Wiscon

(1) A One-Shot Wisconsin Convention

A gathering held at the home of Dean A. Grennell on September 20, 1953 was called Wiscon. A tape recording of the gathering was made and sent to British fans.

(2) A Regional in Wisconsin

Very Serious Feminist/Political regional convention held in Madison, Wisconsin, sponsored by SF3

Convention	Dates	GoHs
Wiscon 1	February 11-13 1977	Katherine MacLean, Amanda Bankier
Wiscon 2	February 17-19 1978	Vonda N. McIntyre, Susan Wood
Wiscon 3	February 2-4 1979	Suzy McKee Charnas, John Varley, Gina Clarke
Wiscon 4	Mar. 7-9 1980	Joan D. Vinge, Octavia Butler, David Hartwell, Beverly DeWeese
Wiscon 5	March 6-8, 1981	Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Buck and Juanita Coulson, Don Wollheim, Elsie Wollheim, Teresa di Lauretis, Stephen Vincent Johnson
Wiscon 6	March 5-7, 1982	Suzette Haden Elgin, Terry Carr
Wiscon 7	March 4-6, 1983	Marta Randall, Lee Killough
Wiscon 8	February 24–26, 1984	Elizabeth A. Lynn, Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Wiscon 9	February 22–24, 1985	Lisa Tuttle, Alicia Austin
Wiscon 10	February 21–23, 1986	Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Suzette Haden Elgin
Wiscon 11	February 20–22, 1987	Connie Willis, Samuel R. Delany, Avedon Carol
Wiscon 12	February 19–21, 1988	R. A. MacAvoy, George R. R. Martin, Stu Shiffman
Wiscon 13	February 17–19, 1989	Gardner Dozois, Pat Cadigan
Wiscon 14	March 9–11, 1990	Iain M. Banks, Emma Bull
Wiscon 15	March 1–3, 1991	Pat Murphy, Pamela Sargent
Wiscon 16	March 6–7, 1992	Howard Waldrop, Trina Robbins
Wiscon 17	March 5–7, 1993	Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Lois McMaster Bujold
Wiscon 18	March 4–6, 1994	Karen Joy Fowler, Melinda Snodgrass, James Frenkel
Wiscon 19	May 26–29, 1995	Barbara Hambly, Sharyn McCrumb, Nicola Griffith
Wiscon 20	May 24–27, 1996	Ursula K. Le Guin, Judith Merril
Wiscon 21	May 23–26, 1997	Melissa Scott, Susanna Sturgis
Wiscon 22	May 22–25, 1998	Sheri S. Tepper, Delia Sherman, Ellen Kushner
Wiscon 23	May 28–31, 1999	Terri Windling, Mary Doria Russell
Wiscon 24	May 26–29, 2000	Charles de Lint, Jeanne Gomoll
Wiscon 25	May 25–28, 2001	Nancy Kress, Elisabeth Vonarburg
Wiscon 26	May 24–27, 2002	Nalo Hopkinson, Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Wiscon 27	May 23–26, 2003	Carol Emshwiller, China Mieville
Wiscon 28	May 28–31, 2004	Patricia McKillip, Eleanor Arnason
Wiscon 29	May 27-30, 2005	Gwyneth Jones, Robin McKinley
Wiscon 30	May 26–29, 2006	Kate Wilhelm, Jane Yolen
Wiscon 31	May 25–28, 2007	Kelly Link, Laurie Marks
Wiscon 32	May 23–26, 2008	L. Timmel Duchamp, Maureen McHugh
Wiscon 33	May 22–25, 2009	Ellen Klages, Geoff Ryman
Wiscon 34	May 28–31, 2010	Mary Anne Mohanraj, Nnedi Okorafor
Wiscon 35	May 26–30, 2011	Nisi Shawl
Wiscon 36	May 25–28, 2012	Andrea Hairston, Debbie Notkin
Wiscon 37	May 24–27, 2013	Joan Slonczewski, Jo Walton
Wiscon 38	May 23–26, 2014	Hiromi Goto, N. K. Jemisin
Wiscon 39	May 22–25, 2015	Alaya Dawn Johnson, Kim Stanley Robinson
Wiscon 40	May 27–30, 2016	Justine Larbalestier, Sofia Samatar, Nalo Hopkinson
Wiscon 41	2017
Wiscon 42	March 25-28 2018	Saladin Ahmedl, Tananarive Due

Website
History of Wiscon article
Wikipedia entry
History of Wiscon up to 2008

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