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Chicon 7 Announces At-Con Membership and Day Admission Rates

Chicon 7, this year’s World Science Fiction Convention, has announced rates for memberships purchased at the door, both the entire convention, and on a day-by-day basis…

2012 Hugo Voter Packet Released

This year’s Hugo Voter Packet, containing electronic copies of nominated works, is now available to Supporting, Attending, and Young Adult members of WorldCon. The packet is available until voting closes, at the end of July…

LoneStarCon 3 announces military discount memberships

LoneStarCon 3, the 2013 World Science Fiction Convention, will be offering a special membership rate for active and retired military personnel of $110, which will not increase…

Chicon 7 Announces Spectacular Opening Under the Stars at the Adler Planetarium

Chicon 7, this year’s World Science Fiction Convention, will be taking over the Adler Planetarium for an opening reception for convention members in the evening of August 30th…

Peter Sagal Announces Withdrawal from Chicon 7 Appearance

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WorldCon 2012 membership rates to increase on April 1st

Attending membership rates for this year’s World Science Fiction Convention will increase 10% on April 1st…

Chicon 7 Announces NASA’s Sy Liebergot as Special Guest

Apollo Flight Controller Sy Liebergot will join astronaut Story Musgrave representing manned spaceflight at this year’s World Science Fiction Convention…

Third Progress Report for Chicon 7 mailed

The third Progress Report for this summer’s World Science Fiction Convention includes detailed hotel information, the Hugo nominating ballot, and information on several contests…

Hugo Award Nomination Period is Open

Nominations for this year’s Hugo Awards are now open. Deadline to nominate is early March…

1965 WorldCon now online, with LOTS of photos

Rob Hansen’s fandom site has now posted an incredibly in-depth write up of the 1965 World Science Fiction Convention, accompanied by lots of wonderful photos…

2011 Hugo Award Winners

The winners of the 2011 Hugo Awards were announced last night at Renovation. They are…

2010 Sidewise Award Winners

The Sidewise Awards for Alternate History were given out yesterday at WorldCon. The winners are…

WorldCon updates and expands 2011 Hugo Voter Packet

The expanded Hugo Voter Packet includes all the novels on the final ballot, as well as additional works in the Semiprozine and Campbell categories…

Renovation Announces At-Con Membership and Day Admission Rates

Renovation, this year’s WorldCon, has announced the at-the-door membership rates, which will take effect on 18 July…

Renovation discounting membership rates for this weekend

Renovation, this year’s WorldCon, is cutting the price of adult and family attending memberships purchased online this Monday, or in person this weekend…