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| + | A [[regional convention]] sponsored by [[PSFS]] in the [[Philadelphia]] area since 1936. It was known as the '''PhilCo''' in the 40s and as '''Phillycon''' in the 50s -- it is unclear just when Philcon caught on as the name of the gathering. | ||
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| + | Note this is not related to the comic convention {{link | website=http://www.phillycon.com/ | text=Phillycon}} which started in 2016. | ||
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| + | The history of Philcon is unusually vague -- [[Harry Warner]], for instance, mentions that he was unable to find out much for his histories of the 50s and 60s. This may be why Philcon does not label its conventions by number, but instead uses years. | ||
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| + | Convention || Date || [[GoHs]] | ||
| + | [[First Convention]] || October 22, 1936 || none | ||
| + | [[Third Eastern]] || October 30, 1937 || none | ||
| + | [[1938 Philadelphia Conference]] || October 16, 1938 || none | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1939]] || Fall 1939 || none | ||
| + | [[Phillycon 1940]] || November 10, 1940 || | ||
| + | [[Phillycon 1946]] || October 27, 1946 || | ||
| + | [[Phillycon 1947]] || 1947 || | ||
| + | [[Phillycon 1948]] || November 21, 1948 || | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1950]] || 1950 || | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1952]] || 1952 || | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1956]] || November 10, 1956 || [[Robert A. Lowndes]], [[Sam Moskowitz]], [[George O. Smith]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1957]] || early November 1957 || | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1958]] || November 15, 1958 || | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1959]] || 1959 || (mentioned in Warner 2) | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1960]] || November 5, 1960 || | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1961]] || November 17-18, 1961 || [[Theodore Sturgeon]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1962]] || November 3, 1962 || | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1963]] || November 9, 1963 || [[Fred Pohl]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1964]] || November 14-15, 1964 || | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1965]] || November 13-14, 1965 || [[L. Sprague de Camp]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1966]] || November 12-13, 1966 || [[Isaac Asimov]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1967]] || November 13-14, 1967 || [[Willy Ley]], [[Hal Clement]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1968]] || November 9-10, 1968 || [[James Blish]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1969]] || November 14-16, 1969 || [[Anne McCaffrey]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1970]] || November 13-15, 1970 || [[Larry Niven]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1975]] || December 12-14, 1975 || [[Samuel R. Delany]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1976.1]] || January 14-16, 1977 (really) || [[Don Wollheim]], [[Hal Clement]], [[L. Sprague de Camp]], [[Milt Rothman]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1977]] || November 11-13, 1977 || [[Hal Clement]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1978]] || October 27-29, 1978 || [[Michael Bishop]], [[MIke Hinge]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1979]] || November 9-11, 1979 || [[Joan Vinge]], [[Karl Kofoed]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1980]] || Nov. 14-16, 1980 || [[Ben Bova]], [[Kelly Freas]], [[Robert Sheckley]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1981]] || December 4-6, 1981 || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Darrell Sweet]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1982.1]] || January 14-16, 1983 || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Carl Lundgren]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1983]] || November 18-20, 1983 || [[James Hogan]], [[Real Musgrave]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1984]] || November 16-18, 1984 || [[Larry Niven]], [[Sean Spacher]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1986]] || November 14-16, 1986 || [[Isaac Asimov]], [[Michael Whelan]], [[Frederik Pohl]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1990]] || November 16-18, 1990 || [[Fritz Leiber]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]], [[Michael Bishop]], [[Ellen Kushner]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1991]] || November 15-17, 1991 || [[David Brin]], [[Jean Giraud]] (Moebius) , [[Julian May]], [[R. A. MacAvoy]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1992]] || November 13-15, 1992 || [[Greg Bear]], [[Boris Vallejo]], [[Ray Harryhausen]], [[Pamela Sargent]], [[Tom Smith]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1993]] || November 12-14, 1993 || [[Fred Saberhagen]], [[David Cherry]], [[Ian Watson]], [[Emma Bull]], [[Will Shetterly]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1994]] || November 18-20, 1994 || [[Larry Niven]], [[Jim Burns]], [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Tom Smith]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1996]] || November 22-24, 1996 || [[Frederik Pohl]], [[Tom Kidd]], [[Joan Vinge]], [[Terry Bisson]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1997]] || November 14-16, 1997 || [[Dan Simmons]], [[Alan M. Clark]], [[Gardner Dozois]], [[Nancy Kress]], [[Clam Chowder]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1998]] || November 13-15, 1998 || [[Bruce Sterling]], [[Bruce Jensen]], [[Tom Savini]], [[Walter Jon Williams]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 1999]] || November 12-13, 1999 || [[Katherine Kurtz]], [[Jill Bauman]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2000]] || November 17-19, 2000 || [[Vernor Vinge]], [[Bob Walters]], [[Poul Anderson]], [[Karen Anderson]] | ||
| + | not held || 2001 || | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2002]] || December 13-15, 2002 || [[Connie Willis]], [[Donato Giancola]], [[David Gerrold]], [[Nalo Hopkinson]], [[Spider]] & [[Jeanne Robinson]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2003]] || December 12-14, 2003 || [[Jack McDevitt]], [[Greg Hildebrandt]], [[Tim Hildebrandt]], [[Peter David]], [[Harry Harrison]] || | | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2004]] || December 10-12, 2004 || "Featured:" [[Brian Aldiss]] and [[Joe DeVito]]. "Special:" [[Pamela Sargent]], [[George Zebrowski]], [[Kevin J. Anderson]], [[Rebecca Moesta]], [[Jolly R. Blackburn]], [[Steve Johannsen]], [[Tom Purdom]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2005]] || December 9-11, 2005 || [[David Weber]], [[David Mattingly]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2006]] || November 17-19, 2006 || [[Charles Stross]], [[Karl Kofoed]], [[Tom Smith]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2007]] || November 16-18, 2007 || [[Eric Flint]], [[Sue Dawe]], [[Kevin Roche]], [[Andrew Trembley]], [[Voltaire]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2008]] || November 21-23, 2008 || [[Tim Powers]], [[John Picacio]], [[Scott Christian Sava]], [[The Chromatics]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2009]] || November 20-22, 2009 || [[Catherine Asaro]], [[Frank Wu]], [[L. A. Banks]], [[Cory Doctorow]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2010]] || November 19-21, 2010 || [[Peter S. Beagle]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2011]] || November 18-20, 2011 || [[Cory Doctorow]], [[Boris Vallejo]], [[Julie Bell]], [[S. J. Tucker]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2012]] || November 9-11, 2012 || [[Catherynne Valente]], [[Phil Foglio]], [[David Kyle]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2013]] || November 8-10, 2013 || [[Allen Steele]], [[Charles Vess]], [[Bob Madle]], [[The Heather Dale Band]] with [[S. J. Tucker]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2014]] || November 21-23, 2014 || [[Sharon Lee]], [[Steve Miller]], [[Bob Eggleton]], [[Kyle Cassidy]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2015]] || November 20-22, 2015 || [[Wen Spencer]], [[Richard Hescox]], [[Murder Ballads]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2016]] || November 18-20, 2016 || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Dave Seeley]], [[L. E. Modesitt, Jr.]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2017]] || November 10-12, 2017 || [[Seanan McGuire]], [[Don Maitz]], [[Janny Wurts]], [[Bed & Breakfast]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2018]] || November 16-18, 2018 || [[Steven Brust]], [[Gary Lippincott]], [[Marshall Ryan Maresca]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2019]] || November 8-10, 2019 || [[Tim Pratt]], [[Stephanie Pui-Mun Law]], [[Heather Shaw]], [[This Way to the Egress]] | ||
| + | [[Philcon 2020]] || November 20-22, 2020 || [[Max Gladstone]], [[Romas Kukalis]] | ||
| + | </tab> | ||
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| + | {{convention | website=http://philcon.org | start=1936 | files={{fancy}}}} | ||
| + | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 17:42, 28 July 2020
(Did you mean Philadelphia Worldcons: Philcon, Philcon II or Millennium Philcon?)
A regional convention sponsored by PSFS in the Philadelphia area since 1936. It was known as the PhilCo in the 40s and as Phillycon in the 50s -- it is unclear just when Philcon caught on as the name of the gathering.
Note this is not related to the comic convention Phillycon which started in 2016.
The history of Philcon is unusually vague -- Harry Warner, for instance, mentions that he was unable to find out much for his histories of the 50s and 60s. This may be why Philcon does not label its conventions by number, but instead uses years.
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| Website | 1936— |
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