Covid-19
Revision as of 12:17, 15 July 2020 by Leah Zeldes Smith (talk | contribs)
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic killed at least one fan, Tom Barber of Michigan. Fans who were stricken with the disease include Amy L. Woolard of Chicago, who was hospitalized for many months.
Covid-related shutdowns forced conventions to cancel across the globe from Mid-March 2020 onwards. Mike Lowrey cancelled his TAFF trip.
CoNZealand, the 2020 Worldcon decided, with less than 4 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 |
| 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 |
| MarsCon 2021 | January 15-17, 2021 | Cancelled |
| COSine 2021 | January 29-21, 2021 | Cancelled |
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