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Worldcon History. A comprehensive list of past Worldcons including attendance/membership figures when available is maintained by the WSFS Formulation of Long List Entries Committee and can be found here. The most recent Worldcons have been (and will be) as follows: Year. Convention.
- The World Science Fiction Convention
The sites of future Worldcons are selected by a vote of the...
- About Worldcon
Worldcon is the annual convention of the World Science...
- The World Science Fiction Convention
Worldcon. Worldcon, or more formally the World Science Fiction Convention, the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society ( WSFS ), is a science fiction convention. It has been held each year since 1939 (except for the years 1942 to 1945, during World War II ). [1] The members of each Worldcon are the members of WSFS, and vote both ...
- Convention location changes every year
- Several, though mainly the United States
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Worldcon, aka the World Science Fiction Convention, is the annual international gathering of science fiction and fantasy fans, writers, artists, musicians and other creators. First held in New York City in 1939, Worldcon moves around the globe, held in a different city and organized by a different volunteer organization each year.
This World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) list includes prior and scheduled Worldcons. The data is maintained by the Long List Committee, a World Science Fiction Society sub-committee. Notes: Name – a convention is normally listed by the least confusing version of its name.
The writer Frederik Pohl once claimed that the first every science fiction convention was held in 1936 when he and seven other fans from the New York area travelled to Philadelphia to meet a local group of like-minded fans. It was only January 3, 1937 when a group of British fans (including Arthur C. Clarke) met in Leeds in an organised ...
