Diversicon
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A convention held in Minneapolis starting in 1993. According to its website,
Diversicon is a project of SF MINNESOTA, a multicultural, multimedia organization dedicated to improving contacts among groups and individuals interested in speculative fiction, in and out of the traditional SF community. Our continuing mission: to provide the most thoughtful Programming and the mellowest, most welcoming Parties of any Minnesota SF convention, and to making our state’s SF community more closely reflect the cultural diversity of Minnesota in the third millennium.
| Convention | Dates | GoHs |
|---|---|---|
| Diversicon 1 | June 18-20, 1993 | Eleanor Arnason, A. C. Crispin |
| Diversicon 2 | August 12-14, 1994 | Paul Park, Bruce Hyde, Sybil Smith |
| Diversicon 3 | August 11-13, 1995 | L. A. Taylor, Joan Slonczewski |
| Diversicon 4 | August 9-11, 1996 | Maureen F. McHugh, Doug Friauf |
| Diversicon 5 | July 25-27, 1997 | Tanya Huff, Reed Waller |
| Diversicon 6 | July 24-26, 1998 | Karen Joy Fowler |
| Diversicon 7 | August 6-8, 1999 | L.A. Graf (aka Julia Ecklar & Karen Rose Cercone) |
| Diversicon 8 | July 28-30, 2000 | Lois McMaster Bujold |
| Diversicon 9 | August 3-5, 2001 | Stephen Pagel, Keith Hartman |
| Diversicon 10 | August 2-4, 2002 | Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due |
| Diversicon 11 | August 8-10, 2003 | Melissa Scott |
| Diversicon 12 | August 13-15, 2004 | Somtow Sucharitkul, Mark Rich |
| Diversicon 13 | August 19-21, 2005 | Sheree Renee Thomas |
| Diversicon 14 | August 11-13, 2006 | Kelly Link |
| Diversicon 15 | August 3-5, 2007 | Andrea Hairston |
| Diversicon 16 | August 1-3, 2008 | Anne Frasier |
| Diversicon 17 | July 31-August 2, 2009 | Kay Kenyon |
| Diversicon 18 | July 30-August 1, 2010 | William F. Wu |
| Diversicon 19 | July 29-31, 2011 | David G. Hartwell |
| Diversicon 20 | August 3-5, 2012 | Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes |
| Diversicon 21 | August 2-4, 2013 | Jack McDevitt |
| Diversicon 22 | July 25-27, 2014 | Carolyn Ives Gilman |
| Diversicon 23 | July 24-26, 2015 | Ytasha L. Womack |
| Diversicon 24 | July 29-31, 2016 | Jessica Amanda Salmonson |
| Diversicon 25 | July 21-23, 2017 | Eleanor Arnason, Melissa Scott |
| Diversicon 26 | July 27-29, 2018 | Charlie Jane Anders, Bryan Thao Worra |
| Diversicon 27 | July 26-28, 2019 | Nisi Shawl |
| Diversicon 28 | Michael Merriam | |
| Diversicon 29 | July 29–31, 2022 | Taylor Cisco |
| Diversicon 30 | July 14-16, 2023 | Steve Barnes, Mark Rich |
| Convention | |
| 1993— |
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