Icon (Iowa science fiction convention)
ICON is an annual science fiction convention held in the Cedar Rapids/ Iowa City area of Iowa since 1975, usually in late October or early November, under the auspices of the Mindbridge Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation also responsible for AnimeIowa and Gamicon. The organization was a branching off of the Science Fiction League of Iowa Students, which was founded by author Joe Haldeman. It is the oldest and largest science fiction convention in Iowa. 1 - 1975 October 31-November 2 -SkinnyCon - Iowa City, Iowa Roger Zelazny - author guest of honor Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre - guest of honor 2 - 1976 November 5–7 -Destructocon - Coralville, Iowa Frank Herbert - author guest of honor Mike Glicksohn - guest of honor 3 - 1977 October 28–30 - - Coralville, Iowa Joe Haldeman - author guest of honor and ICON founder Gay Haldeman - guest of honor 4 - 1979 November 9–11 -DisasterCon - Coralville, Iowa Gene Wolfe - author guest of honor Rusty Hevelin - guest of honor Moebius Theatre - guest of honor 5 - 1980 November 7–9 - - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Gordon R. Dickson - author guest of honor Bob and Anne Passavoy - guest of honor 6 - 1981 October 30-November 1 -first appearance of Trans Iowa Canal Company - Coralville, Iowa Phyllis Eisenstein - author guest of honor Dave Martin - guest of honor 7 - 1982 November 5–7 - - Coralville, Iowa Poul Anderson - author guest of honor Gregory Frost - author guest of honor Rusty Hevelin - guest of honor Mark Moore - guest of honor 8 - 1983 October 21–23 -L-Con - Coralville, Iowa C. J. Cherryh - author guest of honor Rob Chilson - author guest of honor 9 - 1984 October 26–28 - - Coralville, Iowa Dean Ing - author guest of honor Robin Bailey - author guest of honor Bob Tucker - guest of honor 10 - 1985 October 25–27 -SFLIS Family Reunion - Coralville, Iowa George R. R. Martin - author guest of honor Joe Haldeman - author guest of honor 11 - 1986 October 24–26 -Habittrail Con - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Robert Asprin - author guest of honor Phil Foglio - artist guest of honor 12 - 1987 October 16–18 -Money-Grubbing Capitalist Con - Coralville, Iowa Glen Cook - author guest of honor Dick Spelman - guest of honor 13 - 1989 January 20–22 -Beauty and the Beast Con-within-a-Con - Coralville, Iowa Joel Rosenberg - author guest of honor Algis Budrys - author guest of honor Mickey Zucker Reichert - author guest of honor Darlene Coltrain - guest of honor Roy Dotrice - media guest of honor 14 - 1989 October 13–15 - - Coralville, Iowa Frederik Pohl - author guest of honor P. D. Breeding-Black - artist guest of honor Lucy Synk - artist guest of honor Elizabeth Anne Hull - guest of honor 15 - 1990 September 28–30 - - Coralville, Iowa Philip José Farmer - author guest of honor Erin McKee - artist guest of honor 16 - 1991 October 12–14 -GinCon aka BlondeCon - Coralville, Iowa Steven Brust - author guest of honor Bob and Nonie Quinlan - fan guests of honor 17 - 1992 October 7–9 -Escape the Mundane CruiseCon, StressCon - Coralville, Iowa Mercedes Lackey - author guest of honor Larry Dixon - artist guest of honor Rex Bryant - fan guest of honor 18 - 1993 October 8–10 -Pirats of Phenzance, BarneyCon - Coralville, Iowa Suzette Haden Elgin - author guest of honor Jody Lee - artist guest of honor Nancy and Martin McClure - fan guest of honor 19 - 1994 October 14–16 -One Last Teen Fling - Coralville, Iowa Gregory Frost - author guest of honor Robert Daniels Jr. - artist guest of honor Joe Haldeman - guest of honor 20 - 1995 October 6–8 -ICON Goes Platinum - Coralville, Iowa Steven Barnes - author guest of honor Phil Hester - author/artist guest of honor Myrna Logan - fan guest of honor 21 - 1996 October 11–13 -ICON Comes of Age - Coralville, Iowa Emma Bull - author guest of honor Will Shetterly - author guest of honor Tadao Tomomatsu - fan guest of honor 22 - 1997 October 10–12 -Catch 22 - Coralville, Iowa John M. Ford - author guest of honor Kaja Foglio - artist guest of honor William "Bear" Reed - fan guest of honor 23 - 1998 October 16–18 -"Working Today For A Better Tomorrow, Fnord" - Coralville, Iowa Charles de Lint - author guest of honor Forrest Ackerman - author guest of honor Ed Heil - artist guest of honor 24 - 1999 October 29–31 -efiL fO gninaeM ehT, The Return of HabitrailCon, Seat of Our Pants Con - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Peter Beagle - author guest of honor Bill Johnson - guest of honor Charles Piehl - guest of honor Tyler Walpole - artist guest of honor 25 - 2000 October 13–15 -Prodigal Son - Coralville, Iowa Harry Turtledove - author guest of honor "Orange Mike" Lowrey - fan guest of honor 26 - 2001 October 12–14 -Hey, nice hotel! - Cedar Rapids, Iowa L. E. Modesitt, Jr. - author guest of honor Denise Garner - artist guest of honor Dennis Lynch - fan guest of honor 27 - 2002 October 18–20 -Carrot Juice - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jennifer Roberson - author guest of honor John Garner - artist guest of honor Les & Jeannette Roth - fan guests of honor 28 - 2003 October 10–12 -Cheesy Poofs - Cedar Rapids, Iowa David Drake - author guest of honor Lee Seed - artist guest of honor Gregg Parmentier - fan guest of honor 29 - 2004 October 8–10 - - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Joe Haldeman - author guest of honor Beth Hansen - artist guest of honor Gay Haldeman - guest of honor Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster 30 - 2005 October 28–30 - - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Sarah Zettel - author guest of honor Jael - artist guest of honor Arlene Martel - media guest of honor 31 - 2006 October 13–15 -Gallium: The Other Soft Metal - Cedar Rapids, Iowa C. S. Friedman - author guest of honor Larry Price - artist guest of honor 32 - 2007 November 2–4 -Rise of the Phoenix - Coralville, Iowa Jack McDevitt - author guest of honor Ralph J. Ryan - artist guest of honor Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster 33 - 2008 October 31-November 2 -Horror/Halloween - Coralville, Iowa Tanya Huff - author guest of honor Alan M. Clark - artist guest of honor Richard Klemensen - guest of honor Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster 34 - 2009 October 23–25 -Adventures in the Secret Kingdom of Fandom - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jim C. Hines - author guest of honor Heather Bruton - artist guest of honor Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster 35 - 2010 November 5–7 -A Steam-Powered Convention of the Future - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cory Doctorow - author guest of honor Daniel Dociu - artist guest of honor Susan Leabhart - guest of honor Rusty Hevelin - toastmaster 36 - 2011 October 28–30 -Genre Fusion: When Worlds Collide - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jane Yolen - author guest of honor Steve Thomas - artist guest of honor Rusty Hevelin (in absentia), Denny Lynch - toastmaster 37 - 2012 November 2–4 -The Convention at the End of the Universe - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Steven Erikson - author guest of honor Mike Cole - artist guest of honor Jim C. Hines - co-toastmaster and author Dennis Lynch - co-toastmaster 38 - 2013 November 15–17 -Recalling 1013 - The Year When Nothing Happened - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Nancy Kress - author guest of honor Ellen Datlow - editor guest of honor Jack Skillingstead - writer guest of honor Joe Haldeman - author/artist guest of honor and ICON founder Gay Haldeman - editor and Mommy of ICON guest of honor Gregory Frost - author and Co-Founder of ICON Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author Steven Keith Tait - fan guest of honor 39 - 2014 October 31 - November 2 -League of Extraordinary Gentlefen - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Elizabeth Bear - author guest of honor Scott Lynch - editor guest of honor Lar deSouza - artist guest of honor Megan Lara - artist guest of honor Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author 40 - 2015 October 16–18 -Con of Futures Past - Cedar Rapids, Iowa David Gerrold - author guest of honor Sarah Clemens - artist guest of honor Ann Leckie - author guest of honor Kalli McCandless - fan guest of honor Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author Joe Haldeman - author and ICON founder Gay Haldeman - editor and Mommy of ICON 41 - 2016 October 28–30 -Back to the ICON - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Seanan McGuire - author guest of honor Arden Ellen Nixon - artist guest of honor Laura J. Mixon - special guest of honor Steven Gould - special guest of honor Inger Myers - fan guest of honor Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author 42 - 2017 September 29 - October 1, 2017 - Hitchhikers Guide to ICON42 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Wesley Chu - author guest of honor H. Russ Brown - artist guest of honor Sheril Harper - fan guest of honor Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author Joe Haldeman - author and ICON founder Gay Haldeman - editor and Mommy of ICON 43 - 2018 October 5–7, 2018 - Eruption! - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Mike Mullin - author guest of honor Daniel Mohr - artist guest of honor Mike Miller - fan guest of honor Wolfie B. Bad - actor guest of honor Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author Joe Haldeman - author and ICON founder Gay Haldeman - editor and Mommy of ICON 44 - 2019 November 1–3, 2019 - Unpacking Non-Binary Reality - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Pat Murphy - author guest of honor Shawn Palek - Artist guest of honor Misty Palek - Artist guest of honor Kat Pepmiller - costumer/cosplay artist guest of honor Mystie Hollaman - fan guest of honor Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author 45 - 2020 October 9–10, 2020 - V-ICON: The Year ICON Went Virtual - Online only Joe Haldeman - author and founder of ICON Gay Haldeman - editor and founder of ICON Catrina Taylor - author Alex Penland - author Erin Casey - author Tambo Jones - author Beth Hudson - author 46 - 2021 October 15–17, 2021 - Seeking Further Horizons - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Eric Flint - Author Guest of Honor Jeff Lee Johnson - Artist Guest of Honor Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author Joe Haldeman - author and founder of ICON Gay Haldeman - editor and founder of ICON Beth Hudson - fan guest of honor Cheshire Moon - Music guest of honor 47 - 2022 October 14–16, 2022 - The Prime Universe - Celebrating How Alternate Universes Intersect With Ours - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Nicholas Meyer, author Mitch Bentley, artist Steve & Jenny Todd, fans Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author 48 - 2023 October 13-15 - We only work in outer space! - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Lynne M. Thomas Michael Damian Thomas Chelsea Eldeen https://www.studioeldeen.com/ Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author Joe Haldeman - author and founder of ICON Gay Haldeman - editor and founder of ICON 49 - 2024 October 18-20 - New Horizons - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Megan Mackie - author Clara Meath - artist https://clara-meath.com/ Jim C. Hines - Toastmaster and author Iowa ICON home page