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| − | A [[convention]] in the [[Bay Area]] since | + | A [[convention]] in the [[Bay Area]] since 2011 which is "a literary-themed, conversational West Coast [[SF/F]] con. Each year we chose a new theme and invite Honored Guests (ranging from writers to scientists and artists) whose work exemplifies the theme." |
The "FOG" in FOGcon is a pun on Bay Area fogs and the acronym for [[Friends of Genre]] (along with the [[Speculative Literature Foundation]]) one of the two sponsoring organizations. | The "FOG" in FOGcon is a pun on Bay Area fogs and the acronym for [[Friends of Genre]] (along with the [[Speculative Literature Foundation]]) one of the two sponsoring organizations. | ||
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| + | It apparently went into hiatus during the [[Covid-19]] pandemic, running a series of small online events and hopes to run an entirely online convention in 2023. One or both of its sponsoring organizations appears to be shutting down. | ||
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Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] || Theme | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] || Theme | ||
| − | [[FOGcon 1]] ||March 11-13, 2011 ||[[Pat Murphy]], [[Jeff VanderMeer]], [[Fritz Leiber]] ||The City in Speculative Fiction | + | [[FOGcon 1]] || March 11-13, 2011 ||[[Pat Murphy]], [[Jeff VanderMeer]], [[Fritz Leiber]] ||The City in Speculative Fiction |
| − | [[FOGcon 2]] ||March 30-April 1, 2012 ||[[Nalo Hopkinson]], [[Shelley Jackson]], [[Mary Shelley]] ||The Body | + | [[FOGcon 2]] || March 30-April 1, 2012 ||[[Nalo Hopkinson]], [[Shelley Jackson]], [[Mary Shelley]] ||The Body |
| − | [[FOGcon 2013]] ||March 8-10, 2013 ||[[Terry Bisson]], [[Susan R. Matthews]], [[Anthony Boucher]] ||Law, Order, and Crime | + | [[FOGcon 2013]] || March 8-10, 2013 ||[[Terry Bisson]], [[Susan R. Matthews]], [[Anthony Boucher]] ||Law, Order, and Crime |
| − | [[FOGcon 2014]] ||2014 ||[[Seanan McGuire]], [[Tim Powers]], [[James Tiptree, Jr.]] ||Secrets | + | [[FOGcon 2014]] || 2014 ||[[Seanan McGuire]], [[Tim Powers]], [[James Tiptree, Jr.]] ||Secrets |
| − | [[FOGcon 2015]] ||March 6-8, 2015 ||[[Kim Stanley Robinson]], [[Catherynne M. Valente]], [[Joanna Russ]] ||The Traveller | + | [[FOGcon 2015]] || March 6-8, 2015 ||[[Kim Stanley Robinson]], [[Catherynne M. Valente]], [[Joanna Russ]] ||The Traveller |
| − | [[FOGcon 6]] ||March 4-6, 2016 ||[[Jo Walton]], [[ | + | [[FOGcon 6]] || March 4-6, 2016 ||[[Jo Walton]], [[Ted Chiang]], [[Donna Haraway]], [[Octavia Butler]] ||Transformations |
| − | [[FOGcon 7]] ||March 10-12, 2017 ||[[Delia Sherman]], Ayize Jama-Everett ||Interstitial Spaces | + | [[FOGcon 7]] || March 10-12, 2017 ||[[Delia Sherman]], Ayize Jama-Everett, [[Iain M. Banks]] ||Interstitial Spaces |
| + | [[FOGcon 8]] || 2018 || [[Andrea Hairston]], [[Ada Palmer]], [[Thomas M. Disch]] || Performance in SF&F | ||
| + | [[FOGcon 9]] || 2019 || [[Becky Chambers]], [[Karen Joy Fowler]], [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] || Friendship | ||
| + | [[FOGcon 10]] || March 6-8, 2020 || [[Nisi Shawl]], [[Mary Anne Mohanraj]], [[Terry Pratchett]] || Turning Points | ||
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| − | {{convention | website= | + | {{convention | website=https://fogcon.org/ | start=2011}} |
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:26, 28 November 2022
A convention in the Bay Area since 2011 which is "a literary-themed, conversational West Coast SF/F con. Each year we chose a new theme and invite Honored Guests (ranging from writers to scientists and artists) whose work exemplifies the theme."
The "FOG" in FOGcon is a pun on Bay Area fogs and the acronym for Friends of Genre (along with the Speculative Literature Foundation) one of the two sponsoring organizations.
It apparently went into hiatus during the Covid-19 pandemic, running a series of small online events and hopes to run an entirely online convention in 2023. One or both of its sponsoring organizations appears to be shutting down.
| Convention | Dates | GoHs | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOGcon 1 | March 11-13, 2011 | Pat Murphy, Jeff VanderMeer, Fritz Leiber | The City in Speculative Fiction |
| FOGcon 2 | March 30-April 1, 2012 | Nalo Hopkinson, Shelley Jackson, Mary Shelley | The Body |
| FOGcon 2013 | March 8-10, 2013 | Terry Bisson, Susan R. Matthews, Anthony Boucher | Law, Order, and Crime |
| FOGcon 2014 | 2014 | Seanan McGuire, Tim Powers, James Tiptree, Jr. | Secrets |
| FOGcon 2015 | March 6-8, 2015 | Kim Stanley Robinson, Catherynne M. Valente, Joanna Russ | The Traveller |
| FOGcon 6 | March 4-6, 2016 | Jo Walton, Ted Chiang, Donna Haraway, Octavia Butler | Transformations |
| FOGcon 7 | March 10-12, 2017 | Delia Sherman, Ayize Jama-Everett, Iain M. Banks | Interstitial Spaces |
| FOGcon 8 | 2018 | Andrea Hairston, Ada Palmer, Thomas M. Disch | Performance in SF&F |
| FOGcon 9 | 2019 | Becky Chambers, Karen Joy Fowler, Ursula K. Le Guin | Friendship |
| FOGcon 10 | March 6-8, 2020 | Nisi Shawl, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Terry Pratchett | Turning Points |
| Convention | |
| Website | 2011— |
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