# Novacon
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'''Novacon''' is an annual [science fiction convention](/source/science_fiction_convention), usually held each November in the [English Midlands](/source/The_Midlands). Launched in 1971, it has been hosted by the [Birmingham Science Fiction Group](/source/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](/source/Birmingham)
|[James White](/source/James_White_(author))
|144
|-
|2
|1972
|NOVACON 2
|Imperial Centre, Birmingham
|Doreen Rogers
|144
|-
|3
|1973
|NOVACON 3
|Imperial Centre, Birmingham
|[Ken Bulmer](/source/Ken_Bulmer)
|146
|-
|4
|1974
|NOVACON 4
|Imperial Centre, Birmingham
|[Ken Slater](/source/Ken_Slater_(science_fiction))
|211
|-
|5
|1975
|NOVACON 5
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|Dan Morgan
|272
|-
|6
|1976
|NOVACON 6
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[David Kyle](/source/David_Kyle)
|317
|-
|7
|1977
|NOVACON 7
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[John Brunner](/source/John_Brunner_(novelist))
|278
|-
|8
|1978
|NOVACON 8
|Holiday Inn, Birmingham
|[Anne McCaffrey](/source/Anne_McCaffrey)
|309
|-
|9
|1979
|NOVACON 9
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
||[Christopher Priest](/source/Christopher_Priest_(novelist))
|290
|-
|10
|1980
|NOVACON 10
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[Brian W. Aldiss](/source/Brian_W._Aldiss)
|495
|-
|11
|1981
|NOVACON 11
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[Bob Shaw](/source/Bob_Shaw)
|362
|-
|12
|1982
|NOVACON 12
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[Harry Harrison](/source/Harry_Harrison_(writer))
|373
|-
|13
|1983
|NOVACON 13
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[Lisa Tuttle](/source/Lisa_Tuttle)
|339
|-
|14
|1984
|NOVACON 14
|Grand Hotel, Birmingham
|[Robert Holdstock](/source/Robert_Holdstock)
|333
|-
|15
|1985
|NOVACON 15
|De Vere Hotel, [Coventry](/source/Coventry)
|[James White](/source/James_White_(author)), [David Langford](/source/David_Langford)
|340
|-
|16
|1986
|NOVACON 16
|De Vere Hotel, Coventry
|[E. C. Tubb](/source/Edwin_Charles_Tubb), [Chris Evans](/source/Christopher_Evans_(author))
|257
|-
|17
|1987
|NOVACON 17
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[Iain M. Banks](/source/Iain_M._Banks)
|315
|-
|18
|1988
|NOVACON 18
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[Garry Kilworth](/source/Garry_Kilworth)
|336
|-
|19
|1989
|NOVACON 19
|Excelsior, [Solihull](/source/Solihull)
|[Geoff Ryman](/source/Geoff_Ryman)
|303
|-
|20
|1990
|NOVACON 20
|Excelsior, Solihull
|[Jack Cohen](/source/Jack_Cohen_(scientist))
|330
|-
|21
|1991
|NOVACON 21
|Forte Poste House, Solihull
|[Colin Greenland](/source/Colin_Greenland)
|200
|-
|22[{{cite web|title="Novacon 22" |publisher= Ansible 65, December 1992|url=https://news.ansible.uk/a65.html#13|access-date= 24 August 2024}}]
|1992
|NOVACON 22
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[Storm Constantine](/source/Storm_Constantine)
|300
|-
|23
|1993
|NOVACON 23
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[Stephen Baxter](/source/Stephen_Baxter_(author))
|243
|-
|24[{{cite web|title="Novacon 24" |publisher= Ansible 89, December 1994|url=https://news.ansible.uk/a89.html#001|access-date= 24 August 2024}}]
|1994
|NOVACON 24
|Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|[Graham Joyce](/source/Graham_Joyce)
|214
|-
|25[{{cite web|title="Novacon 25" |publisher= Ansible 101, December 1995|url=https://news.ansible.uk/a101.html#12|access-date= 24 August 2024}}]
|1995
|NOVACON 25
|Chamberlain Hotel, Birmingham
|[Brian Aldiss](/source/Brian_Aldiss), [Bob Shaw](/source/Bob_Shaw), [Harry Harrison](/source/Harry_Harrison_(writer)); [Iain Banks](/source/Iain_Banks) (special guest)
|338
|-
|26
|1996
|NOVACON 26
|Hotel Ibis, Birmingham
|[David Gemmell](/source/David_Gemmell)
|281
|-
|27
|1997
|NOVACON 27
|Abbey Hotel, [Great Malvern](/source/Great_Malvern)
|[Peter F. Hamilton](/source/Peter_F._Hamilton)
|277
|-
|28
|1998
|NOVACON 28
|Britannia Hotel, Birmingham
|[Paul J. McAuley](/source/Paul_J._McAuley)
|265
|-
|29
|1999
|NOVACON 29
|Britannia Hotel, Birmingham
|[Ian Stewart](/source/Ian_Stewart_(mathematician))
|239
|-
|30
|2000
|NOVACON 30
|Britannia Hotel, Birmingham
|[Christopher Priest](/source/Christopher_Priest_(novelist)); [Rog Peyton](/source/Rog_Peyton) (special guest); [David A. Hardy](/source/David_A._Hardy) (guest artist)
|224
|-
|31
|2001
|NOVACON 31
|Quality Hotel, [Bentley](/source/Bentley%2C_West_Midlands)
|[Gwyneth Jones](/source/Gwyneth_Jones_(novelist))
|219
|-
|32
|2002
|NOVACON 32
|Quality Hotel, Bentley
|[Ian McDonald](/source/Ian_McDonald_(British_author))
|252
|-
|33
|2003
|NOVACON 33
|Quality Hotel, Bentley
|[Jon Courtenay Grimwood](/source/Jon_Courtenay_Grimwood)
|203
|-
|34
|2004
|NOVACON 34
|Quality Hotel, Bentley
|[Ian Watson](/source/Ian_Watson_(author))
|217
|-
|35
|2005
|NOVACON 35
|Quality Hotel, Bentley
|[Alastair Reynolds](/source/Alastair_Reynolds)
|216
|-
|36
|2006
|NOVACON 36
|Quality Hotel, Bentley
|[Ken MacLeod](/source/Ken_MacLeod)
|212
|-
|37
|2007
|NOVACON 37
|Quality Hotel, Bentley
|[Charles Stross](/source/Charles_Stross)
|208
|-
|38
|2008
|NOVACON 38
|Quality Hotel, Bentley
|[Ian R MacLeod](/source/Ian_R._MacLeod); Vernon Brown (fan guest)
|177
|-
|39
|2009
|NOVACON 39
|Park Inn, [Nottingham](/source/Nottingham)
|[Justina Robson](/source/Justina_Robson)
|210
|-
|40
|2010
|NOVACON 40
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|[Iain M Banks](/source/Iain_M_Banks); [Brian W. Aldiss](/source/Brian_W._Aldiss) (special guest)
|262
|-
|41
|2011
|NOVACON 41
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|[John Meaney](/source/John_Meaney)
|tbc
|-
|42
|2012
|NOVACON 42
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|[Jaine Fenn](/source/Jaine_Fenn)
|tbc
|-
|43
|2013
|NOVACON 43
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|[Jo Walton](/source/Jo_Walton)
|tbc
|-
|44
|2014
|NOVACON 44
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|[http://www.karisperring.com Kari Sperring]; [John Gribbin](/source/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](/source/Juliet_McKenna)
|tbc
|-
|47
|2017
|NOVACON 47
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|[Adrian Tchaikovsky](/source/Adrian_Tchaikovsky)
|tbc
|-
|48
|2018
|NOVACON 48
|Park Inn, Nottingham
|[Chris Beckett](/source/Chris_Beckett)
|tbc
|-
|49
|2019
|NOVACON 49
|Nottingham Sherwood Hotel, Nottingham
|[Mike Carey](/source/Mike_Carey_(writer))
|tbc
|-
|50
|2020
|NOVACON 50
|Nottingham Sherwood Hotel, Nottingham
|(Postponed to 2021)
|tbc
|-
|50
|2021
|NOVACON 50
|Palace Hotel, [Buxton](/source/Buxton)
|[Chris Baker](/source/Chris_Baker_(artist)), [Emma Newman](/source/Emma_Newman) (unable to attend), [Claire North](/source/Claire_North), [Christopher Priest](/source/Christopher_Priest_(novelist))
|tbc
|-
|51
|2022
|NOVACON 51
|Palace Hotel, Buxton
|[Gareth L. Powell](/source/Gareth_L._Powell)
|tbc
|-
|52
|2023
|NOVACON 51
|Palace Hotel, Buxton
|[Jen Williams](/source/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 ==
* [https://novacon.uk Novacon website]
* [https://www.birminghamsfgroup.org.uk Birmingham SF Group website]
Category:Science fiction conventions in the United Kingdom
Category:November
Category:Autumn in England
Category:History of Birmingham, West Midlands
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