Difference between revisions of "FantasyCon"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| (14 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | A [[convention]] (also sometimes called the '''British Fantasy Convention''') run by the [[British Fantasy Society]] since 1975 which is usually devoted to [[horror]] or [[dark fantasy]]. | + | A [[convention]] (also sometimes called the '''British Fantasy Convention''') run by the [[British Fantasy Society]] since 1975 which is usually devoted to [[horror]] or [[dark fantasy]]. The [[British Fantasy Awards]] are given there. |
| + | |||
| + | *[https://britishfantasysociety.org/fantasy-con/ Website. ] | ||
| + | * {{link | website=https://www.britishfantasysociety.org/publications/fantasycon-a-short-history/ | text=FantasyCon: A short History.}} | ||
<tab head=top> | <tab head=top> | ||
| − | Convention || Dates || Location || [[GoHs]] | + | Convention || Dates || Location || [[GoHs]], Notes |
| − | [[Fantasycon 1975]] ||February 22, 1975 || | + | [[Fantasycon 1975]] || February 22, 1975 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || |
| − | [[Fantasycon II]] ||February 28-29, 1976 || | + | [[Fantasycon II]] || February 28-29, 1976 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || [[Robert Aikman]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon 3]] ||February 26-27, 1977 || | + | [[Fantasycon 3]] || February 26-27, 1977 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || Basil Copper |
| − | [[Fantasycon 1978]] ||February 24-26, 1978 || | + | [[Fantasycon 1978]] || February 24-26, 1978 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || [[Stephen King]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon 5]] ||February 23-25, 1979 || | + | [[Fantasycon 5]] || February 23-25, 1979 || Coventry, [[UK]] || [[Karl Edward Wagner]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon VI]] ||October 3-5, 1980 || | + | [[Fantasycon VI]] || October 3-5, 1980 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || [[Ramsey Campbell]], [[Jim Fitzpatrick]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon 1981]] ||July 10-12, 1981 || | + | [[Fantasycon 1981]] || July 10-12, 1981 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || Peter Tremayne, [[Alan Hunter]] |
| − | [[Mythcon 1982]] ||July 2-4, 1982 || | + | [[Mythcon 1982]] || July 2-4, 1982 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || [[Tanith Lee]], [[Eddie Jones]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon VIII]] ||October 14-16, 1983 || | + | [[Fantasycon VIII]] || October 14-16, 1983 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || [[Gene Wolfe]], [[Robert Silverberg]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon IX]] ||September 14-16, 1984 || | + | [[Fantasycon IX]] || September 14-16, 1984 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || [[Charles L. Grant]], [[Tanith Lee]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon X]] ||September 6-8, 1985 || | + | [[Fantasycon X]] || September 6-8, 1985 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || [[Robert Holdstock]], [[Diana Wynne Jones]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon XI]] ||September 26-28, 1986 || | + | [[Fantasycon XI]] || September 26-28, 1986 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || [[Dennis Etchison]], Jody Scott |
| − | [[Fantasycon XII]] ||September 4-6, 1987 || | + | [[Fantasycon XII]] || September 4-6, 1987 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || [[M. John Harrison]], [[George R. R. Martin]], [[J. K. Potter]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon XIII]] | + | [[Fantasycon XIII]] / [[14th World Fantasy Convention]] || October 28-30, 1988 || [[London, England]] || [[James Herbert]], [[Diana Wynne Jones]], Michael Foreman |
| − | [[Fantasycon XIV]] ||October 6-8, 1989 || | + | [[Fantasycon XIV]] || October 6-8, 1989 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || [[Thomas F. Monteleone]], [[Stephen Laws]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon XV]] ||September 14-16, 1990 || | + | [[Fantasycon XV]] || September 14-16, 1990 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || [[Joe Lansdale]], [[Stephen Gallagher]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon XVI]] ||November 15-17, 1991 || | + | [[Fantasycon XVI]] || November 15-17, 1991 || [[London]] || [[Dan Simmons]], [[Jonathan Carroll]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon XVII]] ||October 2-4, 1992 || | + | [[Fantasycon XVII]] || October 2-4, 1992 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || David Schow, [[Lisa Tuttle]] and [[R. Chetwynd-Hayes]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon XVIII]] ||October 1-3, 1993 || | + | [[Fantasycon XVIII]] || October 1-3, 1993 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || Peter James, [[Les Edwards]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon XIX]] ||September 30 - October 2, 1994 || | + | [[Fantasycon XIX]] || September 30 - October 2, 1994 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || [[Katherine Kurtz]], [[Brian Lumley]] |
colspan="4"| Fantasycon 1995 was cancelled due to a "lack of organizers," but regulars gathered instead at the '''Welcome to My Nightmare Convention''' in Swansea on Halloween weekend. | colspan="4"| Fantasycon 1995 was cancelled due to a "lack of organizers," but regulars gathered instead at the '''Welcome to My Nightmare Convention''' in Swansea on Halloween weekend. | ||
| − | [[Fantasycon XX]] ||October 4-6, 1996 || | + | [[Fantasycon XX]] || October 4-6, 1996 || [[London]] || [[Christopher Fowler]], [[Tom Holt]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon XXI]] | + | [[Fantasycon XXI]] / [[1997 World Fantasy Convention]] || October 30 - November 2, 1997 || [[London]] || [[Iain Sinclair]], [[Joan Aiken]], [[Bob Eggleton]], Hugh Cave, [[R. Chetwynd-Hayes]], Doug Bradley, [[Rob Holdstock]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon XXII]] ||September 11-13, 1998 || | + | [[Fantasycon XXII]] || September 11-13, 1998 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || [[Freda Warrington]], [[Jane Yolen]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon 23]] ||September 17-19, 1999 || | + | [[Fantasycon 23]] || September 17-19, 1999 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || [[Louise Cooper]], [[Raymond E. Feist]], [[Graham Masterton]], [[Robert Rankin]], Mike Tucker |
| − | [[Fantasycon XXIV]] ||September 8-10, 2000 || | + | [[Fantasycon XXIV]] || September 8-10, 2000 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || [[Storm Constantine]], [[Stephen Lawhead]], Doug Bradley, [[Stan Nicholls]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon XXV]] ||September 23, 2001 || | + | [[Fantasycon XXV]] || September 23, 2001 || [[London]] || Hugh Lamb, [[Simon Clark]] |
| − | [[Fantasycon XXVI]] ||September 21, 2002 || | + | [[Fantasycon XXVI]] || September 21, 2002 || [[London]] || [[Graham Joyce]] |
| − | [[FantasyCon XXVII]] ||November 21-23, 2003 || | + | [[FantasyCon XXVII]] || November 21-23, 2003 || Stafford, UK || [[Christopher Fowler]], Catherine Fisher |
| − | [[FantasyCon XXVIII]] ||September 24-26, 2004 || | + | [[FantasyCon XXVIII]] || September 24-26, 2004 || Wadsall,UK || [[Robert Holdstock]], Muriel Gray |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2005]] ||September 30 - October 2, 2005 || | + | [[FantasyCon 2005]] || September 30 - October 2, 2005 || Wadsall, UK || Mark Chadbourn, [[Simon Clark]], [[Steven Erikson]] |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2006]] ||September 22-24, 2006 || | + | [[FantasyCon 2006]] || September 22-24, 2006 || Nottingham, UK || [[Neil Gaiman]], [[Juliet E. McKenna]], [[Ramsey Campbell]], [[Raymond E. Feist]], [[Clive Barker]] |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2007]] ||September 21-23, 2007 || | + | [[FantasyCon 2007]] || September 21-23, 2007 || Nottingham, UK || [[Stephen Jones]], [[Michael Marshall Smith]], [[Terry Brooks]] |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2008]] ||September 19-21, 2008 || | + | [[FantasyCon 2008]] || September 19-21, 2008 || Nottingham, UK || [[Christopher Golden]], James Barclay, Dave McKean |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2009]] ||September 18-20, 2009 || | + | [[FantasyCon 2009]] || September 18-20, 2009 || Nottingham, UK || Gail Z. Martin, Brian Clemens, [[Jasper Fforde]] |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2010]] ||September 17-19, 2010 || | + | [[FantasyCon 2010]] || September 17-19, 2010 || Nottingham, UK || [[Lisa Tuttle]], [[Bryan Talbot]], [[Garry Kilworth]] |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2011]] ||September 30 - October 2, 2011 || | + | [[FantasyCon 2011]] || September 30 - October 2, 2011 || Brighton, UK || [[Gwyneth Jones]], John Ajvide Lindqvist, Peter Atkins, [[Joe Abercrombie]] |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2012]] ||September 27-30, 2012 || | + | [[FantasyCon 2012]] || September 27-30, 2012 || Brighton, UK || [[Joe R. Lansdale]], Muriel Gray, [[Brent Weeks]], Mary Danby, Mark Gatiss, Robin Hardy |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2013]] | + | [[FantasyCon 2013]] / [[World Fantasy Convention 2013]] || October 31 - November 3, 2013 || Brighton, UK || [[Richard Matheson]], [[Richard Christian Matheson]], Joanne Harris, Joe Hill, [[Alan Lee]] |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2014]] ||September 5-7, 2014 || | + | [[FantasyCon 2014]] || September 5-7, 2014 || York, UK || [[Kate Elliott]], Larry Rostant, [[Charlaine Harris]], Toby Whithouse |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2015]] ||October 23-25, 2015 || | + | [[FantasyCon 2015]] || October 23-25, 2015 || Nottingham, UK || [[John Connolly]], [[Jo Fletcher]], [[Brandon Sanderson]] |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2016]] ||September 23-25, 2016 || | + | [[FantasyCon 2016]] || September 23-25, 2016 || Scarborough, UK || [[Elizabeth Bear]], [[Frances Hardinge]], [[Adam Nevill]], [[Scott Lynch]], James Smythe |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2017]] ||September 29 - October 1, 2017 || | + | [[FantasyCon 2017]] || September 29 - October 1, 2017 || Peterborough, UK || [[Nancy Kilpatrick]], [[Pat Cadigan]], [[Ben Aaronovitch]] |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2018]] ||October 19-21, 2018 || | + | [[FantasyCon 2018]] || October 19-21, 2018 || Chester, UK || [[Adrian Tchaikovsky]], [[Claire North]], [[Farah Mendlesohn]] |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2019]] ||October 18-20, 2019 || | + | [[FantasyCon 2019]] || October 18-20, 2019 || Glasgow, UK || [[Una McCormack]], [[Jen Williams]], Paul Trembley |
| − | <s>[[FantasyCon 2020]]</s> || <s>September 25-27, 2020</s> || | + | <s>[[FantasyCon 2020]]</s> || <s>September 25-27, 2020</s> || <s>London</s> || Cancelled due to [[Covid-19]] |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2021]] || 2021 || | + | [[FantasyCon 2021]] || September 24-26, 2021 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || |
| − | [[FantasyCon 2022]] || 2022 || London|| [[Liz Williams]], [[Rivers Solomon]] | + | <s>[[FantasyCon 2022]]</s> || <s>September 16-18, 2022</s> || [[London, UK]] || [[Liz Williams]], [[Rivers Solomon]]. Cancelled due to [[Covid-19]] |
| + | [[Fantasycon 2023]] || September 15-17, 2023 || [[Birmingham, UK]] || none | ||
| + | [[Fantasycon 2024]] || October 11-13, 2024 || [[Chester, UK]] || Stephen Aryan, Priya Sharma, Bella Pagan | ||
</tab> | </tab> | ||
| − | |||
| − | {{convention | + | |
| + | {{convention | start=1975}} | ||
[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
| − | |||
Latest revision as of 17:33, 12 September 2024
A convention (also sometimes called the British Fantasy Convention) run by the British Fantasy Society since 1975 which is usually devoted to horror or dark fantasy. The British Fantasy Awards are given there.
| Convention | |
| 1975— |
| 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. |
