Foolscap
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(Did you mean the John D. Berry fanzine, or the 8(.5)×13(.5) inches paper format?)
Foolscap was a fairly sercon Seattle-area convention: "Foolscap is a small weekend conference run since 1999 where readers, writers, visual artists, and other people who love science fiction and fantasy meet, learn, talk to each other, and have a great time together."
In June 2024, the committee announced its end:[1]
We've had a pandemic. We're still having it. The nexus of fandom conversation on Twitter imploded. The entire literature and media landscape has changed, for both creators and their audiences. There are new and worrying wars out there in the world. It's exhausting. I'd like to say that in times like these, Foolscap is needed more than ever. But I don't think that's quite right. Community is needed more than ever. But a weekend gathering? We're all very tired, and planning an Event is a lot of work. More than that, it seems like it may not be the right work anymore, or that we no longer have access to the right kind of people for it. Foolscap will instead move toward being a social club, retaining its Discord server, and holding weekly events. Its parent organization ["Little Cat Z"] will remain.
| Convention | Dates | GoHs, Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Foolscap I | June 11-13, 1999 | Octavia Butler, Paul Chadwick |
| Foolscap II | June 9-11, 2000 | Frederik Pohl, Ginjer Buchanan |
| Foolscap III | September 28-30, 2001 | Robin Hobb, Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio |
| Foolscap IV | September 27-29, 2002 | Barbara Hambly, Rick Berry |
| Foolscap V | 2003 | Sergio Aragones, Greg Bear |
| Foolscap VI | 2004 | George R. R. Martin, Raven Mimura |
| Foolscap VII | September 23-25, 2005 | Harlan Ellison, Mike Krahulik, Jerry Holkins |
| Foolscap VIII | 2006 | C. J. Cherryh, Mark Ferrari |
| Foolscap IX | 2007 | Charles de Lint, Charles Vess |
| Foolscap 10 | 2008 | Esther Friesner, Michael Kaluta |
| Foolscap 11 | 2009 | Peter David, Jeff Sturgeon |
| Foolscap 12 | September 24-26, 2010 | Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Cory Ench, Catska Ench |
| Foolscap 13 | 2011 | Ted Chiang, Jim Woodring |
| Foolscap 14 | September 21-23, 2012 | Joe Haldeman, Gay Haldeman, Frank Cirocco, Lela Dowling |
| Foolscap 15 | February 1-3, 2013 | Nancy Pearl |
| Foolscap 16 | January 31-February 2, 2014 | Brooks Peck, Leonard Richardson |
| Foolscap 17 | January 30-February 1, 2015 | |
| Foolscap 18 | February 5-6, 2016 | |
| Foolscap 19 | February 3-5, 2017 | Patricia Briggs |
| Foolscap 20 | February 2-4, 2018 | |
| Foolscap 21 | February 1-3, 2019 | Nancy Kress |
| Foolscap 22 | February 7-9, 2020 | Cherie Priest |
| Foolscap 2021 | February 12-14, 2021 (virtual) | none? |
| Foolscap 2022 | None? | |
| Foolscap 2023 | August 19, 2023 | none |
- ↑ Slightly differently worded announcement is on https://www.foolscap.org/on-foolscap-and-the-future/
| Convention | |
| 1999—2023 |
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