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2021
- Until 31 August 2021 • Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature, Natural History Museum, London [venue currently closed again]
- 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
- Online only 4 February 2021 • Virtual First Thursday, in place of the usual London pub meeting
- 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]
- Online only 5-7 March 2021 • Frightfest (film)
- Postponed 18-21 March 2021 • Eurocon 2021, Fiuggi, Italy
- Sold out 18-21 March 2021 • Camp SFW (was Sci-Fi Weekender), Great Yarmouth
- Moving online 19 March 2021 • Futurefest (futurology), London [possible date change to be announced in January?]
- Online only 25 March 2021 • Tolkien Reading Day, repeats every year
- Postponed 26-28 March 2021 • Corflu 38 (Corflu Concorde), Bristol
- Online or Hybrid 2-5 April 2021 • Confusion (Eastercon), Birmingham NEC
- Online only 2-5 April 2021 • Grimmfest Easter Horror Nights (film; home)
- 9-11 April 2021 • Springmoot/AGM (home; Tolkien Society), Exeter
- Postponed again 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]
- Online only 16 May 2021 • Lawless: The Bunker (UK comics), formerly Bristol
- 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
- 2-5 September 2021 • Oxonmoot (home; Tolkien Society)
- 4 September 2021 • Whooverville (Doctor Who; home), Derby [postponed from 24 October 2020]
- 24-26 September 2021 • FantasyCon, Birmingham [not yet announced on website]
- 25-26 September 2021 • Nor-Con (tv/film/comics), Norfolk
- 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
- 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
- 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]
- 28-29 May 2022 • Lawless (UK comics), Bristol
- 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
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Infinitely Improbable
Latest free ebooks at the TAFF site. Recent releases: Ansible Second Series 2011-2020, comprising all the issues of the decade; The Harpy Stateside by Ella Parker and others; and Atom Abroad by Arthur Thomson.
Ansible Editions: the latest of many titles are Beyond the Outposts: Essays on SF and Fantasy 1955-1996 by Algis Budrys (see the Locus reviews!), Puff Love by John Sladek, The Jonbar Point by Brian Aldiss and Beachcombing and Other Oddments by David Langford.
January 2021
- 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
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
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