Conventions

2021

Outer Dark Symposium of the Greater Weird 2021 — NO 2021 INFORMATION AVAILABLE
- Read our coverage of Outer Dark Symposium 2020 here
- 2020:
  - Date: March 27-28, 2020 (RESCHEDULED VIRTUAL ONLY to August 14-16, 2020)
  - Location: Zoom and Facebook Live, formerly Silver Scream FX Lab, Hotel Indigo College Park GA
  - Hosts: Anya Martin and Scott Nicolay

Bay Area Book Festival — May 1-9, 2021
- Location: ALL VIRTUAL
- Speakers include: Annalee Newitz, Nnedi Okorafor, Jeff VanderMeer, Isabel Yap
- See our coverage of the Bay Area Book Festival 2019 here

BayCon 2020 — POSTPONED UNTIL 2022
- 2020:
  - Date: May 22-25, 2020 (RESCHEDULED to November 6-8, 2020)
  - Location: San Mateo Airport San Francisco Marriott, San Mateo CA
  - Theme: “The Future is Now!”
  - GoH: Jean Batt, Galen Dara, Cory Doctorow

SFWA Nebula Conference — June 4-6, 2021
- Location: ALL VIRTUAL
- Read our coverage of the 2021 SFWA Nebula Conference here
  - 2020:
    - Date: May 28-30, 2020 (VIRTUAL ONLY from May 29-31, 2020)
    - Location: Marriott Warner Center in Woodland Hills, CA

Terror Con — June 18-20, 2021
- Location: Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence RI
  - 2020:
    - Date: June 14-15, 2020 (CANCELED)
    - Location: One Sabin St, Providence RI

4^th Street Fantasy — June 18-20, 2021
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 2020:
  - Date: June 19-20, 2020
  - Location: DoubleTree by Hilton, St. Louis Park MN

ReaderCon 31 — July 9-11, 2021
- Location: ALL VIRTUAL
- GoH: Jeffrey Ford, Ursula Vernon
- Memorial GoH: Vonda N. McInture
- Read our coverage of ReaderCon 30 here and look for our coverage for ReaderCon 31 in the September 2021 issue
  - 2020:
    - Date: July 9-12, 2020 (RESCHEDULED to July 8-11, 2021)
    - Location: Marriott Boston Quincy, Quincy MA
    - GoH: Jeffrey Ford, Ursula Vernon

Comic-Con — July 23-25, 2021
- Location: ALL VIRTUAL
  - 2020:
    - Date: July 23-26, 2020 (VIRTUAL ONLY)
    - Location: San Diego Convention Center, San Diego CA

DragonCon 2021 – September 2-6, 2021
- Location: Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta Marriot Marquis, Hilton Atlanta, Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, Sheraton Atlanta Hotel – Atlanta, Georgia
- See the Dragon Awards ballot here

Sinister Nights — 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
  - 2020:
    - Date: Oct 30-Nov 1, 2020
    - Location: Hyatt Regency, Miami FL
    - GoH: Kane Hodder, Linnea Quigley, Micheal Berryman, Bobbie “Bloody Mary” Wiener

CoKoCon 2021— September 3-6, 2021
- Location: Online (free)
- Featured Panelists: Seanan McGuire, Margaret & Kristoph, Bruce Davis, Steven Barnes, and Linda Addison
  - 2020:
    - Date: September 4-7, 2020
    - Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Phoenix Tempe, Phoenix AZ
    - GoH: Steven Barnes, Linda Addison, S.J. Tucker

Narrativity: A Convention for Story — September 4-6, 2021
- Location: Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, Plymouth MN
  - 2020:
    - Date: September 5-7, 2020
    - Location: Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, Plymouth MN
    - Theme: “They’ll Never See It Coming”
FIYAHCON – September 16-19, 2021
- Location: ALL VIRTUAL
- GOH: Vita Ayala, Malka Older, Njeri @ ONYX Pages
- Read our coverage of FIYAHCON 2020 here

FutureCon — September 3-5, 2021
- 2020:
  - Date: September 17-20, 2020
  - Location: Virtual only

“The Galactic Imaginarium” Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival — NO 2021 INFORMATION AVAILABLE
- 2020:
  - Date: September 23-27, 2020
  - Location: Dumbravița-Timiș, Romania
  - GoH: Miltos Yerolemou
  - Special Guests: Rachael Kelly, Marcin Klak, Miroslav Lakobrija, Dragic and Adrijana Rabrenovici, Jovan Ristic

Archon 44 — October 1-3, 2021
- Location: Gateway Convention Center and DoubleTree Hotel, Collinesville IL
- GoH: Alma Katsu, Tai Taeoalii, Evil Ted
- Toastmaster: Jonathan Maberry
  - 2020:
    - Date: October 2-4, 2020
    - Location: Gateway Convention Center and Double Tree Hotel, Collinsville IL
    - Toastmaster: Jonathan Maberry
    - GoH: Alma Katsu, Tai Taeoalii

reCONvene — NO 2021 INFORMATION AVAILABLE
- 2020:
  - Date: October 15, 2020 (VIRTUAL ONLY)
  - Location: New England Science Fiction Association, Somerville MA
  - Speakers: Joe Abercrombie, Ted Chiang, P. Djèlí Clark, C. S. E. Cooney, Aliette de Bodard, Rebecca Roanhorse, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Martha Wells

CapClave 2021 — October 1-3, 2021
- Location: Rockville Hilton and Executive Meeting Center, Rockville MD
- GoH: Eric Flint and Peter S. Beagle
  - 2020:
    - Date: October 16-18, 2020
    - Location: Rockville Hilton and Executive Meeting Center, Rockville MD
    - GoH: Peter S. Beagle, Troy L. Wiggins

Sirens Conference — 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
  - 2020:
    - Date: October 22-25, 2020
    - Location: Hilton Inverness Hotel, Denver CO
    - GoH: Dr. Kinitra D. Brooks, Rin Chupeco, Sarah Gailey, Fonda Lee

MileHiCon 53 — October 1-3, 2021
- Location: Denver Mariott Tech Center, Denver CO
- GoH: G. Willow Wilson, Rachel Swirsky
  - 2020:
    - Date: October 23-25, 2020 (VIRTUAL ONLY)
    - Location: Formerly at the Denver Marriott Tech Center, Denver CO
    - GoH: Cory Doctorow, Mur Lafferty, Alan Pollack, Rebecca Roanhorse, Steve Rasnic Tem

World Fantasy Convention — November 4-7, 2021
- Location: Hotel Bonaventure Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Special GoH: Owl Goingback, Yves Meynard
- GoH: John Picacio, André-François Ruaud, Nisi Shawl
- Toastmaster: Christine Taylor-Butler
- Read our coverage of the 2020 WFC here
  - 2020:
    - Date: Oct 29-Nov 1, 2020 (VIRTUAL ONLY)
    - Location: Little America Hotel, Salt Lake City UT
    - Toastmasters: Tracy and Laura Hickman
    - GoH: David Cherry, C.J. Cherryh, Stephen Gallagher, Anne Groell, Stephen Graham Jones, Cindy Pon

IceCon 2021 — November 5-7 2021
- Location: Veröld — House of Vigdís, Reykjavík, Iceland
- GoH: Mary Robinette Kowal, Hildur Knútsdóttir, Ted Chiang
  - 2020:
    - Date: November 6-8, 2020
    - Location: Veröld, House of Vigdís, Reykjavik, Iceland
    - GoH: Hildur Knútsdóttir, Mary Robinette Kowal

Fantastika 2021 (Swecon) — November 19-21, 2021
- Location: Dieselverkstaden in Sickla, Stockholm, Sweden
- GoH: Eva Holmquist
  - 2020:
    - Date: October 23-25, 2020
    - Location: Dieselverkstan, Stockholm, Sweden
    - GoH: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Aliette de Bodard, Peadar Ó Guilín, and Eva Holmquist.

PhilCon 2021 — November 19-21, 2021
- Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cherry Hill NJ
- GoH: Romas Kukalis
- Principal Speaker: Max Gladstone
- Special Guest: Fran Wilde
  - 2020:
    - Date: November 20-22, 2020 (VIRTUAL ONLY)
    - Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cherry Hill NJ
    - GOH: Max Gladstone, Romas Kukalis

LosCon 47 — November 26-28, 2021
- Location: Mariott Los Angeles Airport Hotel, Los Angeles CA
- GoH: Greg Benford, Jeff Sturgeon, Dennis and Kristine Cherry
  - 2020:
    - Date: November 27-29, 2020
    - Location: Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel, Los Angeles CA
    - GoH: Greg Benford, Dennis and Kristine Cherry, Jeff Sturgeon

SMOFCon 37 ¼ — December 3-5, 2021
- Location: VIP Executive Art’s Hotel, Oriente, Lisboa Portugal
  - 2020:
    - Date: December 5, 2020 (VIRTUAL ONLY)
    - Replaces postponed SMOFCon 38 (Montreal 2022)

Worldcon 79 (DisCon III) — December 15-19, 2021
- Location: Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC
- GoH: John Harris, Nancy Kress, Ben Yalow
- Special Guests: Malka Older, Sheree Renée Thomas
- Read our coverage of Worldcon 78 here
  - 2020:
    - Date: July 29-Aug 2, 2020 (VIRTUAL ONLY from July 29 – August 2, 2020)
    - Location: TSB Area and Shed 6, Intercontinental Hotel, and Michael Fowler Center, Wellington, New Zealand
    - Toastmaster: George R.R. Martin
    - GoH: Greg Broadmore, Larry Dixon, Mercedes Lackey, Rose Mitchell

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
- Read our coverage of StokerCon 2019 here
- 2021:
  - Location: The Royal and Grand Hotels, Scarborough, UK
  - GoH: Mick Garris, Kim Newman, Grady Hendrix, Gillian Redfearn
  - Special Guests: Mike Carey, Robert Lloyd-Perry
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
  - 2021:
    - Date: March 18-21
    - Location: ALL VIRTUAL
    - Guest Scholar: Stacy Alaimo
    - Guest Author: Jeff VanderMeer
Norwescon 44 — April 14-17, 2022
- Location: SeaTac, Washington
- Read our coverage of Norwescon 43 here
  - 2021:
    - Date: April 1-4 2021
    - Location: ALL VIRTUAL
    - GoH: Jacqueline Carey, Sana Takeda, Susan Langley
    - Spotlight Publisher: Tor Books
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
  - 2021:
    - Date: May 28-31, 2021
    - Location: ALL VIRTUAL
    - GoH: Seanan McGuire, Alyssa Winans, Margaret & Kristoph, Bruce & Cheryl Evry
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
- 2020:
  - Date: May 22-25, 2020 (VIRTUAL ONLY)
  - Location: Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club, Madison WI
  - GoH: Yoon Ha Lee, Rebecca Roanhorse
  - Read our coverage of WisCon 43 here
Westercon 74 — July 1-4 , 2022
- Location: Tonopah, Nevada
- See our coverage of the 2021 cancellation here
  - 2021:
    - Date: CANCELLED
    - Location: ALL VIRTUAL
    - Theme: “Perfect Vision”
    - GoH: David Brin, Ethan Siegel,Rob Carlos, Kevin Roche & Andrew Trembley, Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff
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
Diversicon 29 — July 29-31, 2022
- Location: TBA
- GoH: Taylor Cisco
- 2021-
  - Date: July 30 – August 1, 2021
  - Location: Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, Plymouth MN
  - GoH: Michael Merriam
  - Special Guest: Abra Staffin-Wiebe
PulpFest 50 — August 18-21, 2021
- Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburg — Cranberry, Pittsburg PA
  - 2021:
    - Date: August 18-21, 2021
    - Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburg — Cranberry, Pittsburg PA
Can*Con 2022 — October 14-16, 2022
- Location: ALL VIRTUAL
- Read our coverage of Can*Con 2019 here
  - 2020:
    - Date: October 16-18, 2020
    - Location: Sheraton Hotel, Ottawa, Canada

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