MileHiCon
milehicon annual science fiction fantasy convention held denver colorado october although primarily literary focus also art show vendor room critter crunch similar robot war critter floatilla robotic competition hotel pool video room anime room masquerade gaming batleth tournament programming science writing literary medium run track childfriendly interactive programming also host avistrum academy sorcery run milehicon inc colorado notforprofit corporation donates money year local literacy program milehicon started denver area science fiction association dasfa following monthly meeting september several dasfa fan discussed recent experience st louis worldcon decided hold science fiction miniconvention next meeting however due planning scheduling conflict postponed november name eveninglong event shortened minicon held basement meeting room columbia saving bank dasfa met time since minicon name taken organization minneapolis dasfa decided rename octocon since held october several year holding octocon dasfa discovered convention ireland called octocon two final proposal new title milehicon play denver milehigh city would unlikely duplicated lungfishgranolacon refers ancient dasfa tradition lungfish joke type word game milehicon chosen close vote around milehicon incorporated entity separate dasfa still meet incorporated last several year attendance generally hovered around people milehicon held – october guest included author vernor vinge glen cook editor gardner dozois artist guest theresa mather denver author mario acevedo toastmaster milehicon held – october guest included author cherie priest c j henderson artist guest stephen hickman colorado author stephen graham jones toastmaster milehicon held – october guest included author seanan mcguire catherynne valente artist aaron b miller new mexico author ian tregillis toastmaster milehicon held – october guest included author daniel abraham ty franck also write together james corey michael swanwick artist guest phil foglio kaja foglio denver author jeanne c stein toastmaster milehicon held – october guest included author kevin hearne kristine kathryn rusch artist guest ursula vernon james van pelt toastmaster milehicon held – october guest included author john varley kelley armstrong artist guest julie dillon chaz kemp toastmaster milehicon – october guest included author eric flint jane lindskold artist guest carrie ann baade author jason heller toastmaster milehicon october past guest honor invited back semicentennial celebration milehicon october guest included author angela roquet marie brennan artist guest elizabeth leggett author carol berg toastmaster milehicon october convention held virtually response covid pandemic milehicon october milehicon october milehicon october author drew hayes guest honor