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4 || [[Coroncon]] || [[London]] || May 24-26, 1953 (Whitsunday) || none | 4 || [[Coroncon]] || [[London]] || May 24-26, 1953 (Whitsunday) || none | ||
5 || [[Supermancon]] || [[Manchester]] || June 5-6, 1954 (Whitsunday) || [[John Russell Fearn]] | 5 || [[Supermancon]] || [[Manchester]] || June 5-6, 1954 (Whitsunday) || [[John Russell Fearn]] | ||
| − | 6 || [[Cytricon]] || Kettering || April 9-10, 1955 || none | + | 6 || [[Cytricon]] || [[Kettering]] || April 9-10, 1955 || none |
| − | 7 || [[Cytricon II]] || Kettering || March 31-April 1, 1956 || none | + | 7 || [[Cytricon II]] || [[Kettering]] || March 31-April 1, 1956 || none |
| − | 8 || [[Cytricon III]] || Kettering || April 19-21, 1957 || none | + | 8 || [[Cytricon III]] || [[Kettering]] || April 19-21, 1957 || none |
| − | 9 || [[Cytricon IV]] || Kettering || April 4-6, 1958 || none | + | 9 || [[Cytricon IV]] || [[Kettering]] || April 4-6, 1958 || none |
10 || [[Brumcon]] || [[Birmingham, UK|Birmingham]] || March 27-29, 1959 || [[Kenneth F. Slater]] | 10 || [[Brumcon]] || [[Birmingham, UK|Birmingham]] || March 27-29, 1959 || [[Kenneth F. Slater]] | ||
11 || [[London (Eastercon)]] || [[London]] || April 16-17, 1960 || [[Ted Carnell]], [[Don Ford]] | 11 || [[London (Eastercon)]] || [[London]] || April 16-17, 1960 || [[Ted Carnell]], [[Don Ford]] | ||
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72 || [[Eastercon 2021]] || <s>[[Birmingham, UK|Birmingham]]</s> held online || April 2-5, 2021 || Dan Abnett, Nik Vincent, [[Dave Lally]] | 72 || [[Eastercon 2021]] || <s>[[Birmingham, UK|Birmingham]]</s> held online || April 2-5, 2021 || Dan Abnett, Nik Vincent, [[Dave Lally]] | ||
73 || [[Eastercon 2022]] || [[Heathrow]] || April 15–18, 2022 || [[Zen Cho]], [[Mary Robinette Kowal]], [[Philip Reeve]], [[Nicholas Whyte]] | 73 || [[Eastercon 2022]] || [[Heathrow]] || April 15–18, 2022 || [[Zen Cho]], [[Mary Robinette Kowal]], [[Philip Reeve]], [[Nicholas Whyte]] | ||
| − | 74 || [[Conversation]] || [[Birmingham, UK]] || April 7-10, 2023 || [[Zen Cho]], [[Niall Harrison]], [[Jennell Jaquays]] (virtual), [[Kari Sperring]], [[Adrian Tchaikovsky]], and [[Ursula Vernon]] (virtual) | + | 74 || [[Conversation (UK)]] || [[Birmingham, UK]] || April 7-10, 2023 || [[Zen Cho]], [[Niall Harrison]], [[Jennell Jaquays]] (virtual), [[Kari Sperring]], [[Adrian Tchaikovsky]], and [[Ursula Vernon]] (virtual) |
75 || [[Levitation]] || [[Telford, UK]] || 2024 || [[Jackie Burns]], Genevieve Cogman, Michelle Sagara, [[Tade Thompson]], Elsa Sjunneson (virtual), Dr. Srinarahari (virtual) | 75 || [[Levitation]] || [[Telford, UK]] || 2024 || [[Jackie Burns]], Genevieve Cogman, Michelle Sagara, [[Tade Thompson]], Elsa Sjunneson (virtual), Dr. Srinarahari (virtual) | ||
76 || [[Reconnect]] || [[Belfast, NI]] || April 18-21, 2025 || [[Lauren Beukes]], Derek Landy, Jeanette Ng, [[Rebecca Roanhorse]], William Simpson, [[Ian McDonald]] | 76 || [[Reconnect]] || [[Belfast, NI]] || April 18-21, 2025 || [[Lauren Beukes]], Derek Landy, Jeanette Ng, [[Rebecca Roanhorse]], William Simpson, [[Ian McDonald]] | ||
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There were also some [[British]] national conventions before the first recognized Eastercon: | There were also some [[British]] national conventions before the first recognized Eastercon: | ||
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# || Name || Location || Year || Notes | # || Name || Location || Year || Notes | ||
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See also [[early conventions]] and [[long-running conventions]]. | See also [[early conventions]] and [[long-running conventions]]. | ||
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{{convention | start=1948 | end=}} | {{convention | start=1948 | end=}} | ||
[[Category:Notable]] | [[Category:Notable]] | ||
[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:31, 13 June 2023
(Did you mean a Melbourne, Wisconsin or New York convention?)
Eastercon is the annual British National Science Fiction Convention. It has been held over the Easter weekend every year since 1955, but the sequence is considered to start from 1948 with conventions held over the Whitsun weekend except for Loncon in 1949. (The 1944 Eastercon which was held on Easter was not an Eastercon and doesn't count! Do not ask Pat McMurray about this subject!)
Eastercon attracts 800–1,200 fans of Science Fiction, Fantasy and similar genres.
There are no official rules and regulations for the Eastercon. To call your convention an "Eastercon" there has to be a general consensus that a bid has been put forward and approved by the membership at a previous Eastercon.
A * after a year indicates the convention was held Whitsun rather than Easter.
There were also some British national conventions before the first recognized Eastercon:
| # | Name | Location | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Other First Convention" | Leeds | 1937 | |
| 2 | "Second British Convention" | London | 1938 | |
| 3 | "Third British Convention" | London | 1939 | |
| 4 | Midvention | 1943 | Easter | |
| 5 | Eastercon | London | 1944 | Easter |
See also early conventions and long-running conventions.
| Convention | |
| 1948— |
| This is a convention page. Please extend it by adding information about the convention, including dates, GoHs, convention chairman, locale, sponsoring organization, external links to convention pages, awards given, the program, notable events, anecdotes, pictures, scans of publications, pictures of T-shirts, con reports, etc. |
