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| − | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Albacon}} | + | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Albacon}}''(Did you mean an [[Albacon (NY)|Albany, NY, convention]]?)'' |
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| − | + | '''Albacon''' was a loose [[convention]] series held in [[Glasgow, UK]], from 1980 to 1998. | |
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| + | *{{link | website=https://efanzines.com/JourneyPlanet/JourneyPlanet38.pdf | text=40 Years of Glasgow Conventions}} by [[Vince Docherty]]. | ||
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Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] | ||
| − | [[Albacon 80]] ||Easter | + | [[Albacon 80]] || April 4-7,1980 (Easter)||[[Jim Barker]], [[Colin Kapp]] |
| − | [[Albacon II]] || | + | [[Albacon II]] ||April 1-4, 1983 (Easter)||[[Marion Zimmer Bradley]], [[Avedon Carol]], and [[James White]]. |
[[Albacon 84]] ||July 20-23, 1984 ||[[Norman Spinrad]] replacing [[Harlan Ellison]] | [[Albacon 84]] ||July 20-23, 1984 ||[[Norman Spinrad]] replacing [[Harlan Ellison]] | ||
[[Albacon 85]] ||July 19-22, 1985 ||[[Harlan Ellison]], [[Anne McCaffrey]], [[Colin Fine]] | [[Albacon 85]] ||July 19-22, 1985 ||[[Harlan Ellison]], [[Anne McCaffrey]], [[Colin Fine]] | ||
| − | [[Albacon III]] ||Easter | + | [[Albacon III]] || March 28-31, 1986 (Easter)||[[Joe Haldeman]], [[John Jarrold]], [[Clive Barker]], [[Pete Lyon]] |
| + | [[Albacon 87]] || June 19-22 1987 || [[Brian Stableford]], [[Josephine Saxton]], [[Chris Boyce]] | ||
[[Albacon 88]] ||July 29 -August 1 1988 || [[C. J. Cherryh]], Heinz Wolff | [[Albacon 88]] ||July 29 -August 1 1988 || [[C. J. Cherryh]], Heinz Wolff | ||
[[Albacon 91]] ||September 27-30, 1991 ||[[Alan Dean Foster]], [[Chris Achilleos]] | [[Albacon 91]] ||September 27-30, 1991 ||[[Alan Dean Foster]], [[Chris Achilleos]] | ||
| − | [[Albacon 94]] ||October 21-24, 1994 ||[[Robert Asprin]], John Salthouse | + | [[Albacon 94]] ||October 21-24, 1994 ||[[Robert Asprin]], [[John Salthouse]] |
| − | [[Albacon 96]] || | + | [[Albacon 96]] ||July 26-29, 1996 ||[[Harlan Ellison]], [[Terry Pratchett]], [[David Hardy]]. |
| − | [[Albacon 98]] || | + | [[Albacon 98]] ||September 25-28, 1998 ||[[Ray Harryhausen]], [[Diana Wynne Jones]], [[Kim Newman]], [[Ken MacLeod]] |
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| − | {{convention | start=1980 | end=1998 | | + | {{convention | start=1980 | end=1998 | locale=Glasgow, UK}} |
[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:49, 13 October 2024
(Did you mean an Albany, NY, convention?)
Albacon was a loose convention series held in Glasgow, UK, from 1980 to 1998.
| Convention | Dates | GoHs |
|---|---|---|
| Albacon 80 | April 4-7,1980 (Easter) | Jim Barker, Colin Kapp |
| Albacon II | April 1-4, 1983 (Easter) | Marion Zimmer Bradley, Avedon Carol, and James White. |
| Albacon 84 | July 20-23, 1984 | Norman Spinrad replacing Harlan Ellison |
| Albacon 85 | July 19-22, 1985 | Harlan Ellison, Anne McCaffrey, Colin Fine |
| Albacon III | March 28-31, 1986 (Easter) | Joe Haldeman, John Jarrold, Clive Barker, Pete Lyon |
| Albacon 87 | June 19-22 1987 | Brian Stableford, Josephine Saxton, Chris Boyce |
| Albacon 88 | July 29 -August 1 1988 | C. J. Cherryh, Heinz Wolff |
| Albacon 91 | September 27-30, 1991 | Alan Dean Foster, Chris Achilleos |
| Albacon 94 | October 21-24, 1994 | Robert Asprin, John Salthouse |
| Albacon 96 | July 26-29, 1996 | Harlan Ellison, Terry Pratchett, David Hardy. |
| Albacon 98 | September 25-28, 1998 | Ray Harryhausen, Diana Wynne Jones, Kim Newman, Ken MacLeod |
| Convention | |
| 1980—1998 |
| This is a convention page. Please extend it by adding information about the convention, including dates, GoHs, convention chairman, locale, sponsoring organization, external links to convention pages, awards given, the program, notable events, anecdotes, pictures, scans of publications, pictures of T-shirts, con reports, etc. |
