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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.
Edit: Portal:Speculative fiction/Upcoming conventions/May May: Åcon (Finland) Balticon (Maryland) BayCon (California) Boréal (Quebec) ConQuesT (Missouri) DemiCon (Iowa) FedCon (Germany) Gaylaxicon (Georgia, USA) LepreCon (Arizona) Marcon (Ohio) MediaWest*Con (Michigan) MOBICON (Alabama) Nebula Awards Weekend (Washington, DC) Sci-Fi in the ...
The site of the convention was chosen by members of the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention in August 2024. The bid for Los Angeles was the only bid for 2026, and received 452 out of 531 votes; there were 19 ineligible preferences, and zero none of the above ballots.
The World Science Fiction Society administers and presents the Hugo Awards, [1] the oldest and most noteworthy award for science fiction. Selection of the recipients is by vote of the Worldcon members. Categories include novels and short fiction, artwork, dramatic presentations, and various professional and fandom activities. [1] [2]
The Royal Albert Hall has asserted that the Vril-Ya Bazaar and Fete, a charitable event held at the Hall in 1891, was the world's first science fiction convention.The event was a multi-day fundraising bazaar themed around the popular 1871 science fiction novel The Coming Race by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, which involves the Vril-Ya, a subterranean race of winged superhuman beings. [1]
The data is maintained by the Long List Committee, a World Science Fiction Society sub-committee. Notes: Name – a convention is normally listed by the least confusing version of its name. This is usually the name preferred by the convention, but fannish tradition is followed in retroactively numbering the first Worldcon in a series 1 (or I or ...
Pages in category "Science fiction conventions in the United States" The following 144 pages are in this category, out of 144 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The DeepSouthCon (DSC) is an annual science fiction convention, which is hosted in different cities in the Southern United States.Site selection is by vote of the membership of a given DSC, for the convention to be held 2 years in the future.