Conventions

2022

ChillerCon UK 2022 — March 10-13, 2022
- Location: The Royal and Grand Hotels, Scarborough, UK
- GoH: Mick Garris, Kim Newman, Grady Hendrix
- Special Guests: Mike Carey, Robert Lloyd-Parry
- Publisher GoH: Gillia Redfearn
- Mistress of Ceremonies: A.K. Benedict

ICFA 43— March 16-20, 2022
- Location: Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside
- Theme: Fantastic Communities
- Guest Scholar: Farah Mendlesohn
- GoH: Nisi Shawl
- Read our coverage of ICFA 42 here

Norwescon 44 — April 14-17, 2022
- Location: SeaTac, Washington
- Read our coverage of Norwescon 43 here

Bay Area Book Festival — May 7-8, 2022
- Location: MLK Jr Civic Center Park, Berkeley CA
  - See our coverage of the Bay Area Book Festival 2019 here

StokerCon — May 12-15, 2022
- Location: The Curtis Hotel Denver CO
- GOH: Ernest Dickerson, Gemma Files, Brian Keene, John Edward Lawson, Jennifer McMahon, Sheree Renée Thomas

SFWA Nebula Conference —May 19–22, 2022
- Location: Hybrid- live events at unannounced location Los Angeles CA
- Read our coverage of the 2021 SFWA Nebula Conference here

BaltiCon 56 — May 27-30, 2022
- Location: Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel
- GoH: Nancy Springer
- Artist GoH: Odera Igbokwe
- Special Guests: C.J. Cherryh, Seanan McGuire, Wen Spencer

Narrativity: A Convention for Story — May 27-30, 2022
- Location: Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, Plymouth MN
- Theme: “You Can’t Do That, Unless It Works”

WisCon 44 — May 27-30, 2022
- Location: Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club — Madison, Wisconsin
- GoH: Zen Cho, Yoon Ha Lee, Rebecca Roanhorse, Sheree Renée Thomas
- Read our coverage of WisCon 43 here

Dum-Dum 2022 —June 2-4, 2022
- Location: Drury Plaza Hotel San Antonio North Stone Oak – San Antonio, TX
- Theme: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Banquet Speaker: Mike Chapman
- Guest Artist: Douglas Klauba

4^th Street Fantasy— June 17-19, 2022
- Location: Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Minneapolis-Park Place — Minneapolis, MN

BayCon 2022 — July 1-4, 2022
- Location: San Mateo Marriott San Francisco Airport, San Mateo CA
- GoH: Steven Barnes (Writer), Galen Dara (Artist), Jean Batt (Community)
- Toast Master: Bonnie Gordon

Westercon 74 — July 1-4 , 2022
- Location: Tonopah Convention Center, Tonopah, Nevada
- GoH: Kevin Andrew Murphy and Myrna Donato
- See our coverage of the 2021 cancellation here

Celsius 232 — July 19-23, 2022
- Location: Avilés, Asturias, Spain
- Guests: Lauren Beukes, Joe Abercrombie, Tamsyn Muir, Ben Bocquelet, and Noelle Stevenson
- See our coverage of Celsius 232 here

Comic-Con —July 21-24 (Preview night July 20), 2022
- Location: San Diego Convention Center, San Diego CA 2020

Diversicon 29 — July 29-31, 2022
- Location:Hotel: Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, Plymouth MN
- GoH: T. Aaron Cisco
- Special Guest: Sybil Smith

PulpFest 50 — August 4 – 7, 2022
- Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburg — Cranberry, Pittsburg PA
- GoH: Robert J. Randisi

Bubonicon 53 – August 26-28, 2022
- Location: Albuquerque Marriott Uptown, Albuquerque NM
- GoH: Rae Carson & Keith R.A. DeCandido (Writers), Chaz Kemp (Artist)
- Toast Master: A. Lee Martinez

DragonCon 2022 – September 1-5, 2022
- Location: Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta Marriot Marquis, Hilton Atlanta, Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, Sheraton Atlanta Hotel – Atlanta, Georgia

Worldcon 80 (ChiCon 8) —September 1-5, 2022
- Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel, Chicago IL
- GoH: Erle Korshack, Charles de Lint, Floyd Norman, Edie Stern and Joe Siclari
- Toastmaster: Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders
- Read our coverage of Worldcon 78 here

CoKoCon 2022—September 2-5, 2022
- Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Phoenix Tempe, Tempe AZ
- GoH: Steven Barnes, Linda Addison, Ave Rose, S.J. Tucker

FutureCon— NO 2022 INFORMATION AVAILABLE
- - 2021
    - Dates: September 3-5, 2021

Sinister Nights — NO 2022 INFORMATION AVAILABLE
- - 2021
    - Dates: September 3-5, 2021
    - Location: James L. Knight Convention Center, Miami FL
    - Celebrity Guests: Ariel Levy, Dave Sheridan, Felissa Rose, Fred Olen Ray, Lynn Lowry, Michael Berryman, Pancho Moler, Parry Shen, William Grefe

FIYAHCON – NO 2022 INFORMATION AVAILABLE
- - 2021
    - Dates: September 16-19, 2021
    - Location: ALL VIRTUAL
    - GOH: Vita Ayala, Malka Older, Njeri @ ONYX Pages
    - Read our coverage of FIYAHCON 2020 here

Archon 45 — September 30 to October 2, 2022
- Location: Gateway Convention Center and DoubleTree Hotel, Collinsville IL
- GoH: Elizabeth C. Bunce, R. Cat Conrad, Random Fractions
- Toastmaster: Jonathan Maberry
- Grand Masquerade MC: Kevin Dulle

CapClave 2022 — September 30 – October 2, 2022
- Location: Rockville Hilton and Executive Meeting Center, Rockville MD
- GoH: Ursula Vernon, Irene Gallo

Can*Con 2022 — October 14-16, 2022
- Location: Hybrid virtual and in-person events in Ottowa, ON
- Read our coverage of Can*Con 2019 here

MileHiCon 54— October 21-23, 2022
- Location: Denver Mariott Tech Center, Denver CO
- GoH: Charlie Jane Anders, Ken Liu, Charles Vess
- Toastmaster: Kevin J. Anderson

Sirens Conference — NO 2022 INFORMATION AVAILABLE
- - 2021
    - Dates: October 21-24, 2021
    - Location: Hilton Inverness Hotel, Denver CO
    - GoH: Dr. Kinitra D. Brooks, Rin Chupeco, Sarah Gailey, Fonda Lee
      - Check out our 2020 coverage here

World Fantasy Convention — November 3-6, 2022
- Location: Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New Orleans LA
- Special GoH: Andrei Codrescu, Caitlín R. Kiernan
- GoH: Ginjer Buchanan, Victor LaValle, Jo Walton, Iris Compiet
- Toastmaster: Ursula Vernon
- Read our coverage of the 2020 WFC here

Rhode Island Comic Con 2022 — November 4-6, 2022
- Location: Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence RI

IceCon — NO 2022 INFORMATION AVAILABLE
- - 2021
    - Dates: November 5-7 2021
    - Location: Veröld — House of Vigdís, Reykjavík, Iceland
    - GoH: Mary Robinette Kowal, Hildur Knútsdóttir, Ted Chiang

PhilCon — November 18-20, 2022
- Location: Doubletree by Hilton, Cherry Hill, NJ
- Principal Speaker: Keith DeCandido
- Artist GOH: Charles Urbach

LosCon 48 —November 25-27, 2022
- Location: Mariott Los Angeles Airport Hotel, Los Angeles CA
- GoH: Susan Fox, Gene Turnbow

SMOFCon — NO 2022 INFORMATION AVAILABLE
- - 2021
    - Dates: December 3-5, 2021
    - Location: VIP Executive Art’s Hotel, Oriente, Lisboa Portugal

ReaderCon 32— July 13–16, 2023
- No 2022 events, postponed till 2023

Fantastika (Swecon) — No 2022 events, postponed until 2023 (Eurocon)
- - 2021
    - Dates: November 19-21, 2021
    - Location: Dieselverkstaden in Sickla, Stockholm, Sweden
    - GoH: Eva Holmquist
    - Read our coverage of Fantastika 2021 here.

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