Åcon

Åcon
Guest of Honour Catherynne M. Valente at Åcon 2012.
Statusactive
GenreScience fiction, fantasy
FrequencyAnnual
Venue60°05′42″N 19°55′42″E / 60.09489°N 19.92825°E / 60.09489; 19.92825
Location(s)Mariehamn, Åland
CountryFinland
Previous eventÅcon 12
Next eventÅcon 13

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]

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 2022 No Guest of Honour
12 2023 No Guest of Honour
13 2024 Fiona Barnett

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Science fiction-kongress på Adlon". Nya Åland (in Swedish). 2007-05-18. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  4. ^ "About Åcon". Åcon. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
  5. ^ "Bokälskare träffades på fantasykonvent". Ålandstidningen (in Swedish). 2009-05-24. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  6. ^ "Åcon 1 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  7. ^ "Åcon 2 Guest of Honour". Åcon. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  8. ^ "Åcon 3 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  9. ^ Åcon 2009, Steph Swainston's official website, retrieved April 6, 2011
  10. ^ "Åcon 4 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
  11. ^ "Åcon 5 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  12. ^ "Åcon 6 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  13. ^ "Åcon 7 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  14. ^ "Åcon 8 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
  15. ^ "Åcon 10 GoH". Åcon. Retrieved 2019-01-31.