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BayCon is the San Francisco Bay Area's longest-running fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention. It was held over Memorial Day weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area, California but moved to July 4th, Independence Day. BayCon draws many attendees from throughout California and also as far away as Oregon, Washington, and Arizona. The most recent BayCon was held from Saturday, July 1, through Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Santa Clara, California. The next BayCon is scheduled for July 4-7, 2024. Guests Some of the better known regular attendees include Howard Hendrix, Diana Paxson, Lee Martindale, and Irene Radford. Past Writer Guests of Honor include Peter S. Beagle, David Brin, Orson Scott Card, Harlan Ellison, David Gerrold, James P. Hogan, Larry Niven, Spider and Jeanne Robinson, Brandon Sanderson, Harry Turtledove, and Gene Wolfe. Past Artist Guests of Honor include Bob Eggleton, Frank Kelly Freas, Stephan Martinière, John Picacio, Rick Sternbach, and Michael Whelan. Past Fan Guests of Honor include Forrest J Ackerman, Mike Glyer, and Art Widner. Past Special Guests include Poppy Z. Brite, Mike Jittlov, and Jerry Pournelle. Toastmasters have included Kent Brewster, Raymond E. Feist, Laura Brodian Freas, Richard A. Lupoff, George R. R. Martin, Seanan McGuire, Frank M. Robinson, and Scott Sigler. Previous Conventions The name was previously used by the 1961 Westercon, 1968 Worldcon, in Berkeley and Oakland, and a San Francisco Bay Area comics convention from 1975-78 in Berkeley. History Co-founded by John McLaughlin and Randall Cooper, the first BayCon in its current existence as "The San Francisco Bay Area Regional Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention" was held over Thanksgiving weekend in 1982. BayCon '83 was also held over Thanksgiving weekend. To avoid conflicts with Southern California's annual regional convention, Loscon, BayCon moved to Memorial Day weekend, skipping Thanksgiving in 1984. For most of its history, it was held at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose (formerly the Red Lion). In 2007, it was held at the San Mateo Marriott Hotel. Beginning in 2008, and through 2015, BayCon was held at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara and Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. Conventions Past BayCon '82 was held in 1982, in San Jose, California. BayCon '87 was held May 22–25, 1987, at the San Jose Red Lion Hotel. BayCon '88 was held May 27–30, 1988, at the San Jose Red Lion Hotel. Honored guests included writer Somtow Sucharitkul, artist Tom Kidd, and fan John McLaughlin. BayCon '89 was held in 1989, in San Jose, California. BayCon'92 was held May, 1992, at the San Jose Red Lion Hotel. As the "tenth anniversary" of the convention it boasted "26 Guests of honor" including Forrest J. Ackerman, Raymond E. Feist, Ben Bova and others. BayCon '95 was held May 26–29, 1995, at the San Jose Red Lion Hotel. Honored guests included writer Joe Haldeman, artist Frank Lurz, special music guest Jordin Kare, and fan Jana Keeler. BayCon '96 was held May 24–27, 1996, at the San Jose Red Lion Hotel. Honored guests included writer Jennifer Roberson, artist Mary Hanson-Roberts, fan Forrest J. Ackerman, musician Heather Alexander, and toastmasters Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta. Charity efforts raised over $2700 for the American Cancer Society. Paid attendance for the weekend totaled just over 1750 members. BayCon '97 was held May 23–26, 1997, at the San Jose Red Lion Hotel. The event's theme was "Space Flights of Fancy: Let Your Imagination Take Wing!". Honored guests included writer Jack L. Chalker, artist Bob Eggleton, fans Craig & Sharon Nicolai, and toastmaster Tad Williams. Michael Siladi served as convention chairman. BayCon '98 was held May 22–25, 1998, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel—the same hotel as in recent years under a new flag. The event's theme was "Alternate Universes and Other Possibilities". Honored guests included writer S.M. Stirling, artist Alicia Austin, fan Michael Siladi, and toastmaster Lillian Csernica. BayCon 1999 was held May 28–31, 1999, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel. The event's theme was "Bold Deeds and Grand Epics". Honored guests included writers Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta, artist Nene Tina Thomas, fan Jan Price, and toastmaster Kent Brewster. Charity efforts raised funds for Bay Area Literacy. BayCon 2000 was held May 26–29, 2000, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel. The convention's theme was "Yesterday's Tomorrows"". Honored guests included writer Esther Friesner, artist Baron Engel, fan Dave Clark, and toastmaster Kent Brewster. Amy-Elyse Patterson served as convention chairman. The weekend's charity efforts raised $4,478 for the Friends of the California Air & Space Center. BayCon 2001 was held May 25–28, 2001, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel. The weekend's theme was "All Your Monolith Are Belong To Us!!!". Honored guests included author Rudy Rucker, artist Bill Hartmann, fans Kathryn and James Stanley Daugherty, and special guest Poppy Z. Brite. The event included a "Towel Day" as a tribute to Douglas Adams who had died just two weeks before the convention. Charity efforts at the convention raised money for the Electronic Frontier Foundation/ BayCon 2002, the 20th anniversary convention, was held May 24–27, 2002, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel. The event's theme was "The Magic of Now". Honored guests included writer Harry Turtledove, artist Theresa Mather, fan Christian McGuire, and toastmaster Jane Mailander. Author Harlan Ellison was a special guest. BayCon 2003 was held May 23–26, 2003, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel. The convention's theme was "It's About Time!" Honored guests included writer Greg Bear, artist Mark Ferrari, fan Janice Gelb, and toastmaster Rachel Holmen. BayCon 2004 was held May 28–31, 2004, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel. The event's theme was "Paradise Found". Honored guests included writer Michael Swanwick, artist Jael, fan Elayne Pelz, and toastmaster Esther Friesner. Tony Cratz served as convention chairman. BayCon 2005 was held May 27–30, 2005, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel. The convention's theme was "The Con You Can't Refuse", a play on the famous line "an offer you can't refuse" from The Godfather. Honored guests included writer Jay Lake, artist Frank Wu, fans Kevin Roche & Andy Trembley, and toastmaster Christopher Garcia. The event also featured actress Chase Masterson as a special guest. BayCon 2006 was held May 26–29, 2006, at the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel. The weekend's theme was "Tales of Purple Space". Honored guests included writers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, fan Craig Miller, and actor Stephen Furst. BayCon 2007, the 25th anniversary convention, was held May 25–28, 2007, at the San Mateo Marriott. The event's theme was "Silver Streak". Honored guests included science fiction writer Alan Dean Foster, fantasy writer Diana L. Paxson, artist Richard Hescox, fan Linda "Kitty" VonBraskat-Crowe, special guest Ctein, and toastmaster Seanan Mc.... Discover the Christopher J Garcia Michael Gallowglas popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Christopher J Garcia Michael Gallowglas books.
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Whiskey Girl
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Alpha
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How to Choose a Guy in 10 Days
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The Honeymoon Homicide
J. R. Mathis & Susan MathisEnjoy this SmallTown Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple I'm Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest in a smalltown parish who never expected this . . . When I came...
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Dream Psychology
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Wuthering Heights
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Enemies With Benefits
Roxie NoirI don’t love him. I don’t even like him. I just want him. Eli Loveless was my nemesis from the first day of kindergarten until we graduated high school. Everything I did, he had to...
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Once Upon A One-Night Stand
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Eternal
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Awaken Me
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The Cupcake Cottage
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The Stoic Mind
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His Own Heaven
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Masters of Restraint
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Noxious
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My Paper Heart
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Tempting the King
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The Odyssey
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Become A Better Version of Yourself
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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The Scarlet Letter
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Pride and Prejudice
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Always Yours
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Rogue Alpha
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Law of Attraction
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Saltwater Cove
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Good Guy
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Inception of Gold
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A Green Kind of Witch
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Salvation
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Teach Me
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Becoming Lady Dalton
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Silver Santa
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Assisting the Bosshole
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Finding Cinderella
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School of Potential
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Hard Love
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Holy Bible
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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Bewitching a Highlander
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The Icing on the Cake
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Caught Up with the Captain
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The Next Girl
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Peace on Earth
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Teased by Fire
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Coffee Girl
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Meditations
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Christmas in Sweetbriar Cove
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Escape, A New Life
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Dracula
Bram StokerAn Apple Books Classic edition. Few characters have seized readers’ imaginations quite like Count Dracula of Transylvania, the hero of Bram Stoker’s classic. The 1897 novel put vam...