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[[Fantasycon 1975]] ||February 22, 1975 ||Imperial Centre Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] || | [[Fantasycon 1975]] ||February 22, 1975 ||Imperial Centre Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] || | ||
[[Fantasycon II]] ||February 28-29, 1976 ||Imperial Centre Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Robert Aikman]] | [[Fantasycon II]] ||February 28-29, 1976 ||Imperial Centre Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Robert Aikman]] | ||
| − | [[Fantasycon 3]] ||February 26-27, 1977 ||Imperial Centre Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] || | + | [[Fantasycon 3]] ||February 26-27, 1977 ||Imperial Centre Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||Basil Copper |
[[Fantasycon 1978]] ||February 24-26, 1978 ||Imperial Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Stephen King]] | [[Fantasycon 1978]] ||February 24-26, 1978 ||Imperial Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Stephen King]] | ||
[[Fantasycon 5]] ||February 23-25, 1979 ||De Vere Hotel, Coventry, [[UK]] ||[[Karl Edward Wagner]] | [[Fantasycon 5]] ||February 23-25, 1979 ||De Vere Hotel, Coventry, [[UK]] ||[[Karl Edward Wagner]] | ||
[[Fantasycon VI]] ||October 3-5, 1980 ||Imperial Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Ramsey Campbell]], [[Jim Fitzpatrick]] | [[Fantasycon VI]] ||October 3-5, 1980 ||Imperial Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Ramsey Campbell]], [[Jim Fitzpatrick]] | ||
| − | [[Fantasycon 1981]] ||July 10-12, 1981 ||Centre Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] || | + | [[Fantasycon 1981]] ||July 10-12, 1981 ||Centre Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] || Peter Tremayne, [[Alan Hunter]] |
[[Mythcon 1982]] ||July 2-4, 1982 ||Grand Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Tanith Lee]], [[Eddie Jones]] | [[Mythcon 1982]] ||July 2-4, 1982 ||Grand Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Tanith Lee]], [[Eddie Jones]] | ||
[[Fantasycon VIII]] ||October 14-16, 1983 ||Imperial Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Gene Wolfe]], [[Robert Silverberg]] | [[Fantasycon VIII]] ||October 14-16, 1983 ||Imperial Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Gene Wolfe]], [[Robert Silverberg]] | ||
[[Fantasycon IX]] ||September 14-16, 1984 ||Royal Angus Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Charles L. Grant]], [[Tanith Lee]] | [[Fantasycon IX]] ||September 14-16, 1984 ||Royal Angus Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Charles L. Grant]], [[Tanith Lee]] | ||
[[Fantasycon X]] ||September 6-8, 1985 ||Royal Angus Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Robert Holdstock]], [[Diana Wynne Jones]] | [[Fantasycon X]] ||September 6-8, 1985 ||Royal Angus Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Robert Holdstock]], [[Diana Wynne Jones]] | ||
| − | [[Fantasycon XI]] ||September 26-28, 1986 ||Midland Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Dennis Etchison]], | + | [[Fantasycon XI]] ||September 26-28, 1986 ||Midland Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Dennis Etchison]], Jody Scott |
[[Fantasycon XII]] ||September 4-6, 1987 ||Midland Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[M. John Harrison]], [[George R. R. Martin]], [[J. K. Potter]] | [[Fantasycon XII]] ||September 4-6, 1987 ||Midland Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[M. John Harrison]], [[George R. R. Martin]], [[J. K. Potter]] | ||
| − | [[Fantasycon XIII]] (also [[14th World Fantasy Convention]]) ||October 28-30, 1988 ||Ramada Inn, [[London, England]] ||[[James Herbert]], [[Diana Wynne Jones]], | + | [[Fantasycon XIII]] (also [[14th World Fantasy Convention]]) ||October 28-30, 1988 ||Ramada Inn, [[London, England]] ||[[James Herbert]], [[Diana Wynne Jones]], Michael Foreman |
[[Fantasycon XIV]] ||October 6-8, 1989 ||Midland Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Thomas F. Monteleone]], [[Stephen Laws]] | [[Fantasycon XIV]] ||October 6-8, 1989 ||Midland Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Thomas F. Monteleone]], [[Stephen Laws]] | ||
[[Fantasycon XV]] ||September 14-16, 1990 ||Midland Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Joe Lansdale]], [[Stephen Gallagher]] | [[Fantasycon XV]] ||September 14-16, 1990 ||Midland Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Joe Lansdale]], [[Stephen Gallagher]] | ||
[[Fantasycon XVI]] ||November 15-17, 1991 ||Ramada Inn West [[London]] ||[[Dan Simmons]], [[Jonathan Carroll]] | [[Fantasycon XVI]] ||November 15-17, 1991 ||Ramada Inn West [[London]] ||[[Dan Simmons]], [[Jonathan Carroll]] | ||
| − | [[Fantasycon XVII]] ||October 2-4, 1992 ||Midland Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] || | + | [[Fantasycon XVII]] ||October 2-4, 1992 ||Midland Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] || David Schow, [[Lisa Tuttle]] and [[R. Chetwynd-Hayes]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon XVIII]] ||October 1-3, 1993 ||Midland Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] || | + | [[Fantasycon XVIII]] ||October 1-3, 1993 ||Midland Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] || Peter James, [[Les Edwards]] |
[[Fantasycon XIX]] ||September 30 - October 2, 1994 ||Midland Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Katherine Kurtz]], [[Brian Lumley]] | [[Fantasycon XIX]] ||September 30 - October 2, 1994 ||Midland Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Katherine Kurtz]], [[Brian Lumley]] | ||
| − | colspan="4"| Fantasycon 1995 was cancelled due to a "lack of organizers," but regulars gathered instead at the | + | colspan="4"| Fantasycon 1995 was cancelled due to a "lack of organizers," but regulars gathered instead at the '''Welcome to My Nightmare Convention''' in Swansea on Halloween weekend. |
[[Fantasycon XX]] ||October 4-6, 1996 ||International Hotel, Docklands, [[London]] ||[[Christopher Fowler]], [[Tom Holt]] | [[Fantasycon XX]] ||October 4-6, 1996 ||International Hotel, Docklands, [[London]] ||[[Christopher Fowler]], [[Tom Holt]] | ||
| − | [[Fantasycon XXI]] (also [[1997 World Fantasy Convention]]) ||October 30 - November 2, 1997 ||International Hotel, Docklands, [[London]] ||[[Iain Sinclair]], [[Joan Aiken]], [[Bob Eggleton]], | + | [[Fantasycon XXI]] (also [[1997 World Fantasy Convention]]) ||October 30 - November 2, 1997 ||International Hotel, Docklands, [[London]] ||[[Iain Sinclair]], [[Joan Aiken]], [[Bob Eggleton]], Hugh Cave, [[R. Chetwynd-Hayes]], Doug Bradley, [[Rob Holdstock]] |
[[Fantasycon XXII]] ||September 11-13, 1998 ||Posthouse Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Freda Warrington]], [[Jane Yolen]] | [[Fantasycon XXII]] ||September 11-13, 1998 ||Posthouse Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Freda Warrington]], [[Jane Yolen]] | ||
| − | [[Fantasycon 23]] ||September 17-19, 1999 ||Britannia Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Louise Cooper]], [[Raymond E. Feist]], [[Graham Masterton]], [[Robert Rankin]], | + | [[Fantasycon 23]] ||September 17-19, 1999 ||Britannia Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Louise Cooper]], [[Raymond E. Feist]], [[Graham Masterton]], [[Robert Rankin]], Mike Tucker |
| − | [[Fantasycon XXIV]] ||September 8-10, 2000 ||Britannia Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Storm Constantine]], [[Stephen Lawhead]], | + | [[Fantasycon XXIV]] ||September 8-10, 2000 ||Britannia Hotel, [[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Storm Constantine]], [[Stephen Lawhead]], Doug Bradley, [[Stan Nicholls]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon XXV]] ||September 23, 2001 ||Champagne Charlie's, [[London]] || | + | [[Fantasycon XXV]] ||September 23, 2001 ||Champagne Charlie's, [[London]] || Hugh Lamb, [[Simon Clark]] |
[[Fantasycon XXVI]] ||September 21, 2002 ||Champagne Charlie's or Tappit Hen, [[London]] ||[[Graham Joyce]] | [[Fantasycon XXVI]] ||September 21, 2002 ||Champagne Charlie's or Tappit Hen, [[London]] ||[[Graham Joyce]] | ||
| − | [[FantasyCon XXVII]] ||November 21-23, 2003 ||Tillington Hall Hotel, Stafford ||[[Christopher Fowler]], | + | [[FantasyCon XXVII]] ||November 21-23, 2003 ||Tillington Hall Hotel, Stafford ||[[Christopher Fowler]], Catherine Fisher |
| − | [[FantasyCon XXVIII]] ||September 24-26, 2004 ||Quality Hotel, Bentley, Wadsall ||[[Robert Holdstock]], | + | [[FantasyCon XXVIII]] ||September 24-26, 2004 ||Quality Hotel, Bentley, Wadsall ||[[Robert Holdstock]], Muriel Gray |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2005]] ||September 30 - October 2, 2005 ||Quality Hotel, Bentley, Wadsall || | + | [[FantasyCon 2005]] ||September 30 - October 2, 2005 ||Quality Hotel, Bentley, Wadsall || Mark Chadbourn, [[Simon Clark]], [[Steven Erikson]] |
[[FantasyCon 2006]] ||September 22-24, 2006 ||Britannia Hotel, Nottingham ||[[Neil Gaiman]], [[Juliet E. McKenna]], [[Ramsey Campbell]], [[Raymond E. Feist]], [[Clive Barker]] | [[FantasyCon 2006]] ||September 22-24, 2006 ||Britannia Hotel, Nottingham ||[[Neil Gaiman]], [[Juliet E. McKenna]], [[Ramsey Campbell]], [[Raymond E. Feist]], [[Clive Barker]] | ||
[[FantasyCon 2007]] ||September 21-23, 2007 ||Britannia Hotel, Nottingham ||[[Stephen Jones]], [[Michael Marshall Smith]], [[Terry Brooks]] | [[FantasyCon 2007]] ||September 21-23, 2007 ||Britannia Hotel, Nottingham ||[[Stephen Jones]], [[Michael Marshall Smith]], [[Terry Brooks]] | ||
| − | [[FantasyCon 2008]] ||September 19-21, 2008 ||Britannia Hotel, Nottingham ||[[Christopher Golden]], | + | [[FantasyCon 2008]] ||September 19-21, 2008 ||Britannia Hotel, Nottingham ||[[Christopher Golden]], James Barclay, Dave McKean |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2009]] ||September 18-20, 2009 ||Britannia Hotel, Nottingham || | + | [[FantasyCon 2009]] ||September 18-20, 2009 ||Britannia Hotel, Nottingham || Gail Z. Martin, Brian Clemens, [[Jasper Fforde]] |
[[FantasyCon 2010]] ||September 17-19, 2010 ||Britannia Hotel, Nottingham || [[Lisa Tuttle]], [[Bryan Talbot]], [[Garry Kilworth]] | [[FantasyCon 2010]] ||September 17-19, 2010 ||Britannia Hotel, Nottingham || [[Lisa Tuttle]], [[Bryan Talbot]], [[Garry Kilworth]] | ||
| − | [[FantasyCon 2011]] ||September 30 - October 2, 2011 ||Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton || [[Gwyneth Jones]], | + | [[FantasyCon 2011]] ||September 30 - October 2, 2011 ||Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton || [[Gwyneth Jones]], John Ajvide Lindqvist, Peter Atkins, [[Joe Abercrombie]] |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2012]] ||September 27-30, 2012 ||Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton ||[[Joe R. Lansdale]], Muriel Gray, [[Brent Weeks]], | + | [[FantasyCon 2012]] ||September 27-30, 2012 ||Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton ||[[Joe R. Lansdale]], Muriel Gray, [[Brent Weeks]], Mary Danby, Mark Gatiss, Robin Hardy |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2013]] (also [[World Fantasy Convention 2013]]) ||October 31 - November 3, 2013 || Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton|| [[Richard Matheson]], [[Richard Christian Matheson]], | + | [[FantasyCon 2013]] (also [[World Fantasy Convention 2013]]) ||October 31 - November 3, 2013 || Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton|| [[Richard Matheson]], [[Richard Christian Matheson]], Joanne Harris, Joe Hill, [[Alan Lee]] |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2014]] ||September 5-7, 2014 ||[[Royal York Hotel]], York ||[[Kate Elliott]], | + | [[FantasyCon 2014]] ||September 5-7, 2014 ||[[Royal York Hotel]], York ||[[Kate Elliott]], Larry Rostant, [[Charlaine Harris]], Toby Whithouse |
[[FantasyCon 2015]] ||October 23-25, 2015 ||East Midlands Conference Centre & Orchard Hotel, Nottingham ||[[John Connolly]], [[Jo Fletcher]], [[Brandon Sanderson]] | [[FantasyCon 2015]] ||October 23-25, 2015 ||East Midlands Conference Centre & Orchard Hotel, Nottingham ||[[John Connolly]], [[Jo Fletcher]], [[Brandon Sanderson]] | ||
| − | [[FantasyCon 2016]] ||September 23-25, 2016 ||Grand Hotel, St Nicholas Cliff, Scarborough ||[[Elizabeth Bear]], [[Frances Hardinge]], [[Adam Nevill]], [[Scott Lynch]], | + | [[FantasyCon 2016]] ||September 23-25, 2016 ||Grand Hotel, St Nicholas Cliff, Scarborough ||[[Elizabeth Bear]], [[Frances Hardinge]], [[Adam Nevill]], [[Scott Lynch]], James Smythe |
[[FantasyCon 2017]] ||September 29 - October 1, 2017 ||The Bull Hotel Peterborough ||[[Nancy Kilpatrick]], [[Pat Cadigan]], [[Ben Aaronovitch]] | [[FantasyCon 2017]] ||September 29 - October 1, 2017 ||The Bull Hotel Peterborough ||[[Nancy Kilpatrick]], [[Pat Cadigan]], [[Ben Aaronovitch]] | ||
[[FantasyCon 2018]] ||October 19-21, 2018 || The Queen Hotel, Chester || [[Adrian Tchaikovsky]], [[Claire North]], [[Farah Mendlesohn]] | [[FantasyCon 2018]] ||October 19-21, 2018 || The Queen Hotel, Chester || [[Adrian Tchaikovsky]], [[Claire North]], [[Farah Mendlesohn]] | ||
Revision as of 08:44, 3 May 2020
A convention (also sometimes called the British Fantasy Convention) run by the British Fantasy Society since 1975 which is usually devoted to horror or dark fantasy.
| Convention | Dates | Location | GoHs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasycon 1975 | February 22, 1975 | Imperial Centre Hotel, Birmingham, UK | |
| Fantasycon II | February 28-29, 1976 | Imperial Centre Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Robert Aikman |
| Fantasycon 3 | February 26-27, 1977 | Imperial Centre Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Basil Copper |
| Fantasycon 1978 | February 24-26, 1978 | Imperial Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Stephen King |
| Fantasycon 5 | February 23-25, 1979 | De Vere Hotel, Coventry, UK | Karl Edward Wagner |
| Fantasycon VI | October 3-5, 1980 | Imperial Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Ramsey Campbell, Jim Fitzpatrick |
| Fantasycon 1981 | July 10-12, 1981 | Centre Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Peter Tremayne, Alan Hunter |
| Mythcon 1982 | July 2-4, 1982 | Grand Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Tanith Lee, Eddie Jones |
| Fantasycon VIII | October 14-16, 1983 | Imperial Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Gene Wolfe, Robert Silverberg |
| Fantasycon IX | September 14-16, 1984 | Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Charles L. Grant, Tanith Lee |
| Fantasycon X | September 6-8, 1985 | Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Robert Holdstock, Diana Wynne Jones |
| Fantasycon XI | September 26-28, 1986 | Midland Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Dennis Etchison, Jody Scott |
| Fantasycon XII | September 4-6, 1987 | Midland Hotel, Birmingham, UK | M. John Harrison, George R. R. Martin, J. K. Potter |
| Fantasycon XIII (also 14th World Fantasy Convention) | October 28-30, 1988 | Ramada Inn, London, England | James Herbert, Diana Wynne Jones, Michael Foreman |
| Fantasycon XIV | October 6-8, 1989 | Midland Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Thomas F. Monteleone, Stephen Laws |
| Fantasycon XV | September 14-16, 1990 | Midland Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Joe Lansdale, Stephen Gallagher |
| Fantasycon XVI | November 15-17, 1991 | Ramada Inn West London | Dan Simmons, Jonathan Carroll |
| Fantasycon XVII | October 2-4, 1992 | Midland Hotel, Birmingham, UK | David Schow, Lisa Tuttle and R. Chetwynd-Hayes |
| Fantasycon XVIII | October 1-3, 1993 | Midland Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Peter James, Les Edwards |
| Fantasycon XIX | September 30 - October 2, 1994 | Midland Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Katherine Kurtz, Brian Lumley |
| Fantasycon 1995 was cancelled due to a "lack of organizers," but regulars gathered instead at the Welcome to My Nightmare Convention in Swansea on Halloween weekend. | |||
| Fantasycon XX | October 4-6, 1996 | International Hotel, Docklands, London | Christopher Fowler, Tom Holt |
| Fantasycon XXI (also 1997 World Fantasy Convention) | October 30 - November 2, 1997 | International Hotel, Docklands, London | Iain Sinclair, Joan Aiken, Bob Eggleton, Hugh Cave, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Doug Bradley, Rob Holdstock |
| Fantasycon XXII | September 11-13, 1998 | Posthouse Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Freda Warrington, Jane Yolen |
| Fantasycon 23 | September 17-19, 1999 | Britannia Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Louise Cooper, Raymond E. Feist, Graham Masterton, Robert Rankin, Mike Tucker |
| Fantasycon XXIV | September 8-10, 2000 | Britannia Hotel, Birmingham, UK | Storm Constantine, Stephen Lawhead, Doug Bradley, Stan Nicholls |
| Fantasycon XXV | September 23, 2001 | Champagne Charlie's, London | Hugh Lamb, Simon Clark |
| Fantasycon XXVI | September 21, 2002 | Champagne Charlie's or Tappit Hen, London | Graham Joyce |
| FantasyCon XXVII | November 21-23, 2003 | Tillington Hall Hotel, Stafford | Christopher Fowler, Catherine Fisher |
| FantasyCon XXVIII | September 24-26, 2004 | Quality Hotel, Bentley, Wadsall | Robert Holdstock, Muriel Gray |
| FantasyCon 2005 | September 30 - October 2, 2005 | Quality Hotel, Bentley, Wadsall | Mark Chadbourn, Simon Clark, Steven Erikson |
| FantasyCon 2006 | September 22-24, 2006 | Britannia Hotel, Nottingham | Neil Gaiman, Juliet E. McKenna, Ramsey Campbell, Raymond E. Feist, Clive Barker |
| FantasyCon 2007 | September 21-23, 2007 | Britannia Hotel, Nottingham | Stephen Jones, Michael Marshall Smith, Terry Brooks |
| FantasyCon 2008 | September 19-21, 2008 | Britannia Hotel, Nottingham | Christopher Golden, James Barclay, Dave McKean |
| FantasyCon 2009 | September 18-20, 2009 | Britannia Hotel, Nottingham | Gail Z. Martin, Brian Clemens, Jasper Fforde |
| FantasyCon 2010 | September 17-19, 2010 | Britannia Hotel, Nottingham | Lisa Tuttle, Bryan Talbot, Garry Kilworth |
| FantasyCon 2011 | September 30 - October 2, 2011 | Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton | Gwyneth Jones, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Peter Atkins, Joe Abercrombie |
| FantasyCon 2012 | September 27-30, 2012 | Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton | Joe R. Lansdale, Muriel Gray, Brent Weeks, Mary Danby, Mark Gatiss, Robin Hardy |
| FantasyCon 2013 (also World Fantasy Convention 2013) | October 31 - November 3, 2013 | Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton | Richard Matheson, Richard Christian Matheson, Joanne Harris, Joe Hill, Alan Lee |
| FantasyCon 2014 | September 5-7, 2014 | Royal York Hotel, York | Kate Elliott, Larry Rostant, Charlaine Harris, Toby Whithouse |
| FantasyCon 2015 | October 23-25, 2015 | East Midlands Conference Centre & Orchard Hotel, Nottingham | John Connolly, Jo Fletcher, Brandon Sanderson |
| FantasyCon 2016 | September 23-25, 2016 | Grand Hotel, St Nicholas Cliff, Scarborough | Elizabeth Bear, Frances Hardinge, Adam Nevill, Scott Lynch, James Smythe |
| FantasyCon 2017 | September 29 - October 1, 2017 | The Bull Hotel Peterborough | Nancy Kilpatrick, Pat Cadigan, Ben Aaronovitch |
| FantasyCon 2018 | October 19-21, 2018 | The Queen Hotel, Chester | Adrian Tchaikovsky, Claire North, Farah Mendlesohn |
| FantasyCon 2019 | October 18-20, 2019 | Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel, Glasgow | Una McCormack, Jen Williams, Paul Trembley |
| FantasyCon 2020 | September 25-27, 2020 | Resource for London, Holloway Road, London | Liz Williams |
| Convention | |
| Website | 1975— |
| This is a convention page. Please extend it by adding information about the convention, including dates, GoHs, convention chairman, locale, sponsoring organization, external links to convention pages, awards given, the program, notable events, anecdotes, pictures, scans of publications, pictures of T-shirts, con reports, etc. |
