Novacon is an annual science fiction convention, usually held each November in the English Midlands. Launched in 1971, it has been hosted by the Birmingham Science Fiction Group since 1972.
List of Novacons
NoYearNameLocationGuests of HonourAttendance*11971NOVACONImperial Centre, BirminghamJames White14421972NOVACON 2Imperial Centre, BirminghamDoreen Rogers14431973NOVACON 3Imperial Centre, BirminghamKen Bulmer14641974NOVACON 4Imperial Centre, BirminghamKen Slater21151975NOVACON 5Royal Angus Hotel, BirminghamDan Morgan27261976NOVACON 6Royal Angus Hotel, BirminghamDavid Kyle31771977NOVACON 7Royal Angus Hotel, BirminghamJohn Brunner27881978NOVACON 8Holiday Inn, BirminghamAnne McCaffrey30991979NOVACON 9Royal Angus Hotel, BirminghamChristopher Priest 290101980NOVACON 10Royal Angus Hotel, BirminghamBrian W. Aldiss495111981NOVACON 11Royal Angus Hotel, BirminghamBob Shaw362121982NOVACON 12Royal Angus Hotel, BirminghamHarry Harrison373131983NOVACON 13Royal Angus Hotel, BirminghamLisa Tuttle339141984NOVACON 14Grand Hotel, BirminghamRobert Holdstock333151985NOVACON 15De Vere Hotel, CoventryJames White, David Langford340161986NOVACON 16De Vere Hotel, CoventryE. C. Tubb, Chris Evans257171987NOVACON 17Royal Angus Hotel, BirminghamIain M. Banks315181988NOVACON 18Royal Angus Hotel, BirminghamGarry Kilworth336191989NOVACON 19Excelsior, SolihullGeoff Ryman303201990NOVACON 20Excelsior, SolihullJack Cohen330211991NOVACON 21Forte Poste House, SolihullColin Greenland200221992NOVACON 22Royal Angus Hotel, BirminghamStorm Constantine300231993NOVACON 23Royal Angus Hotel, BirminghamStephen Baxter243241994NOVACON 24Royal Angus Hotel, BirminghamGraham Joyce214251995NOVACON 25Chamberlain Hotel, BirminghamBrian Aldiss, Bob Shaw, Harry Harrison; Iain Banks (special guest)338261996NOVACON 26Hotel Ibis, BirminghamDavid Gemmell281271997NOVACON 27Abbey Hotel, Great MalvernPeter F. Hamilton277281998NOVACON 28Britannia Hotel, BirminghamPaul J. McAuley265291999NOVACON 29Britannia Hotel, BirminghamIan Stewart239302000NOVACON 30Britannia Hotel, BirminghamChristopher Priest; Rog Peyton (special guest); David A. Hardy (guest artist)224312001NOVACON 31Quality Hotel, BentleyGwyneth Jones219322002 NOVACON 32Quality Hotel, BentleyIan McDonald252332003NOVACON 33Quality Hotel, BentleyJon Courtenay Grimwood203342004NOVACON 34Quality Hotel, BentleyIan Watson217352005NOVACON 35Quality Hotel, BentleyAlastair Reynolds216362006NOVACON 36Quality Hotel, BentleyKen MacLeod212372007NOVACON 37Quality Hotel, BentleyCharles Stross208382008NOVACON 38Quality Hotel, BentleyIan R MacLeod; Vernon Brown (fan guest)177392009NOVACON 39Park Inn, NottinghamJustina Robson210402010NOVACON 40Park Inn, NottinghamIain M Banks; Brian W. Aldiss (special guest)262412011NOVACON 41Park Inn, NottinghamJohn Meaneytbc422012NOVACON 42Park Inn, NottinghamJaine Fenntbc432013NOVACON 43Park Inn, NottinghamJo Waltontbc442014NOVACON 44Park Inn, NottinghamKari Sperring; John Gribbin (science guest)tbc452015NOVACON 45Park Inn, NottinghamAnne and Stan Nicholstbc462016NOVACON 46Park Inn, NottinghamJuliet McKennatbc472017NOVACON 47Park Inn, NottinghamAdrian Tchaikovskytbc482018NOVACON 48Park Inn, NottinghamChris Becketttbc492019NOVACON 49Nottingham Sherwood Hotel, NottinghamMike Careytbc502020NOVACON 50Nottingham Sherwood Hotel, Nottingham(Postponed to 2021)tbc502021NOVACON 50Palace Hotel, BuxtonChris Baker, Emma Newman (unable to attend), Claire North, Christopher Priesttbc512022NOVACON 51Palace Hotel, BuxtonGareth L. Powelltbc522023NOVACON 51Palace Hotel, BuxtonJen Williamstbc
(*Attendance figures taken from individual programme books and may not reflect the final figures; for instance, more than 500 people attended Novacon 14.)
References
External links Novacon website Birmingham SF Group website