DeepSouthCon

DeepSouthCon (DSC) is a traveling convention held in the states of the former Confederacy. The first DSC, at Dave Hulan's house in Huntsville, Alabama, in 1963, had five or 12 members, depending upon what source one believes. Its goal was to give Southern fen, traditionally very isolated and in touch only through fanzines a place to meet face to face. After its small start, it expanded steadily and inspired the founding of a number of Southern local conventions. Since 1990, it has usually been held in conjunction with an established con.

By-laws for the DSC were adopted in 1986. The con site is selected two years in advance by vote of the members of the current convention. The Phoenix and Rebel Awards for lifetime achievement as a Southern pro and fan, respectively, are presented at the con's awards ceremony.

Convention	Date	In Conjunction With	Location	GoHs
DSC 1	July 4-7, 1963	MidSouthCon	Huntsville, AL
DSC 2	August 21-23, 1964		Anniston, AL
DSC 3	August 6-8, 1965		Birmingham, AL
DSC 4	August 26-28, 1966		Huntsville
DSC 5	August 26-27, 1967		Atlanta
DSC 6	August 23-25, 1968		New Orleans	Daniel F. Galouye
DSC 7	August 22-24, 1969		Knoxville	Rachel Maddux
DSC 8	August 14-16, 1970	Agacon '70	Atlanta	Sam Moskowitz
DSC 9	August 26-30, 1971	Pelicon	New Orleans	Poul Anderson, Fred Patten
DSC 10	August 25-27, 1972	Atlantiscon	Atlanta	Hal Clement, Kelly Freas
DSC 11	August 23-26, 1973		New Orleans	Joseph L. Green, Joe Celko
DSC 12	August 23-25, 1974	Agacon '74	Atlanta
DSC 13	August 25-27, 1975	Rivercon I	Louisville, KY	Phillip Jose Farmer, Andrew J. Offutt
DSC 14	August 27-29, 1976		Atlanta	L. Sprague de Camp, Kelly Freas
DSC 15	August 26-28, 1977	B'hamacon 1	Birmingham, AL	Michael Bishop, Hank Reinhardt, Charles & Dena Brown
DSC 16	June 20-22, 1978		Atlanta	Jack Williamson, Kelly Freas
DSC 17	July 20-22, 1979	GumboCon	New Orleans	R. A. Lafferty
DSC 18	August 22-24, 1980	ASFiCon	Atlanta	Ted White, Michael Bishop, Mike Glyer
DSC 19	August 28-30, 1981	B'hamacon II	Birmingham, AL	Bob Shaw, Jerry Page, Hank Reinhardt
DSC 20	June 11-12, 1982	ASFICon 3	Atlanta	Karl Edward Wagner, Kelly Freas, Lon Atkins
DSC 21	June 3-5, 1983	Satyricon II	Knoxville	Stephen King, Barbara Wagner, Guy H. Lillian, III
DSC 22	June 21-24, 1984		Chattanooga	Joan D. Vinge, Jerry Page
DSC 23	June 21-23, 1985		Huntsville	Marion Zimmer Bradley, Algis Budrys, Barclay Shaw, Bob Sampson
DSC 24 (L&N DSC)	Sept 26-28, 1986		Louisville	David Hartwell, Somtow Sucharitkul, Ann Layman Chancellor, Alex Schomburg
DSC 25	June 11-13, 1987		Huntsville	Robert Bloch, Hugh B. Cave, Ramsey Campbell, Phil Foglio
DSC 26	June 10-12, 1988	Phoenixcon III	Atlanta	Gregory Benford, Kelly Freas, Joe Haldeman, The Cosmic Legion
DSC 27	June 9-11, 1989		Memphis	Orson Scott Card, G. Patrick Molloy, Mary Hanson Roberts, Bill Sutton
DSC 28	June 7-10, 1990		Chattanooga	Bob Shaw, Forrest J Ackerman, Bryan Webb, Darrell K. Sweet, Raymond Feist
DSC 29	June 7-9, 1991	ConCat III	Knoxville	Doug Chaffee, Andrew J. Offutt, Ken Moore, Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon
DSC 30	May 1-3, 1992	Phoenixcon	Suwanee, GA	Joe Lansdale, Alan Clark, Charlies Grant, Marilyn Teague
DSC 31	June 4-6, 1993	Conjuration	Louisville	Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Dawn Wilson, Genny Dazzo, Andrew J. Offutt
DSC 32	August 26-28, 1994	B'hamacon 3	Birmingham, AL	Lois McMaster Bujold, Mike Resnick, Bob Shaw, Debbie Hughes, Mark Maxwell
DSC 33	May 11-14, 1995	Kubla Khan 23, Parthekhan	Nashville	Elsie Wollheim, Larry Elmore, Steve Francis, Sue Francis, Andrew J. Offutt
DSC 34	April 26-28, 1996	Beachcon	Jekyll Island	Harry Turtledove, Peggy Ranson, Joe Siclari, Edie Stern, Jack C. Haldeman, Barbara Delaplace
DSC 35	June 6-8, 1997	ChimneyCon 3	Jackson, MS	J. R. Madden, Michael Scott, Hanther, James P. Hogan
DSC 36	June 12-14, 1998	B'hamacon IV	Birmingham, AL	Michael Bishop, David & Lori Dietrick, Buck & Juanita Coulson, Wilson "Bob" Tucker
DSC 37	August 6-8, 1999	Crescent City Con 14	New Orleans	Mike Resnick, Steve Jackson, Toni Weisskopf, Tom Kidd, George Alec Effinger, Barbara Hambly, Algis Budrys
DSC 38	May 19-21, 2000	Son of Beachcon	Jekyll Island	Jack McDevitt, Ron Walotsky, P. L. Caruthers-Montgomery, Larry Montgomery, Jack Haldeman, Allen Steele
DSC 39	May 4-6, 2001	Tenacity 1	Birmingham, AL	Catherine Asaro, Sharon Green, Larry Elmore, Ned Brooks, Dr. Lawrence J. DeLucas, Weatherly Hardy, Lanie Hardy
DSC 40	June 14-16, 2002		Huntsville	Allen Steele, Connie Willis, Vincent Di Fate, Nicki & Rich Lynch
DSC 41	July 25-27, 2003	LibertyCon 16	Chattanooga	S. M. Stirling, Darrell K. Sweet, John Ringo, Darryl Elliott
DSC 42	March 26-28, 2004	MidSouthCon	Memphis	David Brin, Todd Lockwood, David Williams, Dragon Dronet, Cullen Johnson, Michael Sheard
DSC 43	April 8-10, 2005	Xanadu 8	Nashville	Mike Resnick, Connie Willis, Darryl Elliott, Timothy Bolego
DSC 44	July 21-23, 2006	Trinoc*coN 2006	Raleigh	David Drake, John Kessel, David G. Hartwell, Patrick Meadows, Barry N. Malzberg
DSC 45	Sept 7-9, 2007	Outsidecon 20	Dickson, TN	Clifton E. Gibbs, Christina Barber, Brenna Walters
DSC 46	March 14-16, 2008	StellarCon 32	High Point	Toni Weisskopf, Monte Moore, Steve Long, Cheralyn Lambeth
DSC 47	June 5-7, 2009	Hypericon 5	Nashville	Brian Keene, Steven Gilberts, Bob Embler, Kathy Mar, Glen Cook, Jonathan Maberry
DSC 48	June 4-6, 2010	ConCarolinas	Charlotte	Jerry Pournelle, Tom Fleming, Bill Sutton, Brenda Sutton
DSC 49	Sept 23-25, 2011	FenCon VIII	Dallas	Gail Carriger, Joe Bethancourt, Steven H Silver, Vincent Di Fate, Les Johnson, Bradley Denton, Lou Anders
DSC 50	June 15-17, 2012	Lunar Party	Huntsville	Lois McMaster Bujold, Howard Tayler, Travis "Doc" Taylor, Larry Montgomery, David Hulan, Dr. Demento
DSC 51	April 19-21, 2013	JordanCon IV	Atlanta	Seanan McGuire and Michael Whelan
DSC 52	May 16-18, 2014	Contrails	Bristol, VA	Gordon Van Gelder, Charles Vess, Marc Michael, Pat Molloy, Grace Molloy, Naomi Fisher
DSC 53	October 2-4, 2015	CONtraflow 5	New Orleans, LA	Robert Sawyer, John Guidry
DSC 54	Cancelled	ABC-DSC	Atlanta, GA	John C. Wright, L. Jagi Lamplighter, Bill Ritch, Julia Morgan-Scott
DSC 54	April 22-24 2016	JordanCon VIII	Atlanta, GA	Catherine Asaro, John Picacio
DSC 55	July 14-16, 2017	ConGregate 4	High Point, NC	Barbara Hambly, Alan Pollack, Toni Weisskopf, Timothy Zahn, Michael A. Stackpole
DSC 56	February 23-25, 2018	Concave 39	Bowling Green, KY	Jack Campbell, Rick Norwood, Five Year Mission
DSC 57	May 31 ‑ June 2, 2019	ConCarolinas 2019	Charlotte, NC	David Weber, Aaron Rosenberg, Tory Belleci, Library Bards, Now Are The Foxes
DSC 58	July 17‑19, 2020	ConGregate 2020		First moved to CONtraflow 2020 and then turned into a stand-alone virtual minicon due to the Covid-19 epidemic
DSC 59	July 9-11, 2021	ConGregate 2021	Winston-Salem, NC	Timothy Zahn

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