List of past Minicons
This list of past Minicons is in chronological order (which is not the same as numerical order). Location, dates, and guests of honor are noted when known.
| No. | Date/Year | Location | Theme | Guests of Honor | Special Guest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1968 | Coffman Union at the University of Minnesota | Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak | ||
| 2 | 1969 | Andrews Hotel; Minneapolis, MN | Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak | ||
| 3 | 1970 | Dyckman Hotel; Minneapolis, MN | Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, Clifford Simak | ||
| 4 | 1971 | Curtis Hotel; Minneapolis, MN | Lin Carter | ||
| 5 | 1971 | Andrews Hotel; Minneapolis, MN | Volsted Gridban was listed, but it did not refer to one of the authors who had used that pseudonym being the guest; there was no guest of honor at this Minicon. | ||
| 6 | 1972 | Hyatt Lodge; Minneapolis, MN | The Stereo-opticon | Ruth Berman | |
| 7 | 1973 | Hyatt Lodge; Minneapolis, MN | Larry Niven (pro), Rusty Hevelin (fan) | ||
| 8 | 1974 | Dyckman Hotel; Minneapolis, MN | Kelly Freas (pro), Bob Tucker (fan) | ||
| 9 | 1974 | Dyckman Hotel; Minneapolis, MN | Judy-Lynn del Rey and Lester del Rey | ||
| 10 | 1975 | Holiday Inn | Poul Anderson (pro), Gordon Dickson (fan), Lester del Rey (toastmaster) | ||
| 11 | 1976 | Leamington Hotel | Edmond Hamilton (pro), Leigh Brackett (pro), Leigh and Norb Couch (fans), Jackie Franke and Rusty Hevelin (toastmasters) | ||
| 12 | 1977 | Leamington Hotel | Ben Bova (pro), Buck Coulson and Juanita Coulson (fans), Joe Haldeman (toastmaster) | ||
| 13 | 1978 | Leamington Hotel | Nothing is as it seems. | Samuel R. Delany (pro), Spider Robinson (fan), Bob Tucker (artist), Krissy (toastmaster) | |
| 15 | 1979 | Minneapolis Radisson | Theodore Sturgeon (pro), Tom Digby (fan), Rick Sternbach (artist), Robert E. Vardeman (toastmaster) | ||
| 16 | 1980 | Minneapolis Radisson | C. J. Cherryh (pro), Jon Singer (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Nate Bucklin (musician), Bob Tucker (toastmaster) | ||
| 17 | 1981 | Minneapolis Radisson | Jack Vance (pro), Jerry Boyajian (fan), Reed Waller (musician), Kathy Marschall (artist) | ||
| 14 | 1982 | Saint Paul Radisson | Forward, Into the Past | John Varley (pro), Clifford D. Simak (fan), Spider Robinson (musician) | |
| 19 | 1983 | Saint Paul Radisson | Backward, Into the Future | Larry Niven (pro), Pamela Dean and David Dyer-Bennet (fans), Dave Sim (artist), Spider John Koerner (music), Steven Brust (toastmaster), Nostradamus (proxy) | |
| 18 | 1984 | Leamington Hotel | We know what we're doing and you don't. Trust us. | Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (pro), Dave Wixon (fan), Stephen Hickman (artist), S.P. Somtow (musician), Rusty Hevelin (toastmaster), Bob Tucker ("smooth") | |
| 20 | 1985 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | James P. Hogan (pro), The Permanent Floating Riot Club (fan group, the name is a tribute to Larry Niven), The White Women (musicians), Stu Shiffman (artist), Jerry Stearns and Kara Dalkey (toastmasters) | ||
| 21 | 1986 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Now we're just immoral and fattening | Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm (pro), Denny Lien (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Anne Passovoy (musician), Diane Duane (toastmaster) | |
| 22 | 1987 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Still Crazy After All These Years | David Brin (pro), Fred Haskell (fan), Erin McKee (artist), Jerry Stearns (music), Robert Bloch (toastmaster) | |
| 23 | 1988 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Spring Forward, Fall Over | Eleanor Arnason (author), Eric Heideman (fan), Frederik Pohl (editor), Crystal Marvig (artist), Richard Feynman (science, posthumous) | |
| 24 | 1989 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Zen and the Art of Fan Maintenance | Harry Harrison, George "Lan" Laskowski, Fritz Leiber, Barry B. Longyear | |
| 25 | 1990 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | The Silver Edition | Jane Yolen, Kim Stanley Robinson (author), Patrick Price ("arthur"), David Thayer a.k.a. Teddy Harvia (artist), DavE Romm (fan), Earl Joseph (science) | |
| 26 | 1991 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Think of it as Evolution in Action | George Alec Effinger (author), David Cherry (artist), Al Kuhfeld, Ph.D. (science), Suzanne V. Tompkins and Jerry Kaufman (fans), Jon Singer (lunch) | |
| 27 | 1992 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Don't Ever Be A Dodo | Lois McMaster Bujold (author), Ctein (artist), Dave Van Ronk (music) | |
| 28 | 1993 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota[1] | Suite, Savage Minicon | Susan Allison (editor), Diane Duane (author), Peter Morwood (author), Kathy Mar (music), Don Fitch (bless his sweet heart), John M. Ford (interesting person) | |
| 29 | 1994 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | It seemed like a good idea at the time | Tom Doherty (publisher), Jack Williamson (author), Rusty Hevelin (fan), Phil Foglio (artist) | |
| 30 | 1995 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Would you like fries with that? | Vernor Vinge (author), Robert L. Forward (science), Jody Lee (artist), The Bhigg House (fan group) | |
| 31 | April 5–7, 1996 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Coming Soon to a Galaxy Near You! | Suzette Haden Elgin (author), Ed Emshwiller (artist, posthumous), Joe Siclari & Edie Stern (fans), David Ossman (audio) | |
| 32 | March 28–30, 1997 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Algis Budrys (author), C. J. Cherryh (author), Tom Doherty (publisher), Tom Lopez (audio), Patrick Nielsen Hayden (fan), Teresa Nielsen Hayden (fan), Michael Swanwick | ||
| 33 | April 10–12, 1998 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Heisenberg Probably Slept Here | Gardner Dozois (publishing), David Langford (fan), John M. Ford (toastmaster) | |
| 34 | April 2–4, 1999 | Minneapolis Hilton & Towers Hotel | Octavia E. Butler (author), Mark & Priscilla Olson (fans), David Nee (bookseller) | ||
| 35 | April 21–23, 2000 | Hilton Minneapolis & Towers | Maureen F. McHugh (author), John Berkey (artist), Lenny Bailes (fan) | ||
| 36 | April 13–15, 2001 | Hilton Minneapolis & Towers | Ken MacLeod (author), Jo Walton (fan), Leslie Fish (musician) | ||
| 37 | March 29–31, 2002 | Hilton Minneapolis | Emma Bull (author), Will Shetterly (author), Arthur Hlavaty (fan), Rick Berry (artist) | ||
| 38 | April 18–20, 2003 | Millennium Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Robert J. Sawyer (author), Carolyn Clink (poet), Sue Mason (fan), Steve Macdonald (musician) | ||
| 39 | April 9–11, 2004 | Millennium Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Walter Jon Williams (author), Sharyn November (editor), Deb Geisler (fan) | ||
| 40 | March 25–27, 2005 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Minicon Fortean | Terry Pratchett (author), Fastner & Larson (artists), James Young (fan) | |
| 41 | April 14–16, 2006 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | XLi, Robot | Harlan Ellison (author), John Picacio (artist), Doug Friauf (fan) | |
| 42 | April 6–8, 2007 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | "And the question was..." (in reference to the number 42) | Charles de Lint (author), Charles Vess (artist) | |
| 43 | March 21–23, 2008 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | "Digging up the Future" | Alastair Reynolds (author), Wayne Barlowe (artist, in absentia), Shawna McCarthy (editor), Nate Bucklin (fan) | |
| 44 | April 10–12, 2009 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | Karl Schroeder (author), Stephan Martinere (artist, in absentia), Seth Shostak (scientist) | ||
| 45 | April 2–4, 2010 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | Brandon Sanderson (author), Daniel Dos Santos (artist) | Moshe Feder (editor) | |
| 46 | April 22–24, 2011 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | "Not yet dead from the neck up" | Charles Stross, (author in absentia), John Scalzi, (author), Chas Somdahl, (musician) | |
| 47 | April 6–8, 2012 | DoubleTree Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. (Hotel rebranded) | "The minions are coming..." | Ted Chiang (author), Christopher J Garcia (fanzine), Frank Wu (artist), | Brianna "Spacekat" Wu (game developer) |
| 48 | March 29–31, 2013 | DoubleTree Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | "The Game of Life" | Julie Czerneda (author), Richard Tatge (fan) | |
| 49 | April 17–20, 2014 | DoubleTree Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | "Pirates and Airships" | Catherynne Valente (author), Janny Wurts (author), Don Maitz (artist) | |
| 50 | April 2–5, 2015 | DoubleTree Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | "The Gold Edition" | Jane Yolen (author), Larry Niven author, Brandon Sanderson (author), Tom Doherty (publisher), Adam Stemple (musician), Michael Whelan (artist) | |
| 51 | March 25–27, 2016 | DoubleTree Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | Seanan McGuire (author), Sara Butcher Burrier (artist) | ||
| 52 | April 14–16, 2017 | DoubleTree Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | Brother Guy Consolmagno (scientist) | Moshe Feder (editor) |
References
[edit]- ^ Aiken, Wayne (March 1993). "Upcoming Conventions". Holy Temple of Mass Consumption. No. 16.