Corflu is a science fiction fanzine convention held each spring, generally in North America but also five times in England and once in Northern Ireland. It is named after a slang term for the "correction fluid" used in mimeograph printing, a common way to produce fanzines before the arrival of low-cost photocopying and online fanzines. Each Corflu is organized by a different regional group, selected at the previous year's gathering. Previous Corflus have been held at:
1984: Berkeley, California 1985: Napa, California 1986: Tysons Corner, Virginia 1987: Cincinnati 1988: Seattle 1989: Minneapolis 1990: New York City 1991: El Paso 1992: Los Angeles 1993: Madison, Wisconsin 1994: Crystal City, Virginia 1995: Las Vegas 1996: Nashville, Tennessee 1997: Walnut Creek, California 1998: Leeds, England - the first Corflu held outside North America 1999: Panama City, Florida 2000: Seattle 2001: Boston 2002: Annapolis 2003: Madison, Wisconsin 2004: Las Vegas 2005: San Francisco 2006: Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2007: Austin, Texas 2008: Las Vegas 2009: Seattle 2010: Winchester, England 2011: Sunnyvale, California 2012: Las Vegas 2013 : Portland, Oregon 2014 : Richmond, Virginia 2015 : Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 2016: Chicago 2017: Woodland Hills, California 2018: Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2019: Rockville, Maryland 2020: College Station, Texas 2021: Bristol, England 2022: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2023: Belfast, Northern Ireland 2024: Las Vegas 2025: Newbury, England 2026: Santa Rosa, California
The venue for the 2027 Corflu was selected at the 2026 Corflu as Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Corflu is a small, informal convention with a single track of programming. Corflu's traditions include choosing the Guest of Honor randomly from the attendees and electing past presidents of the Fan Writers of America (which never has a current president). The Fan Activity Achievement Awards (FAAns) are presented annually at Corflu, and since 2010 a Lifetime Achievement Award has also been presented.Corflu: The Fan Activity Achievement Awards (FAAns)
See also Ditto (convention)
References
External links Corflu official site Dr. Fandom's Corflu Primer