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| − | Convention || Date || Location || Guests | + | Convention || Date || Location || Venue || Guests |
| − | [[Lunacon 1]] || May 12, 1957 || Room 203, 213 West 53rd St | + | [[Lunacon 1]] || May 12, 1957 || [[Manhattan]] || Room 203, 213 West 53rd St || none |
| − | [[Lunacon 2]] || April 13, 1958 || Room 203, 213 West 53rd St, [[Manhattan]] || [[Frank R. Paul]] | + | [[Lunacon 2]] || April 13, 1958 || [[Manhattan]] || Room 203, 213 West 53rd St, [[Manhattan]] || [[Frank R. Paul]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 3]] || April 12, 1959 || Room 203, 213 West 53rd St, [[Manhattan]] || [[Lester del Rey]] | + | [[Lunacon 3]] || April 12, 1959 || [[Manhattan]] || Room 203, 213 West 53rd St, [[Manhattan]] || [[Lester del Rey]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 4]] || April 10, 1960 || Room 203, 213 West 53rd St, [[Manhattan]] || [[Ed Emshwiller]] | + | [[Lunacon 4]] || April 10, 1960 || [[Manhattan]] || Room 203, 213 West 53rd St, [[Manhattan]] || [[Ed Emshwiller]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 5]] || April 9, 1961 || Room 203, 213 West 53rd St, [[Manhattan]] || [[Willy Ley]] | + | [[Lunacon 5]] || April 9, 1961 || [[Manhattan]] || Room 203, 213 West 53rd St, [[Manhattan]] || [[Willy Ley]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 6]] || April 29, 1962 || | + | [[Lunacon 6]] || April 29, 1962 || [[Manhattan]] || Adelphi Hall || [[Frederik Pohl]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 7]] || April 21, 1963 || | + | [[Lunacon 7]] || April 21, 1963 || [[Manhattan]] || Adelphi Hall || [[Judith Merril]] |
| − | colspan="4"| The 1964 Lunacon was cancelled because planning started too late, but | + | colspan="4"| The 1964 Lunacon was cancelled because planning started too late, but the official reason was the World's Fair. |
| − | [[Lunacon 8]] || April 24, 1965 || | + | [[Lunacon 8]] || April 24, 1965 || [[Manhattan]] || Hotel Edison || [[Hal Clement]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 9]] || April 16-17, 1966 || | + | [[Lunacon 9]] || April 16-17, 1966 || [[Manhattan]] || Hotel Edison || [[Isaac Asimov]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 10]] || April 29-30, 1967 || | + | [[Lunacon 10]] || April 29-30, 1967 || [[Manhattan]] || Hotel Roosevelt || [[James Blish]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 11]] || April 19-21, 1968 || | + | [[Lunacon 11]] || April 19-21, 1968 || [[Manhattan]] || Park Sheraton Hotel || [[Don Wollheim]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 12]] || April 11-14, 1969 || | + | [[Lunacon 12]] || April 11-14, 1969 || [[Manhattan]] || Hotel McAlpin || [[Robert A. W. Lowndes]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 13]] || April 11-12, 1970 || | + | [[Lunacon 13]] || April 11-12, 1970 || [[Manhattan]] || Hotel McAlpin, || [[Larry T. Shaw]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 14]] || April 16-18, 1971 || [[ | + | [[Lunacon 14]] || April 16-18, 1971 || [[Manhattan]] || [[Hotel Commodore]] || [[John W. Campbell]], [[Howard DeVore]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 15]] || March 31-April 2, 1972 || | + | [[Lunacon 15]] || March 31-April 2, 1972 || [[Manhattan]] || Statler-Hilton Hotel || [[Theodore Sturgeon]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 16]] || April 20-22, 1973 || | + | [[Lunacon 16]] || April 20-22, 1973 || [[Manhattan]] || Statler-Hilton Hotel || [[Harlan Ellison]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 17]] || April 12-14, 1974 || | + | [[Lunacon 17]] || April 12-14, 1974 || [[Manhattan]] || Statler-Hilton Hotel || [[Forrest J Ackerman]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 18]] || April 18-20, 1975 || Hotel Commodore | + | [[Lunacon 18]] || April 18-20, 1975 || [[Manhattan]] || Hotel Commodore]] || [[Brian Aldiss]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 19]] || April 9-11, 1976 || Statler-Hilton Hotel | + | [[Lunacon 19]] || April 9-11, 1976 || [[Manhattan]] || Statler-Hilton Hotel] || ''[[Amazing]]'' & ''[[Fantastic]]'' Magazines |
| − | [[Lunacon 20]] || April 8-10, 1977 || | + | [[Lunacon 20]] || April 8-10, 1977 || [[Manhattan]] || Biltmore Hotel || [[L. Sprague de Camp]], [[Catherine Crook de Camp]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 21]] || February 24-26, 1978 || | + | [[Lunacon 21]] || February 24-26, 1978 || [[Hasbrouck Heights, NJ]] || Sheraton || [[Robert Bloch]], [[Rosalyn S. Yalow]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 22]] || March 30 -- April 1, 1979 || | + | [[Lunacon 22]] || March 30 -- April 1, 1979 || [[La Guardia, NY]] ||Sheraton Inn at La Guardia || [[Ron Goulart]], [[Gahan Wilson]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 23]] || March 14-16, 1980 || | + | [[Lunacon 23]] || March 14-16, 1980 || [[Hasbrouck Heights, NJ]] || Sheraton || [[Larry Niven]], [[Vincent Di Fate]], [[Rosalyn S. Yalow]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 24]] || March 20-22, 1981 || | + | [[Lunacon 24]] || March 20-22, 1981 || [[Hasbrouck Heights, NJ]] || Sheraton || [[James White]], [[Jack Gaughan]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 25]] || March 19-21, 1982 || | + | [[Lunacon 25]] || March 19-21, 1982 || [[Hasbrouck Heights, NJ]] || Sheraton || [[Fred Saberhagen]], [[John Schoenherr]], [[Steve Stiles]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 26]] || March 18-20, 1983 || | + | [[Lunacon 26]] || March 18-20, 1983 || [[Hasbrouck Heights, NJ]] || Sheraton || [[Anne McCaffrey]], [[Don Wollheim]], [[Elsie Wollheim]], [[Barbi Johnson]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 27]] || March 16-18, 1984 || | + | [[Lunacon 27]] || March 16-18, 1984 || [[Hasbrouck Heights, NJ]] || Sheraton [[Terry Carr]], [[Cy Chauvin]], [[Tom Kidd]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 28]] || March 15-17, 1985 || | + | [[Lunacon 28]] || March 15-17, 1985 || [[La Guardia, NY]] ||Sheraton Inn at La Guardia || [[Gordon R. Dickson]], [[Don Maitz]], [[Curt Clemmer]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 29]] || March 7-9, 1986 || | + | [[Lunacon 29]] || March 7-9, 1986 || [[Tarrytown, NY]] || Tarrytown Marriott || [[Madeleine L'Engle]], [[Marta Randall]], [[Dawn Wilson]], [[Art Saha]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 30]] || March 20-22, 1987 || | + | [[Lunacon 30]] || March 20-22, 1987 || T[[Tarrytown, NY]] || Tarrytown Marriott || [[Jack Williamson]], [[Jack Chalker]], [[Darrell Sweet]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 31]] || March 11-13, 1988 || | + | [[Lunacon 31]] || March 11-13, 1988 || [[Tarrytown, NY]] || Tarrytown Marriott || [[Harry Harrison]], [[Pat Mueller]], [[N. Taylor Blanchard]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 32]] || March 10-12, 1989 || | + | [[Lunacon 32]] || March 10-12, 1989 || [[Tarrytown, NY]] || Tarrytown Marriott || [[Roger Zelazny]], [[David Hartwell]], [[Ron Walotsky]], [[Dave Kyle]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 33]] || March 16-18, 1990 || | + | [[Lunacon 33]] || March 16-18, 1990 || [[Tarrytown, NY]] || Tarrytown Marriott || [[Tom Doherty]], [[Katherine Kurtz]], [[Tom Canty]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 34]] || March 10-12, 1991 || | + | [[Lunacon 34]] || March 10-12, 1991 || [[Stamford, CT]] || Sheraton || [[John Brunner]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]], [[Hal Clement]], [[Ian Ballantine]], [[Betty Ballantine]], [[Gerald Feinberg]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 35]] || March 20-22, 1992 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 35]] || March 20-22, 1992 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Kristin Kathryn Rusch]], [[Samuel R. Delany]], [[Paul Lehr]], [[Jon Singer]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 36]] || March 19-21, 1993 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 36]] || March 19-21, 1993 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Orson Scott Card]], [[Barclay Shaw]], [[Richard Curtis]], [[Alexis Gilliland]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 37]] || March 18-20, 1994 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 37]] || March 18-20, 1994 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Vonda N. McIntyre]], [[James Warhola]], [[Walter R. Cole]], [[Peter Grubbs]], [[Dean Friedman]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 38]] || March 17-19, 1995 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 38]] || March 17-19, 1995 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Poul Anderson]], [[Mike Glyer]], [[Stephen Hickman]], [[Graham Leathers]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 39]] || March 15-17, 1996 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 39]] || March 15-17, 1996 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Terry Pratchett]], [[Esther Friesner]], [[Stephen Hickman]], [[Phil Foglio]], [[Bruce Pelz]], [[Mark Kennedy]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 40]] || March 7-9, 1997 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 40]] || March 7-9, 1997 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[David Cherry]], [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Michael J. Walsh|Mike Walsh]] [[Michael O'Hare]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 41]] || March 20-22, 1998 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 41]] || March 20-22, 1998 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Octavia Butler]], [[Donato Giancola]], [[John Boardman]], [[Perdita Boardman]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 42]] || March 5-7, 1999 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 42]] || March 5-7, 1999 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Vernor Vinge]], [[Bob Eggleton]], [[Tony Lewis]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 43]] || March 24-26, 2000 || | + | [[Lunacon 43]] || March 24-26, 2000 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Barbara Hambly]], [[George Alec Effinger]], [[Lisa Snellings]], [[Stu Shiffman]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 44]] || March 23-25, 2001 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 44]] || March 23-25, 2001 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Nancy Kress]], [[Jody Lee]], [[Charles Sheffield]], [[John Hertz]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 45]] || March 15-17, 2002 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 45]] || March 15-17, 2002 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Peter F. Hamilton]], [[Alan Dean Foster]], [[James Gurney]], [[Ron Ontell]], [[Val Ontell]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 46]] || March 21-23, 2003 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 46]] || March 21-23, 2003 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Spider Robinson]], [[Jeanne Robinson]], [[Rowena Morrill]], [[Joni Dashoff]], [[Todd Dashoff]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 47]] || March 19-21, 2004 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 47]] || March 19-21, 2004 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Storm Constantine]], [[Michael Whelan]], [[Lucy Schmeidler]], [[Peter Abrams]], [[Rick Dick]], [[Karen Dick]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 48]] || March 18-20, 2005 || | + | [[Lunacon 48]] || March 18-20, 2005 || [[Meadowlands, NJ]] || Sheraton Meadowlands || [[Michael Swanwick]], [[Butch Honeck]], [[Skip Morrison]], [[Pierre Pettinger]], and [[Sandy Pettinger]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 49]] || March 17–20, 2006 || | + | [[Lunacon 49]] || March 17–20, 2006 || Hasbrouck Heights, NJ || Hilton Hasbrouck Heights (same hotel as former Sheraton) || [[Jim Butcher]], [[David B. Mattingly]], [[Byron Connell]], [[Lisa Ashton]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 50]] || March 16–18, 2007 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 50]] || March 16–18, 2007 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Christopher Moore]], [[Dave Seeley]], [[Frank Dietz]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 51]] || March 14–16, 2008 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 51]] || March 14–16, 2008 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Jacqueline Carey]], [[Johnna Y. Klukas]], [[Joseph D. Siclari]], [[Winston A. Howlett]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 52]] || March 20–22, 2009 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 52]] || March 20–22, 2009 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Dave Freer]], [[Larry Dixon]], [[Mercedes Lackey]], [[Leigh Grossman]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 53]] || March 19–21, 2010 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 53]] || March 19–21, 2010 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Tanya Huff]], [[Theresa Mather]], [[Allison Lonsdale]], [[Mercedes Lackey]], [[Dominick Corrado]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 54]] || March 18–20, 2011 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 54]] || March 18–20, 2011 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[Lawrence M. Schoen]], [[Rachael Mayo]], [[Eric Zuckerman]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 55]] || March 16–18, 2012 || [[Rye | + | [[Lunacon 55]] || March 16–18, 2012 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Rye Town Hilton]] || [[John Ringo]], [[Howard Taylor]], [[Tamora Pierce]], Andy & Kristin Looney |
| − | [[Lunacon 2013]] || March 15-17, 2013 || [[ | + | [[Lunacon 2013]] || March 15-17, 2013 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Hilton Westchester]] (same place) || [[Michael F. Flynn]], [[William O'Connor]], [[Leslie Fish]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 2014]] || March 14-16, 2014 || | + | [[Lunacon 2014]] || March 14-16, 2014 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Hilton Westchester]] || [[Ryk Spoor]], [[Randy Gallegos]], [[Michael F. Flynn]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 2015]] || March 2015 || [[ | + | [[Lunacon 2015]] || March 2015 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Hilton Westchester]] || Cancelled |
| − | [[Lunacon 2016]] || March 18-20, 2016 || [[ | + | [[Lunacon 2016]] || March 18-20, 2016 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Hilton Westchester]] || [[Robert Sawyer]], [[Rick Sternbach]], [[Naomi Novik]] |
| − | [[Lunacon 2017]] || April 7-9, 2017 || | + | [[Lunacon 2017]] || April 7-9, 2017 || [[Tarrytown, NY]] || Westchester Marriott Hotel || [[Ben Bova]], [[Roberta Rogow]], [[The Boogie Knights]], [[Bob Eggleton]], [[Marianne Plumridge]] |
Lunacon 2018 || colspan="3"| Cancelled | Lunacon 2018 || colspan="3"| Cancelled | ||
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Revision as of 10:25, 17 October 2021
A regional convention usually held in or near New York City since 1957 - also, various locations in New Jersey and Stanford CT. Sponsored by the Lunarians. The 2017 convention may be the last.
One of the features for many years had been the Book Raffle for the Wollheim Scholarship.
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| Website | 1957—2017 |
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