Difference between revisions of "Eastercon"
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# || Convention || Location || Date|| [[GoHs]] | # || Convention || Location || Date|| [[GoHs]] | ||
− | 1 ||[[Eastercon 1948|Whitcon]] ||[[London]] ||May | + | 1 ||[[Eastercon 1948|Whitcon]] ||[[London]] ||May 15 1948 (Whitsunday) ||[[A. Bertram Chandler]] |
2 ||[[Eastercon 1949|Loncon]] ||[[London]] || April 17, 1949||[[Bill Temple]] | 2 ||[[Eastercon 1949|Loncon]] ||[[London]] || April 17, 1949||[[Bill Temple]] | ||
− | * ||[[Eastercon 1951|Festivention]] ||[[London]] ||May | + | * ||[[Eastercon 1951|Festivention]] ||[[London]] ||May 10-13, 1951 (Whitsunday) ||[[Forrest J Ackerman]], [[Wendayne Ackerman]], [[Lyell Crane]] |
− | 3 ||[[Eastercon 1952|London SF Con]] ||[[London]] || May | + | 3 ||[[Eastercon 1952|London SF Con]] ||[[London]] || May 31-June 1, 1952 (Whitsunday) ||none |
4 ||[[Eastercon 1953|Coroncon]] ||[[London]] ||May 24-26, 1953 (Whitsunday) ||none | 4 ||[[Eastercon 1953|Coroncon]] ||[[London]] ||May 24-26, 1953 (Whitsunday) ||none | ||
− | 5 ||[[Eastercon 1954|Supermancon]] ||[[Manchester]] ||June | + | 5 ||[[Eastercon 1954|Supermancon]] ||[[Manchester]] ||June 5-6, 1954 (Whitsunday) ||[[John Russell Fearn]] |
− | 6 ||[[Eastercon 1955|Cytricon]] ||Kettering ||April | + | 6 ||[[Eastercon 1955|Cytricon]] ||Kettering ||April 9-10, 1955||none |
− | 7 ||[[Eastercon 1956|Cytricon II]] ||Kettering ||March | + | 7 ||[[Eastercon 1956|Cytricon II]] ||Kettering ||March 31-April 1, 1956||none |
8 ||[[Eastercon 1957|Cytricon III]] ||Kettering ||April 19-21, 1957||none | 8 ||[[Eastercon 1957|Cytricon III]] ||Kettering ||April 19-21, 1957||none | ||
9 ||[[Eastercon 1958|Cytricon IV]] ||Kettering ||April 4-6, 1958||none | 9 ||[[Eastercon 1958|Cytricon IV]] ||Kettering ||April 4-6, 1958||none | ||
10 ||[[Eastercon 1959|Brumcon]] ||[[Birmingham, UK|Birmingham]] ||March 27-29, 1959||[[Kenneth F. Slater]] | 10 ||[[Eastercon 1959|Brumcon]] ||[[Birmingham, UK|Birmingham]] ||March 27-29, 1959||[[Kenneth F. Slater]] | ||
− | 11 ||[[Eastercon 1960|London]] ||[[London]] ||April | + | 11 ||[[Eastercon 1960|London]] ||[[London]] ||April 16-17, 1960||[[Ted Carnell]], [[Don Ford]] |
− | 12 ||[[Eastercon 1961|LXICON]] ||Gloucester ||March 31-April | + | 12 ||[[Eastercon 1961|LXICON]] ||Gloucester ||March 31-April 3, 1961||[[Kingsley Amis]] |
13 ||[[Eastercon 1962|Ronvention]] ||[[Harrogate]] ||April 20-22, 1962||[[Tom Boardman]] | 13 ||[[Eastercon 1962|Ronvention]] ||[[Harrogate]] ||April 20-22, 1962||[[Tom Boardman]] | ||
14 ||[[Eastercon 1963|Bullcon]] ||Peterborough ||April 12-14, 1963||[[Edmund Crispin]] | 14 ||[[Eastercon 1963|Bullcon]] ||Peterborough ||April 12-14, 1963||[[Edmund Crispin]] | ||
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28 ||[[Eastercon 1977|Eastercon '77]] ||[[Coventry]] ||April 8-10, 1977||[[John Bush]] | 28 ||[[Eastercon 1977|Eastercon '77]] ||[[Coventry]] ||April 8-10, 1977||[[John Bush]] | ||
29 ||[[Eastercon 1978|Skycon]] ||[[Heathrow]] ||March 24-26, 1978||[[Roy Kettle]], [[Robert Sheckley]] | 29 ||[[Eastercon 1978|Skycon]] ||[[Heathrow]] ||March 24-26, 1978||[[Roy Kettle]], [[Robert Sheckley]] | ||
− | 30 ||[[Eastercon 1979|Yorcon]] ||[[Leeds]] ||April 13- | + | 30 ||[[Eastercon 1979|Yorcon]] ||[[Leeds]] ||April 13-16, 1979||[[Graham Charnock]], [[Pat Charnock]], [[Richard Cowper]] |
31 ||[[Eastercon 1980|Albacon 80]] ||[[Glasgow]] ||April 4-6, 1980||[[Jim Barker]], [[Colin Kapp]] | 31 ||[[Eastercon 1980|Albacon 80]] ||[[Glasgow]] ||April 4-6, 1980||[[Jim Barker]], [[Colin Kapp]] | ||
32 ||[[Eastercon 1981|Yorcon 2]] ||[[Leeds]] ||April 17-19, 1981||[[Thomas M. Disch]], [[Dave Langford]], [[Ian Watson]] | 32 ||[[Eastercon 1981|Yorcon 2]] ||[[Leeds]] ||April 17-19, 1981||[[Thomas M. Disch]], [[Dave Langford]], [[Ian Watson]] |
Revision as of 03:09, 23 August 2020
(Did you mean a Melbourne, Wisconsin or New York convention?)
Eastercon is the annual British National Science Fiction Convention. It has been held over the Easter weekend every year since 1955, but the sequence is considered to start from 1948 with conventions held over the Whitsun weekend except for Loncon in 1949. (The 1944 Eastercon which was held on Easter was not an Eastercon and doesn't count!). Do not ask Pat McMurray about this subject!
Eastercon attracts 800-1,200 fans of Science Fiction, Fantasy and similar genres.
There are no official rules and regulations for the Eastercon. To call your convention an "Eastercon" there has to be a general consensus that a bid has been put forward and approved by the membership at a previous Eastercon.
A * after a year indicates the convention was held Whitsun rather than Easter.
There were also some British national conventions before the first recognized Eastercon:
# | Name | Location | Year | Date |
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1 | "Other First Convention" | Leeds | 1937 | |
2 | "Second British Convention" | London | 1938 | |
3 | "Third British Convention" | London | 1939 | |
4 | Midvention | 1943 | Easter | |
5 | Eastercon | London | 1944 | Easter |
See also early conventions and long-running conventions.
Convention | |
Website | 1948— |
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. |