Microcon
Image:Society logo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|University of Exeter Science Fiction Society T-shirt logo designed by in 1982 for the first Microcon. The design features "Sluggy", the alien mascot of the original society. Photographed in 2008 by Steve Green and reproduced here with the artist's permission.
Microcon was an annual science fiction and fantasy convention, held annually at the University of Exeter in Exeter, Devon, England since 1982, usually over the first weekend in March. It was organised by the Exeter University [Science Fiction and Fantasy Society].
History and guest speakers
- Microcon : Lisa Tuttle
- Microcon II : According to a contemporary report, there was no guest of honour at this event.
- Microcon 7 : Tom Shippey
- Microcon 8 : Terry Pratchett, Iain Banks, Neil Gaiman, Dave Langford, Diana Wynne Jones, Colin Greenland, John Brunner, John Grant, Fox, Fay Sampson, Chris Bell
- Microcon 9 : David V. Barrett, Adrian Cole, Storm Constantine, Mary Gentle, Fox, Colin Greenland, John Grant, Dave Langford, Pete Loveday, Terry Pratchett, Fay Sampson,, Diana Wynne Jones
- Microcon 10
- Microcon 11
- Microcon 12 : John Brunner
- Microcon 13 : Colin Greenland
- Microcon 14 : Geoff Ryman, John Clute, John Grant, Colin Greenland, Stephen Marley, Richard Middleton
- Microcon 15 : Ramsey Campbell
- Microcon 16 : Diana Wynne Jones, Fay Sampson
- Microcon 17 : Christopher Priest, Leigh Kennedy
- Microcon 18 : Brian Stableford
- Microcon 19 : Dave Langford
- Microcon 20 : Nick Redfern
- Microcon 21 : Jon Courtenay Grimwood
- Microcon 22 : Gwyneth Jones
- Microcon 23 : Jasper Fforde
- Microcon 24 : Geoff Ryman
- Microcon 25 : Keith Brooke, Richard Freeman, Mags Halliday, Paul Hinder, Ben Jeapes, Mark Leyland, James Lovegrove, Fay Sampson, Nick Walters, Beth Webb, Lee Wood
- Microcon 26 : Fay Sampson, Nick Walters, Christina Lake, Richard Freeman, Joanne Hall, Mark Leyland, Paul Cornell, Jasper Fforde
- Microcon 27 : Jasper Fforde, Richard Freeman,,, Mark Leyland, Fay Sampson, Nick Walters
- Microcon 28 : Pat Cadigan, Richard Freeman, Steve Green,,, Michelle Parslow, Nick Walters
- Microcon 29 : Doug Bell, Val Cornish, Richard Freeman, Steve Green, Christina Lake, Mark Leyland, Fay Sampson, Nick Walters
- Microcon 30 : Richard Freeman, Steve Green, Ben Jeapes, Joel Lane, Nick Walters
- Microcon 2011 : Mark Clapham, Richard Freeman,,, Beth Webb, Nick Walters
- Microcon 2012 : Jasper Fforde, Richard Freeman, Steve Green, David A. Hardy, Philip Reeve, Nick Walters, Anneke Wills
- Microcon 2013 :, Richard Freeman, Steve Green, Cheryl Morgan, Emma Newman, and Nick Walters
- Microcon 2014: The event was cancelled due to difficulties obtaining funding.
- Microcon 2015 : Guests included, Richard Freeman, Steve Green, and Nick Walters