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| − | A [[convention]] held in the Roanoke, VA area from 1980. | + | A [[convention]] held in the Roanoke, VA, area from 1980. It is a [[501(c)(3)]] non-profit. The first group of MystiCons were run by the [[Nelson Bond Society]]. [[Covid-19]] appears to have killed it. |
| − | {{link | website= | + | *{{link | website=https://mysticon-va.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/The-Mostly-True-History-of-MystiCon.pdf|text=A history of the first series.}} |
| + | *[https://www.mysticon-va.com Website. ] | ||
<tab head=top> | <tab head=top> | ||
| − | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] | + | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]], Notes |
| − | [[MystiCon 1]] ||July 4-6, 1980 ||[[Gordon R. Dickson]] | + | [[MystiCon 1]] || July 4-6, 1980 || [[Gordon R. Dickson]] |
| − | [[MystiCon 1.5]] ||July, 1981 ||[[Somtow Sucharitkul]] | + | [[MystiCon 1.5]] || July, 1981 || [[Somtow Sucharitkul]] |
| − | [[MystiCon II]] ||July 2-4, 1982 ||[[Sam Moskowitz]] | + | [[MystiCon II]] || July 2-4, 1982 || [[Sam Moskowitz]] |
| − | [[MystiCon 2.5]] ||August 12-14, 1983 ||[[Orson Scott Card]] | + | [[MystiCon 2.5]] || August 12-14, 1983 || [[Orson Scott Card]] |
| − | [[MystiCon III]] ||August, 1984 ||[[Karl Edward Wagner]] | + | [[MystiCon III]] || August, 1984 || [[Karl Edward Wagner]] |
| − | [[MystiCon Pi]] ||August, 1985 ||[[Somtow Sucharitkul]] | + | [[MystiCon Pi]] || August, 1985 || [[Somtow Sucharitkul]] |
colspan="3"| End of original series | colspan="3"| End of original series | ||
| − | [[MystiCon 2012]] ||February 24-26, 2012 ||[[Sherrilyn Kenyon]], [[Keith R. A. DeCandido]], [[C. J. Henderson]], [[Leona Wisoker]], [[Ursula Vernon]] | + | [[MystiCon 2012]] || February 24-26, 2012 || [[Sherrilyn Kenyon]], [[Keith R. A. DeCandido]], [[C. J. Henderson]], [[Leona Wisoker]], [[Ursula Vernon]] |
| − | [[MystiCon 2013]] ||February 22-24, 2013 ||Peter Davison, [[Orson Scott Card]], [[Larry Elmore]], Tom Angleberger, Steve Long, Bella Morte and The Gothsicles | + | [[MystiCon 2013]] || February 22-24, 2013 || Peter Davison, [[Orson Scott Card]], [[Larry Elmore]], Tom Angleberger, Steve Long, Bella Morte and The Gothsicles |
| − | [[MystiCon 2014]] ||February 21-23, 2014 || [[Todd McCaffrey]], [[A. J. Hartley]], John Jennings, Kenneth Hite, Bella Morte, Marina Sirtis | + | [[MystiCon 2014]] || February 21-23, 2014 || [[Todd McCaffrey]], [[A. J. Hartley]], John Jennings, Kenneth Hite, Bella Morte, Marina Sirtis |
| − | [[MystiCon 2015]] ||February 27-March 1, 2015 || | + | [[MystiCon 2015]] || February 27-March 1, 2015 || |
| − | [[MystiCon 2016]] ||February 26-28, 2016 ||[[George R. R. Martin]], [[Jean Paul Targete]], John Watts, Bella Morte, [[Linda Shuping Smith]] | + | [[MystiCon 2016]] || February 26-28, 2016 || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Jean Paul Targete]], John Watts, Bella Morte, [[Linda Shuping Smith]] |
| − | [[MystiCon 2017]] ||February 24-26, 2017 ||[[David Weber]], [[Joe R. Lansdale]] | + | [[MystiCon 2017]] || February 24-26, 2017 || [[David Weber]], [[Joe R. Lansdale]] |
| − | [[MystiCon 2018]] ||February 23-25, 2018 ||[[Joe Lansdale]], Bella Morte, Jaysen Buterin | + | [[MystiCon 2018]] || February 23-25, 2018 || [[Joe Lansdale]], Bella Morte, Jaysen Buterin |
| − | [[Mysticon 2019]] || || | + | [[Mysticon 2019]] || February 22-24, 2019 || [[Jody Lynn Nye]], [[Steve Jackson]], Christine Parker, Jarod Kearney, Bella Morte |
| − | [[Mysticon 2020]] || February 28-March 1, 2020 || Bill Mulligan, | + | [[Mysticon 2020]] || February 28-March 1, 2020 || [[Larry Niven]], Bill Mulligan, Jenn DePaola, [[Sean Heare]], Rich Sigfrit |
| + | <s>Mysticon 2021</s> || <s>February 2021</s> || Canceled due to [[Covid-19]]. | ||
| + | <s>Mysticon 2022</s> || <s>February 25–27, 2022</s> || <s>[[R. S. Belcher]], [[Carl Kesner]], John Johnson, Batavia.</s> Cancelled due to the [[Covid-19]] Omicron outbreak. | ||
| + | <s>[[Mysticon 2023]]</s> || <s>February 24-26, 2023</s> || Canceled | ||
</tab> | </tab> | ||
| − | {{convention | | + | {{convention | start=1980|end=2020}} |
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:05, 2 September 2023
A convention held in the Roanoke, VA, area from 1980. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. The first group of MystiCons were run by the Nelson Bond Society. Covid-19 appears to have killed it.
| Convention | Dates | GoHs, Notes |
|---|---|---|
| MystiCon 1 | July 4-6, 1980 | Gordon R. Dickson |
| MystiCon 1.5 | July, 1981 | Somtow Sucharitkul |
| MystiCon II | July 2-4, 1982 | Sam Moskowitz |
| MystiCon 2.5 | August 12-14, 1983 | Orson Scott Card |
| MystiCon III | August, 1984 | Karl Edward Wagner |
| MystiCon Pi | August, 1985 | Somtow Sucharitkul |
| End of original series | ||
| MystiCon 2012 | February 24-26, 2012 | Sherrilyn Kenyon, Keith R. A. DeCandido, C. J. Henderson, Leona Wisoker, Ursula Vernon |
| MystiCon 2013 | February 22-24, 2013 | Peter Davison, Orson Scott Card, Larry Elmore, Tom Angleberger, Steve Long, Bella Morte and The Gothsicles |
| MystiCon 2014 | February 21-23, 2014 | Todd McCaffrey, A. J. Hartley, John Jennings, Kenneth Hite, Bella Morte, Marina Sirtis |
| MystiCon 2015 | February 27-March 1, 2015 | |
| MystiCon 2016 | February 26-28, 2016 | George R. R. Martin, Jean Paul Targete, John Watts, Bella Morte, Linda Shuping Smith |
| MystiCon 2017 | February 24-26, 2017 | David Weber, Joe R. Lansdale |
| MystiCon 2018 | February 23-25, 2018 | Joe Lansdale, Bella Morte, Jaysen Buterin |
| Mysticon 2019 | February 22-24, 2019 | Jody Lynn Nye, Steve Jackson, Christine Parker, Jarod Kearney, Bella Morte |
| Mysticon 2020 | February 28-March 1, 2020 | Larry Niven, Bill Mulligan, Jenn DePaola, Sean Heare, Rich Sigfrit |
| Canceled due to Covid-19. | ||
| Canceled | ||
| Convention | |
| 1980—2020 |
| This is a convention page. Please extend it by adding information about the convention, including dates, GoHs, convention chairman, locale, sponsoring organization, external links to convention pages, awards given, the program, notable events, anecdotes, pictures, scans of publications, pictures of T-shirts, con reports, etc. |
