This is where you can find out about all those conventions!
If you know of one that isn't listed, please let me know using the following Email link!
Readercon 19 - Literary
July 17-20, 2008 Burlington Marriott, Burlington, Massachusetts.
Guests: Jonathan Lethem & James Patrick Kelly
Necon 28 - Writer's conference
July 17 - 20, 2008 Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island
Guests: Charlaine Harris, Michael Marshall Smith, James A. Moore, Eric Powell, F. Paul Wilson
VIDCON '08 - Fan Fiction
July 18 - 20, 2008 Hilton Bayfront, St. Petersburg
Motor City Nightmares - Horror
July 18 - 20, 2008 Crowne Plaza Novi in Novi, MI
Guests: 40th Anniversary Night of the Living Dead Reunion, Tony Todd, Kane HodderLinnea Quigly & More!
ConGames '08 - Gaming
July 19-20, 2008 Hilton Bayfront near downtown St. Petersburg
San Diego ComicCon International
July 24 - 27, 2008 San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA.
Guests: Forrest J. Ackerman, Sergio Aragones, Kyle Baker, Ralph Bakshi, Mike W. Barr, Lynda Barry, Frank Beddor, Ray Bradbury, Steve Breen, Max Brooks, Ed Brubaker, Matt Busch, Jim Butcher, Eddie Campbell, Howard Chaykin, Kim Deitch, Mark Evanier, Al Feldstein, Keith Giffen, Neil Googe, Victor Gorelick, Mike Grell, Paul Gulacy, Joe Hill, Bryan Hitch, John Howe, Al Jaffee, Geoff Johns, J.G. Jones and LOTS MORE!
Trinoc*coN9 - SF&F lit, Speculation, Relaxation
July 25 - 27, 2008 Crestwood Suites, Durham, NC
Guests: TBA
Conestoga 2008 - SF&F Literary
July 25 - 27, 2008 Radisson Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
Guests: Diana Gabaldon, Stephen Hickman, Tim Miller, Gordon Van Gelder
ConFluence 2008 - Literary SF&F
July 25 - 27, 2008 DoubleTree Hotel, Pittsburgh Airport
Guests: Joe Haldeman, Kathryn Cramer, Lord Landless
Accio 2008 - Harry Potter
July 25 - 27, 2008 Magdalen College, Oxford, England, UK.
Guests: Gillian Hall and Emer O'Sullivan
Costume College 2008 - Costuming
August 1 - 3, 2008 Airtel Plaza Hotel in Van Nuys, California.
Diversicon 16 - Diversity in SF&F
August 1 - 3, 2008 Holiday Inn Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
Guests: Anne Frasier, Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, PhD
ConnectiCon - Anime, Web Comics, Gaming, Video Gaming, Fantasy, Sci-Fi.
August 1 - 3, 2008 Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT.
Guests: Tim Buckley, Brian Clevenger, Ananth Panagariya, Garth Graham, Michael "Mookie" Terracciano, Jeph Jaques, Scott Ramsoomir, Pontus Madsen, Christian Fundin, Sam Logan,Rich Stevens & more!
Denvention 3 - WorldCon
Aug. 6 - 10, 2008 Denver, Colorado
Guests: Lois McMaster Bujold, Rick Sternbach, Tom Whitmore, Will McCarthy, Kathy Mar
Official Star Trek Las Vegas Convention
August 6 - 10, 2008 Las Vegas Hilton
Guests: Leonard Nimoy, Avery Brooks, Scott Bakula, Kate Mulgrew, Nana Visitor, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis & more!
Otakon 2008 - Anime
August 8 - 10, 2008 Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD
Guests: Masao Maruyama, JAM Project, Richard Epcar, Derek Stephen Prince, Ellyn Stern
AmeCon 2008 - Anime
August 8 - 10, 2008 University of Leicester Campus , UK
Guests: TBA
Horrorfind Weekend - Horror
Aug. 15 -17, 2008 UMUC Marriott Inn & Conference Center, Adelphi, MD
Guests: Count Gore De Vol, Chris Sarandon, Shawnee Smith, William Forsythe, Roddy Piper, Daeg Faerch, Tom Savini, Jack Ketchum, Michael Boatman, Edward Lee, Thomas Monteleone, Michael Laimo, Michael Arnzen, Donna Lynch, D. Harlan Wilson & lots more!
ArmadilloCon 30 - Literary SF&F
August 15 - 17, 2008 Austin Doubletree Hotel, Austin, TX
Guests: John Scalzi, David Lee Anderson, Kelly Persons, Sheila Williams, Bill Crider, Joe & Gay Haldeman
Film4 Fright Fest - Horror
August 21 - 23, 2008 Odeon West End, London, England, UK
Bubonicon 40 - SF&F
August 22 - 24, 2008 The Albuquerque Grand Airport Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Guests: David Weber, Mario Acevedo, Doug Beason, Richard Berthold, Ben Bova, Suzy M. Charnas, Douglas W. Clark, Yvonne Coats, Dr. Larry Crumpler, Terry England, Gordon Garb, Steven Gould, Sally Gwylan, Betsy James, Andy Kuhn, Anne & Jeff Lambert, Jane Lindskold, Emily Mah, George RR Martin, Victor Milan, John J. Miller, Laura J. Mixon, Pati Nagle, Richard E. Peck, John Pelan, Scott Phillips, John Maddox Roberts, Joan Spicci Saberhagen, Debbie Lynn Smith, Melinda Snodgrass, S.M. Stirling, David Lee Summers, Pari Noskin Taichert, Ian Tregillis, Robert Vardeman, Carrie Vaughn, Jerry Weinberg and Walter Jon Williams.
Monster Mania 11
August 22 - 24, 2008, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Guests: ROBERT ENGLUND, RICHARD DREYFUSS
HorrorHound Weekend
August 29 - 31, 2008 Marriott Indianapolis East
Guests: Joe Dante, Dick Miller, Dee Wallace Stone, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Combs & lots more!
Dragon*Con 2008 - SF&F & Horror
August 29 - September 1, 2008 Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta Marriott Marquis and the Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta, GA.
Guests: Way too many to even start listing!
Mephit FurMeet 2008 - Furry
August 29 - September 1, 2008 Holiday Inn Select Memphis Airport, Memphis, TN
Guests: PandaGuy
CopperCon 28 - Literary SF&F
August 29 - September 1, 2008 Embassy Suites Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona
Guests: Greg Weisman, MaryJanice Davidson, Anthony Alongi, Tom Smith
Realm Con - Anime
September 5 -7, 2008 Holiday Inn Emerald Beach, Corpus Christi, Texas!
Guests: Christopher Ayres, Juno Blair B., Stephanie Chateau, CJ Collins, The Royal Dead, Phil Dixon & more!
Conchord 21 - Filk
Sept. 12 - 14, 2008 Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills, CA
Guests: Alexander Adams, Steve Savitzky, Paul Estin, Derek Foster aka Baldwin of Erebor
Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention - TV & Movies
Sept. 18 - 20, 2008 Clarion Hotel, Aberdeen, Maryland
Guests: EDD BYRNES, PATTY McCORMACK, JOHN PROVOST, KATHLEEN HUGHES & MORE
B Movie Celebration - "B" Movies
Sept. 26 - 28, 2008 Franklin, Indiana
Films include: SHOGUN ASSASSIN, FORBIDDEN WORLD, DEATH RACE 2000, HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, THIS ISLAND EARTH, TARANTULA, CARNIVAL OF SOULS, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, NIGHT OF THE COMET, BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, THE GIANT BEHEMOTH, QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE, WORLD WITHOUT END, RUSS MEYER'S UP, FROM HELL IT CAME, ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS, NOT OF THIS EARTH (the black and white original), THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS, THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS, WITHOUT WARNING, SCREWBALLS, GALAXY OF TERROR, HOUSE, THE CRAWLING EYE, ATTACK OF THE 50FOOT WOMAN, PSYCHO, JOURNEY TO THE SEVENTH PLANET, INVISIBLE INVADERS, ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES, TERMINAL ISLAND, NIGHTHAWKS, MYSTERIOUS ISLAND(61), ONE MILLION B.C., INVADERS FROM MARS(53), TO TRAP A SPY, HOLD THAT GHOST, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, TWINS OF EVIL, THE VAMPIRE LOVERS, LUST FOR A VAMPIRE, THE TIME MACHINE, WAR OF THE WORLDS!
Foolscap X - Science fiction and fantasy on paper
September 26 - 28, 2008 Redmond Marriott Town Center, Redmond, WA
Guests: Esther Friesner and Michael Kaluta
Conjecture 2008 - SF&F
September 26 - 28, 2008 Crowne Plaza, San Diego, CA.
Guest: David Drake
Archon 32 - SF&F
October 3 - 5, 2008 Holiday Inn, Collinsville, IL (St. Louis, MO area)
Guests: Laurell K. Hamilton, John Kovalic, Victor Milan & lots more!
SiliCon 2008 - Fandom Activity
October 3 - 5, 2008 DoubleTree Inn, San Jose, CA
FenCon 2008 - Literary SF & Filk
October 3 - 55, 2008 Crowne Plaza North Dallas - Addison, Texas
Guests: Gregory Benford, Three Weird Sisters and more!
Cinema Wasteland - Horror
October 3 - 5, 2008 Holiday Inn Select, Strongsville, Ohio
Guests: Lamberto Bava, Brett Halsey, Cinzia Monreale, John Saxon, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Marilyn Chambers, Allan Kolman Migicovsky
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Film Festival
October 3 - 5, 2008 Hollywood Theatre, Portland Oregon
ConClave 33 - SF&F
October 3 - 5, 2008 Crowne Plaza, Romulus, MI
Guests: Michelle West, Theresa Mather, Lee Carrol & Anne Brett, and others!
VCon 33 - SF&F & gaming
October 3 - 5, 2008 The Compass Point Inn, Surrey, BC, Canada.
Guests: Kelley Armstrong, Patrick Rothfuss, Lisa Snellings-Clark, James Ernest, Dr. Jaymie Matthews
Eerie Horror Film Fest 2008 - Horror
October 9 - 12 The Warner Theatre, Erie, PA
Guests: SID HAIG, GUNNAR HANSEN, ED NEAL, MARILYN BURNS, ALLEN DANZIGER, TERI McMINN, JOHN DUGAN, BILL VAIL
Bouchercon 2008 - Mystery
October 9 - 12, 2008 Sheraton Baltimore City Center, Baltimore, MD
Guests: Lawrence Block, Laura Lippman, John Harvey, Mark Billingham, Robert Rosenwald & Barbara Peters, Thalia Proctor
Rock & Shock - Horror
October 10 - 12, 2008 DCU Center AND The Palladium in Worcester, MA
Guests: Hellraiser 1 & 2 Reunion, Roddy Piper, Tom Savini, Bill Moseley, Ken Foree
Classic Movie Monster Con
Oct. 10 - 12, 2008 MeadowView Marriott Conference Resort & Convention Center, Kingsport, Tennessee
Guests: Bob & Kathy Burns, Sara Karloff, Elena Verdugo, Basil Gogos & more!
Necronomicon 2008 - Tampa's Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Convention
October 10-12, 2008 - Hilton Downtown St Petersburg
Guests: Frederik Pohl, Julie E. Czerneda, Rick Wilber & more!
Albacon 2008 - SF&F
October 10 - 12, 2008 Crowne Plaza Albany City Center, Albany, NY
Guests: Anne McCaffrey, Todd McCaffrey, Barclay Shaw & others!
The Spooky Movie Film Festival - Horror Film Festival
October 16 - 19, 2008 Arlington Cinema and Draft House - Arlington, Virginia, Cinema Arts - Fairfax, Virginia & Wheaten Cinema and Draft House - Wheaten, Maryland
Spooky Empire - Horror
October 17 - 19, 2008 The Wyndham Resort in Orlando, FL
Guests: Malcolm McDowell, Angus Scrimm, George Romero, Shawnee Smith, & lots more!
Arcana 38 - Dark Fantastic
October 17 - 19, 2008 Best Western Hotel, Bandana Square, St. Paul, Minn.
Guest: F. Paul Wilson
Capclave 2008 - SF&F
October 17 - 19, 2008 Hilton Washington DC/Rockville, Executive Meeting Center, Rockville, Maryland
Guests: James Morrow, Michael Dirda
Chiller Theatre Expo- Horror
Oct. 24 - 26, 2008 Hilton Parsippany, Parsippany, N.J.
Guests: TBA
HorrorHound Weekend
October 24 - 26, 2008 Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti
Guests: TBA
MileHiCon 40 - SF, Fantasy, Horror
October 24 - 26, 2008 Hyatt Regency Hotel—Tech Center, Denver, CO
Guests: Jim Butcher, Tim Powers, Patricia Briggs, Michael Carroll, Carrie Vaughn, Ed Kramer
Ohio Valley Filk Fest 24 - Filk
October 24 - 26, 2008 Crowne Plaza Dublin, Dublin, OH
Guests: Tim & Annie Walker, Graham & Becca Leathers, Jan DiMasi, Sibylle Machat
BakuretsuCon 2008 - Anime & Gaming
October 23 - 226, 2008 Hampton Inn & Conference Center, Colchester, VT
Guests: TBA
Festival of the Dead
October 11 - November 31, 2008 Salem, Massachusetts
THREE WEEKS worth of Halloween related events. You've got to check this out.
World Fantasy Convention 2008 - Fantasy
October 30 - November 2, 2008 Hyatt Regency, Calgary, AB, Canada
Guests: David Morrell, Barbara Hambly, Tom Doherty & others
ICON 33 - SF&F
October 31 - November 2, 2008 Marriott Hotel Coralville Hotel & Conference Center, Coralville, Iowa
Guests: Tanya Huff, Alan M. Clark, Richard Klemensen
Astronomicon 11 - F&F
November 7 - 9, 2008 Rochester, New York
Guests: Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, Patrick Sweeney
Armadacon 20 - SF&F/Media
November 7 - 9, 2008 Royal Fleet Club, Plymouth, UK
Guest: Adrian Cole
WindyCon 35 - Military SF&F
November 14 - 16, 2008 Westin Lombard, Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL
Guests: John Ringo, David Mattingly, Ryan Yantis, Lt. Col., Walter Koenig & More!
Novacon 38 - SF&F
November 14 - 16, 2008 Quality Hotel, Bentley, Walsall, UK
Guests: Ian R MacLeod and Vernon Brown
The New England Fan Experience - Media SF&F
November 21 - 23, 2008 Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Guests: George Takei, Bob Eggleton, Gary Sohmers, Johnny Yong Bosch, Lea Thompson
OryCon 30 - SF&F
November 21 - 23, 2008 Portland Marriott Waterfront, Portland OR
Guests: Harry Turtledove, Jeff Fennel, Ginjer Buchanan, Cecilia Eng
PHILCON 2008 - Sci-Fi
November 21 - 23, 2008 Crowne Plaza Hotel Cherry Hill NJ
Guests: Tim Powers, John Picacio, Scott Christian Sava
Loscon 35 - F&SF
November 28 - 30, 2008 Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Guests: John Scalzi, Gary Lippincott, Michael Siladi, and others!
Con Of The North - Gaming
February 6 - 6, 2009 Holiday Inn St. Paul East, St. Paul, Minnesota
Role Playing & Gaming
Katsucon 15 (Anime)
Feb. 13 - 15, 2009 Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA
Guest: Roland Kelts
Boskone 46 - Sci-Fi
February 15 - 13, 2009 Westin Waterfront, Boston, Massachusetts
Guests: Jo Walton, Stephan Martiniere, Irene Gallo, Dr. Seti
ConDWF VIII - Sci-Fi
February 20 - 22, 2009 Crowne Plaza Suites Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Guests: Jim Butcher, David Weber
Redemption '09 - Sci-Fi
February 20 - 22, 2009 Britannia Hotel, Coventry, UK
Guests: Carrie Dobro
Ad Astra - Sci-Fi
March 27 - 29, 2009 Crowne Plaza Toronto Don Valley Hotel, Toronto, Canada
Guests: TBA
MALICE DOMESTIC XXl (21) - Mystery
May 1-3, 2009 Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington Virginia
Guests: Over 175 Authors!
Anime Boston 2009 - Anime
May 22-24, 2009 - Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA
Guests: TBA
Now that should keep you busy for a while!
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