Hypericon
Encyclopedia
Hypericon is a speculative fiction
convention
held yearly in June in Nashville
, Tennessee
. Hypericon is presented by Frontiers-Nashville, a non-profit organization dedicated to the support of the fannish community
and all their myriad interests. Some of the activities during the convention include role-playing games, live action roleplaying, filmmaking
panels, a room party competition, late night dances, art show and dealers' room, the masquerade
, and a hospitality suite.
Through 2010, Hypericon was held at the Days Inn Stadium
in Nashville - the same hotel used by PhreakNIC
. The 2011 convention is planned for the Holiday Inn Express Airport, near Nashville International Airport
.
, Melissa Gay, and Todd Lyles. Fan Guests of Honor were the Known World Players
.
Hypericon 2 was held June 23–25, 2006. Guest of Honor was Tim Powers
. Special guests included Sherrilyn Kenyon
, Brian Keene
, Glen Cook
, and John Skipp
.
Hypericon 3 was held June 15–17, 2007. Artist Guests of Honor were Michael Bielaczyc and Paul Bielaczyc. Special guests were Sherrilyn Kenyon
and Glen Cook
. Fan Guests of Honor were Frank and Millie Kalisz
Hypericon 4 was held June 27–29, 2008. Literary Guest of Honor was Joe R. Lansdale
. Artist Guest of Honor was Alex McVey
. Additional guests included Sherrilyn Kenyon
, Glen Cook
, Geoffrey Girard
, Bryan Smith, Elizabeth Donald
, Sara M. Harvey
, P.S. Gifford, and more.
Hypericon 5 was held June 5–7, 2009, and served as the host to DeepSouthCon
47. Author GoH was Brian Keene, Artist GoH was Steven Gilberts, Fan GoH was Bob Embler, Filk GoH was Kathy mar and Special Guests were Jonathan Mayberry and Glen Cook.
Hypericon 6 was held June 4–6, 2010, and included Ramsey Campbell
, Sherrilyn Kenyon
, Glen Cook, and The Great Luke Ski among its honored guests.
Hypericon 7 was held June 17-19, 2011, at the Holiday Inn Express Airport, and included author Glen Cook
and artist Loren Damewood as guests of honor.
Speculative fiction
Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...
convention
Science fiction convention
Science fiction conventions are gatherings of fans of various forms of speculative fiction including science fiction and fantasy. Historically, science fiction conventions had focused primarily on literature, but the purview of many extends to such other avenues of expression as movies and...
held yearly in June in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. Hypericon is presented by Frontiers-Nashville, a non-profit organization dedicated to the support of the fannish community
Science fiction fandom
Science fiction fandom or SF fandom is a community or "fandom" of people actively interested in science fiction and fantasy and in contact with one another based upon that interest...
and all their myriad interests. Some of the activities during the convention include role-playing games, live action roleplaying, filmmaking
Filmmaking
Filmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program...
panels, a room party competition, late night dances, art show and dealers' room, the masquerade
Masquerade ball
A masquerade ball is an event which the participants attend in costume wearing a mask. - History :...
, and a hospitality suite.
Through 2010, Hypericon was held at the Days Inn Stadium
Days Inn
Days Inn is a motel chain headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1970, it is now a part of the Wyndham Hotel Group, based in Parsippany, New Jersey, which was formerly a part of Cendant...
in Nashville - the same hotel used by PhreakNIC
PhreakNIC
PhreakNIC is an annual hacker and technology convention held in Nashville, Tennessee. It is organized by the Nashville 2600 Organization and draws upon resources from SouthEastern 2600 . The Nashville Linux User Group was closely tied with PhreakNIC for the first 10 years, but is no longer an...
. The 2011 convention is planned for the Holiday Inn Express Airport, near Nashville International Airport
Nashville International Airport
Nashville International Airport is a joint civil-military airport in southeastern Nashville, Tennessee. The IATA Airport Code BNA is derived from the early name of the facility—Berry Field, NAshville. Berry Field was the name of the airport until 1988, when the name was changed to reflect...
.
Past conventions
Hypericon 1 was held June 17–19, 2005. Guests included Hunter Cressall, Amy H. SturgisAmy H. Sturgis
Amy H. Sturgis is an author, speaker and scholar of science fiction/fantasy studies and Native American studies. She earned her Ph.D...
, Melissa Gay, and Todd Lyles. Fan Guests of Honor were the Known World Players
Known World Players
The Known World Players is a small theater troupe based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Officially founded in 2001 as an in-house troupe for the Drachenburg Renaissance Festival, the Known World Players , began performing at other Renaissance Fairs around the country.KWP focuses on stage combat and...
.
Hypericon 2 was held June 23–25, 2006. Guest of Honor was Tim Powers
Tim Powers
Timothy 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...
. Special guests included Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sherrilyn Kenyon is a bestselling US writer. Under her own name she writes Urban Fantasy, but is best known for her Dark-Hunter vampire series. Under the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor she wrote historicals also with paranormal elements...
, Brian Keene
Brian Keene
Brian Keene is an American author, primarily of horror, crime fiction, and comic books. He has won two Bram Stoker Awards.- Background :Keene was born in 1967. He grew up in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and many of his books take place in these locales. After graduating high school, he...
, Glen Cook
Glen Cook
Glen Cook is a contemporary American science fiction and fantasy author, best known for his fantasy series, The Black Company. Cook currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.-Biography:...
, and John Skipp
John Skipp
John Skipp is a splatterpunk horror and fantasy author and anthology editor, as well as a songwriter, screenwriter, film director, and film producer. He collaborated with Craig Spector on the 1989 anthology Book of the Dead, and has also collaborated with Marc Levinthal and Cody Goodfellow...
.
Hypericon 3 was held June 15–17, 2007. Artist Guests of Honor were Michael Bielaczyc and Paul Bielaczyc. Special guests were Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sherrilyn Kenyon is a bestselling US writer. Under her own name she writes Urban Fantasy, but is best known for her Dark-Hunter vampire series. Under the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor she wrote historicals also with paranormal elements...
and Glen Cook
Glen Cook
Glen Cook is a contemporary American science fiction and fantasy author, best known for his fantasy series, The Black Company. Cook currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.-Biography:...
. Fan Guests of Honor were Frank and Millie Kalisz
Hypericon 4 was held June 27–29, 2008. Literary Guest of Honor was Joe R. Lansdale
Joe R. Lansdale
Joe R. Lansdale is an American author and martial-arts expert. He has written novels and stories in many genres, including Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense...
. Artist Guest of Honor was Alex McVey
Alex McVey
Alex McVey is an American fine artist and illustrator from Texas, mostly known for his work on high-end limited edition books and album art. He has illustrated the works of Stephen King, William Peter Blatty, Brian Keene, Joe R...
. Additional guests included Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sherrilyn Kenyon is a bestselling US writer. Under her own name she writes Urban Fantasy, but is best known for her Dark-Hunter vampire series. Under the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor she wrote historicals also with paranormal elements...
, Glen Cook
Glen Cook
Glen Cook is a contemporary American science fiction and fantasy author, best known for his fantasy series, The Black Company. Cook currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.-Biography:...
, Geoffrey Girard
Geoffrey Girard
Geoffrey Girard is an award-winning fiction author whose works have appeared in several best-selling anthologies and magazines including Apex Digest and Writers of the Future...
, Bryan Smith, Elizabeth Donald
Elizabeth Donald
Elizabeth Donald is an American author, best known for writing horror and science fiction, including the Nocturnal Urges vampire mystery series.-Biography:...
, Sara M. Harvey
Sara M. Harvey
Sara M. Harvey is an American costume designer, and an author of fiction and nonfiction, most notably having written multiple articles for the Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Through World History...
, P.S. Gifford, and more.
Hypericon 5 was held June 5–7, 2009, and served as the host to DeepSouthCon
DeepSouthCon
The DeepSouthCon is an annual science fiction convention, which is hosted in different cities in the Southern United States. Site selection is by vote of the membership of a given DSC, for the convention to be held 2 years in the future. DSC is often, but not always, held in conjunction with an...
47. Author GoH was Brian Keene, Artist GoH was Steven Gilberts, Fan GoH was Bob Embler, Filk GoH was Kathy mar and Special Guests were Jonathan Mayberry and Glen Cook.
Hypericon 6 was held June 4–6, 2010, and included Ramsey Campbell
Ramsey Campbell
John Ramsey Campbell is an English horror fiction author.Since he first came to prominence in the mid-1960s, critics have cited Campbell as one of the leading writers in his field: T. E. D. Klein has written that "Campbell reigns supreme in the field today", while S. T...
, Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sherrilyn Kenyon is a bestselling US writer. Under her own name she writes Urban Fantasy, but is best known for her Dark-Hunter vampire series. Under the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor she wrote historicals also with paranormal elements...
, Glen Cook, and The Great Luke Ski among its honored guests.
Hypericon 7 was held June 17-19, 2011, at the Holiday Inn Express Airport, and included author Glen Cook
Glen Cook
Glen Cook is a contemporary American science fiction and fantasy author, best known for his fantasy series, The Black Company. Cook currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.-Biography:...
and artist Loren Damewood as guests of honor.