Covid-19
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Deaths[edit]
The 2020–21 COVID-19 pandemic killed at least 10 fans:
| Name | From | Date of death |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Babcock | Bellevue, WA | October 21, 2020 |
| John Bangsund | Melbourne, Australia | August 22, 2020 |
| Tom Barber | Ann Arbor, Michigan | April 4, 2020 |
| Ben Bova | Naples, Florida | November 29, 2020 |
| Glenn Chambers | Toledo, Ohio | July 19, 2020 |
| Al Fitzpatrick | New Jersey | April 6, 2020 |
| Jomil Mulvey | San Diego, California | July 11, 2020 |
| John Sardegna | New York, NY | April, 2020 |
| Brian Varley | Pedmore, Stourbridge, U.K. | March 31, 2020 |
| Richard C. West | Madison, WI | November 29, 2020 |
Others Affected[edit]
Fans who were badly stricken with the novel coronavirus include Amy L. Woolard of Chicago, who was hospitalized for many months, and Susan Chambers, Glenn’s wife. Author David Weber was also hospitalized.
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.
CoNZealand, the 2020 Worldcon, decided, with less than four months notice, to hold a virtual Worldcon, the first of its kind. A number of other cons also held online gatherings.
Mike Lowrey indefinitely postponed his TAFF trip, and the 2021 TAFF race was canceled. GUFF winner Alison Scott participated in the virtual CoNZealand, but postponed her trip indefinitely. DUFF winner Erin Underwood also put off her trip. The 2020 NAFF race was cancelled.
The Nice in 2023 Worldcon bid folded.
Corflu Heatwave, held March 13–15, 2020, in College Station, Texas, may have been the last “live” sf con held in 2020.
Conventions Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic:[edit]
See Covid-19 Standards.
| Convention | Scheduled Dates | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Costume-Con 38 | March 13–16, 2020 | Cancelled |
| ICFA 41 | March 18–21, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Deepcon 21 | March 19–22, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| OutlantaCon 2020 | March 19–22, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Cleveland ConCoction 2020 | March 20–22, 2020 | Held online |
| Consonance 2020 | March 20–22, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Fantastika 2020 (Swecon) | March 20–22, 2020 | |
| GrangeCon12 | March 20–22, 2020 | Cancelled |
| MidSouthCon 38 | March 20–22, 2020 | Postponed to |
| Genericon XXXIII | March 21–22, 2020 | Cancelled |
| WillyCon XXII | March 27–29, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| 44th Annual Jack Williamson Lectureship | April 2–3, 2020 | Postponed to spring 2021 |
| HELIOsphere 2020 | April 3–5, 2020 | Held online |
| Norwescon 43 | April 9–12, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Conglomeration 2020 | April 10–12, 2020 | Cancelled |
| LepreCon 46 | April 10–12, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| Minicon 55 | April 10–12, 2020 | Postponed to April 2–4, 2021 |
| Concentric (Eastercon 71) | April 10–13, 2020 | Cancelled |
| HAL-CON 2020 | April 11–12, 2020 | Cancelled |
| StokerCon UK | April 16–19, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| ConStellation 11 | April 17–19, 2020 | Held online October 17, 2020 |
| JordanCon XII | April 17–19, 2020 | Replaced by JordanCONline/Postponed to 2021 |
| Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention 20 | April 17–19, 2020 | Postponed to |
| FilKONtario 30 | April 24–26, 2020 | Replaced by online FilKONtari-NO |
| RavenCon 15 | April 24–26, 2020 | Postponed to April 16–18, 2021 |
| Swancon 2020 (Australian Natcon) | April 25–27, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Ad Astra 2020 | May 1–3, 2020 | Cancelled |
| DemiCon 31 | May 1–3, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| Marcon 55 | May 8–10, 2020 | Postponed to March 7–9, 2021 |
| SFeraKORon | May 8–10, 2020 | Held online |
| Keycon 2020 | May 15–19, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Åcon 11 | May 21–24, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| Balticon 54 Virtual | May 22–24, 2020 | Held online |
| ConQuesT 51 | May 22–24, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Satellite 7 | May 22–24, 2020 | Postponed to |
| Baycon 2020 | May 22–25, 2020 | Postponed to |
| KublaCon 2020 | May 22–25, 2020 | Cancelled |
| MisCon 34 | May 22–25, 2020 | Postponed to November 6-8, 2020 |
| WisCon 44 | May 22–25, 2020 | Held online |
| ConCarolinas 2020 | May 29–31, 2020 | Held online |
| 2020 SFWA Nebula Conference | May 29–31, 2020 | Held online |
| Continuum 16 | June 5–8, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| LibertyCon 33 | June 12–14, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| LaffCon 5 | June 13, 2020 | 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 | Postponed to 2021 |
| SoonerCon 29 | June 26–28, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| Anthrocon 2020 | July 2–5, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Westercon 73 | July 2–5, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| InConJunction XL | July 3–5, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| NEFilk 2020 | July 3–5, 2020 | Replaced by online NEWhere 2020 |
| Readercon 31 | July 9–12, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| Shore Leave 42 | July 9–12, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| Pyrkon 2020 | July 10–12, 2020 | Cancelled |
| ConGregate 2020 (also DeepSouthCon 58) |
July 17–19, 2020 | ConGregate 2020 cancelled; DSC 58 |
| Confluence 2020 | July 24–26, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Bubonicon 2020 | July 29–August 2, 2020 | Replaced by online Buboni-Virtual Con on Aug. 1 |
| CoNZealand (Worldcon 78) | July 29–August 2, 2020 | Held online |
| Mythcon 51 | July 31–August 3, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| PulpFest 2020 | August 6–9, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Armadillocon 42 | August 7–9, 2020 | Held online August 28–30, 2020 |
| Diversicon 28 | August 7–9, 2020 | 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 |
| CONvergence 2020 | August 20–23, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Columbus 2020 NASFiC | August 20–23, 2020 | Held online |
| TitanCon 2020 | August 28–30, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Redemption 2020 | August 28–31, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Oxonmoot 2020 | September 3–6, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Dragon Con 2020 | September 3–7, 2020 | Held online |
| CoKoCon 2020 | September 4–7, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Albacon 2020 | September 11–13, 2020 | Cancelled |
| FenCon XVII | September 18–20, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| FantasyCon 2020 | September 25–27, 2020 | Cancelled |
| Archon 44 | October 2–4, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| Conflux 16 | October 2–4, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| Futuricon (Eurocon 42) | October 2–4, 2020 | Held online |
| Octocon 2020 | October 9–11, 2020 | Held online |
| Valleycon 46 | October 15–18, 2020 | Cancelled |
| MileHiCon 52 | October 23–25, 2020 | Held online |
| OVFF 36 | October 23–25, 2020 | Replaced by online nOVFF |
| World Fantasy Con 2020 | October 29–November 1, 2020 | Held online |
| Bristol-Con 2020 | October 31, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| ArmadaCon 2020 | November 6–8, 2020 | Held online on November 7 |
| OryCon 42 | November 12–14, 2020 | Replaced by online OR-eCon/Postponed to 2021 |
| CONtraflow X | November 13–15, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| Novacon 50 | November 13–15, 2020 | Postponed to November 12–14, 2021 |
| Windycon 47 in 2020 | November 13–15, 2020 | Replaced by online Breezycon/Postponed to 2021 |
| Loscon 47 | November 27–29, 2020 | Postponed to 2021 |
| Smofcon 38 | December 4–6, 2020 | Replaced by online Smofcon 37 1/4/Postponed to 2021 |
| GAFilk 2021 | January 8–10, 2021 | Cancelled |
| 47th ConFusion | January 15–17, 2021 | Postponed to 2022 |
| MarsCon 2021 | January 15–17, 2021 | Cancelled |
| COSine 2021 | January 29–21, 2021 | Cancelled |
| Capricon 41 | February 4–7, 2021 | Held online |
| Boskone 58 | February 12–14, 2021 | Held online |
| FilKONtario 31 | March 19–21, 2021 | Replaced by online FilKONtari-NO 2 |
| Eurocon 2021 | March 18–21, 2021 | Postponed to July 15–18, 2021 |
| Corflu 38 | March 26–28, 2021 | Postponed to November 3–5, 2021, except online FAAn Awards |
| Eastercon 72 | April 2–5, 2021 | Held online |
| Westercon 74 | July 1–4, 2021 | Postponed to 2022 |
| DisCon III | August 25–29, 2021 | To be held online or postponed |
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