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'''Novacon''' is an annual [[science fiction convention]], usually held each November in the [[The Midlands|English Midlands]]. Launched in 1971, it has been hosted by the [[Birmingham Science Fiction Group]] since 1972.
== List of Novacons ==
{| class="wikitable"
!No
!Year
!Name
!Location
!Guests of Honour
!Attendance*
|-
|1
|1971
|NOVACON
|Imperial Centre, [[Birmingham]]
|[[James White (author)|James White]]
|144
|-
|2
|1972
|NOVACON 2
|Imperial Centre, Birmingham
|Doreen Rogers
|144
|-
|3
|1973
|NOVACON 3
|Imperial Centre, Birmingham
|[[Ken Bulmer]]
|146
|-
|4
|1974
|NOVACON 4
|Imperial Centre, Birmingham
|[[Ken Slater (science fiction)|Ken Slater]]
|211
|-
|5
|1975
|NOVACON 5
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|Dan Morgan
|272
|-
|6
|1976
|NOVACON 6
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[[David Kyle]]
|317
|-
|7
|1977
|NOVACON 7
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[[John Brunner (novelist)|John Brunner]]
|278
|-
|8
|1978
|NOVACON 8
|Holiday Inn, Birmingham
|[[Anne McCaffrey]]
|309
|-
|9
|1979
|NOVACON 9
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
||[[Christopher Priest (novelist)|Christopher Priest]]
|290
|-
|10
|1980
|NOVACON 10
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[[Brian W. Aldiss]]
|495
|-
|11
|1981
|NOVACON 11
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[[Bob Shaw]]
|362
|-
|12
|1982
|NOVACON 12
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[[Harry Harrison (writer)|Harry Harrison]]
|373
|-
|13
|1983
|NOVACON 13
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[[Lisa Tuttle]]
|339
|-
|14
|1984
|NOVACON 14
|Grand Hotel, Birmingham
|[[Robert Holdstock]]
|333
|-
|15
|1985
|NOVACON 15
|De Vere Hotel, [[Coventry]]
|[[James White (author)|James White]], [[David Langford]]
|340
|-
|16
|1986
|NOVACON 16
|De Vere Hotel, Coventry
|[[Edwin Charles Tubb|E. C. Tubb]], [[Christopher Evans (author)|Chris Evans]]
|257
|-
|17
|1987
|NOVACON 17
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[[Iain M. Banks]]
|315
|-
|18
|1988
|NOVACON 18
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[[Garry Kilworth]]
|336
|-
|19
|1989
|NOVACON 19
|Excelsior, [[Solihull]]
|[[Geoff Ryman]]
|303
|-
|20
|1990
|NOVACON 20
|Excelsior, Solihull
|[[Jack Cohen (scientist)|Jack Cohen]]
|330
|-
|21
|1991
|NOVACON 21
|Forte Poste House, Solihull
|[[Colin Greenland]]
|200
|-
|22<ref>{{cite web|title="Novacon 22" |publisher= Ansible 65, December 1992|url=https://news.ansible.uk/a65.html#13|access-date= 24 August 2024}}</ref>
|1992
|NOVACON 22
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[[Storm Constantine]]
|300
|-
|23
|1993
|NOVACON 23
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[[Stephen Baxter (author)|Stephen Baxter]]
|243
|-
|24<ref>{{cite web|title="Novacon 24" |publisher= Ansible 89, December 1994|url=https://news.ansible.uk/a89.html#001|access-date= 24 August 2024}}</ref>
|1994
|NOVACON 24
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[[Graham Joyce]]
|214
|-
|25<ref>{{cite web|title="Novacon 25" |publisher= Ansible 101, December 1995|url=https://news.ansible.uk/a101.html#12|access-date= 24 August 2024}}</ref>
|1995
|NOVACON 25
|Chamberlain Hotel, Birmingham
|[[Brian Aldiss]], [[Bob Shaw]], [[Harry Harrison (writer)|Harry Harrison]]; [[Iain Banks]] (special guest)
|338
|-
|26
|1996
|NOVACON 26
|Hotel Ibis, Birmingham
|[[David Gemmell]]
|281
|-
|27
|1997
|NOVACON 27
|Abbey Hotel, [[Great Malvern]]
|[[Peter F. Hamilton]]
|277
|-
|28
|1998
|NOVACON 28
|Britannia Hotel, Birmingham
|[[Paul J. McAuley]]
|265
|-
|29
|1999
|NOVACON 29
|Britannia Hotel, Birmingham
|[[Ian Stewart (mathematician)|Ian Stewart]]
|239
|-
|30
|2000
|NOVACON 30
|Britannia Hotel, Birmingham
|[[Christopher Priest (novelist)|Christopher Priest]]; [[Rog Peyton]] (special guest); [[David A. Hardy]] (guest artist)
|224
|-
|31
|2001
|NOVACON 31
|Quality Hotel, [[Bentley, West Midlands|Bentley]]
|[[Gwyneth Jones (novelist)|Gwyneth Jones]]
|219
|-
|32
|2002
|NOVACON 32
|Quality Hotel, Bentley
|[[Ian McDonald (author)|Ian McDonald]]
|252
|-
|33
|2003
|NOVACON 33
|Quality Hotel, Bentley
|[[Jon Courtenay Grimwood]]
|203
|-
|34
|2004
|NOVACON 34
|Quality Hotel, Bentley
|[[Ian Watson (author)|Ian Watson]]
|217
|-
|35
|2005
|NOVACON 35
|Quality Hotel, Bentley
|[[Alastair Reynolds]]
|216
|-
|36
|2006
|NOVACON 36
|Quality Hotel, Bentley
|[[Ken MacLeod]]
|212
|-
|37
|2007
|NOVACON 37
|Quality Hotel, Bentley
|[[Charles Stross]]
|208
|-
|38
|2008
|NOVACON 38
|Quality Hotel, Bentley
|[[Ian R. MacLeod|Ian R MacLeod]]; Vernon Brown (fan guest)
|177
|-
|39
|2009
|NOVACON 39
|Park Inn, [[Nottingham]]
|[[Justina Robson]]
|210
|-
|40
|2010
|NOVACON 40
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|[[Iain M Banks]]; [[Brian W. Aldiss]] (special guest)
|262
|-
|41
|2011
|NOVACON 41
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|[[John Meaney]]
|tbc
|-
|42
|2012
|NOVACON 42
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|[[Jaine Fenn]]
|tbc
|-
|43
|2013
|NOVACON 43
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|[[Jo Walton]]
|tbc
|-
|44
|2014
|NOVACON 44
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|[http://www.karisperring.com Kari Sperring]; [[John Gribbin]] (science guest)
|tbc
|-
|45
|2015
|NOVACON 45
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|Anne and Stan Nichols
|tbc
|-
|46
|2016
|NOVACON 46
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|[[Juliet McKenna]]
|tbc
|-
|47
|2017
|NOVACON 47
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|[[Adrian Tchaikovsky]]
|tbc
|-
|48
|2018
|NOVACON 48
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|[[Chris Beckett]]
|tbc
|-
|49
|2019
|NOVACON 49
|Nottingham Sherwood Hotel, Nottingham
|[[Mike Carey (writer)|Mike Carey]]
|tbc
|-
|50
|2020
|NOVACON 50
|Nottingham Sherwood Hotel, Nottingham
|(Postponed to 2021)
|tbc
|-
|50
|2021
|NOVACON 50
|Palace Hotel, [[Buxton]]
|[[Chris_Baker_(artist)|Chris Baker]], [[Emma Newman]] (unable to attend), [[Claire North]], [[Christopher Priest (novelist)|Christopher Priest]]
|tbc
|-
|51
|2022
|NOVACON 51
|Palace Hotel, Buxton
|[[Gareth L. Powell]]
|tbc
|-
|52
|2023
|NOVACON 51
|Palace Hotel, Buxton
|[[Jen Williams]]
|tbc
|-
|}
(*Attendance figures taken from individual programme books and may not reflect the final figures; for instance, more than 500 people attended Novacon 14.)
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://www.novacon.org.uk Novacon website]
* [http://www.bsfg.freeservers.com Birmingham SF Group website]
[[Category:Science fiction conventions in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:November events]]
[[Category:Autumn events in England]]
[[Category:History of Birmingham, West Midlands]]