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class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E01-01 Spokane, recurring event\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"SpoCon@01-01 Spokane, recurring event\n","link":"","lat":47.6574,"lon":-117.424,"icon":"m_conseries.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q7607205\" title=\"Q7607205\"\u003EStellarcon\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E01-01 Greensboro, recurring event\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Stellarcon@01-01 Greensboro, recurring event\n","link":"","lat":36.0799,"lon":-79.8197,"icon":"m_conseries.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q7707679\" title=\"Q7707679\"\u003ETexas Fear Fest\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E01-01 Dallas, recurring event\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Texas Fear Fest@01-01 Dallas, recurring 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Armenia:

ArmCon – Australia: Aurealis Award for best anthology – Aurealis Award for best collection – Aurealis Award for best illustrated book or graphic novel – Ivan Southall – Austria: Ernst Vlcek – Bulgaria: Lyuben Dilov – Canada: Ish – Chile: Hugo Correa – France: Alain Robbe-Grillet – Germany: Filky Days – Günter Braun – Johanna Braun – José Adolph – Japan: Aran Kyōdomari – Romania: Laurențiu Cerneț – Russia: Eurocon 2008 – United Kingdom: 2t0nic – Adrian Mitchell – Alexander Fullerton – Arthur C. Clarke – Barrington J. Bayley – ConRunner – Critical Wave – Cytricon – Cytricon V – Denis Hughes – Donald James – Geoffrey Perkins – Harold Pinter – J. T. McIntosh – James Cawthorn – Journey Planet – Julian Rathbone – Ken Slater – MeCon – MeCon 11 – Novacon 38 – Orbital 2008 – Peter Vansittart – Picocon 25 – Sheila Sullivan – The Book Smugglers – United States: Algis Budrys – Ben's Beat – Brian Thomsen – Comicpalooza Film Festival – Conflikt – Corflu 25 – Crypticon – Daisho Con – David Foster Wallace – Denvention 3 – Donald E. Westlake – Edd Cartier – Edward D. Hoch – Forrest J Ackerman – FranHurst – Gary Gygax – George C. Chesbro – High-Voltage ConFusion – Ian MacMillan – Ibid – Jack Speer – Janet Kagan – John Berkey – John M. Schealer – Journey Planet – Leo Frankowski – Margaret Howes – Memphen – Michael Crichton – No Award – Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show – Peregrine Nations – PrintZine – Richard K. Lyon – Robert Asprin – Robin Moore – Skug – SpoCon – Stan Winston – Stellarcon – Stephen Marlowe – Ted Key – Tedd Thomey – Texas Fear Fest – The Book Smugglers – Thomas M. Disch – Tor.com – Westercon 61 – William Wharton – 

2008-06-09T00:00:00Z

Algis Budrys 06-09

2008-03-21T00:00:00Z

Andrzej Mazurkiewicz 03-21

2008-04-09T00:00:00Z

Andrzej Ostoja-Owsiany 04-09

2008-03-19T00:00:00Z

Arthur C. Clarke 03-19

2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barbara Owens 01-01

2008-10-13T00:00:00Z

Barrington J. Bayley 10-13

2008-09-21T00:00:00Z

Brian Thomsen 09-21

2008-02-02T00:00:00Z

Carola Biedermannová 02-02

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

Chinghiz Aitmatov 06-10

2008-04-21T00:00:00Z

Claude Veillot 04-21

2008-01-17T00:00:00Z

Edward D. Hoch 01-17

2008-02-06T00:00:00Z

Emmanuel Jouanne 02-06

2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ernst Vlcek 01-01

2008-12-04T00:00:00Z

Forrest J Ackerman 12-04

2008-08-03T00:00:00Z

George Wyatt Proctor 08-03

2008-08-18T00:00:00Z

Gerhard Branstner 08-18

2008-11-10T00:00:00Z

Günter Braun 11-10

2008-01-17T00:00:00Z

Herta Laipaik 01-17

2008-11-08T00:00:00Z

Hugh Cook 11-08

2008-02-29T00:00:00Z

Janet Kagan 02-29

2008-11-11T00:00:00Z

Jiří Berkovec 11-11

2008-10-24T00:00:00Z

Johanna Braun 10-24

2008-04-02T00:00:00Z

Johnny Byrne 04-02

2008-02-11T00:00:00Z

John M. Schealer 02-11

2008-02-28T00:00:00Z

Julian Rathbone 02-28

2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

J. T. McIntosh 01-01

2008-06-29T00:00:00Z

Kalju Kirde 06-29

2008-02-16T00:00:00Z

Ken Slater 02-16

2008-12-25T00:00:00Z

Leo Frankowski 12-25

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

Lyuben Dilov 06-10

2008-11-04T00:00:00Z

Michael Crichton 11-04

2008-10-13T00:00:00Z

Paul Schneider 10-13

2008-02-10T00:00:00Z

Peter Marginter 02-10

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

Robert Asprin 05-22

2008-02-22T00:00:00Z

Stephen Marlowe 02-22

2008-11-30T00:00:00Z

Tetsuo Amano 11-30

2008-07-04T00:00:00Z

Thomas M. Disch 07-04

2008-11-28T00:00:00Z

T. Winter-Damon 11-28

2008-12-02T00:00:00Z

Unknown 12-02

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

Vladimir Michaylov 09-28

2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

Werner Giesa 02-14

2008-12-09T00:00:00Z

Yury Glazkov 12-09

2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

2t0nic 02-01

2008-04-25T00:00:00Z

Corflu 25 04-25

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Cytricon V 10-03

2008-08-06T00:00:00Z

Denvention 3 08-06

2008-05-15T00:00:00Z

Eurocon 2008 05-15

2008-01-18T00:00:00Z

High-Voltage ConFusion 01-18

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

MeCon 11 08-29

2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

Novacon 38 11-14

2008-03-21T00:00:00Z

Orbital 2008 03-21

2008-02-23T00:00:00Z

Picocon 25 02-23

2008-07-03T00:00:00Z

Westercon 61 07-03

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Type	Description	Date	Details	Source
person	Alan W. Lear	12-26	science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Algis Budrys	06-09	writer, journalist, publisher, literary critic, editing staff, editor, opinion journalist, science fiction writer, critic, novelist, short story writer	Wikidata
person	Andrzej Mazurkiewicz	03-21	politician, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Andrzej Ostoja-Owsiany	04-09	writer, politician, jurist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Arthur C. Clarke	03-19	physicist, inventor, novelist, science fiction writer, non-fiction writer, explorer, screenwriter, writer	Wikidata
person	Barbara Owens		writer, novelist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Barrington J. Bayley	10-13	writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Brian Thomsen	09-21	novelist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Carola Biedermannová	02-02	writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Chinghiz Aitmatov	06-10	screenwriter, writer, politician, diplomat, journalist, translator, prose writer, science fiction writer, novelist	Wikidata
person	Claude Veillot	04-21	screenwriter, writer, journalist, children's writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Edward D. Hoch	01-17	writer, science fiction writer, novelist	Wikidata
person	Emmanuel Jouanne	02-06	writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Ernst Vlcek		writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Forrest J Ackerman	12-04	actor, writer, historian, Esperantist, literary agent, novelist, journalist, editor, art collector, collector, science fiction writer, publisher, fanzine editor, science fiction fan	Wikidata
person	George Wyatt Proctor	08-03	science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Gerhard Branstner	08-18	writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Günter Braun	11-10	writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Herta Laipaik	01-17	writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Hugh Cook	11-08	writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Janet Kagan	02-29	writer, science fiction writer, novelist, short story writer	Wikidata
person	Jiří Berkovec	11-11	writer, composer, teacher, editing staff, opinion journalist, science fiction writer, musicologist	Wikidata
person	Johanna Braun	10-24	writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Johnny Byrne	04-02	screenwriter, poet, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	John M. Schealer	02-11	writer, novelist, children's writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Julian Rathbone	02-28	novelist, science fiction writer, writer	Wikidata
person	J. T. McIntosh		screenwriter, writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Kalju Kirde	06-29	writer, physicist, literary scholar, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Ken Slater	02-16	science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Leo Frankowski	12-25	novelist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Lyuben Dilov	06-10	writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Michael Crichton	11-04	screenwriter, writer, film producer, film director, programmer, physician writer, television producer, science fiction writer, director, novelist, basketball player, medical writer	Wikidata
person	Paul Schneider	10-13	screenwriter, novelist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Peter Marginter	02-10	screenwriter, writer, jurist, translator, poet lawyer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Robert Asprin	05-22	writer, science fiction writer, novelist	Wikidata
person	Stephen Marlowe	02-22	novelist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Tetsuo Amano	11-30	writer, novelist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Thomas M. Disch	07-04	screenwriter, writer, poet, journalist, children's writer, science fiction writer, novelist	Wikidata
person	T. Winter-Damon	11-28	poet, novelist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Unknown	12-02	writer, journalist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Vladimir Michaylov	09-28	writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Werner Giesa	02-14	writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Yury Glazkov	12-09	astronaut, aircraft pilot, flight engineer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
conseries	ArmCon		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Comicpalooza Film Festival		Houston, film festival, recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	ConRunner		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Conflikt		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Crypticon		Seattle, recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Cytricon		recurring event, Kettering	Wikidata
conseries	Daisho Con		Wisconsin Dells, recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Filky Days		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	FranHurst		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	MeCon		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Northwest Pinball and Gameroom Show		Tacoma, recurring event, esport competition	Wikidata
conseries	SpoCon		Spokane, recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Stellarcon		Greensboro, recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Texas Fear Fest		Dallas, recurring event	Wikidata
convention	2t0nic	02-01	Grantham, British Filk Convention	Wikidata
convention	Corflu 25	04-25	Las Vegas, Corflu	Wikidata
convention	Cytricon V	10-03	Kettering, Cytricon	Wikidata
convention	Denvention 3	08-06	Denver, Robert A. Heinlein, Worldcon, Lois McMaster Bujold, Rick Sternbach	Wikidata
convention	Eurocon 2008	05-15	Moscow, Eurocon, Harry Harrison	Wikidata
convention	High-Voltage ConFusion	01-18	Scott Westerfeld, ConFusion, Carl Lundgren, Justine Larbalestier, Kevin M. Dunn	Wikidata
convention	MeCon 11	08-29	Charles Stross, Queen's University Belfast, Unicon	Wikidata
convention	Novacon 38	11-14	Walsall, Ian R. MacLeod, Novacon	Wikidata
convention	Orbital 2008	03-21	Neil Gaiman, China Miéville, Charles Stross, Tanith Lee, Eastercon, Heathrow, Rog Peyton	Wikidata
convention	Picocon 25	02-23	London, Cory Doctorow, Liz Williams, Picocon, Paul Cornell	Wikidata
convention	Westercon 61	07-03	Las Vegas, Kage Baker, Westercon, Milt Stevens	Wikidata