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 Eastercon is the UK's Natcon, usually held over Easter. It is one of the longest convention series in the world.
Convention Dates Location GoHs
Whitcon London A. Bertram Chandler
Loncon April 17, 1949 London Bill Temple
Festivention 1950 London Forrest J Ackerman, Wendayne Ackerman, Lyell Crane
London SF Con 1952 London none
Coroncon May 23-24, 1953 London none
SuperMancon June 5-6, 1954 Manchester John Russell Fearn
Cytricon April 8-10, 1955 Kettering none
Cytricon II March 30-April 1, 1956 Kettering none
Cytricon III April 19-21, 1957 Kettering none
Cytricon IV April 4-6, 1958 Kettering none
Brumcon March 27-29, 1959 Birmingham Kenneth F. Slater
London April 15-17, 1960 London Ted Carnell, Don Ford
LXICON March 31-April 2, 1961 Gloucester Kingsley Amis
Ronvention April 20-22, 1962 Harrogate Tom Boardman
Bullcon April 12-14, 1963 Peterborough Edmund Crispin
Repetercon March 27-29, 1964 Peterborough Ted Tubb
Brumcon II April 16-18, 1965 Birmingham Harry Harrison
Yarcon April 8-10, 1966 Great Yarmouth Ron Whiting
Briscon March 24-26, 1967 Bristol John Brunner
Thirdmancon April 12-14, 1968 Buxton Ken Bulmer
Galactic Fair 1969 April 4-6, 1969 Oxford Judith Merril
SCI-CON 70 March 27-29, 1970 London James Blish
Eastercon 22 April 9-11, 1971 Worcester Ethel Lindsay, Anne McCaffrey
Chessmancon March 31-April 2, 1972 Chester Larry Niven
OMPAcon '73 April 20-22, 1973 Bristol Samuel R. Delany
Tynecon 74 April 12-14, 1974 Newcastle Bob Shaw, Peter Weston
SEACON 75 March 28-31, 1975 Coventry Harry Harrison
Mancon 5 April 16-18, 1976 Manchester Peter Roberts, Robert Silverberg
Eastercon '77 April 8-10, 1977 Coventry John Bush
Skycon March 24-26, 1978 Heathrow Roy Kettle, Robert Sheckley
Yorcon April 13-15, 1979 Leeds Graham Charnock, Pat Charnock, Richard Cowper
Albacon 80 April 4-6, 1980 Glasgow Jim Barker, Colin Kapp
Yorcon 2 April 17-19, 1981 Leeds Thomas M. Disch, Dave Langford, Ian Watson
Channelcon April 9-11, 1982 Brighton Angela Carter, John Sladek
Albacon II April 1-3, 1983 Glasgow Marion Zimmer Bradley, Avedon Carol, James White
Seacon '84 April 20-22, 1984 Brighton Pierre Barbet, Waldemar Kumming, Josef Nesvadba, Christopher Priest, Roger Zelazny
Yorcon III April 5-7, 1985 Leeds Greg Benford, Linda Pickersgill
Albacon III March 28-30, 1986 Glasgow Joe Haldeman, John Jarrold, Clive Barker, Pete Lyon
BECCON '87 April 17-19, 1987 Birmingham Chris Atkinson, Keith Roberts, Jane Gaskell
Follycon (1988) April 1-4, 1988 Liverpool Gordon Dickson, Gwyneth Jones, Greg Pickersgill, Len Wein
Contrivance March 24-27, 1989 Jersey Avedon Carol, Rob Hansen, M. John Harrison, Don Lawrence, Anne McCaffrey
Eastcon April 13-16, 1990 Liverpool Iain Banks, Anne Page, SMS
Speculation March 29-April 1, 1991 Glasgow Rob Holdstock
Illumination April 17-20, 1992 Blackpool Geoff Ryman, Paul McAuley, Pam Wells
Helicon April 9-12, 1993 Jersey John Brunner, George R. R. Martin, Karel Thole, Larry van der Putte
Sou'Wester April 1-4, 1994 Liverpool Diane Duane, Neil Gaiman, Barbara Hambly, Peter Morwood, Thog the Mighty
Confabulation April 14-17, 1995 London Lois McMaster Bujold, Roger Robinson, Bob Shaw
Evolution April 5-8, 1996 Heathrow Jack Cohen, Colin Greenland, Paul Kincaid, Maureen Kincaid Speller, Bryan Talbot, Vernor Vinge
Intervention March 28-31, 1997 Liverpool Brian Aldiss, Jon Bing, Octavia Butler, Dave Langford
Intuition April 10-13, 1998 Manchester Ian McDonald, Martin Tudor, Connie Willis
Reconvene April 2-5, 1999 Liverpool Peter S. Beagle, John Clute, Jeff Noon, Tom Holt, Ron Tiner, Thog the Mighty
2Kon April 21-24, 2000 Glasgow Guy Gavriel Kay, Katherine Kurtz, Deborah Turner Harris, John Salthouse, Bob Harris
Paragon April 13-16, 2001 Hinckley Claire Brialey, Mark Plummer, Michael Scott Rohan, Stephen Baxter, Lisanne Norman
Helicon 2 March 29-April 1, 2002 Jersey Brian Stableford, Harry Turtledove, Peter Weston
Seacon03 April 18-21, 2003 Hinckley Chris Baker, Christopher Evans, Mary Gentle
Concourse April 9-12, 2004 Blackpool Mitchell Burnside-Clapp, Danny Flynn, Sue Mason, Christopher Priest, Philip Pullman
Paragon 2 March 25-28, 2005 Hinckley John Harvey, Eve Harvey, Ken MacLeod, Robert Rankin, Ben Jeapes, Richard Morgan
Concussion April 14-17, 2006 Glasgow M. John Harrison, Brian Froud, Elizabeth Hand, Justina Robson, Ian Sorensen
Convoy 2007 Liverpool Cancelled
Contemplation April 6-9, 2007 Chester none
Orbital 2008 March 21-24, 2008 Heathrow Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, China Miéville, Charles Stross, Rog Peyton
LX April 10-13, 2009 Bradford Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Dirk Maggs, Tim Powers, David Lloyd, Mary Burns, Bill Burns
Odyssey 2010 April 2-5, 2010 Heathrow Alastair Reynolds, Iain M. Banks, Liz Williams, Mike Carey, Fran Dowd, John Dowd
Illustrious April 22-25, 2011 Birmingham David Weber, Peter F. Hamilton, David A. Hardy, Roz Kaveney, Vince Docherty
Olympus April 6-9, 2012 Heathrow George R. R. Martin, Cory Doctorow, Tricia Sullivan, Margaret Austin, Martin Easterbrook
EightSquaredCon March 29-April 1, 2013 Bradford Walter Jon Williams, Freda Warrington, Anne Sudworth, Edward James
Satellite 4 April 18-21, 2014 Glasgow John Meaney, Juliet E. McKenna, Jim Burns, Alice Lawson, Steve Lawson, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Terry Pratchett
Dysprosium April 3-6, 2015 Heathrow Jim Butcher, Seanan McGuire, Herr Döktor, Caroline Mullan
Mancunicon March 25-28, 2016 Manchester Sarah Pinborough, Ian McDonald, Dave Clements, and Aliette de Bodard
Pasgon 2017 Cardiff Cancelled
Innominate April 14-17, 2017 Birmingham Pat Cadigan, Judith Clute, Colin Harris
Follycon (2018) March 30-April 2, 2018 Harrogate Kieron Gillen, Christina Lake, Nnedi Okorafor, Kim Stanley Robinson
Ytterbium April 19-22, 2019 Heathrow Frances Hardinge, John Scalzi, DC (David Carlile), Sydney Padua
Concentric April 10-13, 2020 Birmingham Alison Scott, Rhianna Pratchett, Tade Thompson, Adam Roberts
ConFusion April 2-6, 2021 Birmingham Dan Abnett, Nik Vincent, Dave Lally
Reclamation April 15-18, 2022 Heathrow Zen Cho, Mary Robinette Kowal, Philip Reeve, Nicholas Whyte
Conversation April 7-10, 2023 Birmingham Zen Cho, Niall Harrison, Jennell Jaquays, Kari Sperring, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Ursula Vernon
Levitation March 28-April 1, 2024 Telford Jackie Burns, Genevieve Cogman, Michelle Sagara, Tade Thompson, Elsa Sjunneson, Dr. Srinarahari.
Reconnect April 18-21, 2025 Belfast Lauren Beukes, Derek Landy, Jeanette Ng, Rebecca Roanhorse, Will Simpson, Ian McDonalr
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