|
Year
|
Name
|
City
|
Country
|
Guests of honor
|
Size
|
1st |
1939
|
Nycon I
|
New York, New York
|
US
|
Frank R. Paul
|
200
|
2nd |
1940
|
Chicon I
|
Chicago,
Illinois
|
US
|
E. E. "Doc" Smith
|
128
|
3rd |
1941
|
Denvention I
|
Denver, Colorado
|
US
|
Robert A. Heinlein
|
90
|
4th |
1946
|
Pacificon I
|
Los Angeles,
California
|
US
|
A. E. van Vogt
E. Mayne Hull
|
130
|
5th |
1947
|
Philcon I
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
US
|
John W. Campbell, Jr.
|
200
|
6th |
1948
|
Torcon I
|
Toronto,
Ontario
|
Canada
|
Robert Bloch (pro)
Bob Tucker (fan)
|
200
|
7th |
1949
|
Cinvention
|
Cincinnati, Ohio
|
US
|
Lloyd A. Eshbach (pro)
Ted Carnell (fan)
|
190
|
8th |
1950
|
Norwescon
|
Portland, Oregon
|
US
|
Anthony Boucher
|
400
|
9th |
1951
|
Nolacon I
|
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
US
|
Fritz Leiber
|
190
|
10th |
1952
|
TASFiC (Chicon II)
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
US
|
Hugo Gernsback
|
870
|
11th |
1953
|
Philcon II
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
US
|
Willy Ley
|
750
|
12th |
1954
|
SFCon
|
San Francisco, California
|
US
|
John W. Campbell, Jr.
|
700
|
13th |
1955
|
Clevention
|
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
US
|
Isaac Asimov (pro)
Sam Moskowitz (mystery GoH)
|
380
|
14th |
1956
|
NyCon II
|
New York, New York
|
US
|
Arthur C. Clarke
|
850
|
15th |
1957
|
Loncon I
|
London
|
UK
|
John W. Campbell, Jr.
|
268
|
16th |
1958
|
Solacon
|
South Gate, California
|
US
|
Richard Matheson
|
211
|
17th |
1959
|
Detention
|
Detroit,
Michigan
|
US
|
Poul Anderson (pro)
John Berry (fan)
|
371
|
18th |
1960
|
Pittcon
|
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
US
|
James Blish
|
568
|
19th |
1961
|
Seacon
|
Seattle, Washington
|
US
|
Robert A. Heinlein
|
300
|
20th |
1962
|
Chicon III
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
US
|
Theodore Sturgeon
|
730
|
21st |
1963
|
Discon I
|
Washington, D.C.
|
US
|
Murray Leinster
|
600
|
22nd |
1964
|
Pacificon II
|
Oakland, California
|
US
|
Leigh Brackett (pro)
Edmond Hamilton (pro)
Forrest J Ackerman (fan)
|
523
|
23rd |
1965
|
Loncon II
|
London
|
UK
|
Brian W. Aldiss
|
350
|
24th |
1966
|
Tricon
|
Cleveland, Ohio
|
US
|
L. Sprague de Camp
|
850
|
25th |
1967
|
Nycon 3
|
New York, New York
|
US
|
Lester del Rey (pro)
Bob Tucker (fan)
|
1,500
|
26th |
1968
|
Baycon
|
Berkeley, California
|
US
|
Philip José Farmer (pro)
Walter J. Daugherty (fan)
|
1,430
|
27th |
1969
|
St. Louiscon
|
St. Louis, Missouri
|
US
|
Jack Gaughan (pro)
Eddie Jones (fan)
|
1,534
|
28th |
1970
|
Heicon '70
|
Heidelberg
|
West Germany
|
E. C. Tubb (UK)
Robert Silverberg (US)
Herbert W. Franke (Germany)
Elliot K. Shorter (fan)
|
620
|
29th |
1971
|
Noreascon I
|
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
US
|
Clifford D. Simak (pro)
Harry Warner, Jr. (fan)
|
1,600
|
30th |
1972
|
L.A.con I
|
Los Angeles, California
|
US
|
Frederik Pohl (pro)
Buck &
Juanita Coulson (fan)
|
2,007
|
31st |
1973
|
Torcon II
|
Toronto, Ontario
|
Canada
|
Robert Bloch (pro)
William Rotsler (fan)
|
2,900
|
32nd |
1974
|
Discon II
|
Washington, D.C.
|
US
|
Roger Zelazny (pro)
Jay Kay Klein (fan)
|
3,587
|
33rd |
1975
|
Aussiecon 1
|
Melbourne, Victoria
|
Australia
|
Ursula K. Le Guin (pro)
Susan Wood (fan)
Mike Glicksohn (fan)
Donald Tuck (Australian)
|
606
|
34th |
1976
|
MidAmeriCon
|
Kansas City, Missouri
|
US
|
Robert A. Heinlein
George Barr (fan)
|
3,014
|
35th |
1977
|
SunCon
|
Miami Beach, Florida
|
US
|
Jack Williamson (pro)
Robert A. Madle (fan)
|
3,240 (4,200)
|
36th |
1978
|
IguanaCon II
|
Phoenix, Arizona
|
US
|
Harlan Ellison (pro)
Bill Bowers (fan)
|
4,700
|
37th |
1979
|
Seacon '79
|
Brighton |
UK
|
Brian Aldiss (UK)
Fritz Leiber (US) Harry Bell (fan)
|
3,114
|
38th |
1980
|
Noreascon Two
|
Boston, Massachusetts
|
US
|
Damon Knight (pro)
Kate Wilhelm (pro)
Bruce Pelz (fan)
|
5,850
|
39th |
1981
|
Denvention Two
|
Denver, Colorado
|
US
|
Clifford D. Simak (pro)
C.L. Moore (pro)
Rusty Hevelin (fan)
|
3,792
|
40th |
1982
|
Chicon IV
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
US
|
A. Bertram Chandler (pro)
Frank Kelly Freas (pro)
Lee Hoffman (fan)
|
4,275
|
41st |
1983
|
ConStellation
|
Baltimore, Maryland
|
US
|
John Brunner (pro)
David A. Kyle (fan)
|
6,400
|
42nd |
1984
|
L.A.con II
|
Anaheim, California
|
US
|
Gordon R. Dickson (pro)
Dick Eney (fan)
|
8,365
|
43rd |
1985
|
Aussiecon Two
|
Melbourne, Victoria
|
Australia
|
Gene Wolfe (pro)
Ted White (fan)
|
1,599
|
44th |
1986
|
ConFederation
|
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
US
|
Ray Bradbury (pro)
[1]
Terry Carr (fan)
|
5,811
|
45th |
1987
|
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)
|
46th |
1988
|
Nolacon II
|
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
US
|
Donald A. Wollheim (pro)
Roger Sims (fan)
|
5,300
|
47th |
1989
|
Noreascon 3
|
Boston, Massachusetts
|
US
|
Andre Norton (pro)
Betty and
Ian Ballantine (pro)
The Stranger Club (fan)
|
6,837 (7,795)
|
48th |
1990
|
ConFiction
|
The Hague
|
Netherlands
|
Harry Harrison (pro)
Wolfgang Jeschke (pro)
Joe Haldeman (pro)
Andrew I. Porter (fan)
|
3,580
|
49th |
1991
|
Chicon V
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
US
|
Hal Clement (pro)
Martin H. Greenberg (pro)
Richard Powers (pro)
Jon and Joni Stopa (fan)
|
5,661
|
50th |
1992
|
MagiCon
|
Orlando, Florida
|
US
|
Jack Vance (pro)
Vincent Di Fate (artist)
Walter A. Willis (fan)
|
5,319 (6,368)
|
51st |
1993
|
ConFrancisco
|
San Francisco, California
|
US
|
Larry Niven
Alicia Austin Tom Digby (fan)
Jan Howard Finder
Mark Twain (Dead GoH)
|
6,602
|
52nd |
1994
|
ConAdian
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
Canada
|
Anne McCaffrey (pro)
George Barr (artist)
Robert Runte (fan)
|
3,570 (7,725)
|
53rd |
1995
|
Intersection
|
Glasgow,
Scotland
|
UK
|
Samuel R. Delany (writer)
Gerry Anderson (media)
Les Edwards (artist)
Vin¢ Clarke (fan)
|
4,173 (6,524)
|
54th |
1996
|
L.A.con III
|
Anaheim, California
|
US
|
James White (writer)
Roger Corman (media)
Elsie Wollheim (special)
Takumi and Sachiko Shibano (fan)
|
6,703
|
55th |
1997
|
LoneStarCon 2
|
San Antonio, Texas
|
US
|
Algis Budrys (pro)
Michael Moorcock (pro)
Don Maitz (artist)
Roy Tackett (fan)
|
4,634 (5,614)
|
56th |
1998
|
BucConeer
|
Baltimore, Maryland
|
US
|
C. J. Cherryh
Milton A. Rothman
Stanley Schmidt
Michael Whelan
J. Michael Straczynski (special)
|
6,572
|
57th |
1999
|
Aussiecon Three
|
Melbourne, Victoria
|
Australia
|
Gregory Benford, author
George Turner, author
Bruce Gillespie, fan
|
1,626 (2,872)
|
58th |
2000
|
Chicon 2000
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
US
|
Ben Bova (author)
Bob Eggleton (artist)
Jim Baen (editor)
Bob &
Anne Passovoy (fan)
|
5,794 (6,574)
|
59th |
2001
|
Millennium Philcon
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
US
|
Greg Bear (author)
Stephen Youll (artist)
Gardner Dozois (editor)
George H. Scithers (fan)
|
4,840 (6,269)
|
60th |
2002
|
ConJosé
|
San Jose, California
|
US
|
Vernor Vinge (author)
David Cherry (artist)
Bjo & John Trimble (fan)
Ferdinand Feghoot (imaginary)
|
5,162 (5,916)
|
61st |
2003
|
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)
|
62nd |
2004
|
Noreascon 4
|
Boston, Massachusetts
|
US
|
Terry Pratchett (pro)
William Tenn (pro)
Jack Speer (fan)
Peter Weston (fan)
|
5,651 (7,485)
|
63rd |
2005
|
Interaction
|
Glasgow, Scotland
|
UK
|
Greg Pickersgill
Christopher Priest
Robert Sheckley
Lars-Olov Strandberg
Jane Yolen
|
4,115 (5,202)
|
64th |
2006
|
L.A.con IV
|
Anaheim, California
|
US
|
Connie Willis (Author)
James Gurney (Artist)
Howard DeVore (fan)
Frankie Thomas (Special)
|
5,738 (6,291)
|
65th |
2007
|
Nippon 2007
|
Yokohama
|
Japan
|
Sakyo Komatsu (author)
David Brin (author)
Takumi Shibano (fan)
Yoshitaka Amano (artist)
Michael Whelan (artist)
|
3,348 (5,149)
[2]
|
66th |
2008
|
Denvention 3
|
Denver, Colorado
|
US
|
Lois McMaster Bujold (pro)
Tom Whitmore (fan)
Rick Sternbach (artist)
|
3,752
[3]
|
67th |
2009
|
Anticipation
|
Montréal, Québec
|
Canada
|
Neil Gaiman (pro)
Elisabeth Vonarburg (pro)
Taral Wayne (fan)
David Hartwell (editor)
Tom Doherty (publisher)
|
3,925 (4,499)
|
68th |
2010
|
Aussiecon Four
|
Melbourne, Victoria
|
Australia
|
Kim Stanley Robinson (author)
Robin Johnson (fan)
Shaun Tan (artist)
|
2,101 (3,462)
|
69th |
2011
|
Renovation
|
Reno, Nevada
|
US
|
Tim Powers
Ellen Asher
Boris Vallejo
Charles N. Brown (in memoriam)
|
4,112 (5,526)
|
70th |
2012
|
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)
|
71st |
2013
|
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)
|
72nd |
2014
|
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)
|
73rd |
2015
|
Sasquan
|
Spokane, Washington
|
US
|
Brad Foster
David Gerrold
Vonda McIntyre
Tom Smith
Leslie Turek
|
4,644 (10,350)
|
74th |
2016
|
MidAmeriCon II
|
Kansas City, Missouri
|
US
|
Kinuko Y. Craft
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Tamora Pierce
Michael Swanwick
|
4,602 (7,338)
|
75th |
2017
|
Worldcon 75
[4]
|
Helsinki
|
Finland
|
John-Henri Holmberg
Nalo Hopkinson
Johanna Sinisalo
Claire Wendling
Walter Jon Williams
|
5,944 (8,748)
[5]
|
76th |
2018
|
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]
|
77th |
2019
|
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]
|
78th |
2020
|
CoNZealand
|
Wellington
|
New Zealand
|
Mercedes Lackey
Larry Dixon
Greg Broadmore
Rose Mitchell
|
0 (held virtually)
|
79th |
2021
|
DisCon III
|
Washington, D.C.
|
US
|
John Harris
Nancy Kress
Malka Older
Sheree Renée Thomas
Ben Yalow
|
2,359 in-person 1,197 virtual
|
80th |
2022
|
Chicon 8
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
US
|
Tananarive Due
Steven Barnes
Edie Stern and
Joe Siclari
Erle Korshak
Annalee Newitz and
Charlie Jane Anders
Charles de Lint
Floyd Norman
|
3,574 in-person 1,150 virtual (6,500)
|
81st |
2023
|
Chengdu Worldcon 81st
|
Chengdu
|
China
|
Cixin Liu
Sergey Lukianenko
Robert J. Sawyer
|
|
82nd |
2024
|
Glasgow 2024
|
Glasgow
|
UK
|
Chris Baker
Claire Brialey Mark Plummer
Ken MacLeod
Nnedi Okorafor
Terri Windling
|
83th |
2025
|
Seattle Worldcon 2025
|
Seattle, Washington
|
US
|
Martha Wells
Donato Giancola
Bridget Landry
Alexander James Adams
|