MidSouthCon

A convention held in the Memphis, TN area and sponsored by the Mid-South Fantasy Association (MSFA) since 1980.

There were two MidSouthCons that were not run by MSFA and not held in the Memphis area. One was DeepSouthCon 1, (held in 1963) which was named "MidSouthCon"). The other was actually called "MidSouthCon 1" and held in Huntsville, AL in 1980. In spite of the lack of connection between them, the MSFA folk decided to start their numbering with MidSouthCon 2 to avoid confusion.

Note: DeepSouthCon 1 was called MidSouthCon and retrospectively renamed DeepSouthCon 1 after DeepSouthCon 2 was held. So there have been at least three distinct MidSouthCons.

Convention	Dates	GoHs
MidSouthCon 1	June 20-22, 1980	Fred Pohl, Kelly Freas, Bob Tucker
MidSouthCon 2	August 20-22, 1982	Bob Tucker, Arthur Hlavaty, Charlie Williams
MidSouthCon 3	March 16-18, 1984	C. J. Cherryh, Steven Dodd, Margaret Middleton
MidSouthCon 4	March 22-24, 1985	Fred Pohl, Keith Berdak, Suzette Haden Elgin, Ken Moore
MidSouthCon 5	June 6-8, 1986	Joe Haldeman, David Cherry, Jodie Offutt
MidSouthCon 6	March 27-29, 1987	Hal Clement, Lucy Synk, Rickey Sheppard
MidSouthCon 7	March 18-20, 1988	Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Mitch Foust, Margaret Middleton, Darrell C. Richardson
MidSouthCon 8	June 9-11, 1989	Orson Scott Card, G. Patrick Molloy, Mary Hanson-Roberts, Bill Sutton
MidSouthCon 9	March 16-18, 1990	Robert Adams, Robert Jordan, David Martin, Ellisa Martin, P. L. Caruthers-Montgomery, Gary Hanson
MidSouthCon 10	March 22-24, 1991	Harry Turtledove, Randal Spangler, Steve Jackson, Steve Francis, Sue Francis
MidSouthCon 11	March 27-29, 1992	Nancy Springer, Beth Willinger, Belinda Anderson
MidSouthCon 12	March 26-28, 1993	Alan Dean Foster, Carl Lundgren, Bob Tucker
MidSouthCon 13	March 25-27, 1994	Barbara Hambly, Larry Elmore, Khen Moore
MidSouthCon 14	March 24-26, 1995	Timothy Zahn, Alan Gutierrez, Tim Bolgeo
MidSouthCon 15	March 22-24, 1996	Barry Longyear, Frank Kelly Freas, Laura Brodian Freas, Cullen Johnson
MidSouthCon 16	March 28-30, 1997	John DeChancie, Mitchell Davidson Bentley, Cullen Johnson
MidSouthCon 17	March 26-28, 1999	James P. Hogan Joy Marie Ledet, Cullen Johnson
MidSouthCon 18	March 24-26, 2000	Fred Saberhagen, Artist GoH: Robert Daniels, Jr.
MidSouthCon 19	March 23-25, 2001	Laurell K. Hamilton, Alan Clark, Jack McDevitt, Algis Budrys
MidSouthCon 20	March 22-24, 2002	C. J. Cherryh, Tom Kidd, Steve Jackson, Michael Sheard, Cullen Johnson, Jane Fancher
MidSouthCon 21	March 28-30, 2003	Robert J. Sawyer, Frank Kelly Freas, Laura Brodian Freas, Les Johnson
MidSouthCon 22	March 26-28, 2004	David Brin, Todd Lockwood, David Williams, Dragon Dronet, Cullen Johnson
MidSouthCon 23	April 1-3, 2005	Esther Friesner, Steve Hickman, The 501st Legion, Steve Rude, Games Workshop, Luke Ski, Brinke Stevens, Gregory Benford
MidSouthCon 24	March 26-29, 2006	David Weber, Glen Cook, Rich Burlew, Lubov, Regina Pancake, John Jackson Miller, Christopher "Tyger" Roth, Tom Smith
MidSouthCon 25	March 23-25, 2007	Terry Pratchett, Don Maitz, Mark Waid, Sean Preston, Leslie Fish, Bill Bliar & Carl Taliaferro, Janny Wurts
MidSouthCon 26	March 21-23, 2008	Eric Flint, Ben Bova, Bob Eggleton, Len Wein, Shane Lacy Hensley, Candace Havens, The FuMP
MidSouthCon 27	March 20-22, 2009	Mike Resnick, Vincent Di Fate, John Ostrander, Jolly Blackburn, Mark Plemmons, Wild Mercy, John Hudgens, Stanton Friedman, Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer
MidSouthCon 28	March 12-14, 2010	Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta, Billy Tackett, Gail Simone, James Ernest, Lou Anders, Marc Gunn, Sherrilyn Kenyon
MidSouthCon 29	March 25-27, 2011	Mary Robinette Kowal, Nene Thomas, Kurt Busiek, Les Johnson, Jackie Gamber, Monte Cook, Kelldar.
MidSouthCon 30	March 23-25, 2012	Michael A. Stackpole, Steven C. Gilberts, Cat Rambo, Joe Corroney, Dr. Ethan Siegal, Andy Looney, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen
MidSouthCon 31	March 22-24, 2013	Cherie Priest, John Picacio, Richard A. Lovett, Steve Jackson, Maria (Vu) Leamon, Ross Lockhart
MidSouthCon 32	March 21-23, 2014	Kelley Armstrong, Michael Bielaczyc, Paul Bielaczyc, Dan Wallace, Dr. Science, Toni Weisskopf, Tim Bolgeo
MidSouthCon 33	March 20-22, 2015	Cory Doctorow, Melissa Gay, Shane Hensley, Dr. Ethan Siegel, Ethan Van Sciver, Dragon Dronet, Elizabeth Donald
MidSouthCon 34	March 18-20, 2016	Christie Golden, Anne Stokes, Robert J. Schwalb, Lionel Crews, Bob McLeod, Patrick Nielsen Hayden & Teresa Nielsen Hayden
MidSouthCon 35	March 24-26, 2017	Jack Campbell, Matt Stawicki, Keith Baker, Les Johnson, Tom DeFalco, Allan Gilbreath, Kyle Hebert
MidSouthCon 36	March 9-11, 2018	Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Peri Charlifu, Ellen Datlow, Mike Carlin, The Library Bards, Bonnie Gordon, Xander Jeanneret
MidSouthCon 37	March 15-17, 2019	Timothy Zahn, Sam Flegal, Tom Nguyen, Jim Beall, Michael Cox & Margie Vizcarra Cox, Gordon Van Gelder, Jolly Blackburn
MidSouthCon 38	March 20–22, 2020 March 19-21, 2021 March 25-27, 2022	Megan Mackie, John Hudgens, Don Lincoln, Bob Hall, Mitch Foust, Marc Gunn
MidSouthCon 39	March 2023 March 22-24, 2024	Elizabeth Bear, Sheree Renée Thomas, Stephanie Osborn, Kristin & Andy Looney, Michael Bielaczyc, Paul Bielaczyc, Randall Pass
MidSouthCon 40	March 21-23, 2025	Keith R. A. DeCandido, Todd Lockwood

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