Asimov's Science Fiction: June 2013 (23 page)

Here's the full Memorial Day lineup. I'll be at BaltiCon then. Also good then: Oasis, BayCon, Con-Quest and MisCon. Till then, consider RavenCon (where I'll be), KeyCon, EerieCon and ConStellation. Plan now for social weekends with your favorite SF authors, editors, artists, and fellow fans. For an explanation of con(vention)s, a sample of SF folksongs, and info on fanzines and clubs, send me an SASE (self-addressed, stamped #10 [business] envelope) at 10 Hill #22-L, Newark NJ 07102. The hot line is (973) 242-5999. If a machine answers (with a list of the week's cons), leave a message and I'll call back on my nickel. When writing cons, send an SASE. For free listings, tell me of your con five months out. Look for me at cons behind the Filthy Pierre badge, playing a musical keyboard.—Erwin S. Strauss

5-7—
RavenCon.
For info, write:
Box 36420, Richmond VA 23235.
Or phone:
(973) 242-5999
(10 am to 10 pm, not collect).
(Web) ravencon.com. (E-mail) [email protected].
Con will be held in: Richmond VA (if city omitted, same as in address) at the Holiday Inn Select Koger Center. Guests will include: Authors K. J. Anderson, R. Moesta; fan C. Brindle. Northeast fans: come try a Southern con.

12-14—
Windy City Pulp & Paper Con. windycitypulpandpaper.com.
Lombard IL. "90 Years of SF/fantasy magazines."

19-21—
ConStellation, Box 84324, Lincoln NE 68501. constellationne.net.
Lincoln NE. D. Nigh of Anime Nebraskon. "A New Hope."

19-21—
FILKONtario, 145 Rice Ave. #98, Hamilton ON L9C 6R3. filkontario.ca.
Mississauga (Toronto) ON. SF/fantasy folksinging.

26-28—
EerieCon, c/o Box 412, Buffalo NY 14226. eeriecon.org.
Grand Island (Niagara Falls) NY. Jack McDevitt, Carl Fredrick.

26-28—
Divine Decadence. thetwistedworld.com.
Doubletree, Somerset NJ. "A multi-cultural, multi-genre event." 18+ only, please.

3-5—
Malice Domestic, Box 8007, Gaithersburg MD 20898. malicedomestic.org.
Hyatt, Bethesda MD (near DC). L. King. Mysteries.

9-12—
ÅCon. acon6.wordpress.com.
Hotel Adlon, Mariehamn, åland I., Finland. Tricia Sullivan. "Pronounced 'Awe-Con:' truly åsome."

9-13—
MistiCon. misti-con.org.
Margate Hotel, Laconia NH. "A Harry Potter Convention Like No Other." Not officially sanctioned.

10-12—
Faerie Festival. marylandfaeriefestival.org. Camp
Ramblewood, Darlington MD. Outdoor event. Pony rides, May Pole, etc.

17-19—
KeyCon, Box 3178, Winnipeg MB R3C 4E6. keycon.org.
Richard Hatch, L. Moyer. Celebrating Dr. Who and H. P. Lovecraft.

17-19—
Spectrum. spectrumfantasticartlive.com.
Bartle Hall, Kansas City MO. M. Whelan, C. Vess, McPherson, Whitlatch, de Säve.

17-20—
CostumeCon, 1218 Florence Ave., Colorado Springs CO 80905. cc31denver.com.
Aurora CO. Masqueraders' annual con.

18—
Book Festival. gaithersburgbookfestival.org.
City Hall, Gaithersburg MD (near DC). "Books, Writers & the Written Word." Free.

24-26—
Oasis, Box 323, Goldenrod FL 32733. oasfis.org.
Orlando FL. Seanan McGuire, Cthulhu Chili Cookoff, NASA stuff.

24-26—
ConQuest, Box 36212, Kansas City MO 64171. conquestkc.org.
Holiday Inn CoCo Key Water Park. Rothfuss, Garcia, Wrede.

24-26—
Anime Boston. animeboston.com.
Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Hotel, Boston MA. Note new weekend (2013 only).

24-26—
Anime North. animenorth.com.
Congress Centre, Doubletree, Sheraton, Crowne Plaza, all near Toronto airport (YYZ).

24-27—
BaltiCon, Box 686, Baltimore MD 21203. balticon.org.
Marriot, Hunt Valley MD. Joe Haldeman, N. Okorafor, R. Sternbach.

24-27—
BayCon, Box 62108, Sunnyvale CA 94088. baycon.org.
Hyatt, Santa Clara CA. L. M. Bujold, V. Belmont. C. & J. O'Halloran.

24-27—
MisCon, Box 7721, Missoula MT 59807. (406) 544-7083. miscon.org.
Ruby's Inn. Jim and S. K. Butcher. "Family-friendly."

24-27—
WisCon, Box 1624, Madison WI 53701. (608) 233-8850. wiscon.info.
Concourse Hotel. Walton, Slonczewski. Feminism & SF.

31-June 1—
ConSarnit, Box 8036, Minneapolis MN 55408. (612) 721-5959. [email protected]. St.
Paul MN. Western fiction.

31-June 2—
ConCarolinas, Box 26336, Charlotte NC 28221. concarolinas.org.
Charlotte NC. Tim Zahn, W. Baur, A. Rosenberg.

21-23—
ConTerpoint, c/o 5911 Veranda Dr., Springfield VA 22152. conterpoint.org.
Gaithersburg MD. SF/fantasy folksinging.

28-Sep. 30—
SoonerCon, 1848 Hemmingway Dr., Edmond OK 73013. (405) 310-9255. soonercon.com.
Midwest City, OK. Cherryh.

28-Sep. 30—
DucKon, Box 4843, Wheaton IL 60189. duckon.org.
Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling IL.

28-Sep. 30—
ConTemporal. contemporal.org.
North Raleigh Hilton, Raleigh NC. Pirate/western/SF mashup, looks like

28-Sep. 30—
BaCon. ba-con.org.
Columbus OH. "Weekend-long Convention Celebrating Geeks, Games, Tech and... BACON!!!"

29-Sep. 2—
Lone Star Con 3, Box 27277, Austin TX 78755. lonestarcon3.org.
San Antonio TX. The World SF Convention. $160+.

14-18—
LonCon 3, 379 Myrtle Rd., Sheffield S2 3HQ, UK. loncon3.org. Docklands,
London UK. The WorldCon. ú95/A,C,US$160.

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