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[SRI-NIC]CONS.TXT
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| Calendar of Science Fiction Events |
| As of 15 Jun 86 |
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The following events are drawn from a multitude of sources, each prone to typos
(not to mention my own), and places and dates have a way of changing suddenly,
so be sure to check with the convention committees before making final plans.
A SASE should be included in all inquiries to convention committees. If you
want to correct any errors, or submit additional information, please send
messages to ZELLICH@SRI-NIC, not to SF-LOVERS.
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ACRONYMS USED IN THIS LIST:
AGoH - Artist Guest of Honor FGoH - Fan Guest of Honor
FRP - Fantasy Role Playing GoH - Guest of Honor
MC - Master of Ceremonies SGoH - Special Guest of Honor
SASE - Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope (also seen as SSAE)
TBA - To Be Announced TM - Toast Master
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GEOGRAPHIC CROSS-REFERENCE TO DATES
AUSTRALIA
Australia Capital Terr.: April 25-27, 1987 - Queanbeyan (Canberra area)
New South Wales: none listed at this time
Queensland: none listed at this time
South Australia: none listed at this time
Victoria: none listed at this time
Western Australia: none listed at this time
BELGIUM
none listed at this time
CANADA
Alberta: July 25-27, 1986 - Calgary
October 10-12, 1985 - Edmonton
British Columbia: none listed at this time
Manitoba: none listed at this time
Nova Scotia: none listed at this time
Ontario: June 13-15, 1986 - Toronto
July 11-13, 1986 - Ottawa
August 10, 1986 - Rexdale
September 12-14, 1986 - Oakville
June 12-14, 1987 - Toronto
Quebec: September 5-7, 1986 - Longeuil
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
none listed at this time
ENGLAND
(also see WALES, SCOTLAND, etc.)
September 13-15, 1986 - Cambridge
September 19-21, 1986 - Oxford
February 13-15, 1987 - Leeds
April (Easter weekend), 1987 - Brighton
July 18-20, 1986 - Hull, N. Humberside
August 22-25, 1986 - Warwick U. (Coventry?)
August 22-25, 1986 - Newbury
August 8-9, 1987 - Univ. of Surrey at Guilford
August 27-September 2 (tent.), 1987 - Brighton
[probably only August 27-31, because of the following NASFiC]
FINLAND
none listed at this time
FRANCE
September 6-9, 1986 - Lille**CANCELLED?**
GERMANY
July 25-27, 1986 - Saarbrucken
September 6-7, 1986 - Saarbrucken
ITALY
none listed at this time
JAPAN
August 23-24, 1986 - Osaka
NETHERLANDS
none listed at this time
NORWAY
none listed at this time
SCOTLAND
September 26-29, 1986 - Glasgow
SWEDEN
none listed at this time
USA
Alabama: September 12-14, 1986 - Birmingham
Arizona: September 4-7, 1986 - Scottsdale
November 8-9, 1986 - Tucson
September 3-6, 1987 - Phoenix
Arkansas: none listed at this time
California, Northern: July 25-27, 1986 - San Jose
August 23-24, 1986 - San Francisco
September 6-7, 1986 - San Francisco
October 10-12, 1986 - Santa Rosa
October 17-19, 1986 - Redding**CANCELLED**
November 22-23, 1986 - San Francisco
July 2-6, 1987 - Oakland
February 12-15, 1988 - San Jose
California, Southern: June 21-22, 1986 - Anaheim
June 26-29, 1986 - San Diego
July 3-6, 1986 - San Diego
July 11-12, 1986 - Burbank
July 11-13, 1986 - Manhattan Beach
July 18-20, 1986 - Los Angeles
August 8-11, 1986 - Long Beach
August 9-10, 1986 - Los Angeles
September 26-28, 1986 - Pasadena
September 27-28, 1986 - Los Angeles
November 1-2, 1986 - Anaheim
November 28-30, 1986 - Los Angeles
Colorado: September 13-14, 1986 - Denver
October 24-25, 1986 - Denver
Connecticut: none listed at this time
Delaware: November 28-30, 1986 - Wilmington
Florida: October 31-November 2, 1986 - Tampa
December 5-7, 1986 - Deerfield Beach (Fort Lauderdale area)
Georgia: July 25-27, 1986 - Atlanta
August 28-September 1, 1986 - Atlanta
Hawaii: November 8-9, 1986 - ??
Idaho: September 19-21, 1986 - Moscow
Illinois: August 15-17, 1986 - Oak Brook (Chicago area)
September 19-21, 1986 - Elk Grove Village
October 4-5, 1986 - Chicago
November 14-16, 1986 - Schaumburg (Chicago area)
Indiana: June 6-8, 1986 - Evansville
July 4-6, 1986 - Indianapolis
October 17-19, 1986 - Evansville
Iowa: October 24-26, 1986 - Cedar Rapids
Kansas: June 28, 1986 - Wichita
October 4-5, 1986 - Wichita
October 18-19, 1986 - Lenexa (KC area)
October 25, 1986 - Lawrence
Kentucky: July 25-27, 1986 - Louisville
September 26-28, 1986 - Louisville
Louisiana: none listed at this time
Maryland: July 18-20, 1986 - Baltimore
Massachusetts: June 21, 1986 - Somerville
November 15-16, 1986 - Boston
February 13-15, 1987 - Boston
June 27-28, 1987 - Boston
July, 1987 - Boston
Michigan: August 15-17, 1986 - Grand Rapids
October 10-12, 1986 - Plymouth
Minnesota: June 20-22, 1986 - Minneapolis
September 5-7, 1986 - St. Paul
September 27-28, 1986 - Moorhead
Mississippi: none listed at this time
Missouri: July 25-27, 1986 - St. Louis
July 25-27, 1986 - Kansas City
August 1-3, 1986 - St. Louis
December 5-7, 1986 - Eureka (St. Louis area)
February 20-22, 1987 - Columbia
June 6-8, 1987 - Springfield
Montana: none listed at this time
Nebraska: August 1-3, 1986 - Omaha
April 24-26, 1987 - Omaha
New Hampshire: July 18-20, 1986 - Merrimack
New Jersey: July 11-13, 1986 - New Brunswick
September 20-21, 1986 - New Brunswick
October 24-26, 1986 - Newark
January 16-18, 1987 - Newark?
May 22-25, 1987 - New Brunswick
New Mexico: none listed at this time
New York: June 20-22, 1986 - Albany
June 28-29, 1986 - Manhattan
August 23-24, 1986 - Manhattan
October 3-5, 1986 - Niagara Falls
November 8, 1986 - Manhattan
November 28-30, 1986 - Manhattan
North Carolina: none listed at this time
North Dakota: none listed at this time
Ohio: June 26-29, 1986 - Glendale (Cincinnati area)
September 19-21, 1986 - Cleveland
October 10-12, 1986 - Columbus
February 20-22, 1987 - Cincinnati
Oklahoma: July 18-20, 1986 - Tulsa
Oregon: August 8-10, 1986 - Tualatin
November 7-9, 1986 - Portland
Pennsylvania: July 19-20, 1986 - Philadelphia
November 7-9, 1986 - Philadelphia
November 15-16, 1986 - Philadelphia
Rhode Island: October 30-November 2, 1986 - Providence
Tennessee: June 6-8, 1986 - Memphis
July 5, 1986 - Chattanooga
November 7-9, 1986 - Nashville
January 16-18, 1987 - Chattanooga
Texas: July 4-6, 1986 - Dallas/Fort Worth area
July 25-27, 1986 - Dallas
October 10-12, 1986 - Austin
October 25-26, 1986 - Houston
November 28-30, 1986 - Houston
Utah: October 3-5, 1986 - Salt Lake CIty
Virginia: September 5-8, 1986 - Virginia Beach
October 10-12, 1986 - Salem
November 7-9, 1986 - Virginia Beach
Washington: July 18-20, 1986 - Spokane
August 15-17, 1986 - Spokane
August 29-31, 1986 - Spokane
Washington, D.C.: September 6-7, 1986
(also see January 2-4, 1987
Virginia and May 23-26, 1987
Maryland)
West Virginia: none listed at this time
Wisconsin: August 22-24, 1986 - Milwaukee
July 24-27, 1987 - Milwaukee
USSR
none listed at this time
YUGOSLAVIA
July 10-13, 1986 - Zagreb
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June 13-15, 1986 (Canada, Ontario)
AD ASTRA VI. Howard Johnson's Airport Hotel, Toronto, ONT, Canada; (416)
675-6100 (C$65 sngl, C$70 dbl). Guests: Roger Zelazny, Kelly Freas, Steven
Brust. Art show, dealers' room, more. Memb: C$12 to 30 Nov 85, C$15 to 15
May 86, then C$20. Dealer tbls: 6'x3' C$20 to 1 May 86, then C$30 (memb.
NOT incl.); dealer info write Lloyd Penndy, P.O. Box 186, Stn. M, Toronto,
ONT M6S 4T3, Canada. Art show info: Elizabeth Pearse, 218 All Saints
Cres., Oakville, ONT L6J 5M9, Canada. Info: Ad Astra VI, P.O. Box 7276,
Stn. A., Toronto, Ontario M5W 1X9, Canada.
June 20-22, 1986 (Minnesota)
FOURTH STREET FANTASY CONVENTION. Minneapolis Plaza Hotel, 315 Nicollet
Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401; (612) 332-4000 (rooms $49, $55, and up).
"Best fantasy convention on the block" (defining fantasy as just about
anything except hard SF and horror). GoH: Roger Zelazny; Editor GoH: Terri
Windling; AGoH: Thomas Canty; Agent GoH: Valerie Smith; Godfather: David
Hartwell. Huckster room, art show, and panels. NO costume show, movies,
video, or gaming rooms. Memb: $20 until 1 Jun 86, then $30. Info: c/o Reen
or Steven Brust or Martin Schafer, 4880 106th Ave. NE, Circle Pines, MN
55014; (612) 784-2437. Checks payable to Fourth Street Fantasy Convention.
June 20-22, 1986 (New York)
LASTCON FORE. Americana Inn, Albany, NY. GoH: Robin McKinley; AGoH: Wayne
Barlowe. Other guests: Hal Clement, Chuck Rothman, Prof. Alan Meltzer, Clam
Chowder. Masquerade competition, video room, art show & auction, dealers
room, panels, readings, filking, more. Memb: $18 until 31 May 86, then
more; kids 5-12 half-price, under 5 free. Info: LastCon Fore, PO Box 13002,
Albany, NY 12212; Checks payable to LastCon Fore.
June 21, 1986 (Massachusetts)
CON-SPIRACY ONE. Somerville Holiday Inn, Somerville, MA; (617) 628-1000 ($61
sngl, $65 dbl + 9.7% room tax). Relaxacon. Panels, hall costuming, costume
call, banquet, videos, swimming pool, art show, dealers' room. Memb: $10;
Banquet: $22 in advance, no reserv'ns after 1 Jun 86. Dealer tbl: $30,
incl. 1 memb./tbl, limit 2 tbls. Art show: $7/panel. Info: Con-Spiracy One,
39 Clark St., Everet, MA 02149; checks payable to Con-Spiracy One.
June 21-22, 1986 (California, Southern)
CREATION/STARLOG SALUTE TO 20 YEARS OF STAR TREK. Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim,
CA. With Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Gene & Majel Roddenberry, Walter
Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Grace Lee Whitney, and hosted by comedian Rick
Overton. World premiere of scenes from Star Trek IV. Dealer tbls: $200
each; each table incl. 2 full memb's for use by legitimate helpers only.
Info: SASE to Creation, 249-04 Hillside Ave., Bellerose, NY 11426; (718)
343-0202.
June 26-29, 1986 (Ohio)
MIDWESTCON 37. Cincinnati Marriott, 11320 Chester Road, Glendale, OH 45246;
(513) 772-1720 ($52 sngl/dbl, $62 trpl/quad, $52 parlor, suites from
$150-330; phone Bill Cavin (513) 631-2543, or write Jackie Causgrove for
suite availability; hotel asks $56 prepayment to guarantee reservations, and
reservations should be made by 29 May 86). Relaxacon; no boring panels, no
art show, but Bob Tucker is TM and there is a huckster room; contact Rusty
Hevelin, P.O. Box 112, Dayton, OH 45401 by 12 Jun 86 for dealer table info.
Memb: $13 at the door only. Banquet: all-you-can-eat dinner buffet $20,
reserve in advance but pay at the con; contact Jackie Causgrove, MIDWESTCON,
6828 Alpine Ave. #4, Cincinnati, OH 45236. Info: c/o Bill Cavin, 2724 Cox
Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45209.
June 26-29, 1986 (California,Southern)
SCIENCE FICTION RESEARCH ASOCIATION 1986 ANNUAL MEETING. San Diego State,
San Diego, CA. Memb: $40 to 3 Feb 86, $50 to 12 May 86, $65 at the door.
Info: Larry McCaffrey, 3133 N. Gregory St., San Diego, CA 92104.
June 28, 1986 (Kansas)
ASTRO CON. Park Inn (formerly Holiday Inn), 100 N. Broadway, Wichita, KS.
Guest: Bruce Patnaude. Special guest: Tom Leahy. Comics, Star Trek, Doctor
Who, sci-fi, gaming, T-shirts, posters, Japanese art, books, open gaming
room, original comic art display. Admission: $1. Dealer tbls: center $25,
wall sold out. Info: Kansas Alliance of Fandom, P.O. Box 8477, Wichita, KS
67208; (316) 788-0408.
June 28-29, 1986 (New York)
CREATION. Roosevelt Hotel, 45th and Madison, Manhattan, NY. Saluting
Marvel's 25th Anniversary with a line-up of superstars including Stan Lee.
Plus Star Trek, Dr. Who, and SF guests. Dealer tbls: $175 each; each table
incl. 2 full memb's for use by legitimate helpers only. Info: SASE to
Creation, 249-04 Hillside Ave., Bellerose, NY 11426; (718) 343-0202.
July 3-6, 1986 (California, Southern)
HALLEYCON/WESTERCON 39. Town and Country Hotel, 500 Hotel Circle North/P.O.
Box 80098, San Diego, CA 92138 ($58 sngl, $70 dbl, $12 per extra person).
GoH: David Brin; FGoH: Karen Turner; TM: Greg Bear. 5 Track Programming:
The Worlds of Fandom (Art, Zines, Special-Interest Groups); The Land of Hard
Science (NASA, JPL, L-5, The R.H. Fleet Space Theatre); The Lands of Horror
and Fantasy; The Usual Outstanding Film and Video Programming; The
UNEXPECTED event...yes, even planned for this...anything can go here! And
the usual gamut of events: masquerade, trivia bowl, Readings, Promotions,
Local Clubs, Helpful classes, Useful Hints, and Worthwile Information.
Memb: Supporting $10; Attending $15 thru 31 Dec 84, $20 thru 30 Jun 85, $25
thru 31 Oct 85, $30 thru 27 Feb 86, $35 thru 31 May 86, then higher at the
door; supporters can convert to attending for $10 less than the attending
rate at the time of conversion; $5 for kids (under 12) in tow. Dealer Tbls:
$45/tbl & option to buy 2 memb's @ at $15 each (incl. 1 free memb. or $10
refund to site selection voters until 31 Oct 86); *Sold out* as of November
15, 1985, and there is a waiting list. Art Show: $5 per panel (you can hang
as many or as few pieces as you wish), 10% commission on sales; display
cases will be available on an as-needed basis, but please write as soon as
possible. Info: Westercon 39, P.O. Box 81285, San Diego, CA 92138.
July 4-6, 1986 (Texas)
CONZINEIENCE. Holiday Inn North, 1 minute from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport,
TX. Fan-oriented media/fanzine convention. Info: SASE to Galactic Winds
Press & Graphics, c/o Jeanine & John Hennig, P.O. Box 166362, Irving, TX
75016.
July 4-6, 1986 (Texas)
DALLAS FANTASY FAIR. Marriott Park Central, 7750 LBJ/635 at Coit, Dallas,
TX; (214) 233-4421 ( $45 1-4 persons). Comics & SF supershow. Guests: Pat
Broderick, Will Eisner, Mike Gustovich, Burne Hogarth, Gil Kane, Jack Kirby,
Joe Kubert, Bill Loebs, Frank Miller, Jean Giraud Moebius, Doug Moench,
Richard Pini, Dave Sim (tent.), Donald Simpson, Dave Stevens, Alex Toth,
Doug Wildey, Neal Barrett Jr. (tent.), David Cherry, Carole Nelson Douglas,
Philip Jose Farmer, George R.R. Martin (tent.), Ardath Mayhar, Warren
Norwood (tent.), Frederik Pohl, Kay Reynolds, Fred Saberhagen, Lewis Shiner,
John Steakley, Howard Waldrop (tent.), Jack Williamson, Roger Zelazny, over
70 more. Autograph sessions, photo sessions, panel discussions, question &
answer sessions, live sketching demonstrations, scavenger hunt, amateur art
evaluation, art auction, Jack Kirby benefit auction, trivia contests,
masquerade, dance, art show, all day-into-the-night gaming, slide shows,
seminars, door prizes, dealers room, movies & videos. Memb: $15 through 29
Jun 86, then $20 3-day/$8 1-day at the door. Info: Bulldog Productions,
P.O. Box 820488, Dallas, TX 75382; (214) 349-3367.
July 4-6, 1986 (Indiana)
INCONJUNCTION VI. Adam's Mark (near airport), 2544 Executive Drive,
Indianapolis, IN 46241; (317) 248-2481 ($50 sngl/dbl/trpl/quad, suites
$63-$157). GoH: Orson Scott Card; AGoH: Michael Whelan; FGoH: Martha Beck;
TM: Ken Moore. Play by Don Eamon and Arlan Andrews. Panels, play, art
show, masquerade, blood drive, huckster room, wet caftan contest, game room.
Memb: $13 until 1 May 86, $16 until 1 Jun 86, $19 at the door. Dealer tbl:
$30 1st (incl. 1 memb.), $20 each add'l tbl (NOT incl. memb.); info & checks
to Mick Hamblin, 5457 University Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46219 (incl. SASE).
Info: InConJunction VI, PO Box 19776, Indianapolis, IN 46219.
July 5, 1986 (Tennessee)
TREK-A-THON. Convention & Trade Center, Chattanooga, TN (Holiday Inn, 2
Carter Plaza (next to Trade Center), Chattanooga, TN 37402; (615) 756-0002:
$60 flat rate/room). FREE convention sponsored by station WDSI TV-61.
Guests: James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols. Big screen showing of
Star Trek episodes, live TV coverage of the convention, masquerade, trivia
contests, dealers, more. 24 hours of Star Trek will also air on WDSI TV 61.
Memb: FREE. Dealer tbls: $15 1st, $10 each ad'l tbl, 3 max. Info: WDSI
TV-61, 2401 E. Main St., Chattanooga, TN 37404; (615) 697-0661.
July 10-13, 1986 (Yugoslavia)
BALLCON/EUROCON 11. Intercontinental Zagreb & Esplanade, Zagreb, Yugoslavia
(Hotel Esplanade (convention hotel): US$49 sngl, US$68 dbl; Hotel Zagreb
Int'l: US$54 sngl, US$84 dbl; Hotel Dubrovnik: US$29 sngl, US$46 dbl; Hotel
Panorama (only hotel not in easy walking distance of convention center):
US$20 sngl, US$30 dbl; Hotel Beograd: US$20 sngl, US$32 dbl; Hotel Central:
US$17 sngl, US$26 dbl). The annual European continental convention.
Yugoslavian GoH: Dusan Vukotic; FGoH: Roelof Goudriaan; AGoH: Igor Kordej.
"Let's have a ball at BallCon (members "must" bring a ball of some kind).
ESFS awards banquet, amateur film contest, philatelists' market, Esperanto
wrkshop, masquerade, Fan Olympics, spitted ox barbeque. Memb: Attending
US$20 to 31 Oct 85, US$25 to 15 May 86, US$30 to 20 Jun 86, then US$35 at
the door; under 10 years old US$10 always; Supporting US$9 to 1 Nov 85, then
US$12 (Pre-Supporters of the defunct Worldcon Yugoslavia in '88 bid have
automatic Supporting memb. on request); Remittances by check to BallCon,
Generalturist, Congress Dept., Praska 5, 41000 Zagreb, Yugoslavia;
Remittances by bank draft to Ljubljanka banka, Osnovna banka Zagreb,
Yugoslavia, No. 30101-620-42-25730-421-95 (for BallCon). Info: c/o SFera,
Ivanicgradska 41a, 41000 Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
July 11-12, 1986 (California, Southern)
SUNBURST II. Burbank Airport Hilton, Burbank, CA. GoH: Judson Scott; other
guests TBA. Info: Sunburst Con II, Joyce Bakken, P.O. Box 5151, Glendale,
CA 91201.
July 11-13, 1986 (Canada, Ontario)
MAPLECON 8. Holiday Inn, Market Square, Ottawa, ONT, Canada. GoH: Stephen
R. Donaldson; AGoH: Phil Foglio; FGoH: the Omicron Ceti 3 Singers. Memb:
C$15 until the con, C$20 at the door, C$10 supporting. Info: Maplecon 8,
P.O. Box 3156, Station D, Ottawa, ONT K1T 6H7, Canada; 726-0887 (between
8:00 am & 11:00 pm EST; ask for Andre, Joe, or Farrell).
July 11-13, 1986 (New Jersey)
NYCLONE (**moved from 4-6 Jul 86, S. Plainfield/Piscataway**). Hyatt
Regency Hotel, 2 Albany St., New Brunswick, NJ ($55 sngl/dbl/trpl/quad).
GoH: ALexis Gilliland. Guest: Fred Kuhn. Music & talent show, concert
(Fri. eve. - send audition tapes to List Osterman, 210 Stratford Rd.,
Brooklyn, NY 11218; (718) 469-1709), masquerade, art show, films, games &
computers, radio & soundtrack, video & Starblazers, dealers. Memb: $18 to 1
Apr 86, $20 to 1 Jun 86, then $25. Dealer tbl: $50/tbl, limit 2 tbls/dealer;
each tbl incl. 1 memb. Info: SASE to NYClone, PO Box 608, Belle Mead, NJ
08502; checks payable to NYClone.
July 11-13, 1986 (California, Southern)
SHADOWCON X (**moved from 20-22 Jun 86, Hyatt at LAX, LA**). Radisson Hotel,
Manhattan Beach, CA ($55 sngl, $60 dbl, $15/extra adult; free shuttle
service to LAX). Guests: Frank Ashmore, Greta Blackburn, Mickey Jones,
Andrew Prine, Sam Rolfe, Norman Felton. Featuring V The Celebration. Art
show, dealers room, films, video; all proceeds from special con programing
go to a local shelter for abused children. Memb: $15 & 3 SASEs until 31 Dec
85, $20 & 2 SASEs until 15 Jun 86, $25 at the door; $15 1-day, $5 1-day
dealer's room only. Info: SASE to ShadowCon X, 8601A W. Cermak Rd., North
Riverside, IL 60546; checks payable to Barbara Fister-Liltz.
July 12-13, 1986 (Massachusetts)
CREATION. Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Boston, MA. Comics, Star Trek, SF Media,
Doctor Who, Robotech. C. Claremont, Walter & Louise Simonson, Walter
Koenig, Tom Savini. Salute to Marvel's 25 years. Dealer tbls: $150 each;
each table incl. 2 full memb's for use by legitimate helpers only. Info:
SASE to Creation, 249-04 Hillside Ave., Bellerose, NY 11426; (718)
343-0202.
July 18-20, 1986 (New Hampshire)
LEXICONE'. Merrimack Hilton, Merrimack, NH ($48 sngl/dbl). Pool, jacuzzi,
sauna, jogging track in woods, badmitten, volleyball, smoffing, eating,
gaming, video, cookies, shopping trips, factory outlets, giant multinational
Monopoly game allnight Saturday night. Memb: $12 payable in $2 bills, Susan
B. Anthony's, or Eisenhower silver dollars by 1 Jul 86 (1st nights room
deposit also required by this date if arriving after 6:00pm; plastic or
mundane money req'd for room deposits). Info: Lexicone', NESFA, PO Box G,
MIT Branch PO, Cambridge, MA 02139; all payments, incl. room deposits, to
NESFA.
July 18-20, 1986 (England)
MYTHCON 86. England. Guests: Marion Zimmer Bradley, more. Info: Mrs. P.
Hill, 53 Glencoe Street, Hull, N. Humberside HU3 6HR, ENgland.
July 18-20, 1986 (Oklahoma)
OKON '86. Sheraton Kensington, 71st & Lewis, Tulsa, OK. GoH: Polly & Kelly
Freas; FGoH: Forrest J. Ackerman; AGoH: Carl Lundgren; FilkGoH: Julia
Ecklar; TM: Glen Cook. Dealers, artshow, flms & video, panels, filksinging,
masquerade, games, parties. Profits will benefit the Brass Ring Society of
Tulsa. Memb: $11 until 1 Jul 86, $14 at the door, $8 Sat. only, $7 Fri. or
Sun. only. Info: OKon '86, P.O. Box 4229, Tulsa, OK 74159.
July 18-20, 1986 (Maryland)
SHORE LEAVE 8. Omni Hotel, Baltimore, MD. Star Trek. Info: Box 6809,
Towson, MD 21204.
July 18-20, 1986 (California, Southern)
SPACE:1999 THE CONVENTION. Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CA. Guests:
Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Bibi Besch. Memb: $25 to 15 May
86, then $35. Info: International Space:1999 Alliance, P.O. Box 2948,
Beverly Hills, CA 90213.
July 18-20, 1986 (Washington)
SPOKON. The Ridpath Hotel, Spokane, WA. GoHs: Robert Asprin, Lynn Abbey;
AGoH: TBA. Gaming, art show & auction, movies, trivia, dealers room,
costume contest & ball. Memb: $18 to 1 Jun 86, then $20; kids uner 12 1/2
price. Info: S.A.I.F., P.O. Box 9582, Spokane, WA 99205; (509) 747-7319
(eve's), 926-1920 (9:00-5:00). Checks payable to S.A.I.F.
July 19-20, 1986 (Pennsylvania)
CREATION. Centre Hotel, 1725 Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, PA. Comics, Star
Trek, Dr. Who, Robotech, etc. Archie Goodwin, Mark LEnard. Big Robotech
production. Dealer tbls: $125; each table incl. 2 full memb's for use by
legitimate helpers only. Info: SASE to Creation, 249-04 Hillside Ave.,
Bellerose, NY 11426; (718) 343-0202.
July 25-27, 1986 (Missouri)
ARCHON 10. Clarion Hotel, 200 S. 4th St., St. Louis, MO; (314) 241-9500
($49 sngl/dbl, $59 trpl/quad; reservations must be in by 30 days before con
to guarantee a room in the Archon block). GoH: Frederik Pohl; AGoH: Dell
Harris; TM: Vic Milan; Masquerade MC: Vic Milan. Guests: Gene Wolfe, Will
Shetterley, Emma Bull, Lynette Meserole, Ed Bryant, Jack Williamson, Suzette
Haden Elgin, George Alec Effinger, George R.R. Martin, Rob Chilson, more.
Archon's 10th anniversary celebration; moved back into a hotel with much
larger function space than the last 2 years. Panels, readings, autograph
sessions, dealer's room, art show & auction, masquerade, gaming, much more.
Memb: $15 until 1 Jun 86, then $20. Dealer tables: $50 each 1st & 2nd, $60
each add'l tbl. Info: Archon, P.O. Box 50125, Clayton, MO 63105; (618)
337-9181, (314) 355-7265.
July 25-27, 1986 (Georgia)
ATLANTA FANTASY FAIR '86. Omni International Hotel & Georgia World Congress
Center, Atlanta, Ga ($62 sngl/dbl/trpl/quad; special of $57 if staying 4
nights). Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Marvel Comics and the 75th
anniversary of animated cartoons. Guests: Stan Lee, Ralph Bakshi, Greg
Hildebrandt, Boris & Doris Vallejo, John Varley, Terry Nation, Jim Shooter,
John Romita, Sr., Archie Goodwin, Eliot Brown, Steve Saffel, Diane Duane,
Kelly & Polly Freas, Dean Mullaney, Cat Yronwode, Steve Jackson, Bob Burden,
Richard Pini, Dennis Mallonee, Michael Bishop (tent.), J.P. Telotte, Tom
Deitz, Jack Massa, Michael N. Langford, Seve Haynie, David Dorman, Earl
Leach, Allen Hamack, Brad Strickland, John Fischner, Gregory Nicoll, Joseph
Phillips, Matt Feazell, more. Guest artists, writers, & filmmakers, fantasy
film festival, costume contest, fantasy art shows, gaming tournaments,
dealers room, panels, talks, slideshows, draw-off, short story contest, 197
poster contest, Fantasy Book cover competition. Memb: $21 To 28 Feb 86, $25
To 30 Jun 86, $29 At The Door. Info: Atlanta Fantasy Fair, Box 566,
Marietta, Ga 30061; (404) 425-8095.
July 25-27, 1986 (Canada, Alberta)
CON-VERSION III. Carriage House Inn, Calgary, AB, Canada (C$40 sngl/dbl,
C$48 deluxe). GoH: Jack Chalker; FGoH: Bjo Trimble; Comic/AGoH: Mike Grell;
TM: Phyllis Gottlieb. Panels & talks, contests, art show & auction,
dealer's room, mini-gaming con. Memb: C$15 to 12 Jul 86, C$20 at the door;
1-day available. Dealer tbl: C$40 to 2 Feb 86, then C$45 (incl. memb.);
C$25 add'l tbl. Info: Con-Version III, Box 1008, Station M, Calgary, AB
T2P 2K9, Canada.
July 25-27, 1986 (Texas)
DARK SHADOWS FESTIVAL. Marriott Park Central, 7750 LBJ Freeway at Coit Road,
Dallas, TX 75251 ($45/night). Celebrating 20 years of Dark Shadows.
Guests: Jonathan Frid, Terry Crawford, Diana Millay. Celebrity Gathering,
autograph sessions, special retrospective video program featuring rare
episodes & highlights, new bloopers tape, memorabilia auction, music videos,
trivia & costume contests, Jonathan Frid Dinner Raffle, art show, Dark
Shadows museum, collectibles for sale, panel discusions & slide shows, big
screen movies: House of Dark Shadows & Night of Dark Shadows, pay bar.
Memb: $18 until 1 May 86, then $20, daily rates at the door; send SASE with
membership check. Info: Dark Shadows Festival, P.O. Box 11641, Fort Worth,
TX 76109.
July 25-27, 1986 (Missouri)
K.C. CON V. Hilton Plaza Inn, Kansas City, MO. Media guests: Harve Benett,
Eddie Egan, Mark Lenard. Movie slide show, charity art auction, masquerade,
scavenger hunt, more. Memb: ??. Info: SASE to Kay Johnson, Box 3063,
Kansas City, MO 64114.
July 25-27, 1986 (Kentucky)
RIVERCON 11. Galt House, Louisville, KY; (502) 589-5200 ($53 sngl/dbl, $62
trpl, $69 quad, $125 suites). GoH: C.J. Cherryh; FGoHs: Dick & Nikki Lynch;
TM: Sharon Webb. Dealers' room, films (classic), video (more contemporary),
art show & auction, masquerade, game room, con suite, riverboat cruise Sun.
eve. ($4), children's programng, babysitting, banquet Sat. eve. ($10).
Memb: $15 to 15 Jul 86, then $20; children $10 before con, $15 (or $20?) at
the door; baby (under 2) free. Dealer tbl: $25 (+ memb.), limit 3; info:
Steve Francis, 5503 Matterhorn Dr., Louisville, KY 40216; (502) 448-6562.
Art info: Lynn Harris, 1308 S. Weyant Ave., Columbus, OH 43227; (617)
235-1740. Info: Rivercon 11, Box 58009, Louisville, KY 40258.
July 25-27, 1986 (Germany)
SCIENCE FICTION CLUB DEUTSCHLAND JAHRESCON 1986. Saarbrucken, Germany.
July 25-27, 1986 (California, Northern)
TIMECON '86. Red Lion Inn, San Jose, CA. SF/media guests: George Takei,
Walter Koenig, James Doohan, Peter Davidson. Memb: $25. Info: Timecon '86,
124 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose, CA 95123; (408) 629-8-78.
August 1-3, 1986 (Missouri)
TARDISCON '86. Adam's Mark Hotel, St. Louis, MO. Annual Dr. Who convention.
Guests: Mark Strickson, Frazer Hines, John Nathan-Turner, Nicola Bryant,
Sarah Sutton. Sat. eve. banquet/cabaret. Memb: TBA. Info: Tardiscon '86,
c/o C.I.A., P.O. Box 733, St. Louis, MO 63188.
August 1-3, 1986 (Nebraska)
OMACON 6. Holiday Inn-Holidome, 72nd & Grover St., Omaha, NE ($46 sngl, $56
dbl, + tax; reserv'ns must be made by 14 Jul 86). SFGoH: Alan Dean Foster;
SpaceGoH: Art Bozlee; ComicsGoH: Roger Stern; AGoH: Lucy Synk. 2 SF video
rooms,Dr. Who/British video room, art show & auction, panel discussions &
demo's, masquerade & hall costume contest, buffet banquet, lookalike
contest, caption contest, dealers room, computer room, free gaming area,
Holidome facilities & pool. Memb: $14 until 1 May 86, $16 until 15 Jul 86,
$19 at the door; 1-day $6 Fri., $12 Sat., $5 Sun.; Banquet $8 advance, $10
at the door. Dealer tbl: $30 each, limit 3, incl. 1 memb./tbl. Info: #10
SASE to Omacon 6, P.O. Box 37654, Omaha, NE 68137. Profits from con go to
Radio Talking Book.
August 8-10, 1986 (Oregon)
CON IV. Nyberg Inn, just off I-5 Tualatin exit, Tualitin, OR ($36 sgl, $42
dbl). The Generic Science Fiction Convention(SM). GoH: R.A. MacAvoy.
Relaxicon featuring panels, guests, participatory programing, more. Memb:
$15. Dealer tbl: $35 (incl. 1 memb./tbl). Info: OSFCI-CON, P.O. Box 5703,
Portland, OR 97228; checks payable to OSFCI-CON.
August 8-11, 1986 (California, Southern)
MYTHCON 17. California State University, Long Beach, CA (rooms $100+/$200?,
3 nights, incl. 9 meals). Annual Mythopoeic Conference; commemorating the
Charles Williams' centennial. General emphasis on high fantasy (J.R.R>
Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams). Theme; The Daughters of Beatrice;
Women in Fantasy. Papers, panels, films, art show, auction, drama, music,
masquerade, dealers' room, banquet. Memb: $20 to 15 May 86, $25 to 25 Jul
86, higher at the door. Info: Mythcon 17, c/o Prof. Peter Lowentrout, 619
MacIntosh Bldg., Cal State U., Long Beach, CA 90840.
August 9-10, 1986 (California, Southern)
CREATION. Los Angeles, CA. Tentative booking; each table incl. 2 full
memb's for use by legitimate helpers only. Info: SASE to Creation, 249-04
Hillside Ave., Bellerose, NY 11426; (718) 343-0202.
August 10, 1986 (Canada, Ontario)
WHO PARTY TORONTO. Howard Johnson's Airport Hotel, 801 Dixon Rd., Rexdale,
Ontario M9W 1J5, Canada; (416) 675-6100 (C$65 sngl, C$75 dbl; mention Who
Party con). 1986 Dr. Who convention presented by the Toronto chapters of
D.W.I.N. B&W and color video rooms, dealers and art room, costume contest,
panels. Memb: C$8 until 18 Jul 86, then C$10. Info: SASE to Who Party
Toronto, P.O. Box 6074, St. A, Toronto, ONT M5W 1P5, Canada; checks payable
to Who Party Toronto.
August 15-17, 1986 (Michigan)
BABEL CON VIII. Grand Rapids, MI. Surprise mystery guests. Art show,
'zines, etc., etc. Memb: $10 thru 31 Jan 85, $12 thru 31 May 86, then $15.
Info: SASE (2 SASEs w/memb. payment) to BabelCon 8, c/o Tim Eldred, 1265
Greenly, Hudsonville, MI 49426.
August 15-17, 1986 (Illinois)
SCORPIO IV. Hyatt Oak Brook, Oak Brook (Chicago area), IL ($57 sngl/dbl).
Blake's 7/British media convention. Invited guests: Jan Chappell, Brian
Croucher, Paul Darrow, Scott Fredericks, Michael Keating, Sally Knyvette,
Terry Nation, Jacqueline Pearce, Janet Lees Price, Gareth Thomas, Sheelagh
Wells. Prop & photo auction, autograph & photo sessions, art show &
auction, Sin City Carnival and Costume Party, dealers' room, presentation
panel, more. Memb: $10 supporting; attending $30 until 28 Feb 86, $35 until
10 Jul 86, $40 at the door (if available). Info: Scorpio IV, P.O. Box 504,
Berwyn, IL 60402; Checks payable to Nancy E. Kolar.
August 15-17, 1986 (Washington)
TIME FEST '86. Spokane Sheraton, Spokane, WA. Benefit convention with all
profits going to KSDS-TV to underwrite Doctor Who. Guests: Jon Pertwee,
Louise jameson, Anthony Ainley, John Levene, Richard Franklin, Terrance
Dicks, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney, Ian Marter; tentative guests: John
Leeson, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding, Elizabeth Sladen. 24-hour video
rooms, art show, Doctor Who Fan Club of AMerica dispoay, "22 Years Through
Time andSpace", question and answer panels, autograph sessions & photo
sessions with all the guest stars, costume contest & masquerade ball with a
celebrity Cabaret show, & Sunday banquet with the guests. Memb: $35 to 31
May 86, $37.50 to 31 Jul 86, then $45; 1-day $17.50, masquerade ball only
$10; Banquet $10; kids 12 & under 1/2 price with full-price adult. Info:
I.E.D.W.A.S., P.O. Box 9457, Spokane, WA 99209.
August 22-24, 1986 (Wisconsin)
TRIANGULUM. Red Carpet Convention Center, across from the airport,
Milwaukee, WI ($55 sngl/dbl, $65 trpl/quad). GoHS: Nichelle Nichols, C.J.
Cherryh. GoH roast on Friday evening, Saturday night masquerade dance,
delaer's room, art show & auction, film & video programs, MR. Mike's Movie
Madness, banquet with a teleconference, murder mystery, gaming, panels,
seminars, autograph sessions. Memb: $20 before 1 Jul 86, then $25; $12
1-day, $10 Supporting; Banquet $14. Dealer tables: $20 each. Info.
Triangulum, Inc., P.O. Box 92456, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
August 22-25, 1986 (England)
KOANACON. Warwick U., England. GoH: Dave Langford, Pete Tamlyn. Memb: ??.
Info: Alex Zbyslaw, 123 Hollis Rd., Stoke, Coventry, England.
August 22-25, 1986 (England)
RUBICON. Chequers Hotel, Newbury, England. Memb: L5. Info: K. Osborn,
Bishops Cottage, Park House Lane, Reading RG3 2AH, England.
August 23-24, 1986 (Japan)
DAICON 5/1986 JAPANESE NATIONAL CONVENTION. Suita-shi-Bunka-Kaikan (May
Theater), Osaka, Japan. Room rates: Y6,500. 3,000 members expected. Memb:
Y8,500. Info: Daicon 5, 201 Chanpier AWAZA, 1-6-8 Enokojima, Nishi Osaka
550, Japan.
August 23-24, 1986 (New York)
CREATION. Roosevelt Hotel, 45th and Madison, Manhattan, NY. SGoH: DeForest
Kelley. Tentatively, scenes from Star Trek IV. Dealer tbls: $175 each;
each table incl. 2 full memb's for use by legitimate helpers only. Info:
SASE to Creation, 249-04 Hillside Ave., Bellerose, NY 11426; (718)
343-0202.
August 23-24, 1986 (California, Northern)
CREATION MULTI-MEDIA CONVENTION. Holiday Inn Golden Gateway, 1500 Van Ness,
San Francisco, CA. Dealer tbls: $150 each; each table incl. 2 full memb's
for use by legitimate helpers only. Info: SASE to Creation, 249-04 Hillside
Ave., Bellerose, NY 11426; (718) 343-0202.
August 28-September 1, 1986 (Georgia)
CONFEDERATION (44th World Science Fiction Convention). Hilton and Marriott
hotels, Atlanta, GA (Hilton $59 + $10/person, Marriott $76). GoH: Ray
Bradbury; FGoH: Terry Carr; TM: Bob Shaw. The SF universe's annual
get-together, with professionals and readers from all over the world in
attendance. Talks, panels, films, fancy dress competition, the works.
Members get to nominate and vote for the Hugo awards and the John W.
Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and also may vote for the 1988 and/or
1989 Worldcon sites by paying separate site-selection voting fees. Memb:
Supporting $25 until 15 Jul 86, can be converted to attending as late as the
convention for the difference between $25 and the then-current Attending
rate; Attending $30 thru 3 Sep 84, $35 thru 31 Dec 84, $45 thru 15 Sep 85,
$55 thru 31 Mar 86; $65 thru 15 Jul 86, then higher at the door; 1986 site
selection voters who were also Pre-Supporting Members of Atlanta in '86
receive Attending Membership at no extra cost; kids 2 & under free, 3-11 $15
accompanied by an adult member. Dealers: $50 deposit per table (limit 4,
final table cost TBA), booths $250 (limit 1, deposit $100); write the con
"Attn: Steve Francis" for info. Info: ConFederation, Suite 1986, 3277
Roswell Road, Atlanta, GA 30305.
August 29-31, 1986 (Washington)
STAR TREK 20. Red Lion Motor Inn, P.O. Box 3385, I-90 at Sullivan Road,
Spokane, Washington 99220; (509) 924-9000 ($56/night). 20th Anniversary
Star Trek Convention. GoH: Gene Roddenbery; TM: George Takei. Also: Majel
Barrett Roddenberry. Continuous episodes, NASA exhibits, films, autograph
sessions, Grand Babel Reception, art show, auction, hospitality and fan
rooms, banquet, panels and workshops. T-shirt, program book, badge, &
progress reports included in membership. Memb: Supporting $15; Attending
$18 to 23 Mar 86, $32 to 30 Jun 86, $35 at the door or $20 1-day; kids 8-12
$22/1-day $12 at the door, 7 and under free with full-price adult. Info:
Nine World Enterprises, P.O. 5035, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814.
September 4-7, 1986 (Arizona)
COPPERCON 6. Safari Resort Hotel, Scottsdale, AZ (rooms $38). GoH: James P.
Hogan. Dealers, art show, 2 video rooms, gaming. Memb: $12 to 31 Jan 86,
$14 to 31 May 86, $16 to 1 Sep 86, then $20 at the door. Dealer info: Dave
Hiatt; (602) 968-7790. Info: Coppercon 6, Box 11743, Phoenix, AZ 85061;
(602) 968-5673.
September 5-7, 1986 (Canada, Quebec)
BOREAL '86. Municipal Culture Center, Longeuil, Quebec, Canada. a.k.a.
ANAKRON. Annual French-language Canadian con. Info: Boreal '86, c/o
Tremblay, 1862 Rue Marnier, Longeuil, QE J4K 4T4, Canada.
September 5-7, 1986 (Minnesota)
NOT-ANOKON 8. Sunwood Inn, Bandana Squeare, St. Paul, MN (Queen (queen-size
murphy bed) $39 sngl/$44 dbl, King (king-size bed) $45 sngl/$50 dbl, Dbl-dbl
$42 sngl/$47 dbl, Exec. dbl $47 sngl/$52 dbl, Queen suite $67, King suite
$72). GoH: Bob Shaw. Other guests: TAFF winners. Memb: Supporting $6 ($4
to convert at the door); Attending $10 thru 23 Aug 86, at the door TBA.
Info: Not-Anokon, P.O. Box 7620, Minneapolis, MN 55407.
September 5-8, 1986 (Virginia)
STAR TREK FEST. Sheraton Beach Inn, Virginia Beach, VA. Star Trek. Info:
Box 9590, Hampton, VA 23670.
September 6-7, 1986 (Washington, D.C.)
CREATION. Marriot Twin Bridges Hotel, Washington, D.C. Creation comics,
Star Trek, Robotech, etc. Dealer tbls: $125 each; each table incl. 2 full
memb's for use by legitimate helpers only. Info: SASE to Creation, 249-04
Hillside Ave., Bellerose, NY 11426; (718) 343-0202.
September 6-7, 1986 (California, Northern)
CREATION SALUTES 20 YEARS OF STAR TREK. Meridien Hotel, 50 Third Street, San
Francisco, CA ($95 sngl/dbl). Guest: Leonard Nimoy. Dealer tbls: $200.
Info: SASE to Creation, 249-04 Hillside Ave., Bellerose, NY 11426; (718)
343-0202.
September 6-7, 1986 (Germany)
PERRY RHODAN WELTCON. Saarbrucken, Germany.
September 6-9, 1986 (France)**CANCELLED?**
1986 FRENCH NATIONAL CONVENTION. Lille, France. Memb: FF100. Info:
"Flatland", 34 Rue de la Clef, 59800 Lille, France.
September 12-14, 1986 (Alabama)
BOSHCON II. University Inn, 951 S. 18th St., Birmingham, AL ($36
sngl/dbl/"other"; reserv'ns MUST be made by 22 Aug 86 - there's a football
game the same weekend!). Relaxacon. GoH: Bob Shaw. No programing as such;
24-hour con suite, video room, maybe a trivia quiz, almost certainly a
Hearts tournament, a sixties dance, do-it-yourself room parties, and an
ANVIL auction. Memb: $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Info: BoSHCON II,
c/o Charlotte Proctor, 8325 7th Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35207; (205)
836-9505.
September 12-14, 1986 (Canada, Ontario)
OPUSCON 2. Howard Johnson's Hotel, 590 Argus Road, Oakville), Ontario L6J
3J3, Canada; (416) 842-4780 (rooms C$60). Relaxacon, no official guests,
panels, videos, etc.; just one big party. Memb: C$10 at the door only.
Info: ??.
September 13-14, 1986 (Colorado)
STAR CON DENVER '86. Clarion Hotel, Denver, CO. GoH: TBA; AGoHs: Michael &
Lynne Anne Godwin, Reuben & Sherri Fox. 10th anniversary celebration. Memb:
$18 to 10 Sep 86, then $20 at the door. Info: Star Con Denver, Box 19184,
Denver, CO 80219; (303) 757-7827.
September 13-15, 1986 (England)
UNICON 6. New Hall College, Cambridge, England. a.k.a. CAMCON. GoH: John
Christopher (Samuel Youd). Info: Unicon 6, 17 Laing Rd., Colchester, Essex,
UK.
September 19-21, 1986 (Ohio)
EARTHCON VI. Holiday Inn Independence, 6001 Rockside Rd. at I-77, Cleveland,
OH 44131; (216) 524-8050. GoH: Gordon R. Dickson; SGoH: C.J. Cherryh.
Guests: Rebecca M. Meluch, David C. Smith, Ted Rypel, Alan Tuskes. Dealers'
room, art show/competition/auction, gaming, movies & video, Japanimation,
SCA demonstration, star gazing, contests, filksinging, Earthcon history
trivia quiz, return of the Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society, more. Memb:
$10 thru 15 Nov 85, $12 ($6 child) to 28 Feb 86, $15 ($7.50 child) to 31 May
86, $18 ($9 child) to 31 Aug 86; under 5 free (child is 5-12). Info:
Earthcon VI/NEOSFA, P.O. Box 5641, Cleveland, OH 44101; checks payable to
Earthcon.
September 19-21, 1986 (Idaho)
MOSCON 8. Cavanaugh's Motor Inn, Moscow, ID; (208) 882-1611 (rooms $44 +
tax). GoH: Dean Ing; ScienceGoH: Rob Quigley; AGoH: Michael Goodwin; FGoH:
Bryce Walden. Art show & auction, dealers' rooms, masquerade, writers'
workshops, panels, readings, Lensman awards, Sunday brunch, jacuzzi party,
videos, con suite, dances (2), parties. Memb: art print to first 150
memb's; $12 adult/$6 child to 15 Sep 85, $14/$7 to 1 Jan 86, $16/$8 to 1 Sep
86, then $18/$9 at the door (child is under 12, kids under 6 FREE,
w/parent). Info: Moscon 8, Box 8251, Moscow, ID 83843.
September 19-21, 1986 (England)
OXONMOOT. Oxford, U.K. Guest & hostess: Priscilla Tolkien. Annual meeting
of the Tolkien Society. Info: Jenny Curtis, 35 Martindale Close, Leicester
LE2 7HH, U.K.
September 19-21, 1986 (Illinois)
SPYCON 4. Midway Motor Lodge, 1600 Oakton St., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007;
(312) 981-0010 ($45 sngl/dbl Fri./Sat. only, $55 sngl/dbl Thur. or Sun.,
special rate of $180 for 4 nights - Thurs. thru Sun.). Lectures,
contests/raffles, banquet, charity auction (benefits March of Dimes),
masquerade, mystery, art show/display, dealers. Memb: $9 thru 31 Dec 85,
$12 thru 31 May 86, $15 thru 10 Sep 86, $16 at the door; Banquet: $12.
Dealer tables: $30 8', $25 6', limit 3; each tbl incl. 1 memb., add'l dealer
memb's (limit 2) $9/each. Info: SASE to UNCLE HQ, 2710 Rohlwing, Rd.,
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008; checks payable to SPYCON 4 or to Susan Cole.
September 20-21, 1986 (New Jersey)
CREATION. Hyatt Regency New Brunswick, 2 Albany St, New Brunswick, NJ. Star
Trek, comics, Dr. Who. Dealer tbls: $85. Info: SASE to Creation, 249-04
Hillside Ave., Bellerose, NY 11426; (718) 343-0202.
September 26-28, 1986 (California, Southern)
CONTACT 4. Hilton Hotel, Pasadena, CA. Anthropology/SF; "world-building"
weekend. Info: c/o John & Bjo Trimble, Box 36789, Los Angeles, CA 90036.
September 26-28, 1986 (Kentucky)
DeepSouthCon 24 (L&N DSC). Galt House Hotel, intersection of I-65, I-64, &
I-71, Louisville, KY; (502) 589-5200 ($50 sngl, $60 dbl, $70 trpl, $80 quad;
add'l rooms in the Galt East at $69 sngl, + $10 each add'l person (all rooms
in Galt East are mini-suites)). GoH: David Hartwell; AGoH: Alex Schomberg;
FGoH: Ann Layman Chancellor; TM: Somtow Sucharitkul. Art show, masquerade,
filking, gaming, films & video, panels, movies, hucksters. Memb: $15 until
3 Sep 86, then $20. Dealer tables: $25/tbl, limit 2 (memb. NOT incl.); info
c/o Steve Francis, 5503 Matterhorn Dr., Louisville, KY 40216; (502)
448-6562. Info: L&N Deepsouthcon, Box 58009, Louisville, KY 40258; Checks
payable to L&N DeepSouthCon.
September 26-29, 1986 (Scotland)
XIICON. Central Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland. GoH: Harry Harrison. Memb: L3
supporting, attending L6 to 26 Sep 86, then L9 to con date, L12 at the door.
Info: S.J.Campbell, "Beachfield", Calfmuir Road, Lenzie, Glasgow G66 3JJ,
Scotland.
September 27-28, 1986 (California, Southern)
CREATION'S SALUTE TO WILLIAM SHATNER. Hyatt LAX, Los Angeles, CA ($65
sngl/dbl). Guest: William Shatner. Dealer tbls: $200. Info: SASE to
Creation, 249-04 Hillside Ave., Bellerose, NY 11426; (718) 343-0202.
September 27-28, 1986 (Minnesota)
VALLEY CON 11. Ramada Inn, 600 S. 30th Ave. (just off I-94), Moorhead, MN
56560; (218) 233-6171 ($30 sngl, $32 dbl, $34 trpl, $36 quad). GoH: Wilson
"Bob" Tucker; SGoH: Robert Vardeman; FGoHs: Cooki Lumsden, Dave Hayward;
Gamng GoH: Kevin Johnson. Other guests: TBA. Hucksters, videos, art show &
auction, costume judging, panels, trivia, gaming, more. Memb: $4.50
advance, $5.50 at the door; kids 4-13 $3, 3 & under free. Dealer tbls:
$12.50 per 6' tbl until 15 Aug 86, then $15 each; 2 free memb's per dealer
(NOT per tbl); limit 3 tbls/dealer. Info: Valley Con 11, P.O. Box 7202,
Fargo, ND 58111.
October 3-5, 1986 (New York)
CONTRADICTION 6. Hotel Niagara, 201 Rainbow Blvd., Niagara Falls, NY 14302;
(716) 285-9321/695-1276 ($47 sngl, $50 dbl). GoH: George R.R. Martin; SGoH:
Nancy Kress. Art auction, video, parties, people and thing auction, panels,
Batsu breakfast club, masquerade. Memb: $10 to 20 Sep 86, then $15. Dealer
tbls: 1st $25 (incl. memb.), next $15 to 20 Sep 86, then $30/$15. Art show:
10% commission, no hanging fee. Info: c/o 1365 Niagara Ave., Niagara Falls,
NY 14305.
October 3-5, 1986 (Utah)
JAFCON (Just Another Fun Convention). Quality Inn City Center, 154 W. 600
So., Salt Lake City, UT ($39 sngl/dbl). Guests: Roger Zelazny, Chris
Claremont, F.M. Busby; TM: Paul Edwin Zimmer. War gaming, dealers,
masquerade, banquet. Memb: $13.75 to 1 Jul 86, then $17.98, and $21.15 at
the door (incl. tax). Info: SASE to JAFCON, P.O. Box 510232, Salt Lake
City, UT 84151-0232.
October 4-5, 1986 (Illinois)
CREATION. Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, 350 North Orleans St., Chicago, IL ($70
sngl/dbl/twin). Comics, Star Trek, Dr. Who, Robotech. Dealer tbls: $100.
Info: SASE to Creation, 249-04 Hillside Ave., Bellerose, NY 11426; (718)
343-0202.
October 4-5, 1986 (Kansas)
ENCOUNTER 10. Wichita Hilton Inn East, Kellogg & Rock Road, (P.O. Box 18488)
Wichita, KS 67218; (316) 686-7131 ($53 sngl, $56 dbl, $62 trpl, $65 quad;
mention Encounter 10). Guests: Fritz Leiber, Gene Roddenberry, RIck Stasi,
Jan Strnad, Steve Lightle, John Pocsik, Phil DeWalt, John FIschner, Michael
Kent. Art auction, costume cntest, gaming area, D&D tournament, FANdom
Reunion Banquet Fri.night before Encounter 10. Proceeds will benefit the
Youth Services Office of the AMerican Red Cross. Memb: $12 until 1 Jul 86,
then $15 (with FANdom memb.: $6); 1-day $10 Sat., $8 Sun. FANdom memb: $6,
Reunion banquet $15 (limit 2 renion tickets/member). Info: Legal-size SASE
to FANdom, P.O. Box 1675, Wichita, KS 67201.
October 10-12, 1986 (Texas)
ARMADILLO CON 8. Sheraton Crest, 111 E. First St. at Congress Ave., Austin,
TX; (512) 478-9611 ($60 sngl/dbl/trpl, $70 quad). GoH: William Gibson;
FGoH: Debbie Notkin; TM: Lewis Shiner. Other guests: TBA. Panel
discussions, autograph sessions, masquerade ball, art show, good and "bad"
cinema, parties, stupid alien tricks, contests, and more. Memb: $5 thru 15
Apr 86, $10 to 1 Oct 86, then $15 at the door; 1-day $6. Dealer tbl: $30
each, incl. 1 memb. Info: ArmadilloCon 8, P.O. Box 9612, Austin, TX 78766;
(512) 443-3491/448-3630.
October 10-12, 1986 (Michigan)
CONCLAVE XI. Plymouth Hilton, 14707 Northville Rd., Plymouth, MI 48170;
(313) 459-4500 ($60/night 1-4 people). GoH: Greg Bear; FGoHs: John & Joanne
Hall. Dealer room, etc. Memb: $12 until 30 Jun 6, $14 until 26 Sep 86,
then $16 at the door. Dealer tbl: $20 each, limit 2, must incl. at least 1
memb. w/tbl reserv'n. Info & checks to: Waldo & Magic, Inc., P.O. Box 2915,
An Arbor, MI 48106.
October 10-12, 1986 (Canada, Alberta)
NONCONNINE. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. GoH: Judith Merrill; FGoH: Deloris
Booker; AGoH: Ken Macklin; TM: William R. Warren. Panel discussions, art
show & auction, trivia competitions, 2 costume contests, scavenger hunt,
hands-on computer displays, writers' workshop, dealers' room, more. Memb:
C$16. Info: NonConNine, Box 4506, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 4T7, Canada.
October 10-12 (or 31 Oct thru 2 Nov??), 1986 (Ohio)
OVFF II (Ohio Valley Filk Fest II). Parke University Hotel, 3025 Olentangy
RIver Rd., Columbus, OH 43202; (614) 267-1111 ($52 sngl/dbl/trpl/quad).
GoH: Bill Sutton; TM: Margaret Middleton. Concert, art show, dealers room.
Memb: $10 until 31 Dec 85, $15 until 15 Apr 86, then $20. Info: OVFF II,
P.O. Box 14078, Columbus, OH 43214; (614) 475-0158 (Van Siegling).
October 10-12, 1986 (Virginia)
ROVACON 11. Salem High School, Salem, VA. GoH: Alan Dean Foster; Media GoH:
Walter Koenig. Guests: Hal Clement, Richard Pini, M.A. Foster, Kelly Freas,
others. Writer's workshops, costume contest, cantina, amateur film contest,
art show & workshop. Memb: $10 to 1 Apr 86, $12 to 1 Sep 86, then $15;
children $5, students $10. Dealer tbl: $50 to 1 Apr 86, $65 to 1 Jul 86,
$85 to 1 Sep 86, $110 at the door. Info: RoVaCon 11, Box 117, Salem, VA
24153; (703) 389-9400.
October 10-12, 1986 (California, Northern)
OCTOCON V. El Rancho Tropicana, Santa Rosa, CA. Guests: TBA. Memb: TBA.
Info: Spellbinders, Inc., Box 1824, Santa Rosa,,CA 95402.
October 17-19, 1986 (Indiana)
CONTACT 1986. Ramada Inn, 4101 Hwy 41 N., Evansville, IN 47711 ($30 sngl,
$34 dbl, +$4 eeach add'l person; ysuites $50 to 26 Sep 86). GoH: David
Palmer; Editor GoH: Stanley Schmidt; AGoH: Alan Clarke; FGoH: Penny
Frierson; Filking GoHs: Bill & Judy Sutton; MC: Roger Reynolds. Other
guests: Timothy Zahn, more. Lunar tektite giveaway, art show & auction,
large-screen TV movies, filking, pool parties, gaming, panels, masquerade,
speeches, Sunday brunch ($7 to 10 Oct 86, then $9). Memb: $8 to 15 Aug 86,
$12 to 1 Oct 86, then $15. Memb: TBA. Info: R.C.S.F.A, P.O. Box 3894,
Evansville, IN 47737; (812) 858-5419.
October 17-19, 1986 (California, Northern)**CANCELLED**
FANTASTICON 6. Redding, CA. Info: c/o No. Cal. SF Assoc., Box 781, Red
Bluff, CA 96080.
October 18-19, 1986 (Kansas)
PRISM (moved from April 19-20; new hotel). Holiday Inn Kansas City/Lenexa,
12601 W. 95th St., Lenexa, KS 66215; (913) 888-6670 (rooms $50). AGoH:
Lucy Synk. Guests: Gene Roddenberry, Daryl Murdock, Robin Bailey, Jan
Gephardt, McDonnell Douglas. Video, trivia, costume workshop, artists &
writers workshops, autograph sessions, costume contest, art show. Memb:
$20. Dealer tbls: $35. Art show info: SASE to Lucy A. Synk, 723 N.W. 60th
St. #5, Kansas City, MO 64118. Info: Large SASE to PRISM, 2217 Denver
Ave., Kansas City, MO 64127.
October 24-25, 1986 (Colorado)
MILEHICON 18. Sheraton-Lakewood, 360 Union Blvd., Denver, CO; (303)
987-2000. Guests: Somtow Sucharitkul, Juanita Coulson, Ed Bryant, Connie
Willis, Simon Hawke, L. Neil Smith, Steve Rasnic Tem, Dan Simmons, more.
Somtow Sucharitkul roast, masquerade, Revenge of the Disco Authors from
Outer Space (meet the authors dance), SCA fun feast (tentative), comedy for
intelligent life forms improv., trivia bowl, premier of "Dasfa's History of
Science Fiction Films", Spooky Saturday - a seminar on the fiction of fear,
pajama panel, fannish food fight, critter crawl, pogo stick jump-off, Simon
says (led by Simon Hawke), bubble break, Mr. Wizard, con suite cookie craze,
Saturday morning sci-fi. Memb: $13. Info: MileHiCon, PO Box 27074, Denver,
CO 80227;(303) 936-4092/979-5802.
October 24-26, 1986 (New Jersey)
(FOURTH ANNUAL) DARK SHADOWS FESTIVAL. Hilton Gateway/Gatewy Center, Raymond
Blvd., Newark, NJ. GoH: Jonathan Frid. Other guests: Dona Wandrey, Marie
Wallace, Robert Cobert, Robert Costello, Ron Sproat, Jack Sullivan. New star
interviews, video program w/rare episodes and highlights, new blooper tape,
dealers, costume contest, Jonathan Frid dinner raffle, art show w/rare
memorabilia, big screen films (House of Dark Shadows, Night of Dark
Shadows). Memb: $20 before 1 Jun 86, $25 before 1 Sep 86, $27 at the door;
daily memb's available. Info: 2 SASE's to Dark Shadows Festival, P.O. Box
92, Maplewood, NJ 07040.
October 24-26, 1986 (Iowa)
ICON XI. Best Western Longbranch, 90 Twixt Town Road NE, Cedar Rapids, IA
52402; (319) 377-6386 ($46, $51 poolside; 9% tax). GoHs: Robert Asprin,
Phil Foglio. Hucksters, panels, films, art show, parties, more. Memb:
Supporting $5, Attending $15 until 1 Oct 86, then $17. Dealer tbls: 1st $5
(4') or $10 (8'), 2nd $10 for each 4'; dealer info: Greg Ketter, Dreamhaven
Gallery, 1300 Fourth St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414. Info: ICON XI, Dept.
X, P.O. Box 525, Iowa City, IA 52244-0525.
October 25, 1986 (Kansas)
CONFABULATION. University of Kansas campus, Lawrence, KS. SF convention.
FGoH: Andy MacRae. Hucksters, masquerade, open gaming, art show, readings,
videos, trivia, panels, more. Memb: $5 until 25 Sep 86, then $7 at the
door; T-shirts $8. Dealer tbls and art show space are available; write for
info. Info: Society for Fantasy and Sciece Fiction, Box 2151, Lawrence, KS
66045.
October 25-26, 1986 (Texas)
CREATION. Ramada Hotel, 777 Polk, Houston, TX. Comics, Star Trek, Dr. Who,
Robotech. Dealer tbls: $100. Info: SASE to Creation, 249-04 Hillside Ave.,
Bellerose, NY 11426; (718) 343-0202.
October 30-November 2, 1986 (Rhode Island)
12TH WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION. Biltmore Plaza, Providence, RI ($65 sngl, $75
dbl, $85 "deluxe"). GoHs: Ramsey Campbell, Charles L. Grant, J.K. Potter.
Memb: $35 to 1 Feb 86, then $45; limit 750, no at-the-door memb's. Info:
12th World Fantasy Con, Box 3251, Darlington Branch PO,,Pawtucket,RI 02861.
October 31-November 2, 1986 (Florida)
NECRONOMICON '86. Tampa Airport Holiday Inn, Tampa, FL. GoH: Frederik Pohl.
Fan cabaret, costume contest, vampire pageant, art show. Memb: $10 to 1
Oct 86, then more. Dealer tbls: $45 (incl. 2 memb's). Info: c/o Stonehill
SF Assoc., Box 2076, Riverview, FL 33569.
November 1-2, 1986 (California, Southern)
CREATION. Anaheim Sheraton Hotel, Anaheim, CA. Creation comics, Star Trek,
Robotech, etc. Dealer tbls: $135; each table incl. 2 full memb's for use by
legitimate helpers only. Info: SASE to Creation, 249-04 Hillside Ave.,
Bellerose, NY 11426; (718) 343-0202.
November 7-9, 1986 (Oregon)
ORYCON '86. Portland, OR. GoH: Ed Bryant; TM: George R.R. Martin. Memb:
$14 to 31 May 86, $17 to 31 Oct 86, then $20 at the door; info: (503)
774-7592. Info: Orycon '86, Box 5703, Portland, OR 97228; (503) 283-0802.
November 7-9, 1986 (Pennsylvania)
PHILCON 50 (14-16 Nov instead of 7-9 Nov??). Adams Mark Hotel & Convention
Center, Philadelphia, PA. GoH: Isaac Asimov; AGoH: Michael Whelan; SGoH:
Frederik Pohl. Theme: 50th anniversary of the Phila. SF Society. Memb: $15
advanced, $20 at the door. Info: c/o PSFS, Box 8303, Philadelphia, PA
19101.
November 7-9, 1986 (Virginia)
SCICON 8. Sheraton Beach Inn, Virginia Beach, VA ($43 sngl, $49 dbl). GoH:
C.J. Cherryh; AGoH: Mike Kaluta; FGoH: Marty Gear; TM: Allen Wold. Guests:
Kelly & Polly Freas, Colleen Doran, Curt Harpold, Kay Reynolds, Slimon
Skiffy. Panels, readings, video masquerade, gaming (incl. Reclone
live-action game), films, folksinging, filksinging, art show, con suite
(bring cookies), Rumage revue, dealers. Memb: $13 to 15 Apr 86, $15 to 1
Oct 86, then $18 at the door. Dealer tbls: $40 (incl. memb.) to 15 Jun 86,
then $50; limit 2. Info: c/o HaRoSFA, Box 9434, Hampton, VA 23670.
November 7-9, 1986 (Tennessee)
XANADU 3. Rodeway Inn Central, Nashville, TN (rates TBA; entire hotel is
blocked for con). GoH: Jack Chalker; FAGoH: Joan Hanke-Woods; MC: Wilson
Tucker. Memb: $14 to 1 Oct 86, then $18. Info: Xanadu Science Fiction
Convention, P.O. Box 23281, Nashville, TN 37202.
November 8, 1986 (New York)
CREATION. Roosevelt Hotel, 45th and Madison, Manhattan, NY. Creation Free
Sales Marketplace. Dealer tbls: $50; each table incl. 2 full memb's for use
by legitimate helpers only. Info: SASE to Creation, 249-04 Hillside Ave.,
Bellerose, NY 11426; (718) 343-0202.
November 8-9, 1986 (Hawaii)
CREATION. Regent Hotel, Hawaii. Creation comics, Star Trek, Robotech, etc.
With Chris Claremont, Walter Koenig, Carl Macek. Dealer tbls: $85; each
table incl. 2 full memb's for use by legitimate helpers only. Info: SASE to
Creation, 249-04 Hillside Ave., Bellerose, NY 11426; (718) 343-0202.
November 8-9, 1986 (Arizona)
TUSCON 13/DUST BALL CON. Executive Inn, Tucson, AZ. GoH: Vernor Vinge;
FGoHs: Hilde & Bruce D. Arthurs; TM: James Corrick. Memb: $12 to 7 Apr 86,
$15 to 1 Oct 86, then $20 at the door. Info: Tuscon 13, Box 26822, Tucson,
AZ 85726.
November 14-16, 1986 (Illinois)
WINDYCON XIII. Hyatt Regency Woodfield, 1800 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg,IL
60195 ($54 sngl, $59 dbl). GoH: Harry Harrison; Editor GoHs: Donald & Elsie
Wollheim, A/FGoH: Arlin Robins; TM: Marta Randall. Dealers, art show,
masquerade ball, novice writers' contest**, more. Memb: $15 until 1 Nov 86,
then $20. Info: Windycon XIII, P.O. Box 432, Chicago, IL 60690.
**The ISFic Board of Directors is sponsoring a competition for
unpublished fiction writers. The prize will be one troy ounce of gold
and a trip to Windycon XIII (2 memb's & dbl room for 2 nights). The
winning story will be selected by a panel of professional writers/editors
and will be printed in the program book. The submission must be a short
story (per Hugo Award rqmts) by a writer who has not been paid for any
previously published or accepted fiction, and it must be received by 1
Jul 86. The entrant must have attended Windycon XII or be a resident of
Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan,
or Wisconsin. Send SASE for detailed requirements.
November 15-16, 1986 (Pennsylvania)
CREATION. Holiday Inn Center, 1800 Market St., Philadelphia, PA. Comics,
Star Trek, Dr. Who, Robotech. Dealer tbls: $135. Info: SASE to Creation,
249-04 Hillside Ave., Bellerose, NY 11426; (718) 343-0202.
November 15-16, 1986 (Massachusetts)
STAR TREK'S PLATINUM ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION. Boston Park Plaza Hotel &
Towers, Boston, MA ($85 sngl, $98 dbl, $105 trpl). GoHs: Gene Roddenberry,
Robert Wise, Nicholas Meyer, George Takei, Robin Curtis, Diane Duane. Star
Trek movies & videos, live original stage play, add'l guests, dealers' room
fanzines, art show & auction, costume contest, charity auction. United
Airlines is the official convention airline; to save 15% or 35% on travel to
Boston 11-20 Nov 86, reservations must be made by traveller or ATC-approved
travel agent calling (800) 521-4041 and using the Platinum Anniversary
Convention's account number: 6062A. Memb: Adults $20 or $12 1-day thru 31
Dec 85, $25/$13.50 1-day thru 30 Sep 86, then $30/$15 1-day at the door;
children $10 or $6 1-day thru 31 Dec 85, $12/$7 thru 30 Sep 86, then $16/$8
at the door. Info: Platinum Anniversary Convention, P.O. Box 6838, Broad &
Water PO, Boston, MA 02102.
November 22-23, 1986 (California, Northern)
CREATION MULTIMEDIA. Sheraton Palace Hotel, 639 Market St, San Francisco, CA
($95 sngl/dbl/twin). Comics, Star Trek, Dr. Who, Robotech. Dealer tbls:
$140. Info: SASE to Creation, 249-04 Hillside Ave., Bellerose, NY 11426;
(718) 343-0202.
November 28-30, 1986 (New York)
CREATION THANKSGIVING. Omni Park Central Hotel, 56th & 7th Ave., Manhattan,
NY. 16th Annual Convention. Comics, Star Trek, Dr. Who, Robotech, SF
media. Dealer tbls: $300; each table incl. 2 full memb's for use by
legitimate helpers only. Info: SASE to Creation, 249-04 Hillside Ave.,
Bellerose, NY 11426; (718) 343-0202.
November 28-30, 1986 (Texas)
CONTEX IV. Houston, TX. GoHs: L. Sprague DeCamp & Catherine DeCamp; AGoH:
Pat Breeding; SGoH: ??; FGoH: Carolyn Cooper. Memb: $10 advance, $20 at the
door. Info: SASE to Friends of Fandom, P.O. Box 772473, Houston, TX
77215-2473.
November 28-30, 1986 (Delaware)
DARKOVER GRAND COUNCIL MEETING 9. Radisson Hotel, 700 King, Wilmington, DE
(rooms $55; must get rate card from convention). GoH: Anne McCaffrey.
Jacuzzi, atrium, indoor pool, masquerade, filk room, game room, con suite
(dry), Mythopoeic events. Memb: $??, limit 50, checks payable to "Armida
Council". Info: c/o Box 8113, Silver Spring, MD 20907; (302) 368-9570
(Jaelle; only in emergency).
November 28-30, 1986 (California, Southern)
LOSCON THE 13TH. Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena, CA ($5sngl/dbl, $66 trpl, suites
$150-$200). GoH: John Brunner; FGoHs: Bruce & Elayne Pelz. Memb: $15 thru
6 Jul 86 (Westercon 39), $17.50 thru 31 Oct 86, then $20 at the door. Info:
Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society, Inc., 11513 Burbank Blvd., North
Hollywood, CA 91601; (818) 760-9234.
December 5-7, 1986 (Missouri)
BZARKON (Czarkon 4). Rodeway Inn Eureka, 15 Village Center, Eureka (near St.
Louis; next to Six Flags), MO ($38 sngl/dbl). Adult relaxicon; nobody under
18 allowed. GoH: Warren Norwood; FGoH: Nancy Nutt; AGoH: Joan Hanke-Woods.
Other guests: Glen Cook, Dell Harris, Wilson "Bob" Tucker, J.R. (Robert)
Daniels, David Lee Anderson, more. This year's theme is the 1960's; all
movies and music will be from this era - attendees are encouraged (but not
req'd) to dress and act accordingly. 24-hour con suite, art show & auction
(with art you won't see at other cons!), dealers' room, parties, video room,
the infamous slide show, midnight dance, and the return of the temporary
tattoos, co-ed lingerie fashion show, and male & female buns contests, also
the 2nd annual Tucker Awards presentations (don't forget to nominate and
vote for the Tuckers!). Memb: $10 for St. Louis Science Fiction Society
members, $11 for others until 10 Nov 86, then $16. Dealer tbl: $25 1st tbl,
incl. 1 memb.; $15 each add'l tbl (no memb's incl.), limit 3. Art show:
$.25/unsold piece, 10% of sales; NO mail-in art, write for rules. Info:
SASE to bZarkon, 1156 Remley Court, St. Louis, MO 63130.
December 5-7, 1986 (Florida)
TROPICON V. Howard Johnson's Ocean Resort Hotel, 2096 NE 2nd (on the ocean),
20 min. from Ft. Lauderdale airport), Deerfield Beach, FL 33441; (305)
428-2850 (rooms $38 sngl/dbl). Guests: Dr. Robert Collins, Lee Hoffman,
Brad Linaweaver, Gary Alan Ruse, Tomothy Robert Sullivan, Somtow
Sucharitkul, more. Panels, films, video, art show, dealers, readings,
gaming, banquet, costume party, exhibits, trivia contests, prizes. Memb:
$10 until 31 Oct 86, then $15; advance registrants eligible to win a $50
value carton of books. Memb. checks to: South Florida Science Fiction
Society, c/o SFSFS Treasurer, 4427 Royal Palm Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33140.
Dealer tbls: $35 to 15 Nov 86. Art show: 10% commission; 4'x8' panels $20
1st, $15 subsequent, reserve by 15 Nov 86. Info: SFSFS Secretary, P.O. Box
10743, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33307.
January 2-4, 1987 (Washington, D.C.)
EVECON 4. Washington, D.C. Memb: $10 to 1 Jun 86, then $15 to con date, $20
at the door; $5 for volunteers to 1 Jun 86. Info: Evecon 4, c/o FanTek, Box
128, Aberdeen, MD 21001.
January 16-18, 1987 (Tennessee)
CHATTACON 12. Reed House, Chattacon, TN. GoH: Larry Niven; GoH: Christopher
Stasheff; AGoH: David A. Cherry; SGoH: Timothy Zahn; FGoH: Beth Willinger;
FGoH: Walt Baric; MC: Wilson A. "Bob" Tucker. Con suite, dealers, art show,
games, 24-hour video, panels, banquet, dance. Memb: ??. Info: Chattacon
12, Box 921, Hixson, TN 37343.
January 16-18, 1987 (New Jersey)
ESOTERICON '87. Newark?, NJ. Where religion, the occult, science fiction,
and magic all come together to create an unforgettable learning and sharing
experience. Workshops on tarot, divination, soothsaying, & psychic healing,
plus continuations of workshops done the previous year for those interested
in further study. Also filksinging, art show & auction, video programs,
open gaming, masquerade, dealer's room, scheduled music programs, guests,
more. Memb: $20 until 31 Jun 86, $25 to 31 Dec 86, then $35 at the door.
Art show info: Nybor, Rt. 2, Box 272, Kaiser, WV 26726; do NOT send art
work. Info: Esotericon '87, PO Box 22775, Newark, NJ 07101; (201)
672-9244/743-7647; checks payable to "Esotericon '87".
February 13-15, 1986 (Massachusetts)
BOSKONE XXIV. Sheraton Hotel & Towers, 40 Dalton St., Boston MA. GoH: C.J.
Cherryh; AGoH: Barclay Shaw; SGoH: Tom Clareson. Substantial programming,
art show, hucksters' room, films, trivia bowl, scavenger hunt,
costume/meet-the-pros party, filking; write for info on related story and
filksong contests. Memb: $17 until 16 Jan 87, $27 at the door. Info:
Boskone XXIV, Box G, MIT Branch PO, Cambridge MA 02139.
February 13-15, 1987 (England)
CONCEPTION. Leeds, U.K. Commemoration & partial recreation of 1st SF con
(1937). Memb: L6 in advance. Info: Conception, 12 Fearnville Terrace,
Oakwood Leeds LS8 3DU, U.K.
February 20-22, 1987 (Missouri)
CONTEMPLATION. Memorial Union at Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Guests:
TBA. Video room, huckster room, panels, gaming, pool of eels, strange
rites, and more. Memb: $6 advance, $8 at the door. Info: CONtemplation,
Attn: Pete Jackson, President, MO SF&F Assoc, c/o H. Summers, Advisor, MA406
Medicine, UMC, One Hospital Dr., Columbia, MO 65202; (314) 882-2237 days,
NO collect calls.
February 20-22, 1987 (Ohio)
CORFLU 4. Cincinnati, OH. Convention for fanzine fans. Info: c/o Bill
Bowers, 2468 Harrison Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45211.
April (Easter weekend), 1987 (England)
BECCON '87. Metropole Hotel, Brighton, U.K. The 1987 British Annual SF
Convention. Memb: Supporting L1, Attending TBA. Info: Beccon, c/o The
Heights, Northolt, Middlesex UB5 4BU, U.K.
April 24-26, 1987 (Nebraska)
CON*TRETEMPS VI. Omaha, NE. GoH: Joe & Gay Haldeman; AGoH: David Cherry;
FGoH: Larry Hammel; TM: Rusty Hevelin. Memb: $12 until 31 Dec 86, then TBA.
Info: SASE to Con*Tretemps VI, P.O. Box 45, Omha, NE 68101.
April 25-27, 1987 (Australia, Australian Capital Territory)
CAPCON (Australian Nat'l con). Airport Int'l Hotel, Yass Road, Queanbeyan
(Canberra area), A.C.T., Australia (rms approx. A$65-A$75 dbl). GoHs:
Robert Lynn Asprin, Lynn Abbey; FGoH: John Newman. Awards dinner,
masquerade, art show, maybe writers' workshop with Lynn Abbey, more. Memb:
Supporting A$5 until end of '85 Worldcon, A$10 until end of '86 Swancon,
A$12 until Xmas '86, A$15 until Capcon; Attending A$10 until end of '85
Worldcon, A$15 until end of '86 Swancon, A$20 until Xmas '86, A$25 until
Capcon, A$30 at the door. Info: Capcon, P.O. Box 312, Fyshwick, A.C.T.
2609, Australia.
May 22-25, 1987 (New Jersey)
COSTUME CON 5. New Brunswick Hyatt, New Brunswick, NJ. C/fantasy
masquerade, historical masquerade, panels, dealers room, exhibits,
workshops, fashion show. Memb: $15 thru 31 Dec 85, $20 thru 31 May 86, $25
thru 31 Dec 86, $30 thru 1 Apr 87, then $35 (or $12 1-day) at the door;
Supporting memb's $15; checks payable to "Costume Con 5". Future Fashion
Design Contest info: SASE to K.C. Kozminski, P.O. Box 20328, Greeley Square
Station, New York, NY 10001. Info: SASE to Costume Con 5, c/o E.C.C.L., 24
Patton Dr., Sayreville, NJ 08872-1058.
May 23-26, 1987 (Washington, D.C.)
87TH ABA CONVENTION & TRADE EXHIBIT. Washington, D.C. Info: American
Booksellers Association, 122 E. 42nd St., New York, NY 10168.
June 6-8, 1987 (Missouri)
NEXUS '87. Howard Johnson's, Springfield, MO. SF art and literary
convention. Guests: Ben Bova, Fredrick Pohl, Melisa Scott, Arlen Andrews,
Mark Schulzinger, Keith Burdak, David Lee Anderson, Dell Harris, J.R.
Daniels, Mara Farris, Jeff Williams, Susan & Jim Satterfield, FGoH: David
Means. Memb: $10 until 1 Jan 87, $12.50 until 1 May 87, then $15. Info:
Nexus '87, P.O. Box 1734, Springfield, MO 65805.
June 12-14, 1987 (Canada, Ontario)
AD ASTRA 7/CANVENTION 7. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. GoH: C.J. Cherryh; FGoH:
Diana Gallagher. Annual Canadian national convention. Memb: TBA. Info: Ad
Astra 7, P.O. Box 7276, Stn. A, Toronto, ONT M5W 1X9, Canada.
June 27-28, 1987 (Massachusetts)
READERCON. Hotel Bradford, Boston, MA. The convention for those who spend
more time READING imaginative fiction than watching or playing it; "the
sercon without shame". Writer GoH: Gene Wolfe; Publisher GoH: Mark Ziesing.
Readercon will be sponsoring awards for Small Press achievement in the
field; details to follow. Memb: Supporting $5; Attending $8 to 15 Oct 86,
then $10. Info: #10 SASE to ReaderCon, P.O. Box 6138, Boston, MA 02209.
July 2-6, 1987 (California, Northern)
WESTERCON 40. Oakland Convention Center & Hyatt Regency Hotel, Oakland, CA.
GoH: Gregory Benford; FGoH: Aubrey MacDermott; FilkGoH: Leslie Fish; TM: Jon
de Cles. Memb: $0 Supporting; Attending $20 until 1 Jan 86, $30 until 15
Jul 86, then $35. Dealer tbl: $65 each (limit 4) until 1 Jan 86, then $75
until 15 Jul 86; incl. 1 memb. per tbl. Info: Westercon 40, P.O. Box 28427,
San Jose, CA 95159; (408) 98-0264 [message phone].
July 24-27, 1987 (Wisconsin)
MYTHCON XVIII. Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. Mythopoeic Conference.
Theme: Tolkien retrospective. Memb w/room & board: $125 to 31 Dec 86, $135
to 30 Jun 87, $145 at the door; memb-only: $25 in advance, $35 at the door.
Info: Mythcon XVIII, c/o John D. Rateliff, Conference Secretary, 628 N. 17th
St. #2, Milwaukee, WI 53233.
August 8-9, 1987 (England)
CONSEPT/UNICON 7. University of Surrey at Guilford, UK. Info: c/o 9 Graham
Road, Wealdstone, Harrow, Middlesex HA3 5RP, England.
August 27-September 2 (tent.), 1987 (England)
[probably only August 27-31, because of the following NASFiC]
CONSPIRACY '87 (45th World Science Fiction Convention). Brighton Metropole
Hotel, Brighton, England. GoHs: Doris Lessing, Alfred Bester; AGoH:,Jim
Burns; FGoHs: Joyce & Ken Slater; Special,FGoH: David Langford; TM: Brian
Aldiss. The SF universe's annual get-together, with professionals and
readers from all over the world in attendance. Talks, panels, films, fancy
dress competition, the works. Members get to nominate and vote for the Hugo
awards and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and may also vote
for the 1990 Worldcon site by paying a separate site-selection voting fee.
Memb: Supporting L10/US$15/Aus$20; Attending L19/US$30/Aus$40; to 31 Mar 86,
then more. Agents: Bill & Mary Burns, 23 Kensington Court, Hempstead NY
11550; Justin Ackroyd, GPO Box 2708X, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia.
Info: Conspiracy '87, P.O. Box 43, Cambridge CB1 3JJ, England.
September 3-6, 1987 (Arizona)
CACTUSCON (1987 NASFiC). Phoenix Hilton/Civic Plaza Convention Center/Hyatt
Regency, Phoenix, AZ. This is the North American Science Fiction
Convention, held any time the Worldcon is held outside of North America.
GoH: Hal Clement (Harry Clement Stubbs); FGoH: Marji Ellers. Art show &
auction, dealers' room, video, hospitality room, wargaming, masquerade,
more. Memb: Supporting $15, Attending $20 thru 2 Sep 85, $25 thru 31 Dec
85, then TBA. Dealer tbl: $45 to 31 Dec 85 (limit 3); contact Dave Hiatt
(602) 968-7790. Info: CactusCon, P.O. Box 27201, Tempe, AZ 85282; (602)
968-5673.
February 12-15, 1988 (California, Northern)
COSTUME CON 6. San Jose, CA. 6th annual convention for SF, fantasy, and
historical costumers. Panels, workshops, exhibits, fashion show, dealer's
room, 2 masquerades (1 SF/fantasy & 1 historical), more. Memb: $15 before 6
Jul 86, $20 before 25 May 87, $25 before 15 Sep 87, $30 before 1 Feb 88,
then $35 at the door; Supporting $15. Info: SASE to Costume Con 6, 112
Orchard Ave., Mountain View, CA 94943.
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Dessert is probably the most important stage of the meal, since it will be
the last thing your guests remember before they pass out all over the table.
-- The Anarchist Cookbook