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Oklahoma's largest literary science fiction & fantasy con
July 25-27, 2008
Radisson Tulsa
10918 E. 41st Street
Tulsa, OK 74146
GOH: Diana Gabaldon
Artist GOH: Stephen Hickman
Fan GOH: Tim Miller
Toastmaster: Gordon Van Gelder
Featuring: Art Show, Panel Discussions, Writers Conference, Dealers Room, Short Film Contest, Gaming, Fangs Fur & Fey Mini-Con, Friday night concert, Gala Dinner with Diana Gabaldon, Filksinging, Author Readings, Masquerade, Charity Auction, Panels, Podcasts, and the inexplicably popular Penguin Playhouse Theatre! Of course, this is only some of the many activities and events we have planned.
Anime con
August 1-3, 2008
Hilton Lafayette
1521 West Pinhook Road
Lafayette, LA 70503-3158
Cosplay, Contests, Gaming, Video Rooms, Panels, Dealers Room, Artist Alley, formal/semi-formal dinner, and more!
Anime con
August 1-3, 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel Tulsa
100 East Second Street
Tulsa, OK 74103
Con centered around Japanese Anime and Culture. We are also highlighting gaming (both video and tabletop), webcomics, writers, and popular culture. Otaku everywhere and of every persuasion will find something to do and be excited about! Tokyo In Tulsa is about coming together, having fun and celebrating our common interests. Will have AMV, cosplay, hall cosplay, etc.
Comic Books, Gaming, & Collectors one-day con.
August 2, 2008
Northwest Community Unitarian Universalist Church (NWCUUC)
5920 Hwy 6 North
Houston, TX 77084
(Bear Creek area / northwest Harris County)
The day long convention (admission $3 for all day) offers a range of activities, including a dealers’ room packed with local merchants who are there to buy, sell, and trade: comic books; games (RPG, card, and board); toys; collectibles; DVDs; and other fantasy and sci-fi related products.
Six dedicated game rooms will run individual RPG games including: Space Regatta, (Serenity RPG) ; Star Wars Pocket Models ; Bleach TCG ; Magic the Gathering; Munchkin; Munchkin "Classic" featuring the De-Ranged supplement; Super Munchkin Impossible Blended (two different Munchkin games plus the Munchkin Blender supplement); Frag!; and Ninja Burger with the Sumo Size Me Supplement along with live demos scheduled throughout the day.
Members of Men In Black from Steve Jackson Games, creator of GURPS will be on site as well as the creators of the Goth comic “Polyglot & Spleen” – artist Heather “Spleen” Stanley and writer Marc Moorash. Up-and-coming sci-fi writer, William Massey will be on hand to talk about his new book, “Legacy of the Panther” in addition to Kevin Brusky of Ape Games who created the popular “Order of the Stick” card game along with Trey Wickwire a staff member at Visionary Comics and creator of the comic “Mamluk,” due early next year.
August 6-10, 2008
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, CO
GOH: Lois McMaster Bujold
Artist GOH: Rick Sternbach
Toastmaster: Wil McCarthy
Fan GOH: Tom Whitmore
Ghost of Honor: Robert A. Heinlein
Five days of programming on hundreds of topics from books to media, from art to costuming, from movies to television to anime, from science fiction to science fact, as well as an art show, masquerades, the Hugo Awards ceremony, dealer's rooms, and much more!
Japanese Anime and Culture Convention
August 8-10, 2008
San Antonio Municipal Auditorium
100 Auditorium Circle
San Antonio, TX
Holiday Inn El Tropicano Riverwalk
110 Lexington Avenue
San Antonio, TX
Dealer's Room, Multiple Panel Rooms, Video/Table Gaming, Artist Alley, 24 Hour Video Room. 2 viewing rooms, gaming (both live action and computer) industry panels, and more. Further, trying to emphasize as a cultural convention, we will be bringing you panels, performances, and demonstrations of Martial Arts, Tea Ceremonies, Kabuki, Traditional Japanese games, and more! Come see what it's really all about!
(Presumably August 2008)
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, Texas
Visit this exciting and educational family-oriented event at NASA/Johnson Space Center and enjoy hot air balloon competitions, evening balloon glows, skydiving exhibitions, commercial exhibits, concession booths, food from local restaurants, arts & crafts exhibits, entertainment and various aviation equipment displays.
Ballunar Liftoff Festival, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Its mission is to help the public learn about aviation and space exploration, and to sponsor and fund educational activities that encourage young people to learn about aviation and space and to study mathematics and the sciences.
Literary Science Fiction Convention.
August 15-17, 2008
Doubletree Hotel North
6505 N. IH-35
Austin, TX 78752
Austin, Texas area
GOH: John Scalzi
Artist GOH: David Lee Anderson
Fan GOH: Kelly Persons
Toastmaster: Bill Crider
Editor GOH: Sheila Williams
Special Guests: Joe & Gay Haldeman
Confirmed participants: Neal Barrett, Jr., Deborah Chester, Bradley Denton, Brad W. Foster, Mitchell Graham, Julie Kenner, Katharine Eliska Kimbriel, Joe R. Lansdale, Alexis Glynn Latner, A. Lee Martinez, J.M. McDermott, Maureen F. McHugh, C.J. Mills, John Moore, Cary G. Osborne, Lawrence Person, John Picacio, Carrie Richerson, Chris Roberson, Rob Rogers, Selina Rosen, Patrice Sarath, Caroline Spector, William Browning Spencer, S. Andrew Swann, Susan Wade, Howard Waldrop, Don Webb, Martha Wells, K.D. Wentworth, Mark L. Williams, and more!
Panels, Art Show, Gaming, Charity, Full Day Writer's Workshop, Dealer's Room, and more!
ArmadilloCon is a literary science fiction convention held annually in Austin, with several hundred attendees. The primary focus of ArmadilloCon is literary science fiction, but that's not all we do -- we also pay attention to art, animation, science, media, and gaming. Every year, dozens of professional writers, artists and editors attend the convention. Sometimes they come to make deals, but more often they come to have fun!
For more information, write:
ArmadilloCon 30
PO Box 26442
Austin, TX 78729
Or send email
Sponsored by the Fandom Association of Central Texas, a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization
Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention
August 22-24, 2008
The Albuquerque Grand Airport Hotel
2910 Yale Blvd SE
(Gibson & I-25)
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Albuquerque, New Mexico area
GOH: David Weber
Toastmaster: Daniel Abraham
Artist GOH: Bob Eggelton
Plus these folks: Mario Acevedo, Ben Bova, Yvonne Coats, Steven Gould, Betsy James, Andy Kuhn, Jane Lindskold, George R.R. Martin, Victor Milan, John Jos. Miller, Laura J. Mixon, Pati Nagle, Scott Phillips, D. Lynn Smith, Melinda Snodgrass, SM Stirling, Pari Noskin Taichert, Ian Tregillis, Robert Vardeman, Carrie Vaughn, Walter Jon Williams & More!
Panels, Art Show, Dealers Room, Gaming, Auctions, Film Screenings, Readings, Autographs, Filking, Science Talk, Costume Contest, Green Slimes, Audience Participation Events, and more!
Each year, proceeds from Bubonicon go to worthy causes. In 2006, proceeds from Bubonicon 38 benefited the Roadrunner Food Bank, the Children’s Hospital of New Mexico and the Williamson Science Fiction Library at Eastern New Mexico University.
For more information write:
NMSF Conference
PO Box 37257
Albuquerque, NM 87176
Convention and Association for fans of Anime, Music, Manga, and Japanese Pop Culture
August 29-September 1, 2008
Hyatt Regency Dallas
300 Reunion Boulevard
Dallas, Texas, USA. 75207
(Dallas, Texas [downtown Dallas] area)
Japanese Guests, Voice Actors, Manga/Comic Artists, Dealer Room, 24hr Video Theaters, J-Pop, Gaming, Art Show & Auction, Panel Discussions, Autograph Sessions, Film/Video Premiers
For more information write:
AnimeFest
1631 Dorchester Dr., Suite 110
Plano, TX 75075-6332
Or call 972-596-3561
Or fax 972-692-5996
Or send email
Media, anime, comics, & gaming con
September 5-7, 2008
Holiday Inn Emerald Beach
1102 South Shoreline
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Anime Music Video Contest, Anime Karaoke Contest, Anime Bikini Cosplay Contest, Cosplay Contest, Lisa Furukawa Ray Concert, Scavenger Hunt, Lingerie, Swimwear, & Evening Gown Model Walk, Rave, Hall Cosplay, Vic Mignogna Presents FULLMETAL FANTASY (A Realms Con Exclusive), Dead Texas (A Realms Con Exclusive), 24 Hour Game Rooms (With Your Favorite Tabletop Games, Video Games, and Tournaments ), 24 Hour Movie Rooms (Anime & Japanese Horror), Question And Answer Panels With Anime Celebrities
For more information, write:
Realms Con
4730 Sea Island Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
Or call 361-658-7446
Or send email
Gaming con
September 12-14, 2008
Memorial Student Center
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
ProtoCon is an all-genre gaming convention run by gamers just like you. On top of all the games that everyone is familiar with and love to play, ProtoCon has an additional focus on independent publishers and prototype games. Our special events include the 2nd Annual Prototype Game Design Challenge, a Game Design Panel, and a live-action game design event (really, I kid you not).
We have a Dealers Room and a Game Auction on top of all the great gaming!
You can find the fun and familiar and the new and exciting all at ProtoCon!
Gaming convention offering Living Greyhawk RPGA Scenarios
(Presumably September 2008)
(in the greater Shreveport, LA area)
To sign up as a player or judge, please visit Warhorn Sign-ups
One-day (1 PM-4 PM) annual fundraiser for Starbase Houston
September 28, 2008
Harris County Precinct 1
Christia V. Adair Park Community Center
15107 Cullen Blvd
Houston, TX 77047-6713
Houston, TX area
Cash Prizes and Awards for best Chili, Dessert, and Exotic Alien Dish. Starbase Houston's mission is to advance, promote, and sustain all the various facets of Star Trek, Star Trek Houston Fandom, and all things sci-fi. $5 per person for food. There is no charge for entering the cook-off.
A Fan-Operated Science Fiction and Fantasy Literary and Filk Convention in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area
October 3-5, 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel
North Dallas/Addison
14315 Midway Road
Addison, TX 75001
(Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex area)
GOH: Gregory Benford
Artist GOH: Real Musgrave
Music GOH: Three Weird Sisters
Fen GOH: Gerald Burton
Toastmaster: Howard Waldrop
Special Guest: Jay Lake
ORAC Special Guest: Doris Egan
Plus many more guests
Fan-run convention featuring dedicated Filk Track and Costuming Tracks, Demos, Gaming, an Art Show & Auction, Panel Discussions, Science Programming, our annual Short Story Contest, Open Filking, the legendary FenCon Cabaret, a Writer's Workshop, over 100 Program Participants, and Much More!
FenCon is a production of the Dallas Future Society, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of science, literature, and music for the future of all mankind.
Rio Grande Valley’s first Anime Convention....We are run by fans for fans.
October 3-5, 2008
Bahia Mar Resort
6300 Padre Blvd
South Padre Island, TX 78597
(South Padre Island, TX / South Texas area)
There’s everything from gaming to Cosplay to brunches with special guests. Dealers Room, Guests, Video Rooms, Table Top GAMING, Video Game Room with Tournaments, Autographs, CosPlay Competition
For more information, write:
63 Resaca Shores Dr.So.
Los Fresnos, TX 78566
Or send email
Houston's Original Anime Convention
October 19-21, 2008
George R. Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Houston, TX 77010
Houston, TX area
3 Anime Rooms, Anime Music Video Contest, Arcade Gaming Room, Art Show/Auction, Artist Alley, Banquet, Concert (Sat 9:00 PM to Sun 12:00 AM), Console Gaming Room, Cosplay, Dance, Dance Dance Revolution, Dealers' Room, Gaming Tournaments, Hentai Fest, Karaoke, Live Action Room, Masquerade Ball, Model Contest, Opening Ceremonies, Panels, Scavenger Hunt, The Brunch Club Premiere
Gaming con.
November 14-16, 2008
Wingate Inn & Conference Center
1209 North Interstate Highway 35
Round Rock, TX 78664
Round Rock / Central Texas area
Our convention caters to many different gaming tastes and styles. Unlike other conventions that support multiple genres, we don't have one group trying to be all things to all people. The historical miniatures and board gaming events are hosted by Lone Star Historical Miniatures. Our RPGA events are hosted by the Austin RPGA.
To participate in the RPGA games, you must first register for the convention and pay the registration fee and also register for the RPGA events. This is two separate registrations. You must do both.
We're looking for all sorts: RPGs, Board Games, Card Games, and Miniatures.
Millennium has a particular need for classical historical periods (ACW, Napoleonics, Ancients, etc). Last year, there was more demand for these types than we could meet, and the slots filled up quickly.
A gaming, anime and science fiction and fantasy convention with a major focus on gaming of all kinds.
November 14-16, 2008
Dallas Market Hall
(Dallas / Fort Worth, Metroplex area)
Sheraton Arlington Hotel
1500 Convention Center Drive
Arlington, Texas 76011
New Adventures in Anime & Manga
November 21-23, 2008
Sheraton Midwest City and Reed Convention Center
5800 Will Rogers Rd.
Midwest City, OK 73110
Oklahoma City, OK area
Cosplay, panels, screenings, dealer's room (including artist alley tables), guests, and more!
Gaming, Fantasy, & Science Fiction Convention
(Presumably February 2009)
RMC/Ley Student Center
Rice University
Houston, TX
OwlCon is an annual gaming convention at Rice University, Houston, TX, dating back to 1980. We will feature table top and live action role playing games, miniatures games and events, historical miniatures, board games, card games, a dealers' room, and more. OwlCon 2k2 gaming events will include RPGA events, official tournaments for Warhammer 40k, Warmaster, Shadowfist, and Mage Knight, Matchbox-scale Car Wars, World of Darkness tabletop games, a Vampire LARP, a Call of Cthulhu LARP, a Crossroads fantasy LARP, and many other games with prizes galore! OwlCon will once again be swarming with official demo folks for various game systems to give you a chance to try some of their great games. We will also have open gaming, an anime room, a TV lounge running movies, some "all nighter" events, and our second annual OwlCon party and costume contest in Valhalla.
A Science Fiction & Fantasy Literary Event
February 20-22, 2009
Crown Plaza Suites - Dallas
IH 635 & US 75
(Dallas / Fort Worth / Metroplex area)
Author Guest of Honor: Jim Butcher
Author Guest of Honor: David Weber
The Expected Activities:
Art Show, Autographs, Dealer's Room, Con Suite, Panel Discussions, Gaming, Readings, Freebie Tables
And the Unexpected:
Annual Sci-Fi Spelling Bee, Pro Artist Drawing Challenge, Charity Book Swap, Hard Science Panels, Short Story Contest, Beauty Pageant...of Sorts..., "Late Night Double Feature", Sci-Fi Pictionary
Sponsored by the Texas Speculative Fiction Association
Oldest & largest student-run science fiction convention in the U.S.
(Presumably March 2009)
Texas A&M Memorial Student Center
College Station, Texas
Brought to you by Cepheid Variable
Independent Media Expo
(Presumably March 2009)
Austin, TX
Panels, dealers room, Animation Show, and more!
An event to promote independent creative media: comics, art, animation and self-published literature. Building a community to encourage communication between creators and their audience.
Multi-format convention featuring autographs, gaming, comics, & a burlesque show.
March 13-15, 2009
(Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex area)
For three days All-Con provides an umbrella of content supporting fans of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Renaissance, Anime, Costuming, Theater / Performing Arts, Mystery, Art, Crafts, Collecting, and Film Making. To help 'give back' there are several charity events at the convention every year.
For more information write:
ALL-CON, LLC
PO Box 177194
Irving, Texas 75019-7194
Or for general information / questions send email
South Texas Gaming & More Fest
(Presumably March 2009)
San Antonio, TX 7
Three days of fan-run, locally-organized game, anime and science fiction/fantasy events.
Game Genres: Old Skool, New Wave, Table Top, Miniatures, Card, Electronic, Scale, Role-playing.
Game Titles: Shadowfist, DBA 2.2, Warmaster Fantasy, Morituri, Batailles de l'Ancien Régime (BAR), OmniQuest, Feng Shui RPG, Dreamguards, De Bellum Napoleonica, In Nomine LARP
Registered events list/details/updates available at
Event Grid [Schedule]
Event List [Schedule]
Special Features:
Costume/Cosplay Contest; Anime Room; Game Demonstrations; Vendors; Artist Alley; Door Prizes and more to come!
Charity: San Antonio Area Chapter, American Red Cross.
For more information, send email
The Little Con with the Texas-Size Heart
March 13-15, 2009
Houston, Texas
Revelcon is THE only fan-run relax-a-con/zinefest in the Southwest US. It's a fab weekend of vids, panels, art, zines, merchandise, food and fun! [Note - Revelcon is an adults-only/18-and-over con.]
REVELcon/Friends of Fandom Art Show
Anime con
(Summer 2009)
Houston, TX area
AtsuiCon Cosplay, Anime Music Video Contest, Arcade Tournaments, Art Show & Auction, Hentai Art Show, Concert, Ero Genki Adult Cosplay, DJ Laen`s Tokio Dance Contest, Card Dueling Tournaments, Panels/Meet & Greet, Hentai Fest, Dealers' Room, & more!
Gaming & anime con
(Presumably May 2009)
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77004
Dealers Room, Artist's Alley, Art Auction, Art Show, Anime&DVD Screening Room, Anime Music Video (AMV) Contest (Rules), CosPlay [Graciously put on by Anime No Kai of UH], Manga Reading Room, Live Action Role Playing events (LARP's), Speaker Panels, Workshops, Bubble Room (Kid geared area), Collectable Card Games, PC Game Room, Role Playing events (RPG's), Terrain or Miniture Games (Mini's), & Board Games.
Sponsored by Stardust Entertainment, LLC
Anime con for Northwest Arkansas.
(Presumably May 2009)
Springdale, AR
Cosplay, video games, two viewing rooms, tabletop gaming, anime activities, guest panels, Japanese food, displays by local artists, some local vendors, door prizes (we are working on a dance) and much more!
For more information, send email
Sponsored by Realms Anime at 2579 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville, AR
The Southwest's Largest Anime Convention
Anime, comics, cosplay, media, & gaming convention
May 29-31, 2009
(Metroplex area/ downtown Dallas)
Dealers Room, Guests, Seminars & Workshops, Multiple Video Rooms, Gaming & Tournaments, Premier Film Showings, Art Show & Auction, Autographs, Banquet, Costume Contest, Goodie Bags&Freebies, and Musical Concert
A-Kon is the oldest continually running, anime-based convention in N. America.
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Gaming Con
June 2-7, 2009
Oklahoma City, OK area
GOH: Eric Flint
Author Guest: Selina Rosen
This incarnation of SoonerCon is deliberately designed to celebrate all aspects of fandom. We don’t intend to have a solely “books” or “TV” or “art” emphasis. The emphasis is on FUN. Events include: Film Festival, Art Show, Gaming, Cosplay and Masquerade. Charity. Panel and Workshops. Video Rooms.
Wargaming con
(Presumably June 2009)
(greater New Orleans area)
Diverse gaming experiences, sponsored tournaments, and special Guest seminars and panels.
Houston's Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Conference
June 26-28, 2009
Houston, TX area
GOH: Wil McCarthy
Editor GOH: Gavin Grant & Kelly Link
Artist GOH: Pat Rawlings
Music GOH: Amy McNally
Celebrating speculative fiction in Houston and the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Panels, Art Show, Masquerade, Dealers Room, Gaming (including LARP), Filking, Book Exchanges, Short Film Contest, Media Room. Writer's Workshop.
For more information, write:
ApolloCon
P.O.Box 541822
Houston, TX 77254-1822
Or send email
Sponsored by the Houston Science Fiction Association, a 501(c)(3) organization.
General science fiction, fantasy, & horror con
(Presumably July 2009)
Baton Rouge, LA
Panels, gaming, live rocket demonstrations, SCA demos, dance party & costume contest, and LARP games. Paranormal track, Kids track, Anime track.
At the end of the evening there is the Costume Ball featuring music by the Star Wars Cantina band, and more!
BabelCon is a presentation of the Science and Engineering Education Foundation, a non-profit organization that is
dedicated to Science education, using Science Fiction media to create interest. A large percentage of BabelCon's shows,
panel discussions, demonstrations, and other presentations are related to Science and History.
Where Anime and Gamers Unite
(Presumably July 2009)
Killeen, TX
Dealers Room, Artist Alley, Art Auction, Anime Music Video competition, and more! Above all the typical things that conventions have, we will have AniMix's original Final Fantasy VIII ball. So, bring your best FF costumes and show off during the ball. Also we will have video game Tournaments, table top gaming, new anime screeners, video game demos and lots of workshops and panels.
A Science Fiction / Fantasy Themed Party Con
(Presumably July 2009)
(Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex Area)
There will be Guests, Merchants, Artists, Gaming, Parties, Socializing, Contests, Women's Fun Jell Wrestling, a Video Room and Much More!
Also supporting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
August 6-10, 2009
Palais des Congrès de Montréal
Montreal, Canada
Guest of Honour: Neil Gaiman
Invitee d'honneur: Elisabeth Vonarburg
Fan Guest of Honour: Taral Wayne
Editor Guest of Honour: David Hartwell
Publisher Guest of Honour: Tom Doherty
Master of Ceremonies: Julie Czerneda
Five days of programming on hundreds of topics from books to media, from art to costuming, from movies to television to anime, from science fiction to science fact, as well as an art show, masquerades, the Hugo Awards ceremony, dealer's rooms, and much more!
Retrospective Cons: Guests at cons in the TALON states (TX, AR, LA, OK, & NM)
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