OryCon
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Orycon is Portland, Oregon
's annual science fiction/fantasy convention, held in November since 1979.
The one-day Symposium in 1978 was held at Portland State University. OryCon was held at the Lloyd Center Sheraton in 1979, at the Portland Hilton 1980-83 and 1985, at the Portland Cosmopolitan Hotel in 1984, at the Red Lion/Lloyd Center (formerly the Lloyd Center Sheraton) in 1986, at the Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River Hotel from 1987 to 2003, at the Marriott (waterfront downtown) from 2003 to 2008, at the Red Lion/Lloyd Center beginning 2009.
There are many panels and workshops discussing topics from how to write a great science fiction novel to current events in science, as well as numerous filk sessions and concerts. Some of the recent panel topics have included:
The Susan C Petrey Scholarship Fund Auction awards scholarships to the Clarion Science Fiction Writers' Workshop (both in the East and West)
is presented to a distinguished science fiction or fantasy book written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
's annual science fiction/fantasy convention, held in November since 1979.
History
- The Symposium (AKA "OryCon 0") Nov 11, 1978 (No GOHs) ~125
- OryCon Nov 9-11, 1979 John Varley (Pro), Steve Perry (TM) & Richard Geis (Fan) 525
- OryCon '80 Nov 14-16, 1980 Fritz Leiber (Pro), Steve Perry (TM) & Elton Elliott (Fan) 1,010
- OryCon '81 Oct 30-Nov 1, 1981 Frederik Pohl (Pro), Steve Fahnestalk (TM) & Kennedy Poyser (Fan) 965
- OryCon '82 Nov 12-14, 1982 Robert Silverberg (Pro) & Jeff Frane (Fan) 979
- OryCon 5 Nov 11-13, 1983 Octavia Butler (Pro), Terry Carr (TM) & Wilson Tucker (Fan) 937
- OryCon '84 ("The Relaxicon") Nov 9-11, 1984 Reginald Bretnor (Pro) & Steve Perry (TM) 424
- OryCon '85 Nov 8-10, 1985 Somtow Sucharitkul (Pro), Steven Barnes (TM), William Rotsler (Artist) & Jon Singer (Fan—chosen by lot) 889
- OryCon '86 Nov 7-9, 1986 Edward Bryant (Pro), George R. R. Martin (TM) & Jessica Amanda Salmonson (Editor) 873
- OryCon '87 Nov 13-15, 1987 Tim Powers (Pro), Michael P. Kube-McDowell (TM) & Ben Yalow (Fan) 954
- OryCon 10 Nov 11-13, 1988 Lucius Shepard, John Varley, Connie Willis (Pros) & Mona Clee (Special Petrey Guest) 973
- OryCon 11 Nov 10-12, 1989 Michael Bishop (Pro) & David Langford (Special Guest) 1,069
- OryCon 12 Nov 9-11, 1990 Howard Waldrop & K. W. Jeter (Pros) 1,055
- OryCon 13 Nov 8-10, 1991 Emma Bull & Will Shetterly (Pros) 1,196
- OryCon 14 Nov 20-22, 1992 Esther Friesner (Pro), James Warhola (Artist) & Steve Forty (Fan) 1,342
- OryCon 15 Nov 12-14, 1993 Terry Pratchett Pro), Mark Ferrari (Artist) & Robert Lionel Fanthorpe (Special Guest) 1,358
- OryCon 16 Nov 11-13, 1994 Tappan King (Pro), Beth Meachem (Editor), Real Musgrave (Artist) & Pat Cadigan (Special Guest) 1,451
- OryCon 17 Nov 10-12, 1995 Joel Rosenberg (Writer), Heather Hudson & Dameon Willich (Artists), Kristine Kathryn Rusch & Dean Wesley Smith (Special Guests) 1,385
- OryCon 18 Nov 8-10, 1996 Diane Duane & Peter Morwood (Writers), Patricia Davis (Artist), Gardner Dozois (Editor) 1,624
- OryCon 19 Nov 7-9, 1997 Steven Barnes (Writer) , Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden (Editors), Frank Lurz (Artist) 1,600
- OryCon 20 Nov 13-15, 1998 Lois McMaster Bujold (Writer), Ellen Asher (Editor), David Langford & Howard Waldrop (Returning GOHs), Kathe Koja (Special Petrey Guest), Alan Clark (Artist), Robert Lionel Fanthorpe (Special Guest). ~1,600
- OryCon 21 Nov 12-14, 1999 Néné Thomas (Artist), Warren Lapine & Angela Kessler (Editors), Nicola Griffith (Writer), Charles Sheffield (Science), Bill Bowers (Fan) ~1,550
- OryCon 22 Nov 17-19, 2000 Kara Dalkey & John Barnes (Writers), Gordon Van Gelder (Editor), Dr. Robert Forward (Science), Gail Butler (Artist), Larry Warner (Music), Richard Dansky (Gaming) ~1,600
- OryCon 23 Nov 9-11, 2001 Melanie Rawn (Writer), Laura Anne Gilman (Editor), Real Musgrave (Artist), Steve Macdonald (Special Friends of Filk guest) 1,628
- OryCon 24 Nov 22-24, 2002 Susan R. Matthews (Writer), Lee Seed (Artist), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)
- Orycon 25 Nov 14-16, 2003 Nina Kiriki HoffmanNina Kiriki HoffmanNina Kiriki Hoffman is an American fantasy, science fiction and horror writer.-Profile:Hoffman started publishing short stories in 1975. Her first nationally published short story appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine in 1983...
(Writer), Ken Goddard (Science and Author), Toni WeisskopfToni WeisskopfToni Weisskopf is a science fiction editor and the publisher of Baen Books.Weisskopf is an alumna of Oberlin College, from which she graduated in 1987. She was immediately employed by Baen Books, where she served as executive editor up until the death of founder Jim Baen in 2006, at which point...
(Editor), Martin GreenbergMartin GreenbergMartin Greenberg is an American book publisher and editor of science fiction anthologies.-Biography:Greenberg married in 1941. He was in the U.S...
(Editor), Gail Butler (Artist), Uffington Horse (Friends of Filk) - Orycon 26 Nov 5-7, 2004 Jerry OltionJerry OltionJerry Oltion is a science fiction author from Eugene, Oregon, known for numerous novels and short stories, including books in the Star Trek series...
(Writer), Mark Roland (Artist), Jennifer Heddle (Editor) - Orycon 27 Nov 4-6, 2005 Brian HerbertBrian HerbertBrian Patrick Herbert is an American author who lives in Washington state. He is the elder son of science fiction author Frank Herbert....
(Writer), Kevin J. AndersonKevin J. AndersonKevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author with over forty bestsellers. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequels...
(Writer), Paul Guinan (Artist), Tom Smith (Filk). - Orycon 29 Nov 16-18, 2007 Robert Charles WilsonRobert Charles WilsonRobert Charles Wilson is an American-Canadian science fiction author.Wilson was born in the United States in California, but grew up near Toronto, Ontario. Apart from another short period in the early 1970s spent in Whittier, California, he has lived most of his life in Canada, and in 2007 he...
(Writer), Liz Scheier (Editor), Molly Harrison (Artist), Vic & Kelly Bonilla (Media), Jonas Saunders (Fan), Peter S. BeaglePeter S. BeaglePeter Soyer Beagle is an American fantasist and author of novels, nonfiction, and screenplays. His most notable works include the novels The Last Unicorn, A Fine and Private Place and Tamsin, and the award-winning story "Two Hearts".-Career:Beagle won early recognition from The Scholastic Art &...
(Filk). - Orycon 30 Nov 21-23, 2008 Harry TurtledoveHarry TurtledoveHarry Norman Turtledove is an American novelist, who has produced works in several genres including alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction.- Life :...
(Writer), Ginjer BuchananGinjer BuchananGinjer Buchanan is a science fiction editor and writer. Her published work includes three short stories in the anthologies Alternate Kennedys, Whatdunnits II, and By Any Other Fame; and also the novel White Silence , a Highlander tie-in...
(Editor), Jeff Fennel (Artist), Cecilia Eng (Fan), Tricky Pixie (Filk). - Orycon 31 Nov 27-29, 2009 Patricia BriggsPatricia BriggsPatricia Briggs is an American author, well-known for the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series. Briggs was born in Butte, Montana, and lived in various cities in the Pacific Northwest...
(Author), Lou AndersLou AndersLou Anders is an American editor, author and journalist, primarily of science fiction/fantasy novels, articles and short stories.-Biography and journalism:...
(Editor), LubovLubovLubov is the pseudonym of a Russian-born painter specializing in science fiction and fantasy art.-General information:...
(Artist), Jeff Hitchin (Fan), Chris Lester(Filk), Chair Debra Stansbury. - Orycon 32 Nov 12-14, 2010 P.N. Elrod (Author), Sharyn NovemberSharyn NovemberSharyn November is an American editor of books for children and teenagers. She is Senior Editor for Viking Children's Books and Editorial Director of Firebird Books, which is a mainly paperback imprint publishing fantasy and science fiction for teenagers and adults...
(Editor), Chad Savage (Artist), Seanan McGuireSeanan McGuireSeanan McGuire is an American author and filker. She also writes under the name "Mira Grant."-October Daye:# Rosemary and Rue...
(Filk), Chair Tammy J. Lindsley - Orycon 33 Nov 11-13, 2011 E.E. Knight (Author), Scott AllieScott AllieScott Allie is an American comics writer and editor, currently the Senior Managing Editor for Dark Horse Comics.-Career:Scott Allie is the author of The Devil's Footprints and the editor of the Hellboy, Conan, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Serenity comics, as well as the founding editor of Dark...
(Editor), Jim Pavelec (Artist), TempestTempestTempest or The Tempest may refer to:Tempest, a violent storm- Fiction :* The Tempest, a 1611 play by William Shakespeare** The Tempest , a 1667 adaptation of Shakespeare's play by John Dryden and William D'Avenant...
(Music), Chair Devon Perez
The one-day Symposium in 1978 was held at Portland State University. OryCon was held at the Lloyd Center Sheraton in 1979, at the Portland Hilton 1980-83 and 1985, at the Portland Cosmopolitan Hotel in 1984, at the Red Lion/Lloyd Center (formerly the Lloyd Center Sheraton) in 1986, at the Red Lion/Doubletree Columbia River Hotel from 1987 to 2003, at the Marriott (waterfront downtown) from 2003 to 2008, at the Red Lion/Lloyd Center beginning 2009.
Highlights
Orycon promotes science fiction and fantasy works of all kinds.There are many panels and workshops discussing topics from how to write a great science fiction novel to current events in science, as well as numerous filk sessions and concerts. Some of the recent panel topics have included:
- Writing
- When is enough research too much?
- How to write about something you don't really know about
- Using Your Imagination to Write and Draw
- Inventing Languages: Alien Linguistics
- Balancing Writing with Family/Real Life—Deadlines vs. diapers
- Current events
- What impact does technology really have on history
- Murdering stemcells and frankenfood: modern biology and the far left and right
- The web in 2015 - a look ahead
- The rest of the world's last year in space/Japanese Space Program. What they've done, what they are doing, what they have planned.
- Costuming
- Making an original costume: What you need to get started
- Fabric manipulation-How to twist, dye, stitch, fold, pleat and otherwise bully your fabric into submission
- Period costumes beyond Victorian and medieval: Why don't we see more eras?
- Costuming 101: Pattern bashing for beginners
- Art
- Art Jam - Everybody Draws
- Selling the Offspring: Your Emotional Investment in Your Art and How Much do You Charge for It?
- The Business of Art
- My inspiration - My art: Why I did what I did
The Susan C Petrey Scholarship Fund Auction awards scholarships to the Clarion Science Fiction Writers' Workshop (both in the East and West)
The Endeavour Award
The Endeavour AwardEndeavour Award
The Endeavour Award, announced annually at OryCon in Portland, Oregon, is awarded to a distinguished science fiction or fantasy book written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year....
is presented to a distinguished science fiction or fantasy book written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year.
- 2008 Winner:
- 'The Silver Ship and the SeaThe Silver Ship and the SeaThe Silver Ship and the Sea is a young-adult science-fiction novel by Brenda Cooper, published in 2007. In 2008, it won theEndeavour Award,and was also one of Booklist's Adult Books for Young Adults Winners....
' by Brenda CooperBrenda CooperBrenda Cooper is an author who resides in Kirkland, Washington, where she is the Chief Information Officer of the city of Kirkland. She has co-written various short stories with Larry Niven and has written four novels.-Solo work:...
- 'The Silver Ship and the Sea
- 2009 Winner:
- 'Space Magic' by David D. LevineDavid D. LevineDavid D. Levine is an American science fiction writer who won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 2006....
- 'Space Magic' by David D. Levine