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Events and Conventions
2020
- 3 December 2020 - August 2021 • Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature, Natural History Museum, London [Assuming the museum, closed again from 5 November, is allowed to re-open on 3 December.]
- Online only 3 December 2020 • Virtual First Thursday, in place of the usual London pub meeting
- Online only 5 December 2020 • Dragonmeet (gaming), London
- Cancelled 5-6 December 2020 • For the Love of Sci-Fi (comics), Manchester
- Online only 8-13 December 2020 • Sci-Fi London (film), London
- Online only 11-12 December 2020 • Grimmfest Xmas Horror Nights (film)
- Online only 17 December 2021 • Virtual Christmas Meeting, in place of the usual extra London pub meeting
2021
- Online only 7 January 2021 • Virtual First Thursday, in place of the usual London pub meeting
- Postponed again. 28-31 January 2021 • ChillerCon UK, Scarborough [was StokerCon UK, first postponed from 16-19 April to 6-9 August 2020; postponed again and renamed; postponed a third time with new dates awaited]
- Online only 1-28 February 2021 • Women in Horror Recognition Month, global
- Cancelled 5-7 February 2021 • Long Play (filk; home), Grantham
- Online only 13 February 2021 • Tolkien Society Seminar (home)
- Postponed again. 19-21 February 2021 • Satellite 7 (home), Glasgow [postponed from 22-24 May 2020]
- Postponed 18-21 March 2021 • Eurocon 2021, Fiuggi, Italy
- Sold out 18-21 March 2021 • Camp SFW (was Sci-Fi Weekender), Great Yarmouth
- 19 March 2021 • Futurefest (futurology), London
- Online only 25 March 2021 • Tolkien Reading Day, repeats every year
- 26-28 March 2021 • Corflu 38 (Corflu Concorde), Bristol
- Online or Hybrid 2-5 April 2021 • Confusion (Eastercon), Birmingham NEC
- 9-11 April 2021 • Springmoot/AGM (home; Tolkien Society), Exeter
- 10 April 2021 • Bedford Who Charity Con, Bedford [postponed from 4 April 2020 and then 17 October 2020]
- 22-25 April 2021 • Dead by Dawn (horror film festival), Edinburgh [postponed from 23-26 April 2020 to 6-8 November 2020 and then again]
- 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]
- 21-23 May 2021 • Satellite 7 (home), Glasgow [postponed from 22-24 May 2020 and again from 19-21 February 2021]
- 2-4 July 2021 • Lavecon (sf/fantasy/gaming; home), Northants
- 15-18 July 2021 • Eurocon 2021, Fiuggi, Italy [postponed from 18-21 March 2021]
- 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
- 4 September 2021 • Whooverville (Doctor Who; home), Derby [postponed from 24 October 2020]
- 25-26 September 2021 • Nor-Con (tv/film/comics), Norfolk
- 8-11 October 2021 • Irish Discworld Convention, Cork, Ireland
- 31 October 2021 • BristolCon, Bristol
- 11-14 November 2021 • Camp SFW (was Sci-Fi Weekender), Great Yarmouth
- 12-14 November 2021 • Destination Star Trek, London
- 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
2022
- 7-10 April 2022 • LuxCon (Eurocon), Luxembourg [Facebook link pro tem; dedicated website awaited]
- 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
- Finland in 2025 (Eurocon) reported in File 770
- 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: A Budrys Miscellany: Occasional Writing 1954-2000 by Algis Budrys [expanded on 20 August]; The Full Glass Bushel: All the Hyphen Articles, and More by Bob Shaw; and Slow Pint Glass 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!), Puff Love by John Sladek, The Jonbar Point by Brian Aldiss and the first ebook edition of Guts by David Langford and John Grant.
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
September 2020
- Michael Moorcock interviewed
- Clarke Award winner
- Michael Hogan medical fundraiser
- Ditmar Awards (Australia)
- SF² Concatenation Autumn 2020 Newscast
- Speculative Fiction Showcase
- Ancillary Review of Books
- A Conversation Larger than the Universe
August 2020
- Richard Glyn Jones likes Thog
- John Bangsund (1939-2020); SF Encyclopedia
- Arkham Board of Health evaluates Miskatonic University reopening plans
- Seiun Awards
- Cloud Chamber 164
- No James White Award this year
- Mike Ashley wins Munsey Award
- Hugo Awards; voting statistics; watch the full ceremony; condensed version "When the Toastmaster Talks Less"
- Sir Julius Vogel Awards (NZ) and associated problems
- Cruise Log: ConNZealand newsletters
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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Cancelled/Postponed UK
- For the Love of Sci-Fi (Manchester, 5-6 December) next event 4-5 December 2021
- ChillerCon UK (Scarborough, 28-31 January 2021) Was StokerCon UK; first postponed from 16-19 April to 6-9 August 2020; postponed again and renamed; postponed a third time with new dates awaited]
- Long Play (Grantham, 5-7 February 2021)
- Satellite 7 (Glasgow,19-21 February 2021) first postponed from 22-24 May 2020; now 21-23 May 2021
- Eurocon 2021 (Fiuggi, Italy, 18-21 March 2021) now 15-18 July 2021
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