| Year |
Name |
City |
Country |
Guests of honor |
Size[1] |
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 (1,175) |
11th | 1953 |
Philcon II |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
US |
Willy Ley |
839 |
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 |
322 (601) |
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 (830) |
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 (1,841) |
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 (2,078) |
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 (4,200) |
35th | 1977 |
SunCon |
Miami Beach, Florida |
US |
Jack Williamson (pro) Robert A. Madle (fan) |
3,240 |
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) |
3,725 (4,542) |
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 (9,282) |
43rd | 1985 |
Aussiecon Two |
Melbourne, Victoria |
Australia |
Gene Wolfe (pro) Ted White (fan) |
1,599 |
44th | 1986 |
ConFederation |
Atlanta, Georgia |
US |
Ray Bradbury (pro)[2] 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 (7,725) |
52nd | 1994 |
ConAdian |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Canada |
Anne McCaffrey (pro) George Barr (artist) Robert Runte (fan) |
3,570 |
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 |
1,548 (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) |
6,008 (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) [3] |
66th | 2008 |
Denvention 3 |
Denver, Colorado |
US |
Lois McMaster Bujold (pro) Tom Whitmore (fan) Rick Sternbach (artist) |
3,752 (4,854) [4] |
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 |
4,832 (6,130) |
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 |
5,077 (11,742) |
74th | 2016 |
MidAmeriCon II |
Kansas City, Missouri |
US |
Kinuko Y. Craft Patrick Nielsen Hayden Teresa Nielsen Hayden Tamora Pierce Michael Swanwick |
4,719 (7,740) |
75th | 2017 |
Worldcon 75[5] |
Helsinki |
Finland |
John-Henri Holmberg Nalo Hopkinson Johanna Sinisalo Claire Wendling Walter Jon Williams |
5,944 (8,748) [6] |
76th | 2018 |
Worldcon 76 in San Jose[7] |
San Jose, California |
US |
Spider Robinson Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Pierre Pettinger Sandy Pettinger Edgar Pangborn |
5,440 (7,812) [8] |
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) |
78th | 2020 |
CoNZealand |
Wellington |
New Zealand |
Mercedes Lackey Larry Dixon Greg Broadmore Rose Mitchell |
0 in-person 1,847 virtually (4,624) |
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 (8,721) |
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 |
2023 Chengdu |
Chengdu, Sichuan |
China |
Cixin Liu
Sergey Lukianenko Robert J. Sawyer |
18,895 in-person >1,105 virtual [9] |
82nd | 2024 |
Glasgow 2024 |
Glasgow, Scotland |
UK |
Chris Baker Claire Brialey Mark Plummer Ken MacLeod Nnedi Okorafor Terri Windling |
TBD |
83th | 2025 |
Seattle Worldcon 2025 |
Seattle, Washington |
US |
Martha Wells Donato Giancola Bridget Landry Alexander James Adams |
TBD |
84th | 2026 |
LAcon V |
Anaheim, California |
US |
Barbara Hambly Ronald D. Moore Colleen Doran Anita Sengupta Tim Kirk Geri Sullivan Stan Sakai Ursula Vernon |
TBD |