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| − | + | ''(Are you looking for the [[Lucon|UK Lucon]] or [[Luncon|Swedish Luncon]]?)'' | |
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| + | A [[regional convention]] usually held in or near [[New York City]] 1957–2017 — also, various locations in [[New Jersey]] and [[Stamford, CT]]. It was sponsored by the [[Lunarians]]. | ||
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| + | One of the features for many years was a book raffle for the [[Wollheim Scholarship]]. | ||
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| + | [http://web.archive.org/web/20180119120245/http://2017.lunacon.org/ Website] (archived). | ||
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[[Lunacon 6]] || April 29, 1962 || [[Manhattan]] || Adelphi Hall || [[Frederik Pohl]] | [[Lunacon 6]] || April 29, 1962 || [[Manhattan]] || Adelphi Hall || [[Frederik Pohl]] | ||
[[Lunacon 7]] || April 21, 1963 || [[Manhattan]] || Adelphi Hall || [[Judith Merril]] | [[Lunacon 7]] || April 21, 1963 || [[Manhattan]] || Adelphi Hall || [[Judith Merril]] | ||
| − | colspan=" | + | colspan="5"| The 1964 Lunacon was cancelled because planning started too late, but the official reason was the World's Fair. |
[[Lunacon 8]] || April 24, 1965 || [[Manhattan]] || Hotel Edison || [[Hal Clement]] | [[Lunacon 8]] || April 24, 1965 || [[Manhattan]] || Hotel Edison || [[Hal Clement]] | ||
[[Lunacon 9]] || April 16-17, 1966 || [[Manhattan]] || Hotel Edison || [[Isaac Asimov]] | [[Lunacon 9]] || April 16-17, 1966 || [[Manhattan]] || Hotel Edison || [[Isaac Asimov]] | ||
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[[Lunacon 21]] || February 24-26, 1978 || [[Hasbrouck Heights, NJ]] || Sheraton || [[Robert Bloch]], [[Rosalyn S. Yalow]] | [[Lunacon 21]] || February 24-26, 1978 || [[Hasbrouck Heights, NJ]] || Sheraton || [[Robert Bloch]], [[Rosalyn S. Yalow]] | ||
[[Lunacon 22]] || March 30 -- April 1, 1979 || [[La Guardia, NY]] ||Sheraton Inn at La Guardia || [[Ron Goulart]], [[Gahan Wilson]] | [[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 || [[Hasbrouck Heights, NJ]] || Sheraton || [[Larry Niven]], [[Vincent Di Fate]], | + | [[Lunacon 23]] || March 14-16, 1980 || [[Hasbrouck Heights, NJ]] || Sheraton || [[Larry Niven]], [[Vincent Di Fate]], Rosalyn S. Yalow |
[[Lunacon 24]] || March 20-22, 1981 || [[Hasbrouck Heights, NJ]] || Sheraton || [[James White]], [[Jack Gaughan]] | [[Lunacon 24]] || March 20-22, 1981 || [[Hasbrouck Heights, NJ]] || Sheraton || [[James White]], [[Jack Gaughan]] | ||
[[Lunacon 25]] || March 19-21, 1982 || [[Hasbrouck Heights, NJ]] || Sheraton || [[Fred Saberhagen]], [[John Schoenherr]], [[Steve Stiles]] | [[Lunacon 25]] || March 19-21, 1982 || [[Hasbrouck Heights, NJ]] || Sheraton || [[Fred Saberhagen]], [[John Schoenherr]], [[Steve Stiles]] | ||
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[[Lunacon 2016]] || March 18-20, 2016 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Hilton Westchester]] || [[Robert Sawyer]], [[Rick Sternbach]], [[Naomi Novik]] | [[Lunacon 2016]] || March 18-20, 2016 || [[Rye Brook, NY]] || [[Hilton Westchester]] || [[Robert Sawyer]], [[Rick Sternbach]], [[Naomi Novik]] | ||
[[Lunacon 2017]] || April 7-9, 2017 || [[Tarrytown, NY]] || Westchester Marriott Hotel || [[Ben Bova]], [[Roberta Rogow]], [[The Boogie Knights]], [[Bob Eggleton]], [[Marianne Plumridge]] | [[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"| | + | <s>Lunacon 2018</s> ||<s>2018</s>|| colspan="3"| <center>Canceled</center> |
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| + | {{convention | start=1957 | end=2017}} | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:19, 13 November 2023
(Are you looking for the UK Lucon or Swedish Luncon?)
A regional convention usually held in or near New York City 1957–2017 — also, various locations in New Jersey and Stamford, CT. It was sponsored by the Lunarians.
One of the features for many years was a book raffle for the Wollheim Scholarship.
Website (archived).
| Convention | |
| 1957—2017 |
| 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. |
