List of Worldcons

This World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) list includes prior and scheduled Worldcons. The data is maintained by the Long List Committee, a World Science Fiction Society sub-committee.

Notes:

  • Name – a convention is normally listed by the least confusing version of its name. This is usually the name preferred by the convention, but fannish tradition is followed in retroactively numbering the first Worldcon in a series 1 (or I or One).
  • Guests of honor – custom in designating guests of honor has varied greatly, with some conventions giving specific titles (Fan, Pro, Australia, US, Artist, etc.) and some simply call them all guests of honor. Specific labels have been used where they existed, as have regional variants in spelling.
  • Size – where available, this column records two numbers: how many paying members attended the Worldcon and how many total members there were (in parentheses). The available data is very incomplete and imprecise and many of these numbers are probably substantially in error.
  • No Worldcons were held between 1942 and 1945 due to World War II.
Year Name City Country Guests of honor Size
1st1939 Nycon I New York, New York US Frank R. Paul 200
2nd1940 Chicon I Chicago, Illinois US E. E. "Doc" Smith 128
3rd1941 Denvention I Denver, Colorado US Robert A. Heinlein 90
4th1946 Pacificon I Los Angeles, California US A. E. van Vogt
E. Mayne Hull
130
5th1947 Philcon I Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US John W. Campbell, Jr. 200
6th1948 Torcon I Toronto, Ontario Canada Robert Bloch (pro)
Bob Tucker (fan)
200
7th1949 Cinvention Cincinnati, Ohio US Lloyd A. Eshbach (pro)
Ted Carnell (fan)
190
8th1950 Norwescon Portland, Oregon US Anthony Boucher 400
9th1951 Nolacon I New Orleans, Louisiana US Fritz Leiber 190
10th1952 TASFiC (Chicon II) Chicago, Illinois US Hugo Gernsback 870
11th1953 Philcon II Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US Willy Ley 750
12th1954 SFCon San Francisco, California US John W. Campbell, Jr. 700
13th1955 Clevention Cleveland, Ohio US Isaac Asimov (pro)
Sam Moskowitz (mystery GoH)
380
14th1956 NyCon II New York, New York US Arthur C. Clarke 850
15th1957 Loncon I London UK John W. Campbell, Jr. 268
16th1958 Solacon South Gate, California US Richard Matheson 211
17th1959 Detention Detroit, Michigan US Poul Anderson (pro)
John Berry (fan)
371
18th1960 Pittcon Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania US James Blish 568
19th1961 Seacon Seattle, Washington US Robert A. Heinlein 300
20th1962 Chicon III Chicago, Illinois US Theodore Sturgeon 730
21st1963 Discon I Washington, D.C. US Murray Leinster 600
22nd1964 Pacificon II Oakland, California US Leigh Brackett (pro)
Edmond Hamilton (pro)
Forrest J Ackerman (fan)
523
23rd1965 Loncon II London UK Brian W. Aldiss 350
24th1966 Tricon Cleveland, Ohio US L. Sprague de Camp 850
25th1967 Nycon 3 New York, New York US Lester del Rey (pro)
Bob Tucker (fan)
1,500
26th1968 Baycon Berkeley, California US Philip José Farmer (pro)
Walter J. Daugherty (fan)
1,430
27th1969 St. Louiscon St. Louis, Missouri US Jack Gaughan (pro)
Eddie Jones (fan)
1,534
28th1970 Heicon '70 Heidelberg West Germany E.C. Tubb (UK)
Robert Silverberg (US)
Herbert W. Franke (Germany)
Elliot K. Shorter (fan)
620
29th1971 Noreascon I Boston, Massachusetts US Clifford D. Simak (pro)
Harry Warner, Jr. (fan)
1,600
30th1972 L.A.con I Los Angeles, California US Frederik Pohl (pro)
Buck & Juanita Coulson (fan)
2,007
31st1973 Torcon II Toronto, Ontario Canada Robert Bloch (pro)
William Rotsler (fan)
2,900
32nd1974 Discon II Washington, D.C. US Roger Zelazny (pro)
Jay Kay Klein (fan)
3,587
33rd1975 Aussiecon 1 Melbourne, Victoria Australia Ursula K. Le Guin (pro)
Susan Wood (fan)
Mike Glicksohn (fan)
Donald Tuck (Australian)
606
34th1976 MidAmeriCon Kansas City, Missouri US Robert A. Heinlein
George Barr (fan)
3,014
35th1977 SunCon Miami Beach, Florida US Jack Williamson (pro)
Robert A. Madle (fan)
3,240
(4,200)
36th1978 IguanaCon II Phoenix, Arizona US Harlan Ellison (pro)
Bill Bowers (fan)
4,700
37th1979 Seacon '79 BrightonUK Brian Aldiss (UK)
Fritz Leiber (US)
Harry Bell (fan)
3,114
38th1980 Noreascon Two Boston, Massachusetts US Damon Knight (pro)
Kate Wilhelm (pro)
Bruce Pelz (fan)
5,850
39th1981 Denvention Two Denver, Colorado US Clifford D. Simak (pro)
C.L. Moore (pro)
Rusty Hevelin (fan)
3,792
40th1982 Chicon IV Chicago, Illinois US A. Bertram Chandler (pro)
Frank Kelly Freas (pro)
Lee Hoffman (fan)
4,275
41st1983 ConStellation Baltimore, Maryland US John Brunner (pro)
David A. Kyle (fan)
6,400
42nd1984 L.A.con II Anaheim, California US Gordon R. Dickson (pro)
Dick Eney (fan)
8,365
43rd1985 Aussiecon Two Melbourne, Victoria Australia Gene Wolfe (pro)
Ted White (fan)
1,599
44th1986 ConFederation Atlanta, Georgia US Ray Bradbury (pro)[1]
Terry Carr (fan)
5,811
45th1987 Conspiracy '87 Brighton UK Doris Lessing (UK)
Alfred Bester (US)
Boris and Arkady Strugatsky (USSR)
Jim Burns (artist)
Ray Harryhausen (film)
Joyce Slater and Ken Slater (fan)
David Langford (special fan)
4,009
(5,425)
46th1988 Nolacon II New Orleans, Louisiana US Donald A. Wollheim (pro)
Roger Sims (fan)
5,300
47th1989 Noreascon 3 Boston, Massachusetts US Andre Norton (pro)
Betty and Ian Ballantine (pro)
The Stranger Club (fan)
6,837
(7,795)
48th1990 ConFiction The Hague Netherlands Harry Harrison (pro)
Wolfgang Jeschke (pro)
Joe Haldeman (pro)
Andrew I. Porter (fan)
3,580
49th1991 Chicon V Chicago, Illinois US Hal Clement (pro)
Martin H. Greenberg (pro)
Richard Powers (pro)
Jon and Joni Stopa (fan)
5,661
50th1992 MagiCon Orlando, Florida US Jack Vance (pro)
Vincent Di Fate (artist)
Walter A. Willis (fan)
5,319
(6,368)
51st1993 ConFrancisco San Francisco, California US Larry Niven
Alicia Austin
Tom Digby (fan)
Jan Howard Finder
Mark Twain (Dead GoH)
6,602
52nd1994 ConAdian Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Anne McCaffrey (pro)
George Barr (artist)
Robert Runte (fan)
3,570
(7,725)
53rd1995 Intersection Glasgow, Scotland UK Samuel R. Delany (writer)
Gerry Anderson (media)
Les Edwards (artist)
Vin¢ Clarke (fan)
4,173
(6,524)
54th1996 L.A.con III Anaheim, California US James White (writer)
Roger Corman (media)
Elsie Wollheim (special)
Takumi and Sachiko Shibano (fan)
6,703
55th1997 LoneStarCon 2 San Antonio, Texas US Algis Budrys (pro)
Michael Moorcock (pro)
Don Maitz (artist)
Roy Tackett (fan)
4,634
(5,614)
56th1998 BucConeer Baltimore, Maryland US C. J. Cherryh
Milton A. Rothman
Stanley Schmidt
Michael Whelan
J. Michael Straczynski (special)
6,572
57th1999 Aussiecon Three Melbourne, Victoria Australia Gregory Benford, author
George Turner, author
Bruce Gillespie, fan
1,626
(2,872)
58th2000 Chicon 2000 Chicago, Illinois US Ben Bova (author)
Bob Eggleton (artist)
Jim Baen (editor)
Bob & Anne Passovoy (fan)
5,794
(6,574)
59th2001 Millennium Philcon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US Greg Bear (author)
Stephen Youll (artist)
Gardner Dozois (editor)
George H. Scithers (fan)
4,840
(6,269)
60th2002 ConJosé San Jose, California US Vernor Vinge (author)
David Cherry (artist)
Bjo & John Trimble (fan)
Ferdinand Feghoot (imaginary)
5,162
(5,916)
61st2003 Torcon 3 Toronto, Ontario Canada George R. R. Martin (author)
Frank Kelly Freas (artist)
Mike Glyer (fan)
Robert Bloch (GoHst of Honor)
3,834
(4,986)
62nd2004 Noreascon 4 Boston, Massachusetts US Terry Pratchett (pro)
William Tenn (pro)
Jack Speer (fan)
Peter Weston (fan)
5,651
(7,485)
63rd2005 Interaction Glasgow, Scotland UK Greg Pickersgill
Christopher Priest
Robert Sheckley
Lars-Olov Strandberg
Jane Yolen
4,115
(5,202)
64th2006 L.A.con IV Anaheim, California US Connie Willis (Author)
James Gurney (Artist)
Howard DeVore (fan)
Frankie Thomas (Special)
5,738
(6,291)
65th2007 Nippon 2007 Yokohama Japan Sakyo Komatsu (author)
David Brin (author)
Takumi Shibano (fan)
Yoshitaka Amano (artist)
Michael Whelan (artist)
3,348
(5,149)[2]
66th2008 Denvention 3 Denver, Colorado US Lois McMaster Bujold (pro)
Tom Whitmore (fan)
Rick Sternbach (artist)
3,752[3]
67th2009 Anticipation Montréal, Québec Canada Neil Gaiman (pro)
Elisabeth Vonarburg (pro)
Taral Wayne (fan)
David Hartwell (editor)
Tom Doherty (publisher)
3,925
(4,499)
68th2010 Aussiecon Four Melbourne, Victoria Australia Kim Stanley Robinson (author)
Robin Johnson (fan)
Shaun Tan (artist)
2,101
(3,462)
69th2011 Renovation Reno, Nevada US Tim Powers
Ellen Asher
Boris Vallejo
Charles N. Brown (in memoriam)
4,112
(5,526)
70th2012 Chicon 7 Chicago, Illinois US Mike Resnick (author)
Rowena Morrill (artist)
Story Musgrave (astronaut)
Peggy Rae Sapienza (fan)
Jane Frank (agent)
Sy Liebergot (special guest)
John Scalzi (toastmaster)
4,743
(6,197)
71st2013 LoneStarCon 3 San Antonio, Texas US Ellen Datlow
James Gunn
Willie Siros
Norman Spinrad
Darrell K. Sweet (in memoriam)
Paul Cornell (toastmaster)
Leslie Fish
Joe R. Lansdale
4,311
(6,060)
72nd2014 Loncon 3 London UK Iain M. Banks (in memoriam)
John Clute
Chris Foss
Malcolm Edwards
Jeanne Gomoll
Robin Hobb
Bryan Talbot
6,946
(10,718)
73rd2015 Sasquan Spokane, Washington US Brad Foster
David Gerrold
Vonda McIntyre
Tom Smith
Leslie Turek
4,644
(10,350)
74th2016 MidAmeriCon II Kansas City, Missouri US Kinuko Y. Craft
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Tamora Pierce
Michael Swanwick
4,602
(7,338)
75th2017 Worldcon 75[4] Helsinki Finland John-Henri Holmberg
Nalo Hopkinson
Johanna Sinisalo
Claire Wendling
Walter Jon Williams
5,944
(8,748)[5]
76th2018 Worldcon 76 in San Jose[6] San Jose, California US Spider Robinson
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Pierre Pettinger
Sandy Pettinger
Edgar Pangborn
5,440
(7,812)[7]
77th2019 Dublin 2019 - An Irish Worldcon Dublin Ireland Diane Duane
Ginjer Buchanan
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Ian McDonald
Steve Jackson
Bill and Mary Burns
6,525
(8,430)
[8]
78th2020 CoNZealand Wellington New Zealand Mercedes Lackey
Larry Dixon
Greg Broadmore
Rose Mitchell
79th2021 DisCon III Washington, D.C. US Nancy Kress
Malka Older
Toni Weisskopf
Sheree Renee Thomas
Ben Yalow
80th2022 Chicon 8 Chicago, Illinois US Charles de Lint
Floyd Norman
Edie Stern and Joe Siclari
Erle Korshak
Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders

References

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  2. "Nippon 2007: The First Worldcon in Japan". Locus. Oakland, CA: Locus Publications. 59 (5): 7. November 2007.
  3. "Denvention 3: The 66th World Science Fiction Convention". Locus. Oakland, CA: Locus Publications. 61 (4): 8. October 2008.
  4. https://www.sfsite.com/news/2015/08/22/worldcon-75/
  5. http://www.worldcon.fi/whos-coming/membership-statistics/
  6. http://www.wsfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-WSFS-Minutes-Final.pdf>
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