Åcon
Åcon is an annual science fiction convention, held in May or June every year in Mariehamn, Åland.[1][2] It was founded in 2007[3] with the goal of bringing Swedish and Finnish science fiction fandom together, and described as being a literary relaxacon with all programming in English.[4] While a few of the participants are Ålanders, the majority travel from mainland Finland and Sweden for the convention.[5]
Åcon | |
---|---|
![]() Guest of Honour Catherynne M. Valente at Åcon 2012. | |
Status | active |
Genre | Science fiction, fantasy |
Frequency | Annual |
Venue | 60.09489°N 19.92825°E |
Location(s) | Mariehamn, Åland |
Country | Finland |
Previous event | Åcon 10 |
Next event | Åcon 11 |
Guests of honour
Year | Guest of Honour | |
---|---|---|
1 | 2007 | Hal Duncan[6] |
2 | 2008 | Ian McDonald[7] |
3 | 2009 | Steph Swainston[8][9] |
4 | 2010 | Geoff Ryman[10] |
5 | 2012 | Cat Valente[11] |
6 | 2013 | Tricia Sullivan[12] |
7 | 2014 | Karen Lord[13] |
8 | 2016 | Zen Cho[14] |
9 | 2018 | Emma Newman |
10 | 2019 | Amal El-Mohtar[15] |
11 | 2021 | Tasha Suri[16] |
References
- Tillström, Malin (2009-05-20). "Fantasykonvent för tredje gången". Nya Åland (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- Kullman, Annika (2010-05-02). "Science fiction-kongress på Åland". Nya Åland (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- "Science fiction-kongress på Adlon". Nya Åland (in Swedish). 2007-05-18. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- "About Åcon". Åcon. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- "Bokälskare träffades på fantasykonvent". Ålandstidningen (in Swedish). 2009-05-24. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- "Åcon 1 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- "Åcon 2 Guest of Honour". Åcon. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- "Åcon 3 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- Åcon 2009, Steph Swainston's official website, retrieved April 6, 2011
- "Åcon 4 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- "Åcon 5 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- "Åcon 6 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- "Åcon 7 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- "Åcon 8 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
- "Åcon 10 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- Lundberg, Malin (19 March 2020). "Inget Åcon i Mariehamn i år". Ålands Radio och TV. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.