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| − | A [[regional convention]] held in [[Columbus]], [[Ohio]], from 1966 and originally sponsored by the [[Olentangy SF Society]]. Starting around 1996, it was sponsored by a [[501(c)3]] organization called the [[SOLAE]] Foundation, the Science Oriented Literature and Arts Education Foundation, which also ran other, one-shot conventions. It announced in March 2022 that it was shutting down following [[Marcon 57]], | + | A [[regional convention]] held in [[Columbus]], [[Ohio]], from 1966 and originally sponsored by [[OSFS]], the [[Olentangy SF Society]]. Starting around 1996, it was sponsored by a [[501(c)3]] organization called the [[SOLAE]] Foundation, the Science Oriented Literature and Arts Education Foundation, which also ran other, one-shot conventions. It announced in March 2022 that it was shutting down following [[Marcon 57]], held in May, 2022. |
Marcon allegedly stood for "Multiple Alternative Realities Convention," a back formation; the name was actually chosen to reflect the month, March, in which it was originally held. | Marcon allegedly stood for "Multiple Alternative Realities Convention," a back formation; the name was actually chosen to reflect the month, March, in which it was originally held. | ||
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[[Marcon 51]] || May 6–8, 2016 || [[Seanan McGuire]], [[James Wappel]], [[S. J. Tucker]], Mogchelle Cosplay, [[Geoffrey A. Landis]], Kris Holder-Ried, The Onyx Path Publishing | [[Marcon 51]] || May 6–8, 2016 || [[Seanan McGuire]], [[James Wappel]], [[S. J. Tucker]], Mogchelle Cosplay, [[Geoffrey A. Landis]], Kris Holder-Ried, The Onyx Path Publishing | ||
[[Marcon 52]] || May 12-14, 2017 || [[Jacqueline Carey]], [[Kristen Simmons]], [[Charles Urbach]], [[Talis Kimberley]], [[Alexa Heart]], [[Phil Foglio | Phil]] and [[Kaja Foglio]], [[Jason Hardy]], Jason Marsden | [[Marcon 52]] || May 12-14, 2017 || [[Jacqueline Carey]], [[Kristen Simmons]], [[Charles Urbach]], [[Talis Kimberley]], [[Alexa Heart]], [[Phil Foglio | Phil]] and [[Kaja Foglio]], [[Jason Hardy]], Jason Marsden | ||
| − | [[Marcon 53]] || May 11-13, 2018 || [[Larry Elmore]], [[Juanita Coulson]], [[Todd Cameron Hamilton]], [[F. Paul Wilson]], [[Cinda Williams Chima]], [[David Lee Pancake]], [[Dandelion Wine]], | + | [[Marcon 53]] || May 11-13, 2018 || [[Larry Elmore]], [[Juanita Coulson]], [[Todd Cameron Hamilton]], [[F. Paul Wilson]], [[Cinda Williams Chima]], [[David Lee Pancake]], [[Dandelion Wine]], Shoshie Bauer, [[Alexa Heart]], Mogchelle Cosplay, Charles Xavier Conley, Gary Graham |
[[Marcon 54]] || May 10-12, 2019 || [[Charles E. Gannon]], [[John Picacio]], [[Rebecca Moesta]], [[Bob Trembley | Bob]] and [[Connie Trembley]], The Hopeful Romantics, [[David Gerrold]] | [[Marcon 54]] || May 10-12, 2019 || [[Charles E. Gannon]], [[John Picacio]], [[Rebecca Moesta]], [[Bob Trembley | Bob]] and [[Connie Trembley]], The Hopeful Romantics, [[David Gerrold]] | ||
[[Marcon 55]] || May 8-10, 2020|| [[Carrie Vaughn]], [[Sara Felix]], Wolfgang Rumpf, [[The Blibbering Humdingers]], Wreck the System. Held online due to [[Covid-19]] | [[Marcon 55]] || May 8-10, 2020|| [[Carrie Vaughn]], [[Sara Felix]], Wolfgang Rumpf, [[The Blibbering Humdingers]], Wreck the System. Held online due to [[Covid-19]] | ||
Revision as of 06:43, 5 June 2022
A regional convention held in Columbus, Ohio, from 1966 and originally sponsored by OSFS, the Olentangy SF Society. Starting around 1996, it was sponsored by a 501(c)3 organization called the SOLAE Foundation, the Science Oriented Literature and Arts Education Foundation, which also ran other, one-shot conventions. It announced in March 2022 that it was shutting down following Marcon 57, held in May, 2022.
Marcon allegedly stood for "Multiple Alternative Realities Convention," a back formation; the name was actually chosen to reflect the month, March, in which it was originally held.
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| 1966—2022 |
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