InConJunction
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InConJunction is a fan-run, not-for-profit science fiction convention
held every July 4 weekend in Indianapolis
, Indiana
. Past guests include Catherine Asaro
, Michael Z. Williamson
, George R.R. Martin, Jerry Pournelle
, Glen Cook
, Mike Resnick
, Timothy Zahn
, and David Drake
. The convention focuses on literature and literacy, but not to the exclusion of other areas of interest. Unique or unusual features include a dedicated Doctor Who room sponsored by The Whoosier Network, an anime room sponsored by The Indiana Animation Club, and a charity auction supporting the Indiana Literacy Association and other charities as chosen by the convention chair.
InConJunction 31 was held July 1–3, 2011. The Author Guest of Honor was Catherine Asaro
. Artist Guest of Honor was David Lee Pancake. Music Guest of Honor was Donald Wolcott
. Toastmaster was Travis Clemmons. Selected charities were One Laptop per Child and Indiana Literacy Association.
InConJunction 30 was held July 2–4, 2010. Author Guest of Honor was Keith R. A. DeCandido
. Artist Guest of Honor was Ed Beard, Jr.. Gaming Guests of Honor were Andy Looney and Kristin Looney of Looney Labs
. Music Guest was the band Wild Mercy. Toastmaster was The Incredible Two-Headed Toastmaster (Robert Pyatt and Randy Porter).
InConJunction XXVIV was held July 3–5, 2009. Author Guests of Honor were Michael Z. Williamson
and Sarah Zettel
. Artist Guest of Honor was Robin Wood (artist)
. Toastmaster was Tom Smith (filker)
.
InConJunction XXVIII was held July 4–6, 2008. Author Guest of Honor was John Scalzi
. Artist Guests of Honor were Alan M. Clark
and Howard Tayler
. Fan Guest of Honor was Robert "Gunner" Reynolds. Toastmaster was Randy Porter.
InConJunction XXVII was held July 6–8, 2007. Author Guest of Honor was award-winning science fiction, fantasy and horror author George R. R. Martin
. Artist Guest of Honor was visual effects compositor Sherry Hitch. Fan Guests of Honor were Jeff Thompson and Kathie Thompson. Music Guests were The Gregory Morris Group and Tom Smith
. Toastmaster was Randy Porter.
Science fiction convention
Science fiction conventions are gatherings of fans of various forms of speculative fiction including science fiction and fantasy. Historically, science fiction conventions had focused primarily on literature, but the purview of many extends to such other avenues of expression as movies and...
held every July 4 weekend in Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
. Past guests include Catherine Asaro
Catherine Asaro
Catherine Asaro is an American science fiction and fantasy author. She is best known for her books about the Ruby Dynasty, called the Saga of the Skolian Empire.- Biography :...
, Michael Z. Williamson
Michael Z. Williamson
Michael Z. Williamson is a science fiction and military fiction author. Born in Birkenhead, England, he and his family emigrated to Canada, then the United States in 1978. Williamson frequently utilizes the pen names "Mad Mike", and "Crazy Einar". He is retired from the United States...
, George R.R. Martin, Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Eugene Pournelle is an American science fiction writer, essayist and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte and has since 1998 been maintaining his own website/blog....
, Glen Cook
Glen Cook
Glen Cook is a contemporary American science fiction and fantasy author, best known for his fantasy series, The Black Company. Cook currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.-Biography:...
, Mike Resnick
Mike Resnick
Michael Diamond Resnick , better known by his published name Mike Resnick, is an American science fiction author. He was executive editor of Jim Baen's Universe.-Biography:...
, Timothy Zahn
Timothy Zahn
Timothy Zahn is a writer of science fiction short stories and novels. His novella Cascade Point won the 1984 Hugo award. He is the author of nine Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, including seven novels featuring Grand Admiral Thrawn: the Thrawn Trilogy, the Hand of Thrawn duology, Outbound...
, and David Drake
David Drake
David Drake is an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran who has worked as a lawyer, he is now one of the premier authors of the military science fiction subgenre.-Biography:...
. The convention focuses on literature and literacy, but not to the exclusion of other areas of interest. Unique or unusual features include a dedicated Doctor Who room sponsored by The Whoosier Network, an anime room sponsored by The Indiana Animation Club, and a charity auction supporting the Indiana Literacy Association and other charities as chosen by the convention chair.
Past conventions
InConJunction History and Web ArchiveInConJunction 31 was held July 1–3, 2011. The Author Guest of Honor was Catherine Asaro
Catherine Asaro
Catherine Asaro is an American science fiction and fantasy author. She is best known for her books about the Ruby Dynasty, called the Saga of the Skolian Empire.- Biography :...
. Artist Guest of Honor was David Lee Pancake. Music Guest of Honor was Donald Wolcott
Donald Wolcott
- Biography :Donald Wolcott began training as a pianist at age five. He initially studied classical piano, but became more interested in jazz by the time he reached middle school. In high school, he was the pianist for the jazz ensemble, a position he held until graduation...
. Toastmaster was Travis Clemmons. Selected charities were One Laptop per Child and Indiana Literacy Association.
InConJunction 30 was held July 2–4, 2010. Author Guest of Honor was Keith R. A. DeCandido
Keith R. A. DeCandido
Keith Robert Andreassi DeCandido is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and musician, who works on comic books, novels, role-playing games and video games, including numerous media tie-in books for properties such as Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Doctor Who, Supernatural,...
. Artist Guest of Honor was Ed Beard, Jr.. Gaming Guests of Honor were Andy Looney and Kristin Looney of Looney Labs
Looney Labs
Looney Labs is a small game company based in College Park, Maryland, USA. It is named after its founders, Andrew Looney and Kristin Looney.- Card games :...
. Music Guest was the band Wild Mercy. Toastmaster was The Incredible Two-Headed Toastmaster (Robert Pyatt and Randy Porter).
InConJunction XXVIV was held July 3–5, 2009. Author Guests of Honor were Michael Z. Williamson
Michael Z. Williamson
Michael Z. Williamson is a science fiction and military fiction author. Born in Birkenhead, England, he and his family emigrated to Canada, then the United States in 1978. Williamson frequently utilizes the pen names "Mad Mike", and "Crazy Einar". He is retired from the United States...
and Sarah Zettel
Sarah Zettel
Sarah A. Zettel is an American science fiction and fantasy author.She was born in Sacramento, California. Her mother, Gail Beavers, is a retired teacher and social worker; her father, Leonard Francis Zettel, Jr., is a retired engineer and programmer. She obtained a B.A. in Communications from...
. Artist Guest of Honor was Robin Wood (artist)
Robin Wood (artist)
Robin Wood is an American artist specializing in game art and fantasy. She is best known for her portraits of characters from Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series, the Robin Wood Tarot Deck and the cover art for several of Scott Cunningham's books on neo-Paganism.- Biography :Robin Wood...
. Toastmaster was Tom Smith (filker)
Tom Smith (filker)
Tom Smith is a singer-songwriter from , who got his start in the filk music community. He is a fourteen-time winner of the Pegasus Award for excellence in filking, including awards for his "A Boy and His Frog", "307 Ale", and "The Return of the King ", and was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in...
.
InConJunction XXVIII was held July 4–6, 2008. Author Guest of Honor was John Scalzi
John Scalzi
John Michael Scalzi II is an American author and online writer, and president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his Hugo Award-nominated science fiction novel Old Man's War, released by Tor Books in January 2005, and for his blog , at which he has written...
. Artist Guests of Honor were Alan M. Clark
Alan M. Clark
Alan Marshall Clark is an author and an artist who is best known as the illustrator and book cover painter of many pieces of horror fiction. He was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel for his 2005 book Siren Promised .He has won the World Fantasy Award for his illustrations ,...
and Howard Tayler
Howard Tayler
Howard V. Tayler is the award-winning creator of the hugely successful webcomic Schlock Mercenary. He worked as a volunteer missionary for the LDS Church, then graduated from Brigham Young University...
. Fan Guest of Honor was Robert "Gunner" Reynolds. Toastmaster was Randy Porter.
InConJunction XXVII was held July 6–8, 2007. Author Guest of Honor was award-winning science fiction, fantasy and horror author George R. R. Martin
George R. R. Martin
George Raymond Richard Martin , sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American author and screenwriter of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He is best known for A Song of Ice and Fire, his bestselling series of epic fantasy novels that HBO adapted for their dramatic pay-cable series Game of...
. Artist Guest of Honor was visual effects compositor Sherry Hitch. Fan Guests of Honor were Jeff Thompson and Kathie Thompson. Music Guests were The Gregory Morris Group and Tom Smith
Tom Smith (filker)
Tom Smith is a singer-songwriter from , who got his start in the filk music community. He is a fourteen-time winner of the Pegasus Award for excellence in filking, including awards for his "A Boy and His Frog", "307 Ale", and "The Return of the King ", and was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in...
. Toastmaster was Randy Porter.