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24 || April 5-8, 1985 || [[Advention '85]] || Adelaide || [[Lee Harding]] | 24 || April 5-8, 1985 || [[Advention '85]] || Adelaide || [[Lee Harding]] | ||
25 || March 28-31, 1986 || [[Swancon XI]] || Perth || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Jack Herman]] | 25 || March 28-31, 1986 || [[Swancon XI]] || Perth || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Jack Herman]] | ||
| − | 26 || April 24-27, 1987 || [[Capcon]] || [[Canberra]] | + | 26 || April 24-27, 1987 || [[Capcon]] || [[Canberra]] || [[Robert Asprin]], [[Lynn Abbey]], and (fan) [[John Newman]] |
27 || June 10-13, 1988 || [[Conviction]] (Syncon '88) || Sydney || [[Spider Robinson]], [[Jeanne Robinson]], [[Carey Handfield]] | 27 || June 10-13, 1988 || [[Conviction]] (Syncon '88) || Sydney || [[Spider Robinson]], [[Jeanne Robinson]], [[Carey Handfield]] | ||
28 || March 23-27, 1989 || [[Swancon 14]] || Perth || [[John Varley]] and (fan) [[Paul J. Stevens]] | 28 || March 23-27, 1989 || [[Swancon 14]] || Perth || [[John Varley]] and (fan) [[Paul J. Stevens]] | ||
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33 || April 1-4, 1994 || [[Constantinople]] || Melbourne || [[William Gibson]], [[Kate Orman]], and (fans) [[Bruce Gillespie]], and [[Julie Edge]] & [[Martin Edge]] | 33 || April 1-4, 1994 || [[Constantinople]] || Melbourne || [[William Gibson]], [[Kate Orman]], and (fans) [[Bruce Gillespie]], and [[Julie Edge]] & [[Martin Edge]] | ||
34 || June 9-12, 1995 || [[Thylacon 1]] || [[Hobart]] || [[Kim Stanley Robinson]], [[Peter Nicholls]], [[Grant Stone]] | 34 || June 9-12, 1995 || [[Thylacon 1]] || [[Hobart]] || [[Kim Stanley Robinson]], [[Peter Nicholls]], [[Grant Stone]] | ||
| − | 35 || April 4-8, 1996 || [[Festival of the Imagination 1996]] || Perth | + | 35 || April 4-8, 1996 || [[Festival of the Imagination 1996]] || Perth || [[Storm Constantine]], [[Neil Gaiman]] |
| − | 36 || Sept 27-28, 1997 || [[Basicon 2]] || Melbourne | + | 36 || Sept 27-28, 1997 || [[Basicon 2]] || Melbourne || (no one or everyone) |
| − | 37 || June 5-8, 1998 || [[Thylacon 2]] || Hobart | + | 37 || June 5-8, 1998 || [[Thylacon 2]] || Hobart || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Leanne Frahm]] |
| − | 38 || Sept 2-6, 1999 || [[SpawnCon Two]] || Melbourne | + | 38 || Sept 2-6, 1999 || [[SpawnCon Two]] || Melbourne || (none) |
| − | 39 || April 20-24, 2000 || [[Swancon 2000]] (Swancon 25) || Perth | + | 39 || April 20-24, 2000 || [[Swancon 2000]] (Swancon 25) || Perth|| [[Connie Willis]], [[Robin Hobb]], [[Garth Nix]], [[Ian Nichols]] |
| − | 40 || April 12-16, 2001 || [[Swancon 2001]]: Masquerade || Perth | + | 40 || April 12-16, 2001 || [[Swancon 2001]]: Masquerade || Perth || [[Robert Silverberg]], [[Karen Haber]], [[Rosaleen Love]], [[Marilyn Pride]], [[Lewis Morley]], [[Kate Orman]], [[Sue Ackermann]] |
| − | 41 || June 7-10, 2002 || [[Convergence 2002]] || Melbourne | + | 41 || June 7-10, 2002 || [[Convergence 2002]] || Melbourne || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Gay Haldeman]], [[Lucy Sussex]], [[Sean Williams]], and (fan) [[Race Mathews]] |
| − | 42 || April 17-21, 2003 || [[Swancon 2003]] || Perth | + | 42 || April 17-21, 2003 || [[Swancon 2003]] || Perth || [[Lynn Flewelling]], [[Tony Shillitoe]], [[Fiona McIntosh]], and (fan) [[Justin Ackroyd]] |
| − | 43 || April 23-26, 2004 || [[Conflux 1]] || Canberra | + | 43 || April 23-26, 2004 || [[Conflux 1]] || Canberra || [[Greg Benford]], [[Sean McMullen]], and (fan) [[Karen Herkes]] |
| − | 44 || June 10-13, 2005 || [[Thylacon 2005]] (Thylacon IV) || Hobart | + | 44 || June 10-13, 2005 || [[Thylacon 2005]] (Thylacon IV) || Hobart || [[Anne Bishop]], [[Marianne de Pierres]], and (fan) [[Merv Binns]] |
| − | 45 || April 14-17, 2006 || [[Conjure]] || Brisbane | + | 45 || April 14-17, 2006 || [[Conjure]] || Brisbane || [[Cory Doctorow]], [[Bruce Sterling]], [[Sean Williams]], [[Jonathan Strahan]], and (fan) [[Erika Maria Lacey]] |
| − | 46 || June 8–11, 2007 || [[Convergence 2]] || Melbourne | + | 46 || June 8–11, 2007 || [[Convergence 2]] || Melbourne || [[Isobelle Carmody]], [[Fred Gallagher]], [[Dave Freer]], and (fan) [[Cath Ortlieb]] |
| − | 47 || March 20–24, 2008 || [[Swancon 2008]]: State of the Art || Perth | + | 47 || March 20–24, 2008 || [[Swancon 2008]]: State of the Art || Perth || [[Ken Macleod]], [[Rob Shearman]], [[Glenda Larke]], and (fan) [[Zara Baxter]] |
| − | 48 || June 5–8, 2009 || [[Conjecture (Australia)]] || Adelaide | + | 48 || June 5–8, 2009 || [[Conjecture (Australia)]] || Adelaide || [[Julie E. Czerneda]], and (fans) [[Steve Scholz]] & [[Catherine Scholz]] |
| − | 49 || Sept 2–6, 2010 || [[Dudcon III]] || Melbourne | + | 49 || Sept 2–6, 2010 || [[Dudcon III]] || Melbourne || [[Peter Watts]], [[Helen Merrick]], and (fan) [[Jacob Blake]] |
| − | 50 || April 21–25, 2011 || [[Swancon Thirty Six]] | + | 50 || April 21–25, 2011 || [[Swancon Thirty Six]] / Natcon Fifty || Perth || [[Ellen Datlow]], [[Justina Robson]], [[Sean Williams]], and (fan) [[Sarah Xu]] |
| − | 51 || June 8-11, 2012 || [[Continuum 8]]: Craftonomicon || Melbourne | + | 51 || June 8-11, 2012 || [[Continuum 8]]: Craftonomicon || Melbourne || [[Kelly Link]], [[Alison Goodman]], and (fan) [[Sue Ann Barber]] |
| − | 52 || April 25-28, 2013 || [[Conflux 9]] || Canberra | + | 52 || April 25-28, 2013 || [[Conflux 9]] || Canberra || [[Nalo Hopkinson]], [[Marc Gascoigne]], [[Karen Miller]], and (fan) [[Rose Mitchell]] |
| − | 53 || June 6-9, 2014 || [[Continuum X]]: Carnival of Lost Souls || Melbourne | + | 53 || June 6-9, 2014 || [[Continuum X]]: Carnival of Lost Souls || Melbourne || [[Jim C. Hines]], [[Ambelin Kwaymullina]], and (fans) [[Danny Oz]] & [[Sharon Moseley]] |
| − | 54 || April 2-6, 2015 || [[Swancon 40]] || Perth | + | 54 || April 2-6, 2015 || [[Swancon 40]] || Perth || [[John Scalzi]], [[Kylie Chan]], and (fan) [[Anthony Peacey]] |
| − | 55 || March 25-28, 2016 || [[Contact2016]] || Brisbane | + | 55 || March 25-28, 2016 || [[Contact2016]] || Brisbane || [[Ben Aaronovitch]], [[Keri Arthur]], [[Maria Lewis]] and (fans) [[Jill Pantozzi]] and [[Kirilee Barker]] |
| − | 56 || June 9-12, 2017 || [[Continuum 13]]: Triskaidekaphilia || Melbourne | + | 56 || June 9-12, 2017 || [[Continuum 13]]: Triskaidekaphilia || Melbourne || [[Seanan McGuire]]/[[Mira Grant]] and [[Likhain]], [[DUFF]] Delegate: [[Paul Weimer]] |
| − | 57 || March 29 - April 2, 2018 || [[Swancon 2018]] || Perth | + | 57 || March 29 - April 2, 2018 || [[Swancon 2018]] || Perth || [[Kameron Hurley]], [[Ryan Griffen]], [[Emily Smith]], [[Foz Meadows]], and (fan) [[Barb de la Hunty]] |
| − | 58 || June 7-10, 2019 || [[Continuum 15]]: Other Worlds || Melbourne | + | 58 || June 7-10, 2019 || [[Continuum 15]]: Other Worlds || Melbourne || [[Kate Elliott]], [[Ken Liu]] |
59 || <s>April 25-27, 2020</s> (cancelled due to the [[Covid-19]] epidemic) ||<s>[[Swancon 2020]]</s> ||Perth || [[Nalini Singh]], [[John Robertson]] | 59 || <s>April 25-27, 2020</s> (cancelled due to the [[Covid-19]] epidemic) ||<s>[[Swancon 2020]]</s> ||Perth || [[Nalini Singh]], [[John Robertson]] | ||
| + | 60 || <s>October 2-4, 2020</s> <s>October 1-4, 2021</s> September 30-October 3, 2022 || [[Conflux 16]]: Visions of Time || Canberra || [[John Birmingham]], [[Amie Kaufman]], [[Daniel O'Malley]], [[Lisa Fuller]], [[Tom Buckland]] | ||
| + | 61 || September 29-October 2, 2023 || [[Conflux 17]]: Passages and Portals || Canberra || [[Amie Kaufman]], [[Grace Chan]], [[Lisa Fuller]], [[Ellen Datlow]], [[Helen Marshall]], and (fan) [[Perry Middlemiss]] | ||
| + | 62 || May 17-19, 2024 || [[Continuum 16]]: Reboot || Melbourne || [[Shannon Chakraborty]], [[Vanessa Len]], and [[Cienan Muir]] | ||
| + | 63 || May 16-18, 2024 || [[Continuum 17]]: Horizons || Melbourne || | ||
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Much of the information for this page has been obtained from the Convergence 2 website, which updated a list compiled by [[Marc Ortlieb]], and (more recently) from a (less recent) list provided by Marc Ortlieb in the Aussiecon Three Souvenir Book. | Much of the information for this page has been obtained from the Convergence 2 website, which updated a list compiled by [[Marc Ortlieb]], and (more recently) from a (less recent) list provided by Marc Ortlieb in the Aussiecon Three Souvenir Book. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:41, 19 May 2024
The Australian National Science Fiction Convention, started in 1952 regularly presents the Ditmar Awards.
It also holds a Business Meeting at which, nowadays, bids are presented to host the Australian Natcon two years onward.
Contents
National Media Conventions[edit]
In some years there was a separate Australian National Media Convention. Australian Media Natcons used to present the Australian Science Fiction Media Awards. In 1983, Conquest '83, in Brisbane, was the first media natcon. In 1984, Medtrek '84, in Sydney, was the Australian National SF Media Convention for that year. In 1985, Con Amore, in Brisbane was the National Media Convention. In 1986, Galactic Tours Convention, in Melbourne was the Australian National Media Convention. In 1987, Eccentricon, held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College in Richmond NSW, was the 5th National S.F. Media Convention. In 1989, Conspire, in Canberra, was the Australasian SF Media Convention. In 1993, the New Zealand Natcon, DefCon, was the Australasian Media Natcon.
Spawncon[edit]
There was a joke bid, by Jerry Kaufman and Clifford R. Wind, for the 1985 Australian Natcon to be held in Seattle (U.S.A.). It won.
SpawnCon Two[edit]
In 1999, when Australia hosted the 57th Worldcon, Aussiecon 3, the Australian Natcon was SpawnCon Two.
Dudcon III[edit]
In 2010, when Australia hosted the 68th Worldcon, Aussiecon 4, the Australian Natcon was Dudcon III.
List of Australian Natcons[edit]
Much of the information for this page has been obtained from the Convergence 2 website, which updated a list compiled by Marc Ortlieb, and (more recently) from a (less recent) list provided by Marc Ortlieb in the Aussiecon Three Souvenir Book.
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