Microcon - History and Guest Speakers

History and Guest Speakers

• Microcon (12-13 March 1982): Lisa Tuttle

• Microcon II (5-6 February 1983): According to a contemporary report, there was no guest of honour at this event.

(As the numbering increased by five in just four years, it appears likely it jumped a digit during 1984 - 1986)

• Microcon 7 (1987): Tom Shippey

• Microcon 8 (1988): Terry Pratchett, Iain Banks, Neil Gaiman, Dave Langford, Diana Wynne Jones, Colin Greenland, John Brunner, John Grant, Fox, Fay Sampson, Chris Bell

• Microcon 9 (1989): David V. Barrett, Adrian Cole, Storm Constantine, Mary Gentle, Fox, Colin Greenland, John Grant, Dave Langford, Pete Loveday, Terry Pratchett, Fay Sampson, Ron Tiner, Diana Wynne Jones

• Microcon 10 (1990)

• Microcon 11 (1991)

• Microcon 12 (29 February - 1 March 1992): John Brunner

• Microcon 13 (6-7 March 1993): Colin Greenland

• Microcon 14 (5-6 March 1994): Geoff Ryman, John Clute, Colin Greenland, Stephen Marley, Richard Middleton

• Microcon 15 (4-5 March 1995): Ramsey Campbell

• Microcon 16 (2-3 March 1996): Diana Wynne Jones, Fay Sampson

• Microcon 17 (1-2 March 1997): Christopher Priest, Leigh Kennedy

• Microcon 18 (28 February - 1 March 1998): Brian Stableford

• Microcon 19 (6-7 March 1999): Dave Langford

• Microcon 20 (4-5 March 2000): Nick Redfern (originally planned to be Kim Newman, who apparently didn't receive the invitation)

• Microcon 21 (3-4 March 2001): Jon Courtenay Grimwood

• Microcon 22 (2-3 March 2002): Gwyneth Jones

• Microcon 23 (1-2 March 2003): Jasper Fforde

• Microcon 24 (6-7 March 2004): Geoff Ryman

• Microcon 25 (5-6 Mar 2005): Keith Brooke, Richard Freeman, Mags Halliday, Paul Hinder, Ben Jeapes, Mark Leyland, James Lovegrove, Fay Sampson, Nick Walters, Beth Webb, Lee Wood

• Microcon 26 (4-5 March 2006): Fay Sampson, Nick Walters, Christina Lake, Richard Freeman, Joanne Hall, Mark Leyland, Paul Cornell, Jasper Fforde

• Microcon 27 (3-4 March 2007): Jasper Fforde, Richard Freeman, Colin Harvey, Joanne Hall, Mark Leyland, Fay Sampson, Nick Walters

• Microcon 28 (1-2 March 2008): Pat Cadigan, Richard Freeman, Steve Green, Joanne Hall, Colin Harvey, Michelle Parslow, Nick Walters

• Microcon 29 (21-22 February 2009): Doug Bell, Val Cornish, Richard Freeman, Steve Green, Christina Lake, Mark Leyland, Fay Sampson, Nick Walters (Jasper Fforde had to cancel at the last minute)

• Microcon 30 (6-7 March 2010): Richard Freeman, Steve Green, Ben Jeapes, Joel Lane, Nick Walters (Alasdair Stuart had to cancel at the last minute)

• Microcon 2011 (5-6 March 2011): Mark Clapham, Richard Freeman, Joanne Hall, Colin Harvey, Beth Webb, Nick Walters

• Microcon 2012 (25-26 February 2012): Jasper Fforde, Richard Freeman, Steve Green, David A. Hardy, Phillip Reeve, Nick Walters, Anneke Wills

• Microcon 2013 (23-24 February 2013): The full guest list is still to be confirmed, but as of 15/12/2012 they include Richard Freeman, Steve Green, Cheryl Morgan, Kari Sperring and Nick Walters