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''(Did you mean the [[Foolscap (Berry)|John D. Berry fanzine]], or the 8(.5)×13(.5) inches paper [[format]]?)''
  
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Foolscap is a fairly [[sercon]] [[Seattle]]-area convention.
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'''Foolscap''' was a fairly [[sercon]] [[Seattle]]-area [[convention]]: "Foolscap is a small weekend [[conference]] run since 1999 where [[readers]], writers, visual [[artists]], and other people who love [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] meet, learn, talk to each other, and have a great time together."
  
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"Foolscap is a small weekend conference run since 1999 where readers, writers, visual artists, and other people who love [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] meet, learn, talk to each other, and have a great time together."
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In June 2024, the committee announced its end:<ref>Slightly differently worded announcement is on https://www.foolscap.org/on-foolscap-and-the-future/</ref>
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We've had a pandemic. We're still having it. The nexus of fandom conversation on Twitter imploded. The entire literature and media landscape has changed, for both creators and their audiences. There are new and worrying wars out there in the world. It's exhausting.
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I'd like to say that in times like these, Foolscap is needed more than ever. But I don't think that's quite right.
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Community is needed more than ever. But a weekend gathering? We're all very tired, and planning an Event is a lot of work. More than that, it seems like it may not be the right work anymore, or that we no longer have access to the right kind of people for it.
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Foolscap will instead move toward being a social club, retaining its Discord server, and holding weekly events. Its parent organization ["Little Cat Z"] will remain.
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* https://www.foolscapcon.org
  
 
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  Convention || Dates || GoHs || Notes  
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  Convention || Dates || GoHs, Notes  
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[[Foolscap I]] ||June 11-13, 1999 ||[[Octavia Butler]], [[Paul Chadwick]] ||
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[[Foolscap I]] || June 11-13, 1999 || [[Octavia Butler]], Paul Chadwick
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[[Foolscap II]] ||June 9-11, 2000 ||[[Frederik Pohl]], [[Ginjer Buchanan]] ||
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[[Foolscap II]] || June 9-11, 2000 || [[Frederik Pohl]], [[Ginjer Buchanan]]  
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[[Foolscap III]] ||September 28-30, 2001 ||[[Robin Hobb]], [[Phil Foglio]], [[Kaja Foglio]] ||
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[[Foolscap III]] || September 28-30, 2001 || [[Robin Hobb]], [[Phil Foglio]], [[Kaja Foglio]]  
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[[Foolscap IV]] ||September 27-29, 2002 ||[[Barbara Hambly]], [[Rick Berry]] ||
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[[Foolscap IV]] || September 27-29, 2002 || [[Barbara Hambly]], [[Rick Berry]]  
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[[Foolscap V]] ||2003 ||Sergio Aragones, [[Greg Bear]] ||
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[[Foolscap V]] || 2003 || Sergio Aragones, [[Greg Bear]]  
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[[Foolscap VI]] ||2004 ||[[George R. R. Martin]], Raven Mimura ||
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[[Foolscap VI]] || 2004 || [[George R. R. Martin]], Raven Mimura  
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[[Foolscap VII]] ||September 23-25, 2005 ||[[Harlan Ellison]], Mike Krahulik, Jerry Holkins ||
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[[Foolscap VII]] || September 23-25, 2005 || [[Harlan Ellison]], Mike Krahulik, Jerry Holkins  
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[[Foolscap VIII]] ||2006 ||[[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Mark Ferrari]] ||
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[[Foolscap VIII]] || 2006 || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Mark Ferrari]]  
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[[Foolscap IX]] ||2007 ||[[Charles de Lint]], [[Charles Vess]] ||
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[[Foolscap IX]] || 2007 || [[Charles de Lint]], [[Charles Vess]]  
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[[Foolscap 10]] ||2008 ||[[Esther Friesner]], [[Michael Kaluta]] ||
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[[Foolscap 10]] || 2008 || [[Esther Friesner]], [[Michael Kaluta]]  
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[[Foolscap 11]] ||2009 ||[[Peter David]], [[Jeff Sturgeon]] ||
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[[Foolscap 11]] || 2009 || [[Peter David]], [[Jeff Sturgeon]]  
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[[Foolscap 12]] ||2010 ||[[Emma Bull]], [[Will Shetterly]], [[Cory Ench]], [[Catska Ench]] ||
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[[Foolscap 12]] || September 24-26, 2010 || [[Emma Bull]], [[Will Shetterly]], [[Cory Ench]], [[Catska Ench]]  
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[[Foolscap 13]] ||2011 ||[[Ted Chiang]], Jim Woodring ||
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[[Foolscap 13]] || 2011 || [[Ted Chiang]], Jim Woodring  
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[[Foolscap 14]] ||September 21-23, 2012 ||[[Joe Haldeman]], [[Gay Haldeman]], [[Frank Cirocco]], [[Lela Dowling]] ||
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[[Foolscap 14]] || September 21-23, 2012 || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Gay Haldeman]], Frank Cirocco, [[Lela Dowling]]  
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[[Foolscap 15]] ||February 1-3, 2013 ||Nancy Pearl ||Held in conjunction with [[Potlatch 22]]
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[[Foolscap 15]] || February 1-3, 2013 || Nancy Pearl  
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[[Foolscap 16]] ||January 31-Feb 2, 2014 ||Brooks Peck, Leonard Richardson ||Redmond Marriott Town center in [[Redmond, WA]]
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[[Foolscap 16]] || January 31-February 2, 2014 || Brooks Peck, Leonard Richardson  
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[[Foolscap 17]] ||January 30-Feb 1, 2015 || ||Redmond Marriott Town center in [[Redmond, WA]]
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[[Foolscap 17]] || January 30-February 1, 2015 ||
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[[Foolscap 18]] ||February 5-6, 2016 || ||Hilton Seattle Airport
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[[Foolscap 18]] || February 5-6, 2016 ||
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[[Foolscap 19]] ||February 3-5, 2017 ||[[Patricia Briggs]] ||Hilton Seattle Airport
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[[Foolscap 19]] || February 3-5, 2017 || [[Patricia Briggs]]
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[[Foolscap 21]] ||February 1-3, 2019 ||[[Nancy Kress]]  
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[[Foolscap 20]] || February 2-4, 2018 ||
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[[Foolscap 21]] || February 1-3, 2019 || [[Nancy Kress]]  
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[[Foolscap 22]] || February 7-9, 2020 || [[Cherie Priest]]
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[[Foolscap 2021]] || February 12-14, 2021 (virtual) || none?
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[[Foolscap 2022]] || <s>March 11-13, 2022</s> March 25-27, 2022 (virtual) || None?
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[[Foolscap 2023]] || August 19, 2023|| none
 
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Latest revision as of 06:37, 14 July 2024

(Did you mean the John D. Berry fanzine, or the 8(.5)×13(.5) inches paper format?)

Foolscap was a fairly sercon Seattle-area convention: "Foolscap is a small weekend conference run since 1999 where readers, writers, visual artists, and other people who love science fiction and fantasy meet, learn, talk to each other, and have a great time together."

In June 2024, the committee announced its end:[1] 

We've had a pandemic. We're still having it. The nexus of fandom conversation on Twitter imploded. The entire literature and media landscape has changed, for both creators and their audiences. There are new and worrying wars out there in the world. It's exhausting.

I'd like to say that in times like these, Foolscap is needed more than ever. But I don't think that's quite right.

Community is needed more than ever. But a weekend gathering? We're all very tired, and planning an Event is a lot of work. More than that, it seems like it may not be the right work anymore, or that we no longer have access to the right kind of people for it.

Foolscap will instead move toward being a social club, retaining its Discord server, and holding weekly events. Its parent organization ["Little Cat Z"] will remain.
Convention Dates GoHs, Notes
Foolscap I June 11-13, 1999 Octavia Butler, Paul Chadwick
Foolscap II June 9-11, 2000 Frederik Pohl, Ginjer Buchanan
Foolscap III September 28-30, 2001 Robin Hobb, Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio
Foolscap IV September 27-29, 2002 Barbara Hambly, Rick Berry
Foolscap V 2003 Sergio Aragones, Greg Bear
Foolscap VI 2004 George R. R. Martin, Raven Mimura
Foolscap VII September 23-25, 2005 Harlan Ellison, Mike Krahulik, Jerry Holkins
Foolscap VIII 2006 C. J. Cherryh, Mark Ferrari
Foolscap IX 2007 Charles de Lint, Charles Vess
Foolscap 10 2008 Esther Friesner, Michael Kaluta
Foolscap 11 2009 Peter David, Jeff Sturgeon
Foolscap 12 September 24-26, 2010 Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Cory Ench, Catska Ench
Foolscap 13 2011 Ted Chiang, Jim Woodring
Foolscap 14 September 21-23, 2012 Joe Haldeman, Gay Haldeman, Frank Cirocco, Lela Dowling
Foolscap 15 February 1-3, 2013 Nancy Pearl
Foolscap 16 January 31-February 2, 2014 Brooks Peck, Leonard Richardson
Foolscap 17 January 30-February 1, 2015
Foolscap 18 February 5-6, 2016
Foolscap 19 February 3-5, 2017 Patricia Briggs
Foolscap 20 February 2-4, 2018
Foolscap 21 February 1-3, 2019 Nancy Kress
Foolscap 22 February 7-9, 2020 Cherie Priest
Foolscap 2021 February 12-14, 2021 (virtual) none?
Foolscap 2022 March 11-13, 2022 March 25-27, 2022 (virtual) None?
Foolscap 2023 August 19, 2023 none
  1. ↑ Slightly differently worded announcement is on https://www.foolscap.org/on-foolscap-and-the-future/

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