1985

OverviewRelatedTimelineTable

Loading map...

{"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"auto","height":"600px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":false,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap","Esri.WorldImagery"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":true,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":1,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q112612933\" title=\"Q112612933\"\u003EAdvention\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E01-01 recurring event, Adelaide\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Advention@01-01 recurring event, Adelaide\n","link":"","lat":-34.9273,"lon":138.6,"icon":"m_conseries.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q5532683\" title=\"Q5532683\"\u003EGenericon\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E01-01 Troy, recurring event\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Genericon@01-01 Troy, recurring event\n","link":"","lat":42.7318,"lon":-73.6926,"icon":"m_conseries.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q7209223\" title=\"Q7209223\"\u003EPolcon\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E01-01 Poland, recurring event\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Polcon@01-01 Poland, recurring event\n","link":"","lat":52,"lon":19.0002,"icon":"m_conseries.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q112610259\" title=\"Q112610259\"\u003ESilicon\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E01-01 Newcastle upon Tyne, recurring event\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Silicon@01-01 Newcastle upon Tyne, recurring event\n","link":"","lat":54.9776,"lon":-1.61344,"icon":"m_conseries.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q111976493\" title=\"Q111976493\"\u003EAlbacon 85\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E07-19 Glasgow, Anne McCaffrey, Harlan Ellison, Albacon\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Albacon 85@07-19 Glasgow, Anne McCaffrey, Harlan Ellison, Albacon\n","link":"","lat":55.8612,"lon":-4.24986,"icon":"/images/5/57/M_convention.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q4637971\" title=\"Q4637971\"\u003EAussiecon Two\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E08-22 Melbourne, Gene Wolfe, Worldcon, Ted White\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Aussiecon Two@08-22 Melbourne, Gene Wolfe, Worldcon, Ted White\n","link":"","lat":-37.8142,"lon":144.963,"icon":"/images/5/57/M_convention.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q112619828\" title=\"Q112619828\"\u003EBECCON '85\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E07-26 Basildon, John Middleton Murry, Jr., BECCON\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"BECCON '85@07-26 Basildon, John Middleton Murry, Jr., BECCON\n","link":"","lat":51.5762,"lon":0.4884,"icon":"/images/5/57/M_convention.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q111697078\" title=\"Q111697078\"\u003ECamcon\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E09-13 University of Cambridge, Samuel Youd, Unicon\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Camcon@09-13 University of Cambridge, Samuel Youd, Unicon\n","link":"","lat":52.2055,"lon":0.113155,"icon":"/images/5/57/M_convention.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q111738226\" title=\"Q111738226\"\u003ECorflu 2\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E02-01 Napa, Corflu\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Corflu 2@02-01 Napa, Corflu\n","link":"","lat":38.3002,"lon":-122.3,"icon":"/images/5/57/M_convention.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q17035117\" title=\"Q17035117\"\u003ELoneStarCon 1\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E08-30 Austin, Jack Vance, Richard Powers, North American Science Fiction Convention\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"LoneStarCon 1@08-30 Austin, Jack Vance, Richard Powers, North American Science Fiction Convention\n","link":"","lat":30.2999,"lon":-97.7336,"icon":"/images/5/57/M_convention.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q111522823\" title=\"Q111522823\"\u003ENovacon 15\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E11-01 Coventry, James White, David Langford, Novacon\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Novacon 15@11-01 Coventry, James White, David Langford, Novacon\n","link":"","lat":52.4168,"lon":-1.51682,"icon":"/images/5/57/M_convention.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q112222112\" title=\"Q112222112\"\u003EPicocon Pi\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E03-09 London, David Langford, Picocon\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Picocon Pi@03-09 London, David Langford, Picocon\n","link":"","lat":51.5073,"lon":-0.12767,"icon":"/images/5/57/M_convention.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q112040139\" title=\"Q112040139\"\u003EWestercon 38\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E07-03 Sacramento, James P. Hogan, Westercon\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Westercon 38@07-03 Sacramento, James P. Hogan, Westercon\n","link":"","lat":38.575,"lon":-121.486,"icon":"/images/5/57/M_convention.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Q111529495\" title=\"Q111529495\"\u003EYorcon III\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-parser-output\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E04-05 Leeds, Gregory Benford, Greg Pickersgill, Eastercon\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/div\u003E","title":"Yorcon III@04-05 Leeds, Gregory Benford, Greg Pickersgill, Eastercon\n","link":"","lat":53.7973,"lon":-1.54364,"icon":"/images/5/57/M_convention.png"}],"imageoverlays":null}

Australia:

Advention – Aussiecon Two – Carter Brown – Canada: New Canadian Fandom – Stephen Franklin – China: Galaxy Award – Gu Shi – France: René Barjavel – Germany: German Science Fiction Prize – Italy: Italo Calvino – New Zealand: Tamsyn Muir – Poland: Janusz Zajdel – Polcon – Russia: Aelita – United Kingdom: Alastair Mars – Albacon 85 – Andrew Marvell – BECCON '85 – Camcon – Epsilon – Frank Hampson – FTT – Geoffrey Gorer – James Hanley – Jane White – Kyril Bonfiglioli – Lazlar Lyricon – Lou King-Hall – Louis Wolfe – Martin Thomas – Microwave – Ned Beauman – Novacon 15 – Picocon Pi – Robert Graves – Ronald Hall – Silicon – Taylor Caldwell – Thurlow Craig – William D. Clark – William Ernest Bowman – Yate Tregarron – Yorcon III – United States: A. C. Webb – Arkady Martine – Balrog Awards – Becky Chambers – Bernard Wolfe – Carter Brown – Catherine Lacey – Chesley Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement – Chesley Awards – Christopher Ruocchio – Contraption – Convention Girls' Digest – Corflu 2 – Crank – Decadent ConFusion – Duprass – egoscan – Empiricon – Ettle – Eucon – Gallimaufry – Genericon – Haakon Chevalier – Hatcon – Holmes Alexander – Istacon – It Goes on the Shelf – Jack Gaughan – Jay Dingler – Larry Shaw – Majoon – Maybe – Megan E. O'Keefe – Nino Cipri – Not Just Another Con – Nova – Orson Welles – Panopticon West – Paul Ernst – Potsherd – Robert Nathan – Rutherford George Montgomery – SFSFS Shuttle – Shannon Stoker – Solstice – Steve Mollmann – T. L. Sherred – Theodore Sturgeon – Time & Again – Téa Obreht – Walter B. Gibson – Warhoon – Westercon 38 – Wildhack – 

1985-06-26T00:00:00Z

Francis Didelot 06-26

1985-09-03T00:00:00Z

Julia Verlanger 09-03

1985-07-05T00:00:00Z

Ken Kuronuma 07-05

1985-03-03T00:00:00Z

Kyril Bonfiglioli 03-03

1985-04-01T00:00:00Z

Larry Shaw 04-01

1985-06-08T00:00:00Z

Olof Möller 06-08

1985-09-21T00:00:00Z

Paul Ernst 09-21

1985-11-24T00:00:00Z

René Barjavel 11-24

1985-12-07T00:00:00Z

Robert Graves 12-07

1985-04-11T00:00:00Z

Susan Ertz 04-11

1985-08-30T00:00:00Z

Taylor Caldwell 08-30

1985-05-08T00:00:00Z

Theodore Sturgeon 05-08

1985-04-16T00:00:00Z

T. L. Sherred 04-16

1985-07-19T00:00:00Z

Albacon 85 07-19

1985-08-22T00:00:00Z

Aussiecon Two 08-22

1985-07-26T00:00:00Z

BECCON '85 07-26

1985-09-13T00:00:00Z

Camcon 09-13

1985-02-01T00:00:00Z

Corflu 2 02-01

1985-01-25T00:00:00Z

Decadent ConFusion 01-25

1985-08-30T00:00:00Z

LoneStarCon 1 08-30

1985-11-01T00:00:00Z

Novacon 15 11-01

1985-03-09T00:00:00Z

Picocon Pi 03-09

1985-07-03T00:00:00Z

Westercon 38 07-03

1985-04-05T00:00:00Z

Yorcon III 04-05

{"selectable":false,"width":"1000px","zoomMin":100000000000}

Type	Description	Date	Details	Source
person	Bernard Wolfe	10-28	writer, novelist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Francis Didelot	06-26	crime fiction writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Julia Verlanger	09-03	science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Ken Kuronuma	07-05	screenwriter, writer, translator, novelist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Kyril Bonfiglioli	03-03	writer, novelist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Larry Shaw	04-01	writer, literary agent, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Olof Möller	06-08	writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Paul Ernst	09-21	writer, novelist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	René Barjavel	11-24	screenwriter, journalist, literary critic, novelist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Robert Graves	12-07	screenwriter, writer, military personnel, poet, playwright, translator, university teacher, literary critic, novelist, theatre critic, science fiction writer, mythographer	Wikidata
person	Susan Ertz	04-11	writer, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Taylor Caldwell	08-30	writer, journalist, novelist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
person	Theodore Sturgeon	05-08	screenwriter, writer, journalist, literary critic, novelist, literary, science fiction writer, autobiographer	Wikidata
person	T. L. Sherred	04-16	writer, novelist, science fiction writer	Wikidata
conseries	Advention		recurring event, Adelaide	Wikidata
conseries	Aelita		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Contraption		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Empiricon		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Eucon		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Genericon		Troy, recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Hatcon		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Istacon		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Lazlar Lyricon		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Not Just Another Con		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Nova		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Panopticon West		recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Polcon		Poland, recurring event	Wikidata
conseries	Silicon		Newcastle upon Tyne, recurring event	Wikidata
convention	Albacon 85	07-19	Glasgow, Anne McCaffrey, Harlan Ellison, Albacon	Wikidata
convention	Aussiecon Two	08-22	Melbourne, Gene Wolfe, Worldcon, Ted White	Wikidata
convention	BECCON '85	07-26	Basildon, John Middleton Murry, Jr., BECCON	Wikidata
convention	Camcon	09-13	University of Cambridge, Samuel Youd, Unicon	Wikidata
convention	Corflu 2	02-01	Napa, Corflu	Wikidata
convention	Decadent ConFusion	01-25	Alan Dean Foster, Julia Ecklar, ConFusion	Wikidata
convention	LoneStarCon 1	08-30	Austin, Jack Vance, Richard Powers, North American Science Fiction Convention	Wikidata
convention	Novacon 15	11-01	Coventry, James White, David Langford, Novacon	Wikidata
convention	Picocon Pi	03-09	London, David Langford, Picocon	Wikidata
convention	Westercon 38	07-03	Sacramento, James P. Hogan, Westercon	Wikidata
convention	Yorcon III	04-05	Leeds, Gregory Benford, Greg Pickersgill, Eastercon	Wikidata