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2020
- Venue closed Until 3 January 2021 • Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature, Natural History Museum, London [The museum re-opens with appropriate restrictions on 5 August but the exhibition is postponed further.]
- Online only 29 July - 2 August 2020 • CoNZealand (Worldcon), Wellington, New Zealand
- Online only 6 August 2020 • Virtual First Thursday, in place of the usual London pub meeting
- Postponed yet again 6-9 August 2020 • StokerCon UK, Scarborough [first postponed from 16-19 April 2020; now January 2021, renamed ChillerCon]
- Cancelled 7-10 August 2020 • Continuum 2020 (RPG), Oadby
- Postponed to 2022 7-10 August 2020 • Discworld Convention, Birmingham NEC
- Online only 15 August 2020 • Small Press Day 2020, various UK and Irish venues [postponed from 18 July]
- Postponed to 2021 21-23 August 2020 • Reunicon 2020 (Confiction 1990 worldcon reunion), The Hague, Netherlands
- Online only 23 August 2020 BSFA AGM (Discord link). 2:30-5:30pm; members only.
- Online only 28-31 August 2020 • Frightfest (film), London
- Postponed to 2021 28-31 August 2020 • The Asylum (steampunk), Lincoln; Facebook announcement
- Postponed to 2021 28-31 August 2020 • Redemption (multimedia sf), Sheffield
- Cancelled 28-30 August 2020 • TitanCon, Belfast
- 29-30 August 2020 Sanctuary (steampunk, replacing The Asylum above), Kelham Hall Park [outdoor event]
- Cancelled 30-31 August 2020 • Stars of Time (film/comics), Weston-super-Mare
- Cancelled 3-6 September 2020 • Oxonmoot (home; Tolkien Society), Oxford [replacement event online as below]
- Venue closed to 31 August 14-19 September 2020 • Arvon Sci-Fi and Fantasy Course (course list), Lumb Bank, West Yorkshire
- Online only 18-20 September 2020 • Oxonmoot (home; Tolkien Society); call for papers by 18 July
- Postponed to 2021 19 September 2020 • International Comic Expo (ICE), Birmingham
- Cancelled 25-27 September 2020 • FantasyCon 2020, London
- Cancelled 26-27 September 2020 • HorrorCon, Rotherham [postponed from 16-17 May 2020]
- Cancelled 26-27 September 2020 • Nor-Con (tv/film/comics), Norfolk
- Online only 2-4 October 2020 • Futuricon (Rikon/Eurocon), Rijeka, Croatia
- Online only 7-11 October 2020 • Grimmfest (cult/horror films), Manchester
- Online only 9-11 October 2020 • The Lakes International Comic Art Festival, Kendal
- Cancelled. 9-11 October 2020 • Octocon, near Dublin
- 17 October 2020 • Bedford Who Charity Con, Bedford [postponed from 4 April 2020]
- 22-25 October 2020 • Celluloid Screams (horror film festival), Sheffield
- 22 October - 1 November 2020 • Edinburgh Horror Festival, Edinburgh
- 24 October 2020 • Whooverville (Doctor Who; home), Derby
- Online only 29 October - 1 November 2020 • World Fantasy Convention, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Cancelled 30 October - 1 November 2020 • Festival of Fantastic Films, Manchester
- Postponed to 2021 31 October 2020 • BristolCon, Bristol
- 31 October 2020 • Frightfest Hallowe'en (film), London
- 2-8 November 2020 • Talos IV: Science Fiction Theatre Festival of London (home), London [postponed from 15-21 June]
- Cancelled 6-8 November 2020 • Armadacon, Plymouth
- 6-8 November 2020 • Dead by Dawn (horror film festival), Edinburgh [postponed from 23-26 April 2020]
- 7-8 November • Edge-Lit 9, Derby [postponed from 11-12 July 2020]
- Postponed to 2021 9-15 November 2020 • Thought Bubble (comics), Harrogate; includes Comic Con 14-15 November
- 13-15 November 2020 • Destination Star Trek, London
- Postponed to 2021 13-15 November 2020 • Novacon 50, Nottingham
- 5-6 December 2020 • For the Love of Sci-Fi (comics), Manchester
2021
- 28-31 January 2021 • ChillerCon UK, Scarborough [wasStokerCon UK, first postponed from 16-19 April to 6-9 August 2020; postponed again and renamed]
- 1-28 February 2021 • Women in Horror Recognition Month, /global
- 5-7 February 2021 • Long Play (filk; home), Grantham
- 19-21 February 2021 • Satellite 7 (home), Glasgow [postponed from 22-24 May 2020]
- 18-21 March 2021 • Eurocon 2021, Fiuggi, Italy
- 18-21 March 2021 • Sci-Fi Weekender, Great Yarmouth
- Online only 25 March 2021 • Tolkien Reading Day, repeats every year
- 26-28 March 2021 • Corflu 38 (Corflu Concorde), Bristol
- 2-5 April 2021 • Confusion (Eastercon), Birmingham NEC
- 9-11 April 2021 • Springmoot/AGM (home; Tolkien Society), Exeter
- 1-2 May 2021 • EM-Con, Nottingham [postponed from 2-3 May and then 18-19 July 2020]
- 15-16 May 2021 • HorrorCon, Rotherham [2020 event postponed from 16-17 May to 26-27 September and then cancelled]
- 2-4 July 2021 • Lavecon (sf/fantasy/gaming; home), Northants
- 18 July 2021 • Forever Avon (Blake's 7; formerly Maximum Power), Steventon, Oxfordshire
- 6-9 August 2021 • Continuum 2021 (RPG), Oadby
- 20-22 August 2021 • Reunicon (Confiction 1990 worldcon reunion), The Hague, Netherlands [postponed from 21-23 August 2020]
- 20-22 August 2021 • TitanCon, Belfast
- 25-29 August 2021 • DisCon III (Worldcon), Washington DC, USA
- 29-30 August 2021 • Stars of Time (film/comics), Weston-super-Mare
- 25-26 September 2021 • Nor-Con (tv/film/comics), Norfolk
- 8-11 October 2021 • Irish Discworld Convention, Cork, Ireland
- 31 October 2021 • BristolCon, Bristol
- 13-14 November 2021 • Thought Bubble Comic Con (comics), Harrogate [postponed from 14-15 November 2020
2022
- 1-5 September 2022 Chicon 8 (Worldcon), Chicago, IL, USA
Future Convention Bids
- Jeddicon (Saudi Arabia in 2022), Jeddah [did not win; reportedly trying again for 2026]
- 23-27 August 2023 • Memphis in 2023 (Worldcon)
- Postponed 2-6 August 2023 • Nice (France) in 2023 (Worldcon)
- August 2023 • Chengdu (China) in 2023 (Worldcon)
- Summer 2023 • Konflikt (Eurocon), Uppsala, Sweden
- 8-12 August 2024 • UK in 2024 (Worldcon), Glasgow
- August 2024 • Eurocon 2024, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Seattle in 2025 (Worldcon) – Facebook only
- On hiatus Perth (Australia) in 2025 (Worldcon) – Twitter only. May bid for another year.
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
Latest free ebooks at the TAFF site. Recent releases: Homefront: Fandom in the UK 1939-1945 edited by Rob Hansen; A Budrys Miscellany: Occasional Writing 1954-2000 by Algis Budrys [expanded on 11 May]; The Full Glass Bushel: All the Hyphen Articles, and More by Bob Shaw.
Ansible Editions: the latest of many titles are Beyond the Outposts: Essays on SF and Fantasy 1955-1996 by Algis Budrys (see the Locus review!) and Puff Love by John Sladek.
August 2020
- Hugo Awards; voting statistics; watch the full ceremony; condensed version "When the Toastmaster Talks Less"
July 2020
- Chicago beats Jeddah to host Worldcon; see Chicon 8
- Retro Hugo winners; voting statistics
- ConZealand programme
- World Fantasy Awards shortlist
- "Worlds Apart: Sci-Fi Visions of Altered Reality"
- Scribe Awards
- Online Hugo voting now open, with extended deadline
June 2020
- Locus Award winners
- Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist
- 2022 Worldcon site selection
- Memorial issue of Outworlds
- Official fundraiser for Uncle Hugo's and Uncle Edgar's bookshops
May 2020
- Nebula Awards
- Locus Awards Finalists
- "Horror Has a Leadership Problem"
- Adam Roberts: Sketches by Zod
- BSFA Awards (video)
- SFWA qualifications "referendum"
- Gollancz BAME SFF Award shortlist
- GUFF 2020 results
Coronavirus Impact
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StokerCon
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FantasyCon
2020 statement
Moved Online
- CoNZealand (Worldcon, 29 July - 2 August)
- Small Press Day 2020 (now 15 August)
- Frightfest (28-31 August)
- Oxonmoot (now 18-20 September)
- Futuricon (2-4 October)
- Grimmfest (7-11 October)
- The Lakes International Comic Art Festival (9-11 October)
- World Fantasy Convention (29 October - 1 November)
- Thought Bubble Comic Con (14-15 November)
Cancelled/Postponed UK
- All Brum Group meetings
- All pub meetings
- StokerCon UK (Scarborough, 16-19 April) moved to 6-9 August and then 28-31 January
- The Asylum (Lincoln, 28-31 August)
- Redemption (Sheffield, 28-31 August) now 2021
- Continuum 2020 (Oadby, 7-10 August)
- Discworld Convention (Birmingham NEC, 7-10 August)
- Frightfest (London, 27-31 August) physical event now late October
- Titancon (Belfast, 28-30 August)
- Stars of Time (Weston-super-Mare, 30-31 August) now 29-30 August 2021
- Oxonmoot (Oxford, 3-6 September)
- International Comic Expo (ICE) (Birmingham, 19 September)
- FantasyCon (London, 25-27 September)
- HorrorCon (Rotherham, postponed to 26-27 September) now May 2021
- Nor-Con (Norfolk, 26-27 September) now September 2021
- Octocon (near Dublin, 9-11 October)
- Festival of Fantastic Films (Manchester, 30 October - 1 November)
- BristolCon (Bristol, 31 October)
- Novacon 50 (Nottingham, 13-15 November)
- Thought Bubble Comic Con (14-15 November) now 13-14 November 2021
Cancelled/Postponed Outside UK
[No longer being updated since late May]
- GenCon (Indianapolis IN, 30 July - 2 August) now 5-8 August 2021
- Pulpfest (Pittsburgh PA, 6-9 August) now August 2021
- NASFiC (Columbus OH, 20-23 August)
- Reunicon (The Hague, 21-23 August) now 20-22 August 2021
- Albacon (Albany NY, 11-13 September) now September 2021
- Conflux (Canberra ACT, 3-5 October) now 1-4 October 2021
- Viable Paradise (Martha's Vineyard, 11-16 October)
- Bouchercon (Sacramento CA, 15-18 October)
- Westercon 74 (Tonopah NV, 2-5 July 2021) now 1-4 July 2022
April 2020
- Anti-plague superheroes
- Bram Stoker Awards winners
- SF² Concatenation Summer 2020 Newscast
- Merv Binns obituary in The Age
- John Horton Conway (1937-2020); remembered at SMBC and xkcd
- Confusion: Eastercon 2021
- Retro Hugo fanzines at Fanac.org
- On the SF Encyclopedia
- Hugo and Retro Hugo shortlists
- DUFF 2020 result
March 2020
- Adam Roberts on Stephen R. Donaldson
- 2020 FAAn Awards
- William Gibson on NPR
- Kitschies 2019 shortlists
- Jeanne Gomoll's 1987 TAFF trip report now on sale
February 2020
- Dean Koontz goes viral
- Nebula Awards shortlist
- BSFA Awards shortlist
- Retro Hugo fanzines online
- Brave New Words Award 2020
- Worldcon 2022: Chicago, Illinois vs Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Locus Recommended Reading List
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