NecronomiCon Providence
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NecronomiCon, the “International Festival of Weird Fiction, Art, and Academia,” is a biennial convention in Providence, RI, which focuses on the works of H. P. Lovecraft, his Cthulhu Mythos and related works. It is a cross between a fannish convention and a mundane academic conference, and is held in odd-numbered years on the weekend closest to the August 20th birthday of H. P. Lovecraft.
Regular programming includes panels on the literary, scholarly, artistic, media, and gaming aspects of Lovecraft and his works, as well as on other individuals who have influenced or been influenced by him. Other attractions include the vendors' rooms, art shows, film showings, gaming, author readings and signings, walking tours, and the infamous Cthulhu Prayer Breakfast.
The original convention ran from 1993 to 2001, and the first two were held in Danvers, MA, before the venue was moved to Providence. The con resumed (under new management) in 2013. It is sponsored by the Lovecraft Arts & Sciences Council.
| Convention | Dates | GoHs, Notes |
|---|---|---|
| NecronomiCon, 1st Edition | August 20-22, 1993 | Robert Bloch, Gahan Wilson |
| NecronomiCon, 2nd Edition | August 18-20, 1995 | Ramsey Campbell, L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp |
| NecronomiCon, 3rd Edition | August 15-17, 1997 | Brian Lumley, Dirk W. Mosig |
| NecronomiCon, 4th Edition | August 20-22, 1999 | Fred Chappell, W. Paul Ganley, Jason C. Eckhardt |
| NecronomiCon, 5th Edition | August 17-19, 2001 | Richard A. Lupoff, Chaosium, Inc., Necronomicon Press |
| Now a biannual show under new management | ||
| NecronomiCon Providence 2013 | August 22-25, 2013 | S. T. Joshi, Robert M. Price, Wilum H. Pugmire, Stuart Gordon, Laird Barron, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Paul Komoda, Sandy Petersen |
| NecronomiCon Providence 2015 | August 20-23, 2015 | Ramsey Campbell, John Coulthart, Lois H. Gresh, Stephen Jones, Leslie Klinger, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Robert M. Price, Ann K. Schwader |
| NecronomiCon Providence 2017 | August 17-20, 2017 | Ellen Datlow, Kij Johnson, Stephen Graham Jones, Steve Mariconda, Nnedi Okorafor, John Jude Palencar, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Richard Stanley, Peter Straub |
| NecronomiCon Providence 2019 | August 22-25, 2019 | Peter Cannon, Kenneth Hite, Victor LaValle, Sonya Taaffe, Molly Tanzer, Dempow Torishima, and Paul Tremblay |
| Canceled due to Covid-19 | ||
| NecronomiCon Providence 2022 | August 18-21, 2022 | Ann Vandermeer, Santiago Caruso, Gemma Files, Cassandra Khaw, Oscar Rios, Kier-La Janisse, Jonathan Sims, Bryan Thao Worra |
| NecronomiCon Providence 2024 | August 15-18, 2024 | Nadia Bulkin, Poppy Z. Brite, Mike Mason, Brandon O’Brien, Sheree Renée Thomas, Jeff VanderMeer |
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| 1993— |
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