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From: sfl@gandalf.rutgers.edu (SF-LOVERS)
Newsgroups: alt.fandom.cons,rec.arts.sf.fandom
Subject: New Convention listings available
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Date: 17 Sep 92 14:32:32 GMT
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The following events are drawn from a multitude of sources, each prone to
typos (not to mention my own), and places and dates have a way of changing
suddenly, so be sure to check with the convention committees before making
final plans. A SASE should be included in all inquiries to convention
committees. If you want to correct any errors, or submit additional
information, please contact me.
This file was last updated on September 13, 1992. The listings begin with
September 18, 1992 conventions.
ACRONYMS USED IN THIS LIST:
AGoH - Artist Guest of Honor CGoH - Comics Guest of Honor
EGoH - Editor Guest of Honor FGoH - Fan Guest of Honor
FRP - Fantasy Role Playing GGoH - Gaming Guest of Honor
GoH - Guest of Honor MC - Master of Ceremonies
SASE - Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope (also seen as SSAE)
SGoH - Special Guest of Honor TBA - To Be Announced
TM - Toast Master WGoH - Writer Guest of Honor
MONETARY ABBREVIATIONS
A - Australian Dollars BF - Belgian Francs
C - Canadian Dollars DM - Deutsche marks
FF - French Francs HFl - Guilders (Netherlands)
L - British Pounds SEK - Kronor (Sweden)
Y - Yen
GEOGRAPHIC CROSS-REFERENCE TO DATES
ANTARCTICA
none listed at this time
AUSTRALIA
Australia Capital Territory:
none listed at this time
New South Wales:
none listed at this time
Queensland:
September 18-20, 1992 - Brisbane
South Australia:
none listed at this tim
Victoria:
September 18-20, 1992 - Melbourne
January 29 - February 1, 1993 - Melbourne
Western Australia:
April 8-12, 1993 - Perth
BELGIUM
none listed at this time
BRAZIL
none listed at this time
BULGARIA
none listed at this time
CANADA
Alberta:
March 12-14, 1993 - Calgary
British Columbia:
May 28-31, 1993 - Vancouver
Manitoba:
May 21-23, 1993 - Winnipeg
September 1-5, 1994 - Winnipeg
New Brunswick:
none listed at this time
Newfoundland:
none listed at this time
Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island:
March 5-7, 1993 - Wolfville
Ontario:
October 8-11, 1992 - Toronto
October 30 - November 1, 1992 - Gloucester
May 7-9, 1993 - Mississauga
June 4-6, 1993 - Toronto
Quebec:
October 17-18, 1992 - Montreal
Saskatchewan:
none listed at this time
Yukon & Northwest Territories:
none listed at this time
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
none listed at this time
DENMARK
none listed at this time
ENGLAND (also see WALES, SCOTLAND, IRELAND)
October 2-4, 1992 - Birmingham
October 2-4, 1992 - Birmingham
November 6-8, 1992 - Birmingham
November 6-8, 1992 - Plymouth
April 8-12, 1993 - Jersey
April 16-18, 1993 - Jersey
May 28-31, 1993 - Harrogate
FINLAND
none listed at this time
FRANCE
August 28-29, 1993 - Orleans
GERMANY
October 30 - November 1, 1992 - Berlin
June 3-5, 1993 - Hamburg
HUNGARY
none listed at this time
ITALY (also see SAN MARINO)
none listed at this time
IRELAND
October 16-18, 1992 - Dun Laoighre
JAPAN
none listed at this time
LITHUANIA
none listed at this tim
NETHERLANDS
November 27-29, 1992 - Rotterdam
NEW ZEALAND
none listed at this tim
NORWAY
August 6-8, 1993 - Oslo
POLAND
none listed at this tim
SAN MARINO
none listed at this time
SCOTLAND
August 24-28, 1995 - Glasgow
SWEDEN
June 11-13, 1993 - Linkoping
USA
Alabama:
November 6-8, 1992 - Huntsville
June 11-13, 1993 - Mobile
Alaska:
none listed at this tim
Arizona:
none listed at this time
Arkansas:
none listed at this time
California, Northern:
November 27-29, 1992 - Santa Clara
January 16-19, 1992 - Berkeley
February 26-28, 1992 - Berkeley
September 3-6, 1993 - San Francisco
California, Southern:
November 27-29, 1992 - Los Angeles
February 26-28, 1993 - Burbank
March 5-7, 1993 - San Diego
August 19-22, 1993 - San Diego
November 26-28, 1993 - Los Angeles
Colorado:
October 23-24, 1992 - Lakewood
Connecticut:
March 4-7, 1993 - Stamford
Delaware:
none listed at this time
Florida:
October 9-11, 1992 - Tampa
November 6-8, 1992 - St. Petersburg
January 8-10, 1993 - West Palm Beach
March 17-21, 1993 - Fort Lauderdale
March 19-21, 1993 - Jacksonville
May 14-16, 1993 - Altamonte Springs
Georgia:
September 25-27, 1992 - Atlanta
October 29 - November 1, 1992 - Pine Mountain
November 13-15, 1992 - Atlanta
April 16-18, 1993 - Atlanta
May 7-9, 1993 - Dalton
July 16-18, 1993 - Atlanta
Hawaii:
none listed at this time
Idaho:
none listed at this time
Illinois:
October 9-11, 1992 - Palatine
November 6-8, 1992 - Schaumburg
July 16-18, 1993 - Chicago
Indiana:
September 25-27, 1992 - Evansville
Iowa:
October 2-4, 1992 - Coralville
March 26-28, 1993 - Des Moines
Kansas:
none listed at this time
Kentucky:
June 4-6, 1993 - Louisville
Louisiana:
December 11-13, 1992 - New Orleans
Maine:
none listed at this time
Maryland:
October 9-11, Hunt Valley
November 27-29, 1992 - Timonium
March 5-7, 1993 - Baltimore
April 9-11, 1993 - Hunt Valley
Massachusetts:
November 6-8, 1992 - Springfield
January 15-17, 1993 - Boston
February 19-21, 1993 - Framingham
July 9-11, 1993 - Worcester
Michigan:
May 14-16, 1993 - Troy
Minnesota:
October 9-11, 1992 - St. Paul
October 16-18, 1992 - Moorhead
April 9-11, 1993 - Minneapolis
June 18-20, 1993 - Minneapolis
July 30 - August 2, 1993 - Minneapolis
Mississippi:
none listed at this time
Missouri:
October 29 - November 1, 1992 - Independence
July 9-11, 1993 - St. Louis
July 8-10, 1994 - St. Louis
July 7-9, 1995 - St. Louis
July 12-14, 1996 - St. Louis
July 11-13, 1997 - St. Louis
July 10-12, 1998 - St. Louis
July 9-11, 1999 - St. Louis
July 7-9, 2000 - St. Louis
July 13-15, 2001 - St. Louis
Montana:
none listed at this tim
Nebraska:
none listed at this time
Nevada:
June 17-20, 1993 - Reno
New Hampshire:
none listed at this time
New Jersey:
none listed at this time
New Mexico:
none listed at this time
New York:
October 2-4, 1992 - Niagara Falls
March 5-7, 1993 - Rochester
March 19-21, 1993 - Rye Brook
April 16-18, 1993 - Stony Brook
October 1-3, 1993 - Niagara Falls
North Carolina:
none listed at this time
North Dakota:
none listed at this time
Ohio:
October 2-4, 1992 - Columbus
October 23-24, 1992 - Cincinnati
October 23-25, 1992 - Worthington
April 23-25, 1993 - Columbus
Oklahoma:
November 20-22, 1992 - Oklahoma City
February 5-7, 1993 - Oklahoma City
Oregon:
November 20-22, 1992 - Portland
Pennsylvania:
November 13-15, 1992 - Philadelphia
February 12-15, 1993 - Pittsburgh
Rhode Island:
none listed at this time
South Carolina:
April 1-4, 1993 - Greenville
South Dakota:
none listed at this time
Tennessee:
January 15-17, 1993 - Chattanooga
March 26-28, 1993 - Memphis
May 14-16, 1993 - Nashville
June 11-13, 1993 - Knoxville
Texas:
October 9-11, 1992 - Austin
October 23-25, 1992 - Dallas
February 5-7, 1993 - Dallas
April 16-18, 1993 - Houston
June 18-20, 1993 - Dallas
Utah:
none listed at this tim
Vermont:
none listed at this time
Virginia:
November 13-15, 1992 - Virginia Beach
January 1-3, 1993 - Arlington
Washington:
October 30 - November 1, 1992 - Spokane
October 30 - November 1, 1992 - Everett
January 15-17, 1993 - Seattle
February 20-21, 1993 - Seattle
February 26-28, 1993 - Richland
March 25-28, 1993 - Bellevue
July 2-5, 1993 - Bellevue
Washington, D.C.: (also see Virginia and Maryland)
May 28-31, 1993 - Washington D.C.
August 5-8, 1994 - Washington D.C.
West Virginia:
none listed at this time
Wisconsin:
March 5-7, 1993 - Madison
May 21-23, 1993 - Madison
Wyoming:
none listed at this time
WALES
none listed at this time
YUGOSLAVIA
none listed at this time
CONVENTION LISTINGS BY DATES
September 18-20, 1992 (Australia, Queensland)
ROBOCON/CONQUEST '92. Gateway Hotel, Brisbane QLD Australia. Memb:
A$75. Info: Conquest '92, G.P.O. Box 1376, Brisbane QLD 4001,
Australia.
September 18-20, 1992 (Australia, Victoria)
CONJUNCTION. Melbourne, Australia. GoHs: Merv Binns, Cath Ortlieb.
Memb: A$30; A$20 supporting. Info: Conjunction, Box 273, Fitzroy VIC
3065, Australia.
September 25-27, 1992 (Georgia)
VULKON. Hyatt Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, GA; rms $77; (404)991-1234.
GoH: Leonard Nimoy. Memb: $40 (children under 10 free). Info: Vulkon,
c/o Joe Motes, 12237 Southwest 50th Street, Cooper City, FL 33330.
September 25-27, 1992 (Indiana)
CONTACT X. Ramada Inn, Evansville IN; rms $48/53/58/63. GoH: Kim Mohan;
FGoH: Judy Eudaly; Science GoH: Dr. Bill Breuer. Memb: $20. Info:
ConTact X, Box 3894, Evansville IN 47737; (812)473-3894.
October 2-4, 1992 (Iowa)
ICON 17(01-D). Best Western Westfield Inn, 1895 27th Ave., Coralville,
IA 52241. GoH: Mercedes Lackey; FGoH: Rex Bryant; TMs: Mickey Zucker
Reichert, Rusty Hevelin; Guests: Joe Haldeman, Gay Haldeman, Larry
Dixon, William A. "Biljon" Johnson, Roger E. Moore, Glen Cook, Erin
McKee, more. Info: Icon 17, PO Box 525, Iowa City, IA 52244;
(319)377-5929.
October 2-4, 1992 (New York)
CONTRADICTION 12. Radisson Hotel, Niagara Falls, NY; rms $78 sngl/dbl;
(716)285-3361. GoH: Harry Turtledove; SGoH: C.J. Cherryh; Guests: Nancy
Kress, Josepha Sherman, S.M. Stirling, more. Memb: $22. Info:
Contradiction 12, Box 2043, Newmarket Stn., Niagara Falls NY 14301.
October 2-4, 1992 (Ohio)
CONTEXT 5. Hilton Inn North, 7007 N High St., Worthington (near
Columbus) OH 43085; rms $63; (614)436-0700. GoH: George Alec Effinger;
EGoH: Martin H. Greenberg; SGoH: Joan Slonczewski; FGoH: Debbie
Hoginson; Guests: Robert & Juanita Coulson, Dennis McKiernan, more.
Panels, Short Story contest, Children's Programming, Art Show/Auction,
Masquerade, more. Memb: $35 (checks payable to Fanaco, Inc.). Info:
Context 5, Box 2954, Columbus OH 43216; (614)889-0436.
October 2-4, 1992 (Virginia)
ROVACON 17. CANCELLED.
October 2-4, 1992 (Canada, British Columbia)
I-CON 3. CANCELLED. Info: I-Con 3, P.O. Box 30004, 104 - 3995 Quadra
Street, Victoria, BC V8X 5E1 Canada.
October 2-4, 1992 (England)
FANTASYCON XVII. Midland Hotel, New Street, Birmingham. GoH: Lisa
Tuttle. Memb: TBA. Info: 15 Stanley Rd., Morden, Surrey, SM4 5DE.
October 2-4, 1992 (England)
CONTANIM'eT. New Cobden Hotel, Hagley Rd., Birmingham. Anime con.
Memb: L16; L5 supporting. Info: Contaminet 92, c/o Denzil Brown, 20
Field Ridge, Shaw, Newbury, Berkshire, UK.
October 8-11, 1992 (Canada, Ontario)
BOUCHERCON XXIII. Royal York Hotel, Toronto ON Canada; rms C$119
sngl/dbl. GoH: Margaret Millar; Lifetime Achievement: Charlotte
MacLeod; TM: Otto Penzler. Convention with emphasis on Mystery. Memb:
US$60/C$70/L30. Info: Bouchercon XXIII, Box 23, Station 'S', Toronto ON
M5M 4L6, Canada.
October 9-11, 1992 (Florida)
NECRONOMICON '92. Airport Holiday Inn, 4500 W. Cypress, Tampa FL; rms
$55; (813)879-4800. GoHs: James P. Hogan, Ray Aldridge, Glen Cook.
Memb: $20. Info: Necronomicon '92, Box 2076, Riverview FL 33569;
(813)677-6347.
October 9-11, 1992 (Illinois)
SPYCON 8. Quality Hotel, 920 E. Northwest Highway, Palatine, Illinois
60067; rms $47; (708)359-6900. SGoH: Sam Rolfe. Memb: $25; $10
supporting. Info: SPYCON, P.O. Box 8403, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008.
October 9-11, 1992 (Maryland)
OKTOBERTREK '92. Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD. Guests:
Brent Spiner, DeForest Kelley. Memb: $45. Info: OktoberTrek Associates,
Inc., 6656 Aspern Drive, Elkridge, MD 21227; (410)379-6930.
October 9-11, 1992 (Minnesota)
MINNCON 22. Sunwood Inn, St. Paul MN. GoH: Robert Bloch. (Fritz
Leiber was scheduled to have been another GoH before his death.) Memb:
$20 in advance, $30 at door. Info: Minncon 22, c/o John Brower, 3136
Park Ave., Minneapolis MN 55407; (612)825-8256.
October 9-11, 1992 (Texas)
ARMADILLOCON 14. Wyndham Austin at Southpark Hotel, Austin TX; rms $55
sngl, $65 dbl, $75 trpl/quad; 1-800-433-2241. GoH: Neal Barrett, Jr.;
AGoH: Darrell K. Sweet; FGoH: Al Jackson; EGOH: Gardner Dozois; TM: Kim
Stanley Robinson. Memb: $25 until 9/30/92. Info: ArmadilloCon 14, Box
9612, Austin TX 78766-9612; (512)453-2199 (before 10pm Central Time).
October 16-18, 1992 (Minnesota)
VALLEYCON XVII. Regency Inn, Moorhead, MN. GoH: TBA; AGoH: Robert
Daniels. Info: ValleyCon, PO Box 7202, Fargo, ND 58108;
jenkins@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu.
October 16-18, 1992 (Ireland)
OCTOCON [IRE] 3. Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoighre (near Dublin),
Ireland. GoH: Orson Scott Card; Guests: Diane Duane, Katherine Kurtz,
Anne McCaffrey, Scott McMillan, Peter Morwood, James White.. Irish
National Convention. Memb: L13; L6 supporting. Info: Octocon 3, c/o
Helen Ryder, 30 Beverley Downs, Knocklyon Rd., Templeogue, Dublin,
Ireland; phone: (353)1 934712.
October 17-18, 1992 (Canada, Quebec)
CON-CEPT '92. Ramada Renaissance Du Parc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; rms
C$95. GoHs: Roger Zelazny, Gregory Benford; TM: Larry Stewart. Memb:
C$23. Info: Con-Cept, Box 405, Station H, Montreal, Quebec H3G2L1,
Canada.
October 23-24, 1992 (Colorado)
MILEHICON 24. Sheraton, Lakewood CO. GoHs: Steven Brust, Emma Bull,
Will Shetterly, Pamela Dean, Kara Dalkey. Memb: $21 until 9/30/92, $24
after. Info: MileHiCon 24, Box 27074, Lakewood CO 80227l (303)426-0806.
October 23-24, 1992 (Ohio)
DITTO V/OCTOCON 29. Harley Hotel, Cincinnati OH; rms $59.90. Sf
Convention with emphasis on fanzines. Memb: $20. Info: c/o Roger&Pat
Sims, 34 Creekwood Square, Glendale OH 45246; (513)771-7587.
October 23-25, 1992 (Ohio)
OHIO VALLEY FILK FEST VIII. Hilton Inn North, 7007 N. High St.,
Worthington OH 43085; rms $60; (614)436-0700. GoH: Kathy Mar; TM: Larry
Warner; Listener of Honor: Marie Schneider. For all Fen with a Song in
their Heart. Memb: $20 (children $15) Info: OVFF, PO Box 211101,
Columbus OH 43221; (614)451-3154.
October 23-25, 1992 (Texas)
CHILI CON CARNAGE. Dallas Parkway Hilton Hotel, 4801 LBJ Freeway,
Dallas, TX 75244; rms $59 sngl/dbl, $64 tpl/quad; 1-800-356-3924. GoH:
C. Dean Anderson; AGoH: Jean Elizabeth Martin; Filk GoH: Cat Kingsgrave.
Horror, Dark Fantasy, Suspense and SF convention including Art show,
Dealer's room, gaming, horror tales by candlelight, videos, movies,
animation, filking, panels, masquerade, Saturday dance, more. Memb: $15
until 10/22/92, $20 after. Info: Fantom Productions, Attn: John
Manning, 4828 Alcott #102, Dallas, TX 75204; (214)826-7756.
October 29 - November 1, 1992 (Georgia)
1992 WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION. Callaway Gardens Resort at Pine
Mountain, GA; $105 sngl/dbl. Guests: Michael Bishop, John Farris,
Martin H. Greenberg, Anne McCaffrey, Martin Gould. Memb: $100 in
advance; $50 supporting. Info: World Fantasy Convention '92, Box 148,
Clarkston GA 30021; (813)441-1360 or (404)921-7148.
October 30 - November 1, 1992 (Missouri)
CONTRACEPTION 4. Howard Johnson's, 4200 S. Noland Rd., Independence, MO
64055; (816)373-8856. GoH: Rick Erdiales; AGoH: Cat Conrad; FGoH: Mike
McCain. Adults-only relaxacon - must be over 21 to attend. Memb: $15
until 10/1/92, $17 after. Info: Contraception 4, Box 1046, Lee's Summit
MO 64063; (816)524-4852 (6pm-10pm).
October 30 - November 1, 1992 (Washington)
INCON '92. Cavanaugh's On Fourth, Spokane WA. GoH: Steve Perry; AGoH:
Crystal Marvig; FGoH: Russel Campbell; TM: Jim Glass; Memb: $20 until
10/25/92, $25 after. Info: InCon '92, P.O. Box 1026, Spokane, WA
99201-1026.
October 30 - November 1, 1992 (Washington)
DREAMCON 7. Quality Inn Hotel & Conference Center, Everett, Wa. GoH:
David Brin. Memb: $25 until 9/30/92. Info: Dreamcon 7, c/o 10121
Evergreen Way, Suite 103, Everett, WA 98204-3877; (206)283-8090.
October 30 - November 1, 1992 (Canada, Ontario)
MAPLECON 13. Chimo Inn, Gloucester (suburb of Ottawa), Ontario, Canada.
AGoH: Gabriel Morrissette; FGoH: Keith Braithwaite; MCs: Lloyd & Yvonne
Penney; Other Guests: Hal Clement, Martin Springett, Michael Lennick,
Ronn Sutton. Comics, masquerade, art show, Star Trek, model show &
contest, more. Memb: C$25 (seniors and children under 12 C$12.50) until
9/30/92, C$30 (seniors and children C$15) after; group/"family" and
daily rates also available. Info: MapleCon 13, P.O. Box 20234, 390
Rideau St. E., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 9P4.
October 30 - November 1, 1992 (Germany)
CAPITALCON 1992. Zeiss Grossplanetarium/Prenzlauer Berg Hotel, Berlin,
Germany. GoHs: Norman Spinrad, N. Lee Wood. Memb: 25DM until 10/1/92,
30DM after. Info: Capitalcon 1992, c/o Wolfgang Both, Vorstadtweg 20,
Berlin, 0-1141, Germany.
November 6-8, 1992 (Alabama)
CON*STELLATION XI/SCORPIO. Hilton, Huntsville AL; rms $49. GoHs:
Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith; AGoH: Stephen Hickman; FGoH:
Mike Glicksohn; TM: Michael Flynn. Memb: $18 until 9/30/92, $22 after.
Info: Con*Stellation XI: Scorpio, Box 4857, Huntsville AL 35815.
November 6-8, 1992 (Florida)
VULKON. Hilton & Towers, St. Petersburg, FL; rms $60-70; (813)894-5000.
Guests: Leonard Nimoy, David McDonnell, Ann Crispin, Cheryl Mandus.
Memb: $30 until 10/9/92, $40 after (children under 10 free). Info:
Vulkon, c/o Joe Motes, 12237 Southwest 50th Street, Cooper City, FL
33330.
November 6-8, 1992 (Illinois)
WINDYCON XIX. Hyatt Regency Woodfield, 1800 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg,
IL 60195; rms $77 sngl/dbl, $90 tpl/quad. GoH: Robert Shea; AGoH: Todd
Cameron Hamilton; Living Legend GoH: Julius Schwartz; FGoH: Wolf Foss;
TM: Rick Foss; Guests: Spider and Jeanne Robinson, John Varley, Barry
Longyear, George Alec Effinger, more. Memb: $20 until 10/1/92, $30
after. Info: Windycon, P.O. Box 184, Palatine, IL 60078-0184;
(708)383-6948.
November 6-8, 1992 (Massachusetts)
WISHCON II. Sheraton at Monarch Place, Springfield, MA; rms $78
sngl/dbl, $88 tpl/quad; (413)781-1010. Guests: George
Takei, Majel Barrett, Wil Wheaton, Arne Starr, Michael Jan Freidman,
Margaret Bonanno, Peter David, Bob Greenberger, Howard Weinstein, Joe
Straczynski. Memb: $25 until 10/1/92, $35 after. Info: K&L
Productions, 500 Monroe Tpke, Monroe CT 06468; (203)459-0413.
November 6-8, 1992 (England)
ARMADACON 4. Astor Hotel, the Hoe, Plymouth, UK. SF & Fantasy
Convention. Memb: L20. Info: Armadacon 4, c/o Marion Pritchard, 4
Gleneagle Ave., Mannamead, Plymouth, PL3 5HL, UK.
November 6-8, 1992 (England)
NOVACON (UK) 22. Forte Post House, Birmingham. GoH: Storm Constantine.
Memb: L20 until 10/6/92, L25 after. Info: Novacon 22, c/o Bernie Evans,
121 Cape Hill, Smethwick, Warley, W. Midlands, B66 4SH UK;
(021)558-0997.
November 13-15, 1992 (Georgia)
PHENOMICON '92. Castlegate Hotel & Conference Center, Atlanta, GA; rms
$55. Guests: William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, more. Emphasis on UFOs,
conspiracies, weirdness. Memb: $20 until 10/1/92, $25 after. Info:
Phenomicon '92, Box 12141, Atlanta GA 30355.
November 13-15, 1992 (Pennsylvania)
PHILCON '92. Adam's Mark Hotel, City Avenue & Monument Road,
Philadelphia PA. GoH: Greg Bear; AGoH: Boris Vallejo; Filk GoH: Tom
Smith; SGoHs: Pamela Sargent, Ray Harryhausen. Memb: $25 until 11/1/92,
$30 after (children under 6 free, 6-12 $15). Info: Philcon '92, P.O.
Box 8303, Philadelphia, PA 19101; (609)764-8294.
November 13-15, 1992 (Virginia)
SCI-CON 14. Holiday Inn Executive Center, Greenwich Road, Virginia Beach
VA; rms $58 sngl/dbl; (804)499-4400. GoH: Elizabeth Scarborough; AGoH:
Don Maitz; SGoH: Janny Wurts, Frank & Laura Kelly Freas; FGoHs: Steve &
Elaine Stiles; Gaming GoH: Frank Chadwick. Memb: $20 until 10/1/92, $25
after. Info: Sci-Con 14, Box 9434, Hampton VA 23670.
November 20-22, 1992 (Oklahoma)
SOONERCON 8. Central Plaza Hotel, 112 South M.L. King, Oklahoma City,
OK; rms $40 by 11/1/92; (800)233-2219. GoHs: L. Sprague de Camp,
Catherine Cook de Camp; AGoH: Frank Kelly-Freas; TM: Mark Schulzinger;
Filk GoH: Juanita Coulson; FGoH: Martha Beck; SGoH: Wilson "Bob" Tucker.
Memb: $18 until 11/1/92, at least $22 after. Info: Soonercon 8, Box
1701, Bethany OK 73008; (405)843-6427 (until 10pm).
November 20-22, 1992 (Oregon)
ORYCON 14. Red Lion/Columbia River, Portland OR; rms $61. GoH: Esther
Friesner; AGoH: James Warhola; FGoH: Steve Forty; SGoH: Peter S. Beagle.
Memb: $20 until 10/31/92, $25 after (children 5 and under free, 6-12
half price). Info: OryCon 14, Box 5703, Portland OR 97228;
(503)283-0802; 74007.3342@compuserv.com.
November 27-29, 1992 (California, Northern)
SILICON '92. Santa Clara Westin Hotel, Santa Clara CA. GoH: Robert
Jordan; AGoH: Richard Hescox; FGoH: Michelle Sagawa; TM: James P.
Blaylock. Info: Silicon '92, Box 8029, San Jose CA 95155-8612;
(408)977-0562.
November 27-29, 1992 (California, Southern)
LOSCON 19. Airport Marriott, Los Angeles CA. GoH: Barbara Hambly;
EGoH: David Hartwell; FGoH: Mike Glyer. Memb: $30 until 11/1/92, $35
after. Info: LASFS, 11513 Burbank Blvd., N. Hollywood CA 91601;
(213)772-1511.
November 27-29, 1992 (Maryland)
DARKOVER GRAND COUNCIL MEETING '92. Holiday Inn, Timonium MD; rms $59.
Emphasis on Marion Zimmer Bradley's "Darkover" books. GoH: Janet Kagan;
AGoH: Rillan MacDhai; SGoHS: Marion Zimmer Bradley, Katherine Kurtz.
Memb: $24 until 11/1/92, $28 after. Info: Darkover Grand Council
Meeting, Armida Council, Box 7203, Silver Spring, MD 20907;
(202)737-4609 (before 11pm).
November 27-29, 1992 (Netherlands)
HILLCON III/BENELUXCON 18. Atlanta Hotel, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
GoHs: Tanith Lee, Terry Pratchett, Peter Schaap, Tad Williams; FGoHs:
Johan-Martijn Flaton, Jo Thomas. Memb: HFl 52.50 until 10/4/92, HFl 65
after. Info: Hillcon III, Bijltjespad 52 II, 1018 KJ Amsterdam,
Netherlands.
December 11-13, 1992 (Louisiana)
SMOFCON 9. Doubletree Hotel, New Orleans LA. Convention for convention
organizers. Memb: $40 until 9/30/92, more after (checks payable to
William Jensen). Info: William Jensen, 8331 Donoghue St., New
Carrollton MD 20784.
**** 1 9 9 3 A N D B E Y O N D ****
January 1-3, 1993 (Virginia)
EVECON 10. Doubletree Inn, 300 Army Navy Drive, Crystal City
(Arlington) VA. 24 hour gaming, 24 hour video room, costumes, 2
live-action role-playing games, Saturday dance, more. Info: Evecon
10, c/o Bruce Evry, 1601 Thomas Rd., Ft. Washington MD 20744;
(301)292-5231 (before 10pm Eastern).
January 8-10, 1993 (Florida)
TROPICON 11. Airport Holiday Inn, West Palm Beach, FL; rms $65;
(407)659-3880. GoH: Ramsey Campbell; Guests: Ben Bova, Richard Lee
Byers, Scott Ciencin, Hal Clement, Jack Haldeman II. Memb: $21 until
11/30/92, $25 after. Info: Tropicon 11, c/o SFSFS, Box 70143, Ft.
Lauderdale FL 33307;(407)435-9572.
January 15-17, 1993 (Massachusetts)
ARISIA '93. Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, Boston MA; $72 sngl/dbl, $82
tpl/quad. GoH: Ellen Kushner; AGoHs: Charles Lang, Wendy Snow-Lang; TM:
Marty Gear. Memb: $30 until 12/1/92, $40 after. Info: Arisia, Inc., 1
Kendall Square Suite 322, Cambridge, MA 02139.
January 15-17, 1993 (Tennessee)
CHATTACON 18. Read House, Chattanooga TN. GoH: Glen Cook; AGoH: TBA;
SGoH: David&Lori Deitrick; TM: Brad Strickland. Memb: $15. Info:
Chattacon 18, Box 23908, Chattanooga TN 37422.
January 15-17, 1993 (Washington)
RUSTYCON 10. SeaTac Radisson Hotel, Seattle, WA. GoH: Roger Zelazny;
AGoH: Phil Foglio; FGoH: Greg Cox; SGoH: John G. Cramer. Memb: $30
until 12/31/92, $35 after. Info: RustyCon 10, P.O. Box 84291, Seattle,
WA 98124-5591.
January 16-19, 1993 (California, Northern)
MAKING ORBIT '93. Berkeley Marina Marriott, 200 Marina Boulevard,
Berkeley, CA 94710; (510)548-7944. Convention for people interested in
space technology presented by the Space Access Society. Guests: Max
Hunter, Jerry Pournelle, Larry Niven, G. Harry Stine, Gary Hudson,
Jordin Kare, Steve Hoeser, Jim Ransom, Tim Kyger, Art Bozlee, J.P. Del
Fevero, more. Memb: $30 until 10/30/92, $35 until 12/31/92, $40 after.
Info: Making Orbit '93, 909 Marina Village Parkway #237, Alameda, CA
94501; (408)321-0154.
January 29-February 1, 1993 (Australia, Victoria)
RADICON. Radisson President Hotel, Melbourne, Australia. Guests: Bjo &
John Trimble, other media guests. Convention also is a benefit
convention for the Red Cross. Info: Radicon, c/o Christopher Ballis,
Box 322, Bentleigh 3204, Australia; phone 011-61-3-557-7088.
February 5-7, 1993 (Oklahoma)
PSUREALCON '93. Oklahoma City, OK. Info: Psurealcon '93, Box 2069,
Norman OK 73070.
February 5-7, 1993 (Texas)
CONNIPTION '93. Dallas, TX. Guests: TBA. Info: Conniption '93, PO Box
260912, Plano TX 75026-0912.
February 12-15, 1993 (Pennsylvania)
COSTUMECON 11. Sheraton, Station Square, Pittsburgh PA. Costumer's
convention. Memb: $55. Discounts to members of International
Costumer's Guild. Info: Costumecon 11, 200 N. Homewood Ave., Pittsburgh
PA 15208; (412)242-8837.
February 19-21, 1993 (Massachusetts)
BOSKONE XXX. Sheraton Tara, Framingham, MA. GoH: Joe Haldeman; AGoH:
Tom Kidd; SGoH: Beth Meacham. Memb: $29 until 1/17/93, $40 after.
Info: Boskone XXX, Box 809, Framingham, MA 01701-0203.
February 20-21, 1993 (Washington)
BLOODCON 1. Executive Inn, Seattle WA. Memb: $13 until 10/30/92, $15
until 1/30/93, $18 after. Info: BLOODCON 1, 540-C NE Northgate, suite
236, Seattle, WA 98125.
February 26-28, 1993 (California, Northern)
POTLACH II. Shattuck Hotel/Berkeley Convention Center, Berkeley, CA.
Literary sf conference. Memb: $20 until 11/1/92, $30 after; $10
supporting. Info: Potlach II, c/o Spike Parsons, Box 20132, Castro
Valley CA 94546; (510)658-7176.
February 26-28, 1993 (California, Southern)
GALLIFREY ONE GOES FORTH. Airport Hilton, Burbank, CA; rms $69
sngl/dbl. GoH: John Levene; TM: Larry Stewart. Emphasis on British
media. Memb: $40 until 2/1/93, $45 after. Info: P.O. Box 3021, N.
Hollywood, CA 91609.
February 26-28, 1993 (Washington)
RADCON IA. Shilo Inn and O'Callahan's Restaurant, Richland, WA. GoH:
John Dalmas; AGoH: Betsy Mott; FGoH: Jon Gustafson. Info: Edgar
Lincoln, 104 Comstock, Richland, WA 99352; (509)943-0845 (weeknights).
March 4-7, 1993 (Connecticut)
1993 WORLD HORROR CONVENTION. Sheraton, Stamford, CT; rms $87 sngl/dbl.
GoHs: Peter Straub, Les Daniels; AGoHs: J.K. Potter, Stephen Gervais;
TM: Stanley Wiater. Memb: $75. Info: World Horror Convention 1993, Box
191, Andover CT 06232.
March 5-7, 1993 (California, Southern)
CON-DOR. Town & Country Inn, 500 Hotel Circle, San Diego, CA 92108;
rms $69 sngl/dbl; (619)291-7131. GoHs: Octavia Butler, J. Michael
Straczynski. Memb: $20 until 11/1/92, $25 until 2/15/93, $30 after
(children under 12 accompanied by parent - free). Info: Con-Dor, PO
Box 15771, San Diego, CA 92175.
March 5-7, 1993 (New York)
ASTRONOMICON 2. Radisson Inn, Rochester, NY 14623; rms $60 sngl/dbl;
(716)475-1910. GoH: Michael Swanwick; AGoH: Phil Foglio; SGoH: The
Gunderson Corp. Memb: $15 until 11/1/92, $20 until 2/1/93, $25 after.
Info: Rochester Fantasy Fans, P.O. Box 1701, Rochester, NY 14603-1701;
(716)342-4697.
March 5-7, 1993 (Wisconsin)
WISCON 17. Concourse Hotel, Madison, WI. GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold;
EGoH: Kristine Kathryn Rusch. SF convention; Tiptree Memorial Award
Ceremony. Memb: $18 until 2/21/93, $30 after. Info: Wiscon 17, Box
1624, Madison WI 53701; (608)231-2324.
March 5-7, 1993 (Canada, Nova Scotia)
WOLFCON VI. Old Orchard Inn, Wolfville, NS, Canada. GoH: Gordon R.
Dickson. Info: Wolfcon VI, Box 796, Wolfville, NS, B0p 1Xo, Canada.
March 12-14, 1993 (Maryland)
INTERCON VIII. Baltimore, MD. Live-action Role-playing Events
sponsored by the Interactive Literature Foundation. Memb: $25 until
10/31/92, $30 until 12/31/92, $35 until 3/1/93, $45 after (ILF members
get $5 discount). Info: Intercon VIII, Box 196, Merrifield, VA
22116-0196.
March 12-14, 1993 (Canada, Alberta)
S.T. CON 93. Ramada Hotel, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. GoHs: Ronald
Moore, Tanya Huff and Michelle Sagara. Memb: $25 until 3/11/93, $30
after. Info: "S.T. CON," 44 Scenic Road NW, Cagary, Alberta T3L 1B9,
Canada; (403) 239-4207.
March 17-21, 1993 (Florida)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FANTASTIC 14. Fort Lauderdale Airport
Hilton, Dania, FL. GoH: Ursula K. Le Guin. Memb: TBA. Info: IAFA,
College of Humanities, 500 NW 20th HU-50 B-9, Florida Atlantic U., Boca
Raton FL 33431; (717)532-1495.
March 19-21, 1993 (Florida)
CRACKERCON 2. Baymeadows Holiday Inn, Jacksonville, FL; rms $50;
(904)737-1700. GoH: Ben Bova; AGoH: Jeff Adams; SGoH: Walter Miller,
Jr. Memb: $15 until 11/15/92, $20 until 2/15/93, more after. Info:
CrackerCon 2, Box 8356, Jacksonville FL 32239; (904)737-1700.
March 19-21, 1993 (New York)
LUNACON 36. Rye Town Hilton, Rye Brook, NY. GoH: Orson Scott Card;
AGoH: Barclay Shaw; Pub. GoH: Richard Curtis; FGoH: Alexis Gilliland.
Memb: $25 until 2/20/93, $35 after. Info: Lunacon 36, Box 338, New
York, NY 10150-0338.
March 25-28, 1993 (Washington)
NORWESCON 16. Bellevue Red Lion, Bellevue WA; rms $72 sngl/dbl, $82
tpl/quad. GoH: Betty Ballantine; AGoH: Janny Wurts; FGoH: Jane Hawkins;
SGoH: Anne McCaffrey; TM: Bonnie Baker. Memb: $30 until 9/30/92, $35
until 3/1/93, $40 after. Info: Norwescon 16, c/o NWSFS, PO Box 24207,
Seattle, WA 98124; (206)248-2010.
March 26-28, 1993 (Iowa)
DEMICON IV. Des Moines' Howard Johnson, Des Moines, IA. GoH: Mickey
Zucker Reichert; AGoH: Erin McKee; FGoH: Mark Moore; TM: Rusty Hevelin.
Memb: $17 until 3/1/93; $25 after. Info: Demicon 4, PO Box 7572, Des
Moines, IA 50322-7572; (515) 270-1312.
March 26-28, 1993 (Tennessee)
MIDSOUTHCON 12. Memphis TN. GoH: Alan Dean Foster; AGoH: Carl
Lundgren. Memb: TBA. Info: MidSouthCon, Box 22749, Memphis TN 38122.
April 1-4, 1993 (South Carolina)
MAGNUM OPUS CON 8. Greenville, S.C. Guests: Ben Bova, Melanie Rawn,
Robert Asprin, C.J. Cherryh, Jane Fancher, Brad Strickland. Info: MOC
8, PO Box 6585, Athens, GA 30604; (706)549-1533.
April 8-12, 1993 (Australia, Western)
SWANCON 18. Ascot Inn, Perth, Australia. GoH: Terry Pratchett; FGoH:
Craig Hilton. Australian National Con. Theme: Apocalypse. Memb: A$40;
A$20 supporting. Info: Swancon 18, Box 318, Nedlands 6009, Australia.
April 8-12, 1993 (England)
HELICON/EASTERCON '93. Hotel de France, St. Helier, Jersey, (Channel
Islands) UK. GoHs: John Brunner, George R.R. Martin; FGoH: Larry van
der Putte. Memb: L25/US$50 until 12/1/92; L13/US$26 supporting. Info:
Eastercon '93, c/o 63 Drake Rd., Chessington, Surrey KT9 1LQ, UK.
April 9-11, 1993 (Maryland)
BALTICON 27. Marriott Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD; rms $78. GoH:
Allen Steele; AGoH: Don Maitz; Filk GoH: Leslie Fish. Memb: $25 until
3/13/92, $35 after (children under 6 free, children 6-12 half-price).
Info: BSFS, Box 686, Baltimore MD 21203.
April 9-11, 1993 (Minnesota)
MINICON 28. Radisson Hotel South & Plaza Tower, 7800 Normandale
Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN 55439-3145; rms $48 sngl/dbl/tpl/quad, $59
Cabana, $99 one-bedroom suite, $139 two-bedroom suite; (9612)835-7800.
EGoH: Susan Allison; SGoH: Don Fitch; other Guests: TBA. Memb: $20
until 2/28/93, $50 after (children under 12 $10). Info: Minicon 28,
P.O. Box 8297, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, MN 55408;
(612)338-4728.
April 16-18, 1993 (Georgia)
PHOENIXCON 8. Sheraton Century Center Hotel, Atlanta, GA; rms $65;
(404)325-0000. GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold; AGoH: Darryl Elliot; SGoHs:
Allen Steele, Tom Deitz; TM: Thomas Fuller; FGoH: Ed Kramer. Memb: $20
until 1/17/93, $25 until 4/1/93, $30 after. Info: Phoenixcon 8, PO Box
1513, Smyrna, Georgia 30081-1513; (404)578-8461 (Mike Dillson or Zanny
Leach).
April 16-18, 1993 (New York)
I-CON XII. Guests: Gregory Benford, Edward Bryant, Craig Shaw Gardner.
Memb: $22 until 12/31/92. Info: I-Con, P.O. Box 550, Stony Brook, NY
11790.
April 16-18, 1993 (Texas)
CON-TROLL. Airport Hilton, 500 E N Belt, Houston, TX 77060; rms $65;
1-800-445-8667. GoHs: Larry Niven, Steven Barnes; Gaming GoH: Ed
Greenwood; AGoH: Dell Harris; Filk GoH: Judy Dugas; SGoH: Robert Neagle.
Memb: $20 until 1/15/93, $22 until 4/1/93, $25 after (children under 5 -
free, "kid in tow" half-price). Info: Con-Troll, P.O. Box 740969-1025,
Houston, TX 77274.
April 16-18, 1993 (England)
SMOFCON 10. Hotel de France, St. Helier, Jersey. First European venue
for the convention geared toward organizers of conventions. Memb:
L20/US$40(discount for Helicon members); L10/US$20 supporting. Info:
Smofcon 10, c/o 63 Drake Rd., Chessington, Surrey KT9 1LQ, UK.
April 23-25, 1993 (Ohio)
MARCON 28. Hyatt Regency at the Ohio Center, Columbus, Ohio. Memb: $22
until 12/31/92, $25 until 3/15/93, $28 after (children $20). Info:
MARCON, P.O. Box 211101, Columbus, OH 43211; (614)475-0158;
(614)268-6322.
May 7-9, 1993 (Georgia)
MAGIC CARPET CON. Holiday Inn, Dalton, GA; rms $38. GoHs: Andre
Norton, Susan Schwartz. AGoH: Mike Poole; SGoH: Mary Hanson-Roberts; TM:
Steve Vance. Memb: $15 until 10/31/92, $18 until 12/31/92, $20 until
5/6/93, $25 after. Info: Magic Carpet Con, c/o Clara Miller, 1726
Threadmill Rd., Dalton, GA 30720.
May 7-9. 1993 (Canada, Ontario)
FILKONTARIO 3. Holiday Inn, 2125 North Sheridan Way, Mississauga, ON,
L5K 1A3, Canada; rms C$78; (416)855-2000. Guests: Michael Longcor, John
Hall, Grant Millard, Clif Flynt, Dave Clement. Memb: C$25 until 4/1/93,
C$30 after. Info: Filkontario, 302 College Ave. W., Unit 20, Guelph,
Ontario, Canada N1G 1S8; Net: 75126.2744@compuserve.com.
May 14-16, 1993 (Florida)
OASIS 6. Altamonte Hilton, 350 S. North Lake Blvd., Altamonte Springs,
FL 32714; rms $63; (407)830-1985. GoH: Connie Willis; AGoH: Michael
Whelan. Memb: $15 until 9/30/92, $18 until 1/31/93, $21 until 4/16/93,
$24 after. Info: OASFiS, P.O. Box 940992, Maitland, FL 32792-0992.
May 14-16, 1993 (Michigan)
CONTRAPTION. The Somerset Inn, Troy, MI; rms $70;
(313)643-7800. GoH: C.J. Cherryh; FGoH: Marty Burke. Memb: $12 until
11/1/92, $15 until 3/15/93, $20 after. Info: Contraption, P.O. Box
2285, Ann Arbor, MI 48106; (313)261-3502.
May 14-16, 1993 (Tennessee)
KUBLA KHAN 21. Ramada Inn South, 737 Harding Pl. at Trousdale,
Nashville, TN 37211; rms $45. GoH: Allen Steele; MC: Andrew J. Offutt;
SGoH: Charles L. Fontenay; FGoHs: Dan Caldwell, John Hollis. Memb: $20
until 4/15/93, $30 after. Info: Khen Moore, 647 Devon Dr., Nashville,
TN 37220; (615)832-8402.
May 21-23, 1993 (Wisconsin)
CORFLU 10. Inn on the Park, Madison, WI. Memb: $35 until 4/14/93, $40
after; $10 supporting. Info: Corflu 10, Box 1624, Madison, WI 53701;
(608)255-3396.
May 21-23, 1993 (Canada, Manitoba)
KEYCON 10. Marlborough Hotel, 331 Smith Street, Winnipeg, MB, Canada;
rms C$65 sngl/dbl, C$75 tpl/quad; (204)942-6411. GoH: Roger Zelazny;
SGoH: Fred Saberhagen; AGoH: Bob Eglington. Memb: C$30 until 4/1/93,
C$40 after. Info: Keycon 10, Box 3178, Winnipeg MB, R3C 4E6, Canada.
May 28-31, 1993 (Washington D.C.)
DISCLAVE '93. Washington, D.C. Memb: $20 until 12/31/92, $25 until
4/30/93, $30 after. Info: Disclave '93, c/o John T. Sapienza, Jr., Box
677, Washington DC 20044.
May 28-31, 1993 (Canada, British Columbia)
V-CON 20. Totem Residence, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
B.C., Canada. GoH: TBA; AGoH: Rob Alexander; TM: Michael Coney. Info:
V-Con 20, Box 48478, Bentall Centre, Vancouver BC V7X 1A2, Canada.
May 28-31, 1993 (England)
MEXICON 5. Cairn Hotel, Harrogate UK. Info: Mexicon 5, c/o Bernie
Evans, 121 Cape Hill, Smethwick, Warley, W. Midlands B66 4HS, UK.
June 3-5, 1993 (Germany)
HAMBURG PHANTASTIC '94/CON-COURSE '94/STARD '94. The Congress Center
Hamburg, Germany. The largest convention in Germany combining parts of
CON-COURSE '94 - the largest German Star Trek convention and STARD '94 -
Germany's biggest convention for gaming. Memb: all three conventions
for DM 58/L20/US$40 until 11/15/92. Info: Hamburg Phantastic 1994, Achim
Sturm, Woltersburger Muhlenweg 10, W-3110 Uelzen, Germany; phone:
(0581)4 34 60.
June 4-6, 1993 (Kentucky)
CONJURATION/DEEPSOUTHCON XXX. Executive Inn East, Louisville KY; rms
$57 sngl/dbl, $67 tpl/quad. GoHs: Emma Bull & Will Shetterly; AGoH:
Dawn Wilson; FGoH: Genny Dazzo; TM: Andrew J. Offutt. SF convention,
Masquerade, Art Show, Dealer's Room, more. Memb: $25. Info:
Conjuration/DSC '93, Box 5231, Louisville KY 40205.
June 4-6, 1993 (Canada, Ontario)
AD ASTRA 13. Sheraton Toronto East Hotel, Toronto, ON, Canada. GoH:
Anne McCaffrey; SGoH: Dave Duncan; AGoH: Robin Wood. Memb: C$20/US$17
until 11/7/92, C$26/US$22 until 5/15/93, C$32 after. Info: Ad Astra 13,
Box 7276, St. A, Toronto, ON, M5W 1X9, Canada.
June 11-13, 1993 (Alabama)
MOBI-CON. Mobile, Alabama. GoH: Margaret Weis; Gaming GoH: David 'Zeb'
Cook. Info: Mobi-Con, Inc., P.O. Box 161257, Mobile, Alabama 36616.
June 11-13, 1993 (Tennessee)
MOUNTAINTREK '93. Hyatt Regency, Knoxville TN. GoH: Jean Lorrah; FGoH:
Roland Castle. Star Trek Convention. Memb: $25 in advance, $35 at
door; $5 supporting. Info: Mountaintrek '93, c/o 2116 Belle Terra Rd
#C, Knoxville TN 37923; (615)632-7497 (days), 690-8595
(evenings/weekends).
June 11-13, 1993 (Sweden)
CONFUSE '93. Linkoping, Sweden. Sercon. Info: Confuse '93, c/o Carina
Bjorkland, Troskareg 53, Linkoping S-58330, Sweden.
June 17-20, 1993 (Nevada)
SCIENCE FICTION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION. Reno Flamingo Hilton, Reno, NV;
rms $80; (800)648-4882 (be sure to mention UNR's SFRA Conference).
Possible Guests: Poul Anderson, Robert Silverberg, Lisa Mason, Tom Maddox,
Timothy Leary, Joan Slonczewski, Rudy Rucker, Frederik Pohl, Jack
Williamson, Pat Murphy, Elizabeth Lynn, Karen Haber, Robert Reginald,
Charles Brown. Info: Milton T. Wolf, Getchell Library, UNR, Reno,
Nevada 89557-0044; (702)784-4577.
June 18-20, 1993 (Minnesota)
DIVERSICON 1993. Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. GoH: Eleanor Arnason.
Memb: $15 until 12/31/92; $20 until 5/1/93; $25 after. Info: Diversicon
1993, PO Box 8036, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, MN 55408; (612)
646-3852; (612) 825-9353; (612) 722-7577.
June 18-20, 1993 (Texas)
GALAXY FAIR '93. Sheraton Park Central, Dallas TX; rms $66. Memb: $15
until 1/30/93, $20 until 4/1/93, $25 until 5/17/93, $30 after. Info:
Galaxy Fair '93, Box 150471, Arlington TX 76015; (817)467-0681.
July 2-5, 1993 (Washington)
WESTERCON 46. Red Lion, Holiday Inn, & Hilton Hotels, Bellevue WA; rms
$85. GoH: Greg Bear; AGoH: George Barr; FGoHs: F.M. & Elinor Busby,
Wally Weber; TM: George Alec Effinger. Memb: $40 until 12/31/92, $45
until 5/31/93, $55 after. Info: Westercon 46, Box 24292, Seattle WA
98124; (206)742-8943; email: wc46@kolvir.uucp,
72450.2374@compuserve.com.
July 9-11, 1993 (Massachusetts)
READERCON 6. Worcester Marriott, Worcester, MA. Guests: Brian Aldiss,
Judith Merrill. Memb: $23 until 7/1/93, $30 after. Info: Readercon, PO
Box 381246, Cambridge, MA 02238.
July 9-11, 1993 (Missouri)
ARCHON 17. Henry VIII Hotel & Inn, 4690 N. Lindbergh, St. Louis, MO
63044; (800) 325 - 1599 (outside MO), (800) 392-1600 (within MO), (314)
731-3040; rms: $68 sngl/quad, $78 Tower or Royal suite, $75 Honeymoon
suite. GoH: Howard Waldrop; AGoH: Carl Lundgren; FGoHs: Rich Cross, Tom
Seymour, J.D. Streett IV, Ted Smith; TM: Joe Haldeman. Multiple tracks
of panels, seminars, readings, Children's and Grand Masquerades, art
show and auction, dealers room, pool parties, gaming, children's
programming track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's reception/dance and
hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms plus Amateur Video Contest
(for info, write John Donigan, 7480 Rupert, St. Louis, MO 63117),
hospitality suite, more. Free Pizza Party With the Pro's on Sunday for
all volunteers who work 4 or more hours. Memb: $16 until 2/28/93, $19
until 5/31/93, $22 after. Info: Archon 17, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; (314) FAN-3026 (Rich or Michelle Zellich); email:
zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 16-18, 1993 (Georgia)
DRAGONCON '93. Atlanta Hilton and Towers, Atlanta, GA; rms $95
sngl/dbl, $125 tpl/quad; (404)659-2000. Guest: Robert Bloch, Ben Bova,
Terry Brooks, Nancy Collins, Roger Corman, Patricia Kennealy, Joe R.
Lansdale, Stan Lee, Keith Parkinson, Clifford Stoll, Charles N. Brown,
Steve Jackson, Brad Linaweaver, Julius Schwartz, Brad Strickland, many
more. Sf convention including Locus Magazine Awards, Costume contest,
Art SHow, Dealer's Room, Video Room, Film Previews, Writer's Workshop,
Medieval Combat Demonstrations, Dances, Role-Playing, more. Memb: $26
until 12/15/92, $30 until 3/15/93, $35 until 6/15/93, $40 after. Info:
Dragon Con '93, Box 47696, Atlanta, GA 30362-0696; (404)925-2813.
July 16-18, 1993 (Illinois)
GAYLAXICON V. Howard Johnson's O'Hare Internatil, Chicago, IL; rms $55
sngl/dbl. GoH: Mercedes Lackey; AGoHs: Larry Dixon, P.J. Alexander.
Memb: $15 until 12/31/92, $20 until 4/30/93, $25 until 6/30/93, $30
after; $15 supporting. Info: Gaylaxicon V, Box 608, Glen Ellyn IL
60187-0608.
July 30-August 2, 1993 (Minnesota)
MYTHCON XXIV. Minneapolis East Bank campus of the University of
Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN. GoHs: Jane Yolen, Robin
McKinley. TM: Jack Zipes. Memb: $40 until 12/31/92, $45 until 5/31/93,
$50 after. Info: The Mythcon XXIV Committee, Attn: Joan Verba,
Corresponding Entity, PO Box 1363, Minnetonka, MN 55345; (612) 292-8887
(David or Jo Ann); Internet: d-lene@vm1.spcs.umn.edu; Bitnet:
d-lena@uminn1.bitnet.
August 6-8, 1993 (Norway)
NORWAY NATIONAL CON. Oslo, Norway. Info: Norway National Con '93, Box
121, Vinderen, Oslo 3, N-0319, Norway.
August 19-22, 1993 (California, Southern)
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON. San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA.
Guests: Roger Zelazny, Michael Whelan, Robert Williams, Murphy Anderson,
Jerry Scott, Rick Kirkman, Charles Vess, more. Hundreds of writers,
artists, and others from comics, sf/fantasy, animation, films, tv; art
show; dealer's room; gaming; masquerade; Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive;
filking; more. Memb: $35 (children 7-16 $17.50) until 4/15/93, $40
(children and seniors $20) until 7/10/93, $50 ($25 for children and
seniors) after. Info: Comic-Con, P.O. Box 128458, San Diego, CA 92112;
(619)685-8118.
August 28-29, 1993 (France)
FRANCE NATIONAL CONN 20. PTT Centre Culturel de la Source, Orleans,
France. GoHs: TBA (all female). Info: France National Con 20, c/o
Danielle Martignol, 1 rue Gabrielle-Jaillard, Bondoufle F-91070, France.
September 3-6, 1993 (California, Northern)
CONFRANCISCO/WORLDCON 51. ANA (Le Meridien), Nikko, Hilton, and Parc 55
Hotels and Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA. GoH: Larry
Niven; AGoH: Alicia Austin; FGoHs: Tom Digby, jan howard finder (AKA
Wombat); TM: Guy Gavriel Kay; Dead GoH: Mark Twain. Memb: $85 until
9/30/92, $95 until 12/31/92, $110 until 3/31/93, $125 until 7/16/93
(children under 8 free, $30 7-12, over 12 adult prices); $25 supporting.
Info: ConFrancisco, 712 Bancroft Road, Suite 1993, Walnut Creek, CA
94598; (510)945-1993; Net: confrancisco@tgv.com.
October 1-3, 1993 (New York)
CONTRADICTION 13. Niagara Falls, NY. Info: Contradiction 13, Box 2043,
Niagara Falls, NY 14301; (716)285-2290.
November 26-28, 1993 (California, Southern)
LOSCON 20. Los Angeles CA. Info: Loscon 20, c/o LASFS, 11513 Burbank
Blvd., N. Hollywood CA 91601; (818)767-9234.
July 8-10, 1994 (Missouri)
ARCHON 18. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 18, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
August 5-8, 1994 (Washington D.C.)
MYTHCON XXV. American University, Washington D.C. Scholar GoH: Verlyn
Flieger; AGoH: Judith Mitchell. Memb: $45 in advance, $55 at door
(checks to Mythcon). Info: Mythcon, c/o Irv Koch, 5465 N. Morgan St.
#106, Alexandria VA 22312.
September 1-5, 1994 (Canada, Manitoba)
CONADIAN/WORLDCON 52. Winnipeg Convention Centre, Canada. GoH: Anne
McCaffrey; AGoH: George Barr; TM: Barry B. Longyear; FGoH: Robert Runte.
Memb: $75/C$85 until 12/31/92; $85/C$95 until 9/30/93 (children 12 and
under $30/C$35); $25/C$30 supporting. Info: Conadian, PO Box 2430,
Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3C 4A7.
July 7-9, 1995 (Missouri)
ARCHON 19. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 19, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
August 24-28, 1995 (Scotland)
INTERSECTION/53rd WORLDCON. Moat Hose International Hotel and Scottish
Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland. GoHs: Samuel R.
Delany; Gerry Anderson. Memb: $65/L40. Info: US address: Theresa
Renner, Box 15430 Washington DC 2003; UK address: Bernie Evans, 121 Cape
Hill, Smethwick, Warley, West Midlands B66 4SH.
July 12-14, 1996 (Missouri)
ARCHON 20. St. Louis, MO. 20th Anniversary con. Guests: TBA. Panels,
seminars, readings, children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction,
dealers room, pool party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri.
night meet-the-pro's reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour
video rooms, hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 20, P.O. Box 50125,
Clayton, MO 63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm
weekdays, after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 11-13, 1997 (Missouri)
ARCHON 21. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 21, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 10-12, 1998 (Missouri)
ARCHON 22. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 22, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 9-11, 1999 (Missouri)
ARCHON 23. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 23, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 7-9, 2000 (Missouri)
ARCHON 24. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 24, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 13-15, 2001 (Missouri)
ARCHON 25. St. Louis, MO. 25th Anniversary con. Guests: TBA. Panels,
seminars, readings, children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction,
dealers room, pool party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri.
night meet-the-pro's reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour
video rooms, hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 25, P.O. Box 50125,
Clayton, MO 63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm
weekdays, after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
--
Saul Jaffe
Moderator SF-LOVERS Digest
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Subject: New Convention Listings
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The following events are drawn from a multitude of sources, each prone to
typos (not to mention my own), and places and dates have a way of changing
suddenly, so be sure to check with the convention committees before making
final plans. A SASE should be included in all inquiries to convention
committees. If you want to correct any errors, or submit additional
information, please contact me.
This file was last updated on November 9, 1992. The listings begin with
November 13, 1992 conventions.
ACRONYMS USED IN THIS LIST:
AGoH - Artist Guest of Honor CGoH - Comics Guest of Honor
EGoH - Editor Guest of Honor FGoH - Fan Guest of Honor
FRP - Fantasy Role Playing GGoH - Gaming Guest of Honor
GoH - Guest of Honor MC - Master of Ceremonies
SASE - Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope (also seen as SSAE)
SGoH - Special Guest of Honor TBA - To Be Announced
TM - Toast Master WGoH - Writer Guest of Honor
MONETARY ABBREVIATIONS
A - Australian Dollars BF - Belgian Francs
C - Canadian Dollars DM - Deutsche marks
FF - French Francs DFl - Guilders (Netherlands)
L - British Pounds SEK - Kronor (Sweden)
Y - Yen
GEOGRAPHIC CROSS-REFERENCE TO DATES
ANTARCTICA
none listed at this time
AUSTRALIA
Australia Capital Territory:
none listed at this time
New South Wales:
none listed at this time
Queensland:
none listed at this time
South Australia:
none listed at this tim
Victoria:
January 29 - February 1, 1993 - Melbourne
Western Australia:
April 8-12, 1993 - Perth
BELGIUM
none listed at this time
BRAZIL
none listed at this time
BULGARIA
none listed at this time
CANADA
Alberta:
March 12-14, 1993 - Calgary
British Columbia:
May 28-31, 1993 - Vancouver
Manitoba:
May 21-23, 1993 - Winnipeg
September 1-5, 1994 - Winnipeg
New Brunswick:
none listed at this time
Newfoundland:
none listed at this time
Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island:
March 5-7, 1993 - Wolfville
Ontario:
May 7-9, 1993 - Mississauga
May 14-16, 1993 - Ottawa
June 4-6, 1993 - Toronto
Quebec:
none listed at this time
Saskatchewan:
none listed at this time
Yukon & Northwest Territories:
none listed at this time
CARIBBEAN
May 16-21, 1993 - Caribbean Islands
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
none listed at this time
DENMARK
none listed at this time
ENGLAND (also see WALES, SCOTLAND, IRELAND)
March 5-7, 1993 - Peterborough
April 8-12, 1993 - Jersey
April 16-18, 1993 - Jersey
May 28-31, 1993 - Scarborough
FINLAND
none listed at this time
FRANCE
August 28-29, 1993 - Orleans
GERMANY
June 3-5, 1993 - Hamburg
HUNGARY
none listed at this time
ITALY (also see SAN MARINO)
none listed at this time
IRELAND
none listed at this time
JAPAN
none listed at this time
LITHUANIA
none listed at this tim
NETHERLANDS
November 27-29, 1992 - Rotterdam
NEW ZEALAND
none listed at this tim
NORWAY
August 6-8, 1993 - Oslo
POLAND
none listed at this tim
SAN MARINO
none listed at this time
SCOTLAND
August 24-28, 1995 - Glasgow
SWEDEN
June 11-13, 1993 - Linkoping
USA
Alabama:
February 12-14, 1993 - Birmingham
June 11-13, 1993 - Mobile
Alaska:
none listed at this tim
Arizona:
none listed at this time
Arkansas:
none listed at this time
California, Northern:
November 27-29, 1992 - Santa Clara
December 18-20, 1992 - Napan
January 16-19, 1992 - Berkeley
February 26-28, 1992 - Berkeley
July 2-4, 1993 - Oakland
August 29-30, 1993 - San Jose
September 3-6, 1993 - San Francisco
California, Southern:
November 27-29, 1992 - Los Angeles
February 26-28, 1993 - Burbank
March 5-7, 1993 - San Diego
August 19-22, 1993 - San Diego
November 26-28, 1993 - Los Angeles
Colorado:
none listed at this time
Connecticut:
March 4-7, 1993 - Stamford
Delaware:
none listed at this time
Florida:
January 8-10, 1993 - West Palm Beach
February 26-28, 1993 - Fort Walton Beach
March 17-21, 1993 - Fort Lauderdale
March 19-21, 1993 - Jacksonville
May 14-16, 1993 - Altamonte Springs
Georgia:
November 13-15, 1992 - Atlanta
April 16-18, 1993 - Atlanta
May 7-9, 1993 - Dalton
July 16-18, 1993 - Atlanta
July 12-16, 1995 - Atlanta
Hawaii:
none listed at this time
Idaho:
none listed at this time
Illinois:
November 27-29, 1993 - Chicago
June 4-6, 1993 - Chicago
July 16-18, 1993 - Chicago
Indiana:
none listed at this time
Iowa:
March 26-28, 1993 - Des Moines
Kansas:
none listed at this time
Kentucky:
February 26-28, 1993 - Park City
June 4-6, 1993 - Louisville
Louisiana:
December 11-13, 1992 - New Orleans
October 28-30, 1994 - New Orleans
Maine:
none listed at this time
Maryland:
November 27-29, 1992 - Timonium
March 12-14, 1993 - Baltimore
April 9-11, 1993 - Hunt Valley
Massachusetts:
January 15-17, 1993 - Boston
February 19-21, 1993 - Framingham
July 9-11, 1993 - Worcester
August 20-22, 1993 - Danvers
Michigan:
January 22-24, 1993 - Southfield
May 14-16, 1993 - Troy
Minnesota:
April 9-11, 1993 - Bloomington
June 18-20, 1993 - Bloomington
July 30 - August 2, 1993 - Minneapolis
October 28-31, 1993 - Minneapolis
Mississippi:
April 2-4, 1993 - Biloxi
Missouri:
March 5-7, 1993 - Clayton
July 9-11, 1993 - St. Louis
July 8-10, 1994 - St. Louis
July 7-9, 1995 - St. Louis
July 12-14, 1996 - St. Louis
July 11-13, 1997 - St. Louis
July 10-12, 1998 - St. Louis
July 9-11, 1999 - St. Louis
July 7-9, 2000 - St. Louis
July 13-15, 2001 - St. Louis
Montana:
none listed at this tim
Nebraska:
none listed at this time
Nevada:
April 2-4, 1993 - Las Vegas
June 17-20, 1993 - Reno
New Hampshire:
none listed at this time
New Jersey:
none listed at this time
New Mexico:
none listed at this time
New York:
March 5-7, 1993 - Rochester
March 19-21, 1993 - Rye Brook
April 16-18, 1993 - Stony Brook
April 16-19, 1993 - Niagara Falls
October 1-3, 1993 - Niagara Falls
North Carolina:
none listed at this time
North Dakota:
none listed at this time
Ohio:
March 19-21, 1993 - Dayton
April 23-25, 1993 - Columbus
Oklahoma:
November 20-22, 1992 - Oklahoma City
February 5-7, 1993 - Oklahoma City
Oregon:
November 20-22, 1992 - Portland
Pennsylvania:
November 13-15, 1992 - Philadelphia
February 12-15, 1993 - Pittsburgh
Rhode Island:
none listed at this time
South Carolina:
April 1-4, 1993 - Greenville
South Dakota:
none listed at this time
Tennessee:
January 15-17, 1993 - Chattanooga
March 26-28, 1993 - Memphis
May 14-16, 1993 - Nashville
June 11-13, 1993 - Knoxville
Texas:
November 27-29, 1993 - Houston
February 5-7, 1993 - Dallas
April 16-18, 1993 - Houston
June 18-20, 1993 - Dallas
Utah:
February 10-13, 1993 - Provo
Vermont:
none listed at this time
Virginia:
November 13-15, 1992 - Virginia Beach
January 1-3, 1993 - Arlington
Washington:
January 15-17, 1993 - Seattle
February 20-21, 1993 - Seattle
February 26-28, 1993 - Richland
March 25-28, 1993 - Bellevue
July 2-5, 1993 - Bellevue
Washington, D.C.: (also see Virginia and Maryland)
May 28-31, 1993 - Washington D.C.
August 5-8, 1994 - Washington D.C.
West Virginia:
none listed at this time
Wisconsin:
March 5-7, 1993 - Madison
May 21-23, 1993 - Madison
Wyoming:
none listed at this time
WALES
none listed at this time
YUGOSLAVIA
none listed at this time
CONVENTION LISTINGS BY DATES
November 13-15, 1992 (Georgia)
PHENOMICON '92. Castlegate Hotel & Conference Center, Atlanta, GA; rms
$55. Guests: William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, more. Emphasis on UFOs,
conspiracies, weirdness. Memb: $25. Info: Phenomicon '92, Box 12141,
Atlanta GA 30355-2141.
November 13-15, 1992 (Pennsylvania)
PHILCON '92. Adam's Mark Hotel, City Avenue & Monument Road,
Philadelphia PA; rms $98/$105/$112/$120. GoH: Greg Bear; AGoH: Boris
Vallejo; Filk GoH: Tom Smith; SGoHs: Pamela Sargent, Ray Harryhausen.
Memb: $30 (children under 6 free, 6-12 $15). Info: Philcon '92, P.O.
Box 8303, Philadelphia, PA 19101; (609)764-8294.
November 13-15, 1992 (Virginia)
SCI-CON 14. Holiday Inn Executive Center, Greenwich Road, Virginia Beach
VA; rms $58 sngl/dbl; (804)499-4400. GoH: Elizabeth Scarborough; AGoH:
Don Maitz; SGoH: Janny Wurts, Frank & Laura Kelly Freas; FGoHs: Steve &
Elaine Stiles; Gaming GoH: Frank Chadwick. Memb: $25. Info: Sci-Con
14, Box 9434, Hampton VA 23670.
November 20-22, 1992 (Oklahoma)
SOONERCON 8. Central Plaza Hotel, 112 South M.L. King, Oklahoma City,
OK; rms $40 by 11/1/92; (800)233-2219. GoHs: L. Sprague de Camp,
Catherine Cook de Camp; AGoH: Frank Kelly-Freas; TM: Mark Schulzinger;
Filk GoH: Juanita Coulson; FGoH: Martha Beck; SGoH: Wilson "Bob" Tucker.
Memb: At least $22 at door. Info: Soonercon 8, Box 1701, Bethany OK
73008; (405)634-5442.
November 20-22, 1992 (Oregon)
ORYCON 14. Red Lion/Columbia River, Portland OR; rms $61. GoH: Esther
Friesner; AGoH: James Warhola; FGoH: Steve Forty; SGoH: Peter S. Beagle.
Memb: $25 (children 5 and under free, 6-12 half price). Info: OryCon
14, Box 5703, Portland OR 97228; (503)283-0802;
74007.3342@compuserv.com.
November 27-29, 1992 (California, Northern)
SILICON '92. Santa Clara Westin Hotel, Santa Clara CA. GoH: Robert
Jordan; AGoH: Richard Hescox; FGoH: Michelle Sagara; TM: James P.
Blaylock. Memb: $30. Info: Silicon '92, Box 8029, San Jose CA
95155-8612; (408)977-0562.
November 27-29, 1992 (California, Southern)
LOSCON 19. Airport Marriott, Los Angeles CA; rms $73 sng/dbl. GoH:
Barbara Hambly; EGoH: David Hartwell; FGoH: Mike Glyer; AGoH: Don Maitz.
Memb: $35. Info: LASFS, 11513 Burbank Blvd., N. Hollywood CA 91601;
(213)772-1511.
November 27-29, 1992 (Illinois)
VISIONS '92. Ramada Hotel O'Hare, 6600 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont IL
60018; (708)827-5131; rms $59 for one bed, $69 for two. British SF and
Fantasy media con focusing on Blake's 7, Doctor Who, Red Dwarf, etc.
Guests: Colin Baker, Bill Baggs, Jeremy Bentham, Nicola Bryant, Jan
Chappell, Craig Charles, Frank Conniff, Nickolas Grace, Robert
Llewellyn, John Peel, Michael Praed. Memb: $55 3-day, $45 2-day, $35
1-day. Info: Her Majesty's Entertainment, Ltd., P.O. Box 1202, Highland
Park, IL 60035-1202; 1-708-405-WHO1; email: 70674.2434@compuserve.com or
70662.3256@compuserve.com.
November 27-29, 1992 (Maryland)
DARKOVER GRAND COUNCIL MEETING '92. Holiday Inn, Timonium MD; rms $59.
GoH: Janet Kagan; AGoH: Rillan MacDhai; SGoHS: Marion Zimmer Bradley,
Katherine Kurtz. Emphasis on Marion Zimmer Bradley's "Darkover" books.
Memb: $28. Info: Darkover Grand Council Meeting, Armida Council, Box
7203, Silver Spring, MD 20907; (202)737-4609 (before 11pm).
November 27-29, 1992 (Texas)
CONTEX X. Hilton SW, Houston TX. GoH: James P. Hogan. SGoH; G. Harry
Stine. Memb: $18. Info: Contex X, c/o Friends of Fandom, Box 266966,
Houston, TX 77207-6966.
November 27-29, 1992 (Netherlands)
HILLCON III/BENELUXCON 18. Atlanta Hotel, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Dfl
125 sngl, Dfl 150 twin (One night deposit required). GoHs: Terry
Pratchett, Peter Schaap, Tad Williams; FGoHs: Johan-Martijn Flaton, Jo
Thomas. Memb: DFl 65, Dfl 20 for visitors from Eastern Europe, Dfl 20
for children 4-12. Info: Hillcon III, Bijltjespad 52, 1018 KJ Amsterdam,
Netherlands; email: richardv@solist.htsa.ah.nl.
December 11-13, 1992 (Louisiana)
SMOFCON 9. Doubletree Hotel, New Orleans LA; rms $69 sngl/dbl, $74
tpl/quad. Convention for convention organizers. Info: William Jensen,
8331 Donoghue St., New Carrollton MD 20784.
December 18-20, 1992 (California, Northern)
SPACECON WEST. The Chateau Hotel, Napan, CA; (707)253-9300. Relaxacon
commemorating the 20th anniversary of the flight of Apollo 17. Memb:
$15 until 12/1/92, $20 after. Info: SpaceCon West, c/o Michael Wallis,
100 El Camino Real W, #56, Mountain View, CA 94040.
**** 1 9 9 3 ****
January 1-3, 1993 (Virginia)
EVECON 10. Doubletree Inn, 300 Army Navy Drive, Crystal City
(Arlington) VA. 24 hour gaming, 24 hour video room, costumes, 2
live-action role-playing games, Saturday dance, more. Memb: $20 until
12/12/92, $25 after. Info: Evecon 10, c/o FanTek, 1607 Thomas Rd., Ft.
Washington MD 20744; (301)292-5231 (before 10pm Eastern); (301)203-9582
(comupter).
January 8-10, 1993 (Florida)
TROPICON 11. Airport Holiday Inn, West Palm Beach, FL; rms $65;
(407)659-3880. GoH: Ramsey Campbell; Guests: Ben Bova, Richard Lee
Byers, Scott Ciencin, Hal Clement, Jack Haldeman II. Memb: $21 until
11/30/92, $25 after. Info: Tropicon 11, c/o SFSFS, Box 70143, Ft.
Lauderdale FL 33140;(407)435-9572.
January 15-17, 1993 (Massachusetts)
ARISIA '93. Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, Boston MA; $72 sngl/dbl,
$82 tpl/quad. GoH: Ellen Kushner; AGoHs: Charles Lang, Wendy Snow-Lang;
TM: Marty Gear. Memb: $30 until 12/1/92, $40 after. Info: Arisia,
Inc., 1 Kendall Square Suite 322, Cambridge, MA 02139.
January 15-17, 1993 (Tennessee)
CHATTACON 18. Read House, Chattanooga TN. GoHs: Glen Cook, David
Gerrold; AGoH: TBA; SGoH: David&Lori Deitrick; TM: Brad Strickland.
Memb: $18 until 11/18/92, $25 until 1/1/93, $30 after. Info: Chattacon
18, Box 23908, Chattanooga TN 37422.
January 15-17, 1993 (Washington)
RUSTYCON 10. SeaTac Radisson Hotel, Seattle, WA. GoH: Roger Zelazny;
AGoH: Phil Foglio; FGoH: Greg Cox; SGoH: John G. Cramer. Memb: $30
until 12/31/92, $35 after. Info: RustyCon 10, P.O. Box 84291, Seattle,
WA 98124-5591.
January 16-19, 1993 (California, Northern)
MAKING ORBIT '93. Berkeley Marina Marriott, 200 Marina Boulevard,
Berkeley, CA 94710; (510)548-7944. Convention for people interested in
space technology presented by the Space Access Society. Guests: Max
Hunter, Jerry Pournelle, Larry Niven, G. Harry Stine, Gary Hudson,
Jordin Kare, Steve Hoeser, Jim Ransom, Tim Kyger, Art Bozlee, J.P. Del
Fevero, more. Memb: $35 until 12/31/92, $40 after. Info: Making Orbit
'93, 909 Marina Village Parkway #237, Alameda, CA 94501; (408)321-0154.
January 22-24, 1993 (Michigan)
TRANSCENDENTAL CONFUSIOON. Days Hotel, Southfield, MI; rms $55. GoH:
Fred Saberhagen; AGoH: Randy Asplund-Faith; FGoHs: Roger & Pat Sims; TM:
Jodie Offutt. Memb: $22 until 1/1/93, $25 after (checks to
AASFA/ConFusion). Info: Confusion, Box 8284, Ann Arbor, MI 48107.
January 29-February 1, 1993 (Australia, Victoria)
RADICON. Radisson President Hotel, Melbourne, Australia. Guests: Bjo &
John Trimble, other media guests. Convention also is a benefit
convention for the Red Cross. Memb: A$140 until 1/22/93, A$29
supporting. Info: Radicon, c/o Christopher Ballis, Box 322, Bentleigh
3204, Australia; phone 011-61-3-557-7088.
February 5-7, 1993 (Oklahoma)
PSUREALCON '93. Oklahoma City, OK. Info: Psurealcon '93, Box 2069,
Norman OK 73070.
February 5-7, 1993 (Texas)
CONNIPTION '93. Dallas, TX. Guests: TBA. Info: Conniption '93, PO Box
260912, Plano TX 75026-0912.
February 10-13, 1993 (Utah)
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE & EVERYTHING 11. Brigham Young University, Provo,
UT. GoHs: Orson Scott Card, Barbara Hambly, Kevin J. Anderson; SGoHs:
Dave Wolverton, M. Shayne Bell, Michaelene Pendleton. Memb: $10. Info:
Life, the Universe & Everything 11, 3163 JKHB, Brigham Young Univ.,
Provo UT 84602.
February 12-14, 1993 (Alabama)
CONTINUITY '93. Parliament House, Birmingham AL. GoH; Joe Haldeman.
Info: Continuity, c/o 620 80th Place S., Birmingham AL 35206;
(205)836-6460.
February 12-15, 1993 (Pennsylvania)
COSTUMECON 11. Sheraton, Station Square, Pittsburgh PA. Costumer's
convention. Memb: $55. Discounts to members of International
Costumer's Guild. Info: Costumecon 11, 200 N. Homewood Ave., Pittsburgh
PA 15208; (412)242-8837.
February 19-21, 1993 (Massachusetts)
BOSKONE XXX. Sheraton Tara, Rte 9 at Exit 12 on the Mass. Pike,
Framingham, MA; rms $84 sngl, $86 others, parking free; (508)879-7200.
GoH: Joe Haldeman; AGoH: Tom Kidd; SGoH: Beth Meacham. Boskone returns
to the Greater Boston area - come celebrate the craft and community of
SF. Memb: $29 until 1/17/93, $40 after. Info: NESFA, Box 809,
Framingham, MA 01701-0203.
February 20-21, 1993 (Washington)
BLOODCON 1. Executive Inn, Seattle WA. Memb: $15 until 1/30/93, $18
after. Info: BLOODCON 1, 540-C NE Northgate, suite 236, Seattle, WA
98125.
February 26-28, 1993 (California, Northern)
POTLACH II. Shattuck Hotel/Berkeley Convention Center, Berkeley, CA.
Literary sf conference. Memb: $30; $10 supporting. Info: Potlach II,
c/o Spike Parsons, Box 20132, Castro Valley CA 94546; (510)658-7176.
February 26-28, 1993 (California, Southern)
GALLIFREY ONE GOES FORTH. Airport Hilton, Burbank, CA; rms $69
sngl/dbl. GoH: John Levene; TM: Larry Stewart. Emphasis on British
media. Memb: $40 until 2/1/93, $45 after. Info: P.O. Box 3021, N.
Hollywood, CA 91609.
February 26-28, 1993 (Florida)
HURRICON. Holiday Inn Beach Resort, Fort Walton Beach, FL; rms $45
quad, $75 suite. FGoH: Robert Neagle; Guests: George Alec Effinger,
Margaret Weis, Douglas Niles, Ray Aldridge, more. Memb: $25 until
1/31/93, $30 after. Info: Hurricon, Steven Earl Yoder, c/o Bards Tales
Book Shoppe, 109D Racetrack Road, Fort Walton Beach Fl 32547;
(904)862-7323.
February 26-28, 1993 (Kentucky)
UPPERSOUTHCLAVE 23. Park Mammoth Resort, Park City, KY; rms
$28/$38/$43/$48. GoH: Margaret Keifer. Memb: $15 until 2/5/93, $20
after. Info: UpperSouthClave 23, c/o Gary Robe, Box 3221, Kingsport TN
42135; (615)239-3106
February 26-28, 1993 (Washington)
RADCON IA. Shilo Inn and O'Callahan's Restaurant, Richland, WA. GoH:
John Dalmas; AGoH: Betsy Mott; FGoH: Jon Gustafson. Info: Edgar
Lincoln, 104 Comstock, Richland, WA 99352; (509)943-0845 (weeknights).
March 4-7, 1993 (Connecticut)
1993 WORLD HORROR CONVENTION. Sheraton, Stamford, CT; rms $87 sngl/dbl.
GoHs: Peter Straub, Les Daniels; AGoHs: J.K. Potter, Stephen Gervais;
TM: Stanley Wiater. Memb: $75. Info: World Horror Convention 1993, Box
191, Andover CT 06232.
March 5-7, 1993 (California, Southern)
CON-DOR #1. Town & Country Inn, 500 Hotel Circle, San Diego, CA 92108;
rms $69 sngl/dbl; (619)291-7131. GoHs: Octavia Butler, J. Michael
Straczynski. Memb: $25 until 2/15/93, $30 after (children under 12
accompanied by parent - free). Info: Con-Dor, PO Box 15771, San Diego,
CA 92175.
March 5-7, 1993 (Missouri)
CONFLATION. Radisson, Clayton, MO. GoHs: Victor Milan, Mike Weaver.
Adults Only. Memb: $15 until 1/15/93, #20 after. Info: ConFlation, c/o
Bibbi Wilt, 5138-B Old LeMay Ferry Rd., Imperial MO 63052;
(314)287-3825.
March 5-7, 1993 (New York)
ASTRONOMICON 2. Radisson Inn, Rochester, NY 14623; rms $60 sngl/dbl;
(716)475-1910. GoH: Michael Swanwick; AGoH: Phil Foglio; SGoH: The
Gunderson Corp. Memb: $20 until 2/1/93, $25 after. Info: Rochester
Fantasy Fans, P.O. Box 1701, Rochester, NY 14603-1701; (716)342-4697.
March 5-7, 1993 (Wisconsin)
WISCON 17. Concourse Hotel, Madison, WI. GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold;
EGoH: Kristine Kathryn Rusch. SF convention; Tiptree Memorial Award
Ceremony. Memb: $18 until 2/21/93, $30 after. Info: Wiscon 17, Box
1624, Madison WI 53701; (608)231-2324.
March 5-7, 1993 (Canada, Nova Scotia)
WOLFCON VI. Old Orchard Inn, Wolfville, NS, Canada. GoH: Gordon R.
Dickson. Memb: C$20 in advance, C$27 at door. Info: Wolfcon VI, Box
796, Wolfville, NS, B0p 1X0, Canada.
March 5-7, 1993 (England)
TREK DWARF. Swallow Hotel, Peterborough, UK. GoH: TBA. Memb: (limited
to 500). Info: Trek Dwarf, 47 Marsham, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough PE2
5RN, UK; (073)391-1797.
March 12-14, 1993 (Maryland)
INTERCON VIII. Baltimore, MD. Live-action Role-playing Events
sponsored by the Interactive Literature Foundation. Memb: $30 until
12/31/92, $35 until 3/1/93, $45 after (ILF members get $5 discount).
Info: Intercon VIII, Box 196, Merrifield, VA 22116-0196.
March 12-14, 1993 (Canada, Alberta)
S.T. CON 93. Ramada Hotel, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. GoHs: Ronald
Moore, Tanya Huff and Michelle Sagara. Memb: $25 until 3/11/93, $30
after. Info: "S.T. CON," 44 Scenic Road NW, Cagary, Alberta T3L 1B9,
Canada; (403) 239-4207.
March 17-21, 1993 (Florida)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FANTASTIC 14. Fort Lauderdale Airport
Hilton, Dania, FL. GoH: Ursula K. Le Guin. Memb: TBA. Info: IAFA,
College of Humanities, 500 NW 20th HU-50 B-9, Florida Atlantic U., Boca
Raton FL 33431; (717)532-1495.
March 19-21, 1993 (Florida)
CRACKERCON 2. Baymeadows Holiday Inn, Jacksonville, FL; rms $50;
(904)737-1700. GoH: Ben Bova; AGoH: Jeff Adams; SGoH: Walter Miller,
Jr. Memb: $15 until 11/15/92, $20 until 2/15/93, more after. Info:
CrackerCon 2, Box 8356, Jacksonville FL 32239; (904)737-1700.
March 19-21, 1993 (Kansas)
NEOCON 4. Hilton East, Wichita KS. GoH: Wilson Tucker, AGoH: W.J.
Hodgson; FGoH: Jim Satterfield. Memb: $12 until 1/1/93, $15 until
3/1/93, $18 after. Info: NeoCon 4, Box 48431, Wichita KS 67201;
(316)687-6424.
March 19-21, 1993 (New York)
LUNACON 36. Rye Town Hilton, Rye Brook, NY. GoH: Orson Scott Card;
AGoH: Barclay Shaw; Pub. GoH: Richard Curtis; FGoH: Alexis Gilliland.
Memb: $25 until 2/20/93, $35 after. Info: Lunacon 36, Box 338, New
York, NY 10150-0338.
March 19-21, 1993 (Ohio)
MILLENNICON -8. Stouffer's Center Plaza, Dayton OH; rms $65. GoH;
Roger MacBride Allen; FGoH: Maia Cowan. Memb: $20 until 2/1/93, $25
after. Info: Millennicon -8, Box 636, Dayton OH 45405; (513)294-1997.
March 25-28, 1993 (Washington)
NORWESCON 16. Bellevue Red Lion, Bellevue WA; rms $72 sngl/dbl, $82
tpl/quad. GoH: Betty Ballantine; AGoH: Janny Wurts; FGoH: Jane Hawkins;
SGoH: Anne McCaffrey; TM: Bonnie Baker. Memb: $35 until 3/1/93, $40
after. Info: Norwescon 16, c/o NWSFS, PO Box 24207, Seattle, WA 98124;
(206)248-2010.
March 26-28, 1993 (Iowa)
DEMICON IV. Des Moines' Howard Johnson, Des Moines, IA. GoH: Mickey
Zucker Reichert; AGoH: Erin McKee; FGoH: Mark Moore; TM: Rusty Hevelin.
Memb: $17 until 3/1/93; $25 after. Info: Demicon 4, PO Box 7572, Des
Moines, IA 50322-7572; (515) 270-1312.
March 26-28, 1993 (Tennessee)
MIDSOUTHCON 12. Airport Hotel, Memphis TN; rms $64. GoH: Alan Dean
Foster; AGoH: Carl Lundgren; FGoH: Wilson Tucker. Memb: $25 until
3/1/93, $30 after. Info: MidSouthCon, Box 22749, Memphis TN 38122.
April 1-4, 1993 (South Carolina)
MAGNUM OPUS CON 8. Greenville, S.C. Guests: Ben Bova, Melanie Rawn,
Robert Asprin, C.J. Cherryh, Jane Fancher, Brad Strickland. Info: MOC
8, PO Box 6585, Athens, GA 30604; (706)549-1533.
April 2-4, 1993 (Mississippi)
COASTCON 16. Holiday Inn Express, Biloxi MS; rms $51. GoHs: Timothy
Zahn, Lawrence Watt-Evans; AGoH: Keith Parkinson; FGoH; Mary Scott; TM:
Andrew Offutt. Memb: $15 until 12/1/92, $20 until 3/1/93, $25 after.
Info: Coastcon 16, Box 1423, Biloxi MS 39533; (601)864-6064.
April 2-4, 1993 (Nevada)
SILVERCON. Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, NV; rms $45 sngl, $60 dbl.
Guests: Poul Anderson, Julia Ecklar, William Rotsler, more. Memb: $25.
Info: Silvercon 2, Box 95941, Las Vegas NV 89193.
April 8-12, 1993 (Australia, Western)
SWANCON 18. Ascot Inn, Perth, Australia. GoH: Terry Pratchett; FGoH:
Craig Hilton. Australian National Con. Theme: Apocalypse. Memb: A$50;
A$20 supporting. Info: Swancon 18, Box 318, Nedlands 6009, Australia.
April 8-12, 1993 (England)
HELICON/EASTERCON '93. Hotel de France, St. Helier, Jersey, (Channel
Islands) UK. GoHs: John Brunner, George R.R. Martin; FGoH: Larry van
der Putte. Memb: L25/US$50 until 12/1/92, L28/US$60 until 4/1/93;
L13/US$26 supporting. Info: Eastercon '93, c/o 63 Drake Rd.,
Chessington, Surrey KT9 1LQ, UK.
April 9-11, 1993 (Maryland)
BALTICON 27. Marriott Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD; rms $78. GoH:
Allen Steele; AGoH: Don Maitz; Filk GoH: Leslie Fish. Memb: $25 until
3/13/92, $35 after (children under 6 free, children 6-12 half-price;
babysitting available if arranged in advance). Info: BSFS, Box 686,
Baltimore MD 21203-0686.
April 9-11, 1993 (Minnesota)
MINICON 28. Radisson Hotel South & Plaza Tower, 7800 Normandale
Boulevard, Bloomington, MN 55439-3145; rms $48 sngl/dbl/tpl/quad, $49
Cabana, $99 one-bedroom suite, $139 two-bedroom suite; (612)835-7800.
EGoH: Susan Allison; SGoH: Don Fitch; other Guests: TBA. Memb: $20
until 2/28/93, $50 after (children under 12 $10); $5 supporting. Info:
Minicon 28, P.O. Box 8297, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, MN 55408;
(612)338-4728.
April 16-18, 1993 (Georgia)
PHOENIXCON 8. Sheraton Century Center Hotel, Atlanta, GA; rms $65;
(404)325-0000. GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold; AGoH: Darryl Elliot; SGoHs:
Allen Steele, Tom Deitz; TM: Thomas Fuller; FGoH: Ed Kramer. Memb: $20
until 1/17/93, $25 until 4/1/93, $30 after. Info: Phoenixcon 8, PO Box
1513, Smyrna, Georgia 30081-1513; (404)578-8461 (Mike Dillson or Zanny
Leach).
April 16-18, 1993 (New York)
I-CON XII. SUNY, Stony Brook, Long Island, NY. Guests: Gregory
Benford, Edward Bryant, Craig Shaw Gardner. Memb: $22 until 12/31/92.
Info: I-Con, P.O. Box 550, Stony Brook, NY 11790.
April 16-19, 1993 (New York)
NOCON. Motor Inn, Niagara Falls NY; rms $48 sngl, $55 dbl. GoH:
Michelle Sagara. First annual NFSFA Relaxacon. Memb: $16 in advance,
$20 at door. I{nfo: NFSFA, Box 500, Bridge Station, Niagara Falls NY
14305.
April 16-18, 1993 (Texas)
CON-TROLL. Airport Hilton, 500 E N Belt, Houston, TX 77060; rms $65;
1-800-445-8667. GoHs: Larry Niven, Steven Barnes; Gaming GoH: Ed
Greenwood; AGoH: Dell Harris; Filk GoH: Judy Dugas; SGoH: Robert Neagle.
Memb: $20 until 1/15/93, $22 until 4/1/93, $25 after (children under 5 -
free, "kid in tow" half-price). Info: Con-Troll, P.O. Box 740969-1025,
Houston, TX 77274.
April 16-18, 1993 (England)
SMOFCON 10. Hotel de France, St. Helier, Jersey. First European venue
for the convention geared toward organizers of conventions. Memb:
L20/US$40(discount for Helicon members); L10/US$20 supporting. Info:
Smofcon 10, c/o 63 Drake Rd., Chessington, Surrey KT9 1LQ, UK.
April 23-25, 1993 (Ohio)
MARCON 28. Hyatt Regency at the Ohio Center, Columbus, Ohio. Memb: $22
until 12/31/92, $25 until 3/15/93, $28 after (children $20). Info:
Marcon 28, P.O. Box 211101, Columbus, OH 43211; (614)475-0158 or
(614)268-6322.
May 7-9, 1993 (Georgia)
MAGIC CARPET CON. Holiday Inn, Dalton, GA; rms $38. GoHs: Andre
Norton, Susan Shwartz. AGoH: Mike Poole; SGoH: Mary Hanson-Roberts; TM:
Steve Vance. Memb: $18 until 12/31/92, $20 until 5/6/93, $25 after.
Info: Magic Carpet Con, c/o Clara Miller, 1726 Threadmill Rd., Dalton,
GA 30720.
May 7-9. 1993 (Canada, Ontario)
FILKONTARIO 3. Holiday Inn, 2125 North Sheridan Way, Mississauga, ON,
L5K 1A3, Canada; rms C$78; (416)855-2000. Guests: Michael Longcor, John
Hall, Grant Millard, Clif Flynt, Dave Clement. Memb: C$25 until 4/1/93,
C$30 after. Info: Filkontario, 302 College Ave. W., Unit 20, Guelph,
Ontario, Canada N1G 1S8; Net: 75126.2744@compuserve.com.
May 14-16, 1993 (Florida)
OASIS 6. Altamonte Hilton, 350 S. North Lake Blvd., Altamonte Springs,
FL 32714; rms $63; (407)830-1985. GoH: Connie Willis; AGoH: Michael
Whelan; Guests: Ben Bova, Joe & Gay Haldeman, Andre Norton, Ron
Walotsky, more. Memb: $18 until 1/31/93, $21 until 4/16/93, $24 after.
Info: OASFiS, P.O. Box 940992, Maitland, FL 32792-0992.
May 14-16, 1993 (Michigan)
STARGAZING CONTRAPTION. The Somerset Inn, Troy, MI; rms $70;
(313)643-7800. GoH: C.J. Cherryh; FGoH: Marty Burke. Memb: $15 until
3/15/93, $20 after. Info: Contraption, P.O. Box 2285, Ann Arbor, MI
48106; (313)261-3502.
May 14-16, 1993 (Tennessee)
KUBLA KHAN 21. Ramada Inn South, 737 Harding Pl. at Trousdale,
Nashville, TN 37211; rms $45. GoH: Allen Steele; MC: Andrew J. Offutt;
SGoH: Charles L. Fontenay; FGoHs: Dan Caldwell, John Hollis. Memb: $20
until 4/15/93, $30 after. Info: Kubla Khan 21, Ken Moore, 647 Devon
Dr., Nashville, TN 37220; (615)832-8402.
May 14-16, 1993 (Canada, Ontario)
CAN-CON '93. Delta Ottawa Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. GoHs: Karen
Wehrstein, Shirley meier, bink, Robert J. Sawyer, Greg Ioannou.
Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Literature. Memb: C$20
until 12/31/92, C$25 until 4/15/93, C$30 after. Info: Can-Con, Box 105,
Woodridge Crs., Nepean, Ont. Canada K2B 8G1; (613) 726-9097 (before 10pm
EST).
May 16-21, 1993 (Caribbean)
SEATREK '93. Star Trek oriented cruise abord the SS Britanis, leaving
from Miami, Florida and stopping at Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Grand Cayman
Island. Q&A sessions, panels, informal meetings with stars from Star Trek,
more. Star Trek guests to be announced in April - last year's guests
included Majel Barrett, William Campbell, Robin Curtis, John deLancie,
James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Eric Menyuk, Nichelle Nichols, Marina Sirtis,
Carel Struycken, George Takei, Wil Wheaton, and Grace Lee Whitney. Memb:
ranges from $745-$1250 per person all inclusive. Info: SeaTrek
Enterprises, 8306 Mills Drive, Box 198, Miami, FL 33183; (800)326-8735 or
(305)388-2890.
May 21-23, 1993 (Wisconsin)
CORFLU 10. Inn on the Park, Madison, WI. Convention for Fanzine fans.
Memb: $35 until 4/14/93, $40 after; $10 supporting. Info: Corflu 10,
Box 1624, Madison, WI 53701; (608)255-3396.
May 21-23, 1993 (Canada, Manitoba)
KEYCON 10. Marlborough Hotel, 331 Smith Street, Winnipeg, MB, Canada;
rms C$65 sngl/dbl, C$75 tpl/quad; (204)942-6411. GoH: Roger Zelazny;
SGoH: Fred Saberhagen; AGoH: Bob Eggleton. Memb: C$30 until 4/30/93,
C$40 after. Info: Keycon 10, Box 3178, Winnipeg MB, R3C 4E6, Canada.
May 28-31, 1993 (Washington D.C.)
DISCLAVE '93. Washington, D.C. GoH: Katherine Kurtz. Memb: $20 until
12/31/92, $25 until 4/30/93, $30 after. Info: Disclave '93, c/o John T.
Sapienza, Jr., Box 677, Washington DC 20044.
May 28-31, 1993 (Canada, British Columbia)
V-CON 20. Totem Residence, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
B.C., Canada. GoH: TBA; AGoH: Rob Alexander; TM: Michael Coney. Info:
V-Con 20, Box 48478, Bentall Centre, Vancouver BC V7X 1A2, Canada.
May 28-31, 1993 (England)
MEXICON 5. St. Nicholas Hotel, Scarborough, UK. GoHs: Norman Spinrad,
Pat Cardigan. Info: Mexicon 5, c/o Bernie Evans, 121 Cape Hill,
Smethwick, Warley, W. Midlands B66 4HS, UK.
June 3-5, 1993 (Germany)
HAMBURG PHANTASTIC '94/CON-COURSE '94/STARD '94. The Congress Center
Hamburg, Germany. The largest convention in Germany combining parts of
CON-COURSE '94 - the largest German Star Trek convention and STARD '94 -
Germany's biggest convention for gaming. Memb: all three conventions
for DM 58/L20/US$40 until 11/15/92. Info: Hamburg Phantastic 1994, Achim
Sturm, Woltersburger Muhlenweg 10, W-3110 Uelzen, Germany; phone:
(0581)4 34 60.
June 4-6, 1993 (Illinois)
DUCKON II. Lisle Hyatt, near Chicago IL. GoH: Leo Frankowski, AGoH:
Paul MacNerland; FGoHs: Bill Higgins, Barry Gehm. Memb: $20 until
5/1/93, $30 after. Info: Duckon, Box 4643, Wheaton IL 60189.
June 4-6, 1993 (Kentucky)
CONJURATION/DEEPSOUTHCON XXX. Executive Inn East, Louisville KY; rms
$57 sngl/dbl, $67 tpl/quad. GoHs: Emma Bull & Will Shetterly; AGoH:
Dawn Wilson; FGoH: Genny Dazzo; TM: Andrew J. Offutt. SF convention,
Masquerade, Art Show, Dealer's Room, more. Memb: $25. Info:
Conjuration/DSC '93, Box 5231, Louisville KY 40205.
June 4-6, 1993 (Canada, Ontario)
AD ASTRA 13. Sheraton Toronto East Hotel, Toronto, ON, Canada. GoH:
Anne McCaffrey; SGoH: Dave Duncan; AGoH: Robin Wood. Memb: C$26/US$22
until 5/15/93, C$32 after. Info: Ad Astra 13, Box 7276, St. A, Toronto,
ON, M5W 1X9, Canada.
June 11-13, 1993 (Alabama)
MOBI-CON. Mobile, Alabama. GoH: Margaret Weis; Gaming GoH: David 'Zeb'
Cook. Info: Mobi-Con, Inc., P.O. Box 161257, Mobile, AL 36616.
June 11-13, 1993 (Tennessee)
MOUNTAINTREK '93. Hyatt Regency, Knoxville TN. GoH: Jean Lorrah; FGoH:
Roland Castle. Star Trek Convention. Memb: $25 in advance, $35 at
door; $5 supporting. Info: Mountaintrek '93, c/o 2116 Belle Terra Rd
#C, Knoxville TN 37923; (615)632-7497 (days), (615) 690-8595
(evenings/weekends).
June 11-13, 1993 (Sweden)
CONFUSE '93. Linkoping, Sweden. Sercon. Info: Confuse '93, c/o Carina
Bjorkland, Troskareg 53, Linkoping S-58330, Sweden.
June 17-20, 1993 (Nevada)
SCIENCE FICTION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION. Reno Flamingo Hilton, Reno, NV;
rms $80; (800)648-4882 (be sure to mention UNR's SFRA Conference). GoH:
Poul Anderson. Other Possible Guests: Robert Silverberg, Lisa Mason,
Tom Maddox, Timothy Leary, Joan Slonczewski, Rudy Rucker, Frederik Pohl,
Jack Williamson, Pat Murphy, Elizabeth Lynn, Karen Haber, Robert
Reginald, Charles Brown. Info: Milton T. Wolf, Getchell Library, UNR,
Reno, Nevada 89557-0044; (702)784-4577.
June 18-20, 1993 (Minnesota)
DIVERSICON 1993. Seville Plaza, 8151 Bridge Road, Bloomington MN 55437;
(612)830-1300, 1-800-860-7408 (inside Minnesota), 1-800-328-7947
(everywhere else); rms $44.94 king, $50.57 twin. GoHs: Eleanor Arnason,
A.C. Crispin. SGoH: Ruth Berman. Small, discussion-oriented
convention. Memb: $15 until 12/31/92 (children $10); $20 until 5/1/93
(Children $15); $25 after (Children $20); $5 supporting. Info:
Diversicon 1993, PO Box 8036, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, MN
55408; (612) 646-3852; (612) 825-9353; (612) 722-7577; email:
curt%guest.uucp@cs.umn.edu or tmcinroy@aol.com.
June 18-20, 1993 (Texas)
GALAXY FAIR '93. Sheraton Park Central, Dallas TX; rms $66. Memb: $15
until 1/30/93, $20 until 4/1/93, $25 until 6/17/93, $30 after. Info:
Galaxy Fair '93, Box 150471, Arlington TX 76015; (817)467-0681.
July 2-4, 1993 (California, Northern)
ANIME EXPO. Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, CA. GoH: TBA. SF
Convention with emphasis on Japanese Anime. Memb: $30. Info: Society
for the Promotion of Japanese Animation, 2425 B. Channing Way, Suite
684, Burbank, CA 94704; email: shogun@sutro.sfsu.edu.
July 2-5, 1993 (Washington)
WESTERCON 46. Red Lion, Holiday Inn, & Hilton Hotels, Bellevue WA; rms
$85. GoH: Greg Bear; AGoH: George Barr; FGoHs: F.M. & Elinor Busby,
Wally Weber; TM: George Alec Effinger. Memb: $40 until 12/31/92, $45
until 5/31/93, $55 after; $20 supporting. Info: Westercon 46, Box
24292, Seattle WA 98124; (206)742-8943; email: wc46@kolvir.uucp,
72450.2374@compuserve.com.
July 9-11, 1993 (Massachusetts)
READERCON 6. Worcester Marriott, Worcester, MA. Guests: Brian Aldiss,
Judith Merrill. Memb: $23 until 7/1/93, $30 after. Info: Readercon, PO
Box 381246, Cambridge, MA 02238.
July 9-11, 1993 (Missouri)
ARCHON 17. Henry VIII Hotel & Inn, 4690 N. Lindbergh, St. Louis, MO
63044; (800) 325 - 1599 (outside MO), (800) 392-1600 (within MO), (314)
731-3040; rms: $68 sngl/quad, $78 Tower or Royal suite, $75 Honeymoon
suite. GoH: Howard Waldrop; AGoH: Carl Lundgren; FGoHs: Rich Cross, Tom
Seymour, J.D. Streett IV, Ted Smith; TM: Joe Haldeman. Multiple tracks
of panels, seminars, readings, Children's and Grand Masquerades, art
show and auction, dealers room, pool parties, gaming, children's
programming track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's reception/dance and
hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms plus Amateur Video Contest
(for info, write John Donigan, 7480 Rupert, St. Louis, MO 63117),
hospitality suite, more. Free Pizza Party With the Pro's on Sunday for
all volunteers who work 4 or more hours. Memb: $16 until 2/28/93, $19
until 5/31/93, $22 after. Info: Archon 17, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; (314) FAN-3026 (Rich or Michelle Zellich); email:
zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 16-18, 1993 (Georgia)
DRAGONCON '93. Atlanta Hilton and Towers, Atlanta, GA; rms $95
sngl/dbl, $125 tpl/quad; (404)659-2000. Guest: Robert Bloch, Ben Bova,
Terry Brooks, Nancy Collins, Roger Corman, Patricia Kennealy, Joe R.
Lansdale, Stan Lee, Keith Parkinson, Clifford Stoll, Charles N. Brown,
Steve Jackson, Brad Linaweaver, Julius Schwartz, Brad Strickland, many
more. Sf convention including Locus Magazine Awards, Costume contest,
Art SHow, Dealer's Room, Video Room, Film Previews, Writer's Workshop,
Medieval Combat Demonstrations, Dances, Role-Playing, more. Memb: $26
until 12/14/92, $30 until 3/14/93, $35 until 6/14/93, $40 after. Info:
Dragon Con '93, Box 47696, Atlanta, GA 30362-0696; (404)925-2813.
July 16-18, 1993 (Illinois)
GAYLAXICON V. Howard Johnson's O'Hare International, Chicago, IL; rms
$55 sngl/dbl. GoH: Mercedes Lackey; AGoHs: Larry Dixon, P.J. Alexander.
Memb: $15 until 12/31/92, $20 until 4/30/93, $25 until 6/30/93, $30
after; $15 supporting. Info: Gaylaxicon V, Box 608, Glen Ellyn IL
60187-0608.
July 23-25, 1993 (Wisonsin)
CONGENIAL V. Quality Inn South, Madison WI; rms $51. GoHs: Phylis
Eisenstein, Fred Levy-Haskell, Steven Brust. Memb: $20 until 7/4/93,
$25 after. Info: Congenial V, Box 44146, Madison WI 53744-4146.
July 30-August 2, 1993 (Minnesota)
MYTHCON XXIV. Minneapolis East Bank campus of the University of
Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN. GoHs: Jane Yolen, Carol
Kendall; Keynote Speaker: Jack Zipes. Theme: Children's fantasy. Memb:
$40 until 12/31/92, $45 until 5/31/93, $50 after. Info: The Mythcon
XXIV Committee, Attn: Joan Verba, Corresponding Entity, PO Box 1363,
Minnetonka, MN 55345; (612) 292-8887 (David or Jo Ann); Internet:
d-lene@vm1.spcs.umn.edu; Bitnet: d-lena@uminn1.bitnet.
August 6-8, 1993 (Norway)
NORWAY NATIONAL CON. Oslo, Norway. Info: Norway National Con '93, Box
121, Vinderen, Oslo 3, N-0319, Norway.
August 19-22, 1993 (California, Southern)
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON. San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA.
Guests: Roger Zelazny, Michael Whelan, Robert Williams, Murphy Anderson,
Jerry Scott, Rick Kirkman, Charles Vess, more. Hundreds of writers,
artists, and others from comics, sf/fantasy, animation, films, tv; art
show; dealer's room; gaming; masquerade; Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive;
filking; more. Memb: $35 (children 7-16 $17.50) until 4/15/93, $40
(children and seniors $20) until 7/10/93, $50 ($25 for children and
seniors) after. Info: Comic-Con, P.O. Box 128458, San Diego, CA 92112;
(619)685-8118.
August 20-22, 1993 (Massachusetts)
NECRONOMICON: THE CTHULHU MYTHOS CON. Sheraton Tara & Resort, Danvers
MA; $80 sngl/dbl + $15 per additional person. GoH: Robert Bloch; AGoH:
Gahan Wilson. Memb: $30 until 5/31/93, $40 after. Info: Necronomicon,
Box 1320, Back Bay Annex, Boston MA 02117.
August 28-29, 1993 (France)
FRANCE NATIONAL CONN 20. PTT Centre Culturel de la Source, Orleans,
France. GoHs: TBA (all female). Info: France National Con 20, c/o
Danielle Martignol, 1 rue Gabrielle-Jaillard, Bondoufle F-91070, France.
August 29-30, 1993 (California, Northern)
COMEX '93. Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA. Guests: John Skipp, Craig
Spector, other media guests. Memb: $9/day, $15/weekend, at door. Info:
Comex, Box 20392, El Sobrante CA 94820-0392; (510)222-8663.
September 2-6, 1993 (California, Northern)
CONFRANCISCO/WORLDCON 51. ANA (Le Meridien), Nikko, Hilton, and Parc 55
Hotels and Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA. GoH: Larry
Niven; AGoH: Alicia Austin; FGoHs: Tom Digby, jan howard finder (AKA
Wombat); TM: Guy Gavriel Kay; Dead GoH: Mark Twain. Memb: $95 until
12/31/92, $110 until 3/31/93, $125 until 7/16/93 (children under 8 free,
$30 7-12, over 12 adult prices); $25 supporting. Info: ConFrancisco,
712 Bancroft Road, Suite 1993, Walnut Creek, CA 94598; (510)945-1993;
Net: confrancisco@tgv.com.
October 1-3, 1993 (New York)
CONTRADICTION 13. Niagara Falls, NY. Info: Contradiction 13, Box 2043,
Niagara Falls, NY 14301; (716)285-2290.
October 28-31, 1993 (Minnesota)
WORLD FANTASY CON 1993. Radisoon Hotel South, Minneapolis MN. GoHs:
Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny, John Crowley; AGoH: Tom Canty; TM: Neil
Gaiman. Memb: TBA. Info: World Fantasy Convention 1993, Box 2128, Loop
St. Stn., Minneapolis MN 55402.
November 26-28, 1993 (California, Southern)
LOSCON 20. Los Angeles CA. Info: Loscon 20, c/o LASFS, 11513 Burbank
Blvd., N. Hollywood CA 91601; (818)767-9234.
**** 1 9 9 4 A N D B E Y O N D ****
July 8-10, 1994 (Missouri)
ARCHON 18. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 18, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
August 5-8, 1994 (Washington D.C.)
MYTHCON XXV. American University, Washington D.C. GoH: Madeleine
L'Engle; Scholar GoH: Verlyn Flieger; AGoH: Judith Mitchell. Memb: $45
in advance, $55 at door (checks to Mythcon). Info: Mythcon, c/o Irv
Koch, 5465 N. Morgan St. #106, Alexandria VA 22312.
September 1-5, 1994 (Canada, Manitoba)
CONADIAN/WORLDCON 52. Winnipeg Convention Centre, Canada. GoH: Anne
McCaffrey; AGoH: George Barr; TM: Barry B. Longyear; FGoH: Robert Runte.
Memb: $75/C$85 until 12/31/92; $85/C$95 until 9/30/93 (children 12 and
under $30/C$35); $25/C$30 supporting. Info: Conadian, PO Box 2430,
Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3C 4A7.
October 28-30, 1994 (Louisiana)
1994 WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION. New Orleans, LA. Info: World Fantasy
Con 1994, Box 791302, New Orleans LA 70179; (504)769-3766.
July 7-9, 1995 (Missouri)
ARCHON 19. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 19, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 12-16, 1995 (Georgia)
DRAGONCON/NASFiC '95. Atlanta, GA. Info: NASFiC '95/DragonCon, Box
47696, Atlanta GA 30362.
August 24-28, 1995 (Scotland)
INTERSECTION/53rd WORLDCON. Moat House International Hotel and Scottish
Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland. GoHs: Samuel R.
Delany; Gerry Anderson. Memb: $65/L40 until 12/31/92, $25/L15
supporting. Info: US address: Worldcon '95, c/o Theresa Renner, Box
15430 Washington DC 20003-0430; UK address: Worldcon '95 c/o Bernie
Evans, 121 Cape Hill, Smethwick, Warley, West Midlands B66 4SH, UK.
July 12-14, 1996 (Missouri)
ARCHON 20. St. Louis, MO. 20th Anniversary con. Guests: TBA. Panels,
seminars, readings, children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction,
dealers room, pool party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri.
night meet-the-pro's reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour
video rooms, hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 20, P.O. Box 50125,
Clayton, MO 63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm
weekdays, after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 11-13, 1997 (Missouri)
ARCHON 21. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 21, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 10-12, 1998 (Missouri)
ARCHON 22. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 22, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 9-11, 1999 (Missouri)
ARCHON 23. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 23, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 7-9, 2000 (Missouri)
ARCHON 24. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 24, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 13-15, 2001 (Missouri)
ARCHON 25. St. Louis, MO. 25th Anniversary con. Guests: TBA. Panels,
seminars, readings, children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction,
dealers room, pool party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri.
night meet-the-pro's reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour
video rooms, hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 25, P.O. Box 50125,
Clayton, MO 63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm
weekdays, after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
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Subject: Latest Convention Listings
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The following events are drawn from a multitude of sources, each prone to
typos (not to mention my own), and places and dates have a way of changing
suddenly, so be sure to check with the convention committees before making
final plans. A SASE should be included in all inquiries to convention
committees. If you want to correct any errors, or submit additional
information, please contact me.
This file was last updated on January 10, 1993. The listings begin with
January 15, 1993 conventions.
ACRONYMS USED IN THIS LIST:
AGoH - Artist Guest of Honor CGoH - Comics Guest of Honor
EGoH - Editor Guest of Honor FGoH - Fan Guest of Honor
FRP - Fantasy Role Playing GGoH - Gaming Guest of Honor
GoH - Guest of Honor MC - Master of Ceremonies
SASE - Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope (also seen as SSAE)
SGoH - Special Guest of Honor TBA - To Be Announced
TM - Toast Master WGoH - Writer Guest of Honor
MONETARY ABBREVIATIONS
A - Australian Dollars BF - Belgian Francs
C - Canadian Dollars DM - Deutsche marks
FF - French Francs DFl - Guilders (Netherlands)
L - British Pounds SEK - Kronor (Sweden)
Y - Yen
GEOGRAPHIC CROSS-REFERENCE TO DATES
ANTARCTICA
none listed at this time
AUSTRALIA
Australia Capital Territory:
none listed at this time
New South Wales:
none listed at this time
Queensland:
none listed at this time
South Australia:
none listed at this tim
Victoria:
January 29 - February 1, 1993 - Melbourne
April 1-4, 1994 - Melbourne
Western Australia:
April 8-12, 1993 - Perth
BELGIUM
none listed at this time
BRAZIL
none listed at this time
BULGARIA
none listed at this time
CANADA
Alberta:
March 12-14, 1993 - Calgary
July 16-18, 1993 - Calgary
British Columbia:
May 28-31, 1993 - Vancouver
October 1-3, 1993 - Victoria
Manitoba:
May 21-23, 1993 - Winnipeg
September 1-5, 1994 - Winnipeg
New Brunswick:
none listed at this time
Newfoundland:
none listed at this time
Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island:
March 5-7, 1993 - Wolfville
Ontario:
May 7-9, 1993 - Mississauga
May 14-16, 1993 - Ottawa
June 4-6, 1993 - Toronto
July 23-25, 1993 - Toronto
Quebec:
none listed at this time
Saskatchewan:
none listed at this time
Yukon & Northwest Territories:
none listed at this time
CARIBBEAN
May 16-21, 1993 - Caribbean Islands
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
none listed at this time
DENMARK
none listed at this time
ENGLAND (also see WALES, SCOTLAND, IRELAND)
March 5-7, 1993 - Peterborough
March 5-7, 1993 - Birmingham
April 8-12, 1993 - Jersey
April 16-18, 1993 - Jersey
May 28-31, 1993 - Scarborough
April 1-4, 1994 - Liverpool
FINLAND
August 7-8, 1993 - Helsinki
FRANCE
March 17-22, 1993 - Paris
August 28-29, 1993 - Orleans
GERMANY
June 3-5, 1993 - Hamburg
July 2-4, 1993 - Dusseldorf
HUNGARY
none listed at this time
ITALY (also see SAN MARINO)
none listed at this time
IRELAND
March 6-7, 1993 - Dublin
JAPAN
August 22-23, 1993 - Osaka
LITHUANIA
none listed at this time
NETHERLANDS
November 26-28, 1993 - Amsterdam
NEW ZEALAND
June 4-7, 1993 - Wellington
NORWAY
August 6-8, 1993 - Oslo
POLAND
none listed at this tim
SAN MARINO
none listed at this time
SCOTLAND
August 24-28, 1995 - Glasgow
SWEDEN
June 11-13, 1993 - Linkoping
August 13-15, 1993 - Stockholm
USA
Alabama:
February 12-14, 1993 - Birmingham
June 11-13, 1993 - Mobile
Alaska:
none listed at this time
Arizona:
none listed at this time
Arkansas:
April 3 - May 2, 1993 - Little Rock
California, Northern:
January 16-19, 1993 - Berkeley
February 26-28, 1993 - Berkeley
July 2-4, 1993 - Oakland
August 29-30, 1993 - San Jose
September 2-6, 1993 - San Francisco
California, Southern:
January 22-24, 1993 - Costa Mesa
February 26-28, 1993 - Burbank
March 5-7, 1993 - San Diego
August 14-15, 1993 - Nipomo
August 19-22, 1993 - San Diego
October 8-10, 1993 - Burbank
November 26-28, 1993 - Los Angeles
July 1-4, 1994 - Los Angeles
Colorado:
none listed at this time
Connecticut:
March 4-7, 1993 - Stamford
Delaware:
none listed at this time
Florida:
February 26-28, 1993 - Fort Walton Beach
March 17-21, 1993 - Fort Lauderdale
March 19-21, 1993 - Jacksonville
May 14-16, 1993 - Altamonte Springs
Georgia:
April 16-18, 1993 - Atlanta
May 7-9, 1993 - Dalton
July 16-18, 1993 - Atlanta
July 13-16, 1995 - Atlanta
Hawaii:
none listed at this time
Idaho:
April 24-25, 1993 - Boise
Illinois:
June 4-6, 1993 - Chicago
July 16-18, 1993 - Chicago
Indiana:
July 2-4, 1993 - Indianapolis
Iowa:
March 26-28, 1993 - Des Moines
Kansas:
March 19-21, 1993 - Wichita
August 13-15, 1993 - Wichita
Kentucky:
February 26-28, 1993 - Park City
June 4-6, 1993 - Louisville
Louisiana:
April 16-18, 1993 - New Orleans
June 18-20, 1993 - New Orleans
October 28-30, 1994 - New Orleans
Maine:
none listed at this time
Maryland:
March 12-14, 1993 - Baltimore
April 9-11, 1993 - Hunt Valley
Massachusetts:
January 15-17, 1993 - Boston
February 19-21, 1993 - Framingham
July 9-11, 1993 - Worcester
August 20-22, 1993 - Danvers
Michigan:
January 22-24, 1993 - Southfield
May 14-16, 1993 - Troy
Minnesota:
April 9-11, 1993 - Bloomington
June 18-20, 1993 - Bloomington
July 30 - August 2, 1993 - Minneapolis
September 10-12, 1993 - St. Paul
October 28-31, 1993 - Minneapolis
Mississippi:
April 2-4, 1993 - Biloxi
Missouri:
January 15-17, 1993 - St. Louis
March 5-7, 1993 - Clayton
June 25-27, 1993 - St. Louis
July 8-10, 1994 - St. Louis
July 7-9, 1995 - St. Louis
July 12-14, 1996 - St. Louis
July 11-13, 1997 - St. Louis
July 10-12, 1998 - St. Louis
July 9-11, 1999 - St. Louis
July 7-9, 2000 - St. Louis
July 13-15, 2001 - St. Louis
Montana:
April 15-19, 1993 - Missoula
Nebraska:
none listed at this time
Nevada:
April 2-4, 1993 - Las Vegas
June 17-20, 1993 - Reno
New Hampshire:
none listed at this time
New Jersey:
none listed at this time
New Mexico:
none listed at this time
New York:
March 5-7, 1993 - Rochester
March 19-21, 1993 - Rye Brook
April 16-18, 1993 - Stony Brook
April 16-19, 1993 - Niagara Falls
October 1-3, 1993 - Niagara Falls
North Carolina:
none listed at this time
North Dakota:
none listed at this time
Ohio:
March 19-21, 1993 - Dayton
April 23-25, 1993 - Columbus
October 1-3, 1993 - Columbus
Oklahoma:
February 5-7, 1993 - Oklahoma City
June 4-6, 1993 - Oklahoma City
Oregon:
none listed at this time
Pennsylvania:
February 12-15, 1993 - Pittsburgh
Rhode Island:
none listed at this time
South Carolina:
April 1-4, 1993 - Greenville
South Dakota:
none listed at this time
Tennessee:
January 15-17, 1993 - Chattanooga
March 26-28, 1993 - Memphis
May 14-16, 1993 - Nashville
June 11-13, 1993 - Knoxville
October 8-10, 1993 - Knoxville
Texas:
February 5-7, 1993 - Dallas
April 16-18, 1993 - Houston
June 18-20, 1993 - Dallas
Utah:
February 10-13, 1993 - Provo
Vermont:
none listed at this time
Virginia:
February 19-21, 1993 - Staunton
April 10-12, 1993 - Blacksburg
Washington:
January 15-17, 1993 - Seattle
February 20-21, 1993 - Seattle
February 26-28, 1993 - Richland
March 25-28, 1993 - Bellevue
July 2-5, 1993 - Bellevue
Washington, D.C.: (also see Virginia and Maryland)
May 28-31, 1993 - Washington D.C.
August 5-8, 1994 - Washington D.C.
West Virginia:
none listed at this time
Wisconsin:
March 5-7, 1993 - Madison
May 21-23, 1993 - Madison
Wyoming:
none listed at this time
WALES
none listed at this time
YUGOSLAVIA
none listed at this time
CONVENTION LISTINGS BY DATES
January 15-17, 1993 (Massachusetts)
ARISIA '93. Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, Boston MA; $72 sngl/dbl,
$82 tpl/quad. GoH: Ellen Kushner; AGoHs: Charles Lang, Wendy Snow-Lang;
FGoH: Monty Wells; TM: Marty Gear. Multi-media con with panels,
Masquerade, Regency Dance, filking, gaming, film/videos, Art Show, etc.
Memb: $40. Info: Arisia, Inc., 1 Kendall Square Suite 322, Cambridge,
MA 02139. Computer bulletin board: (617)364-1576.
January 15-17, 1993 (Missouri)
CZARKON 10. Holiday Inn Westport, St. Louis MO. GoH: Glen Cook; FGoH:
Jim Murray. Adults only convention. Memb: $22. Info: Czarkon 10, c/o
Nancy Edwards, 734 Westport Plaza #205, St. Louis MO 63146;
(818)791-4576.
January 15-17, 1993 (Tennessee)
CHATTACON 18. Read House, Chattanooga TN; rms $61, suites $81. GoHs:
Glen Cook, David Gerrold; AGoH: Larry Elmore; SGoH: Ben Bova; Regional
AGoH: David&Lori Deitrick; TM: Brad Strickland. Memb: $30. Info:
Chattacon 18, Box 23908, Chattanooga TN 37422.
January 15-17, 1993 (Washington)
RUSTYCON 10. SeaTac Radisson Hotel, Seattle, WA. GoH: Roger Zelazny;
AGoH: Phil Foglio; FGoH: Greg Cox; SGoH: Dr. John G. Cramer. Memb: $35.
Info: RustyCon 10, P.O. Box 84291, Seattle, WA 98124-5591.
January 16-19, 1993 (California, Northern)
MAKING ORBIT '93. Berkeley Marina Marriott, 200 Marina Boulevard,
Berkeley, CA 94710; (510)548-7920. Convention for people interested in
space technology presented by the Space Access Society. Guests: Max
Hunter, Jerry Pournelle, Larry Niven, G. Harry Stine, Gary Hudson,
Jordin Kare, Steve Hoeser, Jim Ransom, Tim Kyger, Art Bozlee, J.P. Del
Fevero, William Gaubatz, Rick Jurmain, more. Memb: $40. Info:
Making Orbit '93, 909 Marina Village Parkway #237, Alameda, CA 94501;
(408)321-0154.
January 22-24, 1993 (California, Southern)
CONFURENCE 4. Red Lion Hotel, Orange City Airport, Costa Mesa CA. GoH:
Larry Dixon, Mercedes Lackey, Ken Flethcher. Memb: $30. Info:
Confurence, Box 1958, Garden Grove CA 92642-1958; (714)530-1312.
January 22-24, 1993 (Michigan)
TRANSCENDENTAL CONFUSION. Days Hotel, Southfield, MI; (313) 557-4800;
rms $55. GoH: Fred Saberhagen; AGoH: Randy Asplund-Faith; FGoHs: Roger
& Pat Sims; TM: Jodie Offutt. Memb: $25 (checks to AASFA/ConFusion).
Info: Confusion, Box 8284, Ann Arbor, MI 48107.
January 29-February 1, 1993 (Australia, Victoria)
RADICON. Radisson President Hotel, Melbourne, Australia. Guests: Bjo &
John Trimble, other media guests. Convention also is a benefit
convention for the Red Cross. Memb: A$140 until 1/22/93, A$29
supporting. Info: Radicon, c/o Christopher Ballis, Box 322, Bentleigh
3204, Australia; phone 011-61-3-557-7088.
February 5-7, 1993 (Oklahoma)
PSUREALCON '93. Oklahoma City, OK. Info: Psurealcon '93, Box 2069,
Norman OK 73070.
February 5-7, 1993 (Texas)
CONNIPTION '93. Dallas, TX. Guests: TBA. Info: Conniption '93, PO Box
260912, Plano TX 75026-0912.
February 10-13, 1993 (Utah)
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE & EVERYTHING 11. Brigham Young University, Provo,
UT. GoHs: Orson Scott Card, Barbara Hambly, Kevin J. Anderson; SGoHs:
Dave Wolverton, M. Shayne Bell, Michaelene Pendleton. Memb: $10. Info:
Life, the Universe & Everything 11, 3163 JKHB, Brigham Young Univ.,
Provo UT 84602.
February 12-14, 1993 (Alabama)
CONTINUITY '93. Parliament House, Birmingham AL. GoH; Joe Haldeman.
Info: Continuity, c/o 620 80th Place S., Birmingham AL 35206;
(205)836-6460.
February 12-15, 1993 (Pennsylvania)
COSTUMECON 11. Sheraton, Station Square, Pittsburgh PA. Costumer's
convention. Memb: $55. Discounts to members of International
Costumer's Guild. Info: Costumecon 11, 200 N. Homewood Ave., Pittsburgh
PA 15208; (412)242-8837.
February 19-21, 1993 (Massachusetts)
BOSKONE XXX. Sheraton Tara, Rte 9 at Exit 12 on the Mass. Pike,
Framingham, MA; rms $84 sngl, $86 others, parking free; (508)879-7200.
GoH: Joe Haldeman; AGoH: Tom Kidd; SGoH: Beth Meacham. Boskone returns
to the Greater Boston area - come celebrate the craft and community of
SF. Memb: $29 until 1/17/93, $40 after. Info: NESFA, Box 809,
Framingham, MA 01701-0203; (617) 625-2311.
February 19-21, 1993 (Virginia)
SHEVACON. Ingleside Hotel & Resort, Staunton, VA. Info: Shevacon, c/o
The Dragon's Hoard, 15 E. Johnson, Staunton VA 24401.
February 20-21, 1993 (Washington)
BLOODCON 1. Executive Inn, Seattle WA. Memb: $15 until 1/30/93, $18
after. Info: BLOODCON 1, 540-C NE Northgate, suite 236, Seattle, WA
98125.
February 26-28, 1993 (California, Northern)
POTLACH II. Shattuck Hotel/Berkeley Convention Center, Berkeley, CA.
Literary sf conference. Memb: $30; $10 supporting. Info: Potlach II,
c/o Spike Parsons, Box 20132, Castro Valley CA 94546; (510)658-7176.
February 26-28, 1993 (California, Southern)
GALLIFREY ONE GOES FORTH. Airport Hilton, Burbank, CA; rms $69
sngl/dbl. GoH: John Levene; TM: Larry Stewart. Emphasis on British
media. Memb: $40 until 2/1/93, $45 after. Info: P.O. Box 3021, N.
Hollywood, CA 91609.
February 26-28, 1993 (Florida)
HURRICON. Holiday Inn Beach Resort, Fort Walton Beach, FL; rms $45
quad, $75 suite. FGoH: Robert Neagle; Guests: George Alec Effinger,
Margaret Weis, Douglas Niles, Ray Aldridge, more. Memb: $25 until
1/31/93, $30 after. Info: Hurricon, Steven Earl Yoder, c/o Bards Tales
Book Shoppe, 109D Racetrack Road, Fort Walton Beach Fl 32547;
(904)862-7323.
February 26-28, 1993 (Kentucky)
UPPERSOUTHCLAVE 23. Park Mammoth Resort, Park City, KY; rms
$28/$38/$43/$48. GoH: Margaret Keifer. Memb: $15 until 2/5/93, $20
after. Info: UpperSouthClave 23, c/o Gary Robe, Box 3221, Kingsport TN
42135; (615)239-3106
February 26-28, 1993 (Washington)
RADCON IA. Shilo Inn and O'Callahan's Restaurant, Richland, WA. GoH:
John Dalmas; AGoH: Betsy Mott; FGoH: Jon Gustafson. Info: Edgar
Lincoln, 104 Comstock, Richland, WA 99352; (509)943-0845 (weeknights).
March 4-7, 1993 (Connecticut)
1993 WORLD HORROR CONVENTION. Sheraton, Stamford, CT; rms $87 sngl/dbl.
GoHs: Peter Straub, Les Daniels; AGoHs: J.K. Potter, Stephen Gervais;
TM: Stanley Wiater. Memb: $75; $25 supporting. Info: World Horror
Convention 1993, Box 191, Andover CT 06232.
March 5-7, 1993 (California, Southern)
CON-DOR #1. Town & Country Inn, 500 Hotel Circle, San Diego, CA 92108;
rms $69 sngl/dbl; (619)291-7131. GoHs: Octavia Butler, J. Michael
Straczynski. Memb: $25 until 2/15/93, $30 after (children under 12
accompanied by parent - free). Info: Con-Dor, PO Box 15771, San Diego,
CA 92175.
March 5-7, 1993 (Missouri)
CONFLATION. Radisson, Clayton, MO. GoHs: Victor Milan, Mike Weaver.
Adults Only. Adults only convention. Memb: $15 until 1/15/93, $20
after. Info: ConFlation, c/o Bibbi Wilt, 5138-B Old LeMay Ferry Rd.,
Imperial MO 63052; (314)287-3825.
March 5-7, 1993 (New York)
ASTRONOMICON 2. Radisson Inn, Rochester, NY 14623; rms $60 sngl/dbl;
(716)475-1910. GoH: Michael Swanwick; AGoH: Phil Foglio; SGoH: The
Gunderson Corp.; guests: Nancy Kress, Nick Pollotta, John Allen Price,
Larry Stewart, Marcos Donnelly, S.M. Stirling, S.N. Lewitt. Memb: $20
until 2/1/93, $25 after. Info: Rochester Fantasy Fans, P.O. Box 1701,
Rochester, NY 14603-1701; (716)342-4697; email: dmk@mit.edu (David
Kushner).
March 5-7, 1993 (Wisconsin)
WISCON 17. Concourse Hotel, Madison, WI. GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold;
EGoH: Kristine Kathryn Rusch. SF convention; Tiptree Memorial Award
Ceremony. Memb: $18 until 2/21/93, $30 after. Info: Wiscon 17, Box
1624, Madison WI 53701; (608)231-2324.
March 5-7, 1993 (Canada, Nova Scotia)
WOLFCON VI. Old Orchard Inn, Wolfville, NS, Canada. GoH: Gordon R.
Dickson. Memb: C$20 in advance, C$27 at door. Info: Wolfcon VI, Box
796, Wolfville, NS, B0p 1X0, Canada.
March 5-7, 1993 (England)
TREK DWARF. Swallow Hotel, Peterborough, UK. GoH: TBA. Memb: (limited
to 500). Info: Trek Dwarf, 47 Marsham, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough PE2
5RN, UK; (073)391-1797.
March 5-7, 1993 (England)
MASQUE II. Birmingham, UK. British Costuming Convention. Memb: L20;
L7.50 supporting. Info: Maswue II, c/o Gytha North, 35 Iverley Road,
Halesowen, B63 3EP, UK.
March 6-7, 1993 (Ireland)
TIMEWARP. Grand Hotel, Malahide, Co. Dublin, Ireland; rms L36 sngl/L25
per person dbl. GoHs: Diane Duane, Peter Morwood. Other media guests.
Memb: L25; L10 Supporting. Info: Timewarp, 178 Woodfield, Scholarstown
Road, Dublin 16, Ireland.
March 12-14, 1993 (Maryland)
INTERCON VIII. Baltimore, MD. Live-action Role-playing Events
sponsored by the Interactive Literature Foundation. Memb: $30 until
12/31/92, $35 until 3/1/93, $45 after (ILF members get $5 discount).
Info: Intercon VIII, Box 196, Merrifield, VA 22116-0196.
March 12-14, 1993 (Canada, Alberta)
S.T. CON 93. Ramada Hotel, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. GoHs: Ronald
Moore, Tanya Huff and Michelle Sagara. Memb: $25 until 3/11/93, $30
after. Info: "S.T. CON," 44 Scenic Road NW, Cagary, Alberta T3L 1B9,
Canada; (403) 239-4207.
March 17-21, 1993 (Florida)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FANTASTIC 14. Fort Lauderdale Airport
Hilton, Dania, FL. GoH: Ursula K. Le Guin. Memb: TBA. Info: IAFA,
College of Humanities, 500 NW 20th HU-50 B-9, Florida Atlantic U., Boca
Raton FL 33431; (717)532-1495.
March 17-22, 1993 (France)
SALON DU LIVRE. Paris, France. Book fair. Info: Salon du Livre, 62
rue Miromesnil, 75008 Paris, France; 010-33-1-49-53-27-00.
March 19-21, 1993 (Florida)
CRACKERCON 2. Baymeadows Holiday Inn, Jacksonville, FL; rms $50;
(904)737-1700. GoH: Ben Bova; AGoH: Jeff Adams; SGoH: Walter Miller,
Jr.; MC: Rembert N. Parker. Memb: $20 until 2/15/93, more after. Info:
CrackerCon 2, Box 8356, Jacksonville FL 32239; (904)737-1700.
March 19-21, 1993 (Kansas)
NEOCON 4. Hilton East, Wichita KS. GoH: Wilson Tucker; AGoH: W.J.
Hodgson; FGoH: Jim Satterfield. Memb: $15 until 3/1/93, $18 after.
Info: NeoCon 4, Box 48431, Wichita KS 67201; (316)687-6424.
March 19-21, 1993 (New York)
LUNACON 36. Rye Town Hilton, 699 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, NY;
1-914-939-6300; rms $83 singl/$89 dlb/ $98 trpl/quad. NY area
convention including Art Show, Dealers Room, Regency Dance, Masquerade,
Filing, Films, Videos, Panels, more. GoH: Orson Scott
Card; AGoH: Barclay Shaw; Pub. GoH: Richard Curtis; FGoH: Alexis
Gilliland. Memb: $25 until 2/20/93, $35 after (children 5 and younger
admitted free). Info: Lunacon 36, Box 338, New York, NY 10150-0338;
email 73766.267@compuserve.com.
March 19-21, 1993 (Ohio)
MILLENNICON -8. Stouffer's Center Plaza, Fifth & Jefferson St., Dayton
OH 45402; (513)224-0800; rms $65. GoH; Roger MacBride Allen; FGoH: Maia
Cowan. Memb: $20 until 2/1/93, $25 after. Info: Millennicon -8, Box
636, Dayton OH 45405; (513)294-1997; email: usr6184a@cbos.uc.edu.
March 25-28, 1993 (Washington)
NORWESCON 16. Bellevue Red Lion, Bellevue WA; rms $72 sngl/dbl, $82
tpl/quad. GoH: Betty Ballantine; AGoH: Janny Wurts; FGoH: Jane Hawkins;
SGoH: Anne McCaffrey; TM: Bonnie Baker. Memb: $35 until 3/1/93, $40
after. Info: Norwescon 16, c/o NWSFS, PO Box 24207, Seattle, WA 98124;
(206)248-2010.
March 26-28, 1993 (Iowa)
DEMICON IV. Des Moines' Howard Johnson, Des Moines, IA. GoH: Mickey
Zucker Reichert; AGoH: Erin McKee; FGoH: Mark Moore; TM: Rusty Hevelin.
Memb: $17 until 3/1/93; $25 after. Info: Demicon 4, PO Box 7572, Des
Moines, IA 50322-7572; (515) 270-1312.
March 26-28, 1993 (Tennessee)
MIDSOUTHCON 12. Memphis Airport Hotel, (Airport exit off I-240 South
Loop) Memphis TN; rms $64 up to 4 people. GoH: Alan Dean Foster; AGoH:
Carl Lundgren; FGoH: Wilson Tucker. Memb: $25 until 3/1/93, $30 after
(children under 12 half-price). Info: MidSouthCon, Box 22749, Memphis
TN 38122; (901)274-7355.
April 1-4, 1993 (South Carolina)
MAGNUM OPUS CON 8. Hyatt, Greenville, S.C. Guests: Ben Bova, Melanie
Rawn, Robert Asprin, C.J. Cherryh, Jane Fancher, Brad Strickland. Info:
MOC 8, PO Box 6585, Athens, GA 30604; (404)549-1533.
April 2-4, 1993 (Mississippi)
COASTCON 16. Holiday Inn Express, Biloxi MS; rms $51. GoHs: Timothy
Zahn; FGoH: Lawrence Watt-Evans; AGoH: Keith Parkinson; Gaming GoH:
Michael Stackpole; TM: Andrew Offutt. Memb: $20 until 3/1/93, $25
after. Info: Coastcon 16, Box 1423, Biloxi MS 39533-1423;
(601)864-6064.
April 2-4, 1993 (Nevada)
SILVERCON. Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, NV; rms $45 sngl, $60 dbl.
Guests: Poul Anderson, Julia Ecklar, William Rotsler, more. Memb: $25.
Info: Silvercon 2, Box 95941, Las Vegas NV 89193.
April 8-12, 1993 (Australia, Western)
SWANCON 18. Ascot Inn, Perth, Australia. GoH: Terry Pratchett; FGoH:
Craig Hilton. Australian National Con. Theme: Apocalypse. Memb: A$50;
A$20 supporting. Info: Swancon 18, Box 318, Nedlands 6009, Australia.
April 8-12, 1993 (England)
HELICON/EASTERCON '93. Hotel de France, St. Helier, Jersey, (Channel
Islands) UK; rms L32 sngl, L25 per person dbl (includes buffet
breakfast). GoHs: John Brunner, George R.R. Martin; FGoH: Larry van der
Putte. Memb: L28/US$60 until 4/1/93; L13/US$26 supporting. Info:
Eastercon '93, c/o 63 Drake Rd., Chessington, Surrey KT9 1LQ, UK.
April 9-11, 1993 (Maryland)
BALTICON 27. Marriott Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley, MD; (410)785-7000;
rms $78. GoH: Allen Steele; AGoH: Don Maitz; Filk GoH: Leslie Fish.
Memb: $25 until 3/13/92, $35 after (children under 6 free, children 6-12
half-price; babysitting available if arranged in advance). Info:
Balticon 27, Box 686, Baltimore MD 21203-0686; email:
bsfs@access.digex.com or 76130.1401@compuserve.com.
April 9-11, 1993 (Minnesota)
MINICON 28. Radisson Hotel South & Plaza Tower, 7800 Normandale
Boulevard, Bloomington, MN 55439-3145; rms $48 sngl/dbl/tpl/quad, $49
Cabana, $99 one-bedroom suite, $139 two-bedroom suite; (612)835-7800.
EGoH: Susan Allison; SGoH: Don Fitch; other Guests: TBA. Memb: $20
until 2/28/93, $50 after (children under 12 $10); $5 supporting. Info:
Minicon 28, P.O. Box 8297, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis, MN 55408;
(612)338-4728.
April 10-12, 1993 (Virginia)
TECHNICON 10. Donaldson Brown Center for Continuing Education,
Blacksburg, VA; rms $46 sngl/$54 dbl. GoHs: TBA; FGoH; Scott Quirk.
Memb: $22 until 4/1/93, $24 after (discount for students). Info:
Technicon 10, c/o VTSFFC, P.O. Box 256, Blacksburg VA 24063;
(703)952-0572.
April 15-19, 1993 (Montana)
MISCON VIII. Village Red Lion, Missoula MT; rms $55 sngl/$65 dbl. GoH:
David Brin; AGoH: Mary Hanson-Roberts; SGoH: Ben Dunn. Memb: TBA.
Info: Miscon, P.O. Box 9363, Missoula MY 59807.
April 16-18, 1993 (Georgia)
PHOENIXCON 8. Sheraton Century Center Hotel, Atlanta, GA; rms $65;
(404)325-0000. GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold; AGoH: Darryl Elliot; SGoHs:
Allen Steele, Tom Deitz; TM: Thomas Fuller; FGoH: Ed Kramer. Memb: $20
until 1/17/93, $25 until 4/1/93, $30 after. Info: Phoenixcon 8, PO Box
1513, Smyrna, Georgia 30081-1513; (404)578-8461 (Mike Dillson or Zanny
Leach).
April 16-18, 1993 (Louisiana)
1993 Nebula Awards Weekend. Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, New Orleans, LA.
Info: Chuq Von Rospach, Nebula Awards Administrator, 35111-F Newark
Blvd., Suite 255, Newark CA 94560; (510)948-5394.
April 16-18, 1993 (New York)
I-CON XII. SUNY, Stony Brook, Long Island, NY. Guests: Gregory
Benford, Edward Bryant, Craig Shaw Gardner. Memb: TBA. Info: I-Con
XII, P.O. Box 550, Stony Brook, NY 11790.
April 16-19, 1993 (New York)
NOCON. Summit Motor Inn, Niagara Falls NY; rms $48 sngl/$55 dbl. GoH:
Michelle Sagara. First annual NFSFA Relaxacon. Memb: $16 in advance,
$20 at door. Info: NFSFA, Box 500, Bridge Station, Niagara Falls NY
14305.
April 16-18, 1993 (Texas)
CON-TROLL. Airport Hilton, 500 E N Belt, Houston, TX 77060; rms $65;
1-800-445-8667. GoHs: Larry Niven, Steven Barnes; Gaming GoH: Ed
Greenwood; AGoH: Dell Harris; Filk GoH: Judy Dugas; SGoH: Robert Neagle.
Memb: $20 until 1/15/93, $22 until 4/1/93, $25 after (children under 5 -
free, "kid in tow" half-price). Info: Con-Troll, P.O. Box 740969-1025,
Houston, TX 77274.
April 16-18, 1993 (England)
SMOFCON 10. Hotel de France, St. Helier, Jersey; rms L32 sngl, L25 per
person dbl (includes buffet breakfast). First European venue for the
convention geared toward organizers of conventions. Memb: L20/US$35 (L2
or $5 discount for Helicon members); L10/US$20 supporting. Info: UK
address: Smofcon 10, c/o 63 Drake Rd., Chessington, Surrey KT9 1LQ, UK;
US address: Smofcon 10, PO Box 453, Needham MA 02194-004; email:
timill@cix.compulink.co.uk.
April 23-25, 1993 (Ohio)
MARCON 28. Hyatt Regency at the Ohio Center, Columbus, Ohio; rms $82.
Guests: Mike Resnick, Jane Yolen, Lois McMaster Bujold, Julius Schwartz,
more. Memb: $25 until 3/15/93, $28 after (children $20). Info: Marcon
28, P.O. Box 211101, Columbus, OH 43211; (614)451-3154.
April 24-25, 1993 (Idaho)
BOISE FANTASY ARTS CONVENTION. Holiday Inn, Boise, ID. Guests: TBA.
Memb: $19 until 4/15/93, $22 after; $6 supporting. Info: Boise Fantasy
Arts Convention, P.O. Box 8602, Boise ID 83702.
April 30 - May 2, 1993 (Arkansas)
ROC-KON 17. Little Rock, AR. GoH: Suzette Haden Elgin; AGoH: Mary
Hanson-Roberts; FGoHs: Greg and Angela Bridges. Memb: $15 until
4/16/93, $20 after. Info: Roc-Kon 17, P.O. Box 24285, Little Rock AR
72221.
May 7-9, 1993 (Georgia)
MAGIC CARPET CON. Holiday Inn, Dalton, GA; rms $38. GoHs: Andre
Norton, Susan Shwartz. AGoH: Mike Poole; SGoH: Mary Hanson-Roberts; TM:
Steve Vance. Memb: $20 until 5/6/93, $25 after. Info: Magic Carpet
Con, c/o Clara Miller, 1726 Threadmill Rd., Dalton, GA 30720.
May 7-9. 1993 (Canada, Ontario)
FILKONTARIO 3. Holiday Inn, 2125 North Sheridan Way, Mississauga, ON,
L5K 1A3, Canada; rms C$78; (416)855-2000. Guests: Michael Longcor, John
Hall, Grant Millard, Clif Flynt, Dave Clement. Memb: C$25 until 4/1/93,
C$30 after. Info: Filkontario, 302 College Ave. W., Unit 20, Guelph,
Ontario, Canada N1G 1S8; Net: 75126.2744@compuserve.com.
May 14-16, 1993 (Florida)
OASIS 6. Altamonte Hilton, 350 S. North Lake Blvd., Altamonte Springs,
FL 32714; rms $63; (407)830-1985. GoH: Connie Willis; AGoH: Michael
Whelan; Guests: Ben Bova, Joe & Gay Haldeman, Andre Norton, Ron
Walotsky, more. Memb: $18 until 1/31/93, $21 until 4/16/93, $24 after.
Info: OASFiS, P.O. Box 940992, Maitland, FL 32792-0992.
May 14-16, 1993 (Michigan)
STARGAZING CONTRAPTION. The Somerset Inn, Troy, MI; rms $70;
(313)643-7800. GoH: C.J. Cherryh; FGoH: Marty Burke. Memb: $15 until
3/15/93, $20 after. Info: Contraption, P.O. Box 2285, Ann Arbor, MI
48106; (313)261-3502.
May 14-16, 1993 (Tennessee)
KUBLA KHAN 21. Ramada Inn South, 737 Harding Pl. at Trousdale,
Nashville, TN 37211; rms $45. GoH: Allen Steele; MC: Andrew J. Offutt;
SGoH: Charles L. Fontenay; FGoHs: Dan Caldwell, John Hollis. Memb: $20
until 4/15/93, $30 after. Info: Kubla Khan 21, Ken Moore, 647 Devon
Dr., Nashville, TN 37220; (615)832-8402.
May 14-16, 1993 (Canada, Ontario)
CAN-CON '93. Delta Ottawa Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. GoHs: Karen
Wehrstein, Shirley meier, Bink, Robert J. Sawyer, Greg Ioannou.
Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Literature. Memb: C$25
until 4/15/93, C$30 after. Info: Can-Con, Box 105, Woodridge Crs.,
Nepean, Ont. Canada K2B 8G1; (613) 726-9097 (before 10pm EST).
May 16-21, 1993 (Caribbean)
SEATREK '93. Star Trek oriented cruise abord the SS Britanis, leaving
from Miami, Florida and stopping at Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Grand Cayman
Island. Q&A sessions, panels, informal meetings with stars from Star Trek,
more. Star Trek guests to be announced in April - last year's guests
included Majel Barrett, William Campbell, Robin Curtis, John deLancie,
James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Eric Menyuk, Nichelle Nichols, Marina Sirtis,
Carel Struycken, George Takei, Wil Wheaton, and Grace Lee Whitney. Memb:
ranges from $745-$1250 per person all inclusive. Info: SeaTrek
Enterprises, 8306 Mills Drive, Box 198, Miami, FL 33183; (800)326-8735 or
(305)388-2890.
May 21-23, 1993 (Wisconsin)
CORFLU 10. Inn on the Park, Madison, WI. Convention for Fanzine fans.
Memb: $35 until 4/14/93, $40 after; $10 supporting. Info: Corflu 10,
Box 1624, Madison, WI 53701; (608)255-3396.
May 21-23, 1993 (Canada, Manitoba)
KEYCON 10. Marlborough Hotel, 331 Smith Street, Winnipeg, MB, Canada;
rms C$65 sngl/dbl, C$75 tpl/quad; (204)942-6411. GoH: Roger Zelazny;
SGoH: Fred Saberhagen; AGoH: Bob Eggleton. Memb: C$30 until 4/30/93,
C$40 after. Info: Keycon 10, Box 3178, Winnipeg MB, R3C 4E6, Canada.
May 28-31, 1993 (Washington D.C.)
DISCLAVE '93. Dulles Airport Marriott, Chantilly, VA (near Washington,
D.C.). GoH: Katherine Kurtz; AGoH: Patricia Davis. Memb: $25 until
4/30/93, $30 after. Info: Disclave '93, c/o John T. Sapienza, Jr., Box
677, Washington DC 20044.
May 28-31, 1993 (Canada, British Columbia)
V-CON 20. Totem Residence, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
B.C., Canada. GoH: TBA; AGoH: Rob Alexander; TM: Michael Coney. Info:
V-Con 20, Box 48478, Bentall Centre, Vancouver BC V7X 1A2, Canada.
May 28-31, 1993 (England)
MEXICON 5. St. Nicholas Hotel, Scarborough, UK. GoHs: Norman Spinrad,
Pat Cardigan. Info: Mexicon 5, c/o Bernie Evans, 121 Cape Hill,
Smethwick, Warley, W. Midlands B66 4HS, UK.
June 3-5, 1993 (Germany)
HAMBURG PHANTASTIC '94/CON-COURSE '94/STARD '94. The Congress Center
Hamburg, Germany. The largest convention in Germany combining parts of
CON-COURSE '94 - the largest German Star Trek convention and STARD '94 -
Germany's biggest convention for gaming. Info: Hamburg Phantastic 1994,
Achim Sturm, Woltersburger Muhlenweg 10, W-3110 Uelzen, Germany; phone:
(0581)4 34 60.
June 4-6, 1993 (Illinois)
DUCKON II. Lisle Hyatt, near Chicago IL; rms $62. GoH: Leo Frankowski,
AGoH: Paul MacNerland; Filk GoH; Lynn Fancher; FGoHs: Bill Higgins,
Barry Gehm. Memb: $20 until 4/1/93, $30 after. Info: Duckon, Box 4843,
Wheaton IL 60189; email: duckon@meltdown.chi.il.us.
June 4-6, 1993 (Kentucky)
CONJURATION/DEEPSOUTHCON XXX. Executive Inn East, Louisville KY; rms
$57 sngl/dbl, $67 tpl/quad. GoHs: Emma Bull & Will Shetterly; AGoH:
Dawn Wilson; FGoH: Genny Dazzo; TM: Andrew J. Offutt. SF convention,
Masquerade, Art Show, Dealer's Room, more. Memb: $25. Info:
Conjuration/DSC '93, Box 5231, Louisville KY 40205.
June 4-6, 1993 (Oklahoma)
THUNDERCON 3. Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, OK; rms $45. Guests:
Rick Sternbach, Larry Nemecek, more. Convention with emphasis on
SF/Media. Memb: $20 until 2/20/93, $22 until 5/15/93, $25 after. Info:
ThunderCon 3, 207 Americana Court, Norman OK 73069; (405)329-1737.
June 4-6, 1993 (Canada, Ontario)
AD ASTRA 13. Sheraton Toronto East Hotel, Toronto, ON, Canada. GoH:
Anne McCaffrey; SGoH: Dave Duncan; AGoH: Robin Wood. Memb: C$26/US$22
until 5/15/93, C$32 after. Info: Ad Astra 13, Box 7276, St. A, Toronto,
ON, M5W 1X9, Canada.
June 4-7, 1993 (New Zealand)
NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL CON 14/AUSTRALASIAN NATIONAL MEDIA CON 11. Hotel
St. George, Wellington, NZ. GoHs: David Gerrold, Larry Niven, Julian
May; SGoH: D. C. Fontana; FGoHs: Mark Harris, Gail Adams. Memb: A$55
until 6/3/93, A$60 after. Info: New Zealand National Con 14, Box
30-905, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
June 11-13, 1993 (Alabama)
MOBI-CON. Mobile, Alabama. GoH: Margaret Weis; Gaming GoH: David 'Zeb'
Cook. Info: Mobi-Con, Inc., P.O. Box 161257, Mobile, AL 36616.
June 11-13, 1993 (Tennessee)
MOUNTAINTREK '93. Hyatt Regency, Knoxville TN. GoH: Jean Lorrah; FGoH:
Roland Castle. Star Trek Convention. Memb: $25 in advance, $35 at
door; $5 supporting. Info: Mountaintrek '93, c/o 2116 Belle Terra Rd
#C, Knoxville TN 37923; (615)632-7497 (days), (615) 690-8595
(evenings/weekends).
June 11-13, 1993 (Sweden)
CONFUSE '93. Linkoping, Sweden. Sercon. Info: Confuse '93, c/o Carina
Bjorkland, Troskareg 53, Linkoping S-58330, Sweden.
June 17-20, 1993 (Nevada)
SCIENCE FICTION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION. Flamingo Hilton, Reno, NV; rms
$80; (800)648-4882 (be sure to mention UNR's SFRA Conference). GoH:
Poul Anderson. Other Possible Guests: Robert Silverberg, Lisa Mason,
Tom Maddox, Timothy Leary, Joan Slonczewski, Rudy Rucker, Frederik Pohl,
Jack Williamson, Pat Murphy, Elizabeth Lynn, Karen Haber, Robert
Reginald, Charles Brown. Info: Milton T. Wolf, Getchell Library, UNR,
Reno, Nevada 89557-0044; (702)784-4577.
June 18-20, 1993 (Minnesota)
DIVERSICON 1993. Seville Plaza, 8151 Bridge Road, Bloomington MN 55437;
(612)830-1300, 1-800-860-7408 (inside Minnesota), 1-800-328-7947
(everywhere else); rms $44.94 king, $50.57 twin. GoHs: Eleanor Arnason,
A.C. Crispin. SGoH: Ruth Berman. Small, discussion-oriented
convention. Memb: $20 until 5/1/93 (Children $15); $25 after (Children
$20); $5 supporting. Info: Diversicon 1993, PO Box 8036, Lake Street
Station, Minneapolis, MN 55408; (612) 646-3852; (612) 825-9353; (612)
722-7577; email: curt%quest.uucp@cs.umn.edu or tmcinroy@aol.com.
June 18-20, 1993 (Texas)
GALAXY FAIR '93. Sheraton Park Central, Dallas TX; rms $66. Memb: $15
until 1/30/93, $20 until 4/1/93, $25 until 6/17/93, $30 after. Info:
Galaxy Fair '93, Box 150471, Arlington TX 76015; (817)467-0681.
June 18-20, 1993 (Louisiana)
NEW ORLEANS SF & FANATASY FESTIVAL. Clarion Hotel, 1500 Canal St., New
Orleans, LA 70112; (504)522-4500 or 1-800-824-3359; $65 sngl/dbl, $75
tpl/quad. GoH: Robert Silverberg; AGoH: Bob Eggleton; TM: Walter Jon
Williams. Info: New Orleans SF & Fantasy Festival 1993, P.O. Box
791089, New Orleans, LA 70179-1089.
June 25-27, 1993 (Missouri)
ARCHON 17. Collinsville, IL Convention Center & Collinsville Holiday Inn
($70 sngl-quad, other nearby hotels cheaper; write PO Box for Housing
Bureau information); St. Louis area. GoH: Howard Waldrop; AGoH: Carl
Lundgren; FGoHs: Rich Cross, Tom Seymour, J.D. Streett IV, Ted Smith;
TM: TBA. Six or more tracks of panels, seminars, & readings, Children's
& Grand Masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool parties,
gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 video rooms plus Amateur
Video Contest (for info, write John Donigan, 7480 Rupert, St. Louis, MO
63117), hospitality suite, more. Free Pizza Party With the Pro's on
Sunday for all volunteers who work 4 or more hours. Memb: $16 until
2/28/93, $19 until 4/30/93, $22 after (no mail-ins after 6/11/93;
Children 6-12 $5 (under 6 free) at all times, but MUST be accompanied by
an adult member; MC and Visa accepted. Info: Archon 17, P.O. Box 50125,
Clayton, MO 63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) FAN-3026. email:
zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 2-4, 1993 (California, Northern)
ANIME EXPO. Oakland Convention Center/Parc Oakland Hotel, Oakland, CA;
(510)451-4000; rms $62 sngl, $69 dbl, $75 tpl, $81 quad. Guests: Scott
Frazier, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Makoto Kobayashi. SF Convention with
emphasis on Japanese Anime. Memb: $35 until 3/1/93, $40 until 6/1/93,
$45 at door (no memberships accepted between 6/15 and 7/4). Info: anime
Expo, c/o The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation, 2425 B.
Channing Way, Suite 684, Burbank, CA 94704; email:
shogun@sutro.sfsu.edu.
July 2-4, 1993 (Indiana)
INCONJUNCTION 13. Adam's Mark Hotel, Indianapolis, IN. GoH: David
Drake; AGoH: Patricia Davis; TM: Arlan Andrews. Info: Inconjunction 13,
Box 19776, Indianapolis, IN 46219; (317)839-5519.
July 2-5, 1993 (Washington)
WESTERCON 46. Red Lion, Holiday Inn, & Hilton Hotels, Bellevue WA;
(206)455-1300; rms $85. GoH: Greg Bear; AGoH: George Barr; FGoHs: F.M.
& Elinor Busby, Wally Weber, Wally Gonser; TM: George Alec Effinger.
Memb: $45 until 5/31/93, $55 after; $20 supporting. Info: Westercon 46,
Box 24292, Seattle WA 98124; (206)742-8943; email: wc46@kolvir.uucp,
72450.2374@compuserve.com.
July 2-4, 1993 (Germany)
SF TAGE '93. Konferenzun Schulungszentrum, Dusseldorf, Germany. GoHs:
Harry Harrison, Franz Rottensteiner. Memb: DM30. Info: SF Tage '93,
c/o Heinrich Sporck, Am Somerberg 38, Bochum 5, W-4630, Germany.
July 9-11, 1993 (Massachusetts)
READERCON 6. Worcester Marriott, Worcester, MA; rms $70 sngl, $75
dbl/tpl, $80 quad, $125 suite. GoHs: Brian Aldiss, Judith Merrill.
Memb: $23 until 7/1/93, $30 after. Info: Readercon, PO Box 381246,
Cambridge, MA 02238; (617)776-6508.
July 16-18, 1993 (Georgia)
DRAGONCON '93/ACE '93. Atlanta Hilton and Towers, Atlanta, GA; rms $95
sngl/dbl, $125 tpl/quad; (404)659-2000. Guest: Robert Bloch, Ben Bova,
Terry Brooks, Nancy Collins, Roger Corman, Patricia Kennealy, Joe R.
Lansdale, Stan Lee, Keith Parkinson, Clifford Stoll, Charles N. Brown,
Steve Jackson, Brad Linaweaver, Julius Schwartz, Brad Strickland, many
more. Sf convention including Locus Magazine Awards, Costume contest,
Art SHow, Dealer's Room, Video Room, Film Previews, Writer's Workshop,
Medieval Combat Demonstrations, Dances, Role-Playing, more. Memb: $30
until 3/14/93, $35 until 6/14/93, $40 after. Info: Dragon Con '93, Box
47696, Atlanta, GA 30362-0696; (404)925-2813.
July 16-18, 1993 (Illinois)
GAYLAXICON V. CANCELLED. Howard Johnson's O'Hare International,
Chicago, IL; rms $55 sngl/dbl. GoH: Mercedes Lackey; AGoHs: Larry
Dixon, P.J. Alexander. Memb: $15 until 12/31/92, $20 until 4/30/93, $25
until 6/30/93, $30 after; $15 supporting. Info: Gaylaxicon V, Box 608,
Glen Ellyn IL 60187-0608.
July 16-18, 1993 (Canada, Alberta)
CONVERSION 10. Marlborough Inn, Calgary AB, Canada. GoHs: L. Sprague &
Catherine Crook de Camp. Info: Conversion 10, Box 1088, Stn. M, Calgary
AB T2P 2K9, Canada.
July 23-25, 1993 (Wisonsin)
CONGENIAL V. Quality Inn South, Madison WI; rms $51. GoHs: Phyllis
Eisenstein, Fred Levy-Haskell, Steven Brust. Memb: $20 until 7/4/93,
$25 after. Info: Congenial V, Box 44146, Madison WI 53744-4146.
July 23-25, 1993 (Canada, Ontario)
TORONTO TREK VII. Regal Constellation Hotel, Toronto, Canada. Guests:
George Takei, Barbara Hambly. Memb: C$35 until 6/30/93, C$40 after.
July 30-August 2, 1993 (Minnesota)
MYTHCON XXIV. Minneapolis East Bank campus of the University of
Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN. GoHs: Jane Yolen, Carol
Kendall; Keynote Speaker: Jack Zipes. Theme: Children's fantasy. Memb:
$45 until 5/31/93, $50 after. Info: The Mythcon XXIV Committee, Attn:
Joan Verba, Corresponding Entity, PO Box 1363, Minnetonka, MN 55345;
(612) 292-8887 (David or Jo Ann); email: d-lene@vm1.spcs.umn.edu or
d-lena@uminn1.bitnet or 70451.2545@compuserve.com.
August 6-8, 1993 (Norway)
NORWAY NATIONAL CON. Oslo, Norway. Info: Norway National Con '93, Box
121, Vinderen, Oslo 3, N-0319, Norway.
August 7-8, 1993 (Finland)
FINNCON '93. Old Student House, Helsinki, Finland. GoHs: Terry
Pratchett, Bryan Talbot. Memb: NO FEE. Info: email:
veintie@cc.helsinki.fi.
August 13-15, 1993 (Kansas)
Family Inn, Wichita, KS; rms $29.77. FGoH: Crispin Burnham. Relaxacon.
Memb: $13 until 3/31/93. Info: Macabrecon, Box 47036, Wichita KS 67201.
August 13-15, 1993 (Sweden)
CONSCIENCE '93. Stockholm, Sweden. Foreign GoH: Jerry Pournelle; Other
guests: TBA. Memb: TBA. Info: Conscience '93, c/o Segerdahl,
Prastgardsgatan 19B, S-752 30 Uppsala, Sweden; email:
cons93@bugend.edvina.se.
August 14-15, 1993 (California, Southern)
FandCon I. Nipomo CA. SG: Melisa C. Michaels. Info: Marji Holt
466 Concepcion Ave, Nipomo, CA 93444-9131.
August 19-22, 1993 (California, Southern)
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON. San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA.
Guests: Roger Zelazny, Michael Whelan, Robert Williams, Murphy Anderson,
Jerry Scott, Rick Kirkman, Charles Vess, more. Hundreds of writers,
artists, and others from comics, sf/fantasy, animation, films, tv; art
show; dealer's room; gaming; masquerade; Robert A. Heinlein Blood Drive;
filking; more. Memb: $35 (children 7-16 $17.50) until 4/15/93, $40
(children and seniors $20) until 7/10/93, $50 ($25 for children and
seniors) after. Info: Comic-Con, P.O. Box 128458, San Diego, CA 92112;
(619)685-8118.
August 20-22, 1993 (Massachusetts)
NECRONOMICON: THE CTHULHU MYTHOS CON. Sheraton Tara & Resort, Danvers
MA; $80 sngl/dbl + $15 per additional person. GoH: Robert Bloch; AGoH:
Gahan Wilson. Memb: $30 until 5/31/93, $40 after. Info: Necronomicon,
Box 1320, Back Bay Annex, Boston MA 02117.
August 22-23, 1993 (Japan)
DAICON 6. International Cultural Center, Osaka, Japan. Japanese
National Conventioon. Guests: TBA. Memb: Y12,800. Info: Daicon 6, c/o
Mr. Nagato, 11-19 Oimazatonishi 3-chome, Higashinari-ku, Osaka City 573,
Japan.
August 28-29, 1993 (France)
FRANCE NATIONAL CONN 20. PTT Centre Culturel de la Source, Orleans,
France. GoHs: TBA (all female). Info: France National Con 20, c/o
Danielle Martignol, 1 rue Gabrielle-Jaillard, Bondoufle F-91070, France.
August 29-30, 1993 (California, Northern)
COMEX '93. Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA. Guests: John Skipp, Craig
Spector, other media guests. Memb: $9/day, $15/weekend, at door. Info:
Comex, Box 20392, El Sobrante CA 94820-0392; (510)222-8663.
September 2-6, 1993 (California, Northern)
CONFRANCISCO/WORLDCON 51. ANA (Le Meridien), Nikko, Hilton, and Parc 55
Hotels and Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA. GoH: Larry
Niven; AGoH: Alicia Austin; FGoHs: Tom Digby, jan howard finder (AKA
Wombat); TM: Guy Gavriel Kay; Dead GoH: Mark Twain. Memb: $110 until
3/31/93, $125 until 7/16/93 (children "in-tow" under 8 free, $30 7-12,
over 12 adult prices); $25 supporting. Info: ConFrancisco, 712 Bancroft
Road, Suite 1993, Walnut Creek, CA 94598; (510)945-1993; Net:
confrancisco@tgv.com.
September 10-12, 1993 (Minnesota)
MINNI-CONN 1993. Sunwood Inn, St. Paul MN. Guests: Dennis Etchison,
Melanie Tem, Steve Rasnic Tem. Memb: $27 until 6/1/93, $35 after in
advance, $40 at door. Info: John Brower, 3136 Park Avenue South,
Minneapolis MN 55407-1525.
October 1-3, 1993 (New York)
CONTRADICTION 13. Niagara Falls, NY. Info: Contradiction 13, Box 2043,
Niagara Falls, NY 14301; (716)285-2290.
October 1-3, 1993 (Ohio)
CONTEXT VI. Hilton Inn North, Columbus OH. GoH: Frederik Pohl. Memb:
$25 until 2/1/93 (checks to Fanaco Inc.). Info: Context VI, Box 2954,
Columbus OH 43216; (614)263-6089.
October 1-3, 1993 (Canada, British Columbia)
ICON (BC). Harbour Towers Hotel, Victoria BC, Canada. Info: ICon 3,
Box 30004, 3995 Quadra St. #104, Victoria BC V8X 5E1, Canada;
(604)477-2258.
October 8-10, 1993 (California, Southern)
Con-Chord 9. Burbank Hilton, Burbank CA. GoH: Dave Clement; TM:
Molly Bennett. Filk convention. Memb: $25 until 3/7/93; $30 until
9/7/93, $35 after. Info: Con-Chord 9, c/o Rick Weiss, 13261 Donegal Dr.,
Garden Grove, CA 92644; +1(714)530-3546 (before 10 pacific).
October 8-10, 1993 (Tennessee)
CONCAT 5. Holiday Inn Cedar Bluff, Knoxville TN; rms $60. GoH:
Octavia Butler; AGoH: Pat Morrissey; TM: Wendy Webb. Memb: $20 until
1/30/93, $25 until 10/1/93, $30 after. Info: ConCat V, 805 College
Street, Knoxville TN 37921.
October 28-31, 1993 (Minnesota)
WORLD FANTASY CON 1993. Radisoon Hotel South, Minneapolis MN. GoHs:
Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny, John Crowley; AGoH: Tom Canty; SGoH: Basil
Cooper; TM: Neil Gaiman. Memb: $75 until 8/1/93, $100 after; $40
supporting. Info: World Fantasy Convention 1993, Box 2128, Loop St.
Stn., Minneapolis MN 55402.
November 26-28, 1993 (California, Southern)
LOSCON 20. Los Angeles CA. Info: Loscon 20, c/o LASFS, 11513 Burbank
Blvd., N. Hollywood CA 91601; (818)767-9234.
November 26-28, 1993 (Netherlands)
CON-YAK/BENELUXCON 19. AlteA Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands. GoHs: TBA.
Memb: DFl 60 until 10/3/93, DFl 25 for visitors from Eastern Europe, DFl
25 for children 4-12; DFl 25 supporting. Info: Con-Yak, c/o Richard
Vermaas, James Watt- straat 13, 1097 DJ Amsterdam, Netherlands; email:
richardv@htsa.aha.nl
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July 1-4, 1994 (California, Southern)
WESTERCON 47. Los Angeles Airport Hilton and Towers. GoH: George R.R.
Martin; FGoH: William Rostler. Info: Westercon 47, c/o SCIFI, P.O. Box
8442, Van Nuys, CA 91409.
April 1-4, 1994 (Australia, Victoria)
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SF & MEDIA CON '94. Southern Cross, Melbourne,
Australia. GoH: William Gibson; FGoHs: Bruce Gillespie, Narelle Harris.
Info: Australian National SF & Media Con '94, c/o Alan Stewart, Box 212,
World Trade Centre, Melbourne VIC 3005, Australia.
April 1-4, 1994 (England)
EASTERCON '94. Grand Hotel, Liverpool, UK. GoHs: Barbara Hambly, Diane
Duane; FGoH: Peter Morwood. UK National Con. Memb: L20/US$40 until
4/9/93; L10 supporting. Info: Eastercon '94, c/o Mary & Bill Burns, 23
Kensington Ct., Hempstead NY 11550.
July 8-10, 1994 (Missouri)
ARCHON 18. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 18, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
August 5-8, 1994 (Washington D.C.)
MYTHCON XXV. American University, Washington D.C. GoH: Madeleine
L'Engle; Scholar GoH: Verlyn Flieger; AGoH: Judith Mitchell. Memb: $45
in advance, $55 at door (checks to Mythcon). Info: Mythcon, c/o Irv
Koch, 5465 N. Morgan St. #106, Alexandria VA 22312.
September 1-5, 1994 (Canada, Manitoba)
CONADIAN/WORLDCON 52. Winnipeg Convention Centre, Canada. GoH: Anne
McCaffrey; AGoH: George Barr; TM: Barry B. Longyear; FGoH: Robert Runte.
Memb: $85/C$95 until 9/30/93 (children 12 and under $30/C$35); $25/C$30
supporting. Info: Conadian, PO Box 2430, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3C 4A7.
October 28-30, 1994 (Louisiana)
1994 WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION. New Orleans, LA. Info: World Fantasy
Con 1994, Box 791302, New Orleans LA 70179; (504)769-3766.
July 7-9, 1995 (Missouri)
ARCHON 19. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 19, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 13-16, 1995 (Georgia)
DRAGONCON/NASFiC '95. Atlanta, GA. GoHs: Bjo Trimble, Timothy Zahn,
Michael Whelan, Orson Scott Card, George Alec Effinger. Memb: $25 until
3/15/93, $30 until 9/15/93. Info: NASFiC '95/DragonCon, Box 47696,
Atlanta GA 30362; (404)925-2813.
August 24-28, 1995 (Scotland)
INTERSECTION/53rd WORLDCON. Moat House International Hotel and Scottish
Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland. GoHs: Samuel R.
Delany; Gerry Anderson. Memb: $65/L40 until 1/31/92, $85/L50 until
9/30/93; $25/L15 supporting (children under 7 $10/L5, children 7-15
$25/L15). Info: US address: Worldcon '95, c/o Theresa Renner, Box 15430
Washington DC 20003-0430; UK address: Worldcon '95 c/o Bernie Evans, 121
Cape Hill, Smethwick, Warley, West Midlands B66 4SH, UK.
July 12-14, 1996 (Missouri)
ARCHON 20. St. Louis, MO. 20th Anniversary con. Guests: TBA. Panels,
seminars, readings, children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction,
dealers room, pool party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri.
night meet-the-pro's reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour
video rooms, hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 20, P.O. Box 50125,
Clayton, MO 63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm
weekdays, after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 11-13, 1997 (Missouri)
ARCHON 21. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 21, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 10-12, 1998 (Missouri)
ARCHON 22. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 22, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 9-11, 1999 (Missouri)
ARCHON 23. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 23, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 7-9, 2000 (Missouri)
ARCHON 24. St. Louis, MO. Guests: TBA. Panels, seminars, readings,
children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction, dealers room, pool
party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri. night meet-the-pro's
reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour video rooms,
hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 24, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO
63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm weekdays,
after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
July 13-15, 2001 (Missouri)
ARCHON 25. St. Louis, MO. 25th Anniversary con. Guests: TBA. Panels,
seminars, readings, children's & grand masquerades, art show & auction,
dealers room, pool party, gaming, children's programing track, Fri.
night meet-the-pro's reception/dance and hall-costume contest, 2 24-hour
video rooms, hospitality suite, more. Info: Archon 25, P.O. Box 50125,
Clayton, MO 63105; Rich or Michelle Zellich (314) 421-2860 after 4:00pm
weekdays, after noon weekends. Net: zellich@ST-LOUIS-EMH2.ARMY.MIL.
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