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Pages in category "Science fiction conventions in the United States" The following 146 pages are in this category, out of 146 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of notable science fiction conventions, as distinct from anime conventions, comic book conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, and multigenre conventions. In the "type" column, "general" means the entire science fiction and fantasy culture; "literature", "media", etc. modify that.
The Balticon Sunday Night Short Film Festival (BSNSFF) [7] [8] is a no-submission-fee competition traditionally held on Sunday night for short films in the Science Fact, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror genres. Currently, the audience votes to choose winners in animated and live-action categories.
The three-day convention also recognizes art and film that visually venture into the worlds of science fiction, fantasy and light horror. The event, which takes place Friday, Aug. 23, through ...
Science fiction convention; D. Ditto (convention) F. For the Love of Sci-Fi; S. SMOFcon; W. Windycon; Worldcon This page was last edited on 3 September 2018, at ...
The convention emerged in the late 1970s, beginning as T'Con in 1978 and 2'Con in 1979 before taking on the name MediaWest*Con in 1981. [2] The convention remains the world's largest gathering of Fanzine writers, artists, and publishers, and for decades was the event where most new science fiction and fantasy Fanzines were released. [3]
Windycon is a science fiction and fantasy literature convention held in Oak Brook, Illinois, on the weekend closest to Veterans Day. ISFiC, the parent corporation that runs Windycon, [1] was founded in 1973 in Chicago. The first Windycon was held the following year and has been held annually ever since either in Chicago or a Chicago suburb. [2]
Chattacon is an annual science fiction convention held in Chattanooga, Tennessee. [2] The convention is organized by the nonprofit Chattanooga Speculative Fiction Fans, Inc. First held in 1976, the convention drew more than 1,200 attendees to the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel in 2014.