21–23 April 2006
RAVENCON 2006 Doubletree Inn at the Richmond Airport, Sandston, VA. Guest of Honor: Terry Brooks. Artist Guest of Honor: Tom Kidd. Guest of Honors: Lee & Alexis Gilliland. Membership: $20 to 9/30/05. Info: RavenCon, Box 70430, Richmond, VA 23255-0430; e-mail: mike@nthzine.com; website: www.ravencon.com
4–7 May 2006
Nebula Awards Weekend 2006 (Annual SFWA Awards presentation and conference) at Tempe Mission Palms, Tempe, AZ. TM: Connie Willis. Registration: full weekend (incl. banquet) $110 until 31 March 2006; more later; (all events except banquet) $35 until 31 March 2006, more later. Info: www.sfwa.org/awards/2006; nebulas2006@gmail.com; (480) 423-0649; SFWA, Box 877, Chestertown, MD 21620.
5–7 May 2006
LEPRECON 32 (Phoenix area SF conference) at Embassy Suites Phoenix North, Phoenix, AZ. Art-oriented SF & Fantasy con. Artist Guest of Honor: Alan M. Clark. Writer Guest of Honor: John Vornholt. Special Media Guest: Bill Blair. Local Artist Guest of Honor: Gilead. Music Guest: Bill Laubenheimer. Registration: $40 until 15 April 2006. Info: www.leprecon.org; lep32@leprecon.org; (480) 945-6890; LepreCon 32, Box 26665, Tempe, AZ 85285.
26–29 May 2006
BALTICON 40 (Baltimore area SF conference) at Marriott’ s Hunt Valley Inn, Baltimore, MD. Guest of Honor: Neil Gaiman. Artist Guest of Honor: Lisa Snellings-Clark. Musical Guest of Honor: Lorraine a’ Malena. Special Guest of Honor: Gene Wolfe. 2005 Compton Crook Award Winner: Tamara Siler Jones. Registration: $43 until 28 February 2006; later to be announced. Info: www.balticon.org; balticoninfo@balticon.org; (410) 563-2737 (voice); (410) 879-3602 (fax); Balticon 40, Box 686, Baltimore, MD 21203-0686.
26–29 May 2006
MISCON 20 (Montana SF conference) at Ruby’s Inn & Convention Center, Missoula, MT. Guest of Honor: Jerry Oltion. Artist Guest of Honor: Frank Wu. Special Media Guest: Dragon Dronet. Registration: $25 until 31 April 2006; then $30. Info: www.miscon.org; chair@miscon.org; (406) 544-7083; Miscon, Box 7721, Missoula, MT 59807
2–4 June 2006
CONCAROLINAS 2006 (Carolina area SF conference) at Marriott Executive Park, Charlotte, NC. Guests of Honor: Jeanne and Spider Robinson. Media Guest of Honor: Tony Amendola (Master Bra’Tac). Registration: $35. Info: www.concarolinas.org, concarolinas@concarolinas.org, Concarolinas, PO Box 9100, Charlotte, NC 28299-9100.
23–25 June 2006
HYPERICON 2 (Nashville area SF conference) at Days Inn Stadium, Nashville, TN. Literary Guest of Honor: Tim Powers. Special Guests: Sherrilyn Kenyon, Brion Keene, Glen Cook. Registration: $35. Info: www.hypericon.info, hypericon@gmail.com, Hypericon, 6001 Old Hickory Blvd 411, Hermitage, TN 37076.
1–4 July 2006
WESTERCON 59 a.k.a. CONZILLA (Western North America SF convention) at San Diego Marriott Mission Valley, San Diego, CA. Guest of Honor: Walter Jon Williams. Artist Guest of Honor: Bob Eggleton. Fan Guest of Honor: Bobbi Armbruster. TM: Kevin J. Anderson. Registration: $60. Info: www.conzilla.info, info@conzilla.info, Conzilla, PO Box 845, Ramona, CA 92065-0845.
2–5 November 2006
WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION at Renaissance Hotel, Arboretum, Austin, TX. Guests of Honor: Glen Cook and Dave Duncan. TM: Bradley Denton. Editor Guest of Honor: Glenn Lord. Artist Guest of Honor: John Jude Palencar. Robert E. Howard Artist Guest: Gary Gianni. Registration: $125 until 31 July 2006; supporting $35. Info: http://www.fact.org/wfc2006/, wfcinfo@ fact.org; FACT, Inc., Box 27277, Austin TX 78755.
23–27 August 2006
L.A.CON IV (64th World Science Fiction Convention) at Hilton Anaheim, Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim CA. Guest of Honor: Connie Willis. Artist Guest of Honor: James Gurney. Fan Guest of Honor: Howard DeVore. Special Guest: Frankie Thomas (Tom Corbett, Space Cadet). Registration: $150/C$195/€125/£72 until 14 September 2005. This is the SF universe’s annual get-together. Professionals and readers from all over the world will be in attendance. Talks, panels, films, fancy dress competition—the works. Nominate and vote for the Hugos. Info: www.laconiv.org; info@laconiv.org. L.A.con IV, c/o S.C.I.F.I., Inc., Box 8442, Van Nuys CA 91409. International Agents: Canada: Lloyd & Yvonne Penney, 1706-24 Eva Road, Etobicoke, ON M9C 2B2, Canada (Canadian cheques to Lloyd Penney). UK: John Harold, Robbie Bourget, 8 Warren Close, Langley Slough, Berkshire SL3 7UA, UK (UK/Euro cheques to John Harold).
