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Convention listings are compiled by Locus Magazine; please send all convention information to Locus, Box 13305, Oakland CA 94661; email: locus@locusmag.com. We draw from a multitude of sources, each prone to typos (not to mention our own), and places and dates have a way of changing suddenly. So be sure to check with the convention committee before making final plans. We take no responsibility for errors.

January 2005

SHADOWCON IX (Jan 7-8 ’05) Holiday Inn on Mt. Moriah, Memphis TN. Guests: P.N. Elrod, Mitch Foust, Steven Baird. Memb: $30. Info: ShadowCon IX, 5310 Hungerford Rd., Memphis TN 38118; email: Kane1Lissa@aol.com; website: www.shadowcon.org/

FURTHER CONFUSION A.D. 2005: furries of the nile (Jan 13-17 ’05) Doubletree Hotel, San Jose CA. Anthropomorphic convention. GoHs: Alan Dean Foster, Walter Crane. Musical Guests: Uffington Horse, with Heather Alexander. Memb: $50. Info: Further Confusion, 105 Serra Way PMB 236, Milpitas CA 95035; email: info@furtherconfusion.org; website: www.furtherconfusion.org/fc2005/index.php

DECONPRESSION 2 (Jan 14-16 ’05) Ramada Plaza Hotel, Columbus OH. Adult relaxacon. Memb: $35. Info: DeCONpression, 5765 Cairo Rd., Westerville OH 43081; email: info@DeConPression.org; website: www.deconpression.org/

RUSTYCON 22 (Jan 14-16 ’05) Radisson Hotel Seattle Airport, Seattle WA. Special GoH: C.J. Cherryh. AGoH: R. Stephen Adams. Writer GoH: Jane Fancher. Fan GoH: The IKV T’Mar. Media GoH: Dragon Dronet. Memb: $49.50. Info: Rustycon, Box 27075, Seattle WA 98165; email: rustycon@rustycon.com; website: www.rustycon.com

Arisia 2005: THROUGH ALIEN EYES [NEW DATES] (Jan 21-23 ’05) Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers, Boston MA. GoH: Barbara Hambly. AGoH: John Picacio. FGoH: Victor J. Raymond. Media GoH: Harry Knowles. Memb: $50. Info: Arisia, Inc., 1 Kendall Sq., PMB 322, Bldg. 600, Cambridge MA 02139; email: info@arisia.org; website: www.arisia.org

CHATTACON XXX [NEW DATES] (Jan 21-23 ’05) The Historic Sheraton Read House, Chattanooga TN. GoHs: Larry Niven, Paul Levinson. AGoH: David Cherry. Special Guest: Chris Bunch. TM: Tom McDonald. Memb: $50. Info: Chattacon, Box 23908, Chattanooga TN 37422-3908; email: info@chattacon.org; website: www.chattacon.org/

COSINE 2005 [NEW DATES] (Jan 21-23 ’05) Le Baron Hotel, Colorado Springs CO. GoH: Joe Haldeman. Memb: $35. Info: COSine, Box 50618, Colorado Springs CO 80949-0618; email: cosine@stardel.com; website: www.stardel.com/cosine/

MARSCON 2005 (Jan 21-23 ’05) Clarion Hotel / Super 8 Historic, Williamsburg VA. Memb: $30. Info: Marscon, c/o Bob Snare, 117 Wichita Ln., Williamsburg VA 23188; email: info@marscon.net; website: www.marscon.net/

31 FLAVORS OF CONFUSION (Jan 21-23 ’05) Troy Marriott, Troy MI. GoHs: Emma Bull, Will Shetterly. AGoH: Derek Grime. Sci. GoH: Christian Ready. FGoHs: David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer. TM: Steven Brust. Memb: $40 (checks to AASFA). Info: ConFusion 31, Box 8284, Ann Arbor, MI 48107; email: ConFusion@stilyagi.org; website: www.stilyagi.org/cons/2005/index.html

VERICON 5 (Jan 28-30 ’05) Harvard University, Cambridge MA. Guests: Deborah Doyle, James D. Macdonald, James Gardner, David Mack, James Morrow, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Theresa Nielsen Hayden. Memb: $25 reg. / $15 students. Info: Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association, c/o 4 University Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138; email: conchair@vericon.org; website: www.vericon.org/

February 2005

SUPERCON XII (Feb 4-6 '05) Americ-Inn, Austin MN. Relaxacon. Memb: $35 (checks to Supercon). Info: SuperCon, Box 6123, Minnehaha Station, Minneapolis MN; email: webmistress@supercon.info; website: www.supercon.info

CAPRICON 25: MAD SCIENTISTS (Feb 10-13 '05) Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights IL. GoH: James P. Hogan. AGoH: Shaenon K. Garrity. FGoH: John Morse. Memb: $70. Info: Capricon 25, Box 60085, Chicago IL 60660; email: info@capricon.org; website: www.capricon.org/capricon25/index.html

LIFE, THE UNIVERSE & EVERYTHING XXIII: THE MARION K. "DOC" SMITH SYMPOSIUM ON SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY (Feb 17-19 '05) Wilkinson Student Center, Brigham Young University, Provo UT. Guests: Jerry Pournelle, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., David Howard (2/17 & 2/18 only), Michael R. Collings. Memb: Free (registration required). Info: LTUE, 3146 JKHB (English Dept.), Provo UT 84602; email: ltue@byu.edu, or Denerian@aol.com; website: http://ltue.byu.edu/

BOSKONE 42 (Feb 18-20 '05) Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston MA. GoH: Orson Scott Card. Official Artist: Alan Pollack. Special Guest: Mike Glyer. Featured Filkers: Urban Tapestry. Memb: $42 to 1/21/05. Info: Boskone 42, Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; fax: (617) 776-3243; email: info@boskone.org; website: www.boskone.org

RADCON 4A (Feb 18-20 '05) Red Lion Hotel, Pasco WA. GoHs: Dr. Arizona, Toni Weisskopf, Patricia Briggs. Memb: $30. Info: RadCon, PMB #162, 2527 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick WA 99336-3126; website: www.radcon.org/

VISIONCON 2005 (Feb 18-20 '05) Clarion Hotel, Springfield MO. Guests: Gary Bedell, Mary Capps, Fred Gorham, Mike Strain, Al Turner. Memb: $30. Info: Visioncon Inc., Box 1415, Springfield MO 65801-1415; (417) 886-7219; fax: (417) 881-1203; email: junior@visioncon.net; website: www.visioncon.net

PICOCON 22 (Feb 19 '05) Imperial College Students Union, South Kensington, London, UK. GoHs: Gwyneth Jones, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Brian Stableford. Info: ICSF, Imperial College Student Union, Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road, SW7 2BB London, UK; email: Ali Ryan, picocon@icsf.org.uk; website: www.union.ic.ac.uk/scc/icsf/picocon.html

CONDFW IV (Feb 25-27 '05) Radisson Hotel Dallas North, Richardson TX. GoHs: Steven Brust, David Cherry, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Teresa Nielsen Hayden. Guests: Robert Asprin, Bill Fawcett, Jody Lynn Nye, John Steakley, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Memb: $25. Info: ConDFW, 2183 Buckingham Rd. #282, Richardson, TX 75081; email: info@condfw.org; website: www.condfw.org/

CORFLU TITANIUM (Feb 25-27 '05) Holiday Inn Civic Center, San Francisco CA. Memb: $60 / Ł40 currently, more at door. Info: US & Canada: Corflu 22 c/o David Bratman, Registrar, Box 662, Los Altos, CA 94023; UK: Ian Sorensen, 7 Woodside Walk, Hamilton ML3 7HY, UK; Australia: Eric Lindsay, Box 640, Airlie Beach QLD 4802, Australia; email: info@corflu.org; website: www.corflu.org/

NONCON V (Feb 25-27 '05) Vassar College, Poughkeepsie NY. Memb: $10 to 2/14/05, then $15 (checks to Vassar College). Info: Nonhuman Student Organization Box 3817, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie NY 12604-3817; email: chair@noncon.net; website: www.noncon.net

SHEVACON 13 2005 (Feb 25-27 '05) Roanoke Tanglewood, Roanoke VA. GoH: L.E. Modesitt, Jr. AGoH: Tim Hildebrandt. MC: Rikk Jacobs. Memb: $25 to 2/1/05, $30 at door. Info: SheVaCon, Box 416, Verona VA 24482-0416; email: smith1104@ntelos.net; website: www.shevacon.org

March 2005

COASTCON XXVIII (Mar 4-6 '05) President Casino's Tower, Biloxi MS. Author Guests: Mark Worrell, Glenda Finkelstein, Jeff Breslauer, Sharon Green. Media Guest: Walter Koenig. FGoHs: Walter & Judy Johnson. Artist Guests: Carl Lundgren, Debbora Wiles. Gaming Guests: David Arneson, Dale Kemper. Science Guest James Kakalios. Memb: $35. Info: CoastCon Inc., Box 1423, Biloxi MS 39533; email: coastcon_inc@yahoo.com; website: www.coastcon.org/

MARSCON: EPISODE VII, GALACTIC PIRATES & MERCENARIES (Mar 4-6 '05) Airport Marriot Hotel, Bloomington MN. Guests: Jeremy Bulloch, Todd Coss, Richard Herd, Timothy Zahn, Stephanie Gannaway-Osborn, Luke Ski. Memb: $55. Info: MarsCon, Box 21213, Eagan MN 55121; (651) 339-0397 (pager; leave your phone no.); email: info05j@marscon.org; website: http://marscon.org/2005/index.php

MECON (Mar 4-6 '05) Park Avenue Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland. GoH: Juliet McKenna. Memb: Ł22. Info: Mecon, 17 Meadowbank Place, Belfast BT9 7FE, Northern Ireland; email: meconbelfast@yahoo.co.uk; website: www.mecon.org.uk

POTLATCH 14 (Mar 4-6 '05) Ramada Plaza Hotel International, San Francisco CA. Book of Honor: A Scanner Darkly, by Philip K. Dick. Memb: $50. Info: Potlatch 14, c/o Lyn Paleo, Box 5328, Berkeley CA 94705; email: chair@potlatch-sf.org; website: www.potlatch-sf.org/

NICE'S 5^th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE FICTION (Mar 10-12 '05) Nice, France. Theme: History in Science Fiction, Science Fiction in History. Guests: Margaret Atwood, Valerio Evangelisti, Serge Lehman, Michel Pagel, Xavier Mauméjean. Info: CRELA, UFR LASH de Nice, 98bd Edouard herriot, BP 3209 06204 Nice cedex; email: ugo.bellagamba@club-internet.fr; website: www.unice.fr/SF/

CONSECRATION 1 [CANCELLED] (Mar 11-13 '05) website: www.consecration-con.org

MECON 8 [NEW DATES] (Mar 4-6 '05) Park Avenue Hotel, East Belfast, Northern Ireland. GoH: Ian McDonald. Memb: Ł25. Info: Mecon, 17 Meadowbank Place, Belfast BT9 7FE, Northern Ireland; email; meconbelfast@yahoo.co.uk; website: www.mecon.org.uk

ISTRACON 2005 (Mar 11-13 '05) Spomen dom, Pazin, Istra, Croatia. Memb: 50 kn / €6. Info: email: moris@ipazin.net website: www.istrakon.hr/

STELLARCON 29 (Mar 11-13 '05) Downtown Marriott, Greensboro NC. GoH: Janny Wurts. AGoH: Don Maitz. Media GoH: Lani Tupu. Gaming GoH: J.D. Wiker. Memb: $35. Info: Stellarcon 29, Box I-1, Elliott University Center, UNCG, Greensboro NC 27412; email: stellarcon@yahoo.com; website: www.stellarcon.org

DORT.CON (Mar 12-13 '05) Fritz-Henßler-Haus / Hotel Esplanade, Geschwister-Scholl-Straße, Germany. GoH: Alastair Reynolds, Thomas R.P. Mielke. Memb: €30. Info: Dort.con, c/o Arno Behrend, Bocksledde 35, 42283 Wuppertal, Germany; email: info@dortcon.de; website: www.dortcon.de

ICFA 26 (Mar 16-20 '05) Wyndham Ft. Lauderdale Airport Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale FL. Annual conference of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts. Theme: Blurring the Boundaries – Transrealism and Other Movements. GoH: Rudy Rucker. Guest Scholar: Damien Broderick. Special Guest Writer: John Kessel. Special Guest Poet: Albert Goldbarth. Permanent Special Guest: Brian Aldiss. Memb: $135. Info: Katy Hatfield, ICFA Registrar, Box 4249, Salem OR 97302-8249; email: katy.hatfield@gmail.com; website: www.iafa.org/

DEEPCON 6 / ITALCON 31(Mar 17-19 '05) Hotel Ambasciatori, Via dei Villini, 8 - Fiuggi Terme, Italy. Info: email: Associazione Culturale Deep Space One via Filippo Meda 159-00157, Roma, Italy; fax: 06 4146 8617; info@deepcon.it; website: www.deepcon.it/F_DeepCon.htm

FANTASM 2005 (Mar 17-20 '05) Holiday Inn Capitol Conference Center, Atlanta GA. Memb: $60. Info: Fantasm 67 Gail Dr., Athens GA 30606; (706) 369-1561; email: info@fantasm.org; website: www.fantasm.org/

GALACTICON '05 (Mar 18-20 '05) Comfort Inn, Chattanooga TN. GoH: S.M. Stirling. Guests: P.M. Griffin, Julia Morgan Scott. Memb: $45. Info: Galacticon '05, c/o Melvin Baumgardner, Jr., 6636 Shallowford Rd., Chattanooga TN 37421; email: galacticon@vei.net; website: www.galacticoninc.com/

LUNACON (Mar 18-20 '05) Sheraton Meadowlands, Meadowlands NJ. GoH: Michael Swanwick. AGoH: Bruce Honeck. FGoH: Skip Morris. Costuming GoHs: Pierre & Sandy Pettinger. Memb: $50. Info: Lunacon 2005, PMB 234, 847A Second Ave., New York NY 10017-2945; email: programming@lunacon.org; website: www.lunacon.org/

MADICON 14 (Mar 18-20 '05) College Center, James Madison University, Harrisonburg VA. Author/Illustrator Guest: Rich Hilliard. Gaming Guest: Brian Glass. Memb: $15. Info: Madicon, PMB #340, 1866c E. Market St., Harrisonburg VA 22801; email: conmistresses@yahoo.com; website: www.mephit.net/sffg/madicon/

MILLENNICON 19 (Mar 18-20 '05) Blue Ash Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, Blue Ash OH. GoH: David Drake. Memb: $35. Info: Millennicon, 143 Schloss Ln., Dayton OH 45418; (513) 659-2558; fax: (513) 674-1240; email: millennicon@mvfl.org; website: www.millennicon.org/

MAGIC CASEMENTS 3 – Speculative Fiction Festival (Mar 19 '05) NSW Writers' Centre, Rozelle, NSW, Australia. Info: The NSW Writers' Centre, Box 1056, Rozelle, NSW 2039; 02 9555 9757; fax: 02 9818 1327; email: nswwc@nswwriterscentre.org.au; website: http://www.nswwriterscentre.org.au/

NORWESCON 28 (Mar 24-27 '05) DoubleTree SeaTac Hotel, SeaTac WA. Theme: The Language of Fantasy. GoH: Michael Bishop. AGoH: Stephen Hickman. Sci. GoH: Suzette Haden Elgin. Spotlight Publisher: Tor Books. Special GoH: Alan Dean Foster. Memb: $55 to 2/28/05. Info: Norwescon 28, Box 68547, Seattle WA 98168-0547; (206) 270-7850; email: info@norwescon.org; website: www.norwescon.org

SWANCON XXX (Mar 24-28 '05) The Emerald Hotel, Perth, WA, Australia. GoH: Charles de Lint. Special Guests: MaryAnn Harris, Grant Watson. Fan Guest: Anna Hepworth. Fictional Guest: Simono. Memb: currently A$110. Info: Swancon XXX, GPO Box G429, Perth, WA 6948, Australia; email: Swancon30@westnet.com.au; website: www.swancon.com

Con-Dor XII (Mar 25-27 '05) Mission Valley Marriott, San Diego CA. GoH: John Varley. Media GoH: Armin Shimerman. Memb: $50. Info: ConDor, Box 15771, San Diego CA 92175; email: info@condorcon.org; website: www.condorcon.org

ICON (Mar 25-28 '05) West Plaza Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand. 26^th New Zealand National SF Con. GoH: Orson Scott Card. FGoH: William Geradts. Memb: NZ$90. Info: ICON, Box 13-574 Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand; email: enquiries@icon.sf.org.nz; website: http://icon.sf.org.nz/

MINICON FORTEAN (Mar 25-27 '05) Sheraton Minneapolis, Bloomington MN. GoH: Terry Pratchett. AgoHs: Fastner & Larson. FGoH: James Young. Memb: $50. Info: Minicon Fortean, Box 8297, Lake St. Station, Minneapolis MN 55408; email: request@minicon.mnstf.org; website: www.mnstf.org/minicon/minicon40/

PARAGON2 / EASTERCON 2005 (Mar 25-28 '05) Hanover International Hotel, Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK. 56^th British National SF Con. GoHs: Richard Morgan, John & Eve Harvey, Ben Jeapes, Ken MacLeod, Robert Rankin. Memb: Ł45 to 3/20/05. Info: John Dowd, 4 Burnside Ave., Sheffield S8 9FR, UK; +44 (0)114 281 0674; email: sofa@paragon2.org.uk; website: www.paragon2.org.uk

RETURN OF THE CONVENTION (Mar 26-27 '05) Thistle Hotel, Bristol, UK. Unofficial "Lord of the Rings" convention. Guests: Jed Brophy, Kiran Shah, Alan Lee, John Howe. Memb: Memb: Ł60. Info: NaDobra, Box 46759, London SW17 9YG, UK; website: www.nadobra.com/conv/

April 2005

CONBUST 2005 (Apr 1-3 ’05) Seelye Hall, Smith College, Northhampton MA. Guests: Jennie Breeden, Tiffany Grant, Patricia Briggs, Lynn Flewelling. Memb: $15. Info: ConBust, Box 8489, 1 Chapin Way, Northhampton MA 01063; email: lrizzo@smith.edu; website: http://sophia.smith.edu/ssffs/conbust/

MIDSOUTHCON 23 (Apr 1-3 ’05) Holiday Inn Select, Memphis TN. GoH: Esther M. Friesner. AGoH: Steve Hickman. Gaming GoH: Games Workshop. Science GoH: Gregory Benford. Persistent Guest: Cullen Johnson. Media GoH: Brinke Stevens. Comics GoH: Steve Rude. FGoH: The 501^st Legion. TM: Michael Sheard. Guests: C.J. Cherryh, Glen Cook, Jane Fancher, Les Johnson, Richard Parks, many more. Memb: $35. Info: Midsouthcon, Box 11446, Memphis TN 38111-0446; (901) 274-7355, or (731) 664-6730; fax: (731) 664-4320; email: info@midsouthcon.org; website: www.midsouthcon.org

TECHNICON 22 (Apr 1-3 ’05) Ramada Limited, Blacksburg VA. GoHs: Lois McMaster Bujold, Pete Abrams. FGoH: James Roberts. Memb: $25. Info: Technicon 22, Box 256, Blacksburg VA 24063-0256; email: info@technicon.org; website: www.technicon.org

WORLD HORROR CON 2005 (Apr 7-10 ’05) The Park Central Hotel New York, New York NY. GoHs: Amber Benson, Tom Piccirilli, Harlan Ellison, Joe R. Lansdale, Jack Ketchum, Allen Koszowski, Tom & Elizabeth Monteleone, Linda Addison, Tim Lebbon, Mick Garris. Mort Castle. MC: Stanley Wiater. Memb: $140. Info: Monica O’Rourke, Box 755, New York NY 10009; day: (212) 420-4286; eve: (718) 443-8290; email: Committee@whc2005.org; website: www.whc2005.org/

AD ASTRA 2005 (Apr 8-10 ’05) Days Hotel & Conference Center, Toronto, ON, Canada. GoHs: Nalo Hopkinson, Don Hutchinson, Tom Smith, Peter Watts, Charles Vess. Memb: C$50. Info: Ad Astra, Box 7276 Stn. A, Toronto, ON M5W 1X9, Canada; (888) 792-9367; email: info@ad-astra.org; website: www.ad-astra.org/

I-CON 24 (Apr 8-10 ’05) SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook NY. Science & Technology GoH: Marc Abrahams. Guests: James Morrow, David Kyle, Terry McGarry, John L. Coker III, more. Memb: $45. Info: I-CON, Box 550 Stony Brook NY 11790-0550; (631) 632-6045; fax: (631) 632-6355; email: info@iconsf.org; website: www.iconsf.org

ODYSSEY CON V (Apr 8-10 ’05) Radisson Inn, Madison WI. GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold. Musical Guest: Nick Atoms. Memb: $35 to 3/20/05. Info: Jerome Van Epps, 901 Jenifer St., Madison WI 53703; (608) 260-9924; email: oddcon@oddcon.org; website: www.venture-1.com/~oddcon/home.html

WILLYCON 7 (Apr 8-10 ’05) Wayne State College, Wayne NE. GoHs: Julie E. Czerneda, Rhondi Vilott Salsitz. AGoH: A.B. Word. FGoH: Rodney Ruff. Memb: $20. Info: WillyCon, Student Center, Rm. 103, Attn: Ron Vick, 1111 Main St., Wayne NE 68717; (402) 375-7321; email: RoVick1@wsc.edu; website: http://wildcat.wsc.edu/clubs/sfclub/text_site/willycon/

XANADU 8 / DEEPSOUTHCON 43 (Apr 8-10 ’05) Holiday Inn Express - Nashville-Downtown, Nashville TN. GoH: Mike Resnick. AGoH: Darryl Elliott. MC: Connie Willis. MC: (in memory of) Jack L. Chalker. FGoH: Tim Bolgeo. Ghost GoH: J.R.R. Tolkien. Guests: Amy H. Sturgis, Todd Lyles, Mary M. Buckner, Melissa Gay. Memb: $40. Info: Xanadu SF Con, Box 331134, 1718 Church St., Nashville TN 37203; XanaduSFCon@yahoo.com; website: http://home.comcast.net/~xanadu_sf/

CODCON X (Apr 15-17 ’05) SRC 2800 Ballroom & SRC North Cafeteria, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn IL. GoH: Tony DiGerolamo. Memb: $5. Info: James Allen, (630) 942-3421; email: allenj@cdnet.cod.edu; website: www.codcon.com

KONNIPTION 2005 (Apr 15-17 ’05) Ramada Inn, Columbia MO. Theme: Bubbas of the Apocalypse. GoH: Rachel Caine. AGoH: R. Cat Conrad. FGoH: Steve Swope. MC: Selina Rosen. Memb: $40. Info: CMSFE, Box 1345,
Columbia MO 65205; website: www.konniption.org/

AGGIECON 36 (Apr 21-24 ’05) Texas A&M University, College Station TX. GoHs: Elizabeth Moon, Red Vs. Blue, Michael Moorcock, Todd McCaffrey, more. Memb: $25 / $20 students. Info: Cepheid Variable, Box 5688, Aggieland Station, College Station TX 77844-9081; e-mail: Alexis Tucker, Maya_fh@tamu.edu; website: http://aggiecon.tamu.edu/

CONFLUX 2 (Apr 22-24 ’05). Rydges Lakeside Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia. GoH: Jennifer Fallon. Special Guests: Terry Dowling, Maxine McArthur, Jackie French, Bob Eggleton. Memb: A$110. Info: email: chair@conflux.org.au; website: www.conflux.org.au

EERIECON SEVEN (Apr 22-24 ’05) Days Inn at the Falls, Niagara Falls NY. GoHs: Allen Steele, Steven Brust, Julie Czerneda. Memb: $40. Info: Buffalo Fantasy League, Box 412, Buffalo NY 14226; eeriecon@juno.com or info@eeriecon.org

FANTASTICON 2005 (Apr 22-24 ’05) Medborgerhuset Blågården", Blågårds Plads 3, Copenhagen, Denmark. GoHs: Christopher Priest, William J. Maryson, Imants Belogrïvs. FGoH: Dave Lally. Guests: Peter Snejbjerg, Kenneth Bøgh Andersen, Christian Haun, Marcus Hammerschmitt, Sabina Marinova, Michael Marrak, Erik Simon, Patrick Leis. Info: Olav M.J. Christiansen, +45 20750181; email: contactfantasticon.dk; website: www.fantasticon.dk/index.php

PENGUICON 3.0 (Apr 22-24 ’05) Detroit Sheraton Novi Hotel, Novi, MI. SF / fantasy & Linux / Open Source software con. GoHs: Cory Doctorow, Kevin Siembieda, Nat Torkington, Joan D. Vinge. Memb: $45. Info: Penguicon, Box 401302, Redford MI 48240-9302; email: info@penguicon.org; website: http://penguicon.org or www.penguicon.org

SFERAKON (Apr 22-24 ’05) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (Fakultet elektrotehnike i racunarstva - FER), Unska 3, Zagreb, Croatia. Memb: 90 kunas (approx. $15 / €12). Info: email: sferakon@ sfera.hr; website: www.sfera.hr/english.php

2005 Windy City Pulp and Paperback Convention (Apr 22-24, ’05) Ramada Plaza Hotel O’Hare, Rosemont IL. Art show includes major display of SF art by Harold McCauley. Memb: $25. Info: Doug Ellis, 13 Spring Lane, Barrington Hills IL 60010; (847) 217-4241; email: info@windycitypulpandpaper.com; website: www.windycitypulpandpaper.com/

ELF FANTASY FAIR 2005 (Apr 23-24 ’05) Castle de Haar, Kasteellaan 1, 3455 RR Haarzuilens, Netherlands. Memb: €14.50 pre-reg., €17.50 at door. Guests: Andy Serkis, Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell. Info: email: fair@elffantasy.nl; website: www.elffantasy.com/

NEBULA AWARDS WEEKEND (Apr 28-May 1 ’05) Allegro Hotel, Chicago IL. Memb: $130 to 4/27/05, $135 at door (incl. Banquet + drink ticket); parties & panels only, $45 (checks to SFWA). Info: Nebulas, c/o Randy Kaempen, 1433 N. Wilke Rd., Arlington Heights IL 60004-4468; email: nebulas@sfwa.org; website: www.sfwa.org/awards/2005/

CTHULHU ONE (Apr 29-May 1 ’05) Best Western Inn, on the Park Capitol Square, Madison WI. Cthulhu Mythos convention. GoHs: J.T. Joshi, Robert M. Price. Memb: $40. Info: Darrick Dishaw, 427 W. Gorham St., Apt. 126, Madison WI 53703; website: www.darkmusicdomain.com/cthulhu.html

Las Vegas Fantasy & Science Fiction Day (Apr 30 ’05) Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV. Free admission. Speakers include Steven Brust, Brad Linaweaver, J. Neil Schulman, Elizabeth Bear

GENRECON 2005 (Apr 30 ’05) Sarnia Library, Sarnia, ON, Canada. Memb: Free. Info: Genrecon, Sarnia Library, 124 Christina Street South, Sarnia, ON, Canada N7T 8E1; Jeffrey Allan Beeler, Reference Librarian, (519) 337-3291; email: genreconca@yahoo.ca

May 2005

EATON CONFERENCE (May 5-7 ’05) Science Fiction Museum & Hall of Fame, Seattle WA. The University of California, Riverside Libraries, which house The J. Lloyd Eaton Collection, the world's most extensive science fiction and fantasy collection, joins The Science Fiction Museum & Hall of Fame in Seattle to present "Inventing the 21st Century: Many Worlds, Many Histories" on May 5, 6 and 7 in Seattle. The conference will be held at the same time as the museum's first ever Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday, May 6, which will honor film director Steven Spielberg, author Philip K. Dick, artist Chesley Bonestell and animator Ray Harryhausen. Eaton Conference attendees will have the opportunity to register before the general public. Speakers this year include Gregory Benford, Howard Hendrix, Joseph Miller, Eric Rabkin, George Slusser, Stanley Schmidt, Greg Bear, Eileen Gunn and Alan Shapiro, with David Hartwell delivering the Frank McConnell Memorial Lecture. For full release, click here: http://www.newsroom.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=1028

LEPRECON 31 (May 6-8 '05) Carefree Resort, Carefree AZ. GoH: Kevin J. Anderson. AGoH: Dave Dorman. Special Artist Guest: Bear Burge. Local GoH: Sarah Clemens. Music Guest: Mitchell Burnside Clapp. Memb: $40. Info: LepreCon 31, Box 26665, Tempe AZ 85285; (480) 945-6890; email: lep31@leprecon.org website: www.leprecon.org/lep31

TO BE CONTINUED 4: THE MUSICAL (May 6-8 '05) Chicago Marriott Schaumburg, Shaumburg IL. GoH: George R.R. Martin. AGoH: Charles Urbach. Media GoHs: Virginia Hey, Stephen Austin, Dean Haglund. Filk GoH: Steve Macdonald. Gaming GoH: Eric Lang. Memb: $45. Info: To Be CONtinued, Box 5211, River Forest IL 60305-5211; email: info@2becontinued.com website: www.2becontinued.com

MOBICON 8 [NEW DATES] (May 13-15 '05) Ashbury Hotel & Suites, Mobile AL. Guests: Bill Blair, David Beauchamp, Glenda Finkelstein, Shaun ORourke, Jeff Breslauer, Greyson Wolf, Steve Bennett, Debbora Wiles, Chris A. Jackson. Memb: $35 to 5/1/05, then $40. Info: Mobicon, Box 161632, Mobile AL 36616-2632; website: www.mobicon.org

TOLCON 2005 (May 13-15, 2005) Sea-Tac Radisson, Seattle WA. GoHs: Ted Nasmith, Kiran Shah. Memb: $35 to 5/1/05, $45 at door. Info: NW Tolkien Society, 22433 NE Marketplace Dr., #J1065, Redmond WA 98053; email: info@tolcon.org website: www.tolcon.org

KEYCON 2 (May 20-22 '05) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Memb: $40 pre-reg. Info: email: registration@keycon.org website: www.keycon.org

OPUS FANTASY ARTS FESTIVAL (May 20-22 '05) Four Points Sheraton SE, Denver CO. Visual Artist GoH: Rowena. Visual Art Guests: Michael Georges, Monte Moore, Peri Charlifu, Jim Humble. Literary GoH: Tracy Raye Hickman. Literary Guests: Douglas Niles, Sarah Hoyt, David Lee Summers, Barb Hendee, JC Hendee, Wynette Hoffman, Carol Berg. Combative Arts & Horror Guest: Matthew Helms. Memb: $35 to 5/7/05, $38 at door. Info: Fantasy Arts Enterprises, 397 S. Revere St., Aurora CO 80012; (303) 364-6003; email: info@opusfest.com website: www.opusfest.com

DELL MAGAZINES SCIENCE FICTION CRUISE (May 21-28 '05) — CANCELLED

BALTICON 39 (May 27-30 '05) Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore MD. GoHs: Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due. AGoH: Bob Eggleton. Music GoH: Jordin Kare. Special GoH: E.E. Knight, 2004 Compton Crook Award Winning Author. Memb: $48 to 4/30/05, then $55. Info: Balticon, Box 686, Baltimore MD 21203-0686; (410) 563-2737; fax: (410) 879-3602; email: balticoninfo@balticon.org website: www.balticon.org

BAYCON 2005 (May 27-30 '05) San Jose DoubleTree Hotel, San Jose CA. GoH: Jay Lake. AGoH: Frank Wu. FGoHs: Kevin Roche, Andy Trembley. TM: Christopher Garcia. Memb: $65 to 4/30/05, then $75. Info: BayCon 2005, Box 610427, San Jose CA 95161; website: www.baycon.org

CONDUIT XV: DRAGONS OF CONDUIT (May 27-29 '05) Prime Hotel & Convention Center, Salt Lake City UT. GoH: Tim Powers. AGoH: Charles Vess. Anime GoH: Susan Napier. Featured Guest: L.E. Modesitt, Jr. Ghost of Honor: H.P. Lovecraft. Memb: $40. Info: CONduit: Dragons of CONduit, Box 11745, Salt Lake City UT 84147-0745; email: info@conduit.sfcon.org website: http://conduit.sfcon.org

CONQUEST 36 (May 27-29 '05) Airport Hilton, Kansas City MO. GoH: Joe Haldeman. FGoHs: Les & Jeanette Roth. AGoH: Theresa Mather. TM: George R.R. Martin. Memb: $50. Info: ConQuesT 36, Box 36212, Kansas City MO 64171-6212; email: Joyce Downing, joyce@downing.net website: www.kcsciencefiction.org/con36.htm

MARCON (May 27-29 '05) Hyatt Regency, Columbus OH. GoH: Larry Niven. AGoH: Larry Elmore. Costuming GoH: Animal X. Gaming GoH: Steve Jackson. FGoH: Howard DeVore. Featured Fan Group: First Fandom. Filk GoH: Tom Smith. Editor GoH: Steve Saffel. Sci. GoH: Geoffrey Landis.TM: Mike Resnick. Comics GoH: / Gaming Special Guest: John Kovalic. Ghost of Honor: Roger Zelazny. Memb: $35 to 5/10/05, then $40. Info: Marcon, Box 141414, Columbus OH 43214; website: www.marcon.org

MISCON 19 (May 27-30 '05) Ruby's Inn & Convention Center, Missoula MT. Author / Screenwriter Guest: Paul Lawrence. Special Media Guest: Dragon Dronet. Artist Guest: Mike Conrad. Memb: $25 to 4/31/05, then $30. Info: Miscon, Box 7721, Missoula MT 59807; (406) 251-9463; email: chair@miscon.org website: www.miscon.org

OASIS 18 (May 27-29 '05) Radisson Plaza Hotel, Orlando FL. GoH: Jane Lindskold. Filk GoH: Steve MacDonald. FGoH: Judi Castro. Memb: $25 to 4/30/05, $30 at door. Info: OASFiS, Box 592905, Orlando FL 32859-2905; email: oasfis@sff.net website: www.oasfis.org/oasis_18.html

WISCON 29 (May 27-30 '05) Concourse Hotel, Madison WI. GoHs: Robin McKinley, Gwyneth Jones. Memb: $40 to 4/30/05, $50 at door. Info: WisCon, c/o SF3, Box 1624, Madison WI 53701; (608) 233-8850; email: info@sf3.org website: www.sf3.org/wiscon

NORDCON 2005 (May 28-29 '05) Hamburg House, Hamburg, Germany. Info: email: 2005@nordcon.de website: www.nordcon.de/ueberblick.html

June 2005

BOOKEXPO AMERICA (Jun 3-5 '05) Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York NY. Info: BookExpo America, 383 Main Ave., Norwalk CT 06851; (203) 840-5614; fax: (203) 840-9614; email: inquiry@bookexpo.reedexpo.com website: http://bookexpo.reedexpo.com

C-ACE (Jun 3-5 '05) Best Western Victoria Park Suites Hotel, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Canadian Arts and Cartooning Expo. GoH: Jo Walton. AGoH: Cara Mitten. Memb: $35 to 5/6/05, $40 at door. Info: C-Ace, 181 Bank St., Box 71091, Ottowa, ON K2P 2L9; email: chair@c-ace.org website: www.c-ace.org

CONCAROLINAS 2005 (Jun 3-5 '05) Marriott Executive Park, Charlotte NC. GoH: Greg Keyes. Memb: $25 to 5/15/05, then $35. Info: ConCarolinas, Box 9100, Charlotte NC 28299-9100; email: concarolinas@yahoo.com website: www.secfi.org/concarolinas

CONCOMCON 12 (Jun 3-5 '05) Radisson, Seattle WA. Conrunners' convention. Memb: $25 to 5/10/05, $35 at door. Info: ConComCon 12, SWOC, Box 1066, Seattle WA 98111; email: mcitrak@comcast.net website: www.swoc.org/ccubed

JUBICON: 50 Years SFCD (Jun 3-5 '05) Tagungshotel Mühltal, (near) Darmstadt, Germany. Memb: !30. Info: Birgit Fischer, Am Schafsbuckel 7, 64853 Otzberg, Germany; 06162/961955; email: bifi2000@aol.com. Or, Roger Murmann, Wilhelm-Leuschner-Straße 17, 64859 Eppertshausen, Germany; 06071/38718; fax: 06071/32451; email: sftreffda@gmx.de website: www.jubicon.de

DUCKON 14 (Jun 10-12 '05) Naperville Holiday Inn Select, Naperville IL. GoH: Julie Czerneda. AGoH: Maria J. William. Mad Scientist GoH: Geoffrey A. Landis. FGoH: Rich "RJ" Johnson. Filk GoHs: Mary Ellen Wessels, Ed Stauff. Memb: $35 to 5/1/05. Info: Duckon 14, Box 4843, Wheaton IL 60189-4843; email: info@duckon.org website: www.duckon.org

SCI-FI SUMMER CONVENTION (Jun 10-12 '05) Holiday Inn Atlanta-Roswell, Roswell GA. Guests: Bob Burden, Atlanta Radio Theatre Company, Emerald Rose, J. Alan Tripp. Memb: $25 to 5/15/05, $30 at door. Info: Sci-Fi Summer Con, Box 957203, Duluth GA 30095; email: info@scifisummer.org website: www.scifisummer.org

THYLACON IV (Jun 10-13 '05) Wrest Point, Hobart, Tasmania. 44^th Australian National SF Con. Australian GoH: Marianne de Pierres. FGoH: Mervyn Binns. International GoH: Anne Bishop. Memb: A$120. Info: Thylacon, Box 345, Kingston TAS 7051, Australia; email: thylacon@tansyrr.com website: www.thylacon.com

CONCEIVE / SWECON 05 (Jun 17-19 '05) Studentkåren, Götabergsgatan, central Göteborg, Sweden. National Swedish SF Con. GoHs: Charles Stross, Erik Granström. Memb: SEK 250; SEK 300 at door. Info: email: glenn.petersen@comhem.se, or siv.tapper@comhem.se website: http://web.comhem.se/~u31142612/index.htm

HYPERICON 2005: A SPECULATIVE FICTION CONVENTION (Jun 17-19 '05) Days Inn Stadium, Nashville TN. Guests: Hunter Cressall, Amy Sturgis, Kristi Brobeck, Melissa Gay, Todd Lyles. Memb: $25. Info: HyperiCon, c/o Darrell LuAllen, 6001 Old Hickory Blvd., Apt 411, Hermitage TN 37076; email: hypericon@gmail.com website: www.hypericon.info

Clarion West Writers Workshop (19 Jun - 29 Jul 2005) The 2005 workshop takes place June 19 - July 29 in Seattle, with instructors Octavia Butler, Andy Duncan, L. Timmel Duchamp, Connie Willis, Gordon Van Gelder, and Michael Swanwick • Deadline for application was April 1. Full details.

SFRA 2005 (Jun 23-26, '05) Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas NV. Distinguished Guest Author: Ursula K. Le Guin. Featured Guest Authors: John Barnes, Kij Johnson, Tim Powers, Elizabeth Bear, Steven Brust, Joan Slonczewski. Memb: $140. Info: email: Dave.Mead@mail.tamucc.edu website: www.sfra.org

APOLLOCON 2005 (Jun 24-26 '05) Hyatt Regency Houston Airport, Houston TX. GoH: Robert J. Sawyer. AGoH: Victory. Guests: Lee Martindale, Martha Wells, Bradley Denton, Dusty Rainbolt. Memb: $25 to 5/31/05, $30 at door. Info: Apollocon, Box 541822, Houston TX 77254; email: apollocon1@aol.com website: www.apollocon.org

July 2005

CONVERGENCE 2005 (Jul 1-3 '05) Sheraton South, Bloomington MN. Guests: Mercedes Lackey, Len Wein, Jim Kakalios, Larry Dixon, Marv Wolfman. Memb: $40 to 5/15/05, $55 at door. Info: CONvergence, 1437 Marshall Ave., Suite 203, St. Paul MN 55104; (651) 647-3487; email: info@convergence-con.org website: www.convergence-con.org

GAYLAXICON 2005 (Jul 1-4 '05) Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge MA. GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold. FGoHs: Cast & crew of Star Trek: Hidden Frontier. Memb: $50 to 5/31/05, more at the door. Info: Gaylaxicon 2005, Box 1059, Boston MA 02103-1059; email: gaylaxians@gaylaxians.org website: www.gaylaxians.org/gaylaxicon2005

INCONJUNCTION XXV (Jul 1-3 '05) Indianapolis Sheraton Hotel & Suites, Indianapolis IN. GoH: Tara K. Harper. AGoH: Aaron Williams. Media GoH: Eugene Roddenberry, Jr. Director GoH: Alan Smithee. Filk GoH: Tom Smith. TM: Robert Pyatt. Special Guest: Steve Godzilla. Memb: $35 to 6/1/05, then $40. Info: InConJunction XXV, Box 68514, Indianapolis IN 46268-0514; email: conchair@inconjunction.org website: www.inconjunction.org

WESTERCON 58: "DUE NORTH" (Jul 1-4 '05) Westin Calgary Hotel, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Author Guest: S.M. Stirling. Canadian Author Guest: Dave Duncan. Artist Guest: Mark Ferrari. Fan Guests: Cliff Samuels, Eileen Capes. Publisher Guest: Tom Doherty. Editor Guest: David Hartwell. Science Guest: Phil Currie. Memb: $65 / C$80 to 3/15/05. Info: Calgary in 2005, Box 43078; DVPO, Calgary, Alberta T2J 7A7, Canada; email: info@calgaryin2005.org website: http://calgaryin2005.org

Readercon 16 (Jul 8-10 '05) Burlington Marriott, Burlington MA. GoHs: Kate Wilhelm, Joe Haldeman. Memorial GoHs: Henry Kuttner, C.L. Moore. Memb: $43 to 6/30/05, $50 at door. Info: Readercon, Box 38-1246, Cambridge MA 02238-1246; email: info@readercon.org website: www.readercon.org

CONSTRUCTION (Jul 9-10 '05) San Jose Hilton Hotel, San Jose CA. "Helping Build Better Local Conventions." Memb: $45 to 5/31/05, $50 to 7/1/05, $55 at door. Info: Construction 2005, 61363, Sunnyvale CA 94088-1363; email: construction@sfsfc.org website: http://sfsfc.org/construction

STAR STRUCK: OUT OF THIS WORLD (Jul 9 '05) Scottish Rite Temple Auditorium, Sacramento CA. Memb. $10. Info: email: frellingbored@yahoo.com website: www.starstruckcon.com

CONESTOGA 9 (Jul 15-17 '05) Sheraton Tulsa, Tulsa OK. GoH: George R.R. Martin. AGoH: Brad Foster. TM: Brad Denton. FGoH: Margene Bahm, Paula Helm Murray, Jim Murray. Memb: $25 to 6/1/05, then $35. Info: Conestoga 9, 440 S. Gary Ave., Box 45, Tulsa OK 74104; (918) 445-2094; email: conestoga@sftulsa.org website: www.sftulsa.org

CONFLUENCE 2005 (Jul 15-17 '05) Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport, Pittsburgh PA. GoH: Tamora Pierce. Featured Filker: Escape Key. Memb: $40. Info: Confluence, Box 3681, Pittsburgh PA 15230-3681; (412) 344-0456; email: confluence@spellcaster.org website: http://www.parsec-sff.org/confluence

CONTINUUM 3: CREATURES NATURAL AND UNNATURAL (Jul 15-17 '05). Hilton on the Park Hotel and Convention Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. GoHs: Richard Harland, Neil Gaiman, Poppy Z. Brite, Robin Hobb. Memb: A$140 to 4/30/05, A$170 to 7/14/05. Info: Continuum 3, Box 603, Melbourne, Vic 3001; email: info@continuum.org.au website: www.continuum.org.au

TORONTO TREK 19 (July 15-17 '05) DoubleTree International Plaza, Toronto, ON, Canada. GoH: René Aberjonois. Memb: $47 / C$55 to 6/1/05, $65 / C$65 at door. Info: Toronto Trek, Box 7097, Station A, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5W 1X7

TRINOC*CON 2005 (July 15-17 '05) Durham Marriott and Civic Center, Durham NC. Literary GoH: Joe R. Lansdale. AGoH: Charles Keegan. Memb: $30 to 6/18/05, $35 at door. Info: Trinoc*coN Corp., Box 10633, Raleigh NC 27605-0633; email: info@trinoc-con.org website: www.trinoc-con.org

HAMACON 2 (Jul 16-17 '05) Yokohama, Japan. Info: email: info-HAMACON2@jasfic.or.jp website: www.hamacon2.com/index.html

PALAVERCON 2005 (Jul 22-24 '05) New England Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham NH. Dark Tower Convention. GoHs: Michael Whelan, Rick Berry, Phil Hale, Darrel Anderson. Memb: $149. Info: Michaela Wiener, 19 Surrey Ln., Hampton Falls NH 03844; (603) 686-1826; email: rhea@palavercon.com; website: http://palavercon.com

SHOWMECON 3 (Jul 22-24 '05) Airport Hilton, St. Louis MO. GoH: Eric Flint. AGoH: Lucy Synk. Media Guest: Michael Sheard. MC: Tom Meserole. Memb: $40. Info: ShowMeCon, Box 410115, Creve Couer MO 63141-9998; Michael Hatley, (314) 323-9381; email: info@showmecon.com website: www.showmecon.com

VIDCON '05 (Jul 22-24 '05) Crowne Royal Hotel, Tampa FL. Fan Fiction convention. Memb: $35 to 7/15/05, then $45. Info: Stone Hill SF Assoc., Box 2213, Plant City FL 33565-2213; (813) 982-9616; email: deb@stonehill.org website: http://stonehill.org/vidnews.htm

INTERCON 2005 (Jul 28-31 ’05) Norwegian National SF Con. Oslo University, Blindern, Oslo, Norway. GoHs: Elizabeth Moon, Tanith Lee, John-Henri Holmberg, John Kaiine. Memb: NKR 350 / Ł25 / $48 / €37. Info: Intercon c/o Heidi Lyshol, Kirkevein 100 C, No-0361 Oslo, Norway; email: intercon@fandom.no; website: http://intercon.fandom.no/

ACCIO 2005 (Jul 29-31 '05) University of Reading, Reading, UK. Theme: Harry Potter. Guest Speakers: Elizabeth Kay, Steve Vander Ark, Edmund Kem. Memb: Ł180 (residential); Ł250 (residential ensuite); Ł140 (non-residential). Info: Accio UK, 26 Discovery House, Newby Place, London E14 0HA, UK; email: info@accio.org.uk website: www.accio.org.uk

CLARECRAFT DISCWORLD EVENT 2005 (Jul 29-31 ’05) Warren Farm, Woolpit, Suffolk, UK. Camping weekend. GoH: Terry Pratchett. Memb: Ł5.00. Info: Clarecraft, Unit 1, Woolpit Business Park, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9UP, UK; 01359 241277; website: www.clarecraft.co.uk/Event.htm

DEMICON 16 (Jul 29-31 '05) Hotel Fort Des Moines, Des Moines IA. GoH: Brad Linaweaver. AGoH: Mike Cole. TM Emeritus GoH: Rusty Hevelin. FGoHs: Shelia Lenkman, Scott Corwin. TM: Tadao Tomomatsu, Ghost of Honor: Douglas Adams. Memb: $40 to 3/31/05. Info: email: info@demicon.org website: www.demicon.org

LIBERTYCON 18 (Jul 29-31 '05) Comfort Inn & Suites, Chattanooga TN. Special Guest: Timothy Zahn. MC: Robert Lynn Asprin. Memb: $30 to 7/17/05, then $45. Info: LibertyCon 18, Box 695, Hixson TN 37343-0695; (423) 842-4363; email: uncletimmy@libertycon.org website: www.libertycon.org

August 2005

INTERACTION / WORLDCON 63 (Aug 4-8 '05) Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow Moat House & City Inn Hotels, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. GoHs: Greg Pickersgill, Christopher Priest, Robert Sheckley, Lars-Olov Strandberg, Jane Yolen. Memb: $195/ Ł110 / !165. Info: Interaction, 379 Myrtle Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S2 3HQ, UK; or Interaction, Box 58009, Louisville KY 40268-0009; email: info@interaction.worldcon.org.uk website: www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk

CRESCENT CITY CON XX (Aug 5-7 '05) Best Western Landmark Hotel, Metairie LA. GoH: Marv Wolfman. Guests: Darlene Bolesny, Larry Dixon, Andrew Fox, Bret Funk, Danny Frolich, Mercedes Lackey, Tedd Walley, Debbora Wiles. Memb: $40 to 7/4/05, then $45. Info: Crescent City Con, Box 52622,
New Orleans LA 70152-2622; email: hos-pitality@crescentcitycon.com website: www.crescentcitycon.com

TOLKIEN 2005: THE RING GOES EVER ON (Aug 11-15 '05) Aston University, Birmingham, England. Celebrating 50 years of The Lord of the Rings. Guests: Rhona Beare, Patrick Curry, Colin Duriez, Anke Katrin Eissmann, Verlyn Flieger, Christopher Garbowski, Alan Lee, Ted Nasmith, Michael Scott Rohan, Tom Shippey, Brian Sibley, Viv Wilkes. Memb: $106 / Ł55 / !80 participating society members (see website), $115 / Ł60 / !86.50 non-members to 3/1/05. Info: 2005 Booking Officer, Christine Davidson, 28 Loverock Crescent, Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 4AR, UK; email: 2005.bookings@tolkiensociety.org. or tolksoc@tolkiensociety.org website: www.tolkiensociety.org/2005

CONGLOMERATION 2005 (Aug 12-14 '05) Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, Louisville KY. AGoH: Mark Zug. More guests TBA. Memb: $25 to 7/23/05, then $35. Info: ConGlomeration, Box 32095, Louisville KY 40232-2095; email: Kae Thompson, kscats@hotmail.com, or Mark Kantlehner, mkogre@insightbb.com website: www.conglomeration.org

ARMADILLOCON 27 (Aug 19-21 '05) DoubleTree Hotel Austin, Austin TX. GoH: Charles Stross. Ed. GoH: Jim Minz. FGoHs: Jim & Laurie Mann. AGoH: Ctein. Special Guest: Sean McMullen. TM: Charles de Lint. Info: email: armadillocon@fact.org website: www.fact.org/dillo

Diversicon 13 (Aug 19-21 '05) Twin Cities, MN. GoH: Sheree R. Thomas. Theme: Diversity in SF&F. Memb: $30 to 7/4/05, $40 at door; students (5-17) deduct $10. Info: Diversicon 13, Box 8036, Lake Street Station, Minneapolis MN 55408-8036; (612) 721-5959; email: info@diversicon.org

HORRORFIND WEEKEND (Aug 19-21 '05) Mariott Hunt Valley Inn, Hunt Valley MD. Info: website: www.horrorfindweekend.com

XXXIIÈME CONVENTION NATIONALE FRANÇAISE DE SCIENCE-FICTION (Aug 25-28 '05) Château de Tilff, Esneux-Tilff, Liege, Belgium. 32^nd French National SF Con. Guests: Peter Motte, Corinne Guittaud, Joël Champetier, Valérie Frances, Georges Panchard, Jean-Michel Truong & Olivier Paquet. Memb: !50 to 7/31/05, !60 at door. Info: Alain le Bussy, Rue du Cimetière, 21, 4130 ESNEUX, Belgium; 00 32 (0)4 380 33 88; email: xuensf@yucom.be website: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jplanque/Infini/Convention_2005.htm

BUBONICON 37 (Aug 26-28 '05) Wyndham Airport Hotel, Albuquerque NM. GoH: Stephen R. Donaldson. AGoH: Mark Ferrari. TM: Jack McDevitt. Memb: $25 to 5/1/05, $30 to 8/5/05, $35 at door (checks to NMSF Conference). Info: NMSF Conference, Box 37257, Albuquerque NM 87176; (505) 266-8905 from 11am-10pm MST; email: Craig Chrissinger, cwcraig@nmia.com website: http://bubonicon.com

September 2005

CASCADIACON (Sep 1-5 '05) Seattle Airport Hilton & Conference Center, Seattle WA. 2005 NASFiC. Writer Guest: Fred Saberhagen. Artist Guest: Liz Danforth. Editor Guest: Toni Weisskopf. Fan Guest: Kevin Standlee. Science Guest: Marc Abrahams. Special Anime Guest: Hiroaki Inoue. Memb: $95 to 4/30/05. Info: Cascadia Con, Seattle NASFiC, Box 1066, Seattle WA 98111; email: info@cascadiacon.org website: www.cascadiacon.org

DRAGON*CON 2005 (Sep 2-5 '05) Atlanta Mariott Marquis / Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta GA. Guests: Robert Jordan, Peter David, Larry Elmore, Bill Fawcett, Lorenzo Lamas, more. Memb: $60 to 5/13/05, $70 to 7/15/05, then $85. Info: Dragon*Con, Box 16459, Atlanta GA 30321-9998; (770) 909-0115; fax: (770) 909-0112; email: dragoncon@dragoncon.org website: www.dragoncon.org

COPPERCON 25 (Sep 9-11 '05) Embassy Suites Phoenix North, Phoenix AZ. GoHs: Robert J. Sawyer, Greg Keyes. Ghost of Honor: G. Harry Stine. Memb: $30 to 4/30/05, $35 to 8/25/05, $40 at door. Info: CopperCon 25, Box 62613, Phoenix AZ 85082; (480) 945-6890; email: cu25@coppercon.org website: www.coppercon.org

Midwest Construction IV (Sep 16-18 '05) Sheraton Suites Country Club Plaza, Kansas City MO. Conrunning convention. Memb: $40 to 2/28/05; nonconrunning significant other, $15. Info: Midwest Construction, Box 1825, Lees Summit MO 64063-7825; email: Margene Bahm, masffc@kc.rr.com website: www.midamericon.org/mwc4.htm

OXONMOOT 2005 (Sep 17-18 '05) St. Peter's College, Oxford, UK. J.R.R. Tolkien Convention. Info: Jenny Curtis, Booking Officer, 85 Woad Lane, Great Coates, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN34 9NB, UK; email: bookings@tolkiensociety.org website: www.tolkiensociety.org/oxon/index.html

FENCON II (Sep 23-25 '05) Holiday Inn Select North Dallas, Dallas TX. GoH: S.M. Stirling. Filk GoH: Leslie Fish. Fen GoH: Randy Farran. AGoH: Larry Dixon. Special Guest: Mike Resnick. TM: David Gerrold. Memb: $25 to 6/1/05, $30 to 9/1/05, $35 at door. Info: FenCon, Box 560576, The Colony TX 75056-0576; email: info@fencon.org website: www.fencon.org

FOOLSCAP VII (Sep 23-25 '05) Bellevue Sheraton, Bellevue WA. GoH: Harlan Ellison. Memb: currently $40. Info: Foolscap VI, c/o Little Cat Z, Box 2461, Seattle WA 98111-2461; email: chair@foolscapcon.org website: www.foolscapcon.org

ARCHON 29 (Sep 29-Oct 2 '05) Gateway Center & Holiday Inn, Collinsville IL. GoHs: Jody Lynn Nye, Bill Fawcett. AGoH: Stephen Hickman. FGoH: Keith Stokes. Special GoHs: Toni Weisskopf, Hank Reinhardt. Masquerade MC: Vic Milán. Memb: $35 to 6/30/05, $40 to 8/31/05, then $45. Info: Archon 29, Box 8387, St. Louis MO 63132-8387; (636) 326-3026; email: Rich or Michelle Zelich, archon_hotline@archonstl.org website: www.archonstl.org/29/index2.html

CONCLAVE (Sep 30-Oct 3 '05) Holiday Inn on Hindley, Adelaide, South Australia. Guests: Jack Dann, Ian Irvine, Fiona McIntosh, Karen Miller, Tony Shillitoe, Sean Williams. Memb: A$100 to 9/23/05, then A$120. Info: Conclave 2005, Box 7225, Cloisters Square WA 6850, Australia; email: Todd Rowlands or Jay Watson, conclave@westnet.com.au website: www.conclave.asn.au

FANTASYCON 2005 (Sep 30-Oct 2 '05) Quality Hotel, Bentley, Walsall, UK. GoHs: Mark Chadbourn, Simon Clark, more TBA. Info: email: chair@britishfantasysociety.org.uk website: www.britishfantasysociety.org.uk/fcon

October 2005

CAPCLAVE 2005 (Oct 14-16 '05) Hilton Washington / Silver Spring, Silver Spring MD. GoH: Howard Waldrop. FGoHs: Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden. Memb: $45. Info: Capclave 2005, 7113 Wayne Drive, Annandale VA 22003-1734; email: info@capclave.org; website: www.capclave.org

CONSUME / RELAXACON (Oct 14-16 '05) Holiday Inn Select, Bloomington MN. Posthumous GoHs: Frank Kelly Freas, Mary Alice Norton (Andre Norton). Memb: $45. Info: Rick Gellman, 1105 Bellecrest Dr., Maplewood MN 55109-1902; (651) 483-6290; email: Consume@relaxacon.com; website: http://relaxacon.tripod.com/

OCTOCON (Oct 15-16 '05) Glenroyal Hotel & Leisure Club, Maynooth, Ireland. GoH: Charles Stross. Guests: Michael Carroll, Roger Gregg, Harry Harrison, Anne McCaffrey, Juliet E. McKenna, Michael Scott, John Vaughan. Memb: €30.00. Info: Octocon 2005 c/o Electric Dragon, 19a Main St., Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland; email: info2005@octocon.com; website: www.octocon.com

Boréal 2005 (Oct 21-23 '05) Hotel Days Inn Subway-Center, Montreal, QC, Canada. Special Guests: Joël Champetier, Patrick Senécal, Élisabeth Vonarburg. Info: Boréal 2005, 103-4570 Queen Mary Rd., Montreal, QC H3W 1W6, Canada; info@congresboreal.ca; website: www.congresboreal.ca

MILEHIGHCON 37 (Oct 21-23 '05) Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Denver CO. GoHs: Alan Dean Foster, David Drake. AGoH: David Mattingly. TM: Connie Willis. Media GoH: Kenneth Hall. Memb: $37. Info: MileHiCon 37, Box 101322, Denver CO 80250-1322; (303) 657-5912; email: lindanel@ix.netcom.com; website: www.milehicon.org

AUTUMNCON (Oct 28-30 '05) Salt Lake City Center Hilton, Salt Lake City UT. GoHs: Kate Elliott, Allan Cole. KidCon Guest: Stephen Cosgrove. AGoH: Jodi Lee. Memb: $30. Info: AutumnCon, 358 South 700, East Suite B #520, Salt Lake City UT 84102; email: information@autumncon.org; website: http://autumncon.org/x/page/

DREAMCON 20 (Oct 28-30 '05) The Quality Inn / Comfort Inn in Everett, Everett WA. Artist & Author GoHs: Phil & Kaja Foglio. Sci. GoH: David Shoemaker. TM: Kij Johnson. Memb: $40. Info: Dreamcon, 20126 Ballinger Way NE #247, Shoreline WA 98155; email: director@dreamconwa.org; website: www.dreamconwa.org

HALLOWCON '05 (Oct 28-30 '05) Comfort Inn, Chattanooga TN. Guests: Julia Morgan Scott, Lawrence Barker, Karl Lepp, Edward Boudreaux, Tyra Mitchell, Andy Vetromile, more. Memb: $45. Info: HallowCon, c/o L.D. Stacy, 395 Stancil Rd., Rossville GA 30741; email: hallowcon@vei.net; website: www.hallowcon.com

Ibercon I / HISPACON xxiii (Oct 28-Nov 1 '05) Vigo, Centro Cultural, Caixanova, Spain. First joint Spanish National Con and Portuguese National SF Festival. GoH: Laura Gallego, João Barreiros. Memb: €21.00. Info: Viajes Ecuador, C./ Santo Domingo, 1. Vigo, Spain; fax: +34 986414673; email: ibercon@ibercon.org; website: www.ibercon.org/

ICON 30 (Oct 28-30 '05) Clarion Hotel, Cedar Rapids IA. GoH: Sarah Zettel. Media GoH: Arlene Martel. Memb: $35 to 9/12/05. Info: ICON, 308 E. Burlington PMB#201, Iowa City IA 52240; (319) 337-9098; website: www.mindbridge.org/icon/

NECRONOMICON 2005 (Oct 28-30 '05) Hyatt Regency, Downtown Tampa, Tampa FL; GoHs: Lloyd Kaufman, Peter David, George Lowe Memb: $35. Info: Ann Morris, 813-982-9616; email: raggedyann@stonehill.org; website: http://stonehill.org/necro.htm

Play by Martha Soukup (6 - 29 Oct 2005) Martha Soukup, Nebula award winner and multiple Hugo and World Fantasy award nominee, is now writing for the stage. Her first full length play, "Manumission" tells the story of a man so outraged by the liberties that the body politic has taken in his name that he has himself legally "not a person." No longer can wars be waged in his name, unjust laws be passed for his benefit, or any imposition be placed on him for others or for others for him. "Being in the world, but not part of it" turns out to be more of a challenge than expected however. | Manumission is being produced by Cassandra's Call Productions at the Exit Theatre, Oct 6-29th, 2005 More information can be found at http://www.cassandrascall.com and at 510.645.1223.

November 2005

WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION 2005 (Nov 3-6 '05) The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor's Club, Madison WI. Theme: The Architecture of Fantasy & Horror. GoHs: Graham Joyce, Robert Weinberg, Terry Windling. AGoH: Kinuko Y. Craft. TM: Peter Straub. Special Recognition: Arkham House. Memb: $150. Info: WFC-Madison, Box 531, Cambridge WI 53523; email: WFC2005@worldfantasy.org; website: www.worldfantasy.org/2005

ORYCON 27 (Nov 4-6 '05) Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront, Portland OR. GoHs: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson. Special GoHs: Rebecca Moesta, Anina Bennett. AGoH: Paul Guinan. Filking GoH: Tom Smith. Memb: $55. Info: OryCon 27, Box 5464, Portland OR 97228-5464; email: orycon 27@hotmail.com; website: www.orycon.org/orycon27

AFTERLIFE: A CONVENTION OF THE MACABRE (Nov 11-13 '05) Holiday Inn Capitol Conference Center, Atlanta GA. Info: AfterLife, 67 Gail Dr., Athens GA 30606; Chris Hales, (404) 272-3712; email: 2005info@theafterlife.org; website: www.theafterlife.org

ARMADACON 17 (Nov 11-13 '05) Novotel Plymouth, Plymouth, Devon, England. Guests: Nicholas Briggs, Richard Bonehill, Alan Lee.. Memb: Ł30. Info: email: marionnaomi@blueyonder.co.uk; website: http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/armadacon/index.htm

ASTRONOMICON (Nov 11-13 '05) Clarion Riverside Hotel, Rochester NY. GoHs: Spider & Jeanne Robinson, AGoH: Bob Eggleton. FGoH: Erwin S. Strauss. Filk GoH: Roberta Rogow. Editor GoH: Robert Weinberg. Anime GoH: Steve Bennett. Special GoH: Forrest J Ackerman. Memb: $45 to 11/1/05 (checks to The Rochester Fantasy Fans). Info: The Rochester Fantasy Fans, Box 31701, Rochester NY 14603-1701; (585) 342-4697; email: chair@Astronomicon.info; website: www.astronomicon.info

NOVACON 35 (Nov 11-13 '05) Quality Hotel, Bentley, Walsall, UK. GoH: Alastair Reynolds. Memb: Ł40. Info: Steve Lawson, 379 Myrtle Road, Sheffield S2 3HQ, UK; 0114 281 1572; website: www.novacon.org

WINDYCON 32 (Nov 11-13 '05) The Wyndham Hotel O'Hare, Rosemont IL. GoH: Harry Turtledove. AGoH: Bill Holbrook. FGoH: Jim Rittenhouse. Media GoHs: Erin Gray & Gil Gerard. TM: Esther Friesner. Memb: $50. Info: WindyCon 32, Box 184, Palatine IL 60078-0184; email: info@windycon.org; website: www.windycon.org

FRYSCON (Nov 18-20 '05) Tulip Inn "De Valk", Hertog van Saksenlaan 78, Franeker, Freesia, The Netherlands. Memb: €35. Info: Fryscon 2005, Jim Held, Steenstrat 16, 6155 KH Puth, The Netherlands; email: fryscon@ncsf.nl; website: www.fryscon.aanhet.net

TUSCON 32 (Nov 18-20 '05) InnSuites Hotel, Tuscon AZ. GoH: David Brin. AGoH: Theresa Mather. FGoH: Bill Winski. TM: Edward Bryant. Memb: $45. Info: TusCon, Box 2528, Tucson AZ 85702-2528; fax: 520-571-7180; email: basfa@earthlink.net; website: http://home.earthlink.net/~basfa/

CHAMBANACON 35 (Nov 25-27 '05) Hilton, Springfield IL. GoH: Timothy Zahn. TM: PJ Beese. FGoHs: Frank & Millie Kalisz. Memb: $40. Info: ChamBanaCon, P.O.Box 2908 Springfield, IL., 62708-2908; email: turkey@chambanacon.org; website: www.chambanacon.org

Darkover Grand Council 27 (Nov 25-27 '05) Holiday Inn Timonuium, Timonium MD. GoH. C.S. Friedman. Special Guest: Katherine Kurtz. Musical GoH: Clam Chowder. Memb: $45. Info: Armida Council, Box 7203, Silver Spring MD 20907; website: www.darkovercon.com

LOSCON 32 (Nov 25-27 '05) Los Angeles CA. GoH: Stephen Brust. AGoH: Rowena Morrill. FGoH: Bruce Farr. Memb: $40. Info: Loscon 32, c/o Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society, 11513 Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood CA 91601; email: info@LASFS.org; website: www.loscon.org

December 2005

SMOFCON 23 (Dec 2-4 '05) Red Lion Convention Center Hotel, Portland OR. Theme: Expecting the Unexpected. Memb: $70. Info: OSFCI, Box 5703, Portland OR 97228-5703; 503-283-0802; email: smofconpdx@gmail.com; website: www.osfci.org/smofcon/

PHILCON (Dec 9-11 '05) Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia PA. GoH: David Weber. AGoH: David Mattingly. Memb: $50. Info: Philcon, Box 8303, Philadelphia PA 19101-8303; email: info2005@philcon.org; website: www.philcon.org

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