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Capricon

Capricon is a science fiction convention held annually in the Chicago area. It is sponsored by Phandemonium and has been held each year since 1981.

This article provides a listing of all Capricons, detailing their dates, locations, chairpersons, guests and (starting in 1999) the themes of each convention.

Except where indicated otherwise, all information is taken from the "History of Capricon" page at Capricon's web site.

Event

Date

Location

Convention chair

Theme

Guests

Capricon 1

February 20-22, 1981

Holiday Inn, Evanston, Illinois

Chip Bestler

Author Guest of Honor: Terry Carr/ Wilson Tucker
Fen Guests of Honor: J.R. & Mary Jane Holmes

Capricon 2

February 1982

Radisson Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

Leah Bestler

Author Guest of Honor: Gene Wolfe
Fan Guest of Honor: Mike Stein

Capricon 3

February 1983

Radisson Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

Virginia Meisinger

Author Guest of Honor: Stephen R. Donaldson
Fan Guest of Honor: Otlie & Phil Foglio

Capricon 4

February 1984

Continental Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

Marty Coady Fabish

Author Guest of Honor: Paul O. Williams
Fan Guest of Honor: Jeff Duntemann

Capricon 5

February 1985

Lincolnwood (Purple) Hyatt, Lincolnwood, Illinois

Ginny Meisinger

Author Guest of Honor: Frederik Pohl
Artist Guest of Honor: Darlene P. Coltrain

Capricon 6

February 28 - March 2, 1986

Lincolnwood (Purple) Hyatt, Lincolnwood, Illinois

Ginny Meisinger

Author Guest of Honor: David R. Palmer
Fan Guest of Honor: Tim Allen

Capricon 7

February 1987

Lincolnwood (Purple) Hyatt, Lincolnwood, Illinois

No chair

Author Guest of Honor: Jerry Oltion
Artist Guest of Honor: Stephen Hickman
Fan Guest of Honor: Joan Hanke-Woods

Capricon 8

February 1988

Arlington Park Hilton, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Alice Bentley

Author Guest of Honor: Lawrence Watt-Evans
Artist Guest of Honor: Kay Reynolds
Fan Guest of Honor: Kathleen Meyer

Capricon 9

February 1989

Lincolnwood (Purple) Hyatt, Lincolnwood, Illinois

Alice Bentley

Author Guest of Honor: Howard Waldrop
Fan Guest of Honor: Ken Fletcher

Capricon 10

February 1990

Lincolnwood (Purple) Hyatt, Lincolnwood, Illinois

Amy Schaefer

Author Guest of Honor: P.C. Hodgell
Artist Guest of Honor: Todd Cameron Hamilton
Fan Guest of Honor: Bill Higgins

Capricon 11

February 21-24, 1991

Lincolnwood (Purple) Hyatt, Lincolnwood, Illinois

Alice Bentley

Author Guest of Honor: Ellen Kushner
Editor Guest of Honor: Beth Meacham
Fan Guest of Honor: Becky Thomson

Capricon 12

February 20-23, 1992

Lincolnshire Resort, Lincolnshire, Illinois

Amy Schaefer

Author Guest of Honor: Terry Bisson
Special Guests of Honor: Kim Stanley Robinson & Paul Park
Fan Guest of Honor: Steve Scherer

Capricon 13

February 18-21, 1993

Pheasant Run, St. Charles, Illinois

Amy Schaefer

Author Guest of Honor: Terry Pratchett
Artist Guest of Honor: Darlene P. Coltrain
Fan Guest of Honor: George Laskowski

Capricon 14

February 1994

Wyndham Hamilton, Itasca, Illinois

Karen Babich

Author Guest of Honor: Connie Willis
Artist Guest of Honor: Mary Lynn Skirvin
Fan Guest of Honor: David Dyer-Bennet

Capricon 15

February 16-19, 1995

Wyndham Hamilton, Itasca, Illinois

Kathy Nerat

Author Guest of Honor: Nancy Kress
Fan Guest of Honor: Sue Blom

Capricon 16

February 8-11, 1996

Wyndham Hamilton, Itasca, Illinois

Doug Winkler

Author Guest of Honor: Sean Stewart
Artist Guest of Honor: Scott Gustafson
Media Guest of Honor: Michael Stein

Capricon 17

February 20-23, 1997

Oak Brook Hilton, Oak Brook, Illinois

Doug Winkler

Author Guest of Honor: Robert J. Sawyer

Capricon 18

February 5-8, 1998

Holiday Inn O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

Dina Krause

Author Guest of Honor: Josepha Sherman
Editor Guest of Honor: Steve Hockensmith

Capricon 19

February 11-14, 1999

Arlington Park Hilton, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Dave McCarty and Tracy Lunquist

Villains

Pro Guest of Honor: David Weber
Artist Guest of Honor: Todd Cameron Hamilton
Fan Guest of Honor: Phoenix

Capricon 20

January 27-30, 2000

Arlington Park Hilton, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Dave McCarty

Armageddon

Pro Guest of Honor: Larry Niven
Science Guest of Honor: Chris Luchini
Fan Guest of Honor: Joseph "Uncle Vlad" Stockman

Capricon 21

February 8-11, 2001

Arlington Park Hilton, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Tracy Lunquist

Tellurian Exposition

Pro Guest of Honor: Allen Steele
Fan Guest of Honor: Geri Sullivan

Capricon 22

February 7-10, 2002

Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Deb Kosiba

Fun & Games

Fun Guest of Honor: Dr. Demento
Game Guest of Honor: James Ernest
Artist Guest of Honor: Kaja Foglio
Fan Guest of Honor: David Abzug

Capricon 23

February 6-9, 2003

Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Cary Williams & Marnie Gucciard

Gods & Monsters

Author Guest of Honor: Tim Powers
Artist Guest of Honor: Amy K. Brown
Fan Guest of Honor: Bill Roper

Capricon 24

January 29-February 1, 2004

Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Dave McCarty

Sensawondah

Author Guests of Honor: Spider and Jeanne Robinson
Artist Guest of Honor: Kimberly Reck
NASA Guest of Honor: Bryan Palaszewski

Capricon 25

February 10-14, 2005

Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Deb Kosiba

Mad Scientists

Author Guest of Honor: James P. Hogan
Artist Guest of Honor: Shaenon K. Garrity
Fan Guest of Honor: John Morse

Capricon 26

February 9-13, 2006

Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Greg (Guido) Williams

University of Fandom (UFAN)

Visiting Guest Faculty: Peter S. Beagle, Bryan Palaszewski from NASA, Kat Eggleston, Michael Longcor, Dr. Mary Crowell, Nick Pollotta, Jody Lynn Nye, Bill Fawcett, and Phyllis Eisenstein

Capricon 27

February 8-11, 2007

Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Gretchen Roper

A Celebration of High Fantasy

Author Guest of Honor: Lois McMaster Bujold
Artist Guest of Honor: Erin McKee
Fan Guest of Honor: Cat Faber
Other special guests: Peter S. Beagle and Bryan Palaszewski from NASA

Capricon 28

February 14-17, 2008

Sheraton Chicago Northwest, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Leane Verhulst

Pirates

SF Author Guest of Honor: Mike Resnick
Pirate Guests of Honor: John Baur ("Ol' Chumbucket") and Mark Summers ("Cap'n Slappy"), creators of International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Artist Guest of Honor: Don Maitz
Other special guests: Michael Longcor, Janny Wurts, Tori Baur (“Mad Sally”), Tom Smith, Bill and Brenda Sutton, and Bryan Palaszewski from NASA

Capricon 29

February 19-22, 2009