This index covers the first two volumes of SMOF News, running from September 2021 through August 2023. Future volumes will have individual indexes.
This index is divided into two sections: Conventions for specific events, and Everything Else for bids, non-convention-running organizations, news about individuals, and miscellaneous articles.
Bolded links are for mentions in the major news section; normal text is for mentions under “In Brief”.
Conventions
Ad Astra: 2.33
Anime Central: 1.38
AnimeNEXT: 1.33
Anime Ohio: 2.34
Anime Recharge: 2.20
Arizona Game Fair: 2.20
Aselia Con: 2.23
Astronomicon: 1.6
Bantucky Con: 2.49
Blue Ridge Furfare: 2.20
Bridgerton Experience: 1.30
Buffalo NASFiC 2024: 2.47
CanGames: 1.32
Chengdu Worldcon: 1.17, 1.18, 1.28, 1.50, 2.1, 2.14, 2.19, 2.21, 2.40, 2.44, 2.45, 2.51; see also Chengdu in 2023 under Everything Else
Chicon 8 (Worldcon): 1.32, 1.34, 1.43, 1.45, 1.47, 1.50, 2.1
Cincinnati Comic Expo: 2.36, 2.38, 2.40, 2.42, 2.47, 2.50, 2.52
CincyCon: 1.25
Cold Wars: 1.25
Comic-Con International: 1.12, 1.29, 1.32, 1.34, 1.35, 1.37, 1.47, 1.48, 2.7, 2.8, 2.35, 2.41, 2.42, 2.45, 2.47
Con of Thrones: 2.44
COSine: 2.40
Costume-Con: 1.49
Crunchyroll Expo: 2.24
D23 Expo: 1.29
DeepSouthCon: 2.8
Destination Star Trek: 1.41
Discon III (Worldcon): 1.3, 1.4, 1.9, 1.13, 1.17, 1.18, 1.21
Druids & Dragons: 1.42
Eastercon: 1.34; see also Conversation 2023, Reclamation 2022, Reconnect; see also bids under Everything Else
Emerald City Comic Con: 2.22
Eurocon: 2.44
FanimeCon: 1.37
FanX Salt Lake: 1.45, 2.30, 2.31, 2.32, 2.33, 2.34, 2.35, 2.36, 2.38, 2.39, 2.40, 2.41, 2.42, 2.43, 2.44, 2.45, 2.47, 2.50, 2.51, 2.52
Farpoint: 1.22
FenCon: 1.32
FIYAHCON: 1.4
F-Con (Nihon SF Taikai): 1.53
FOGCon: 1.52
Foolscap: 2.20
Furnal Equinox: 2.29
Further Confusion: 1.20
G. A. M. E. Expo: 2.49
Game of Thrones official convention: 2.11
Gaslight Steampunk Expo: 2.47
Geek’d Con: 1.37
Gen Con: 1.2, 1.26, 1.28, 1.31, 1.36, 1.44, 1.50, 2.6, 2.32, 2.49, 2.50, 2.51, 2.52
GenghisCon: 2.14
Glasgow 2024 (Worldcon): 2.1, 2.14, 2.50; see also Glasgow in 2024 under Everything Else
Great Con-Junction, The: 2.8
Great Philadelphia Comic-Con!: 1.8
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival: 2.52
Icon Festival: 2.31
Imaginales: 1.49
Indiana Comic Convention: 1.31, 1.32, 1.33, 2.22, 2.25, 2.26, 2.34, 2.29, 2.30, 2.31, 2.32, 2.33, 2.34
IndyStorm: 2.15
International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts: 2.39
Kazokucon: 2.40
KeyCon: 2.34
Kogaracon: 1.30
Labyrinth Experience & Masked Ball, The: 2.40, 2.45, 2.48, 2.49, 2.52
LepreCon: 1.25
LibertyCon: 2.43
Loscon: 2.36
Lumi-Con: 1.53
LVL UP Expo: 2.51
Magical Girl Day: 1.45
MACE: 1.27
MARcon: 1.30
Megaplex: 2.39
MileHiCon: 1.5
Motor City Furry Con: 2.30
NecronomiCon: 2.25
Nerdi Gras: 1.25
North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC): 2.15; see also Buffalo NASFiC 2024, Pemmi-Con; see also bids under Everything Else
Northeast Filk Convention: 2.39
Northwest Idol Fest: 1.39
Octocon: 2.48
Olamot: 2.31
Otakon: 1.20
PaizoCon: 2.11
PAX: 1.36
Pemmi-Con (NASFiC): 2.1, 2.9, 2.14, 2.33, 2.34, 2.47; see also Winnipeg in 2023 under Everything Else
Portmeiricon: 1.25
Portsmouth Comic Con: 2.7
Prolog: 2.20
PulpFest: 1.37
RadCon: 1.5
RavenCon: 2.48
Readercon: 1.5
Reclamation 2022 (Eastercon): 1.32
RevelCon: 2.20
SciFi/Fantasy Fest: 1.44
SiliCon: 2.36
SNAFU Con: 1.53
SoonerCon: 1.19
StarFest: 1.36
Star Wars Celebration: 1.29
StokerCon: 1.37
Supanova Comic Con & Gaming: 2.16
Super Squad Con: 2.14
Tampa Bay Comic Convention: 2.38, 2.39, 2.40, 2.41, 2.42, 2.44
TFcon: 2.26
TitanCon: 1.42
Tokyo Comic Con: 1.6
Tulkon: 2.23
Uncanny Experience, The: 2.8, 2.10, 2.12, 2.15, 2.42, 2.50, 2.51
VancouFur: 2.30
WhimsyCon: 2.12
Wild Game Roundup: 2.49
Windycon: 1.12
WisCon: 1.14, 1.19, 1.26, 1.30, 1.32, 1.34, 1.40, 1.44, 2.7, 2.13, 2.26
World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon): 2.15; see also Chengdu Worldcon, Chicon 8, Discon III, Glasgow 2024; see also bids under Everything Else
Everything Else
Ahoy Comics: 2.34
AI: 2.16
Amazing Stories: 2.48
Anti-drag laws: 2.28
Barkley, Chris: 1.27
Bear, Greg: 2.12
Busey, Gary: 1.52
Chengdu in 2023 (Worldcon bid): 1.8, 1.17; see also Chengdu Worldcon under Conventions
Chicago in 2032 (Worldcon bid): 2.14
ConClár: 1.20
Conversation 2023 (Eastercon bid): 1.31; see also Conversation 2023 under Conventions
COVID-19: 1.2, 1.3, 1.7, 1.12, 1.15, 1.18, 1.20, 1.21, 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, 1.26, 1.32, 1.37, 1.38, 1.42, 2.5, 2.19, 2.32, 2.40
CrowdUltra: 2.8
Ditmar Awards: 1.14
Eastercon bids: see Conversation 2023, Persistence 2023, Telford
Erasmuscon (Eurocon bid): 1.33
Event insurance: 1.2
Fan funds: 2.8
Glasgow in 2024 (Worldcon bid): 1.29, 1.39, 1.51, 2.1; see also Glasgow 2024 under Conventions
Goldman Fund (Con or Bust): 2.50
Harassment at cons: 1.6
Hawkins, Jane: 1.20
How to Convention: 1.5, 1.11, 1.16, 1.23, 1.27, 1.31, 2.18, 2.22, 2.24, 2.27, 2.33, 2.34, 2.37, 2.38, 2.43
Hybrid conventions: 2.46
IHG: 2.1
Illuminati: New World Order: 1.45
Jeddah in 2026 (Worldcon bid): 1.51
Kare, Mary Kay: 1.7
Korshak, Earl: 1.1
Levy, Sandra: 2.28
Lodging fees: 2.10
Madle, Bob: 2.6
MaiOtaku: 1.10
Mansfield, John: 2.34
Media fandom: 1.30
Memphis in 2023 (Worldcon bid): 1.8
Mieka, Harri: 1.32
Most conventions per city: 1.46
Nice in 2026 (Worldcon bid): 1.51
Norovirus: 2.25
North American Science Fiction Convention bids: see Buffalo in 2024, Orlando in 2023, Winnipeg in 2023
Orlando in 2026 (Worldcon bid): 1.17
Persistence 2023 (Eastercon bid): 1.31
Seattle in 2025 (Worldcon bid): 1.17, 1.26, 1.51, 2.1, 2.5, 2.22, 2.40
Sims, Roger: 1.22
Siros, Willie: 1.20
Telford Eastercon bid: 1.32
Terry Jr., James: 1.15
Texas in 2031 (Worldcon bid): 1.51
TikTok: 2.3
Winnipeg in 2023 (NASFiC bid): 1.19, 1.29, 2.1; see also Pemmi-Con under Conventions
World Science Fiction Convention bids: see Brisbane, Cairo in 2026, Chengdu in 2023, Chicago in 2032, Dublin in 2029, Glasgow in 2024, Jeddah in 2026, Kampala in 2028, LA in 2026, Memphis in 2023, Minneapolis in 2073, Nice in 2026, Orlando in 2026, Seattle in 2025, Tel Aviv in 2027, Texas in 2031, Winnipeg in 2023
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