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Science Fiction Conventions

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Arisia

Jan 16th, 2009-Jan 19th, 2009 • Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Cambridge, MA 02139

science fiction,

Arisia is New England’s largest and most diverse Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention. Guests of Honor for 2009: Walter Hunt (writer), Dave Seeley (artist), Karen & Ricky Dick (costumers). Theme: The fabric of Science Fiction. Also large program, events, masquerade, children’s program, blood drive, dealer’s row, art show, anime, video, and more.

(http://www.arisia.org/)

Boskone

Feb 13th, 2009-Feb 15th, 2009 • Westin Waterfront

Boston, MA 02210

science fiction,

Boskone is a regional Science Fiction convention focusing on literature, art, music, and gaming (with just a dash of whimsy). Join us as we explore the worlds of the human imagination. Guests for 2009 include Jo Walton, Irene Gallo and filker Dr. Seti.

(http://www.nesfa.org/boskone/)

Farpoint

Feb 13th, 2009-Feb 15th, 2009 • Crowne Plaza Baltimore North

Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093

comics, fan, filk, film, media, science, science fiction, technology,

A fan-run media and more convention focusing on entertainment provided by and for fans! Farpoint hosts the best mix of celebrity, science, author, artist, podcasting, comics, gaming and live performance programs on the East Coast. 2009 guest list is headed by Alan Tudyk (“Wash” from Firefly/Serenity), along with television legend Harve Bennett, authors Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman and more. Live Performances by Prometheus Radio Theatre, Boogie Knights, Insane Ian and Luna-C.

(http://www.farpointcon.com/)

Life, the Universe & Everything

Feb 19th, 2009-Feb 21st, 2009 • Wilkinson Student Center, Brigham Young University

Provo, UT 84602

fantasy, literary, science fiction, technology,

Academic symposium on science fiction and fantasy writing, world-building, literature and art. Guests include Tracy and Laura Hickman. Workshops, panels, presentations, papers and a half-day educators’ conference on using fantasy and science fiction in the K-12 classroom. Free of charge!

(http://ltue.org/)

Wicked Faire

Feb 20th, 2009-Feb 22nd, 2009 • The Marriott of Hanover

Whippany, NJ 07891

cosplay, fantasy, film, larp, literary, lovecraft, renaissance, roleplaying game, science fiction, steampunk, video game, zombies,

The Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire is a huge all-indoor festival which houses a pocket universe of Renfaire entertainments and pleasures, and adds all manner of joys. This year’s theme is the Wicked Chocolate Factory. It’s immersive as a Renaissance Faire, warm and smart as a convention, and massively full of entertainment like a festival! This is a not-for-kids event, for ages 16 and up (with an 18+ area.)

(http://www.wickedfaire.com)

Potlatch 18

Feb 27th, 2009-Mar 1st, 2009 • Domain Hotel

Sunnyvale, CA 94087

fantasy, science fiction, technology,

Books of Honor: Always Coming Home by Ursula Le Guin and Growing Up Weightless by John M. Ford

(http://www.potlatch-sf.org/)

SheVaCon

Feb 27th, 2009-Mar 1st, 2009 • Holiday Inn Tanglewood

Roanoke, VA 24014

anime, art, comics, cosplay, fan, fantasy, filk, film, larp, literary, media, roleplaying game, science fiction, star trek, steampunk,

Artist GOH: Jim Coornery; Writer GOH: Larry Niven; Media GOH: Jeremy Bulloch; Master Of Ceremonies: Spat; Fan GOH: Carla Brindle; Art room, game room, dealers room, Fan groups, workshops panels, Masquerade/cosplay etc.

(http://www.shevacon.org/)

The Official STAR TREK Convention

Mar 6th, 2009-Mar 8th, 2009 • Crowne Plaza Cherry Hill

Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

media, science fiction, star trek,

Creation Entertainment proudly brings The Official Star Trek Convention to the Northeast. With only a couple of months to go to the eagerly awaited release of the new Star Trek feature film this convention is sure to be pumped up to the maximum!

(http://www.creationent.com/cal/stnj.htm)

MidSouthCon 27

Mar 20th, 2009-Mar 22nd, 2009 • Whispering Woods Conference Center

Olive Branch, MS 38654

anime, fantasy, filk, film, literary, roleplaying game, science fiction, technology, video game,

Author Guest of Honor: Mike Resnick; Artist Guest of Honor: Vincent Di Fate; Gaming Guest of Honor: Kinzer and Co, featuring Jolly Blackburn and Mark Plemmons; Science Guest of Honor: Stanton Friedman

(http://www.midsouthcon.org/)

Lunacon

Mar 20th, 2009-Mar 22nd, 2009 • Hilton Rye Town

Port Chester, NY 10573

fan, fantasy, filk, literary, science fiction,

Writer Guest of Honor: Dave Freer, Artist Guest of Honor: Larry Dixon, Special Guest: Mercedes Lackey, Toastmaster: Eric Flint, Fan Guest of Honor: Leigh Grossman

(http://www.lunacon.org/)

FilKONtario

Apr 3rd, 2009-Apr 5th, 2009 • Delta Hotel Toronto Airport West

Mississauga, ON L4W 2L2

fan, fantasy, filk, science, science fiction,

FilKONtario is the annual filk convention in Toronto (okay, Mississauga) Canada, and we hold the Filk Hall of Fame yearly inductions. Toronto also has a lively filk crowd who meet monthly to sing and play! GoH: Heather Dale, Filk Waif: Urban Tapestry, Special Writer Guest: Robert J. Sawyer.

(http://www.filkontario.ca/)

RavenCon

Apr 24th, 2009-Apr 26th, 2009 • Crowne Plaza West,

Richmond, VA 23230

fantasy, science fiction,

Science Fiction & Fantasy return to Richmond with RavenCon 2009, a weekend celebrating the genres of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. (And as we’re playing the Edgar Allan Poe angle, we’re Mystery friendly, too!) Join our guests for panel discussions and workshops that can only happen at RavenCon! Writer GOH-Jack McDevitt

(http://ravencon.com/)

Penguicon 7.0

May 1st, 2009-May 3rd, 2009 • Crowne Plaza

Romulus, MI 48174

anime, comics, fan, fantasy, film, literary, media, roleplaying game, science, science fiction, technology, video game,

Spider Robinson, Wil Wheaton, Rasmus Lerdorf, Jane McGonigal, CandyFab, John “maddog” Hall, Steve Eley, giant singing tesla coils. More than 1,000 geeks who gather annually in southeast Michigan to celebrate science fiction and fantasy, free and open source software, and other geek interests. A party in a hotel all weekend bursting with creativity and intelligence— and free beer! Packed with scheduled content crossing disciplines, full of celebrities and experts, opening the source of everything by teaching you HOWTO. Encouraging you, the attendees, to teach us what you know. A half-dozen conventions combined. Concerts, anime, costuming, games, LAN party, comics, podcasts, and one of the most renowned hopitality suites in America. Mix and match a weekend that’s just for you!

(http://penguicon.org)

CONduit 19

May 22nd, 2009-May 24th, 2009 • Radisson Hotel downtown Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

anime, fantasy, filk, film, horror, literary, lovecraft, media, roleplaying game, science fiction,

Guests include Eric Flint (author/editor) and Howard Tayler (author/artist). Panels, presentations, workshops, art show, dealers’ room, masquerade, filking, ice cream social, Iron Costumer, more! Salt Lake’s largest science fiction convention!

(http://conduit.sfcon.org/)

OASIS

May 22nd, 2009-May 24th, 2009 • Sheraton Orlando Downtown

Orlando, FL 32804

fan, fantasy, filk, literary, roleplaying game, science fiction,

Writer Guest of Honor - Peter David; Special Guest Writer - John Ringo; Editor Guest of Honor - Toni Weisskopf; Artist Guest of Honor - Johnny Atomic;

(http://www.oasfis.org/oasis)

Bay Con

May 22nd, 2009-May 25th, 2009 • The Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara

Santa Clara, CA 95054

fantasy, filk, larp, literary, roleplaying game, science, science fiction, space western,

One of the five largest regional annual science fiction and fantasy conventions in the United States. BayCon has been a sf staple in Northern CA annually since 1982. Emphasis on writing and art, but you can also enjoy costuming, hard science, music, gaming, etc. Did someone say boffer wars?

(http://baycon.org/2009)

Duckon

Jun 12th, 2009-Jun 14th, 2009 • Holiday Inn Select, Naperville, Illinois

Naperville, IL 60563

anime, filk, film, furry, literary, media, roleplaying game, science fiction,

Literary GoH: Jim Butcher; Artist GoH: Loren Damewood; Filk GoH: Seanan McGuire; Special Guest: Shannon K. Butcher

(http://www.duckon.org/)

4th Street Fantasy

Jun 19th, 2009-Jun 21st, 2009 • TBA

Minneapolis, MN 55406

fantasy, literary, science fiction,

We’re very pleased to announce that there will be another Fourth Street Fantasy Convention and that Cory Doctorow has agreed to be our guest of honor for Fourth Street in 2009!

(http://www.4thstreetfantasy.com/)

Readercon 20

Jul 9th, 2009-Jul 12th, 2009 • Burlington Marriot

Burlington, MA 01803

fantasy, literary, science fiction,

Readercon is, depending on your point of view, either an annual literary conference (except it’s infinitely more fun than that) or an annual science fiction convention (except we’ve stripped away virtually everything except talking about and buying books). Readercon is the only small convention regularly attended by such giants of literary sf as Samuel R. Delany, John Crowley, Barry N. Malzberg, and Jonathan Lethem.

(http://www.readercon.org/)

Shore Leave 31

Jul 10th, 2009-Jul 12th, 2009 • Marriott Hunt Valley Inn

Hunt Valley, MD 21031

science fiction, star trek,

A Fan run science fiction convention: Writing Workshop, Stargazing, Meet the Pros Party, Game Room, Photo Ops, Fan Panels.

(http://www.shore-leave.com/)

Confluence

Jul 24th, 2009-Jul 26th, 2009 • Doubletree Hotel Pittsburgh Airport

Coraopolis, PA 15108

fantasy, filk, literary, science, science fiction,

Guest of Honor: John Scalzi; Featured Filk Guest: More Difficulties; With additional guests yet to be announced!

(http://www.parsec-sff.org/confluence/)

Worldcon 67 / Anticipation

Aug 6th, 2009-Aug 10th, 2009 • Delta Centre-Ville

Montreal, QC H4A 3P4

fantasy, science fiction,

Neil Gaiman - Guest of Honour; Elisabeth Vonarburg - Invitée d’honneur; Taral Wayne - Fan Guest of Honour; David Hartwell - Editor Guest of Honour; Tom Doherty - Publisher Guest of Honour; Julie Czerneda - Master of Ceremonies

(http://www.anticipationsf.ca/)

North American Discworld Convention

Sep 4th, 2009-Sep 7th, 2009 • Tempe Mission Palms Hotel

Tempe, AZ 85281

science fiction,

The First North American Discworld Convention, celebrating Terry Pratchett’s Discworld. Guests include Terry Pratchett, Esther Friesner, Diane Duane, Peter Morwood. Sponsored by Leprecon, Inc.

(http://www.nadwcon.org/)

Foolscap

Sep 25th, 2009-Sep 27th, 2009 • Marriott Redmond Town Center

Redmond, WA 98052

comics, fantasy, literary, science, science fiction,

A science fiction conference celebrating flat stuff (art, books, comic books) and funny hats. Our 2009 Guests of Honor are writer Peter David and artist Jeff Sturgeon. We will also welcome back our Librarian-in-Residence Kristen Edwards. We expect to have at least one guest science or engineering speaker from the University of Washington.

(http://foolscap.org/)

Capclave

Oct 16th, 2009-Oct 18th, 2009 • Hilton Washington DC/Rockville & Executive Meeting Center

Rockville, MD 20852

fantasy, filk, literary, science fiction,

Author Guest of Honor - Harry Turtledove; Editor Guest of Honor - Sheila Williams. Capclave is a literary science fiction convention produced by the Washington (DC) Science Fiction Association WSFA). Capclave provides a relaxed and friendly atmosphere in which to attend readings, panels, kaffeeklatches, science lectures, filking and workshops. We typically have a workshops for writing, reviewing, getting an agent, contracts and podcasting. We also have a dealers room and a hospitality suite.

(http://www.capclave.org/)

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