ArmadilloCon is a

science fiction convention Science fiction conventions are gatherings of fans of the speculative fiction genre, science fiction. Historically, science fiction conventions had focused primarily on literature, but the purview of many extends to such other avenues of expres ...

held annually in

Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...

, USA, since 1979. As the second longest running science fiction convention in Texas, it is sponsored by the Fandom Association of Central Texas and is known for its emphasis on literary science fiction. ArmadilloCon was traditionally held in mid-October during the weekend of the Texas-OU football game, but moved to a late-summer/early-fall weekend in 1998.

Traditions of ArmadilloCon

ArmadilloCon generally focuses on literary science-fiction, with guests of honor typically being up-and-coming writers. Unique programming includes a "Fannish Feud" which has been held regularly since ArmadilloCon 4 in 1982, and has been hosted by

Pat Cadigan Patricia Oren Kearney Cadigan (born September 10, 1953) is a British-American science fiction author, whose work is most often identified with the cyberpunk movement. Her novels and short stories often explore the relationship between the human ...

Walter Jon Williams Walter Jon Williams (born October 28, 1953) is an American writer, primarily of science fiction. Previously he wrote nautical adventure fiction under the name Jon Williams, in particular, ''Privateers and Gentlemen'' (1981–1984), a series of hi ...

, and Professor Griffin. The convention typically includes a large number of readings, and often ends with a story reading by

Howard Waldrop Howard Waldrop (born September 15, 1946) is a science fiction author who works primarily in short fiction. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2021. Personal life Though born in Houston, Mississippi, Waldrop has spent ...

. A key element of the convention is the ArmadilloCon Writers' Workshop. The workshop was started in 1998, instigated by Chairs A.T. Campbell III and Lori Wolf. The workshop is held during the day on the Friday of the convention, with a Writers' Track of sessions available during the rest of the weekend.

Past conventions

* ArmadilloCon 1 (May 11–13, 1979) ** Chair
Willie Siros
** Guest of Honor:

John Varley John Varley may refer to: * John Varley (canal engineer) (1740–1809), English canal engineer * John Varley (painter) (1778–1842), English painter and astrologer * John Varley (author) (born 1947), American science fiction author * John Silvest ...

** Fan Guest:

Jeanne Gomoll Jeanne Gomoll is an American artist, writer, editor, and science fiction fan, who was recognized as one of the guests of honor at the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention (Loncon 3, the 2014 WorldCon), having been a guest of honor at numerous pre ...

** Toastmaster:

** Location: Villa Capri * ArmadilloCon 2 (October 3–5, 1980) ** Chair
Willie Siros
** Guest of Honor:

Gardner Dozois Gardner Raymond Dozois ( ; July 23, 1947 – May 27, 2018) was an American people, American science fiction author and editing, editor. He was the founding editor of ''The Year's Best Science Fiction'' anthologies (1984–2018) and was editor of ...

** Fan Guest
Harry O. Morris
** Toastmaster:

Chad Oliver Symmes Chadwick Oliver (30 March 1928 – 9 August 1993) was an American anthropologist and science fiction and Western writer. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father was a surgeon and his mother a nurse. When he was young he suffered from ...

* ArmadilloCon 3 (October 1981) ** Chair
Willie Siros
** Guest of Honor:

** Fan Guest
Bob Wayne
** Toastmaster: Ed Bryant ** Location: Ramada Riverside * ArmadilloCon 4 (October 1–3, 1982) ** Chair: Ed Scarbrough ** Guests of Honor:

George Alec Effinger George Alec Effinger (January 10, 1947 – April 27, 2002) was an American list of science fiction authors, science fiction author, born in Cleveland, Ohio. Writing career Effinger was a part of the Clarion Workshop, Clarion class of 1970 an ...

and

George R. R. Martin George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known as GRRM, is an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and short story writer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels ''A Song ...

** Fan Guest
Joe Pumilia
** Toastmaster: Ed Bryant * ArmadilloCon 5 (October 7–9, 1983) ** Chair: Ed Scarborough ** Guest of Honor:

** Fan Guest: Becky Matthews ** Toastmaster:

Neal Barrett, Jr. Neal Barrett Jr. (November 3, 1929 – January 12, 2014) was an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, mystery/suspense, and historical fiction. He also worked under the pseudonyms Victor Appleton, Chad Calhoun, Franklin W. Dixon (Strate ...

** Location: Villa Capri Motor Hotel * ArmadilloCon 6 (October 5–7, 1984) ** Chair: Ed Scarborough ** Guest of Honor:

John Sladek John Thomas Sladek (December 15, 1937 – March 10, 2000) was an American science fiction author, known for his satirical and surreal novels. Life and work Born in Waverly, Iowa, in 1937, Sladek was in England in the 1960s for the New Wave ...

** Fan Guests
James A. Corrick
and Gay Miller Corrick ** Toastmaster:

Joe R. Lansdale Joe Richard Lansdale (born October 28, 1951) is an American writer and martial arts instructor. A prose writer in a variety of genres - Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense - he's also written comic books and screenplays. Se ...

** Special Guest:

Ellen Datlow Ellen Datlow (born December 31, 1949) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror editor and anthologist. She is a winner of the World Fantasy Award and the Bram Stoker Award (Horror Writers Association). Career Datlow began her career ...

* ArmadilloCon 7 (1985) ** Relaxacon after the third occasional

North American Science Fiction Convention NASFiC, a.k.a. the North American Science Fiction Convention, is a science fiction convention scheduled only during years where the Worldcon is being held outside the North American continent. NASFiC bids are voted on by the membership of the Wor ...

, dubbed "

LoneStarCon 1 LoneStarCon 1 was the third North American Science Fiction Convention, held in Austin, Texas, on August 30-September 2, 1985, at the Hyatt Regency Austin, Sheraton Crest, and Palmer Auditorium. LoneStarCon 1 was also known as "The First Occas ...

", was held in Austin. * ArmadilloCon 8 (October 10–12, 1986) ** Chair
Robert Taylor
** Guest of Honor:

William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as ''cyberpunk''. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ...

** Editor Guest:

** Fan Guest
Debbie Notkin
** Toastmaster:

Lewis Shiner Lewis Shiner (born December 30, 1950 in Eugene, Oregon) is an American writer. Shiner began his career as a science fiction writer, and then identified with cyberpunk. He later wrote more mainstream novels, albeit often with magical realism and f ...

* ArmadilloCon 9 (October 9–11, 1987) ** Chair
Fred Duarte, Jr.
** Guest of Honor:

Bruce Sterling Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is an American science fiction author known for his novels and short fiction and editorship of the ''Mirrorshades'' anthology. In particular, he is linked to the cyberpunk subgenre. Sterling's first ...

** Artist Guest: J. R. Daniels ** Editor Guest:

Beth Meacham Beth Meacham (born 1951) is an American writer and editor, best known as a longtime top editor with Tor Books. Life, education and family Meacham was born November 14, 1951 in Newark, Licking County, Ohio. She studied Communications in Antioc ...

** Fan Guest
Mark Olson
** Toastmaster:

* ArmadilloCon 10 (October 7–9, 1988) ** Chairs
Fred Duarte, Jr.
an
Karen Meschke
** Guest of Honor:

K. W. Jeter Kevin Wayne Jeter (born March 26, 1950) is an American science fiction and horror author known for his literary writing style, dark themes, and paranoid, unsympathetic characters. He has written novels set in the '' Star Trek'' and '' Star Wa ...

** Artist Guest:

Brad W. Foster Brad W. Foster (born April 26, 1955) is an American illustrator, cartoonist, writer and publisher. He has also been Artist Guest of Honor at multiple conventions such as ArmadilloCon 10, Conestoga 9, Archon 35, NASFiC 2010, and 73rd World Scie ...

** Editor Guest:

Ginjer Buchanan Ginjer Buchanan (born in Pittsburgh, December 12, 1944) was Editor-in-Chief at Ace Books and Roc Books, the two science-fiction and fantasy imprints of Penguin Group (USA). Background Buchanan worked at Ace since 1984, was nominated for both t ...

** Fan Guests
Jane Dennis
an
Scott Dennis
** Toastmaster:

** Location: Wyndham Southpark * ArmadilloCon 11 (October 13–15, 1989) ** Chair
Karen Meschke
** Guest of Honor:

** Artist Guest:

Don Ivan Punchatz Don Ivan Punchatz (September 8, 1936 – October 22, 2009) was a science fiction and fantasy artist who drew illustrations for numerous books and publications, including magazines such as '' Heavy Metal'', ''National Geographic'', ''Playboy'', and ...

** Editor Guest:

Pat LoBrutto Patrick LoBrutto (born 1948) is an editor, author, and anthologist. He received a World Fantasy Award for editing. Early life LoBrutto was born in Brooklyn, NY. His father was an attorney, and he grew up in a home with over many books. Publishing ...

** Fan Guest:

Mike Glyer Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and document ...

** Toastmaster:

Connie Willis Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born December 31, 1945), commonly known as Connie Willis, is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. She has won eleven Hugo Awards and seven Nebula Awards for particular works—more major SF awards than ...

** Special Guests:

and

Tom Maddox Tom Maddox (October 1945 – October 18, 2022) was an American science fiction writer, known for his part in the early cyberpunk movement. Maddox's only novel was ''Halo'' (), published in 1991 by Tor Books. His story "Snake Eyes" appeared in t ...

(sponsored by MCC) ** Location: Wyndham Southpark * ArmadilloCon 12 (October 12–14, 1990) ** Chair: Ed Graham ** Guest of Honor:

** Artist Guest
Jean Elizabeth Martin (JEM)
** Editor Guest: Susan Allison ** Fan Guest: Debbie Hodgkinson ** Toastmaster:

Melinda M. Snodgrass Melinda M. Snodgrass is a science fiction writer for print and television. In February 2021 Melinda was the Screenwriting Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker at the 39th annual Life, the Universe, & Everything professional science fiction and fan ...

** Special Guests:

Vernor Vinge Vernor Steffen Vinge (; born October 2, 1944) is an American science fiction author and retired professor. He taught mathematics and computer science at San Diego State University. He is the first wide-scale popularizer of the technological singu ...

and

Marc Stiegler Marc Stiegler (born 1 August 1954) is an American science fiction author and software developer. He co-authored ''Valentina: Soul in Sapphire'' (1984) with Joseph H. Delaney. The computer program, Valentina, was one of science fiction's earli ...

(sponsored by MCC) ** Location: Wyndham Southpark * ArmadilloCon 13 (October 11–13, 1991) ** Chair: Casey Hamilton ** Guest of Honor:

Dan Simmons Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948) is an American science fiction and horror writer. He is the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works which span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes wi ...

** Artist Guest
Dell Harris
** Editor Guest
Amy Stout
** Fan Guest
Pat Mueller (Pat Virzi)
** Toastmistress:

Emma Bull Emma Bull (born December 13, 1954) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. Her novels include the Hugo- and Nebula-nominated ''Bone Dance'' and the urban fantasy ''War for the Oaks''. She is also known for a series of anthologies se ...

** Location: Wyndham Southpark * ArmadilloCon 14 (October 9–11, 1992) ** Chairs: Lori Wolf an
Fred Duarte, Jr.
** Guest of Honor:

** Artist Guest:

Darrell K. Sweet Darrell K. Sweet (August 15, 1934 – December 5, 2011) was a professional illustrator best known for providing cover art for science fiction and fantasy novels, in which capacity he was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1983. Life and career Sweet ...

** Editor Guest:

** Fan Guest: Allan Jackson ** Toastmaster:

Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American writer of science fiction. He has published twenty-two novels and numerous short stories and is best known for his ''Mars'' trilogy. His work has been translated into 24 languages. Many ...

** Location: Wyndham Southpark * ArmadilloCon 15 (November 5–7, 1993) ** Chairs
Willie Siros
and Lori Wolf ** Guest of Honor:

Gwyneth Jones (novelist) Gwyneth Jones (born 14 February 1952) is an English science fiction and fantasy writer and critic, and a young adult/children's writer under the pen name Ann Halam. Biography and writing career Jones was born in Manchester, England. Education ...

** Artist Guest
Harry O. Morris
** Editor Guest
John Douglas
** Toastmaster:

Michael Bishop (author) Michael Lawson Bishop (born November 12, 1945) is an American writer. Over four decades and in more than thirty books, he has created what has been called a "body of work that stands among the most admired and influential in modern science fictio ...

** Location: Red Lion * ArmadilloCon 16 (October 7–9, 1994) ** Chairs: Ed Graham and Casey Hamilton ** Guest of Honor:

Elizabeth Moon Elizabeth Moon (born March 7, 1945) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her other writing includes newspaper columns and opinion pieces. Her novel '' The Speed of Dark'' won the 2003 Nebula Award. Prior to her writing career, sh ...

** Artist Guest:

David A. Cherry David Cherry (born December 14, 1949) is an American artist, author, and illustrator of science fiction and fantasy and has also done substantial work as a marketing artist, concept artist, and 3D modeler in the game production industry. Cherr ...

** Editor Guest:

Gordon Van Gelder Gordon Van Gelder (born 1966) is an American science fiction editor. From 1997 until 2014, Van Gelder was editor and later publisher of ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', for which he has twice won the Hugo Award for Best Editor Shor ...

** Fan Guest:

Gregory Benford Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941) is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is professor emeritus at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He is a contributing editor of ''Reason ...

** Toastmaster:

Bradley Denton Bradley Clayton Denton (born 1958) is an American science fiction author. He has also written other types of fiction, such as the black comedy of his novel ''Blackburn'', about a sympathetic serial killer. He was born in Towanda, Kansas, and atten ...

** Special Guest:

Guy Gavriel Kay Guy Gavriel Kay (born November 7, 1954) is a Canadian writer of fantasy fiction. The majority of his novels take place in fictional settings that resemble real places during real historical periods, such as Constantinople during the reign of Jus ...

** Location: Red Lion * ArmadilloCon 17 (October 6–8, 1995) ** Chairs
Fred Duarte, Jr.
and Dan Tolliver ** Guest of Honor:

Alexander Jablokov Alexander Jablokov (born April 29, 1956) is an American writer and novelist. Career He worked for years as a communications engineer in Boston before becoming a full-time writer in 1988; however, he later took a day job as a marketing executiv ...

** Artist Guest:

Vincent Di Fate Vincent Di Fate (born November 21, 1945) is an American artist specializing in science fiction, fantasy and realistic space art (hardware art) illustration. He was inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame on June 25, 2011. Di Fate was bor ...

** Editor Guest
John Silbersack
** Fan Guests: Dick Smith an
Leah Zeldes Smith
** Toastmaster:

Terry Bisson Terry is a unisex given name, derived from French Thierry and Theodoric. It can also be used as a diminutive nickname for the names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence or Terrier (masculine). People Male * Terry Albritton (1955–2005), Am ...

** Location: Red Lion * ArmadilloCon 18 (October 11–13, 1996) ** Chair: Dan Tolliver ** Guest of Honor:

Jonathan Lethem Jonathan Allen Lethem (; born February 19, 1964) is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. His first novel, ''Gun, with Occasional Music'', a genre work that mixed elements of science fiction and detective fiction, was publishe ...

** Artist Guest:

Bob Eggleton Bob Eggleton (born September 13, 1960) is an American science fiction, fantasy and horror artist. Eggleton is a nine-time Hugo Award–winner for Best Pro Artist in science fiction and fantasy, first winning in 1994. He won the Hugo Award for Be ...

** Editor Guest:

Patrick Nielsen Hayden Patrick James Nielsen Hayden (born Patrick James Hayden January 2, 1959), is an American science fiction editor, fan, fanzine publisher, essayist, reviewer, anthologist, teacher and blogger. He is a World Fantasy Award and Hugo Award winner (wi ...

** Fan Guests: Spike Parsons and Tom Becker ** Toastmaster:

Mike Resnick Michael Diamond Resnick (; March 5, 1942 – January 9, 2020) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He won five Hugo awards and a Nebula award, and was the guest of honor at Chicon 7. He was the executive editor of the defunct ...

** Location: Red Lion * ArmadilloCon 19 (1997) ** Relaxacon after the 55th

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, dubbed "

LoneStarCon 2 The 55th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as LoneStarCon 2, also known as "The Second Occasional LoneStarCon Science Fiction Convention & Chili Cook-off", was held on 28 August–1 September 1997 at the Marriott Rivercent ...

", was held in San Antonio. ** Chair
John Gibbons
** Guest of Honor:

Mary Rosenblum Mary Rosenblum (born Mary Freeman; June 27, 1952 – March 11, 2018) was an American science fiction and mystery author. Biography Rosenblum was born in Levittown, New York and grew up in Allison Park, Pennsylvania. She earned a biology deg ...

** Location:

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* ArmadilloCon 20 (August 28–30, 1998) ** Chairs
A. T. Campbell, III
and Lori Wolf ** Guest of Honor:

** Artist Guest
Mitchell Bentley
** Editor Guest:

David G. Hartwell David Geddes Hartwell (July 10, 1941 – January 20, 2016) was an American critic, publisher, and editor of thousands of science fiction and fantasy novels. He was best known for work with Signet, Pocket, and Tor Books publishers. He was also no ...

** Fan Guest
Peggy Ranson
** Toastmaster:

Steven Gould Steven Charles Gould (born February 7, 1955) is an American science fiction writer and teacher. He has written ten novels. He is best known for his 1992 novel ''Jumper'', which was adapted into a film released in 2008. Biography Steven Charles ...

** Special Guest:

Peter F. Hamilton Peter F. Hamilton (born 1960) is a British author. He is known for writing science fiction space opera. Biography Peter F. Hamilton was born in Rutland in 1960. He did not attend university. He said in an interview, "I did science at school ...

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** Location: Omni Southpark Hotel * ArmadilloCon 21 (September 10–12, 1999) ** Chairs: Mona Gamboa an
John Gibbons
** Guest of Honor:

Sean Stewart Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; angliciz ...

** Artist Guest:

Wayne Barlowe Wayne Douglas Barlowe is an American science fiction and fantasy writer, painter, and concept artist. Barlowe's work focuses on esoteric landscapes and creatures such as citizens of hell and alien worlds. He has painted over 300 book and magazi ...

** Editor Guest:

Shawna McCarthy Shawna Lee McCarthy (born 1954) is an American science fiction and fantasy editor and literary agent. McCarthy graduated from the Wilkes University and studied at the American University. Career McCarthy edited various magazines for several ...

** Fan Guest:

Harry Stubbs Harry Oakes Stubbs (December 7, 1874 – May 9, 1950) was an English-born American character actor, who appeared both on Broadway and in films. He was born on December 7, 1874 in Southampton, Hampshire, England. Stubbs immigrated from England ...

** Toastmaster:

William Browning Spencer William Browning Spencer (born 1946) is an American novelist and short story writer living in Austin, Texas. His science fiction and horror (genre), horror stories are often darkly and surrealistically humorous. Awards and honors His novel ''R� ...

** Special Guest:

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...

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** Location: Omni Southpark Hotel * ArmadilloCon 22 (August 18–20, 2000) ** Chairs
John Gibbons
and Dan Tolliver ** Guest of Honor:

Catherine Asaro Catherine Ann Asaro (born November 6, 1955) is an American science fiction and fantasy author, singer and teacher. She is best known for her books about the Ruby Dynasty, called the Saga of the Skolian Empire. Biography Catherine Asaro was bo ...

** Artist Guest: Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz ** Editor Guest: Betsy Mitchell ** Fan Guest
Robert Taylor
** Toastmaster:

Mary Doria Russell Mary Doria Russell (born August 19, 1950) is an American novelist. Early life and education Russell was born in Elmhurst, Illinois She graduated from Glenbard East High School in Lombard, Illinois, which has registered its chapter of the Nati ...

** Special Guest: Kathleen Ann Goonan

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** Location: Omni Southpark Hotel * ArmadilloCon 23 (November 16–18, 2001) ** Chairs: Renee Babcock and Lori Wolf ** Guest of Honor:

J. Gregory Keyes Gregory Keyes (born April 11, 1963) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy who has written both original and media-related novels under both the names J. Gregory Keyes and Greg Keyes. Early life Keyes was born in Meridian, Mississ ...

** Artist Guest:

John Jude Palencar John Jude Palencar (born February 26, 1957) is an American illustrator and fine artist, who specializes in works of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. In 2010, he was given the Hamilton King Award. His highly detailed work is described as co ...

** Editor Guest:

Toni Weisskopf Toni Weisskopf (born Antonia Katherine Flora Weisskopf on December 12, 1965) is an American science fiction editor and the publisher of Baen Books. She has been nominated four times for a Hugo Award. She has won the Phoenix Award, the Rebel Awar ...

** Fan Guest:

Teddy Harvia Teddy Harvia is the pen name of David Thayer, an American science fiction fan artist. "Teddy Harvia" is an anagram of "David Thayer". He was born in Oklahoma but grew up in and resides in Dallas, Texas. , Teddy Harvia has won the Hugo Award ...

** Toastmaster:

** Special Guest:

Esther Friesner Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman, née Friesner (born July 16, 1951) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. She is also a poet and playwright. She is best known for her humorous style of writing, both in the titles and the works themsel ...

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** Location: Austin Hilton North * ArmadilloCon 24 (August 16–18, 2002) ** Chairs: Renee Babcock and Charles Siros ** Guest of Honor:

Martha Wells Martha Wells (born September 1, 1964) is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has published a number of fantasy novels, young adult novels, media tie-ins, short stories, and nonfiction essays on fantasy and science fiction subjects. He ...

** Artist Guests:

Frank Cho Frank Cho, born Duk Hyun Cho, (born 1971) is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series ''Liberty Meadows'', as well as for books such as ''Shanna the She-Devil'', ''The Mighty Avengers, Mighty Avenge ...

and

Scott Kurtz Scott R. Kurtz (born March 15, 1971) is an American webcomic artist. Known for creating the daily online comic-strip '' PvP'', Kurtz is among the first professional webcomic creators. Career Kurtz was born to a Catholic household in Watsonville ...

** Editor Guest:

Tom Doherty Tom Doherty (born April 23, 1935) is an American publisher and the founder of the science fiction and fantasy book publisher Tor Books. He started as a salesman for Pocket Books and rose to be Division Sales Manager. From there, he went to Simo ...

** Fan Guests
Kurt Baty
and Scott Bobo ** Toastmaster:

** Special Guest:

Robin Hobb Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden (born March 5, 1952), known by her pen names Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm, is an American writer of speculative fiction. As Hobb, she is best known for her fantasy novels set in the ''Realm of the Elderlings'', w ...

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** Location: Omni Southpark Hotel * ArmadilloCon 25 (August 8–10, 2003) ** Chair
John Gibbons
** Guest of Honor:

Kage Baker Kage Baker (June 10, 1952 – January 31, 2010Obituary: Kage Baker
" SF Site, January ...

** Fan Guest
Willie Siros
** Toastmaster:

Aaron Allston Aaron Dale Allston (December 8, 1960 – February 27, 2014) was an American game designer and author of many science fiction books, notably ''Star Wars'' novels. His works as a game designer include game supplements for role-playing games, severa ...

** Editor Guest: Anne Groell ** Artist Guest:

John Picacio John Picacio (born September 3, 1969) is an American artist specializing in science fiction, fantasy and horror illustration. Biography Picacio was born on September 3, 1969, in San Antonio, Texas.

** Special Guest:

** Location: Austin Hilton North * ArmadilloCon 26 (August 13–15, 2004) ** Chairs: Kimm Antell and Chuck Siros ** Guest of Honor:

Sharon Shinn Sharon Shinn (born 1957) is an American novelist who writes combining aspects of fantasy, science fiction and romance. She has published more than a dozen novels for adult and young adult readers. Her works include the Shifting Circles Series, t ...

** Fan Guest: Chaz "Hazel" Boston Baden ** Toastmaster:

K. D. Wentworth Kathy Diane Wentworth (January 27, 1951 – April 18, 2012), known as K. D. Wentworth, was an American science fiction author. A University of Tulsa graduate, she got her start winning the Writers of the Future Contest in 1988, and then late ...

** Editor Guest:

Stanley Schmidt Stanley Albert Schmidt (born March 7, 1944) is an American science fiction author and editor. Between 1978 and 2012 he served as editor of ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' magazine. Biography Schmidt was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduate ...

** Artist Guest:

Charles Vess Charles Vess (born June 10, 1951) is an American fantasy artist and comics artist who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His influences include British "Golden Age" book illustrator Arthur Rackham, Czech Art Nouveau pain ...

** Mystery Guests of Honor:

Charlaine Harris Charlaine Harris Schulz (born November 25, 1951) is an American author who specializes in Mystery fiction, mysteries. She is best known for her book series ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', which was adapted as the TV series ''True Blood''. The ...

Barbara Hambly Barbara Hambly (born August 28, 1951) is an American novelist and screenwriter within the genres of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction. She is the author of the bestselling Benjamin January mystery series featuring a free ...

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** Location: Austin Hilton North * ArmadilloCon 27 (August 19–21, 2005) ** Chairs: Renee Babcock an
John Gibbons
** Guest of Honor:

Charles Stross Charles David George "Charlie" Stross (born 18 October 1964) is a British writer of science fiction and fantasy. Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. Between 1994 and 2004, he was also an active writer for the magazine '' ...

** Fan Guests
Jim Mann

Laurie Mann
** Toastmaster:

Charles de Lint Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian writer of Dutch, Spanish, and Japanese ancestry. He is married to, and plays music with, MaryAnn Harris. Primarily a writer of fantasy fiction, he has composed works of urban fantasy, cont ...

** Editor Guest
Jim Minz
** Artist Guest
Ctein
** Special Guest:

Sean McMullen Sean Christopher McMullen (born 21 December 1948 in Sale, Victoria) is an Australian science fiction and fantasy author. Biography McMullen is one of Australia's leading science-fiction and fantasy authors and has written over 70 stories and 1 ...

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** Location: Doubletree Hotel Austin * ArmadilloCon 28 (August 11–13, 2006) ** Chair: Kimm Antell ** Guest of Honor:

Julie E. Czerneda Julie E. Czerneda (born April 11, 1955) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author. She has written many novels, including four Aurora Award for Best Novel winners (''In the Company of Others'', ''A Turn of Light'', ''A Play of Shadow'', an ...

** Fan Guest
Grant Kruger
** Toastmaster:

** Editor Guest
Diana Gill
** Artist Guest
Ellisa Mitchell
** Special Guest: James P. Hogan ** Location: Doubletree Hotel Austin * ArmadilloCon 29 (August 10–12, 2007) ** Chair: Renee Babcock ** Guest of Honor:

Louise Marley Louise Marley is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. Her fiction often features strong female characters, and explores themes of hope, humanity, and faith in the distant future. Prior to her career as a writer, Marley was an opera ...

** Fan Guest
Patty Wells
** Toastmaster:

** Editor Guest:

Sharyn November Sharyn November is an American writer and an editor of books for children and teenagers. Until March 2016 she was Senior Editor for Viking Press, Viking Children's Books and Editorial Director of Firebird Books, which is a mainly paperback (repri ...

** Artist Guest
Gary Lippincott
** Location: Doubletree Hotel Austin * ArmadilloCon 30 (August 15–17, 2008) ** Chairs
Kurt Baty
and Chuck Siros ** Guest of Honor:

John Scalzi John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969) is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his ''Old Man's War'' series, three novels of which have been nom ...

** Artist Guest
David Lee Anderson
** Fan Guest: Kelly Persons ** Toastmaster:

Bill Crider Bill Crider (July 28, 1941 – February 12, 2018) was an American author of crime fiction among other work. Biography He received a Master of Arts degree at the University of North Texas, in Denton. Later, he taught English at Howard Payne Unive ...

** Editor Guest:

Sheila Williams Sheila Williams (born 1956 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is the editor of ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' magazine. Biography Sheila grew up in a family of five in western Massachusetts. Her mother had a master's degree in microbiology. Ms. Willia ...

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Gay Haldeman Joe William Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his novel ''The Forever War'' (1974). That novel and other works, including '' The Hemingway Hoax'' (1991) and '' Forever Peace'' (1997), have ...

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Joe Haldeman Joe William Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his novel ''The Forever War'' (1974). That novel and other works, including ''The Hemingway Hoax'' (1991) and '' Forever Peace'' (1997), have wo ...

** Location: Doubletree Hotel Austin * ArmadilloCon 31 (August 14–16, 2009) ** Chair: Kimm Antell ** Guest of Honor:

Scott Lynch Scott Lynch (born April 2, 1978) is an American fantasy author who wrote the '' Gentleman Bastard Sequence'' series of novels. His first novel, ''The Lies of Locke Lamora'', was purchased by Orion Books in August 2004 and published in June 2006 u ...

** Artist Guest: Stephan Martinière Stephan Martinière (born May 3, 1962) is a French science fiction and fantasy artist as well as cartoonist, concept illustrator and art director. Biography Stephan Martinière was born May 3, 1962 in Paris, France. He attended high school ...
(cancelled) ** Editor Guest: Chris Roberson ** Fan Guest
Karen Meschke
** Toastmaster
Scott A. Cupp
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Joan D. Vinge Joan D. Vinge (; born April 2, 1948 as Joan Carol Dennison) is an American science fiction author. She is known for such works as her Hugo Award–winning novel ''The Snow Queen'' and its sequels, her series about the telepath named Cat, and ...

** Location: Doubletree Hotel Austin * ArmadilloCon 32 (August 27–29, 2010) ** Chairs: Elizabeth Burton and Dan Tolliver ** Guest of Honor:

Rachel Caine Rachel Caine was the pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad (April 27, 1962 – November 1, 2020) who was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, and horror novels. Personal life Conrad grew up in West Texas and gradu ...

** Artist Guest
R. Cat Conrad
** Editor Guest
Anne Sowards
** Fan Guest
Elspeth Bloodgood
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Nancy Kress Nancy Anne Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer. She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo- and Nebula-winning 1991 novella ''Beggars in Spain'', which became a ...

** Urban Fantasy Special Guest:

Ilona Andrews Ilona Andrews is the pen name of Ilona Gordon and Andrew Gordon, an American husband-and-wife duo who write urban fantasy and romantic fiction together. Early lives Ilona Gordon was born in the Soviet Union and immigrated to the United States a ...

** Steampunk Special Guest: Michael Bishop ** Location: Renaissance Hotel Austin * ArmadilloCon 33 (August 26–28, 2011) ** Chairs: Jennifer Juday and Charles Siros ** Guest of Honor:

Paolo Bacigalupi Paolo Tadini Bacigalupi (born August 6, 1972) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He has won the Hugo, Nebula, John W. Campbell, Compton Crook, Theodore Sturgeon, and Michael L. Printz awards, and has been nominated for the Na ...

** Artist Guest
Vincent Villafranca
** Editor Guest:

Lou Anders Lou Anders is the author of the ''Thrones & Bones'' series of middle grade fantasy novels. Anders is a Hugo Award-winning American editor, a Chesley Award-winning art director, an author and a journalist. Early life Lou Anders is originally f ...

** Fan Guest
Fred Duarte, Jr.
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Mark Finn Mark Finn (born October 1969) is the pseudonym of Mark Farr-Nash, an American science fiction and fantasy writer, essayist, and playwright. In 2007 he was nominated for World Fantasy Special Award: Professional. Biography Finn's earliest publish ...

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Will Shetterly Will Shetterly (born 1955) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction best known for his novel '' Dogland'' (1997). The novel is inspired by his childhood at the tourist attraction Dog Land owned by his parents. He won the Minnesota Boo ...

** Location: Renaissance Hotel Austin * ArmadilloCon 34 (July 27–29, 2012) ** Chair: Sara Felix ** Guest of Honor:

Anne Bishop Anne Bishop is an American fantasy writer. Her most noted work is the Black Jewels series. She won the Crawford Award in 2000 for the first three Black Jewels books, sometimes called the Black Jewels trilogy: ''Daughter of the Blood'', ''Heir ...

** Fan Guest: Bill Parker ** Editor Guest:

Liz Gorinsky Liz Gorinsky is a publisher and editor of speculative fiction, founder and former publisher of Erewhon Books, a former editor for Tor Books, multiple Hugo Award nominee, and 2017 Hugo Award winner in the category of Best Editor (Long Form). Bi ...

** Special Guest:

Chloe Neill Chloe Neill (born May 1975 in the United States) is the ''New York Times'' and ''USA Today'' bestselling author of the Devil's Isle and Chicagoland Vampires series. She writes in the urban fantasy and paranormal romance genres. Life and caree ...

** Artist Guest:

Julie Dillon Julie Dillon (born in 1982) is an American artist specializing in science fiction and fantasy art.A. Lee Martinez ** Location: Renaissance Hotel Austin * ArmadilloCon 35 / GlyptoCon 3 (October 25–27, 2013) ** Relaxacon after the 71st

, dubbed "

LoneStarCon 3 The 71st World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as LoneStarCon 3, was held on 29 August–2 September 2013 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas, United States. The convention ...

", was held in San Antonio. ** Chair
Willie Siros
** Location:

Canyon Lake, Texas Canyon Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Comal County, Texas, United States. The population was 31,124 at the 2020 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Canyon Lake CDP includes a number of small, unin ...

* ArmadilloCon 36 (July 25–27, 2014) ** Chair: Kimm Antell ** Guest of Honor:

Ted Chiang Ted Chiang (born 1967) is an American science fiction writer. His work has won four Nebula awards, four Hugo awards, the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and six Locus awards. His short story "Story of Your Life" was the basis of the ...

** Fan Guest: Michael Walsh ** Editor Guest: Jacob Weisman ** Artist Guest:

Stephanie Pui-Mun Law Stephanie Pui-Mun Law (born 1976) is an American painter and illustrator who works predominantly in watercolor and whose art is inspired by, and depicts scenes of fantasy, the Other World, and the surreal. She has also been influenced by the art ...

** Science Guest:

Sigrid Close Sigrid Close (born 1971) is a professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University. Her primary research interest is the space environment with particular focus on meteoroids, meteors, and orbital debris, and their int ...

** Special Guest: Ian McDonald ** Toastmaster
Mario Acevedo
** Location: Omni Southpark Hotel * ArmadilloCon 37 (July 24–26, 2015) ** Chairs: Jennifer Juday & Charles Siros ** Guest of Honor:

Ken Liu Ken Liu (born 1976) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. His epic fantasy series ''The Dandelion Dynasty'', which he describes as silkpunk, is published by Simon & Schuster. Liu has won Hugo and Nebula Awards for his short fic ...

** Special Guest:

James Morrow James Morrow (born March 17, 1947) is an American novelist and short-story writer known for filtering large philosophical and theological questions through his satiric sensibility. Most of Morrow's oeuvre has been published as science fiction ...

** Fan Guest: John DeNardo (

SF Signal ''SF Signal'' was a science fiction blog and fanzine published from 2003 to 2016. The site was launched by John DeNardo and JP Frantz and focused on writings, events, and other topics focusing on the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and other ...

) ** Editor Guest: L. Timmel Duchamp ** Artist Guest
Rocky Kelley
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Stina Leicht Stina Leicht (born March 29, 1972) is an American science fiction and fantasy fiction author living in central Texas. She was nominated for the Campbell Award in 2012 and 2013, and was shortlisted for the Crawford Award in 2012. She is also o ...

** Location: Omni Southpark Hotel * ArmadilloCon 38 (July 29–31, 2016) ** Chair: Charles Siros ** Guest of Honor:

Wesley Chu Wesley Chu (朱恆昱) (born September 23, 1976, in Taipei) is a #1 New York Times Bestselling speculative fiction author. He was originally raised by his grandparents in Taiwan while his parents were studying in the United States. In 1982, he ...

** Fan Guest
Ken Keller
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** Artist Guest
Christina Hess
** Special Guest
Dominick Saponaro
** Toastmaster: Joe McKinney (author) ** Location: Omni Southpark Hotel * ArmadilloCon 39 (August 4–6, 2017) ** Chair
John Gibbons
** Guest of Honor:

Nisi Shawl Nisi Shawl (born 1955) is an African-American writer, editor, and journalist. They are best known as an author of science fiction and fantasy short stories who writes and teaches about how fantastic fiction might reflect real-world diversity of ...

** Special Guest:

Tamora Pierce Tamora Pierce (born December 13, 1954) is an American writer of fantasy fiction for teenagers, known best for stories featuring young heroines. She made a name for herself with her first book series, '' The Song of the Lioness'' (1983–1988), wh ...

** Artist Guest

Mark A. Nelson Mark A. Nelson (born 1953)Nelson entry
''Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. A ...

** Fan Guest
A.T. Campbell, III
** Toastmaster: Don Webb ** Location: Omni Southpark Hotel * ArmadilloCon 40 (August 3–5, 2018) ** Chair: Jennifer Juday ** Guest of Honor
Deji Bryce Olukotun
** Special Guest
Holly Black
** Special Guest
Robert J. Sawyer
** Artist Guest
Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
** Fan Guest
Craig W. Chrissinger
** Toastmaster
Aaron de Orive
** Location: Omni Southpark Hotel
ArmadilloCon 41
(August 2–4, 2019) ** Chairs: Jennifer Juday and Charles Siros ** Guest of Honor:

Rebecca Roanhorse Rebecca Roanhorse (born March 14, 1971) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer from New Mexico. She has written short stories and science fiction novels featuring Navajo characters.Kerry Lengel"Navajo legends come to life in Rebecca Ro ...

** Toastmaster:

Marshall Ryan Maresca Marshall Ryan Maresca (born March 31, 1973) is an American fantasy author, best known for the multiple series of Maradaine novels, consisting of four different series set in the same fantastical city. He grew up in upstate New York, studied fil ...

** Fan Guest: Dan Tolliver ** Editor Guest
Patrice Caldwell
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Moriba K. Jah, Ph.D.
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** Location: Omni Southpark Hotel * ArmadilloCon 42 (August 28–30, 2020) ** Small virtual replacement for in-person event, due to COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 ** Chair: Jennifer Juday ** Special Guest:

Tobias S. Buckell Tobias S. Buckell (born 1979) is a New York Times Bestselling author and World Fantasy Award winner born in the Caribbean. He grew up in Grenada and spent time in the British and US Virgin Islands, which influence much of his work. His novels and ...

** Featured Writer
Cadwell Turnbull
** Featured Writer
Libia Brenda
** Artist Guest
Priscilla Kim
** Fan Guests: Clif & Margaret Davis ** Location: Virtual * ArmadilloCon 42 (October 15–17, 2021) ** Chair: Jonathan Miles ** Guest of Honor
Nicky Drayden
** Special Guest:

David Liss David Liss (born March 16, 1966) is an American writer of novels, essays and short fiction; more recently working also in comic books. He was born in New Jersey and grew up in South Florida. Liss received his BA degree from Syracuse University ...

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** Artist Guest
Gary VillarrealArmadilloCon 44
(August 5-7, 2022) ** Chair: Jennifer Juday ** Writer Guest:

Darcie Little Badger Darcie Little Badger (born 1987) is an author and an Earth scientist. As an author, she specializes in speculative fiction, especially horror, science fiction and fantasy. Further, as a Lipan Apache, she develops her stories with Apache character ...

** Special Guest:

Fonda Lee Fonda Lee (born March 10, 1979) is a Canadian-American author of speculative fiction. She is best known for writing ''The Green Bone Saga'', the first of which, ''Jade City'', won the 2018 World Fantasy Award and was named one of the 100 Best Fa ...

** Special Guest:

Ellen Klages Ellen Klages (, ; born 1954) is an American science, science fiction and historical fiction writer who lives in San Francisco. Her novelette "Basement Magic" won the 2005 Nebula Award for Best Novelette. She had previously been nominated for Hugo ...

** Toastmaster
Cass Morris
** Artist Guest
Lauren Raye Snow
** Location
Austin Southpark Hotel

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