ConDFW
Conventions
Conventions
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### Past

**ConDFW I** was held February 23\-24, 2002\. The Guest of Honor was [John Steakley](/wiki/John_Steakley "John Steakley"). Other featured guests included [David A. Cherry](/wiki/David_A._Cherry "David A. Cherry"), [Aaron Allston](/wiki/Aaron_Allston "Aaron Allston"), [Lillian Stewart Carl](/wiki/Lillian_Stewart_Carl "Lillian Stewart Carl"), [Bill Crider](/wiki/Bill_Crider "Bill Crider"), [P.N. Elrod](/wiki/P.N._Elrod "P.N. Elrod"), [Thomas W. Knowles](/wiki/Thomas_W._Knowles "Thomas W. Knowles"), [Julia Blackshear Kosatka](/wiki/Julia_Blackshear_Kosatka "Julia Blackshear Kosatka"), [Lee Martindale](/wiki/Lee_Martindale "Lee Martindale"), [Teresa Patterson](/wiki/Teresa_Patterson "Teresa Patterson"), [Brad Sinor](/wiki/Brad_Sinor "Brad Sinor"), [Bruce Sterling](/wiki/Bruce_Sterling "Bruce Sterling"), and [Martha Wells](/wiki/Martha_Wells "Martha Wells").

**ConDFW II** was held February 21\-23, 2003\. The Guest of Honor was [David Drake](/wiki/David_Drake "David Drake"). The Artist Guests of Honor were [David A. Cherry](/wiki/David_A._Cherry "David A. Cherry") and [Brad W. Foster](/wiki/Brad_W._Foster "Brad W. Foster"). Other featured guests included [Aaron Allston](/wiki/Aaron_Allston "Aaron Allston"), [Lillian Stewart Carl](/wiki/Lillian_Stewart_Carl "Lillian Stewart Carl"), [Jayme Lynn Blaschke](/wiki/Jayme_Lynn_Blaschke "Jayme Lynn Blaschke"), [P.N. Elrod](/wiki/P.N._Elrod "P.N. Elrod"), [Lee Martindale](/wiki/Lee_Martindale "Lee Martindale"), and [Martha Wells](/wiki/Martha_Wells "Martha Wells").

**ConDFW III** was held February 20\-22, 2004\. The Guest of Honor was [Lois McMaster Bujold](/wiki/Lois_McMaster_Bujold "Lois McMaster Bujold"). The Artist Guest of Honor was [Alan Gutierrez](/wiki/Alan_Gutierrez "Alan Gutierrez"). The Gaming Guest of Honor was [Steve Jackson](/wiki/Steve_Jackson_%28US_game_designer%29 "Steve Jackson (US game designer)"). Other special guests included [Barry N. Malzberg](/wiki/Barry_N._Malzberg "Barry N. Malzberg"), [Robert Sheckley](/wiki/Robert_Sheckley "Robert Sheckley"), [Robert Asprin](/wiki/Robert_Asprin "Robert Asprin"), and [John Steakley](/wiki/John_Steakley "John Steakley").

**ConDFW IV** was held February 25\-27, 2005\. The Guests of Honor were [Steven K. Z. Brust](/wiki/Steven_Brust "Steven Brust"), [Patrick Nielsen Hayden](/wiki/Patrick_Nielsen_Hayden "Patrick Nielsen Hayden"), and [Teresa Nielsen Hayden](/wiki/Teresa_Nielsen_Hayden "Teresa Nielsen Hayden"). The Artist Guest of Honor was [David A. Cherry](/wiki/David_A._Cherry "David A. Cherry"). Other featured guests included [Robert Asprin](/wiki/Robert_Asprin "Robert Asprin"), [Bill Fawcett](/wiki/Bill_Fawcett_%28writer%29 "Bill Fawcett (writer)"), [Jody Lynn Nye](/wiki/Jody_Lynn_Nye "Jody Lynn Nye"), and [John Steakley](/wiki/John_Steakley "John Steakley").

**ConDFW V** was held February 24\-26, 2006\. The Guests of Honor were [Don Maitz](/wiki/Don_Maitz "Don Maitz"), [F. Paul Wilson](/wiki/F._Paul_Wilson "F. Paul Wilson"), and [Janny Wurts](/wiki/Janny_Wurts "Janny Wurts"). Featured guests included the [Bedlam Bards](/wiki/Bedlam_Bards "Bedlam Bards").

**ConDFW VI** was held February 23\-25, 2007\. The Guests of Honor were [Emma Bull](/wiki/Emma_Bull "Emma Bull"), [Will Shetterly](/wiki/Will_Shetterly "Will Shetterly"), and [Harry Turtledove](/wiki/Harry_Turtledove "Harry Turtledove"). The Artist Guest of Honor was [Bob Eggleton](/wiki/Bob_Eggleton "Bob Eggleton"). Other featured guests included [Robert Asprin](/wiki/Robert_Asprin "Robert Asprin"), [Steven K.Z. Brust](/wiki/Steven_Brust "Steven Brust"), [David A. Cherry](/wiki/David_A._Cherry "David A. Cherry"), and [John Steakley](/wiki/John_Steakley "John Steakley").

**ConDFW VII** was held February 22\-24, 2008\. The Guest of Honor was author [Peter S. Beagle](/wiki/Peter_S._Beagle "Peter S. Beagle"). The Artist Guest of Honor was [Donato Giancola](/wiki/Donato_Giancola "Donato Giancola"). The Special Guest was [Tom Monteleone](/wiki/Thomas_F._Monteleone "Thomas F. Monteleone"). Other featured guests included [Aaron Allston](/wiki/Aaron_Allston "Aaron Allston"), [Rachel Caine](/wiki/Rachel_Caine "Rachel Caine"), [Brad Foster](/wiki/Brad_Foster "Brad Foster"), [David Cherry](/wiki/David_A._Cherry "David A. Cherry"), [Carole Nelson Douglas](/wiki/Carole_Nelson_Douglas "Carole Nelson Douglas"), [Katharine Eliska Kimbriel](/wiki/Katharine_Eliska_Kimbriel "Katharine Eliska Kimbriel"), [Lillian Stewart Carl](/wiki/Lillian_Stewart_Carl "Lillian Stewart Carl"), [Martha Wells](/wiki/Martha_Wells "Martha Wells"), [Teddy Harvia](/wiki/Teddy_Harvia "Teddy Harvia"), and [Selina Rosen](/wiki/Selina_Rosen "Selina Rosen").

**ConDFW VIII** was held February 20\-22, 2009\. The Guests of Honor included authors [Jim Butcher](/wiki/Jim_Butcher "Jim Butcher") and [David Weber](/wiki/David_Weber "David Weber") plus animation studio Janimation, Inc. Other featured guests included [Brad W. Foster](/wiki/Brad_W._Foster "Brad W. Foster"), [Carole Nelson Douglas](/wiki/Carole_Nelson_Douglas "Carole Nelson Douglas"), [John Steakley](/wiki/John_Steakley "John Steakley"), [Lou Antonelli](/wiki/Lou_Antonelli "Lou Antonelli"), [Martha Wells](/wiki/Martha_Wells "Martha Wells"), [P. N. Elrod](/wiki/P._N._Elrod "P. N. Elrod"), [Paul Black](/wiki/Paul_Black_%28author%29 "Paul Black (author)"), [Rachel Caine](/wiki/Rachel_Caine "Rachel Caine"), [Selina Rosen](/wiki/Selina_Rosen "Selina Rosen"), [Shanna Swendson](/wiki/Shanna_Swendson "Shanna Swendson"), [Steven Brust](/wiki/Steven_Brust "Steven Brust"), and [Teddy Harvia](/wiki/Teddy_Harvia "Teddy Harvia").

**ConDFW IX** was held February 12\-14, 2010\. The Guest of Honor was scheduled to be [Nebula Award](/wiki/Nebula_Award "Nebula Award")\-winning author [Jack McDevitt](/wiki/Jack_McDevitt "Jack McDevitt") but a [record\-setting snowstorm in North Texas](/wiki/Global_storm_activity_of_early_2010%23February_12%E2%80%9319 "Global storm activity of early 2010#February 12–19") prevented him from flying in for the convention. Fortunately, Guest of Honor [Elizabeth Moon](/wiki/Elizabeth_Moon "Elizabeth Moon") was traveling by train and was able to attend.

**ConDFW X** was held February 18\-20, 2011\. The Guests of Honor included [Nebula Award](/wiki/Nebula_Award "Nebula Award")\-winning author [Jack McDevitt](/wiki/Jack_McDevitt "Jack McDevitt"), author [Tim Powers](/wiki/Tim_Powers "Tim Powers"), [*New York Times* best\-selling](/wiki/New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list "New York Times Best Seller list") author [Brandon Sanderson](/wiki/Brandon_Sanderson "Brandon Sanderson"), and [Hugo Award](/wiki/Hugo_Award "Hugo Award")\-winning artist [Brad W. Foster](/wiki/Brad_W._Foster "Brad W. Foster").

**ConDFW XI** was held February 17\-19, 2012\. The Guests of Honor were author [Cherie Priest](/wiki/Cherie_Priest "Cherie Priest") and artist [William Stout](/wiki/William_Stout "William Stout").

**ConDFW XII** was held February 15\-17, 2013, at the Crowne Plaza North Dallas. (This new location is the same hotel used by [FenCon](/wiki/FenCon "FenCon"), [All\-Con](/wiki/All-Con "All-Con"), and Furry Fiesta.) The Guests of Honor included author [Jo Walton](/wiki/Jo_Walton "Jo Walton") and artist [Brian Stelfreeze](/wiki/Brian_Stelfreeze "Brian Stelfreeze").

**ConDFW XIII** was held February 21\-23, 2014, at the Crowne Plaza North Dallas. The Guests of Honor included author [Kevin J. Anderson](/wiki/Kevin_J._Anderson "Kevin J. Anderson") and artist [Alain Viesca](/wiki/Alain_Viesca "Alain Viesca").

**ConDFW XIV** was held February 13–15, 2015, at the Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre. The Guests of Honor included authors [Sherwood Smith](/wiki/Sherwood_Smith "Sherwood Smith") and [Rachel Manija Brown](/wiki/Rachel_Manija_Brown "Rachel Manija Brown"), and artist [Galen Dara](/wiki/Galen_Dara "Galen Dara").

**ConDFW XV** was held February 12–14, 2016, at the Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre. The Guests of Honor included authors [John Scalzi](/wiki/John_Scalzi "John Scalzi") and [Seanan McGuire](/wiki/Seanan_McGuire "Seanan McGuire").

**ConDFW XVI** was held February 10–12, 2017, at the Radisson Hotel Fossil Creek, Fort Worth, Texas. The Guests of Honor included author [Rachel Caine](/wiki/Rachel_Caine "Rachel Caine") and artist [R. Cat Conrad](/wiki/R._Cat_Conrad "R. Cat Conrad").

**ConDFW XVII** was held February 16\-18, 2018, at the Radisson Hotel Fossil Creek, Fort Worth, Texas. The scheduled Guests of Honor were author [Charlaine Harris](/wiki/Charlaine_Harris "Charlaine Harris") and artist [John Picacio](/wiki/John_Picacio "John Picacio"). Charlaine Harris was unable to attend because of a medical procedure.

**ConDFW XVIII** was held February 15\-17, 2019, at the Radisson Hotel Fossil Creek, Fort Worth, Texas. The scheduled Guests of Honor were author [Charlaine Harris](/wiki/Charlaine_Harris "Charlaine Harris") and author [Yoon Ha Lee](/wiki/Yoon_Ha_Lee "Yoon Ha Lee").

### Upcoming

The organizers announced that ConDFW XVIII was the final conDFW.


Where was ConDFW XII held?