| Event
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Date
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Location
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Chair
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Theme
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Guests
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| Capricon 1
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February 20–22, 1981[2]
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Holiday Inn, Evanston, Illinois
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Chip Bestler
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Author Guest of Honor: Terry Carr/Wilson Tucker[2][3]
Fen Guests of Honor: J.R. & Mary Jane Holmes[2]
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| Capricon 2
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February 1982
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Radisson Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
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Leah Bestler
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Author Guest of Honor: Gene Wolfe
Fan Guest of Honor: Mike Stein
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| Capricon 3
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February 1983
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Radisson Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
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Virginia Meisinger
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Author Guest of Honor: Stephen R. Donaldson
Fan Guest of Honor: Otlie & Phil Foglio[4]
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| Capricon 4
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February 1984
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Continental Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
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Marty Coady Fabish
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Author Guest of Honor: Paul O. Williams
Fan Guest of Honor: Jeff Duntemann
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| Capricon 5
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February 1985
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Lincolnwood (Purple) Hyatt, Lincolnwood, Illinois
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Ginny Meisinger
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Author Guest of Honor: Frederik Pohl
Artist Guest of Honor: Darlene P. Coltrain
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| Capricon 6
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February 28 - March 2, 1986
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Lincolnwood (Purple) Hyatt, Lincolnwood, Illinois
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Ginny Meisinger
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Author Guest of Honor: David R. Palmer
Fan Guest of Honor: Tim Allen
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| Capricon 7
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February 1987
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Lincolnwood (Purple) Hyatt, Lincolnwood, Illinois
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No chair
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Author Guest of Honor: Jerry Oltion
Artist Guest of Honor: Stephen Hickman
Fan Guest of Honor: Joan Hanke-Woods
|
| Capricon 8
|
February 1988
|
Arlington Park Hilton, Arlington Heights, Illinois
|
Alice Bentley
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Author Guest of Honor: Lawrence Watt-Evans
Artist Guest of Honor: Kay Reynolds
Fan Guest of Honor: Kathleen Meyer
|
| Capricon 9
|
February 1989
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Lincolnwood (Purple) Hyatt, Lincolnwood, Illinois
|
Alice Bentley
|
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Author Guest of Honor: Howard Waldrop
Fan Guest of Honor: Ken Fletcher
|
| Capricon 10
|
February 1990
|
Lincolnwood (Purple) Hyatt, Lincolnwood, Illinois
|
Amy Schaefer
|
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Author Guest of Honor: P.C. Hodgell
Artist Guest of Honor: Todd Cameron Hamilton
Fan Guest of Honor: Bill Higgins
|
| Capricon 11
|
February 21–24, 1991
|
Lincolnwood (Purple) Hyatt, Lincolnwood, Illinois
|
Alice Bentley
|
|
Author Guest of Honor: Ellen Kushner
Editor Guest of Honor: Beth Meacham
Fan Guest of Honor: Becky Thomson
|
| Capricon 12
|
February 20–23, 1992
|
Lincolnshire Resort, Lincolnshire, Illinois
|
Amy Schaefer
|
|
Author Guest of Honor: Terry Bisson
Special Guests of Honor: Kim Stanley Robinson & Paul Park
Fan Guest of Honor: Steve Scherer
|
| Capricon 13
|
February 18–21, 1993
|
Pheasant Run, St. Charles, Illinois
|
Amy Schaefer
|
|
Author Guest of Honor: Terry Pratchett
Artist Guest of Honor: Darlene P. Coltrain
Fan Guest of Honor: George Laskowski
|
| Capricon 14
|
February 1994
|
Wyndham Hamilton, Itasca, Illinois
|
Karen Babich
|
|
Author Guest of Honor: Connie Willis
Artist Guest of Honor: Mary Lynn Skirvin
Fan Guest of Honor: David Dyer-Bennet
|
| Capricon 15
|
February 16–19, 1995
|
Wyndham Hamilton, Itasca, Illinois
|
Kathy Nerat
|
|
Author Guest of Honor: Nancy Kress
Fan Guest of Honor: Sue Blom
|
| Capricon 16
|
February 8–11, 1996
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Wyndham Hamilton, Itasca, Illinois
|
Doug Winkler
|
|
Author Guest of Honor: Sean Stewart
Artist Guest of Honor: Scott Gustafson
Media Guest of Honor: Michael Stein
|
| Capricon 17
|
February 20–23, 1997
|
Oak Brook Hilton, Oak Brook, Illinois
|
Doug Winkler
|
|
Author Guest of Honor: Robert J. Sawyer[5]
|
| Capricon 18
|
February 5–8, 1998
|
Holiday Inn O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois
|
Dina Krause
|
|
Author Guest of Honor: Josepha Sherman
Editor Guest of Honor: Steve Hockensmith
|
| Capricon 19
|
February 11–14, 1999
|
Arlington Park Hilton, Arlington Heights, Illinois
|
Dave McCarty and Tracy Lunquist
|
Villains
|
Pro Guest of Honor: David Weber
Artist Guest of Honor: Todd Cameron Hamilton
Fan Guest of Honor: Phoenix
|
| Capricon 20
|
January 27–30, 2000
|
Arlington Park Hilton, Arlington Heights, Illinois
|
Dave McCarty
|
Armageddon
|
Pro Guest of Honor: Larry Niven
Science Guest of Honor: Chris Luchini
Fan Guest of Honor: Joseph "Uncle Vlad" Stockman
|
| Capricon 21
|
February 8–11, 2001
|
Arlington Park Hilton, Arlington Heights, Illinois
|
Tracy Lunquist
|
Tellurian Exposition
|
Pro Guest of Honor: Allen Steele
Fan Guest of Honor: Geri Sullivan
|
| Capricon 22
|
February 7–10, 2002
|
Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, Illinois
|
Deb Kosiba
|
Fun & Games
|
Fun Guest of Honor: Dr. Demento
Game Guest of Honor: James Ernest
Artist Guest of Honor: Kaja Foglio
Fan Guest of Honor: David Abzug
|
| Capricon 23
|
February 6–9, 2003
|
Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, Illinois
|
Cary Williams & Marnie Gucciard
|
Gods & Monsters
|
Author Guest of Honor: Tim Powers
Artist Guest of Honor: Amy K. Brown
Fan Guest of Honor: Bill Roper
|
| Capricon 24
|
January 29-February 1, 2004
|
Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, Illinois
|
Dave McCarty
|
Sensawondah
|
Author Guests of Honor: Spider and Jeanne Robinson
Artist Guest of Honor: Kimberly Reck
NASA Guest of Honor: Bryan Palaszewski
|
| Capricon 25
|
February 10–14, 2005
|
Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, Illinois
|
Deb Kosiba
|
Mad Scientists
|
Author Guest of Honor: James P. Hogan
Artist Guest of Honor: Shaenon K. Garrity
Fan Guest of Honor: John Morse
|
| Capricon 26
|
February 9–13, 2006
|
Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, Illinois
|
Greg (Guido) Williams
|
University of Fandom (UFAN)
|
Visiting Guest Faculty: Peter S. Beagle, Bryan Palaszewski from NASA, Kat Eggleston, Michael Longcor, Dr. Mary Crowell, Nick Pollotta, Jody Lynn Nye, Bill Fawcett, and Phyllis Eisenstein
|
| Capricon 27
|
February 8–11, 2007
|
Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, Illinois
|
Gretchen Roper
|
A Celebration of High Fantasy
|
Author Guest of Honor: Lois McMaster Bujold
Artist Guest of Honor: Erin McKee
Fan Guest of Honor: Cat Faber
Other special guests: Peter S. Beagle and Bryan Palaszewski from NASA
|
| Capricon 28
|
February 14–17, 2008
|
Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, Illinois
|
Leane Verhulst
|
Pirates
|
SF Author Guest of Honor: Mike Resnick
Pirate Guests of Honor: John Baur ("Ol' Chumbucket") and Mark Summers ("Cap'n Slappy"), creators of International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Artist Guest of Honor: Don Maitz
Other special guests: Michael Longcor, Janny Wurts, Tori Baur ("Mad Sally"), Tom Smith, Bill and Brenda Sutton, and Bryan Palaszewski from NASA
|
| Capricon 29
|
February 19–22, 2009
|
Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, Illinois
|
Helen Montgomery
|
Camp Among the Stars
|
Author: Sharon Shinn
Artist: Gary Lippincott
Fan: Christian McGuire
Filk: Barry and Sally Childs-Helton
NASA: Bryan Palaszewski
|
| Capricon 30
|
February 11–14, 2010
|
Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, Illinois
|
Helen Montgomery
|
Celebration!
|
Authors: Frederik Pohl, Spider and Jeanne Robinson, and Robert J. Sawyer
Artist: Lucy Synk
Fan: Alice Bentley
|
| Capricon 31
|
February 10–13, 2011
|
Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, Illinois
|
Erik Olson
|
Escape
|
Author: John Scalzi
Artist: John Picacio
Fans: Stephen Boucher and Janice Gelb
|
| Capricon 32
|
February 9–12, 2012
|
Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, Illinois
|
Sandra de Jong
|
Amazing Adventures
|
Author: Cory Doctorow
Media: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Artist: Les McClaine
Fan: Steven H Silver[6]
|
| Capricon 33
|
February 7–10, 2013
|
Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, Illinois
|
Mike Cyganiewicz
|
Artificial Intelligence
|
Author: Daniel H. Wilson
Artist: Karen Ann Hollingsworth
Fan: Helen Montgomery
|
| Capricon 34
|
February 6–9, 2014
|
Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, Illinois
|
Laura Dombrowski
|
the 4th Dimension
|
Author: S. M. Stirling
Artist: Tom Peters
Fan: Tadao Tomomatsu
Special: Jan Stirling and Sherrilyn Kenyon
Musical: Silent Nightmare
|
| Capricon 35
|
February 12–15, 2015
|
Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, Illinois
|
John (Shadowcat) Ickes
|
R & R
|
Author: Matt Forbeck
Filk: Alexander James Adams
Game: Margaret Weis
Artist: John Bivens
Podcaster: John Anealio
Podcaster: Patrick Hester
Fan: Elizabeth "Dr. Evil" Huffman
|
| Capricon 36
|
February 11–14, 2016
|
Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, Illinois
|
Marinda Darnell
|
Once Upon a Capricon...
|
Author: Scott Lynch
Artist: Eric Wilkerson
Fan: Wendy Zdrodowski
Dance: Mae the Bellydancer
Puppet: Stacey Gordon
Special: Mark Oshiro
|
| Capricon 37
|
February 16–19, 2017
|
Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, Illinois
|
Peter Heltzer
|
And the Children Shall Lead
|
Author: Beth Revis
Artist: Nilah Macgruder
Fan: Meg Frank
Music: Tim Griffin
|
| Capricon 38
|
February 15–18, 2018
|
Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, Illinois
|
Terrence Miltner
|
Expanding Universes
|
Author: Timothy Zahn
Artist: Sarah Wilkinson
Fan: Dave McCarty
Gaming: Monica Valentinelli
Special: Matt McElroy
|
| Capricon 39
|
February 14–17, 2019
|
Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, Illinois
|
D'Andre Williams
|
Strange Beasts Arise
|
Author: Seanan McGuire
Artist: Phil Foglio
Fan: Doug Rice
Music: Carrie Dahlby
|
| Capricon 40
|
February 13–16, 2020
|
Westin Chicago North Shore, Wheeling, Illinois
|
Aimee Dundon
|
The Tropics of Capricon
|
Author: Tobias Buckell
Artist: Trungles
Fan: Lillian Sams
|
| Capricon 41
|
February 4–7, 2021
|
Virtual
|
Tammy Coxen
|
Creating the Future we Want
|
Aliette de Bodard
Brandon O’Brien
John Jennings
Michi Trota
Dr. Cacophonie Tamayo
|
| Capricon 42
|
February 3–6, 2022
|
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
|
Tori Carnall-Hawkins
|
Rockin’ In The Outer Realms
|
Author: Catherynne M. Valente
Artist: Gene Ha
Gaming: Tanya DePass
|
| Capricon 43
|
February 2–5, 2023
|
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago, IL
|
Doug Killings
|
AEteriny Awaits
|
Author: Steven Brust
Artist: Christine Mitzuk
Fan: Moshe Yudkowsky
|
| Capricon 44
|
February 1–4, 2024
|
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago, IL
|
Sam Haney Press
|
The Endurance of Stars
|
Author: K. Tempest Bradford
Artist: Ariela Housman
Literary: Catherine Lundoff
Fan: Victor Jason Raymond, founder of the Carl Brandon Society
|
| Capricon 45
|
February 6-9, 2025
|
Sheraton Grand Chicago, Chicago, IL
|
|
Let Your Geek Flag Fly!
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