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October 31– November 2, 1975
Holiday Inn Providence, Rhode Island , US[1] [2] Theme for 1975 is "The Lovecraft Circle". Guest of Honor: Robert Bloch . Toastmaster: Gahan Wilson . Chaired by Kirby McCauley . Judges were Ramsey Campbell , Edward L. Ferman , David G. Hartwell , Fritz Leiber , and Gahan Wilson.
October 29–31, 1976
The Statler Hotel New York, New York , USTheme for 1976 is "Unknown Worlds". Guests of Honor: C. L. Moore and Michael Moorcock .[3] Toastmaster: Gahan Wilson . Chaired by Thom Anderson. Judges were Charles Collins, Basil Copper , Gordon R. Dickson , Stuart David Schiff, and Gahan Wilson.
October 28–30, 1977
Los Angeles Biltmore Los Angeles, California , USTheme for 1977 is "Clark Ashton Smith". Guest of Honor: Richard Matheson . Toastmaster: Gahan Wilson . Chaired by Dennis Rickard. Judges were Robert Bloch , David Drake , Harlan Ellison , Charles L. Grant , and Robert Weinberg .
October 13–15, 1978
Sheraton Fort Worth HotelFort Worth, Texas , US Theme for 1978 is "Robert E. Howard". Guest of Honor: Fritz Leiber . Guest Artist: Alicia Austin . Toastmaster: Andrew Offutt . Chaired by Michael Templin. Judges were Charles N. Brown , Carl Jacobi , Stephen King , T. E. D. Klein , and Karl Edward Wagner .
October 12–14, 1979
Providence Biltmore Providence, Rhode Island , USTheme for 1979 is "Reunion". Guests of Honor: Stephen King and Frank Belknap Long .[4] Guest Artist: Michael Whelan . Toastmaster: Charles L. Grant . Chaired by Bob Booth. Judges were Poul Anderson , Terry Carr , Dennis Etchison , Elizabeth A. Lynn, and Roy A. Squires.[5]
October 31– November 2, 1980
Marriott Hunt Valley InnBaltimore, Maryland , US Theme for 1980 is "Edgar Allan Poe". Guest of Honor: Jack Vance . Guest Artist: Boris Vallejo . Toastmaster: Robert Bloch . Chaired by Chuck Miller and Tim Underwood. Judges were Stephen R. Donaldson , Frank Belknap Long , Andrew J. Offutt , Ted White , and Susan Wood.
October 30– November 1, 1981
The Claremont Hotel Berkeley, California , USTheme for 1981 is "Mark Twain, Jack London, Ambrose Bierce, Clark Ashton Smith". Guests of Honor: Alan Garner and Peter S. Beagle . Guest Artist: Brian Froud . Toastmaster: Karl Edward Wagner . Chaired by Jack Rems and Jeff Frane. Judges were Paul C. Allen, C. J. Cherryh , Gardner Dozois , Donald M. Grant, and Arthur W. Saha. (Alan Garner was unable to attend the convention.)
October 29–31, 1982
Park Plaza HotelNew Haven, Connecticut , US Theme for 1982 is "Mark Twain". Guests of Honor: Peter Straub and Joseph Payne Brennan . Guest Artist: Don Maitz . Toastmaster: Charles L. Grant . Chaired by Norman Hood and Harold Kinney. Judges were Pat Cadigan , Virginia Kidd , Theodore Sturgeon , Douglas E. Winter, and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro .
October 28–30, 1983
Chicago Marriott O'HareChicago , US Theme for 1983 is "Sixty Years of Weird Tales ". Guests of Honor: Gene Wolfe and Manly Wade Wellman . Guest Artist: Rowena Morrill . Toastmaster: Robert Bloch . Chaired by Robert Weinberg. Judges were Bob Booth, John Coyne , Sharon Jarvis, Alan Ryan, and Elizabeth Wollheim.
October 12–14, 1984
Westin HotelOttawa, Ontario , Canada Theme for 1984 is "Fantasy, An International Genre". Guests of Honor: Tanith Lee and Jane Yolen . Guest Artist: Jeff Jones . Toastmaster: Spider Robinson . Chaired by Rodger Turner and John Bell. Judges were Ellen Asher, Ginjer Buchanan, Les Daniels, Mimi Panitch, and George H. Scithers .
October 31– November 3, 1985
Doubletree HotelTucson, Arizona , US Theme for 1985 is "Fantasy Writers of the Southwest". Guest of Honor: Stephen R. Donaldson . Special Guest: Evangeline Walton . Guest Artist: Victoria Poyser . Toastperson: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro . Chaired by Randal Rau. Judges were Suzy McKee Charnas , Jo Fletcher, George R. R. Martin , Baird Searles, and Terri Windling .
October 29– November 2, 1986
Providence Biltmore Providence, Rhode Island , US[6] Theme for 1986 is "From 'New Writers' to 'Old Masters'". Guests of Honor: Ramsey Campbell and Charles L. Grant . Guest Artist: J. K. Potter . Toastmaster: Douglas E. Winter . Chaired by Robert Plante. Judges were Robert A. Collins, Ellen Datlow , Dean R. Koontz , Patricia A. McKillip , and Charles de Lint .
October 29– November 1, 1987
Hyatt Regency NashvilleNashville, Tennessee , US Theme for 1987 is "A Southern Fantasy". Guest of Honor: Piers Anthony . Guest Artist: Frank Kelly Freas . Special Guests: Andre Norton , Karl Edward Wagner , plus Ron and Val Lakey Lindahn. Toastmaster: Charles L. Grant . Chaired by Maurine Dorris. Judges were John M. Ford , Paul Hazel, Tappan King, Michael McDowell , and Melissa Ann Singer.
October 28–31, 1988
Ramada Inn London, England, UK Theme for 1988 is "Gaslight & Ghosts". Combined with Fantasycon XIII. Guest of Honor: James Herbert . Artist Guest: Michael Foreman . Special Guest: Diana Wynne Jones . MC: Clive Barker . Chaired by Jo Fletcher and Stephen Jones. Judges were Mike Ashley, Scott Baker, Robert S. Hadji, Maxim Jakubowski, and Donald A. Wollheim
October 27–29, 1989
Seattle SheratonSeattle, Washington , US Theme for 1989 is "Roots of Fantasy: Myth, Folklore & Archetype". Honored Guests: Ursula K. Le Guin , Avram Davidson , S. P. Somtow , Robert R. McCammon , and Yoshitaka Amano . Toastmaster: Ginjer Buchanan . Chaired by Robert J. Doyle.
November 2–4, 1990
Hyatt Regency HotelSchaumburg, Illinois , US Theme for 1990 is "An H. P. Lovecraft Centenary Celebration". Guests of Honor: F. Paul Wilson , L. Sprague de Camp , and Susan Allison . Guest Artist: David B. Mattingly . Special Guests: Robert Bloch and Julius Schwartz . Toastmaster: Raymond E. Feist . Chaired by Robert Weinberg.
November 1–3, 1991
The Doubletree HotelTucson, Arizona , US Theme for 1991 is "The Fantasy Heritage of the Spanish and Indian Cultures". Special Guests: Susan and Harlan Ellison . Artist Guest: Arlin Robins . Toastmaster: Stephen R. Donaldson . Chaired by Bruce Farr and Randal Rau.
October 29– November 1, 1992
Callaway Gardens Resort Pine Mountain, Georgia , USTheme for 1992 is "Grails: Quests, Visitations, and Other Occurrences". Guests of Honor: Michael Bishop , John Farris , Martin H. Greenberg , Anne McCaffrey , and Robert Gould . Chaired by Richard Gilliam and Edward E. Kramer .
October 28–31, 1993
Radisson South HotelBloomington, Minnesota , US Theme for 1993 is "The Vocabulary of the Fantastic". Guests of Honor: Poul Anderson , John Crowley , and Roger Zelazny . Guest Artist: Thomas Canty (did not attend). Special Guest: Basil Copper . Toastmaster: Neil Gaiman . Chaired by Greg Ketter.
October 27–31, 1994
Clarion HotelNew Orleans , US Theme for 1994 is "Obsessions in Fantasy and Gothic Horror". Honored Guests: Damon Knight , George Alec Effinger , George R. R. Martin , Tim Powers , and Kate Wilhelm . Artist Guest of Honor: Jill Bauman . Chaired by Tom Hanlon.
October 26–29, 1995
Inner Harbor MarriottBaltimore, Maryland , US Theme for 1995 is "Celebrating the Craft of Short Fiction in Fantasy and Horror". Writer Guests of Honor: Terry Bisson , Lucius Shepard , Howard Waldrop . Artist Guest of Honor: Rick Berry . Publisher Guest of Honor: Lloyd Arthur Eshbach . Toastmaster: Edward W. Bryant, Jr. Chaired by Michael J. Walsh .
October 31– November 3, 1996
Woodfield Hyatt Regency HotelSchaumburg, Illinois , US Theme for 1996 is "The Many Faces of Fantasy". Guests of Honor: Katherine Kurtz , Joe R. Lansdale , and Ellen Asher . Artist Guest of Honor: Ron Walotsky . Toastmaster: Brian Lumley . Chaired by Nancy Ford, Tina L. Jens, and Phyllis Weinberg.
October 30– November 2, 1997
The International Hotel London, England, UK Theme for 1997 is "The Centenary of Dracula/The Hidden Realms of London". Combined with FantasyCon XXI. Guests of Honour: Iain Sinclair and Joan Aitkin . Artist Guest of Honour: Bob Eggleton . Special Guests: Hugh Cave and Ron Chetwynd Hayes . Special Media Guest: Doug Bradley . Master of Ceremonies: Robert Holdstock . Chaired by Jo Fletcher.
October 29– November 1, 1998
Doubletree & Marriott HotelsMonterey, California , US Theme for 1998 is "Golden Ages". Guest of Honor: Gahan Wilson . Special Guests: Cecelia Holland , Richard Laymon , and Frank M. Robinson . Toastmaster: Richard A. Lupoff . Chaired by Bryan Barrett and Linda McAllister. Website archive .
November 4–7, 1999
Providence, Rhode Island , USThe 25th World Fantasy Convention. Guests of Honor: Charles de Lint , Leo & Diane Dillon, Patricia A. McKillip , and Robert Silverberg . Special Guest: Samuel R. Delany . Toastmaster: John M. Ford . Theme for 1999 is "Voyages". Chaired by Chip Hitchcock & Davey Snyder. Official website .
October 26–29, 2000
Omni Bayfront HotelCorpus Christi, Texas , US[7] Theme for 2000 is "El Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead)". Guests of Honor: K.W. Jeter and John Crowley . Artist Guest of Honor: Charles Vess . Toastmaster: Joe R. Lansdale . Chaired by Fred Duarte. Judges were Suzi Baker, W. Paul Ganley, Tim Holman, Marvin Kaye, and Melissa Scott. Official website .
November 1–4, 2001
Delta Centre-Ville HotelMontreal , Quebec , Canada Theme for 2001 is "Je me souviens"/"I remember". Guests of Honor: Fred Saberhagen , Joel Champetier , and Donato Giancola . Toastmaster: Charles de Lint . Chaired by Bruce & Lea Farr. Official website .
October 31– November 3, 2002
Minneapolis Hilton & TowersMinneapolis, Minnesota , US Theme for 2002 is "Of Gods and Monsters". Guests of Honor: Dennis Etchison , Jonathan Carroll , Kathe Koja , Dave McKean , and Stephen Jones. Chaired by Greg Ketter. Website archive .
October 30– November 2, 2003
Hyatt Regency WashingtonWashington, D.C. , US Theme for 2003 is "Dark Fantasy: Honorable Traditions". Author Guests of Honor: Brian Lumley and Jack Williamson . (Williamson was unable to attend.) Publisher Guest of Honor: W. Paul Ganley . Artist Guest of Honor: Allen Koszowski . Master of Ceremonies: Douglas E. Winter . Chaired by Michael J. Walsh . Official website
October 28–31, 2004
Tempe Mission Palms HotelTempe, Arizona , US Theme for 2004 is "Women in Fantasy and Horror". Author Guest of Honour: Gwyneth Jones . Artist Guest of Honor: Janny Wurts . Editor Guest of Honor: Ellen Datlow . Publisher Guest of Honor: Betty Ballantine . Toastmistress: Jennifer Roberson . Chaired by Mike Willmoth with vice-chair Larry Vela. Official website
November 3–6, 2005
The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor's Club Madison, Wisconsin , USTheme for 2005 is "The Architecture of Fantasy & Horror". Guests of Honor: Graham Joyce , Robert Weinberg , Terri Windling . Artist Guest of Honor: Kinuko Y. Craft . Toastmaster: Peter Straub . Special Recognition: Arkham House . Chaired by Meg Turville-Heitz. Official website
November 2–5, 2006
Renaissance Hotel Austin, Texas , USTheme for 2006 is "Robert E. Howard Centennial". Published Cross Plains Universe celebrating Robert E. Howard . Guests of Honor: Glen Cook , Dave Duncan , Robin Hobb . Toastermater: Bradley Denton , Editor Guest of Honor: Glenn Lord . Artist Guest of Honor: John Jude Palencar . Robert E. Howard Artist Guest: Gary Gianni . Chaired by Renee Babcock and Fred Duarte. Official website
November 1–4, 2007
Saratoga City CenterSaratoga Springs, New York , US Theme for 2007 is "Ghosts and Revenants". Guests of Honor: Carol Emshwiller , Kim Newman , Lisa Tuttle . Artist Guest of Honor: Jean Giraud (Moebius). Special Guests: Joseph Bruchac , Barbara Roden , Christopher Roden , and George Scithers . Master of Ceremonies: Guy Gavriel Kay . Chaired by Joseph T. Berlant. Official website
October 30– November 2, 2008
Hyatt Regency CalgaryCalgary, Alberta , Canada Theme for 2008 is "Mystery in Fantasy and Horror". Guests of Honor: David Morrell , Barbara Hambly , Tom Doherty . Artist Guest of Honor: Todd Lockwood . Toastmaster: Tad Williams . Chaired by Randy McCharles with vice-chair Kristiina Anderson. Website archive
October 29– November 1, 2009
Fairmont San Jose Hotel San Jose, California , USTheme for 2009 is "Celebrating Edgar Allan Poe 's 200th Birthday". Guests of Honor: Garth Nix , Lisa Snellings , Michael Swanwick , Ann VanderMeer , Jeff VanderMeer , Zoran Živković , Donald Sidney-Fryer , and Richard A. Lupoff . Toastmaster: Jay Lake . Chaired by David Gallaher with vice-chair Rina Weisman. Official website
October 28–31, 2010
Hyatt Regency Columbus Columbus, Ohio , USTheme for 2010 is "the Whimsical Side of Fantasy". Guests of Honor: Dennis McKiernan , Esther Friesner , David Hartwell , and Darrell K. Sweet . Chaired by Larry Smith and Sally Kobee. Official website
October 27–30, 2011
Town and Country Resort and Convention Center San Diego, California , USTheme for 2011 is "Sailing the Seas of Imagination". Guests of Honor: Jo Fletcher , Neil Gaiman , Parke Godwin , Shawna McCarthy , and Ruth Sanderson . Toastmaster: Connie Willis . Chaired by Val Ontell. Official website
November 1–4, 2012
Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Toronto, Canada Theme for 2012 is "Northern Gothic and Urban Fantasy". Guests of Honor: Elizabeth Hand , John Clute , Richard A. Kirk , and Charles de Lint . Toastmaster: Gary K. Wolfe . Chaired by Peter Halasz. Official website
October 31– November 3, 2013
Hilton Brighton Metropole Brighton , UKTheme for 2013 is "Arthur Machen @ 150". Dedicated to the memory of Richard Matheson . Guests of Honour: Joanne Harris , Joe Hill , Richard Christian Matheson , Alan Lee , and Brian Aldiss . Master of Ceremonies: China Miéville . Co-Chairs: Amanda Foubister, Stephen Jones, Michael Marshall Smith. Official website
November 6–9, 2014
Hyatt Regency Crystal City Arlington County, Virginia , US The theme is 1914, a time of transition, a commemoration of the births of the artist Virgil Finlay and the author Robert Aickman , as well as the beginning of World War I . Guests of Honor: Guy Gavriel Kay , Les Edwards , Stuart David Schiff , Lail Finlay . Toastmaster: Mary Robinette Kowal Co-Chairs: Peggy Rae Sapienza & Michael J. Walsh . (Jane Yolen was originally slated to be Toastmaster but was forced to cancel her appearance due to medical issues.)[8] Official website
November 5–8, 2015
Saratoga City Center and Saratoga HiltonSaratoga Springs, New York , US The theme is epic fantasy. Guests of Honor: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro , Steven Erikson . Toastmaster: Graham Joyce , Special Guests: David Drake and Glen Cook .[9] Chair: Joseph Berlant Official website
October 27–30, 2016
Columbus, Ohio , USThe theme: “Flights of Fantasy.” [10] Official website
November 2–5, 2017
Wyndham RiverwalkSan Antonio , Texas, US The theme was "Secret Histories." Guests of Honor: Tananarive Due , Karen Joy Fowler , Gregory Manchess , David Mitchell , Toastmaster: Martha Wells Official website
November 1–4, 2018
Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace HotelBaltimore , Maryland, US Guests of Honor: Kaaron Warren, Scott Edelman, Tom Kidd and Michael J. Walsh – Special Guest Aliette de Bodard, and Toastmaster Linda D. Addison Official Website
October 31 – November 3, 2019
Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel Los Angeles, California, US Guest of Honor: Tad Williams . Special Guest of Honor: Margo Lanagan . Special Guest: Beth Meacham . Toastmaster: Robert Silverberg . Official Website
October 29 – November 1, 2020
Little America HotelSalt Lake City, Utah , US - Virtual Convention Author Guest of Honor: Stephen Gallagher . Artist Guest of Honor: David Cherry . Editor Guest of Honor: Anne Groell . Author Special Guest: Stephen Graham Jones . Toastmasters Tracy and Laura Hickman . Official Website
November 4 – 7, 2021
Hotel Montreal BonaventureMontreal , Canada Author Guest of Honor: Nisi Shawl . Artist Guest of Honor: John Picacio . Editor Guest of Honor: André-François Ruaud . Special Guests: Owl Goingback , Yves Meynard . Toastmaster Christine Taylor-Butler . Official Website