https://fancyclopedia.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=John&feedformat=atomFancyclopedia 3 - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T12:01:00ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.33.1https://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Roger_Perkins&diff=197010Roger Perkins2024-01-16T08:27:16Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>(???? -- 2024)<br />
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Roger Perkins was a British [[fan]], who was a member of the [[Contrivance]] and [[BECCON '87]] committees. He was one of the founder members of the City Lit Science Fiction evening class in the 1960s, through which he discovered fandom.<br />
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Roger was the mainstay of the BECCON quiz and charades teams until his retirement and semi-GAFIAtion to the wilds of Wales, where he had a boat called Chrestomancy.<br />
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{{recognition}}<br />
* 1990 -- [[Doc Weir Award]]<br />
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{{person | born=???? | died=2024}}<br />
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[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Roger_Perkins&diff=197009Roger Perkins2024-01-16T08:27:02Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>(???? -- 2023)<br />
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Roger Perkins was a British [[fan]], who was a member of the [[Contrivance]] and [[BECCON '87]] committees. He was one of the founder members of the City Lit Science Fiction evening class in the 1960s, through which he discovered fandom.<br />
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Roger was the mainstay of the BECCON quiz and charades teams until his retirement and semi-GAFIAtion to the wilds of Wales, where he had a boat called Chrestomancy.<br />
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{{recognition}}<br />
* 1990 -- [[Doc Weir Award]]<br />
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{{person | born=???? | died=2023}}<br />
[[Category:fan]]<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Fannish.info&diff=186116Fannish.info2023-03-31T09:56:01Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>An aggregation website developed by [[John Bray]] that aims to be be a one-stop-shop providing access to fannish and professional SF resources. It includes his extensive collection of scans of British SF convention documents.<br />
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{{website|website=http://fannish.info | start=2023}}<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Fannish.info&diff=186115Fannish.info2023-03-31T09:45:57Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>An aggregation website developed by [[John Bray]] that aims to be be a one-stop-shop providing access to fannish and professional SF resources. It includes his extensive collection of scans of British SF convention documents.<br />
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{{website|website=https://fannish.info | start=2023}}<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Fannish_(Disambiguation)&diff=186114Fannish (Disambiguation)2023-03-31T09:45:33Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>=== Disambiguation Page===<br />
Do you mean:<br />
* The term for [[Fannish| People who are Slannish]]<br />
* A [[Fannish (Carr)|Terry Carr fanzine]]<br />
* A [[Fannish (McCormack)|Shayne McCormack fanzine]]<br />
* The [[Fannish.info]] website run by [[John Bray]]<br />
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{{choice}}</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=John_Bray&diff=186113John Bray2023-03-31T09:44:39Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>(1968 --)<br />
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British fan introduced to [[fandom]] through [[OUSFG]] in the late 80's. He describes himself as probably more a science fan than an [[SF]] one, with interests in Xenobiology, worldbuilding, spaceflight and the like as they appear in SF. Based in London, involved in programming for various cons, including [[Conine]], [[Illumination]], [[Mancunicon]] and the science programmes at [[Intersection]], and [[Loncon 3]] with [[Dave Clements]].<br />
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He went to [[RSFG]] meetings when in Wokingham, and [[DASFA]] when in Colorado, and still goes to the [[Jomsborg in Exile]] book group and the [[London Circle]].<br />
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He was one of the editors of [[Fancyclopedia 3]] for 3 years, and redesigned the site when porting it to mediawiki, but left the project in 2020 over disagreements over software, design, quality and communication. Much of his design has now been deleted or compromised.<br />
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He ran ''[[Earth Calling Biscuit Barrel]]'', the [[UK]]'s first electronic [[APA]].<br />
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He runs the [[Fannish.info]] aggregation website.<br />
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{{person | website=https://www.johnbray.org.uk | born=1968}}<br />
[[Category:fan]]<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=SFcentral&diff=186112SFcentral2023-03-31T09:44:16Z<p>John: John moved page SFcentral to Fannish.info: renamed website</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Fannish.info]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Fannish.info&diff=186111Fannish.info2023-03-31T09:44:15Z<p>John: John moved page SFcentral to Fannish.info: renamed website</p>
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<div>An aggregation website developed by [[John Bray]] that aims to be be a one-stop-shop providing access to fannish and professional SF resources. It includes his extensive collection of scans of British SF convention documents.<br />
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{{website|website=https://sfcentral.info | start=2021}}<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Ken_McIntyre_Award&diff=177056Ken McIntyre Award2022-10-02T15:48:37Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>A [[British]] award for the best [[fanzine]] art named after [[British]] [[fanartist]] [[Ken McIntyre]]. It was first awarded in 1971, apparently organized by [[Rog Peyton]]. It is unclear when (if) it ceased to be awarded.<br />
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Year || Winner || Reason || Notes<br />
1971 || [[Jim Pitts]] || || Also reported in ''[[Focal Point]]'' as "not awarded this year"<br />
1972 || [[David Fletcher]] || ||<br />
1974 || [[Carol Gregory]] || ||<br />
1976 || [[Jon Langford]] || ||<br />
1978 || [[Steve Bruce]] || ||<br />
1981 || [[Pete Lyon]] || ||<br />
1982 || [[Rob Hansen]] || ||<br />
1994 || [[Barbara Mascetti]] || for the Stratmann wedding invitation ||<br />
2001 || [[Tom Abba]] || best unpublished work in the art show ||<br />
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It seems to have had a fraught history. There was an online discussion in 1998 and [[Bridget Hardcastle]] posted:<br />
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We tried to administer the Ken MacIntyre award at the 1996 Eastercon. Both the original and the published form of the artwork need to be displayed, and must be judged by a panel of five people including (I think - my brain is being severely dredged at this point) a con committee member, a [[Knight of St Fantony]], a member of some other group (either Brum, [[BSFA]] or [[FoF]] [ [[Friends of Foundation]]?], I forget) and two other people chosen in an arcane manner.<br />
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Later, [[Bernie Peek]] posted<br />
The Ken MacIntyre award is in an even worse state. It wasn't mentioned in the con publications this year [1998] and wasn't awarded. The award was originally intended to be for fanzine art. The conditions laid down for choosing the recipient makes it very difficult to administer. Because it's theoretically possible to meet the conditions, no Eastercon feels that it has the authority to change the rules.<br />
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In 1989 the rules were reported as:<br />
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The Ken McIntyre award is given for the best fanzine artwork of the year. All pieces of art must be nominated in advance. Both the original artwork and a published copy must be on display at the con. The winner is chosen by a committee that consists of: <br />
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1) A BSFA nominee, <br />
2) A Knights of St.Fantony nominee, <br />
3) The convention committee nominee, <br />
4) Rog Peyton (or proxy), <br />
5) A.N.Other. <br />
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In the event that any of these members is not available, then the remaining members of the Ken McIntyre award committee may select others to make up the number. <br />
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...this all seems pretty complicated...<br />
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{{award | start=1971 }}<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Evolution&diff=174500Evolution2022-07-26T11:23:55Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>[[Eastercon]] 47, Evolution, was held at [[Heathrow, UK]] April 5-8, 1996 (Easter). The [[GoHs]] were [[Jack Cohen]], [[Colin Greenland]], [[Paul Kincaid]], [[Maureen Kincaid Speller]], [[Bryan Talbot]], and [[Vernor Vinge]]. <br />
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The committee were [[Bridget Hardcastle]], [[Pat McMurray]], Mark Charsley, [[Mary Branscombe]], [[Simon Bisson]], [[Mike Westhead]], and [[Tim Illingworth]]. The newsletter was ''[[Primordial Slime]]'', with unofficial newsletter ''[[Wrath of Ghu]]''<br />
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A special promotional booklet, ''Evolution@Intersection'' was produced for the Worldcon the year before<br />
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* {{conpubs|series=Eastercon|con={{PAGENAME}}}}<br />
* ''Ansible'' con report: {{Ansible |issue=106 |item=1}}<br />
* ''Ansible'' con report 2: {{Ansible |issue=107 |item=8}}<br />
* {{link | website=https://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/susan/sf/cons/e96.htm|text=Susan Stepney conrep}}<br />
* {{link | website=http://www.cooky.demon.co.uk/survey | text=Survey of members}}<br />
* {{link | website=http://sbisson1995.azurewebsites.net/evolve/index.html | text=Copy of website}}<br />
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{{convention | series=Eastercon | year=1996 | before=Confabulation (Eastercon) | after=Intervention }}<br />
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[[Category:eastercon]]<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Conquest_(UK)&diff=174499Conquest (UK)2022-07-26T09:17:27Z<p>John: Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Conquest}} (There are other Conquests: See Conquest (Disambiguation).) Science fiction convention held in Glasgow on the 12-14th of October 1984. {{conv..."</p>
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<div>{{DISPLAYTITLE:Conquest}}<br />
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(There are other Conquests: See [[Conquest (Disambiguation)]].)<br />
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Science fiction convention held in Glasgow on the 12-14th of October 1984.<br />
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{{convention | location=Glasgow | year=1984}}<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Conquest_(Disambiguation)&diff=174498Conquest (Disambiguation)2022-07-26T09:14:58Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>There are many Conquests! Are you looking for:<br />
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* The [[ConQuesT (KC)|Kansas City convention]]<br />
* The [[Conquest (NZ)|New Zealand Natcons]]<br />
* The [[Conquest (Brisbane)|Brisbane, Australia convention]]<br />
* The [[Conquest (MB)|Winnipeg convention]]<br />
* The [[Conquest (Melbourne)|Melbourne, Australia gaming convention]]<br />
* The [[Conquest (UK)|Glasgow convention]]<br />
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{{choice}}<br />
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[[Category:choice]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=BECCON&diff=173759BECCON2022-06-17T21:28:13Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>A convention in the [[UK]] from 1981 to 1987.<br />
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Convention || Dates || Location || [[GoHs]] <br />
[[BECCON '81]] ||Jul 31-Aug 2 1981 ||Basildon ||[[Barrington Bayley]] <br />
[[BECCON '83]] ||Jul 29-31, 1983 ||Basildon ||[[Ken Bulmer]] <br />
[[BECCON '85]] ||Jul 26-28, 1985 ||Basildon ||[[Richard Cowper]] <br />
[[BECCON '87]] || Apr 17-19 1987 ||[[Birmingham, UK]] ||[[Chris Atkinson]], [[Keith Roberts]], [[Jane Gaskell]] <br />
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BECCON was a series of three biennial conventions for the [[London]] region (held in Basildon). It then became the [[eastercon|UK national convention]] in 1987 as that year the rest of [[British fandom]] needed to be free to organize [[Conspiracy '87]].<br />
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BECCON stands for the Basildon Essex Center CONvention which then became Basildon Essex Crest CONvention as the venue hotel changed its name. For the [[Eastercon]] it became the Beccon EasterCon CONvention.<br />
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Following the conventions, the BECCON team spun out a number of long-lasting ventures. [[Roger Robinson]] created [[Beccon Publications]], whose books have been nominated a number of times for a [[Best Non-Fiction Book Hugo]]. [[Jonathan Cowie]] with [[Graham Connor]] and other scientists and engineers continued with [[The Science Fact & Fiction Concatenation]] news and reviews zine that was launched at the 1987 BECCON.<br />
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{{convention | start=1981 | end=1987 }}<br />
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[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Australian_National_Doctor_Who_Convention&diff=173746Australian National Doctor Who Convention2022-06-17T17:08:05Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>A series of ''Doctor Who'' [[conventions]] in [[Australia]]<br />
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Number || Year for || Convention <br />
1 ||1984 ||[[WhoDo 84]] <br />
2 ||1985 ||[[Loncon 85]] <br />
3 ||1987 ||[[Who Con 4]] <br />
4 ||1988 ||[[Console 88]] <br />
5 ||1989 ||[[Conspire 89]] <br />
6 ||1990 ||[[Enlightenment 90]] <br />
7 ||1991 ||[[Novacon 91]] <br />
8 ||1992 ||[[Q Who]] <br />
9 ||1993 ||[[Whovention 2]] <br />
10 ||1994 ||[[Survival 94]] <br />
11 ||1995 ||[[Novacon 95]] <br />
12 ||1996 ||[[Whovention 3]] <br />
13 ||1997 ||[[Time Storm]] <br />
14 ||2000 ||[[Whovention 2000]] <br />
15 ||2001 ||[[Whovention 2001]] <br />
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{{convention | start=1984 | end=2001}}<br />
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[[Category:Australia]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Australian_National_Doctor_Who_Convention&diff=173745Australian National Doctor Who Convention2022-06-17T16:42:35Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>A series of ''Doctor Who'' [[conventions]] in [[Australia]]<br />
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Number || Year for || Convention <br />
1 ||1984 ||[[WhoDo 84]] <br />
2 ||1985 ||[[Loncon 85]] <br />
3 ||1987 ||[[Who Con 4]] <br />
4 ||1988 ||[[Console 88]] <br />
5 ||1989 ||[[Conspire 89]] <br />
6 ||1990 ||[[Enlightenment 90]] <br />
7 ||1991 ||[[Novacon 91]] <br />
8 ||1992 ||[[Q Who]] <br />
9 ||1993 ||[[Whovention 2]] <br />
10 ||1994 ||[[Survival 94]] <br />
11 ||1995 ||[[Novacon 95]] <br />
12 ||1996 ||[[Whovention 3]] <br />
13 ||1997 ||[[Time Storm]] <br />
14 ||1999 ||[[Whovention 2000]] <br />
15 ||2001 ||[[Whovention 2001]] <br />
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{{convention | start=1984 | end=2001}}<br />
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[[Category:Australia]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Atlanta_Fantasy_Fair&diff=173744Atlanta Fantasy Fair2022-06-17T16:39:37Z<p>John: history web page quotes longer history</p>
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<div>A convention held in [[Atlanta]] from 1975 to 1995. It seems also to have been known as the '''Georgia Fantasy Con'''.<br />
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{{link | website=https://atlantafantasyfair.blogspot.com/ | text=History}}<br />
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Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] || Notes <br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1982]] ||August 13-15, 1982 ||Ray Harryhausen, [[Forrest J Ackerman]], Will Eisner ||Atlanta Biltmore Hotel <br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1983]] ||August 5-7, 1983 ||Chuck Jones, [[Wendy Pini]], [[Richard Pini]], [[Forrest J Ackerman]] ||Omni Hotel and World Congress Center <br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1984]] || 1984 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1985]] || 1985 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1986]] || 1986 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1987]] || 1987 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1988]] || 1988 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1989]] || 1989 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1990]] || September 28-30, 1990 || [[Michael Moorcock]], [[Harlan Ellison]], [[Robert Gould]], [[Susan Ellison]], [[Julius Schwartz]], [[Bob Burden]] ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1991]] ||July 26-28, 1991 || || <br />
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{{convention | start=1975 | end=1995| website=https://atlantafantasyfair.blogspot.com/}}<br />
[[Category:US]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Agacon_%2774&diff=173743Agacon '742022-06-17T12:28:40Z<p>John: Redirected page to DeepSouthCon 12</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[DeepSouthCon 12]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Cytricon_V&diff=173741Cytricon V2022-06-17T08:14:00Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>[[Cytricon]] V was a small [[convention]] organized by [[Peter Weston]] and held 3-5 October, 2008 at the George Hotel in Kettering, [[UK]], the site of the four [[Eastercons]] [[Cytricon]], [[Cytricon II]], [[Cytricon III]], and [[Cytricon IV]]. The programme book talks about the series.<br />
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The final initiation of new [[Knights of St. Fantony]] was held with [[Peter Weston]] and [[Rog Peyton]] being honored.<br />
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Ansible conrep: {{Ansible |issue=256 |item=29}}<br />
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{{convention | series=Cytricon | year=2008 |before=Cytricon IV }}<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Atlanta_Fantasy_Fair&diff=173639Atlanta Fantasy Fair2022-06-09T08:04:21Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>A convention held in [[Atlanta]] from 1982 to 1991. It seems also to have been known as the '''Georgia Fantasy Con'''.<br />
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{{link | website=https://atlantafantasyfair.blogspot.com/ | text=History}}<br />
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Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] || Notes <br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1982]] ||August 13-15, 1982 ||Ray Harryhausen, [[Forrest J Ackerman]], Will Eisner ||Atlanta Biltmore Hotel <br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1983]] ||August 5-7, 1983 ||Chuck Jones, [[Wendy Pini]], [[Richard Pini]], [[Forrest J Ackerman]] ||Omni Hotel and World Congress Center <br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1984]] || 1984 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1985]] || 1985 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1986]] || 1986 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1987]] || 1987 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1988]] || 1988 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1989]] || 1989 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1990]] || September 28-30, 1990 || [[Michael Moorcock]], [[Harlan Ellison]], [[Robert Gould]], [[Susan Ellison]], [[Julius Schwartz]], [[Bob Burden]] ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1991]] ||July 26-28, 1991 || || <br />
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{{convention | start=1982 | end=1991| website=https://atlantafantasyfair.blogspot.com/}}<br />
[[Category:US]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Atlanta_Fantasy_Fair&diff=173638Atlanta Fantasy Fair2022-06-09T08:03:22Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>A convention held in [[Atlanta]] from 1982 to 1991. It seems also to have been known as the '''Georgia Fantasy Con'''.<br />
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{{link | website=https://atlantafantasyfair.blogspot.com/ | text=History}}<br />
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Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] || Notes <br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1982]] ||August 13-15, 1982 ||Ray Harryhausen, [[Forrest J Ackerman]], Will Eisner ||Atlanta Biltmore Hotel <br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1983]] ||August 5-7, 1983 ||Chuck Jones, [[Wendy Pini]], [[Richard Pini]], [[Forrest J Ackerman]] ||Omni Hotel and World Congress Center <br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1984]] || 1984 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1985]] || 1985 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1986]] || 1986 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1987]] || 1987 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1988]] || 1988 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1989]] || 1989 || ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1990]] || September 28-30, 1990 || [[Michael Moorcock]], [[Harlan Ellison]], [[Robert Gould]], [[Susan Ellison]], [[Julius Schwartz]], [[Bob Burden]] ||<br />
[[Atlanta Fantasy Fair 1991]] ||July 26-28, 1991 || || <br />
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{{convention | start=1982 | end=1991}}<br />
[[Category:US]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Contact_(CA)&diff=173510Contact (CA)2022-05-27T08:03:11Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>{{DISPLAYTITLE:Contact}}<br />
(Contact comes in many forms. See [[Contact]] for some others.)<br />
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A series of 29+ semi-academic conventions in the [[Bay Area]] on SETI and Alien Designing, run since 1983. 2020 was skipped because of [[Covid-19]].<br />
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* {{link | website=https://www.contact-conference.org/Chronicles.pdf | text=History of Contact}}<br />
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Also see: [[First Contact]].<br />
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{{convention | website=http://www.contact-conference.com | website1=http://www.cuebon.com/contactarchive/index.html | start=1983 }}<br />
[[Category:US]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Bristol-Con&diff=173354Bristol-Con2022-05-20T16:18:34Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>A [[convention]] held in [[Bristol, UK]] since 2009, sponsored by the [[Bristol Fantasy and SF Society]].<br />
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Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] <br />
[[Bristol-Con 2009]] || September 26, 2009 || [[Alastair Reynolds]], [[Charles Butler]] <br />
[[Bristol-Con '10]] || November 6, 2010 || [[Paul Cornell]], [[Joe Abercrombie]] <br />
[[Bristol-Con '11]] || October 22, 2011 || [[Juliet E. McKenna]], [[Justina Robson]], [[Jim Burns]], Keith Blount <br />
[[Bristol-Con '12]] || October 20, 2012 || [[John Meaney]], [[Gareth L. Powell]], [[Anne Sudworth]] <br />
[[Bristol-Con 2013]] || October 26, 2013 || [[Philip Reeve]], [[Storm Constantine]], [[Mark Buckingham]] <br />
[[Bristol-Con 2014]] || October 25, 2014 || [[Jon Courtenay Grimwood]], [[Emma Newman]] <br />
[[Bristol-Con 2015]] || September 26, 2015 || [[Jasper Fforde]], [[Jaine Fenn]] <br />
[[Bristol-Con 2016]] || October 29, 2016 || [[Ken MacLeod]], [[Sarah Pinborough]] <br />
[[Bristol-Con 2017]] || October 28, 2017 || [[Jonathan L. Howard]], [[Jen Williams]] <br />
[[Bristol-Con 2018]] || October 27, 2018 || [[Joanne Hall]], [[Dave Hutchinson]] <br />
[[Bristol-Con 2019]] || October 26, 2019 || [[Diane Duane]], [[Gareth L. Powell]], [[Andy Bigwood]] <br />
<s>[[Bristol-Con 2020]]</s> || <s>October 31, 2020</s> || Postponed due to [[Covid-19]]<br />
[[Bristol-Con 2021]] || October 30, 2021 || [[Anna Smith Spark]], [[Adrian Tchaikovsky]]<br />
[[Bristol-Con 2022]] || October 29, 2022 || <br />
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{{convention | website=http://www.bristolcon.org | start=2009 | end= | locale=Bristol, UK}}<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Bristol-Con_2013&diff=173353Bristol-Con 20132022-05-20T16:18:08Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>[[Bristol-Con]] 2013 ([[Bristol-Con]] #5) was held October 26, 2013 at the Ramada Hotel in Bristol, UK. [[GoHs]]: [[Philip Reeve]], [[Storm Constantine]], and [[Mark Buckingham]]. [[Chaired]] by [[Jo Hall]].<br />
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{{link | website=http://www.bristolcon.org/?page_id=2343|text=Convention retrospective}}<br />
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{{convention | series=Bristol-Con | year=2013 | before=Bristol-Con '12 | after=Bristol-Con 2014 | website=https://www.bristolcon.org}}<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Philip_Reeve&diff=173350Philip Reeve2022-05-20T16:17:44Z<p>John: John moved page Phillip Reeve to Philip Reeve</p>
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<div>(1966 -- )<br />
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British author and illustrator of children's books.<br />
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{{recognition}}<br />
* 2012 -- [[Microcon 2012]]<br />
* 2013 -- [[Bristol-Con 2013]]<br />
* 2014 -- [[ArmadaCon 26]]<br />
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{{person | website=http://www.philip-reeve.com | born=1966}}<br />
[[Category:pro]]<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Phillip_Reeve&diff=173351Phillip Reeve2022-05-20T16:17:44Z<p>John: John moved page Phillip Reeve to Philip Reeve</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Philip Reeve]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Lucon_III&diff=173349Lucon III2022-05-20T15:39:37Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>[[Lucon]] III was held in Leeds in 1991. GoH [[Colin Greenland]].<br />
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{{convention | series=Lucon | year=1991 | before=Lucontinued | after=Lucon IVy }}<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Lucon&diff=173348Lucon2022-05-20T15:39:13Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>A series of student conventions run by the [[Leeds University Union Science Fiction Society]] from 1989 to 1993. The last, [[Lunicon]] was also a [[Unicon (UK)|Unicon]]<br />
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Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] <br />
[[Lucon I]] || February 26-28 1988 || [[Bob Shaw]], [[Duncan Lunan]] <br />
[[Lucontinued]] || 1990 || [[Michael Scott Rohan]]<br />
[[Lucon III]] || 1991 || [[Colin Greenland]]<br />
[[Lucon IVy]] || 21-23 Feb 1992 ||[[Gwyneth Jones]] <br />
[[Lunicon]] ||1993 ||[[Roger Zelazny]], [[Colin Greenland]], [[Michael Scott Rohan]] <br />
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[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Discworld_Convention_2022&diff=173347Discworld Convention 20222022-05-20T06:18:58Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>[[Discworld Convention]] 2022 is a [[convention]] scheduled to be held 19-22 August 2022 at the Hilton Metropole in [[Birmingham, UK]].<br />
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{{convention | series=Discworld Convention | year=2022 | before=Discworld Convention 2020 | website=http://2022.dwcon.org}}<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Eurocon&diff=173152Eurocon2022-05-14T18:15:44Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>'''Eurocon''', or formally '''[[Europe]]an Science Fiction [[Convention]]''', is a moveable con organized under the auspices of the [[European Science Fiction Society]], where the [[European SF Awards]] are voted and presented. It has increasingly tried to emulate the [[Worldcon]] and the [[WSFS]], with [[site selection]] two years in advance but by "National Delegates". During the Cold War, much effort was given to alternate both sides of the Iron Curtain; this was maintained during the Eurocon heyday ca 1990–2010, simply due to purchasing power. A traditional part of the opening and closing ceremonies is displaying the original ESFS flag and then passing it to next year's organisers. <br />
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The first Eurocon was held in Trieste, [[Italy]], [[1972]] and further ones followed biannually, leaping odd years until 1983 and 1987, becoming annual ever since (except 1998). To complicate the [[fanhistory]], at the 1980 [[Eurocon 5]] (or V – roman numerals were more official back then) it was decided to include retroactively in the counting the [[First International SF Convention]] in Zurich, [[Switzerland]], August [[1959]] (not to be mistaken for the alternate title of the 1951 London [[Festivention]]!), so the 1982 follow-up became "Eurocon 7", skipping 6 and bringing much bad luck (after THREE standalone bids/committees folded or backed out, main events were moved to a [[sercon]] German con at several weeks' notice). This caused some confusion in the 1980es (not to mention the 2010es [[Wikipedia]]ns, counting backwards without bothering to read the period newszines); however, around 1984 such a form of serial numbers was largely well-lost to "Eurocon YEAR", or other event name.<br />
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(To confuse the matters even more, "EUROCON" – usually capitalised – is also the European convention of the [[wikipedia:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]], started in 1971. They own many domains in the form of eurocon20XX.com.)<br />
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The ESFS Statutes also allow "organising", or rather bestowing a title of "European Science Fiction Conference ('''Euroconference''')", apparently to provide some recognition as well as stimulus to other events with international programming beside the year's single Eurocon, or to offset the travel/financial difficulties it might pose for a part of potential constituency (compare [[Rotation plan|US zoning]] and [[NASFiC]], but unlike it, clashing terms are prohibited); however this has been used only exceptionally.<br />
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* https://ESFS.info/eurocons – official website<br />
* [[wikipedia:Eurocon]] – full of errors<br />
* {{link | website=http://www.concatenation.org/conrev/decadeeurocons05.html|text=A Decade of Eurocons 1995–2005}} by [[Jonathan Cowie]] at ''[[Concatenation]]''<br />
* ''[[CounterClock]]'' 39 (2021) has an imperfect overview ([https://efanzines.com/CounterClock/CoClock-39.pdf "THE 50 YEAR HISTORY of the EUROCON: The 1970's and 1980's"], partially sourced from [https://facebook.com/groups/16190219796 Eurosmof] [[Facebook]] group<br />
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# || Date || Location || Convention || [[GoHs]], Notes<br />
1 || July 12–16, 1972 || Trieste, [[Italy]] || [[Eurocon 1]] || [[John Brunner]], Kurt Steiner (André Ruellan), Roberto&nbsp;Vacca <br />
2 || July 8–13, 1974 || Grenoble, [[France]] || [[Eurocon 2]] || <br />
3 || August 19–22, 1976 || Poznań, [[Poland]] || [[Eurocon 3]] || [[Brian W. Aldiss]] <br />
4 || November 1–5, 1978 || Brussels, Belgium || [[Eurocon 4]] || [[Frank Kelly Freas]]<br />
5 || May 1-4, 1980 || Stresa, Italy || [[Eurocon 5]] || <br />
6 || August 20–22, 1982 || Mönchengladbach, (West) [[Germany]] || [[Festival der Fantastik]] || [[John Brunner]], [[Wiktor Bukato]], [[Wolfgang Jeschke]], [[Josef Nesvadba]]<br />
7 || September 16–18, 1983 || Ljubljana, [[Slovenia]], Yugoslavia || [[Eurocon 8]] || local event Fantazija was also [[natcon]] [[Yukon]]<br />
8 || April 20-23, 1984 || Brighton, UK || [[Seacon '84]] || [[Pierre Barbet]], [[Waldemar Kumming]], [[Josef Nesvadba]], [[Christopher Priest]], [[Roger Zelazny]]<br />
colspan=5 | [[Eurocon 1985]] announced by [[Soviet Union]] for Riga, [[Latvia]] soon ran into problems with the regime and was cancelled<br />
9 || July 10–13, 1986 || Zagreb, [[Croatia]], Yugoslavia || [[Ballcon]] ([[SFeraKon]]) || [[Sam Lundwall]] <br />
10 || Oct 29 – Nov 1, 1987 || Montpellier, France || [[Eurocon 1987]] || <br />
11 || July 7-10, 1988 || Budapest, [[Hungary]] || [[Eurocon 1988]] || <br />
12 || May 18-21, 1989 || San Marino || [[Eurocon 1989]] || [[Frederik Pohl]], [[Norman Spinrad]]<br />
13 || November 1–4, 1990 || Fayence, France || [[Eurocon 1990]] || <br />
14 || May 9-12, 1991 || Krakow, Poland || [[Cracon]] || [[Poul Anderson]], Gianfranco Viviani, [[Boris Zavgorodny]], [[Roelof Goudriaan]]<br />
15 || April 24-26, 1992 || Freudenstadt, Germany || [[FreuCon XII]] || [[John Brunner]], [[Iain Banks]], [[Norman Spinrad]], [[Daniel Walther]] <br />
16 || April 9–11, 1993 || [[Jersey]], UK || [[Helicon]] || [[John Brunner]], [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Karel Thole]], [[Larry van der Putte]] <br />
17 || May 26-29, 1994 || Timisoara, [[Romania]] || [[Eurocon 1994]] || [[John Brunner]], [[Herbert W. Franke]], [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Jean Giraud]] (Moebius), [[Norman Spinrad]]<br />
18 || August 24–28, 1995 || [[Glasgow]], UK || [[Intersection]] ([[Worldcon]]) || [[Samuel R. Delany]], [[Gerry Anderson]], [[Les Edwards]], [[Vincent Clarke]] <br />
19 || April 25–28, 1996 || Vilnius, [[Lithuania]] || [[Lithuanicon]] || no [[GoH]] due to miscommumication<br />
20 || October 25-27, 1997 || Dublin, [[Ireland]] || [[Octocon 8]] || [[Harry Harrison]], [[Chris Reed]] <br />
colspan=5 | there was no Eurocon in 1998, apparently for lack of bids; annual [[SFeraKon]] in Zagreb, [[Croatia]] received the title of '''Euroconference'''<br />
21 || May 21–24, 1999 || Dortmund, Germany || [[Trinity]] || [[Brian Aldiss]], [[Diane Duane]], [[Harry Harrison]], [[Sam Lundwall]], [[Roger MacBride Allen]], [[Peter Morwood]], [[Terry Pratchett]], [[Ian Watson]] <br />
22 || August 2–6, 2000 || Gdynia, Poland || [[Tricity 2000]] || [[Walter Jon Williams]], [[Kir Bulychev]]<br />
23 || 16–19 August 2001 || Capidava, Romania || [[Atlantykron]] || [[Norman Spinrad]], [[Joe Haldeman]], Ion Hobana, [[David Lewis Anderson]] <br />
24 || 3–7 July 2002 || Chotěboř, [[Czech]]ia || [[Parcon 2002]] || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Robert Holdstock]], [[Jim Burns]], [[Kir Bulychev]] (RU), [[Andrzej Sapkowski]] + 10&nbsp;lower-tier "Eurocon guests" (see article)<br />
25 || August 1-3, 2003 || Turku, [[Finland]] || [[Finncon 2003]] || [[Michael Swanwick]], [[Steve Sansweet]], [[Karolina Bjällerstedt Mickos]], [[Boris Hurtta]], [[Jonathan Clements]], [[Björn Tore Sund]] <br />
26 || 26-29 May 2004 || Plovdiv, [[Bulgaria]] || [[Bulgacon]] || [[Robert Sheckley]], [[Ian Watson]], [[Sergei Lukyanenko]], [[Andrzej Sapkowski]], [[Roberto Quaglia]], Patrick Gyger <br />
27 || August 4–8, 2005 || Glasgow, UK || [[Interaction]] ([[Worldcon]]) || [[Christopher Priest]], [[Robert Sheckley]], [[Jane Yolen]], [[Greg Pickersgill]], [[Lars-Olov Strandberg]] <br />
28 || April 13-16, 2006 || Kiev, [[Ukraine]] || [[Portal]] || [[Harry Harrison]] and [[Andrzej Sapkowski]] <br />
29 || September 21-23, 2007 || Copenhagen, Denmark || [[Eurocon 2007]] || [[Anne McCaffrey]], [[Stephen Baxter]], [[Zoran Živković]], [[David A. Hardy]], and Niels Dalgaard <br />
30 || May 15-18, 2008 || Moscow, [[Russia]] || [[Eurocon 2008]] || [[Harry Harrison]] and [[Sergei Lukyanenko]] <br />
31 || March 26-29, 2009 || Fiuggi, Italy || [[Deepcon 10]] || Giuseppe Lippi, Lolita Fatjo, Marina Sirtis, Anthony Simcoe, Max Grodénchik, [[Larry Nemecek]], Janet Nemecek, [[Ian Watson]], [[Sergei Lukyanenko]], [[Bruce Sterling]], [[Geoffrey Landis]], [[Mary Turzillo]] <br />
32 || August 26–29, 2010 || Cieszyn, Poland + Český Těšín, CZ || [[Polcon 2010]]/ [[Parcon 2010]] || [[Orson Scott Card]], [[Juraj Červenák]] (SK), [[Andrzej Sapkowski]] (PL), [[Miroslav Žamboch]] (CZ)<br />
33 || June 17-19, 2011 || Stockholm, [[Sweden]] || [[Eurocon 2011]] || [[Elizabeth Bear]], [[Ian McDonald]], [[John-Henri Holmberg]] and [[Jukka Halme]] <br />
34 || April 26-29, 2012 || Zagreb, Croatia || [[SFeraKon 2012]] || [[Tim Powers]], [[Charles Stross]], [[Dmitry Glukhovsky]], [[Darko Macan]], [[Cheryl Morgan]] + Ghost of Honour [[Joanna Russ]], [[Andre Norton]] <br />
35 || April 11-14 2013 || Kiev, Ukraine || [[Eurocon 2013]] || [[Chris Priest]], [[Andriy Valentynov]], [[Olga Gromyko]], [[Andriy Dmytruk]], [[Maryna Dyachenko]], [[Serhiy Dyachenko]], [[Henry Lion Oldie]], [[Vadim Panov]] <br />
36 || August 22-24, 2014 || Dublin, [[Ireland]] || [[Shamrokon]] || [[Jim Fitzpatrick]], [[Seanan McGuire]], [[Andrzej Sapkowski]], [[Ylva Spangberg]] <br />
37 || April 23–26, 2015 || St. Petersburg, Russia || [[Eurocon 2015]] || [[Joe Abercrombie]], [[Michael Stackpole]], [[Jukka Halme]], Pavel Vinogradov <br />
38 || November 4–6, 2016 || Barcelona, [[Spain]] || [[Bcon]] || [[Aliette de Bodard]], [[Richard Morgan]], [[Péter Michaleczky]], [[Enrique Corominas]], [[Andrzej Sapkowski]], [[Johanna Sinisalo]], Rosa Montero, [[Rhianna Pratchett]] <br />
39 || June 16-18, 2017 || Dortmund, Germany || [[U.Con]] || [[Aleksandar Ziljak]], [[Andreas Eschbach]], [[Autun Purser]], [[Dave Hutchinson]] <br />
40 || July 19–22, 2018 || Amiens, France || [[Nemo 2018]] || [[Vladimir Arenev]], “[[African Science Fiction]]”<br />
41 || August 22–25 2019 || [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland, UK || [[TitanCon 2019]] || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[James Roberts]], [[Pat Cadigan]], [[Peadar Ó Guilín]]<br />
42 || October 2–4, 2020 || Rijeka, Croatia / virtual for [[Covid-19]] || [[Futuricon]] || [[Adrian Tchaikovsky]], [[Ivica Puljak]], [[Robert Whitehead]]<br />
43 || (<s>March 18–21</s> [[Covid-19|post&shy;poned]]&nbsp;in&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;'20) 15–18 July 2021 || Fiuggi, Italy || [[Deepcon]] 21/ [[Italcon]] 47/ [[Eurocon 2021]] || Marco Casolino, Giuliano Giuffrida, Shun Iwasawa, Hanne Madeleine Paine, Maurizio Manzieri, {{nowrap| [[Chase Masterson]],}} [[Ian McDonald]], [[Eric A. Stillwell]], [[Licia Troisi]]<br />
44 || 7–10 April 2022 || Dudelange, Luxembourg || [[Luxcon]] 2022 || [[Arkady Martine]]<br />
45 || 8–11 June 2023 || Uppsala, [[Sweden]] || [[Konflikt]] || [[Martha Wells]], [[Johan Egerkrans]] (SE), [[Merja Polvinen]] (FI), [[Francesco Verso]] (IT)<br />
46 || (15–18?) August 2024 || Rotterdam, NL || [[Erasmuscon]] || https://www.erasmuscon.nl<br />
colspan=5 | For further years, there are only single uncontested bids: 2025 – Åland Islands, Finland (see [[Archipelacon]]), {{nowrap| 2026 – Berlin, Germany ([[MetropolCon]]); }} 2028 – [[SFeraKon]], Zagreb, Croatia<br />
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[[Category:Europe]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=British_Filk_Convention&diff=173053British Filk Convention2022-05-11T14:18:05Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>The series of [[British]] [[Filk]] [[Conventions]] don't have a unifying name, and each one is started with a new [[committee]] (though they are mostly drawn from a larger continuing group of people), but they have continued regularly each February since 1989.<br />
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The names of the conventions have, except for the first ([[Contabile]]), involved a play on words on the convention's ordinal number. The convention has retained contabile.org as its domain name in spite of the changing names.<br />
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The convention's main concert presents short performances by many different participants. There is a fund which is administered by a continuing group to bring an overseas [[filker]] to the British Filk Convention each year. The [[Sams Awards]] are issued at the convention, but are administered by a different group of people than either the [[convention committee]] or the overseas guest fund.<br />
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'''Footloose Filker''' has been category of guest starting with #20 in 2008. Exactly what the criteria are is not clear.<br />
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# || Convention || Dates || Venue || Location || [[GoHs]] <br />
1 || [[Contabile]] || February 2-5, 1989 || The Chequers Hotel || Newbury, UK || [[Leslie Fish]], [[Gytha North]] <br />
2 || [[Con2bile]] || February 2-4, 1990 || Great Northern Hotel || Peterborough, UK || [[Meg Davis]], [[Mike Whitaker]] <br />
3 || [[Treble]] || February 1-3, 1991 || Burlington Hotel || Eastbourne, UK || [[Bill Sutton]], [[Zander Nyrond]] <br />
4 || [[Fourplay]] || January 31-February 2, 1992 || Victoria Park Hotel || Wolverhampton, UK || [[Jane Robinson]], [[Cynthia McQuillin]], [[Colin Fine]] <br />
5 || [[Pentatonic]] || February 5-7, 1993 || Rozel Hotel || Weston-super-Mare, UK || [[Kathy Mar]], [[Rhodri James]] <br />
6 || [[VIbraphone]] || February 4-6, 1994 || Oak Hotel || Brighton, UK || [[Tom Smith]], [[Talis Kimberley]] <br />
7 || [[Transept]] || February 3-5, 1995 || Royal Cambridge Hotel || [[Cambridge, UK]] || [[Joey Shoji]], [[Phil Allcock]] <br />
8 || [[Obliter-8]] || February 2-4, 1996 || Forte Crest Hotel || Milton Keynes, UK || [[Julia Ecklar]], [[Chris Malme]] <br />
9 || [[HarmonIX]] || January 31-February 2, 1997 || Rozel Hotel || Weston-super-Mare, UK || [[Mary Ellen Wessels]], [[Sue Mason]] <br />
10 || [[Decadence (UK)]] || February 6-8, 1998 || Albany Trust Hotel || Eastbourne, UK || [[Mitchell Burnside-Clapp]], [[Valerie Housden]] <br />
11 || [[XIlophone]] || February 5-7, 1999 || Hilton National Hotel || Basingstoke, UK || [[Dave Clement]], [[Lawrence Dean]] <br />
12 || [[Didgeri-Douze]] || February 4-6, 2000 || Forte Posthouse || Milton Keynes, UK || [[Urban Tapestry]], [[Brian Biddle]] <br />
13 || [[Conthirteena]] || February 2-4, 2001 || Albany Hotel || Eastbourne, UK || [[Barry Childs-Helton]], [[Sally Childs-Helton]], [[Tim Walker]], [[Annie Walker]], [[Scott Snyder]] <br />
14 || [[Contabile Fortean]] || February 1-3, 2002 || Hilton International Hotel || Basingstoke, UK || [[Margaret Davis]], [[Kristoph Klover]], [[Roger Robinson]], [[Joe Bethancourt]] <br />
15 || [[Quinze Filk Festival]] || February 7-9, 2003 || Holiday Inn || Ipswich, Suffolk || [[Teri Wachowiak]], [[Simon Fairbourn]] <br />
16 || [[Sixteen Tones]] || February 6-8, 2004 || Hanover International || Bromsgrove, UK || [[Bill Roper]], [[Chris Conway]] <br />
17 || [[Dixseption]] || February 4-6, 2005 || The Queens Hotel, || Southsea Portsmouth, UK || [[Terence Chua]], [[Andy Gordon-Kerr]], [[Martin Gordon-Kerr]] <br />
18 || [[1812Tone]] || February 3-5, 2006 || Grantham Marriot Hotel || Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK || [[Sam Baardman]], [[Mich Sampson]] <br />
19 || [[D'Zenove Convention]] || February 2-4, 2007 || Hilton International Hotel || Basingstoke, UK || [[Lady Mondegreen]], [[Merav Hoffman]], [[Seanan McGuire]], [[Batya Wittenberg]], [[Mike Richards]] <br />
20 || [[2t0nic]] || February 1-3, 2008 || Grantham Ramada Hotel || Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK || [[Jeff Bohnhoff]], [[Maya Bohnhoff]], [[Rika Körte]], [[Steffi Zurek]] <br />
21 || [[aXXIdental]] || February 6-8, 2009 || Grantham Ramada Hotel || Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK || [[Rand Bellavia]], [[Adam English]], (of [[Ookla the Mok]]), [[Richard "Hitch" Wheatley]], [[Trudy Wenzel]] <br />
22 || [[Van der Filk]] || February 5-7, 2010 || Grantham Ramada Hotel || Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK || [[Vixy & Tony]], [[Gwen Knighton Raftery]], [[Lastalda]] <br />
23 || [[Cre2c3ndo]] || February 4-6, 2011 || Grantham Ramada Hotel || Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK || [[Heather Dale]], [[Ben Deschamps]], [[Marilisa Valtazanou]], [[Kamen]] <br />
24 || [[Duple Time]] || February 3-5, 2012 || Grantham Ramada Hotel || Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK || [[Mary Crowell]], [[Lissa Allcock]], [[Sebastian Kinder]] <br />
25 || [[Quarter Tone]] || February 1-3, 2013 || Ramada Grantham Hotel || Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK || [[Tom Nanson]], [[Cat Faber]] <br />
26 || [[Semibreve]] || February 7-9, 2014 || Ramada Grantham Hotel || Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK || [[Puzzlebox]], [[Deborah Crook]] <br />
27 || [[Con27ilkin]] || February 6-8, 2015 || Marks Tey Best Western Hotel || Colchester, Essex, UK || [[Graham Leathers]], [[Becca Leathers]], [[Clare Goodall]] <br />
28 || [[Con2bil8]] || February 5-7, 2016 || Best Western Hotel || Marks Tey, Colchester, UK || ?? <br />
29 || [[Quoi De Neuf]] || February 3-5, 2017 || Best Western Hotel || Marks Tey, Colchester, UK || [[Cecilia Eng]], [[Jackie Mitchell]] <br />
30 || [[Enharmonicon]] || February 2-4, 2018 || Best Western Hotel || Marks Tey, Colchester, UK || [[The Crooklets]], [[Betsy Tinney]], [[Omega (fan)]] <br />
31 || [[31-ET]] || February 1-3, 2019 || Best Western Hotel || Marks Tey, Colchester, UK || [[Chantelle Smith]], [[Cheshire Moon]] <br />
32 || [[DemiSemiQuaver]] || February 7-9, 2020 || Best Western Hotel || Marks Tey, Colchester, UK || [[Annie Griffith]], [[Sunnie Larsen]]<br />
33 || <s>[[Long Play]]</s> || <s>February 5-7 2021</s> || <s>Union Hotel</s>|| Grantham, UK || [[Chris O'Shea]], [[Leslie Hudson]]<br />
34 || || <s>2022</s> || Online? || || The usual hotel was booked by the government for Afghan refugees<br />
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[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=NASFiC&diff=173048NASFiC2022-05-10T09:26:36Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>'''NASFiC''', the '''North American Science Fiction Convention''', was added to the [[Worldcon]] [[Constitution]] in the mid 1970s. It was intended to legitimatize the inevitable major convention in [[North America]] when the [[Worldcon]] was held in other parts of the world, without encouraging the development of an American [[natcon]], which would inevitably become a competitor to [[Worldcon]].<br />
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The first NASFiC was held in [[Los Angeles]] in 1975 when the first [[Aussiecon]] was in [[Melbourne]], Victoria, [[Australia]]. The second NASFiC ([[NorthAmericon '79]]) was in Louisville, Kentucky in 1979 when [[Brighton]], England was selected for the [[Worldcon]]. The name "NASFiC" was coined by [[Tony Lewis]].<br />
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Convention || Dates || Location || [[GoHs]] <br />
[[NASFiC 1]] ||August 29-September 1, 1975 ||[[Los Angeles, CA]] ||[[Harlan Ellison]] <br />
[[NorthAmericon '79]] ||August 30 - September 3, 1979 ||[[Louisville, KY]] ||[[Frederik Pohl]], [[George Scithers]] <br />
[[LoneStarCon]] ||August 30 - September 2, 1985 ||[[Austin,TX]] ||[[Jack Vance]], [[Richard Powers]], [[Joanne Burger]] <br />
[[CactusCon]] ||September 3-7, 1987 ||[[Phoenix, AZ]] ||[[Hal Clement]], [[Marjii Ellers]] <br />
[[ConDiego]] ||August 31-September 3, 1990 ||[[San Diego, CA]] ||[[Samuel R. Delany]], [[Ben Yalow]] <br />
[[Dragon*Con 1995]] ||July 13-16, 1995 ||[[Atlanta, GA]] ||[[George Alec Effinger]], [[Harlan Ellison]], [[Timothy Zahn]], [[Michael Whelan]], [[Bjo Trimble]] <br />
[[Conucopia]] ||August 26-29, 1999 ||[[Anaheim, CA]] ||[[Jerry Pournelle]], [[Ellen Datlow]], [[Richard Lynch]], [[Nicki Lynch]] <br />
[[CascadiaCon]] ||September 1-5, 2005 ||[[Seattle, WA]] ||[[Fred Saberhagen]], [[Liz Danforth]], [[Toni Weisskopf]], [[Kevin Standlee]] <br />
[[Archon 31]] / [[Tuckercon]] ||August 2-5, 2007 ||[[Collinsville, IL]] ||[[Barbara Hambly]], [[Darrell K. Sweet]], Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett, James Ernest, Elizabeth Covey, [[Barry Childs-Helton]], [[Sally Childs-Helton]], [[Nancy "Cleo" Hathaway]], Lani Tupu, Richard Hatch <br />
[[Reconstruction]] ||August 5-8, 2010 ||[[Raleigh, NC]] ||[[Eric Flint]], [[Brad Foster]], [[Juanita Coulson]] <br />
[[Detcon1]] ||Jul 17-20, 2014 ||[[Detroit, MI]] ||[[Steven Barnes]], [[John Picacio]], [[Bernadette Bosky]], [[Arthur D. Hlavaty]], [[Kevin J. Maroney]], Helen Greiner, [[Bill Sutton]], [[Brenda Sutton]] <br />
[[NorthAmeriCon '17]] ||July 6-9, 2017 ||San Juan, [[Puerto Rico]] ||[[Daína Chaviano]], [[Tobias S. Buckell]], [[Guy Consolmagno]], Javier Grillo-Marxuach, George Perez, [[Paula Smith]] <br />
[[Spikecon]] ||July 4-7, 2019 ||[[Layton, UT]] ||[[David Weber]], [[Laurell K. Hamilton]], [[Vincent Villafranca]], Dragon Dronet, [[Susan Chang]], [[Linda Deneroff]], [[Bjo Trimble|Bjo]] & [[John Trimble]] <br />
[[Columbus 2020 NASFiC]] ||August 20-23, 2020 || <s>[[Columbus, OH]]</s> (Held online due to the [[Covid-19]] epidemic) ||[[Brian Herbert]], [[Kevin J. Anderson]], [[Stephanie Law]], [[Christopher J. Garcia]], Marc Millis, [[Sue Francis |Sue]] & [[Steve Francis]] <br />
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See also [[Noncon (fanspeak)]]; the major difference being that the location of the NASFiC is determined by members of the [[Worldcon]].<br />
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[[Category:US]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Novacon_14&diff=173040Novacon 142022-05-09T15:53:35Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>[[Novacon]] 14 was held November 9-11, 1984 at the Grand Hotel in [[Birmingham, UK]]. The [[GoH]] was [[Robert Holdstock]], and attendance was 333.<br />
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[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Novacon&diff=173039Novacon2022-05-09T15:53:09Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>(Did you mean conventions in [[Novacon (MI)|Michigan]], [[Novacon (PA)|Pennsylvania]] or [[Novacon (Australia)|Australia]]?)<br />
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The [[UK]]'s oldest [[regional convention]], founded in 1971. It is run each November by the [[Birmingham Science Fiction Group]]. It was founded by the [[University of Aston Science Fiction Group]] at a time when [[Eastercon]] was the only regular [[convention]] in the [[UK]], but since [[Novacon 2]] has been run by the Birmingham Science Fiction Group.<br />
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Novacon used to present the annual [[Nova Awards]].<br />
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Convention || Dates || Venue || GoHs || Att. <br />
[[Novacon 1]] || November 13-14, 1971 || Imperial Centre, Birmingham || [[James White]] || 144 <br />
[[Novacon 2]] || November 4-5, 1972 || Imperial Centre, Birmingham || [[Doreen Rogers]] || 190 <br />
[[Novacon 3]] || November 2-4, 1973 || Imperial Centre, Birmingham || [[Ken Bulmer]] || 146 <br />
[[Novacon 4]] || October 25-27, 1974 || Imperial Centre, Birmingham || [[Ken Slater]] || 211 <br />
[[Novacon 5]] || November 7-9, 1975 || Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham || [[Dan Morgan]] || 272 <br />
[[Novacon 6]] || November 5-7, 1976 || Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham || [[David Kyle]] || 317 <br />
[[Novacon 7]] || November 4-6, 1977 || Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham || [[John Brunner]] || 278 <br />
[[Novacon 8]] || November 3-5, 1978 || Holiday Inn, Birmingham || [[Anne McCaffrey]] || 309 <br />
[[Novacon 9]] || November 2-4, 1979 || Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham || [[Christopher Priest]] || 290 <br />
[[Novacon 10]] || October 31-November 2, 1980 || Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham || [[Brian W. Aldiss]] || 495 <br />
[[Novacon 11]] || October 30-November 1, 1981 || Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham || [[Bob Shaw]] || 362 <br />
[[Novacon 12]] || November 5-7, 1982 || Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham || [[Harry Harrison]] || 373 <br />
[[Novacon 13]] || November 4-6, 1983 || Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham || [[Lisa Tuttle]] || 339 <br />
[[Novacon 14]] || November 9-11, 1984 || Grand Hotel, Birmingham || [[Robert Holdstock]] || 333 <br />
[[Novacon 15]] || November 1-3, 1985 || De Vere Hotel, Coventry || [[James White]], [[David Langford]] || 340 <br />
[[Novacon 16]] || October 31 - November 2, 1986 || De Vere Hotel, Coventry || [[E. C. Tubb]], [[Chris Evans]] || 257 <br />
[[Novacon 17]] || October 30 - November 1, 1987 || Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham || [[Iain M. Banks]] || 315 <br />
[[Novacon 18]] || November 4-6, 1988 || Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham || [[Garry Kilworth]] || 336 <br />
[[Novacon 19]] || November 17-19, 1989 || Excelsior, Solihull || [[Geoff Ryman]] || 303 <br />
[[Novacon 20]] || November 9-11, 1990 || Excelsior, Solihull || [[Jack Cohen]] || 330 <br />
[[Novacon 21]] || November 1-3, 1991 || Forte Poste House, Solihull || [[Colin Greenland]] || 200 <br />
[[Novacon 22]] || November 6-8, 1992 || Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham || [[Storm Constantine]] || 300 <br />
[[Novacon 23]] || November 5-7, 1993 || Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham || [[Stephen Baxter]] || 243 <br />
[[Novacon 24]] || November 4-6, 1994 || Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham || [[Graham Joyce]] || 214 <br />
[[Novacon 25]] || November 3-5, 1995 || Chamberlain Hotel, Birmingham || [[Brian Aldiss]], [[Bob Shaw]], [[Harry Harrison]], [[Iain Banks]] ([[special guest]]) || 338 <br />
[[Novacon 26]] || November 8-10, 1996 || Hotel Ibis, Birmingham || [[David Gemmell]] || 281 <br />
[[Novacon 27]] || November 14-16, 1997 || Abbey Hotel, Great Malvern || [[Peter F. Hamilton]] || 277 <br />
[[Novacon 28]] || November 13-15, 1998 || Britannia Hotel, Birmingham || [[Paul J. McAuley]] || 265 <br />
[[Novacon 29]] || November 5-7, 1999 || Britannia Hotel, Birmingham || [[Ian Stewart]] || 239 <br />
[[Novacon 30]] || November 10-12, 2000 || Britannia Hotel, Birmingham || [[Christopher Priest]], [[Rog Peyton]] ([[special guest]]), [[David A. Hardy]] (guest artist) || 224 <br />
[[Novacon 31]] || November 9-11, 2001 || Quality Hotel, Walsall || [[Gwyneth Jones]] || 219 <br />
[[Novacon 32]] || November 1-3, 2002 || Quality Hotel, Walsall || [[Ian McDonald]] || 252 <br />
[[Novacon 33]] || November 7-9, 2003 || Quality Hotel, Walsall || [[Jon Courtenay Grimwood]] || 203 <br />
[[Novacon 34]] || November 5-7, 2004 || Quality Hotel, Walsall || [[Ian Watson]] || 217 <br />
[[Novacon 35]] || November 11-13, 2005 || Quality Hotel, Walsall || [[Alastair Reynolds]] || 216 <br />
[[Novacon 36]] || November 10-12, 2006 || Quality Hotel, Walsall || [[Ken MacLeod]] || 212 <br />
[[Novacon 37]] || November 2-4, 2007 || Quality Hotel, Walsall || [[Charles Stross]] || 208 <br />
[[Novacon 38]] || November 14-16, 2008 || Quality Hotel, Walsall || [[Ian R. MacLeod]], [[Vernon Brown]] ([[Fan Guest]]) || 177 <br />
[[Novacon 39]] || November 13-15, 2009 || Park Inn, [[Nottingham, UK]] || [[Justina Robson]] || 210 <br />
[[Novacon 40]] || November 12-14, 2010 || Park Inn, [[Nottingham, UK]] || [[Iain M. Banks]], [[Brian W. Aldiss]] ([[special guest]]) || 262 <br />
[[Novacon 41]] || November 11-13, 2011 || Park Inn, [[Nottingham, UK]] || [[John Meaney]] || tbc <br />
[[Novacon 42]] || November 9-11, 2012 || Park Inn, [[Nottingham, UK]] || [[Jaine Fenn]] || tbc <br />
[[Novacon 43]] || November 8-10, 2013 || Park Inn, [[Nottingham, UK]] || [[Jo Walton]] || tbc <br />
[[Novacon 44]] || November 14-16, 2014 || Park Inn, [[Nottingham, UK]] || [[Kari Sperring]], [[John Gribbin]] || <br />
[[Novacon 45]] || November 13-15, 2015 || Park Inn, [[Nottingham, UK]] || [[Anne Nicholls]], [[Stan Nicholls]] || <br />
[[Novacon 46]] || November 11-13, 2016 || Park Inn, [[Nottingham, UK]] || [[Juliet McKenna]] || <br />
[[Novacon 47]] || November 10-12, 2017 || Park Inn, [[Nottingham, UK]] || [[Adrian Tchaikovsky]] || <br />
[[Novacon 48]] || November 9-11, 2018 || Park Inn, [[Nottingham, UK]] || [[Chris Beckett]] || <br />
[[Novacon 49]] || November 8-10, 2019 || Mercure, [[Nottingham, UK]] || [[Mike Carey]] || <br />
[[Novacon 50]] || <s>November 13-15, 2020</s> November 12-14, 2021 || Buxton || [[Chris Priest]], [[Fangorn]], [[Emma Newman]], [[Claire North]] || <br />
[[Novacon 51]] || November 11-13, 2022 || Buxton || [[Gareth L. Powell]]<br />
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[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Novacon_12&diff=173038Novacon 122022-05-09T15:52:07Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>[[Novacon]] 12 was held November 5-7, 1982 at the Royal Angus Hotel in [[Birmingham, UK]]. The [[GoH]] was [[Harry Harrison]] and attendance was 373.<br />
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* Ansible conrep: {{Ansible |issue=30 |item=01}}<br />
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{{convention | series=Novacon | year=1982 | before=Novacon 11 | after=Novacon 13 |Locale=Birmingham, UK}}<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Eastercon&diff=172935Eastercon2022-05-02T14:21:56Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>(Did you mean a [[Eastercon (Australia)|Melbourne]], [[Eastercon-DAG|Wisconsin]] or [[Eastercon (NY)|New York]] convention?)<br />
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'''Eastercon''' is the annual [[British]] [[National Science Fiction Convention]]. It has been held over the Easter weekend every year since 1955, but the sequence is considered to start from 1948 with [[conventions]] held over the Whitsun weekend except for [[Loncon (Eastercon)|Loncon]] in 1949. (The [[1944 Eastercon]] which was held on Easter was not an Eastercon and doesn't count! '''Do not''' ask [[Pat McMurray]] about this subject!)<br />
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Eastercon attracts 800–1,200 fans of [[Science Fiction]], [[Fantasy]] and similar genres. <br />
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There are no official rules and regulations for the Eastercon. To call your convention an "Eastercon" there has to be a general consensus that a [[bid]] has been put forward and approved by the membership at a previous Eastercon. <br />
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*[http://www.eastercon.org Website.]<br />
*{{link | website=https://eastercon.wordpress.com/|text=Friends of Eastercon.}}<br />
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# || Convention || Location || Date || [[GoHs]], Notes<br />
1 || [[Whitcon]] || [[London]] || May 15, 1948 (Whitsunday) || [[A. Bertram Chandler]] <br />
2 || [[Loncon (Eastercon)]] || [[London]] || April 17, 1949 || [[Bill Temple]] <br />
* || [[Festivention]] || [[London]] || May 10-13, 1951 (Whitsunday) || [[Forrest J Ackerman]], [[Wendayne Ackerman]], [[Lyell Crane]] <br />
3 || [[London SF Con]] || [[London]] || May 31-June 1, 1952 (Whitsunday) || none <br />
4 || [[Coroncon]] || [[London]] || May 24-26, 1953 (Whitsunday) || none <br />
5 || [[Supermancon]] || [[Manchester]] || June 5-6, 1954 (Whitsunday) || [[John Russell Fearn]] <br />
6 || [[Cytricon]] || Kettering || April 9-10, 1955 || none <br />
7 || [[Cytricon II]] || Kettering || March 31-April 1, 1956 || none <br />
8 || [[Cytricon III]] || Kettering || April 19-21, 1957 || none <br />
9 || [[Cytricon IV]] || Kettering || April 4-6, 1958 || none <br />
10 || [[Brumcon]] || [[Birmingham, UK|Birmingham]] || March 27-29, 1959 || [[Kenneth F. Slater]] <br />
11 || [[London (Eastercon)]] || [[London]] || April 16-17, 1960 || [[Ted Carnell]], [[Don Ford]] <br />
12 || [[LXICON]] || Gloucester || March 31-April 3, 1961 || [[Kingsley Amis]] <br />
13 || [[Ronvention]] || [[Harrogate]] || April 20-22, 1962 || [[Tom Boardman]] <br />
14 || [[Bullcon]] || Peterborough || April 12-14, 1963 || [[Edmund Crispin]] <br />
15 || [[Repetercon]] || Peterborough || March 27-29, 1964 || [[Ted Tubb]] <br />
16 || [[Brumcon II]] || [[Birmingham, UK|Birmingham]] || April 16-18, 1965 || [[Harry Harrison]] <br />
17 || [[Yarcon]] || Great Yarmouth || April 8-10, 1966 || [[Ron Whiting]] <br />
18 || [[Briscon]] || [[Bristol]] || March 24-26, 1967 || [[John Brunner]] <br />
19 || [[Thirdmancon]] || Buxton || April 12-14, 1968 || [[Ken Bulmer]] <br />
20 || [[Galactic Fair 1969]] || [[Oxford]] || April 4-6, 1969 || [[Judith Merril]] <br />
21 || [[SCI-CON 70]] || [[London]] || March 27-29, 1970 || [[James Blish]] <br />
22 || [[Eastercon 22]] || Worcester || April 9-11, 1971 || [[Ethel Lindsay]], [[Anne McCaffrey]] <br />
23 || [[Chessmancon]] || [[Chester]] || March 31-April 2, 1972 || [[Larry Niven]] <br />
24 || [[OMPAcon '73]] || [[Bristol]] || April 20-22, 1973 || [[Samuel R. Delany]] <br />
25 || [[Tynecon 74]] || [[Newcastle, UK|Newcastle]] || April 12-14, 1974 || [[Bob Shaw]], [[Peter Weston]] <br />
26 || [[SEACON 75]] || [[Coventry, UK]] || March 28-31, 1975 || [[Harry Harrison]] <br />
27 || [[Mancon 5]] || [[Manchester]] || April 16-18, 1976 || [[Peter Roberts]], [[Robert Silverberg]] <br />
28 || [[Eastercon '77]] || [[Coventry, UK]] || April 8-10, 1977 || [[John Bush]] <br />
29 || [[Skycon]] || [[Heathrow]] || March 24-26, 1978 || [[Roy Kettle]], [[Robert Sheckley]] <br />
30 || [[Yorcon]] || [[Leeds]] || April 13-16, 1979 || [[Graham Charnock]], [[Pat Charnock]], [[Richard Cowper]] <br />
31 || [[Albacon 80]] || [[Glasgow]] || April 4-6, 1980 || [[Jim Barker]], [[Colin Kapp]] <br />
32 || [[Yorcon 2]] || [[Leeds]] || April 17-19, 1981 || [[Thomas M. Disch]], [[Dave Langford]], [[Ian Watson]] <br />
33 || [[Channelcon]] || [[Brighton]] || April 9-11, 1982 || [[Angela Carter]], [[John Sladek]] <br />
34 || [[Albacon II]] || [[Glasgow]] || April 1-3, 1983 || [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]], [[Avedon Carol]], [[James White]] <br />
35 || [[Seacon '84]] || [[Brighton]] || April 20-22, 1984 || [[Pierre Barbet]], [[Waldemar Kumming]], [[Josef Nesvadba]], [[Christopher Priest]], [[Roger Zelazny]] <br />
36 || [[Yorcon III]] || [[Leeds]] || April 5-7, 1985 || [[Greg Benford]], [[Linda Pickersgill]] <br />
37 || [[Albacon III]] || [[Glasgow]] || March 28-30, 1986 || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[John Jarrold]], [[Clive Barker]], [[Pete Lyon]] <br />
38 || [[BECCON '87]] || [[Birmingham, UK|Birmingham]] || April 17-19, 1987 || [[Chris Atkinson]], [[Keith Roberts]], [[Jane Gaskell]] <br />
39 || [[Follycon (1988)]] || [[Liverpool]] || April 1-4, 1988 || [[Gordon Dickson]], [[Gwyneth Jones]], [[Greg Pickersgill]], [[Len Wein]] <br />
40 || [[Contrivance]] || [[Jersey]] || March 24-27, 1989 || [[Avedon Carol]], [[Rob Hansen]], [[M. John Harrison]], [[Don Lawrence]], [[Anne McCaffrey]] <br />
41 || [[Eastcon]] || [[Liverpool]] || April 13-16, 1990 || [[Iain Banks]], [[Anne Page]], SMS <br />
42 || [[Speculation]] || [[Glasgow]] || March 29-April 1, 1991 || [[Rob Holdstock]] <br />
43 || [[Illumination]] || [[Blackpool]] || April 17-20, 1992 || [[Geoff Ryman]], [[Paul McAuley]], [[Pam Wells]] <br />
44 || [[Helicon]] || [[Jersey]] || April 9-12, 1993 || [[John Brunner]], [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Karel Thole]], [[Larry van der Putte]] <br />
45 || [[Sou'Wester]] || [[Liverpool]] || April 1-4, 1994 || [[Diane Duane]], [[Neil Gaiman]], [[Barbara Hambly]], [[Peter Morwood]], [[Thog the Mighty]] <br />
46 || [[Confabulation (Eastercon)]] || [[London]] || April 14-17, 1995 || [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[Roger Robinson]], [[Bob Shaw]] <br />
47 || [[Evolution]] || [[Heathrow]] || April 5-8, 1996 || [[Jack Cohen]], [[Colin Greenland]], [[Paul Kincaid]], [[Maureen Kincaid Speller]], [[Bryan Talbot]], [[Vernor Vinge]] <br />
48 || [[Intervention]] || [[Liverpool]] || March 28-31, 1997 || [[Brian Aldiss]], [[Jon Bing]], [[Octavia Butler]], [[Dave Langford]] <br />
49 || [[Intuition]] || [[Manchester]] || April 10-13, 1998 || [[Ian McDonald]], [[Martin Tudor]], [[Connie Willis]] <br />
50 || [[Reconvene]] || [[Liverpool]] || April 2-5, 1999 || [[Peter S. Beagle]], [[John Clute]], [[Jeff Noon]], [[Tom Holt]], [[Ron Tiner]], [[Thog the Mighty]] <br />
51 || [[2Kon]] || [[Glasgow]] || April 21-24, 2000 || [[Guy Gavriel Kay]], [[Katherine Kurtz]], [[Deborah Turner Harris]], [[John Salthouse]], Bob Harris <br />
52 || [[Paragon]] || [[Hinckley]] || April 13-16, 2001 || [[Claire Brialey]], [[Mark Plummer]], [[Michael Scott Rohan]], [[Stephen Baxter]], [[Lisanne Norman]] <br />
53 || [[Helicon 2]] || [[Jersey]] || March 29-April 1, 2002 || [[Brian Stableford]], [[Harry Turtledove]], [[Peter Weston]] <br />
54 || [[Seacon03]] || [[Hinckley]] || April 18-21, 2003 || [[Chris Baker]], [[Christopher Evans]], [[Mary Gentle]] <br />
55 || [[Concourse (Eastercon)]] || [[Blackpool]] || April 9-12, 2004 || [[Mitchell Burnside-Clapp]], [[Danny Flynn]], [[Sue Mason]], [[Christopher Priest]], [[Philip Pullman]] <br />
56 || [[Paragon 2]] || [[Hinckley]] || March 25-28, 2005 || [[John Harvey]], [[Eve Harvey]], [[Ken MacLeod]], [[Robert Rankin]], [[Ben Jeapes]], [[Richard Morgan]] <br />
57 || [[Concussion]] || [[Glasgow]] || April 14-17, 2006 || [[M. John Harrison]], [[Brian Froud]], [[Elizabeth Hand]], [[Justina Robson]], [[Ian Sorensen]] <br />
58 || <s>[[Convoy (UK)|Convoy]]</s> || [[Liverpool]] || <s>2007</s> || <br />
58 || [[Contemplation]] || [[Chester]] || April 6-9, 2007 || none <br />
59 || [[Orbital 2008]] || [[Heathrow]] || March 21-24, 2008 || [[Neil Gaiman]], [[Tanith Lee]], [[China Miéville]], [[Charles Stross]], [[Rog Peyton]] <br />
60 || [[LX]] || [[Bradford]] || April 10-13, 2009 || [[Jon Courtenay Grimwood]], Dirk Maggs, [[Tim Powers]], David Lloyd, [[Mary Burns]], [[Bill Burns]] <br />
61 || [[Odyssey 2010]] || [[Heathrow]] || April 2-5, 2010 || [[Alastair Reynolds]], [[Iain M. Banks]], [[Liz Williams]], [[Mike Carey]] <br />
62 || [[Illustrious]] || [[Birmingham, UK]] || April 22-25, 2011 || [[David Weber]], [[Peter F. Hamilton]], [[David A. Hardy]], [[Roz Kaveney]], [[Vince Docherty]] <br />
63 || [[Olympus 2012]] || [[Heathrow]] || April 6-9, 2012 || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Cory Doctorow]], [[Tricia Sullivan]], [[Margaret Austin]], [[Martin Easterbrook]] <br />
64 || [[EightSquaredCon]] || [[Bradford]] || March 29-April 1, 2013 || [[Walter Jon Williams]], [[Freda Warrington]], [[Anne Sudworth]], [[Edward James]] <br />
65 || [[Satellite 4]] || [[Glasgow]] || April 18-21, 2014 || [[John Meaney]], [[Juliet E. McKenna]], [[Jim Burns]], [[Alice Lawson]], [[Steve Lawson]], Jocelyn Bell Burnell, [[Terry Pratchett]] <br />
66 || [[Dysprosium]] || [[Heathrow]] || April 3-6, 2015 || [[Jim Butcher]], [[Seanan McGuire]], Herr Döktor, [[Caroline Mullan]] <br />
67 || [[Mancunicon]] || [[Manchester, UK]] || March 25-28, 2016 || [[Sarah Pinborough]], [[Ian McDonald]], [[Dave Clements]], and [[Aliette de Bodard]] <br />
68 || [[Pasgon]] || <s>[[Cardiff]]</s> || <s>April 14-17, 2017</s> || <br />
68 || [[Innominate]] || [[Birmingham, UK]] || April 14-17, 2017 || [[Pat Cadigan]], [[Judith Clute]], [[Colin Harris]] <br />
69 || [[Follycon (2018)]] || [[Harrogate]] || March 30-April 2, 2018 || [[Kieron Gillen]], [[Christina Lake]], [[Nnedi Okorafor]], [[Kim Stanley Robinson]] <br />
70 || [[Ytterbium]] || [[Heathrow]] || April 19-22, 2019 || [[Frances Hardinge]], [[John Scalzi]], [[David Carlile|DC (David Carlile)]], Sydney Padua <br />
71 || <s>[[Concentric]]</s> || <s>[[Birmingham, UK]]</s> || <s>April 10-13, 2020</s> || [[Alison Scott]], [[Rhianna Pratchett]], [[Tade Thompson]], [[Adam Roberts]]<br />
72 || [[Eastercon 2021]] || <s>[[Birmingham, UK|Birmingham]]</s> held online || April 2-5, 2021 || Dan Abnett, Nik Vincent, [[Dave Lally]]<br />
73 || [[Eastercon 2022]] || [[Heathrow]] || April 15–18, 2022 || [[Zen Cho]], [[Mary Robinette Kowal]], [[Philip Reeve]], [[Nicholas Whyte]]<br />
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A * after a year indicates the convention was held Whitsun rather than Easter.<br />
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There were also some [[British]] national conventions before the first recognized Eastercon:<br />
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# || Name || Location || Year || Notes<br />
1 || "[[Other First Convention]]" || [[Leeds]] || 1937 || <br />
2 || "[[Second British Convention]]" || [[London]] || 1938 || <br />
3 || "[[Third British Convention]]" || [[London]] || 1939 || <br />
4 || [[Midvention]] || || 1943 || Easter <br />
5 || [[Eastercon 1944|Eastercon]] || [[London]] || 1944 || Easter<br />
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See also [[early conventions]] and [[long-running conventions]].<br />
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[[Category:Notable]]<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Mexicon&diff=172883Mexicon2022-04-27T09:42:04Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>(Did you mean a [[Mexicon (Mexico)|Mexican]] convention?)<br />
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A series of conventions focused around written [[SF]] held in the [[UK]] intermittently from 1984 to 1994. ([[David Langford]] jokingly described it as a "vile, elitist written-sf con".)<br />
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Convention || Dates || Location || [[GoHs]] <br />
[[Tynecon II]] ||May 25-27 1984 || [[Newcastle, UK|Newcastle]] || <br />
[[Mexicon 2]] ||Feb 7-9 1986 || [[Birmingham, UK|Birmingham]] || <br />
[[Mexicon III]] ||May 26-28 1989 || [[Nottingham, UK]] || <br />
[[Mexicon IV]] ||May 3-6, 1991 || Carin Hotel, [[Harrogate]] ||[[Howard Waldrop]] <br />
[[Mexicon 5]] ||May 28-31, 1993 || Scarborough ||[[Pat Cadigan]], [[Norman Spinrad]] <br />
[[Mexicon 6: The Party]] || May 20-22, 1994 || Stevenage || <br />
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[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Mexicon_6:_The_Party&diff=172882Mexicon 6: The Party2022-04-27T09:41:39Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>A party/convention held in Stevenage, UK on 20-22 May 1994 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of [[Tynecon II]]: the Mexicon. The attendees voted to end the [[Mexicon]] convention series and to donate the remaining funds (£1400) to a [[Mexicon Foundation]] (later renamed the [[Mexicon Hat]]). A [[fanthology]] of the same name was created for the event.<br />
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Dave Langford conrep: {{Ansible |issue=83 |item=01}}<br />
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{{convention | year=1994 |before=Mexicon 5 | series=Mexicon }}<br />
[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Mexicon&diff=172881Mexicon2022-04-27T09:37:49Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>(Did you mean a [[Mexicon (Mexico)|Mexican]] convention?)<br />
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A series of conventions focused around written [[SF]] held in the [[UK]] intermittently from 1984 to 1994. ([[David Langford]] jokingly described it as a "vile, elitist written-sf con".)<br />
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Convention || Dates || Location || [[GoHs]] <br />
[[Tynecon II]] ||May 25-27 1984 || [[Newcastle, UK|Newcastle]] || <br />
[[Mexicon 2]] ||Feb 7-9 1986 || [[Birmingham, UK|Birmingham]] || <br />
[[Mexicon III]] ||May 26-28 1989 || [[Nottingham, UK]] || <br />
[[Mexicon IV]] ||May 3-6, 1991 || Carin Hotel, [[Harrogate]] ||[[Howard Waldrop]] <br />
[[Mexicon 5]] ||May 28-31, 1993 || Scarborough ||[[Pat Cadigan]], [[Norman Spinrad]] <br />
[[Mexicon 6: The Party]] ||1994 || Stevenage || <br />
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[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=HarmUni&diff=172873HarmUni2022-04-25T15:34:20Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>A [[UK]] [[filk convention]] which ran intermittently from 2001 to 2008.<br />
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Convention || Dates || Venue || [[GoHs]]<br />
[[HarmUni 1]] ||Aug 24-26, 2001 ||University of York, York, UK ||[[Juliane Honisch]] and [[Kerstin Droge]] <br />
[[HarmUni 2]] ||Aug 16-19, 2002 ||University of Gloucester ||[[Alexa Klettner]] <br />
[[HarmUni III]] ||Aug 10-12, 2007 ||New Hall, [[Cambridge, UK]] ||[[Franklin Gunkelman]] <br />
[[HarmUni 4]] ||Jul 31-Aug 2, 2009 ||[[Cambridge, UK]] ||[[Sibylle Machat]] <br />
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{{convention | start=2001 | end=2009 | website=http://www.harmuni.org}}<br />
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[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Lunicon&diff=172872Lunicon2022-04-25T08:11:39Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>[[Unicon (UK)|Unicon]] 14, Lunicon, last of the [[Lucon|Lucons]] was held July 30-August 1, 1993 in [[Leeds]]. [[Roger Zelazny]], [[Colin Greenland]], and [[Michael Scott Rohan]] were GoH.<br />
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[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Unicon_(UK)&diff=172871Unicon (UK)2022-04-25T08:11:19Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>{{DISPLAYTITLE:Unicon}}<br />
(Unicon is a popular convention name. [[Unicon|Here are the others]].)<br />
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A series of university-based [[conventions]] in the UK and normally held during the summer. It was launched as a one-time event in 1980 at Keele University in Staffordshire, [[England]] named Unicon 80 and held two more at the same location. Unicon was then opened up to outside groups and became the name of the series, but not necessarily of the convention.<br />
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# || Convention || Dates || Location || [[GoHs]] <br />
1 || [[Unicon (UK) 80|Unicon 80]] || July 4-7, 1980 || Keele University, Staffordshire || [[Harry Harrison]], [[Peter Roberts]], [[Dave de Leuw]], [[Ashley Walker]], [[Bob Shaw]] <br />
2 || [[Unicon (UK) 2|Unicon 81]] || Sept 11-14, 1981 || Keele University, Staffordshire || [[John Sladek]] (from Connote8 programme book) <br />
3 || [[Unicon (UK) 3|Unicon 82]] || Sept 10-12, 1982 || Keele University, Staffordshire || [[Richard Cowper]], [[Leroy Kettle]], [[Robert Holdstock]] <br />
4 || [[Unicon (UK) 4|Unicon 83]] || Sept 9-11, 1983 || University of Essex, Colchester || [[Ian Watson]] <br />
5 || [[Oxcon 84]] || Aug 25-27, 1984 || St. Catherine's College, [[Oxford]] || [[Brian Aldiss]] <br />
6 || [[Camcon]] || Sep 13-15, 1985 || [[Cambridge, UK]] || [[John Christopher]] <br />
7 || [[ConSept]] || Aug 8-10, 1986 || University of Surrey, UK || [[Tanith Lee]] <br />
8 || [[Connote8]] || Jul 3-5, 1987 || [[Cambridge, UK]] || [[Geraldine Harris]], [[Diana Wynne Jones]] <br />
9 || [[Wincon I]] || Aug 19-21, 1988 || King Alfred's College, Winchester || [[Patrick Tilley]], [[Geoff Ryman]] <br />
10 || [[uNIcon]] || Aug 11-13, 1989 || Queen's University, Belfast || [[Harry Harrison]], [[Terry Pratchett]], [[James White]], Will Simpson, [[Ian McDonald]], [[Iain Thomas]] <br />
11 || [[Uniconze]] || Jul 6-8 1990 || New Hall College, [[Cambridge, UK]] || [[Barrington J. Bayley]], [[Lionel Fanthorpe]], [[Dave Langford]], Bill Sanderson, [[Ian Watson]] <br />
12 || [[MabinogiCon]] || Jul 26-28, 1991 || University College of North Wales, Bangor || [[Gael Baudino]] [[Anne McCaffrey]] did not show) <br />
13 || [[Scone]] || Aug 7-9, 1992 || Strathclyde University, Glasgow || [[Iain M. Banks]], [[Anne Page]] <br />
14 || [[Lunicon]] || Jul 30-Aug 1, 1993 || [[Leeds]] || [[Roger Zelazny]], [[Colin Greenland]], [[Michael Scott Rohan]] <br />
15 || [[BAcon]] || Jul 8-10, 1994 || New Hall College, [[Cambridge, UK]] || [[Geoff Ryman]], [[Simon Ings]] <br />
16 || [[Convocation]] || Jul 18-20, 1997 || New Hall , [[Cambridge, UK]] || [[Steven Brust]], James Wallis, Andrew Rilstone <br />
17 || [[Wincon V]] || Aug 13-15, 1999 || King Alfred's College, Winchester || [[John Whitbourn]], [[Warren Ellis]], Michael Sheard, Richard Le Parmentier, [[Diana Wynne Jones]] <br />
18 || [[Lexicon (UK)|Lexicon]] || Aug 18-20, 2000 || Exeter College, [[Oxford]] || [[Philip Pullman]] <br />
19 || [[Eboracon]] || Aug 24-26, 2001 || Langworth College, University of York || [[Douglas Hill]], [[Anne Gay]], [[Stan Nicholls]], [[Diane Duane]], [[Peter Morwood]] <br />
20 || [[ConteXXt]] || Aug 9-11, 2002 || University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham || [[Keith Brooke]], [[Ben Jeapes]], [[Alexa Klettner]] <br />
21 || [[Recombination]] || Aug 10-12, 2007 || New Hall, [[Cambridge, UK]] || <br />
22 || [[MeCon 11]] || Aug 29-31, 2008 || Queen's University, [[Belfast]] || [[Charles Stross]] <br />
23 || [[Constitution]] || Jul 31-Aug 2, 2009 || Murray Edwards College, [[Cambridge, UK]] || <br />
24 || [[Congenial (UK)|Congenial]] || Aug 10-12, 2012 || Murray Edwards College, [[Cambridge, UK]] || [[Phil Foglio]], [[Kaja Foglio]] <br />
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[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=HarmUni_2&diff=172870HarmUni 22022-04-25T07:51:48Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>[[HarmUni]] 2 was a [[filk]] [[relaxacon]] held Aug 9-11, 2002 at the University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham, UK. It was held jointly with [[Unicon (UK)|Unicon]] 20, [[ConteXXt]]. The [[GoH]] was [[Alexa Klettner]].<br />
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[[Category:Filk]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=ConteXXt&diff=172869ConteXXt2022-04-25T07:51:31Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>ConteXXt ([[Unicon (UK)|Unicon]] 20), was held Aug 9-11, 2002 at the University of Gloucestershire. The [[GoH]] were [[Keith Brooke]] and [[Ben Jeapes]]. It was held jointly with [[HarmUni 2]], a [[filk]] [[relaxacon]].<br />
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[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Unicon_(UK)&diff=172868Unicon (UK)2022-04-25T07:43:19Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>{{DISPLAYTITLE:Unicon}}<br />
(Unicon is a popular convention name. [[Unicon|Here are the others]].)<br />
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A series of university-based [[conventions]] in the UK and normally held during the summer. It was launched as a one-time event in 1980 at Keele University in Staffordshire, [[England]] named Unicon 80 and held two more at the same location. Unicon was then opened up to outside groups and became the name of the series, but not necessarily of the convention.<br />
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# || Convention || Dates || Location || [[GoHs]] <br />
1 || [[Unicon (UK) 80|Unicon 80]] || July 4-7, 1980 || Keele University, Staffordshire || [[Harry Harrison]], [[Peter Roberts]], [[Dave de Leuw]], [[Ashley Walker]], [[Bob Shaw]] <br />
2 || [[Unicon (UK) 2|Unicon 81]] || Sept 11-14, 1981 || Keele University, Staffordshire || [[John Sladek]] (from Connote8 programme book) <br />
3 || [[Unicon (UK) 3|Unicon 82]] || Sept 10-12, 1982 || Keele University, Staffordshire || [[Richard Cowper]], [[Leroy Kettle]], [[Robert Holdstock]] <br />
4 || [[Unicon (UK) 4|Unicon 83]] || Sept 9-11, 1983 || University of Essex, Colchester || [[Ian Watson]] <br />
5 || [[Oxcon 84]] || Aug 25-27, 1984 || St. Catherine's College, [[Oxford]] || [[Brian Aldiss]] <br />
6 || [[Camcon]] || Sep 13-15, 1985 || [[Cambridge, UK]] || [[John Christopher]] <br />
7 || [[ConSept]] || Aug 8-10, 1986 || University of Surrey, UK || [[Tanith Lee]] <br />
8 || [[Connote8]] || Jul 3-5, 1987 || [[Cambridge, UK]] || [[Geraldine Harris]], [[Diana Wynne Jones]] <br />
9 || [[Wincon I]] || Aug 19-21, 1988 || King Alfred's College, Winchester || [[Patrick Tilley]], [[Geoff Ryman]] <br />
10 || [[uNIcon]] || Aug 11-13, 1989 || Queen's University, Belfast || [[Harry Harrison]], [[Terry Pratchett]], [[James White]], Will Simpson, [[Ian McDonald]], [[Iain Thomas]] <br />
11 || [[Uniconze]] || Jul 6-8 1990 || New Hall College, [[Cambridge, UK]] || [[Barrington J. Bayley]], [[Lionel Fanthorpe]], [[Dave Langford]], Bill Sanderson, [[Ian Watson]] <br />
12 || [[MabinogiCon]] || Jul 26-28, 1991 || University College of North Wales, Bangor || [[Gael Baudino]] [[Anne McCaffrey]] did not show) <br />
13 || [[Scone]] || Aug 7-9, 1992 || Strathclyde University, Glasgow || [[Iain M. Banks]], [[Anne Page]] <br />
14 || [[Lunicon]] || Jul 31-Aug 1, 1993 || [[Leeds]] || [[Roger Zelazny]], [[Colin Greenland]], [[Michael Scott Rohan]] <br />
15 || [[BAcon]] || Jul 8-10, 1994 || New Hall College, [[Cambridge, UK]] || [[Geoff Ryman]], [[Simon Ings]] <br />
16 || [[Convocation]] || Jul 18-20, 1997 || New Hall , [[Cambridge, UK]] || [[Steven Brust]], James Wallis, Andrew Rilstone <br />
17 || [[Wincon V]] || Aug 13-15, 1999 || King Alfred's College, Winchester || [[John Whitbourn]], [[Warren Ellis]], Michael Sheard, Richard Le Parmentier, [[Diana Wynne Jones]] <br />
18 || [[Lexicon (UK)|Lexicon]] || Aug 18-20, 2000 || Exeter College, [[Oxford]] || [[Philip Pullman]] <br />
19 || [[Eboracon]] || Aug 24-26, 2001 || Langworth College, University of York || [[Douglas Hill]], [[Anne Gay]], [[Stan Nicholls]], [[Diane Duane]], [[Peter Morwood]] <br />
20 || [[ConteXXt]] || Aug 9-11, 2002 || University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham || [[Keith Brooke]], [[Ben Jeapes]], [[Alexa Klettner]] <br />
21 || [[Recombination]] || Aug 10-12, 2007 || New Hall, [[Cambridge, UK]] || <br />
22 || [[MeCon 11]] || Aug 29-31, 2008 || Queen's University, [[Belfast]] || [[Charles Stross]] <br />
23 || [[Constitution]] || Jul 31-Aug 2, 2009 || Murray Edwards College, [[Cambridge, UK]] || <br />
24 || [[Congenial (UK)|Congenial]] || Aug 10-12, 2012 || Murray Edwards College, [[Cambridge, UK]] || [[Phil Foglio]], [[Kaja Foglio]] <br />
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[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Unicon&diff=172857Unicon2022-04-23T12:23:58Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>''Unicon'' is a popular name for a convention. Which do you want? There's one in: <br />
* [[Unicon (UK)|Britain]]<br />
* [[Unicon (Australia)|Australia]]<br />
* [[Unicon (MD)|Maryland]]<br />
* [[Unicon (CA)|California]]<br />
* [[Unicon (KC)|Missouri]]<br />
* [[Unicon (FL)|Florida]]<br />
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Or do you know of yet another one!?<br />
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{{choice}}</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Wincon_III&diff=172856Wincon III2022-04-23T10:04:36Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>[[Wincon]] III was held July 29-31, 1994 at King Alfred's College, Winchester, UK. The [[GoHs]] were [[Algis Budrys]], [[James Hogan]], and [[Norman Spinrad]]. [[Budrys]] was unable to attend due to visa problems.<br />
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Ansible conrep: {{Ansible |issue=85 |item=01}}<br />
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[[Category:UK]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Long-running_conventions&diff=172816Long-running conventions2022-04-21T08:43:21Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>The first [[sf convention]] was held in 1936 in [[Philadelphia]] (see [[Early Conventions]] for a list of all the convention during the first ten years). Here's a list of all [[cons]] of which there have been fifty or more. (Counting cons for 2018 not yet held, but scheduled as of November 2, 2018.)<br />
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The [[Covid-19]] epidemic caused the cancellation or postponement of many cons which had been scheduled for 2020.<br />
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[[Worldcon]] ||Earth ||July 1939 ||79 ||not held during [[War]] years <br />
[[Philcon]] ||[[Philadelphia]] ||Oct 1936 ||over 70 ||It's not quite clear how many there were as Philcon history is not well documented. <br />
[[Eastercon]] ||[[UK]] ||Whitsun 1948 ||73 ||not held 1950-51, 2020 just had bid session<br />
[[Westercon]] ||Western North America ||Sept 1948 ||73 || not held 2020<br />
[[Midwestcon]] ||[[Cincinnati]] ||1949 ||71 ||including "Midwestcon 0"<br />
[[Australian Natcon]] ||[[Australia]] ||Mar 1952 ||58 ||not held 1957, 1959-65, 1967-68, 2020-21 <br />
[[Lunacon]] ||[[New York City]] ||May 1957 ||60 ||the 2018 Lunacon was cancelled, and the future of the con is uncertain <br />
[[DeepSouthCon]] ||Old South ||July 1963 ||59 ||Normally piggybacks on other cons. <br />
[[Boskone]] ||[[Boston]] ||Sept 1965 ||59 ||There were five more [[Boskones]] in an early series in the 40s which had been forgotten by the time the modern [[Boskone]] began. There were two in 1966. <br />
[[Minicon (MN) |Minicon]] ||[[Minneapolis]] ||Jan 1968 ||55 ||There were two in both 1971 and 1974. Not held 2020<br />
[[MileHiCon]] ||[[Denver]] ||Nov 1969 ||53 ||began as [[OctoCon]] <br />
[[ChambanaCon]] ||Central Illinois ||1971 || 50 ||not held in 2020<br />
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[[Category:list]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Eastercon_2022&diff=172807Eastercon 20222022-04-20T14:19:05Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>'''Reclamation''', the 73rd [[Eastercon]], was held April 15–18, 2022, at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre (formerly the Park Inn) in [[Heathrow, UK]]. [[Guests of Honour]]: [[Zen Cho]], [[Mary Robinette Kowal]], [[Philip Reeve]], and [[Nicholas Whyte]]. <br />
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[[Chair]]: [[Phil Dyson]]. It had 659 members physically present, 797 total members, including supporters. 80 people logged in to the streaming service. 41 of those were not physically present.<br />
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[https://reclamation2022.co.uk/ Website.]<br />
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[[Category:eastercon]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Eastercon_2022&diff=172806Eastercon 20222022-04-20T14:18:38Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>'''Reclamation''', the 73rd [[Eastercon]], is scheduled for April 15–18, 2022, at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre (formerly the Park Inn) in [[Heathrow, UK]]. [[Guests of Honour]]: [[Zen Cho]], [[Mary Robinette Kowal]], [[Philip Reeve]], and [[Nicholas Whyte]]. <br />
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[[Chair]]: [[Phil Dyson]]. It had 659 members physically present, 797 total members, including supporters. 80 people logged in to the streaming service. 41 of those were not physically present.<br />
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[https://reclamation2022.co.uk/ Website.]<br />
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[[Category:eastercon]]</div>Johnhttps://fancyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Mary_Peek&diff=172802Mary Peek2022-04-19T06:12:33Z<p>John: </p>
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<div>(1951 -- )<br />
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'''Mary Peek''' (formerly Smith) is an [[Anglofan]] who [[pubbed]] the fanzine [[Blunt (Smith)]] with her first husband, [[Bob Smith]]. She is a regular [[con]]goer and sister of [[Jake Grigg]].<br />
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She is now married to fan [[Bernie Peek]].<br />
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[[Category:UK]]</div>John