, fantasy art

Literary Ink Tattoo, Art and Fandom Convention opens in the DoubleTree Hotel on Friday, March 9, with 70 tattoo wizards and 15 vendors on hand.
Literary Ink Tattoo, Art and Fandom Convention opens in the DoubleTree Hotel on Friday, March 9, with 70 tattoo wizards and 15 vendors on hand. Literary Ink Tattoo, Art and Fandom Convention opens in the DoubleTree Hotel on Friday, March 9, with 70 tattoo wizards and 15 vendors on hand.

If you go

› What: Literary Ink Tattoo Convention› Where: DoubleTree Hotel, 407 Chestnut St.› When: 1-10 p.m. Friday, March 9; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, March 10; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, March 11› Admission: $106.49 three-day pass; $27.37 day passes Friday-Sunday› For more information: www.literaryink.co

photo Literary Ink Tattoo, Art and Fandom Convention opens in the DoubleTree Hotel on Friday, March 9, with 70 tattoo wizards and 15 vendors on hand.
photo Literary Ink Tattoo, Art and Fandom Convention opens in the DoubleTree Hotel on Friday, March 9, with 70 tattoo wizards and 15 vendors on hand.
photo Literary Ink Tattoo, Art and Fandom Convention opens in the DoubleTree Hotel on Friday, March 9, with 70 tattoo wizards and 15 vendors on hand.
photo Literary Ink Tattoo, Art and Fandom Convention opens in the DoubleTree Hotel on Friday, March 9, with 70 tattoo wizards and 15 vendors on hand.

A new tattoo convention is launching in Chattanooga this weekend that merges literature with fantasy art.

Literary Ink Tattoo, Art and Fandom Convention opens in the DoubleTree Hotel on Friday, March 9, with 70 tattoo wizards and 15 vendors on hand, a scavenger hunt, tattoo of the day contest and an appearance by Tony Moore, co-creator of “The Walking Dead.” Literary Ink will continue through Sunday afternoon, March 11.

Literary Ink spotlights the uptick in the number of Harry Potter fans being inked with characters from the book and movie series, leading to this convention being billed as a gathering of artists and muggles in an independent Harry Potter tattoo convention. It is not endorsed, sanctioned or supported directly or indirectly by Warner Bros. Entertainment, the Harry Potter book publishers or J.K. Rowling and her representatives.

“In the last few years, more and more fans of the books and movies have been coming into Main Line Ink to get a Harry Potter tattoo. We knew we wanted to host a tattoo convention about literature. We reached out to artists who had been doing a lot of wizardry-inspired tattoos and most of them are coming to tattoo,” says organizer Jennifer Edge of Main Line Ink.