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− | (Are you looking for the Australian convention [[Swancon]]?) | + | (Are you looking for the [[Australian]] convention [[Swancon]]?) |
− | The International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts is a very academic [[convention]] held annually, nearly always in Florida, which, in its early days, was also known as '''Swanncon''' after [[Thomas Burnett Swann]]. While each convention has its own [[Guests of Honor]], [[Brian Aldiss]] is a "Perennial [[Special Guest]]". (Note that they have a "GoH" and then several Guests of various flavors which their website indicates are ''not'' GoHs.) | + | The '''International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts''' is a very [[academic]] [[convention]] held annually, nearly always in [[Florida]], which, in its early days, was also known as '''Swanncon''' after [[Thomas Burnett Swann]], whose mother provided operating funds. While each convention has its own [[Guests of Honor]], [[Brian Aldiss]] is a "Perennial [[Special Guest]]". (Note that they have a "GoH" and then several Guests of various flavors which their website indicates are ''not'' GoHs.) |
− | Sponsored by the [[International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts]] | + | Sponsored by the [[International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts]]. |
− | {{link | website=http://www.fantastic-arts.org | + | {{link | website=http://www.fantastic-arts.org |text=Website.}} |
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− | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] | + | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]], Notes |
− | [[ICFA 1]] ||1980 ||[[Isaac Bashevis Singer]], [[Eric S. Rabkin]] | + | [[ICFA 1]] ||March 1980 ||[[Isaac Bashevis Singer]], [[Eric S. Rabkin]] |
[[ICFA 2]] ||1981 ||[[John Barth]], [[Brian W. Aldiss]] | [[ICFA 2]] ||1981 ||[[John Barth]], [[Brian W. Aldiss]] | ||
[[ICFA 3]] ||March 10-13, 1982 ||[[Tom Stoppard]], [[Richard Ellman]] | [[ICFA 3]] ||March 10-13, 1982 ||[[Tom Stoppard]], [[Richard Ellman]] | ||
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[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] |
Revision as of 03:40, 17 June 2021
(Are you looking for the Australian convention Swancon?)
The International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts is a very academic convention held annually, nearly always in Florida, which, in its early days, was also known as Swanncon after Thomas Burnett Swann, whose mother provided operating funds. While each convention has its own Guests of Honor, Brian Aldiss is a "Perennial Special Guest". (Note that they have a "GoH" and then several Guests of various flavors which their website indicates are not GoHs.)
Sponsored by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts.
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