1991

Easter	Speculation
April 11	James V. Taurasi dies
April	First FilKONtario held
August 29 -- September 2 (Labor Day)	Chicon V (Worldcon)
November 30 -- December 1	First Astronomicon
	Pam Wells TAFF trip
	DUFF: Art Widner (South)
	FFANZ: Alan Stewart (East)

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Births and Deaths:

Alexander Phillips - Arkady Strugatsky - Doll Gilliland - Gene Roddenberry - James V. Taurasi - T. E. Dikty

Convention series started or ended:

Astronomicon - Atlanta Fantasy Fair - CONduit - FilKONtario - HexaCon - ReinCONation - Rovacon - Silicon - Silvercon - Stockon - World Horror Convention

Onetime conventions:

Altercon 666 - CON/FUSION - ConFictionary - German X-Con - NoSF3 - Philip K. Dick Celebration - Reconnaissance - Rhino - Soupçon - Twentycon - Vampiricon - Victoricon

Bids:

Brisbane in '91 - Chicago in '91 - Sacramento in 1991

Publications started or ended:

A Fan's Christmas in Ireland - Alex's Restaurant - Apples Be Ripe - Beyond the Enchanted Duplicator ... To the Enchanted Convention - Bob - Dragon's Breath - Elostirion - Filklore - Gotterdammerung - It Must Be the Sixties -- Bernie's Pregnant! - Lagoon - Let's Fanac - Light Stuff - Lip - Maw - Minstrel's Hall of Filk - Nexus - Opuntia - Pulp - Quantum - Running Convention Films - The Michel Delving Mail - This Never Happens - Time-Tea

Publishers founded or closed:

Orion Publishing

Awards made, started or ended:

1991 Best Dramatic Presentation Hugo - 1991 Best Fan Artist Hugo - 1991 Best Fan Writer Hugo - 1991 Best Fanzine Hugo - 1991 Best Non-Fiction Book Hugo - 1991 Best Novel Hugo - 1991 Best Novelette Hugo - 1991 Best Novella Hugo - 1991 Best Original Artwork Hugo - 1991 Best Professional Artist Hugo - 1991 Best Professional Editor Hugo - 1991 Best Semiprozine Hugo - 1991 Best Short Story Hugo - 1991 Campbell Award - 1991 Hugos - Best Original Artwork Hugo - HOMer Award - James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award - Marge Hughes Award - Premio Ignotus Award - Prix Apollo - Ray Bradbury Award For Outstanding Dramatic Presentation - The Franson Award - World Horror Grand Master

Stores opened or closed:

A Change of Hobbit

Clubs founded or disbanded:

Fan History:

Miscellaneous:

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Asia:

Australia:

Brisbane in '91 - Circulation 5.5 - ConCave 2 - ConFictionary - Enlightenment - Marge Hughes Award - Medtrek IV - SunCon - Swancon 16 - Vampiricon - Victoricon

Britain:

Albacon 91 - Alex's Restaurant - Altercon 666 - Apples Be Ripe - ArmadaCon III - Bob - Dragon's Breath - Earth Calling Biscuit Barrel - Fantasycon XVI - Filklore - Gotterdammerung - It Must Be the Sixties -- Bernie's Pregnant! - Lagoon - Light Stuff - Lip - Lucon III - MabinogiCon - Mexicon IV - Microcon 11 - Midnight Rose - Minstrel's Hall of Filk - Nexus - Novacon 21 - Orion Publishing - Oxonmoot 1991 - Philip K. Dick Celebration - Picocon 9 - Pulp - Reconnaissance - Running Convention Films - Shoestringcon 13 - Soupçon - Speculation - The Michel Delving Mail - This Never Happens - Treble - Twentycon - Wincon II - World Horror Convention - X-asm

Canada:

Ad Astra 11 - Con*Cept '91 - Con-Version VIII - Con-Version X - ConText '91 - FilKONtario - FilKONtario 1 - I-Con '93 - I-Con II - Keycon 8 - Opuntia - Rhino - VCON 18.5 - Westercon 44 - Wilfcon VII - World Horror Convention

Europe:

Arkady Strugatsky - BARCON '91 - Cracon - Elostirion - Finncon 1991 - German X-Con - Hillcon II - Ju and Katy - Norcon 10 - Premio Ignotus Award - Prix Apollo - Stockon

Ireland:

A Fan's Christmas in Ireland - Octocon 1991

New Zealand:

ForryCon

US:

17th World Fantasy Convention - A Change of Hobbit - After All These Years: Sam Moskowitz on His Science Fiction Career - AggieCon XXII - Alexander Phillips - Arcana 21 - Archon 15 - Arisia '91 - ArmadilloCon 13 - Astronomicon - Astronomicon 1 - Atlanta Fantasy Fair - Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1991 - Balticon 25 - Baycon '91 - Beyond the Enchanted Duplicator ... To the Enchanted Convention - Boskone 28 - Bubonicon 23 - CON/FUSION - CONduit - Capricon 11 - ChambanaCon 21 - Chattacon XVI - Chicago in '91 - Chicon V - Coastcon XIV - Con*Stellation X - ConChord 7 - ConClave 16 - ConQuesT 22 - ConTact 9 - Concave 12 - Confluence 4 - Consonance 1991 - Context IV - Contradiction 11 - CopperCon 11 - Corflu 8 - Costume-Con 9 - Darkover Grand Council 14 - DeepSouthCon 29 - DefCon IV - DemiCon 2 - Disclave 35 - Ditto 4 - Doll Gilliland - Dreamcon 6 - Fallen Angels - Fourth Street Fantasy 1991 - Futurespeak: Fan's Guide to the Language of Science Fiction - Gene Roddenberry - Genericon VII - HOMer Award - HexaCon - I-Con X - ICFA 12 - ICON 16 - Immaculate ConFusion - InCon '91 - InConJunction XI - James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award - James V. Taurasi - Kubla 1991 Albuk - LepreCon 17 - LepriCon '91 - Lepricon '91 - Let's Fanac - LibertyCon 5 - Life, the Universe, & Everything 9 - Loscon 18 - Lunacon 34 - Marcon 26 - Maw - MidSouthCon 10 - Midwestcon 42 - MileHiCon 23 - Millennicon -10 - Minicon 26 - Minn-Con '91 - MisCon 6 - MosCon XIII - MythCon XXII - NJAC 7 - Necon 11 - Necronomicon '91 - NoSF3 - Noreascon 3 Memory Book - Norwescon XIV - OASIS 4 - OKon 14 - OVFF 7 - Octocon 28 - Octocon II - OryCon 13 - Philcon 1991 - Phoenixcon 6 - Pulpcon 20 - Quantum - Ray Bradbury Award For Outstanding Dramatic Presentation - Readercon 4 - ReinCONation - ReinCONation 1 - Rivercon XVI - Rovacon - Rovacon 16 - Rustycon 8 - Sacramento in 1991 - Sci-Con 13 - Silicon '91 - Silicon - Silvercon - Smofcon 8 - SoonerCon 7 - T. E. Dikty - The Franson Award - Time-Tea - Tropicon X - TusCon 18 - UpperSouthClave 21 - Valleycon 16 - Vikingcon 12 - Windycon XVIII - WisCon 15 - World Horror Convention - World Horror Grand Master

Rest of the World: