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Swecon || Convention || Dates || [[Guests of Honour]]  
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Convention || Dates || [[Guests of Honour]]  
Swecon 1 || [[ConFuse 98]] || June 26-28, 1998 || [[Paul J. McAuley]]  
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[[Swecon 1]] / [[ConFuse 98]] || June 26-28, 1998 || [[Paul J. McAuley]]  
Swecon 2 || [[Upsala 1999|Upsala: 1999]] || October 15-17, 1999 || [[Michael Swanwick]], [[Lars-Olov Strandberg]]  
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[[Swecon 2]] / [[Upsala 1999|Upsala: 1999]] || October 15-17, 1999 || [[Michael Swanwick]], [[Lars-Olov Strandberg]]  
Swecon 3 || [[NasaCon 2000]] || July 7-9, 2000 || [[Brian M. Stableford]], [[John-Henri Holmberg]]  
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[[Swecon 3]] / [[NasaCon 2000]] || July 7-9, 2000 || [[Brian M. Stableford]], [[John-Henri Holmberg]]  
Swecon 4 || [[Fantastika 2001]] || June 15-17, 2001 || [[Robin Hobb]], [[Robert Rankin]], Karolina Bjällerstedt Mickos, Pierre Christin, Bein Roimola  
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[[Swecon 4]] / [[Fantastika 2001]] || June 15-17, 2001 || [[Robin Hobb]], [[Robert Rankin]], Karolina Bjällerstedt Mickos, Pierre Christin, Bein Roimola  
Swecon 5 || [[ConFuse 2002]] || June 14-16, 2002 || [[China Miéville]], [[Gwyneth Jones]]  
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[[Swecon 5]] / [[ConFuse 2002]] || June 14-16, 2002 || [[China Miéville]], [[Gwyneth Jones]]  
Swecon 6 || [[Upsala SF-möte X]] || August 15-17, 2003 || [[Alastair Reynolds]], [[Ken MacLeod]]  
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[[Swecon 6]] / [[Upsala SF-möte X]] || August 15-17, 2003 || [[Alastair Reynolds]], [[Ken MacLeod]]  
Swecon 7 || [[Swecon 2004]] || August 20-22, 2004 || [[M. John Harrison]], [[Dave Lally]], Tim Russ  
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[[Swecon 7]] / [[Swecon 2004]] || August 20-22, 2004 || [[M. John Harrison]], [[Dave Lally]], Tim Russ  
Swecon 8 || [[ConCeive]] || June 17-19, 2005 || [[Charles Stross]], Erik Granström  
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[[Swecon 8]] / [[ConCeive]] || June 17-19, 2005 || [[Charles Stross]], Erik Granström  
Swecon 9 || [[Imagicon 1]] || October 13-15, 2006 || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Geoff Ryman]], [[Martin Andreasson]]  
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[[Swecon 9]] / [[Imagicon 1]] || October 13-15, 2006 || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Geoff Ryman]], [[Martin Andreasson]]  
Swecon 10 || [[Conviction (Sweden)|Conviction]] || 2007 || [[Richard Morgan]], [[John Ajvide Lindqvist]]  
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[[Swecon 10]] / [[Conviction (Sweden)|Conviction]] || 2007 || [[Richard Morgan]], [[John Ajvide Lindqvist]]  
Swecon 11 || [[ConFuse 2008]] || 2008 || [[Cory Doctorow]], [[Adam Roberts]]  
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[[Swecon 11]] / [[ConFuse 2008]] || 2008 || [[Cory Doctorow]], [[Adam Roberts]]  
Swecon 12 || [[Imagicon 2]] || 2009 || [[Liz Williams]], [[Graham Joyce]]  
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[[Swecon 12]] / [[Imagicon 2]] || 2009 || [[Liz Williams]], [[Graham Joyce]]  
Swecon 13 || [[Condense]] || 2010 || [[Justina Robson]], [[Nene Ormes]]  
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[[Swecon 13]] / [[Condense]] || 2010 || [[Justina Robson]], [[Nene Ormes]]  
Swecon 14 || [[Eurocon 2011]] || June 17-19, 2011 || [[Elizabeth Bear]], [[Ian McDonald]], [[John-Henri Holmberg]], [[Jukka Halme]]  
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[[Swecon 14]] / [[Eurocon 2011]] || June 17-19, 2011 || [[Elizabeth Bear]], [[Ian McDonald]], [[John-Henri Holmberg]], [[Jukka Halme]]  
Swecon 5 || [[Kontrast]] || 2012 || [[Sara Bergmark Elfgren]], [[Mats Strandberg]], [[Joe Abercrombie]], [[Peter Watts]], [[Kelly Link]], [[Niels Dalgaard]]  
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[[Swecon 15]] / [[Kontrast]] || 2012 || [[Sara Bergmark Elfgren]], [[Mats Strandberg]], [[Joe Abercrombie]], [[Peter Watts]], [[Kelly Link]], [[Niels Dalgaard]]  
Swecon 16 || [[Fantastika 2013]] || October 18-20, 2013 || [[Lavie Tidhar]], [[Jo Walton]], [[Johan Anglemark]], [[Karin Tidbeck]]  
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[[Swecon 16]] / [[Fantastika 2013]] || October 18-20, 2013 || [[Lavie Tidhar]], [[Jo Walton]], [[Johan Anglemark]], [[Karin Tidbeck]]  
Swecon 17 || [[Steampunkfestival i Gävle]] || 2014 || [[Cory Doctorow]], [[Mike Perschon]], [[Miriam Rosenberg Rocek]], [[Chris Wooding]]  
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[[Swecon 17]] / [[Steampunkfestival i Gävle]] || 2014 || [[Cory Doctorow]], [[Mike Perschon]], [[Miriam Rosenberg Rocek]], [[Chris Wooding]]  
Swecon 18 || [[ConFuse 2015]] || 2015 || [[Madeline Ashby]], [[Kristina Hård]], [[Ben Aaronovitch]]  
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[[Swecon 18]] / [[ConFuse 2015]] || 2015 || [[Madeline Ashby]], [[Kristina Hård]], [[Ben Aaronovitch]]  
Swecon 19 || [[Fantastika 2016]] || June 17-19, 2016 || [[Maria Turtschaninoff]], [[Jerry Määttä]], [[Carolyn Ives Gilman]], [[Caroline Mullan]]  
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[[Swecon 19]] / [[Fantastika 2016]] || June 17-19, 2016 || [[Maria Turtschaninoff]], [[Jerry Määttä]], [[Carolyn Ives Gilman]], [[Caroline Mullan]]  
Swecon 20 || [[Kontur]] || 2017 || [[Kameron Hurley]], [[Ann Leckie]], [[Siri Pettersen]]  
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[[Swecon 20]] / [[Kontur]] || 2017 || [[Kameron Hurley]], [[Ann Leckie]], [[Siri Pettersen]]  
Swecon&nbsp;21 || [[Fantastika 2018]] || June 15-17, 2018 || [[Ian Watson]], [[Mike Carey]], [[Kij Johnson]]  
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[[Swecon 21]] / [[Fantastika 2018]] || June 15-17, 2018 || [[Ian Watson]], [[Mike Carey]], [[Kij Johnson]]  
Swecon 22 || [[Replicon]] || 2019 || [[Charlie Jane Anders]], [[Annalee Newitz]], [[Gunilla Jonsson]], [[Michael Petersén]]
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[[Swecon 22]] / [[Replicon]] || 2019 || [[Charlie Jane Anders]], [[Annalee Newitz]], [[Gunilla Jonsson]], [[Michael Petersén]]
<s>Swecon 23</s> || <s>[[Fantastika 2020]]</s> || <s>March 20-22 2020</s> || postponed due to the [[Covid-19]] epidemic
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<s>Swecon 23</s> / <s>[[Fantastika 2020]]</s> || <s>March 20-22 2020</s> || postponed due to the [[Covid-19]] epidemic
Swecon 23 || [[Fantastika 2021]] || March 19-21, 2021 || [[Adrian Tchaikovsky]], [[Aliette de Bodard]], [[Peadar Ó Guilín]], [[Eva Holmquist]]
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[[Swecon 23]] / [[Fantastika 2021]] || March 19-21, 2021 || [[Adrian Tchaikovsky]], [[Aliette de Bodard]], [[Peadar Ó Guilín]], [[Eva Holmquist]]
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Revision as of 09:41, 16 October 2021

Swedish national convention, started in 1998. Each year, one of the science fiction conventions in the country is selected to host the national awards for science fiction and is given the title "Swecon" in addition to its actual name.

Convention Dates Guests of Honour
Swecon 1 / ConFuse 98 June 26-28, 1998 Paul J. McAuley
Swecon 2 / Upsala: 1999 October 15-17, 1999 Michael Swanwick, Lars-Olov Strandberg
Swecon 3 / NasaCon 2000 July 7-9, 2000 Brian M. Stableford, John-Henri Holmberg
Swecon 4 / Fantastika 2001 June 15-17, 2001 Robin Hobb, Robert Rankin, Karolina Bjällerstedt Mickos, Pierre Christin, Bein Roimola
Swecon 5 / ConFuse 2002 June 14-16, 2002 China Miéville, Gwyneth Jones
Swecon 6 / Upsala SF-möte X August 15-17, 2003 Alastair Reynolds, Ken MacLeod
Swecon 7 / Swecon 2004 August 20-22, 2004 M. John Harrison, Dave Lally, Tim Russ
Swecon 8 / ConCeive June 17-19, 2005 Charles Stross, Erik Granström
Swecon 9 / Imagicon 1 October 13-15, 2006 Joe Haldeman, Geoff Ryman, Martin Andreasson
Swecon 10 / Conviction 2007 Richard Morgan, John Ajvide Lindqvist
Swecon 11 / ConFuse 2008 2008 Cory Doctorow, Adam Roberts
Swecon 12 / Imagicon 2 2009 Liz Williams, Graham Joyce
Swecon 13 / Condense 2010 Justina Robson, Nene Ormes
Swecon 14 / Eurocon 2011 June 17-19, 2011 Elizabeth Bear, Ian McDonald, John-Henri Holmberg, Jukka Halme
Swecon 15 / Kontrast 2012 Sara Bergmark Elfgren, Mats Strandberg, Joe Abercrombie, Peter Watts, Kelly Link, Niels Dalgaard
Swecon 16 / Fantastika 2013 October 18-20, 2013 Lavie Tidhar, Jo Walton, Johan Anglemark, Karin Tidbeck
Swecon 17 / Steampunkfestival i Gävle 2014 Cory Doctorow, Mike Perschon, Miriam Rosenberg Rocek, Chris Wooding
Swecon 18 / ConFuse 2015 2015 Madeline Ashby, Kristina Hård, Ben Aaronovitch
Swecon 19 / Fantastika 2016 June 17-19, 2016 Maria Turtschaninoff, Jerry Määttä, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Caroline Mullan
Swecon 20 / Kontur 2017 Kameron Hurley, Ann Leckie, Siri Pettersen
Swecon 21 / Fantastika 2018 June 15-17, 2018 Ian Watson, Mike Carey, Kij Johnson
Swecon 22 / Replicon 2019 Charlie Jane Anders, Annalee Newitz, Gunilla Jonsson, Michael Petersén
Swecon 23 / Fantastika 2020 March 20-22 2020 postponed due to the Covid-19 epidemic
Swecon 23 / Fantastika 2021 March 19-21, 2021 Adrian Tchaikovsky, Aliette de Bodard, Peadar Ó Guilín, Eva Holmquist


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