Covid-19
Revision as of 00:39, 22 August 2020 by Leah Zeldes Smith (talk | contribs)
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic killed at least two fans, Tom Barber of Michigan and Glenn Chambers. Fans who were stricken with the disease include Amy L. Woolard of Chicago, who was hospitalized for many months, and Susan Chambers, Glenn’s wife.
Covid-related shutdowns forced conventions to cancel across the globe from Mid-March 2020 onwards. The Columbus 2020 NASFiC’s initial cancellation announcement, saying they weren’t planning to issue refunds but to print a souvenir book instead, evoked a lot of fannish ire.
Mike Lowrey cancelled his TAFF trip, and the Nice in 2023 Worldcon bid folded.
CoNZealand, the 2020 Worldcon decided, with less than four months notice, to hold a virtual Worldcon, the first of its kind. Several other cons also held online gatherings.
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| Convention | Scheduled Dates | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Costume-Con 38 | March 13-16, 2020 | Cancelled |
| ICFA 41 | March 18-21, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| OutlantaCon 2020 | March 19-22, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Deepcon 21 | March 19-22, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed |
| Cleveland ConCoction 2020 | March 20-22, 2020 | held as a virtual (online) con |
| Fantastika 2020 (Swecon) | March 20-22, 2020 | Postponed to October 23-25, 2020, then cancelled |
| GrangeCon12 | March 20-22, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| MidSouthCon 38 | March 20-22, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Genericon XXXIII | March 21-22, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| WillyCon XXII | March 27-29, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| 44th Annual Jack Williamson Lectureship | April 2-3, 2020 | Postponed to late 2020 |
| HELIOsphere 2020 | April 3-5, 2020 | held as a virtual (online) con |
| Norwescon 43 | April 9-12, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Conglomeration 2020 | April 10-12, 2020 | Cancelled |
| LepreCon 46 | April 10-12, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Minicon 55 | April 10-12, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Concentric (Eastercon 71) | April 10-13, 2020 | Cancelled |
| StokerCon UK | April 16-19, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| ConStellation 11 | April 17-19, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| JordanCon XII | April 17-19, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 and replaced with JordanCONline |
| Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention 20 | April 17-19, 2020 | Postponed to September 11-13, 2020, then postponed to 2021 |
| FilKONtario 30 | April 24-26, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| RavenCon 15 | April 24-26, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Swancon 2020 (Australian Natcon) | April 25-27, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Ad Astra 2020 | May 1-3, 2020 | Cancelled |
| DemiCon 31 | May 1-3, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Marcon 55 | May 8-10, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| SFeraKORon | May 8-10, 2020 | held as a Virtual (online) Con |
| Keycon 2020 | May 15-19 2020 | Cancelled |
| Åcon 11 | May 21-24, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Balticon 54 Virtual | May 22-24, 2020 | held as a Virtual (online) Con |
| ConQuesT 51 | May 22-24, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Satellite 7 | May 22-24, 2020 | Postponed to February 19-21, 2021 |
| Baycon 2020 | May 22-25, 2020 | Postponed to November 6-8, 2020 |
| KublaCon 2020 | May 22-25, 2020 | Cancelled |
| WisCon 44 | May 22-25, 2020 | held as a Virtual (online) Con |
| MisCon 34 | May 22-25, 2020 | Postponed to November 6-8, 2020 |
| 2020 SFWA Nebula Conference | May 29-31, 2020 | held as a virtual (online) con |
| ConCarolinas 2020 | May 29-31, 2020 | held as a virtual (online) con |
| Continuum 16 | June 5-8, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| LibertyCon 33 | June 12–14, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| LaffCon 5 | June 13, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Fourth Street Fantasy 2020 | June 19-21, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Dum-Dum 2020 | June 24-28, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Midwestcon 71 | June 25-28, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| SoonerCon 29 | June 26-28, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Westercon 73 | July 2-5, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| InConJunction XL | July 3-5, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Anthrocon 2020 | July 2-5, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Readercon 31 | July 9-12, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Shore Leave 42 | July 9-12, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Pyrkon 2020 | July 10-12, 2020 | Cancelled |
| ConGregate 2020 (also DeepSouthCon 58) |
July 17-19, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Confluence 2020 | July 24-26, 2020 | Cancelled |
| CoNZealand (Worldcon 78) | July 29 - August 2, 2020 | held as a virtual (online) con |
| Mythcon 51 | July 31 ‑ August 3, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| PulpFest 2020 | August 6-9, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Diversicon 28 | August 7-9, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Discworld Convention 2020 | August 7-10, 2020 | Cancelled |
| When Words Collide 2020 | August 14-16, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Reunicon 2020 | August 20-22, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Redemption 2020 | August 28-31, 2020 | Cancelled |
| CONvergence 2020 | August 20-23, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Columbus 2020 NASFiC | August 20-23, 2020 | Cancelled. Online event occurred Aug. 21–23 |
| TitanCon 2020 | August 28-30, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Oxonmoot 2020 | September 3-6, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Dragon Con 2020 | September 3-7, 2020 | held as a virtual (online) con |
| CoKoCon 2020 | September 4-7, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Albacon 2020 | September 11-13, 2020 | Cancelled |
| FenCon XVII | September 18-20, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| FantasyCon 2020 | September 25-27, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Futuricon (Eurocon 42) | October 2-4, 2020 | held as a virtual (online) con |
| MileHiCon 52 | October 23-25, 2020 | held as a virtual (online) con |
| World Fantasy Convention 2020 | October 29 ‑ November 1, 2020 | held as a virtual (online) con |
| Bristol-Con 2020 | October 31, 2020 | Cancelled |
| CONtraflow X | November 13-15, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Novacon 50 | November 13-15, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Windycon 47 in 2020 | November 13-15, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| Loscon 47 | November 27-29, 2020 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2021 |
| 47th ConFusion | January 15–17, 2021 | Cancelled/Postponed to 2022 |
| MarsCon 2021 | January 15-17, 2021 | Cancelled |
| COSine 2021 | January 29-21, 2021 | Cancelled |
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