LibertyCon

“A Tennessee Literary Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention” held in Chattanooga, TN, from 1987. Its charter limits attendance to 1,000 members.

Volunteers are called Black Shirts and given the perk of being able to buy and wear convention t-shirts in black.

Website.

Convention	Dates	GoHs, Notes
LibertyCon 1	1987	L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp, Vincent Di Fate
LibertyCon 2	1988	Gordon R. Dickson, Ron Lindahn, Val Lindahn
LibertyCon 3	1989	Robert Adams, Pamela Adams, Bob Marus
LibertyCon 4	1990	A. E. van Vogt, Debbie Hughes, Mark Maxwell, Timothy Zahn
LibertyCon 5	July 19-21, 1991	James P. Hogan, David Cherry, L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp
LibertyCon 6	July 10-12, 1992	Katherine Kurtz, Kevin Ward, Will Bradley
LibertyCon 7	1993	Michael McCollum, Mark Fults, John Maddox Roberts
LibertyCon 8	1994	F. M. Busby, Doug Chaffee, Kelly Freas, Laura Freas
LibertyCon 9	1995	Jack Williamson, Dixie Walker, Andrew J. Offutt, Jodie Offutt
LibertyCon 10	July 12-14, 1996	Timothy Zahn, Dave Deitrick, Lori Deitrick, Les Johnson, L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp
LibertyCon 11	1997	Fred Saberhagen, Vincent Di Fate, David Weber
LibertyCon 12	1998	Lois McMaster Bujold, Lubov, Wendy Webb
LibertyCon 13	1999	Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, David Mattingly, Cheryl Mandus
LibertyCon 14	2000	C. J. Cherryh, Jon Stadter, Kenneth Waters
LibertyCon 15	May 25-27, 2001	David Drake, Gary Ruddell, Debbie Hughes
LibertyCon 16	July 25-27, 2003	S. M. Stirling, Darrell K. Sweet, John Ringo
LibertyCon 17	2004	Jerry Pournelle, Larry Niven, Stephen Hickman
LibertyCon 18	July 29-31, 2005	Fred Pohl, Beth Willinger, Timothy Zahn
LibertyCon 19	2006	Ron Goulart, Pete Abrams, Travis Taylor
LibertyCon 20	2007	Jack McDevitt, David Weber, Vincent Di Fate, Greg Matloff
LibertyCon 21	2008	Harry Turtledove, David Mattingly, David B. Coe
LibertyCon 22	2009	Ben Bova, Beth Willinger, Toni Weisskopf
LibertyCon 23	2010	Terry Brooks, Darrell K. Sweet, Les Johnson, Daniel M. Hoyt, Sarah A. Hoyt
LibertyCon 24	2011	S. M. Stirling, Theresa Mather, Stephanie Osborn, Julie Cochrane
LibertyCon 25	July 20-22, 2012	Brandon Sanderson, Timothy Zahn, Don Matiz, Janny Wurts, Vincent Di Fate, Les Johnson, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
LibertyCon 26	2013	Kevin J. Anderson, Vincent di Fate, Catherine Asaro, Michael Bielaczyc, Paul Bielaczyc
LibertyCon 27	2014	Jody Lynn Nye, Kurt Miller, Travis Taylor, David Cherry
LibertyCon 28	2015	David Weber, Sam Flegal, Robert Hampson, Steve Jackson
LibertyCon 29	July 8-10, 2016	Jonathan Maberry, Todd Lockwood, Kevin Grazier, Melissa Gay
LibertyCon 30	June 30-July 2, 2017	Kevin Hearne, John Ringo, Dan Dos Santos, Elisa Quintana, Todd McCaffrey, Faith Hunter
LibertyCon 31	June 29-July 1, 2018	Mike Resnick, John Picacio, Dr. Kevin Grazier, D. B. Jackson / David B. Coe
LibertyCon 32	June 28-30, 2019	Patricia Briggs, Mitch Foust, Arlan Andrews, Uncle Timmy Bolgeo
LibertyCon 33	June 12–14, 2020 June 25-27, 2021	Patricia Briggs, Tiffany Toland-Scott, Art Dula. Postponed and made virtual due to Covid-19
LibertyCon 34	June 17-19, 2022	Taylor Anderson. Melissa Gay, Stephen Granade, Christopher Woods
LibertyCon 35 / DeepSouthCon 61	June 23-25, 2023	Larry Correia, David Mattingly, Travis S. Taylor, Regina Kirby, Timothy Zahn, David Weber
LibertyCon 36	June 21-23, 2024	M. D. Cooper, Leia Powell, Chuck Rosenfeld, Bill Fawcett and Jody Lynn Nye

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Convention
	1987—

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