2021
Date | Event |
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January 6 | Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building. |
Spring | Covid-19 vaccines become available but pandemic continues rampant. |
Easter | Concentric (Eastercon) canceled due to Covid. |
August 25 | Erle Korshak dies. |
December 3–5 | Smofcon 39 held in Portugal. |
December 15–19 | Discon III (Worldcon) postponed from August due to Covid. |
Births and Deaths:
Alexander J. L. Bouchard - Alistair Durie - Anne Rice - Bob Brown - Bruce Adelsohn - Bruce Briant - Bruce Burn - Bryn Fortey - Caitlin Bestler - Carol Carr - Charlie Williams - Charlie Williams - Charlie Williams - Chris Achilleos - Chuck Shimada - Colleen Savitzky - Dalroy Ward - Darroll Pardoe - Dean Morrissey - Diana Gallagher Wu - Don Lundry - Donald Kingsbury - Doris Piserchia - Doug Barbour - Ed Buckley - Ed Meskys - Elizabeth Anne Hull - Erle Korshak - Genie DiModica - Greg Eide - Ian Penman - Ina Shorrock - Jeremy Byrne - Jim Rittenhouse - Jim Webbert - Joe Maraglino - Joe Moudry - John Bush - John Pelan - Judi Castro - Judith Hanna - Kathleen Ann Goonan - L. Neil Smith - Langdon Jones - Leo Kindt - Lorna Toolis - Marty Helgesen - Mary Kay Kare - Michelle Zellich - Mike Don - Paul Campbell - Penny Frierson - Robin Wood - Roland J. Green - Ron Zukowski - Roslee Orndorff - Rowena Morrill - Sandi Lopez - Sid Altus - Stephen Hickman - Steve Perrin - Storm Constantine - Sture Sedolin - Sylvain St-Pierre - Teri V. Lee - Timothy Lane - Vic Hallett - William Contento - William F. Nolan - Yvonne Rousseau
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Asia:
Australia:
Britain:
Alistair Durie - Armadacon 2021 - Bristol-Con 2021 - Bruce Burn - Bryn Fortey - Chris Achilleos - ConSpire - Corflu 38 - Creative Random Harris - Daangerous Visions - Darroll Pardoe - ConFusion - Ed Buckley - FantasyCon 2021 - Ian Penman - Ina Shorrock - John Bush - Judith Hanna - Langdon Jones - Long Play - Mike Don - Novacon 50 - Oxonmoot 2021 - Paul Campbell - Picocon 38 - Punctuation - Punctuation 2 - Redemption 2021 - Satellite 7 - StokerCon UK - Storm Constantine - TitanCon - TitanCon 2021 - Vic Hallett
Canada:
Europe:
Estcon 2021 - Eurocon 2021 - Fantastika 2021 - Finncon 2021 - IceCon 2021 - KONgres 5 - Konline - Leo Kindt - Smofcon 39 - Sture Sedolin - Åcon 11
Ireland:
New Zealand:
US:
(c)Onfilkt - 2021 Concave Virtual Consuite - Albacon 2021 - Alexander J. L. Bouchard - Anne Rice - Archon 44 - Arisia '21 - ArmadilloCon 43 - Balticon 55 - Bob Brown - Boskone 58 - Bruce Adelsohn - Bruce Briant - Bubonicon 52 - COSine 2021 - Caitlin Bestler - Camp V-Con - Capclave 2021 - Capricon 41 - Carol Carr - Chambanacon 50 - Charlie Williams - Charlie Williams - Charlie Williams - Chattacon 46 - Chessiecon 2021 - Chuck Shimada - CoKoCon 2021 - Colleen Savitzky - ConCarolinas 2021 - ConComCon 27 - ConGregate 7 - ConQuesT 52 - Confluence 2021 - Consonance 2021 - DC in 2021 - DC in 2024 - DFW21 - Dalroy Ward - Dean Morrissey - DemiCon 32 - Diana Gallagher Wu - Discon III - Diversicon 28 - Don Lundry - Donald Kingsbury - Doris Piserchia - Ed Meskys - Elizabeth Anne Hull - Erle Korshak - Fanactivity Gazette - FenCon XVII - Fourth Street Fantasy 2021 - Genie DiModica - Greg Eide - HELIOsphere 2021 - Heliosphere 2021 - I Remember Me and Other Narratives - ICFA 42 - ICON 46 - InConJunction XL - Jim Rittenhouse - Jim Webbert - Joe Maraglino - Joe Moudry - John Pelan - JordanCon XII - Judi Castro - Kathleen Ann Goonan - L. Neil Smith - LaffCon 5 - LepreCon 47 Virtual Con - LibertyCon 33 - Life, the Universe, & Everything 39 - Loscon 47 - Marcon 56 - MarsCon 2021 - Marty Helgesen - Mary Kay Kare - Michelle Zellich - MileHiCon 53 - Milwaukee Science Fiction & Fantasy League - MisCon 35 - Mythcon 51 - NEFilk 2021 - Necon XL - Necronomicon 2021 - New York Statler Hilton Hotel - Norwescon 43 - OVFF 37 - OryCon 42 - Penguicon 2021 - Penny Frierson - Philcon 2021 - Phoenix in 2021 - PulpFest 2021 - RadCon 8A - Rainbow Con 4 - Robin Wood - Roland J. Green - Ron Zukowski - Roslee Orndorff - Rowena Morrill - Sandi Lopez - Sid Altus - SoonerCon 29 - Spiral Con - Stephen Hickman - Steve Perrin - Teri V. Lee - Timothy Lane - Tonopah in 2021 - TusCon 48 - William Contento - William F. Nolan - Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention 20 - Windycon 47 in 2021
Rest of the World:
2020 | 2021 | 2022 |