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2021
- Until 31 October 2021 • V for Vendetta: Behind the Mask (exhibition), Cartoon Museum, London
- Until 3 January 2022 • Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature, Natural History Museum, London
- Until 29 January 2022 • War of the Worlds ("immersive experience"), London
- Online only 5 August 2021 • Virtual First Thursday, in place of the usual London pub meeting
- Cancelled. 6-9 August 2021 • Continuum 2021 (RPG), Oadby
- Cancelled 20-22 August 2021 • Reunicon (Confiction 1990 worldcon reunion), The Hague, Netherlands [postponed from 21-23 August 2020]
- Online or hybrid. 20-22 August 2021 • TitanCon, Belfast [now considering a physical "moot" on Friday 20 August only, with guest readings broadcast online]
- Postponed 25-29 August 2021 • DisCon III (Worldcon), Washington DC, USA [new dates 15-19 December]
- Hybrid 26-30 August 2021 • Frightfest (film), London
- 28-29 August 2021 • EM-Con, Nottingham [postponed from 2-3 May 2020, then 18-19 July 2020, then 1-2 May 2021]
- 29-30 August 2021 • Stars of Time (film/comics), Weston-super-Mare
- Hybrid 2-5 September 2021 • Oxonmoot (home; Tolkien Society)
- 4 September 2021 • Whooverville (Doctor Who; home), Derby [postponed from 24 October 2020]
- Postponed 18-19 September • HorrorCon, Rotherham [postponed from 15-16 May]
- 24-26 September 2021 • FantasyCon (home), Birmingham
- 25-26 September 2021 • Nor-Con (tv/film/comics), Norfolk
- Online only 1-3 October 2021 • Octocon, usually held near Dublin
- 8-11 October 2021 • Irish Discworld Convention, Cork, Ireland
- 15-17 October 2021 • The Lakes International Comic Art Festival, Kendal
- 16 October 2021 • Bedford Who Charity Con, Bedford
- 21-31 October 2021 • Edinburgh Horror Festival, Edinburgh
- 23 October 2021 • TR25 "celebrating 25 years of Tomb Raider", Derby
- 29-30 October 2021 • Frightfest (film), London
- 31 October 2021 • BristolCon, Bristol
- 5-7 November 2021 • Corflu 38 (Corflu Concorde), Bristol [postponed from 26-28 March 2021]
- 11-14 November 2021 • Camp SFW (was Sci-Fi Weekender), Great Yarmouth
- 12-14 November 2021 • Destination Star Trek, London
- 12-14 November 2021 • Novacon 50, Buxton (moved from Nottingham)
- 13-14 November 2021 • Thought Bubble Comic Con (comics), Harrogate [postponed from 14-15 November 2020
- 4-5 December 2021 • For the Love of Sci-Fi (comics), Manchester
- 15-19 December 2021 • DisCon III (Worldcon), Washington DC, USA [postponed from 25-29 August]
2022
- Online only 1-28 February 2022 • Women in Horror Recognition Month, global
- 10-13 March 2022 • ChillerCon UK, Scarborough [was StokerCon UK, first postponed from 16-19 April to 6-9 August 2020, again to 28-31 January 2021, and again]
- Online only 25 March 2022 • Tolkien Reading Day, repeats every year
- 7-10 April 2022 • LuxCon (Eurocon), Luxembourg [Facebook link pro tem; dedicated website awaited]
- 15-18 April 2022 • Reclamation (Eastercon), south-England venue TBA
- Sold out 21-24 April 2022 • Camp SFW (was Sci-Fi Weekender), Great Yarmouth
- 21-22 May 2022 • HorrorCon, Rotherham [postponed from 15-16 May 2021; 18-19 September 2021]
- 27-29 May 2022 • Satellite 7 (home), Glasgow [postponed from 22-24 May 2020; 19-21 February 2021; 21-23 May 2021]
- 28-29 May 2022 • Lawless (UK comics), Bristol
- 25 June 2022 • Orion@40 (local group anniversary), Southend-on-Sea
- 1-3 July 2022 • Lavecon (sf/fantasy/gaming; home), Northants
- 10 July 2022 • Forever Avon (Blake's 7; formerly Maximum Power), Steventon, Oxfordshire
- 1-5 September 2022 • Chicon 8 (Worldcon), Chicago, IL, USA
2023
- 8-11 June 2023 • Konflikt (Eurocon), Uppsala, Sweden.
Future Convention Bids
- August 2023 • Chengdu (China) in 2023 (Worldcon)
- Postponed 2-6 August 2023 • Nice (France) in 2023 (Worldcon)
- 23-27 August 2023 • Memphis in 2023 (Worldcon)
- 24-28 August 2023 • Winnipeg (Canada) in 2023 (Worldcon)
- 8-12 August 2024 • UK in 2024 (Worldcon), Glasgow
- August 2024 • Eurocon 2024, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 2025 • Brisbane (Australia) in 2025 (Worldcon)
- 2025 • Finland in 2025 (Eurocon) reported in File 770
- 2025 • Seattle (WA, USA) in 2025 (Worldcon)
- 2026 • Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) in 2026 (Worldcon)
- August 2026 • Los Angeles (CA, USA) in 2026 (Worldcon)
- 2026 • Nice (France) in 2026 (Worldcon)
- 2026 • Orlando (FL, USA) in 2026 (Worldcon)
- 2027 • Tel Aviv (Israel) in 2027 (Worldcon)
General/Other
- Doctor Who Exhibitions (UK)
- Eastercons (UK); more
- Eurocons (European SF Society)
- League of the Non-Aligned Convention Diary
- Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon (Scotland)
- Tolkien Events
- UK Convention Badges at eFanzines
- UK Filk Events
- UK/Irish Gaming Cons
- UK/Irish RPG Cons
- Worldcons
- Anime League
- International Comic Expo
- Massive Events
- MCM Comic Con
- Showmasters (Film & Comic Con, Collectormania)
- Starfury
Infinitely Improbable
Free ebooks at the TAFF site. Latest releases: Faan Fiction 1930-2020: an exploration compiled and with commentary by Rob Hansen; The Road to Fame by D.R. Smith; American Trips by Rob Hansen; Willis Discovers America and other fan fiction by Walt Willis.
Ansible Editions: latest titles are Puff Love by John Sladek, The Jonbar Point by Brian Aldiss and Beachcombing and Other Oddments by David Langford.
July 2021
- British Fantasy Awards shortlists
- World Fantasy Awards shortlists and life achievement winners
- Windows of Fantasy: The Significance of Science Fiction and Fantasy Film and Television Posters (with online survey)
- ESFS Awards at Eurocon 2021
- Eurocon 2023
- Sturgeon Award shortlist
- London First Thursday meetings: in-person again from September?
- Shirley Jackson Awards shortlist
June 2021
- Clarke Award shortlist (all debut novels)
- Locus Awards
- Kitschies shortlists
- More Hugo drama; patching things up; exit DisCon chairman
- Where Thog Fears to Tread
- Fanzine Spotlight: Ansible
- Nebula Awards
May 2021
- A fantasy-themed crossword
- Bram Stoker awards; HWA life achievement; HWA speciality press
- "Púca of Ennistymon" controversy
- Locus Awards finalists
April 2021
- #DisneyMustPay, continued
- New Worldcon bid: Winnipeg in 2023
- The Last Dangerous Visions submissions open and close on 30 April
- Seiun Awards shortlist
- Hugo finalists
- Prisoner-themed Inquisitor crossword
- SF² Concatenation Summer 2021 Newscast
- Doc Weir Award
- Alison Scott on ConFusion
- Farah Mendlesohn on ConFusion
- BSFA Awards
- Eastercon 2022: Reclamation
- Eastercon 2021 newsletters
- ConFusion: Eastercon 2021
- SF Encyclopedia news
- Unpublished "Ansible Link" column
March 2021
- FAAn Awards 2021; Lifetime Achievement presentation speech
- Peter S. Beagle news
- Nebula Award finalists
- Nabokov on Superman
February 2021
- British Fantasy Awards
- Bram Stoker Awards finalists
- BSFA Awards finalists
- Baen's Bar report; some consequences
- New publisher for Interzone? No, the deal is off. Changes at Black Static
- Locus Recommended Reading List
- DisCon III Update on Convention Dates and Hotels
January 2021
- Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
- Bram Stoker Awards longlists
- BSFA Awards longlists
- Troll Bridge: Terry Pratchett story filmed
- H.G. Wells coin fun
- SF² Concatenation Spring 2021 Newscast
December 2020
- Beachcombing review at Amazing Stories
- James Gunn (1923-2020)
- Mythopoeic Awards shortlist
- Tolkien house crowdfunding; not everybody is keen
- Jeff VanderMeer and the Freshwater Squid
- Nalo Hopkinson, SFWA Grand Master
- Ben Bova 1932-2020
November 2020
- H.G. Wells Short Story Competition reopens early 2021
- #DisneyMustPay Alan Dean Foster
- Last Dangerous Teasers; and the punchline; Guardian report
- SFWA Legacy Kit – a resource for all authors
- New editor at F&SF
- Adam-Troy and Judi Castro "Wiped out by Identity Theft"
- John Coxon's TAFF report Best. Trip. Ever. available as paperback or ebook
October 2020
- Kickstarter for Wendy Aldiss's photobook My Father's Things
- Chesley Awards
- British Fantasy Awards shortlists
- Dragonlance lawsuit
- Harlan Ellison's estate
- N.K. Jemisin: MacArthur grant
- TAFF: no 2021 race
- European SF Society Awards
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