This list of past Minicons is in chronological order (which is not the same as numerical order). Location, dates, and guests of honor are noted when known.
| No. | Date/Year | Location | Theme | Guests of Honor | Special Guest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1968 | Coffman Union at the University of Minnesota | Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak | ||
| 2 | 1969 | Andrews Hotel; Minneapolis, MN | Gordon R. Dickson, Charles De Vet, Clifford Simak | ||
| 3 | 1970 | Dyckman Hotel; Minneapolis, MN | Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, Clifford Simak | ||
| 4 | 1971 | Curtis Hotel; Minneapolis, MN | Lin Carter | ||
| 5 | 1971 | Andrews Hotel; Minneapolis, MN | Volsted Gridban was listed, but it did not refer to one of the authors who had used that pseudonym being the guest; there was no guest of honor at this Minicon. | ||
| 6 | 1972 | Hyatt Lodge; Minneapolis, MN | The Stereo-opticon | Ruth Berman | |
| 7 | 1973 | Hyatt Lodge; Minneapolis, MN | Larry Niven (pro), Rusty Hevelin (fan) | ||
| 8 | 1974 | Dyckman Hotel; Minneapolis, MN | Kelly Freas (pro), Bob Tucker (fan) | ||
| 9 | 1974 | Dyckman Hotel; Minneapolis, MN | Judy-Lynn del Rey and Lester del Rey | ||
| 10 | 1975 | Holiday Inn | Poul Anderson (pro), Gordon Dickson (fan), Lester del Rey (toastmaster) | ||
| 11 | 1976 | Leamington Hotel | Edmond Hamilton (pro), Leigh Brackett (pro), Leigh and Norb Couch (fans), Jackie Franke and Rusty Hevelin (toastmasters) | ||
| 12 | 1977 | Leamington Hotel | Ben Bova (pro), Buck Coulson and Juanita Coulson (fans), Joe Haldeman (toastmaster) | ||
| 13 | 1978 | Leamington Hotel | Nothing is as it seems. | Samuel R. Delany (pro), Spider Robinson (fan), Bob Tucker (artist), Krissy (toastmaster) | |
| 15 | 1979 | Minneapolis Radisson | Theodore Sturgeon (pro), Tom Digby (fan), Rick Sternbach (artist), Robert E. Vardeman (toastmaster) | ||
| 16 | 1980 | Minneapolis Radisson | C. J. Cherryh (pro), Jon Singer (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Nate Bucklin (musician), Bob Tucker (toastmaster) | ||
| 17 | 1981 | Minneapolis Radisson | Jack Vance (pro), Jerry Boyajian (fan), Reed Waller (musician), Kathy Marschall (artist) | ||
| 14 | 1982 | Saint Paul Radisson | Forward, Into the Past | John Varley (pro), Clifford D. Simak (fan), Spider Robinson (musician) | |
| 19 | 1983 | Saint Paul Radisson | Backward, Into the Future | Larry Niven (pro), Pamela Dean and David Dyer-Bennet (fans), Dave Sim (artist), Spider John Koerner (music), Steven Brust (toastmaster), Nostradamus (proxy) | |
| 18 | 1984 | Leamington Hotel | We know what we're doing and you don't. Trust us. | Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (pro), Dave Wixon (fan), Stephen Hickman (artist), S.P. Somtow (musician), Rusty Hevelin (toastmaster), Bob Tucker ("smooth") | |
| 20 | 1985 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | James P. Hogan (pro), The Permanent Floating Riot Club (fan group, the name is a tribute to Larry Niven), The White Women (musicians), Stu Shiffman (artist), Jerry Stearns and Kara Dalkey (toastmasters) | ||
| 21 | 1986 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Now we're just immoral and fattening | Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm (pro), Denny Lien (fan), Ken Fletcher (artist), Anne Passovoy (musician), Diane Duane (toastmaster) | |
| 22 | 1987 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Still Crazy After All These Years | David Brin (pro), Fred Haskell (fan), Erin McKee (artist), Jerry Stearns (music), Robert Bloch (toastmaster) | |
| 23 | 1988 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Spring Forward, Fall Over | Eleanor Arnason (author), Eric Heideman (fan), Frederik Pohl (editor), Crystal Marvig (artist), Richard Feynman (science, posthumous) | |
| 24 | 1989 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Zen and the Art of Fan Maintenance | Harry Harrison, George "Lan" Laskowski, Fritz Leiber, Barry B. Longyear | |
| 25 | 1990 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | The Silver Edition | Jane Yolen, Kim Stanley Robinson (author), Patrick Price ("arthur"), David Thayer a.k.a. Teddy Harvia (artist), DavE Romm (fan), Earl Joseph (science) | |
| 26 | 1991 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Think of it as Evolution in Action | George Alec Effinger (author), David Cherry (artist), Al Kuhfeld, Ph.D. (science), Suzanne V. Tompkins and Jerry Kaufman (fans), Jon Singer (lunch) | |
| 27 | 1992 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Don't Ever Be A Dodo | Lois McMaster Bujold (author), Ctein (artist), Dave Van Ronk (music) | |
| 28 | 1993 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota[1] | Suite, Savage Minicon | Susan Allison (editor), Diane Duane (author), Peter Morwood (author), Kathy Mar (music), Don Fitch (bless his sweet heart), John M. Ford (interesting person) | |
| 29 | 1994 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | It seemed like a good idea at the time | Tom Doherty (publisher), Jack Williamson (author), Rusty Hevelin (fan), Phil Foglio (artist) | |
| 30 | 1995 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Would you like fries with that? | Vernor Vinge (author), Robert L. Forward (science), Jody Lee (artist), The Bhigg House (fan group) | |
| 31 | April 5–7, 1996 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Coming Soon to a Galaxy Near You! | Suzette Haden Elgin (author), Ed Emshwiller (artist, posthumous), Joe Siclari & Edie Stern (fans), David Ossman (audio) | |
| 32 | March 28–30, 1997 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Algis Budrys (author), C. J. Cherryh (author), Tom Doherty (publisher), Tom Lopez (audio), Patrick Nielsen Hayden (fan), Teresa Nielsen Hayden (fan), Michael Swanwick | ||
| 33 | April 10–12, 1998 | Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Heisenberg Probably Slept Here | Gardner Dozois (publishing), David Langford (fan), John M. Ford (toastmaster) | |
| 34 | April 2–4, 1999 | Minneapolis Hilton & Towers Hotel | Octavia E. Butler (author), Mark & Priscilla Olson (fans), David Nee (bookseller) | ||
| 35 | April 21–23, 2000 | Hilton Minneapolis & Towers | Maureen F. McHugh (author), John Berkey (artist), Lenny Bailes (fan) | ||
| 36 | April 13–15, 2001 | Hilton Minneapolis & Towers | Ken MacLeod (author), Jo Walton (fan), Leslie Fish (musician) | ||
| 37 | March 29–31, 2002 | Hilton Minneapolis | Emma Bull (author), Will Shetterly (author), Arthur Hlavaty (fan), Rick Berry (artist) | ||
| 38 | April 18–20, 2003 | Millennium Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Robert J. Sawyer (author), Carolyn Clink (poet), Sue Mason (fan), Steve Macdonald (musician) | ||
| 39 | April 9–11, 2004 | Millennium Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Walter Jon Williams (author), Sharyn November (editor), Deb Geisler (fan) | ||
| 40 | March 25–27, 2005 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota | Minicon Fortean | Terry Pratchett (author), Fastner & Larson (artists), James Young (fan) | |
| 41 | April 14–16, 2006 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | XLi, Robot | Harlan Ellison (author), John Picacio (artist), Doug Friauf (fan) | |
| 42 | April 6–8, 2007 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | "And the question was..." (in reference to the number 42) | Charles de Lint (author), Charles Vess (artist) | |
| 43 | March 21–23, 2008 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | "Digging up the Future" | Alastair Reynolds (author), Wayne Barlowe (artist, in absentia), Shawna McCarthy (editor), Nate Bucklin (fan) | |
| 44 | April 10–12, 2009 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | Karl Schroeder (author), Stephan Martinere (artist, in absentia), Seth Shostak (scientist) | ||
| 45 | April 2–4, 2010 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | Brandon Sanderson (author), Daniel Dos Santos (artist) | Moshe Feder (editor) | |
| 46 | April 22–24, 2011 | Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | "Not yet dead from the neck up" | Charles Stross, (author in absentia), John Scalzi, (author), Chas Somdahl, (musician) | |
| 47 | April 6–8, 2012 | DoubleTree Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. (Hotel rebranded) | "The minions are coming..." | Ted Chiang (author), Christopher J Garcia (fanzine), Frank Wu (artist), | Brianna "Spacekat" Wu (game developer) |
| 48 | March 29–31, 2013 | DoubleTree Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | "The Game of Life" | Julie Czerneda (author), Richard Tatge (fan) | |
| 49 | April 17–20, 2014 | DoubleTree Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | "Pirates and Airships" | Catherynne Valente (author), Janny Wurts (author), Don Maitz (artist) | |
| 50 | April 2–5, 2015 | DoubleTree Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | "The Gold Edition" | Jane Yolen (author), Larry Niven author, Brandon Sanderson (author), Tom Doherty (publisher), Adam Stemple (musician), Michael Whelan (artist) | |
| 51 | March 25–27, 2016 | DoubleTree Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | Seanan McGuire (author), Sara Butcher Burrier (artist) | ||
| 52 | April 14–16, 2017 | DoubleTree Bloomington Hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. | Brother Guy Consolmagno (scientist) | Moshe Feder (editor) |
References
- ↑ Aiken, Wayne (March 1993). "Upcoming Conventions". Holy Temple of Mass Consumption. No. 16.
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