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ROBERT J. SAWYER
 Best Novel Hugo and Nebula Award Winner

SFWRITER.COM > About Rob > Guest of Honorships

  Sawyer Guest of Honorships  

Science-fiction conventions are great fun, and many are held almost every weekend throughout North America. Each convention will have a Guest of Honor or "GoH." Sometimes, there will be more than on GoH; in that case they usually fall into different categories: a Writer GoH, an Artist GoH, a Fan GoH, and so on.

Some conventions have a policy of never having the same GoH twice. Still, they may want to bring back a popular GoH from the past; that person is often designated a "Special Guest."

Robert J. Sawyer has been Guest of Honor at SF Conventions from coast to coast in North America — from Los Angeles to Halifax — and as far away as China and Japan.

I'm providing a a few quotes from people who've enjoyed having me as Guest of Honor, as well as a complete list of my stints as GoH, Special Guest, Master of Ceremonies, or Toastmaster:

  • Guest of Honor
    Xanadu Las Vegas
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    April 17-19, 2009

  • Guest of Honour
    Pure Speculation
    Edmonton, Alberta
    October 17-19, 2008

  • Special Guest
    Comic-Con International: San Diego
    San Diego, California
    July 24-27, 2008

  • Guest of Honor
    Loscon 34
    Los Angeles, California
    November 23-25, 2007

  • Aurora Awards Master of Ceremonies
    VCon 32
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    October 19-21, 2007

  • Guest of Honor
    2007 International SF/Fantasy Conference
    Chengdu, Sichuan, China
    August 24-27, 2007

  • Guest of Honor
    Oasis 20
    Orlando, Florida
    May 25-27, 2007

  • Guest of Honor
    Genrecon 2007
    Sarnia, Ontario
    May 12, 2007

  • Guest of Honor
    Ravencon 2007
    Richmond, Virginia
    April 20-22, 2007

  • Guest of Honor
    Chattacon 32
    Chattanooga, Tennessee
    January 26-28, 2007

  • Guest of Honor
    MileHiCon 38
    Denver, Colorado
    October 27-29, 2006

  • Guest of Honor
    Keycon 23
    Winnipeg, Manitoba
    May 19-21, 2006

  • Toastmaster
    Norwescon 29
    Seattle, Washington
    April 13-16, 2006

  • Master of Ceremonies
    VCon 30
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    October 7-9, 2005

  • Guest of Honor
    CopperCon 25
    Phoenix, Arizona
    September 8-11, 2005

  • Special Guest
    Dragon*Con 2005
    Atlanta, Georgia
    September 2-5, 2005

  • Guest of Honor
    Toronto Trek 19
    Toronto, Ontario
    July 15-17, 2005

  • Guest of Honor
    Con-Version 21.5
    held in conjuction with Westercon 58
    Calgary, Alberta
    July 1-4, 2005

  • Guest of Honor
    Apollocon 2005
    Houston, Texas
    June 24-26, 2005

  • Guest of Honor
    Windycon 2004
    Chicago, Illinois
    November 11-14, 2004

  • Toastmaster
    Confusion 2004
    Warren, Michigan
    January 23-25, 2004

  • Canadian Guest of Honor
    Con-Version XX
    Calgary, Alberta
    August 8-10, 2003

  • Guest of Honor
    Oasis 16
    Orlando, Florida
    May 23-25, 2003

  • Guest of Honor
    KeyCon 20
    Winnipeg, Manitoba
    May 16-18, 2003

  • Guest of Honor
    Minicon 38
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
    April 18-20, 2003

  • Guest of Honor
    MidSouthCon 21
    Memphis, Tennessee
    March 28-30 2003

  • Toastmaster
    Con-Version XIX
    (the 2002 Canadian National Science Fiction Convention)
    Calgary, Alberta
    August 9-11, 2002

  • Toastmaster
    Tropicon 20
    Palm Beach, Florida
    November 9-11, 2001

  • Guest of Honor
    Can-Con 2001
    Ottawa, Ontario
    August 17-19, 2001

  • Master of Ceremonies
    Aurora Awards Banquet
    Vancouver, BC
    May 5, 2001

  • Guest of Honor
    Eeriecon 3
    Niagara, Falls, NY
    April 20-22, 2001

  • Toastmaster
    Ad Astra 2001
    Toronto, ON
    February 23-25, 2001

  • Guest of Honor
    Kyoto SF Festival
    Kyoto, Japan
    November 12, 2000

  • Guest of Honor
    CONTACT Japan 4
    Tokyo, Japan
    November 3-5, 2000

  • Guest of Honor
    VCon 25
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    May 26-28, 2000

  • Guest of Honor
    Concinnity 1999
    Ottawa, Ontario
    October 29-31, 1999

  • Master of Ceremonies
    InCONsequential II
    (the 1999 Canadian National Science Fiction Convention)
    Fredericton, New Brunswick
    October 15-17, 1999

  • Guest of Honor
    Context XII
    Columbus, Ohio
    October 8-10, 1999

  • Guest of Honor
    ConCat 10
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    November 27-29, 1998

  • Guest of Honor and Master of Ceremonies
    Con*Cept 9
    (The 1998 Canadian National Science Fiction Convention)
    Montreal, Quebec
    October 2-4, 1998

  • Guest of Honor
    Bubonicon 30
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    August 28-30, 1998

  • Special Guest
    Con-Version XV
    Calgary, Alberta
    July 17-19, 1998

  • Guest of Honor
    Ad Astra 18
    Toronto, Ontario
    June 5-7, 1998

  • Master of Ceremonies
    National SF&F Society's Phyllis Gotlieb Celebration
    University of Toronto
    February 3, 1998

  • Master of Ceremonies
    1997 Aurora Awards Banquet
    Markham, Ontario
    November 1, 1997

  • Guest of Honor
    ValleyCon 22
    Fargo, North Dakota
    October 10-12, 1997

  • Canadian Guest of Honor
    Con-Version XIV
    Calgary, Alberta
    July 18-20, 1997

  • Guest of Honor
    Can-Con 7
    Ottawa, Ontario
    May 2-4, 1997

  • Guest of Honor
    Capricon 17
    Oak Brook (Chicago), Illinois
    February 20-23, 1997

  • Guest of Honor
    ConFurence 8
    Anaheim (Los Angeles), California
    January 16-19, 1997

  • Guest of Honor
    Primedia '96
    Mississauga, Ontario
    November 1-3, 1996

  • Guest of Honor
    Falcon 2
    Halifax, Nova Scotia
    September 12, 1996

  • Special Guest
    Con-Version XIII
    (The 1996 Canadian National Science Fiction Convention)
    Calgary, Alberta
    July 19-21, 1996

  • Special Guest
    Ad Astra 16
    Toronto, Ontario
    June 7-9, 1996

  • Special Guest
    Can-Con 6
    Ottawa, Ontario
    May 18-19, 1996

  • Guest of Honor
    Astronomicon 5
    Rochester, New York
    March 1-3, 1996

  • Guest of Honor
    Andromeda 2
    Lincoln, Nebraska
    March 10-12, 1995

  • Guest of Honor
    Can-Con 3
    Ottawa, Ontario
    May 14-16, 1993

  • Guest of Honor
    WilfCon VII
    Waterloo, Ontario
    June 1, 1991

  • Master of Ceremonies
    NorthStar
    (The First-Ever Conference on Canadian Science Fiction)
    Toronto, Ontario
    September 25, 1982


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