Potlatch was an annual
non-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...
convention held in the
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest (sometimes Cascadia, or simply abbreviated as PNW) is a geographic region in western North America bounded by its coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains to the east. Tho ...
region of
North America since 1992. Unlike most SF conventions, Potlatch designates a "Book of Honor" rather than author, editor, fan, and/or artist "
Guests of Honor;
Potlatch history page
" the appellation "Book of Honor" does not preclude works from other media receiving the honor, such as films.
Books of Honor
* Potlatch 1, 1992 : None
* Potlatch 2, 1993 : ''Frankenstein
''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific ...
''by Mary Shelley
* Potlatch 3, 1994 : None
* Potlatch 4, 1995 : '' The Only Neat Thing to Do'' by James Tiptree, Jr.
* Potlatch 5, 1996 : '' The Lathe of Heaven'' (video, based on the novel by Ursula K. Le Guin)
* Potlatch 6, 1997 : None
* Potlatch 7, 1998 : ''The War of the Worlds
''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by ''Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and by ''Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US. The novel's first appear ...
'' by H. G. Wells
* Potlatch 8, 1999 : None
* Potlatch 9, 2000 : None (also described as "Corflatch" due to being held in conjunction with Corflu 17).
* Potlatch 10, 2001 : '' Thunder and Roses'' by Theodore Sturgeon
* Potlatch 11, 2002 : None
* Potlatch 12, 2003 : ''The Rediscovery of Man
''The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith'' () is a 1993 book containing the complete collected short fiction of American science fiction author Cordwainer Smith. It was edited by James A. Mann and published b ...
'' by Cordwainer Smith
* Potlatch 13, 2004 : ''The Shockwave Rider
''The Shockwave Rider'' is a science fiction novel by John Brunner, originally published in 1975. It is notable for its hero's use of computer hacking skills to escape pursuit in a dystopian future, and for the coining of the word "worm" to ...
'' by John Brunner
* Potlatch 14, 2005 : ''A Scanner Darkly
''A Scanner Darkly'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, published in 1977. The semi-autobiographical story is set in a dystopian Orange County, California, in the then-future of June 1994, and includes an extensive p ...
'' by Philip K. Dick
* Potlatch 15, 2006 : '' The Avram Davidson Treasury'' edited by Robert Silverberg and Grania Davis
* Potlatch 16, 2007 : '' Dimensions of Sheckley: the Selected Novels'' by Robert Sheckley
* Potlatch 17, 2008 : '' Parable of the Sower'' by Octavia E. Butler
* Potlatch 18, 2009 : '' Always Coming Home'' by Ursula K. Le Guin and '' Growing Up Weightless'' by John M. Ford
* Potlatch 19, 2010 : ''Lord of Light
''Lord of Light'' (1967) is a science fantasy novel by American author Roger Zelazny. It was awarded the 1968 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and nominated for a Nebula Award in the same category. Two chapters from the novel were published as novel ...
'' by Roger Zelazny
* Potlatch 20, 2011 : ''Earth Abides
''Earth Abides'' is a 1949 American post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by George R. Stewart. The novel tells the story of the fall of civilization from deadly disease and the emergence of a new culture with simpler tools. Set in the 1940s in ...
'' by George R. Stewart
* Potlatch 21, 2012 : '' A Canticle for Leibowitz'' by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
* Potlatch 22, 2013 : ''Among Others
''Among Others'' is a 2011 fantasy novel written by Welsh-Canadian writer Jo Walton, published originally by Tor Books. It is published in the UK by Corsair (Constable & Robinson). It won the 2012 Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Hugo Award for ...
'' by Jo Walton
References
External links
Potlatch home page
Recurring events established in 1992
Annual events in the United States
Defunct science fiction conventions in the United States
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