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The History of Novacon
The first Novacon was intended by the then Aston Science Fiction Group as a one-off event to complement the long-established Eastercon, but its success prompted the newly-resurrected Birmingham Science Fiction Group to assume the reins and organise a Novacon every autumn since.
The table below details past venues and guests; a more in-depth guide, including committee members and pre-convention membership figures, will be published in the programme book.
| Novacon | 1971 | Imperial Centre Hotel, Birmingham | James White | | Novacon 2 | 1972 | Imperial Centre Hotel, Birmingham | Doreen Rogers | | Novacon 3 | 1973 | Imperial Centre Hotel, Birmingham | Ken Bulmer | | Novacon 4 | 1974 | Imperial Centre Hotel, Birmingham | Ken Slater | | Novacon 5 | 1975 | Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham | Dan Morgan | | Novacon 6 | 1976 | Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham | David Kyle | | Novacon 7 | 1977 | Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham | John Brunner | | Novacon 8 | 1978 | Holiday Inn, Birmingham | Anne McCaffrey | | Novacon 9 | 1979 | Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham | Christopher Priest | | Novacon 10 | 1980 | Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham | Brian W Aldiss | | Novacon 11 | 1981 | Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham | Bob Shaw | | Novacon 12 | 1982 | Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham | Harry Harrison | | Novacon 13 | 1983 | Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham | Lisa Tuttle | | Novacon 14 | 1984 | Grand Hotel, Birmingham | Robert Holdstock | | Novacon 15 | 1985 | De Vere Hotel, Coventry | David Langford,
James White | | Novacon 16 | 1986 | De Vere Hotel, Coventry | Chris Evans, E C Tubb | | Novacon 17 | 1987 | Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham | Iain M Banks | | Novacon 18 | 1988 | Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham | Garry Kilworth | | Novacon 19 | 1989 | Excelsior Hotel, Solihull | Geoff Ryman | | Novacon 20 | 1990 | Excelsior Hotel, Solihull | Dr Jack Cohen | | Novacon 21 | 1991 | Forte Post House, Solihull
(formerly the Excelsior Hotel) | Colin Greenland | | Novacon 22 | 1992 | Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham | Storm Constantine | | Novacon 23 | 1993 | Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham | Stephen Baxter | | Novacon 24 | 1994 | Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham | Graham Joyce | | Novacon 25 | 1995 | Chamberlain Hotel, Birmingham | Brian W Aldiss,
Harry Harrison,
Bob Shaw
Special Guest: Iain M Banks | | Novacon 26 | 1996 | Ibis Hotel, Birmingham | David Gemmell | | Novacon 27 | 1997 | Abbey Hotel, Malvern | Peter F Hamilton | | Novacon 28 | 1998 | Britannia Hotel, Birmingham | Paul J McAuley | | Novacon 29 | 1999 | Britannia Hotel, Birmingham | Ian Stewart | | Novacon 30 | 2000 | Britannia Hotel, Birmingham | Christopher PriestSpecial Guest: Rog Peyton
Guest Artist: David A Hardy | | Novacon 31 | 2001 | Quality Hotel, Bentley | Gwynneth Jones | | Novacon 32 | 2002 | Quality Hotel, Bentley | Ian McDonald | | Novacon 33 | 2003 | Quality Hotel, Bentley | Jon Courtenay Grimwood | | Novacon 34 | 2004 | Quality Hotel, Bentley | Ian Watson | | Novacon 35 | 2005 | Quality Hotel, Bentley | Alastair Reynolds | | Novacon 36 | 2006 | Quality Hotel, Bentley | Ken MacLeod | | Novacon 37 | 2007 | Quality Hotel, Bentley | Charles Stross | | Novacon 38 | 2008 | Quality Hotel, Bentley | Ian R MacLeod and Vernon Brown | | Novacon 39 | 2009 | Park Inn, Nottingham | Justina Robson |
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