Steamcon
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Steamcon is one of the largest regional steampunk
conventions/symposia
in the United States
. Located in the Seattle area of Washington state, Steamcon held its first symposium in 2009.
event in greater Seattle. The idea to start the event was hatched at the local science fiction convention Norwescon
in 2008 when multiple people expressed an interest to hold an event devoted exclusively to steampunk.
The theme is "Victorian Monsters".
The venue will be the Hyatt Regency Bellevue.
Guests of Honor
in Seatac
, Washington. The convention in its first year had 1,350 people attend, making it one of the largest, if not the largest, steampunk devoted conventions in North America.
Guests of Honor
Guests of Honor
. The theme was "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". About 2,250 guests were in attendance.
Guests of Honor
Steampunk
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United...
conventions/symposia
Symposium
In ancient Greece, the symposium was a drinking party. Literary works that describe or take place at a symposium include two Socratic dialogues, Plato's Symposium and Xenophon's Symposium, as well as a number of Greek poems such as the elegies of Theognis of Megara...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Located in the Seattle area of Washington state, Steamcon held its first symposium in 2009.
Overview
Steamcon grew out of the desire of its founders to host a steampunkSteampunk
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United...
event in greater Seattle. The idea to start the event was hatched at the local science fiction convention Norwescon
Norwescon
Norwescon is one of the largest regional science fiction and fantasy conventions in the United States. Located in the Seattle area of Washington state, Norwescon has been running continuously since 1978...
in 2008 when multiple people expressed an interest to hold an event devoted exclusively to steampunk.
2012
The fourth annual Steamcon will be held October 26–28, 2012.The theme is "Victorian Monsters".
The venue will be the Hyatt Regency Bellevue.
Guests of Honor
- Author Guest of Honor: TBA
- Artist Guest of Honor: TBA
- Musical Guests of Honor: TBA
2009
The first Steamcon was held October 23–25, 2009 at the Seattle Airport MarriottMarriott
- Corporations :* Marriott International, international hotel company* Marriott Hotels & Resorts* Marriott Corporation , originally known as Hot Shoppes, Inc...
in Seatac
SeaTac, Washington
SeaTac is an American city in southern King County, Washington, and an outlying suburb of Seattle, Washington. Incorporated in February 1990, the City of SeaTac is ten square miles in area and has a population of 26,909 according to the 2010 census...
, Washington. The convention in its first year had 1,350 people attend, making it one of the largest, if not the largest, steampunk devoted conventions in North America.
Guests of Honor
- Author Guest of Honor: Tim PowersTim PowersTimothy Thomas "Tim" Powers is an American science fiction and fantasy author. Powers has won the World Fantasy Award twice for his critically acclaimed novels Last Call and Declare...
- Artist Guest of Honor: Paul Guinan
- Musical Guests of Honor: Abney ParkAbney Park (band)Abney Park is a band based in Seattle that mixes elements of industrial dance, world music, and steampunk influenced lyrics in their work. Their name comes from Abney Park Cemetery in London...
2010
The second annual Steamcon was held November 19–21, 2010. The host venues were the Hilton Seattle Airport Hotel and the Seattle Airport Marriott. The theme was "Weird Weird West." Approximately 1,950 guests were in attendance.Guests of Honor
- Author Guest of Honor: James BlaylockJames BlaylockJames Paul Blaylock is an American fantasy author.He is noted for a distinctive, humorous style, as well as being one of the pioneers of the steampunk genre of science fiction....
- Artist Guest of Honor: Jake Von Slatt
- Games Guest of Honor: Shane Hensley
- Musical Guests of Honor: Abney ParkAbney Park (band)Abney Park is a band based in Seattle that mixes elements of industrial dance, world music, and steampunk influenced lyrics in their work. Their name comes from Abney Park Cemetery in London...
2011
The third annual Steamcon was held October 14–16, 2011. The host venue was the Hyatt Regency BellevueBellevue, Washington
Bellevue is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle, it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. The population was 122,363 at the 2010 census.Downtown Bellevue is...
. The theme was "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". About 2,250 guests were in attendance.
Guests of Honor
- Author Guest of Honor: K.W. Jeter
- Artist Guest of Honor: Gary GianniGary GianniGary Gianni is an American comics artist best known for the syndicated newspaper comic Prince Valiant.-Biography:Gianni graduated from the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in 1976...
- Musical Guests of Honor: Vagabond Opera
External links
- Steamcon
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- Steamcon Livejournal
- Steamcon Facebook
- Steamcon Flickr
- Seattle Steam Rats Club - Seattle Area Steampunk Club