Con History
ArmadilloCon 47 (Sept. 12-14, 2025)
- Chair: Jonathan Miles
- Guest of Honor: P. Djèlí Clark
- Writer Guest: Samantha Mills
- Artist Guest: Sara Felix
- Fan Guest: Brad Bankston
- Editor Guest: Angelica Chong
- Toastmaster: Jayme Lynn Blaschke
ArmadilloCon 46 (Sept. 6-8, 2024)
- Chair: Jennifer Juday
- Guest of Honor: Andrea Stewart
- Special Guest: Delilah S. Dawson
- Special Guest: Austin Grossman
- Editor Guest: Arthur A. Levine
- Artist Guests: The Shiflett Brothers
- Toastmaster: D.L. Young
ArmadilloCon 45 (Aug 4-6, 2023)
- Chair: Jennifer Juday
- Guest of Honor: Sequoia Nagamatsu
- Special Guest: Cory Doctorow
- Special Guest: Gabino Iglesias
- Editor Guest: Rick Klaw
- Toastmaster: Tonia Ransom
- Artist Guest: Gonzalo Alvarez
ArmadilloCon 44 (Aug. 5-7, 2022)
- Chair: Jennifer Juday
- Guest of Honor: Darcie Little Badger
- Special Guest: Fonda Lee
- Special Guest: Ellen Klages
- Toastmaster: Cass Morris
- Artist Guest: Lauren Raye Snow
ArmadilloCon 43 (Oct. 15-17, 2021)
- Chair: Jonathan Miles
- Guest of Honor: Nicky Drayden
- Special Guest: Marshall Ryan Maresca
- Special Guest: David Liss
- Artist Guest: Gary Villareal (Villarrte)
ArmadilloCon 42 (Virtual) (Aug. 28-30, 2020)
- Chair: Jennifer Juday
- Special Guest: Tobias S. Buckell
- Artist Guest: Priscilla Kim
- Fan Guests: Clif & Margaret Davis
- Featured Writer: Cadwell Turnbull
- Featured Writer: Libia Brenda
ArmadilloCon 41 (Aug. 2-4, 2019)
- Chairs: Jennifer Juday and Charles Siros
- Guest of Honor: Rebecca Roanhorse
- Toastmaster: Marshall Ryan Maresca
- Fan Guest: Dan Tolliver
- Editor Guest: Patrice Caldwell
- Science Guest: Moriba K. Jah
- Special Guest: Martha Wells
ArmadilloCon 40 (Aug. 3-5, 2018)
- Chairs: Jennifer Juday and Charles Siros
- Guest of Honor: Deji Bryce Olukotun
- Artist Guest: Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
- Editor Guest: David Pomerico
- Toastmaster: Aaron de Orive
- Fan Guest: Craig W. Chrissinger
- Special Guest: Holly Black
- Special Guest: Robert J. Sawyer
ArmadilloCon 39 (Aug. 4-6, 2017)
- Chair: John Gibbons
- Guest of Honor: Nisi Shawl
- Toastmaster: Don Webb
- Fan Guest: A.T. Campbell, III
- Artist Guest: Mark A. Nelson
- Editor Guest: Trevor Quachri
- Special Guest: Tamora Pierce
ArmadilloCon 38 (July 29-31, 2016)
- Chair: Charles Siros
- Guest of Honor: Wesely Chu
- Artist Guest: Christina Hess
- Editor Guest: Joe Monti
- Fan Guest: Ken Keller
- Toastmaster: Joe McKinney
- Special Guest (Artist): Dominick Saponaro
ArmadilloCon 37 (July 24-26, 2015)
- Chairs: Jennifer Juday & Charles Siros
- Guest of Honor: Ken Liu
- Special Guest: James Morrow
- Editor Guest: L. Timmel Duchamp
- Fan Guest: John DeNardo
- Artist Guest: Rocky Kelley
- Toastmaster: Stina Leicht
ArmadilloCon 36 (July 25-27, 2014)
- Chair: Kimm Antell
- Guest of Honor: Ted Chiang
- Editor Guest: Jacob Weisman
- Artist Guest: Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
- Science Guest: Sigrid Close
- Fan Guest: Michael Walsh
- Toastmaster: Mario Acevedo
- Special Guest: Ian McDonald
ArmadilloCon 35 / GlyptoCon 3 (2013)
- Chair: Willie Siros
- Relaxacon after the 71st World Science Fiction Convention, dubbed “LoneStarCon 3,” was held in San Antonio.
- Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
ArmadilloCon 34 (July 27-29, 2012)
- Chair: Sara Felix
- Guest of Honor: Anne Bishop
- Special Guest: Chloe Neill
- Editor Guest: Liz Gorinsky
- Artist Guest: Julie Dillon
- Fan Guest: Bill Parker
- Toastmaster: A. Lee Martinez
ArmadilloCon 33 (Aug. 26-28, 2011)
- Chairs: Jennifer Juday and Charles Siros
- Guest of Honor: Paolo Bacigalupi
- Special Guest: Emma Bull
- Special Guest: Will Shetterly
- Editor Guest: Lou Anders
- Artist Guest: Vincent Villafranca
- Fan Guest: Fred Duarte, Jr.
- Toastmaster: Mark Finn
ArmadilloCon 32 (Aug. 27-29, 2010)
- Chairs: Elizabeth Burton and Dan Tolliver
- Guest of Honor: Rachel Caine
- Artist Guest: Cat Conrad
- Editor Guest: Anne Sowards
- Fan Guest: Elspeth Bloodgood
- Toastmistress: Nancy Kress
- Urban Fantasy Special Guest: Ilona Andrews
- Steampunk Special Guest: Michael Bishop
ArmadilloCon 31 (Aug. 14-16, 2009)
- Chair: Kimm Antell
- Guest of Honor: Scott Lynch
- Artist Guest: Stephan Martiniere (did not attend)
- Editor of Honor: Chris Roberson
- Fan Guest: Karen Meschke
- Toastmaster: Scott A. Cupp
- Special Guest: Joan D. Vinge
ArmadilloCon 30 (Aug. 15-17, 2008)
- Chairs: Kurt Baty and Chuck Siros
- Guest of Honor: John Scalzi
- Artist Guest: David Lee Anderson
- Fan Guest: Kelly Persons
- Editor Guest: Sheila Williams
- Toastmaster: Bill Crider
- Special Guest Joe Haldeman
- Special Guest: Gay Haldeman
ArmadilloCon 29 (Aug. 10-12, 2007)
- Chair: Renee Babcock
- Guest of Honor: Louise Marley (Louisa Morgan)
- Artist Guest: Gary Lippincott
- Editor Guest: Sharyn November
- Fan Guest: Patty Wells
- Toastmaster: Howard Waldrop
ArmadilloCon 28 (Aug. 11-13, 2006)
- Chair: Kimm Antell
- Guest of Honor: Julie Czerneda
- Artist Guest: Ellisa Hawke Mitchell
- Editor Guest: Diana Gill
- Fan Guest: Grant Kruger
- Toastmaster: Esther Friesner
- Special Guest: James P. Hogan
ArmadilloCon 27 (Aug. 19-21, 2005)
- Chairs: Renee Babcock and John Gibbons
- Guest of Honor: Charles Stross
- Artist Guest: Ctein
- Editor Guest: Jim Minz
- Fan Guests: Jim & Laurie Mann
- Toastmaster: Charles de Lint
- Special Guest (sponsored by ALAMO): Sean McMullen
ArmadilloCon 26 (Aug. 13-15, 2004)
- Chairs: Kimm Antell and Chuck Siros
- Guest of Honor: Sharon Shinn
- Editor Guest: Stanley Schmidt
- Artist Guest: Charles Vess
- Fan Guest: Chaz “Hazel” Boston Baden
- Toastmaster: K.D. Wentworth
- Mystery Guest (sponsored by ALAMO): Charlaine Harris
- Mystery Guest (sponsored by ALAMO): Barbara Hambly
ArmadilloCon 25 (Aug. 8-10, 2003)
- Chair: John Gibbons
- Guest of Honor: Kage Baker
- Fan Guest: Willie Siros
- Toastmaster: Aaron Allston
- Editor Guest: Anne Groell
- Artist Guest: John Picacio
- Special Guest: Vernor Vinge
ArmadilloCon 24 (Aug. 16-18, 2002)
- Chairs: Renee Babcock and Charles Siros
- Guest of Honor: Martha Wells
- Toastmaster: Joe R. Lansdale
- Fan Guests: Kurt Baty & Scott Bobo
- Editor Guest: Tom Doherty
- Artist Guests: Frank Cho & Scott Kurtz
- Special Guest: Robin Hobb
ArmadilloCon 23 (Nov. 16-18, 2001)
- Chairs: Renee Babcock and Lori Wolf
- Guest of Honor: J. Gregory Keyes
- Editor Guest: Toni Weisskopf
- Fan Guest: Teddy Harvia
- Artist Guest: John Jude Palencar
- Special Guest: Esther Friesner
- Toastmaster: Walter Jon Williams
ArmadilloCon 22 (Aug. 18-20, 2000)
- Chairs: John Gibbons and Dan Tolliver
- Guest of Honor: Catherine Asaro
- Artist Guest: Adam “Mojo” Lebowitz
- Editor Guest: Betsy Mitchell
- Toastmaster: Mary Doria Russell
- Fan Guest: Robert Taylor
- Special Guest: Kathleen Ann Goonan
ArmadilloCon 21 (1999)
- Chairs: Mona Gamboa and John Gibbons
- Guest of Honor: Sean Stewart
- Artist Guest: Wayne Barlowe
- Editor Guest: Shawna McCarthy
- Fan Guest: Harry Stubbs
- Toastmaster: William Browning Spencer
- Special Guest: Neil Gaiman (sponsored by ALAMO, Inc.)
ArmadilloCon 20 (Aug. 28-30, 1998)
- Chairs: A. T. Campbell, III and Lori Wolf
- Guest of Honor: Bradley Denton
- Artist Guest: Mitchell Bentley
- Editor Guest: David Hartwell
- Fan Guest: Peggy Ranson
- Toastmaster: Steven Gould
- Special Guest: Peter F. Hamilton
ArmadilloCon 19 (1997)
- Chair: John Gibbons
- Guest of Honor: Mary Rosenblum
ArmadilloCon 18 (Oct. 11-13, 1996)
- Chair: Dan Tolliver
- Guest of Honor: Jonathan Lethem
- Editor Guest: Patrick Nielsen Hayden
- Artist Guest: Bob Eggleton
- Fan Guests: Spike Parsons & Tom Becker
- Toastmaster: Mike Resnick
ArmadilloCon 17 (Oct. 6-8, 1995)
- Chairs: Fred Duarte, Jr. and Dan Tolliver
- Guest of Honor: Alexander Jablokov
- Artist Guest: Vincent Di Fate
- Toastmaster: Terry Bisson
- Fan Guests: Dick Smith & Leah Zeldes Smith
- Editor Guest: John Silbersack
ArmadilloCon 16 (Oct. 7-9, 1994)
- Chairs: Ed Graham (E.A. Graham, Jr.) and Casey Hamilton
- Guest of Honor: Elizabeth Moon
- Artist Guest: David Cherry
- Editor Guest: Gordon Van Gelder
- Fan Guest: Gregory Benford
- Toastmaster: Bradley Denton
- Special Guest: Guy Gavriel Kay
ArmadilloCon 15 (Nov. 5-7, 1993)
- Chairs: Willie Siros and Lori Wolf
- Guest of Honor: Gwyneth Jones
- Artist Guest: Harry O. Morris
- Editor Guest: John Douglas
- Toastmaster: Michael Bishop
ArmadilloCon 14 (Oct. 9-11, 1992)
- Chairs: Lori Wolf and Fred Duarte, Jr.
- Guest of Honor: Neal Barrett, Jr.
- Artist Guest: Darrell K. Sweet
- Editor Guest: Gardner Dozois
- Fan Guest: Allan Jackson
- Toastmaster: Kim Stanley Robinson
ArmadilloCon 13 (Oct. 11-13, 1991)
- Chair: Casey Hamilton
- Guest of Honor: Dan Simmons
- Artist Guest: Dell Harris
- Editor Guest: Amy Stout
- Fan Guest: Pat Mueller (Pat Virzi)
- Toastmistress: Emma Bull
ArmadilloCon 12 (Oct. 12-14, 1990)
- Chair: Ed Graham
- Guest of Honor: Pat Cadigan
- Artist Guest: Jean Elizabeth Martin (JEM)
- Editor Guest: Susan Allison
- Fan Guest: Debbie Hodgkinson
- Toastmaster: Melinda M. Snodgrass
- Special Guest: Vernor Vinge (sponsored by MCC)
- Special Guest: Marc Stiegler (sponsored by MCC)
ArmadilloCon 11 (Oct. 13-15, 1989)
- Chair: Karen Meschke
- Guest of Honor: Lewis Shiner
- Artist Guest: Don Ivan Punchatz
- Editor Guest: Pat LoBrutto
- Fan Guest: Mike Glyer
- Toastmaster: Connie Willis
- Special Guest: William Gibson (sponsored by MCC)
- Special Guest: Tom Maddox (sponsored by MCC)
ArmadilloCon 10 (Oct. 7-9, 1988)
- Chairs: Fred Duarte, Jr. and Karen Meschke
- Guest of Honor: K. W. Jeter
- Artist Guest: Brad W. Foster
- Editor Guest: Ginjer Buchanan
- Fan Guests: Jane Dennis and Scott Dennis
- Toastmaster: Lewis Shiner
ArmadilloCon 9 (Oct. 9-11, 1987)
- Chair: Fred Duarte, Jr.
- Guest of Honor: Bruce Sterling
- Artist Guest: J. R. Daniels
- Editor Guest: Beth Meacham
- Fan Guest: Mark Olson
- Toastmaster: Pat Cadigan
ArmadilloCon 8 (Oct. 10-12, 1986)
- Chair: Robert Taylor
- Guest of Honor: William Gibson
- Editor Guest: Ellen Datlow
- Fan Guest: Debbie Notkin
- Toastmaster: Lewis Shiner
ArmadilloCon 7 (Oct. 17-19, 1985)
ArmadilloCon 6 (Oct. 12-14, 1984)
- Chair: Ed Scarborough
- Guest of Honor: John Sladek
- Fan Guests: James A. Corrick and Gay Miller Corrick
- Toastmaster: Joe R. Lansdale
- Special Guest: Ellen Datlow
ArmadilloCon 5 (Oct. 7-9, 1983)
- Chair: Ed Scarborough
- Guest of Honor: Howard Waldrop
- Fan Guest: Becky Matthews
- Toastmaster: Neal Barrett, Jr.
ArmadilloCon 4 (Oct. 1-3, 1982)
- Chair: Ed Scarborough
- Guests of Honor: George R. R. Martin
- Guests of Honor: George Alec Effinger
- Fan Guest: Joe Pumilia
- Toastmaster: Ed Bryant
ArmadilloCon 3 (Oct. 2-4, 1981)
- Chair: Willie Siros
- Guest of Honor: Chad Oliver
- Fan Guest: Bob Wayne
- Toastmaster: Ed Bryant
ArmadilloCon 2 (Oct. 3-5, 1980)
- Chair: Willie Siros
- Guest of Honor: Gardner Dozois
- Fan Guest: Harry O. Morris
- Toastmaster: Chad Oliver
ArmadilloCon 1 (May 1979)
- Chair: Willie Siros
- Guest of Honor: John Varley
- Fan Guest: Jeanne Gomoll
- Toastmaster: Howard Waldrop
WesterCon 49 (1996)
Location: El Paso, Texas
Chairs: Richard Brandt & Fred Duarte, Jr.
Guests of Honor: James P. Blaylock & Howard Waldrop
Artist Guest: Brad W. Foster
Fan Guests: Arnie & Joyce Katz
Toastmaster: Pat Cadigan
World Fantasy Convention 2000
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Chair: Fred Duarte, Jr.
Guests of Honor: K. W. Jeter & John Crowley
Artist Guest: Charles Vess
Toastmaster: Joe R. Lansdale
World Fantasy Convention 2006
Chairs: Renee Babcock & Fred Duarte, Jr.
Guests of Honor: Glen Cook, Dave Duncan, & Robin Hobb
Toastmaster: Bradley Denton
Editor Guest: Glenn Lord
Artist Guest: John Jude Palencar
Robert E. Howard Artist Guest: Gary Gianni