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| − | A [[convention]] in [[London]], [[UK]] sponsored by the [[Imperial College Science Fiction and Fantasy Society]], and running since | + | A [[convention]] in [[London]], [[UK]] sponsored by the [[Imperial College Science Fiction and Fantasy Society]], and running since 1983. |
| − | The tradition of a Varsity fish fight, started in 1988, between [[OUSFG]] and [[CUSFS]], continues to this day as as a inter-university challenge match. The fish must be defrosted, and the best technique involves gripping it by the gills. | + | The tradition of a Varsity fish fight, started in 1988, between [[OUSFG]] and [[Cambridge University SF Society|CUSFS]], continues to this day as as a inter-university challenge match. The fish must be defrosted, and the best technique involves gripping it by the gills. |
Destruction of dodgy merchandise, with liquid nitrogen and blunt objects, is all too common. | Destruction of dodgy merchandise, with liquid nitrogen and blunt objects, is all too common. | ||
<tab head=top> | <tab head=top> | ||
| − | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] | + | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]], Notes |
| − | [[Picocon 1]] ||1983 || | + | [[Picocon 1]] || 1983 || |
| − | [[Picocon 2]] || | + | [[Picocon 2]] || February 2, 1984 || [[Dave Langford]], [[Jonathan Cowie]] |
| − | [[Picocon Pi]] ||1985 ||[[Dave Langford]], [[Gerry Webb]] | + | [[Picocon Pi]] || March 9, 1985 || [[Dave Langford]], [[Gerry Webb]] |
| − | [[Picocon 4]] || | + | [[Picocon 4]] || February 15, 1986 || [[Brian Stableford]], [[Dave Langford]] |
| − | [[Picocon 5]] || | + | [[Picocon 5]] || February 21, 1987 || [[John Brunner]], [[David Hardy]] |
| − | [[Picocon 6]] || | + | [[Picocon 6]] || February 6, 1988 || [[Terry Pratchett]], [[Michael Scott Rohan]], [[Dave Langford]] |
| − | [[Picocon 7]] || | + | [[Picocon 7]] || February 4, 1989 || [[Dave Langford]], [[Terry Pratchett]], [[Gerry Webb]] (or, perhaps, [[Bob Shaw]]), [[Dave Lally]] |
| − | [[Picocon 8]] ||1990 ||[[Bob Shaw]] | + | [[Picocon 8]] || March 3, 1990 || [[Bob Shaw]] |
| − | [[Picocon 9]] || | + | [[Picocon 9]] || March 2, 1991 || No [[GoHs]] |
| − | [[Picocon 10]] || | + | [[Picocon 10]] || March 7, 1992 || [[Brian Stableford]], [[Dave Langford]] |
| − | [[Picocon 11]] || | + | [[Picocon 11]] || March 6, 1993 || [[Colin Greenland]] |
colspan="3"| There was no Picocon in 1994 | colspan="3"| There was no Picocon in 1994 | ||
| − | [[Picocon 12]] || | + | [[Picocon 12]] || March 12, 1995 || [[Iain Banks]], Dr. Arley Anderson |
| − | [[Picocon 13]] || | + | [[Picocon 13]] || February 4, 1996 || [[Rob Holdstock]], [[Chris Priest]], [[Stephen Baxter]] |
| − | [[Picocon 14]] || | + | [[Picocon 14]] || March 2, 1997 || [[Simon Ings]], [[Nicholas Royle]] |
| − | [[Picocon 15]] || | + | [[Picocon 15]] || February 28, 1998 || No [[GoHs]] |
| − | [[Picocon 16]] || | + | [[Picocon 16]] || February 6, 1999 || [[Stephen Lawhead]], [[M. John Harrison]], [[Jane Johnson]] |
| − | [[Picocon 17]] || | + | [[Picocon 17]] || February 19, 2000 || [[Brian Stableford]], [[Gary Kilworth]], [[Ian Watson]], [[Juliet McKenna]] |
| − | [[Picocon 18]] || | + | [[Picocon 18]] || February 10, 2001 || [[Christopher Priest]], [[Geoff Ryman]], [[Juliet E. McKenna]], [[Jane Killick]] |
| − | [[Picocon 19]] || | + | [[Picocon 19]] || February 9, 2002 || [[Anne Gay]], [[China Miéville]], [[Stan Nicholls]], [[Geoff Ryman]] |
| − | [[Picocon 20]] || | + | [[Picocon 20]] || February 22, 2003 || [[Jack Cohen]], [[Gwyneth Jones]] |
| − | [[Picocon 21]] || | + | [[Picocon 21]] || February 7, 2004 || [[Peter F. Hamilton]], [[Paul McAuley]], [[Adam Roberts]] |
| − | [[Picocon 22]] || | + | [[Picocon 22]] || February 19, 2005 || [[Gwyneth Jones]], [[Jon Courtenay Grimwood]], [[Brian Stableford]] |
| − | [[Picocon 23]] || | + | [[Picocon 23]] || February 18, 2006 || [[Ian Watson]], Natasha Mostert, [[Mark Roberts]] |
| − | [[Picocon 24]] || | + | [[Picocon 24]] || February 17, 2007 || [[Charles Stross]], [[Ken MacLeod]], [[Farah Mendlesohn]] |
| − | [[Picocon 25]] || | + | [[Picocon 25]] || February 23, 2008 || [[Paul Cornell]], [[Cory Doctorow]], [[Liz Williams]] |
| − | [[Picocon 26]] || | + | [[Picocon 26]] || February 28, 2009 || [[Pat Cadigan]], [[Robert Rankin]], [[Michael Marshall Smith]] |
| − | [[Picocon 27]] || | + | [[Picocon 27]] || February 27, 2010 || [[Alastair Reynolds]], [[Amanda Hemingway]], [[Jaine Fenn]] |
| − | [[Picocon 28]] || | + | [[Picocon 28]] || February 19, 2011 || [[Juliet McKenna]], [[Kari Sperring]], [[Paul McAuley]] |
| − | [[Picocon 29]] || | + | [[Picocon 29]] || February 18, 2012 || [[Adrian Tchaikovsky]], [[Justina Robson]], [[Tricia Sullivan]] |
| − | [[Picocon 30]] || | + | [[Picocon 30]] || February 16-17, 2013 || [[Peter F. Hamilton]], [[Steph Swainston]], [[Richard Morgan]], [[Kate Griffin]] |
| − | [[Picocon 31]] || | + | [[Picocon 31]] || February 22, 2014 || [[Sarah Pinborough]], [[Charles Stross]], David Southwood |
| − | [[Picocon 32]] || | + | [[Picocon 32]] || February 14-15, 2015 || [[Cory Doctorow]], [[Frances Hardinge]], [[Ian McDonald]], [[Kari Sperring]], Stuart Ashen |
| − | [[Picocon 33]] ||February 20, 2016 ||[[Michelle Paver]], [[Paul Cornell]], Carrie Hope Fletcher | + | [[Picocon 33]] || February 20, 2016 || [[Michelle Paver]], [[Paul Cornell]], Carrie Hope Fletcher |
| − | [[Picocon 34]] ||February 18, 2017 ||[[Paul McAuley]], [[Jaine Fenn]], [[Al Robertson]], [[Justina Robson]] | + | [[Picocon 34]] || February 18, 2017 || [[Paul McAuley]], [[Jaine Fenn]], [[Al Robertson]], [[Justina Robson]] |
| − | [[Picocon 35]] ||February 17, 2018 ||[[Paul Stewart]], [[Chris Riddell]], [[Ben Aaronovitch]], [[Emma Newman]] | + | [[Picocon 35]] || February 17, 2018 || [[Paul Stewart]], [[Chris Riddell]], [[Ben Aaronovitch]], [[Emma Newman]] |
| − | [[Picocon 36]] ||February 16, 2019 ||[[Andrew Bannister]], Lottie Bevan, Alexis Kennedy, [[Simon Morden]], [[Gavin Smith]] | + | [[Picocon 36]] || February 16, 2019 || [[Andrew Bannister]], Lottie Bevan, Alexis Kennedy, [[Simon Morden]], [[Gavin Smith]] |
| − | [[Picocon 37]] ||February 22, 2020 || | + | [[Picocon 37]] || February 22, 2020 || [[Juliet Kemp]], [[Roz Kaveney]], [[Tamsyn Muir]] |
| + | [[Picocon 38]] || February 20, 2021 (virtual) || Jeff Somers, Dan Moren, S. J. Kincaid, Brian David Johnson. Held online due to Covid-19. | ||
| + | [[Picocon 39]] || March 5, 2022 (virtual) || Bryony Pearce, Louise Mumford, A. J. Flowers, Brendan DuBois, Gareth L. Powell, Matthew Wraith. Held online due to Covid-19. | ||
| + | [[Picocon 40]] || March 11, 2023 || Alma Alexander, Gav Thorpe, Mark Lawrence, Jonathan Sims, Tim Klotz, Allan Henry | ||
| + | [[Picocon 41]] || March 23, 2024 || ?? | ||
</tab> | </tab> | ||
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| − | + | {{convention | start=1983 | locale=London, England }} | |
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[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:39, 1 February 2024
A convention in London, UK sponsored by the Imperial College Science Fiction and Fantasy Society, and running since 1983.
The tradition of a Varsity fish fight, started in 1988, between OUSFG and CUSFS, continues to this day as as a inter-university challenge match. The fish must be defrosted, and the best technique involves gripping it by the gills.
Destruction of dodgy merchandise, with liquid nitrogen and blunt objects, is all too common.
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