JordanCon
JordanCon 2010 Flyer
StatusActive
GenreWheel of Time
VenueCrown Plaza Ravinia
Location(s)Atlanta, Georgia
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2009
Attendance600+ [1]
Organized byJennifer Liang, Chair
Filing statusNon-profit
Websitehttp://www.jordancon.org/

JordanCon is a North American convention held annually in Atlanta, Georgia, that celebrates Robert Jordan's fantasy book series The Wheel of Time, as well as other science fiction and fantasy works. The convention is a 501c4 tax exempt charitable organization founded in honor of the late Robert Jordan.

History

Founding

JordanCon was founded by Jennifer Liang.[2] The first JordanCon was held at the Alpharetta Embassy Suites, in Alpharetta, Georgia, April 17–19, 2009. The Guest of Honor was Harriet McDougal, widow of Robert Jordan. Fan Guest of Honor was Wilson Grooms.[3] Guests also included writer Brandon Sanderson, and publisher Tom Doherty.[4] Performances by The Lost Boys and Big City Burlesque rounded out the weekend. Over 250 people attended and over $3,000 were raised[how?] on behalf of the Mayo Clinic.[citation needed]

Programming highlights included a recording of Robert Jordan dictating a portion of the prologue to The Gathering Storm.[5]

Past conventions

JordanCon 2010 was held April 23–25 at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia. Guests included writers Brandon Sanderson, Jana Oliver and David Wong. Toastmaster for the weekend was Matthew Hatch. Attendance was approximately 300 people.[citation needed]

JordanCon 2011 was held April 15–17 at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia. The Guest of Honor was author David B. Coe. Toastmaster for the weekend was Richard Fife. Additional guests included Eugie Foster and Brandon Sanderson.[citation needed]

JordanCon 2012 was held April 20–22 at the Doubletree Hotel in Roswell, Georgia. The guests of honor include author Mary Robinette Kowal, artist Sam Weber, and toastmaster Melissa Craib Dombrowski. They were joined by Eugie Foster, Emilie P. Bush and Dr. Michael Livingston. Attendance was approximately 250 people.[citation needed]

JordanCon 2013 was held April 19–21 at the Doubletree Hotel in Roswell, Georgia and hosted DeepSouthCon 51, an annual roving Southern US regional science fiction convention.[6] The Guests of Honor were artist Michael Whelan and author Seanan McGuire.

JordanCon 2014 was held April 11–13 at the Doubletree Hotel in Roswell, Georgia. The guests of honor were author Patrick Rothfuss and artist Larry Elmore.[7][8] Additional guests included Brandon Sanderson and Harriet McDougal.

JordanCon 2015 was held April 17–19 at the Atlanta Marriott at Perimeter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The guests of honor were author Saladin Ahmed and artist Todd Lockwood.[9]

JordanCon 2016 was held April 22–24 at the Atlanta Marriott at Perimeter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The guests of honor were author Catherine Asaro and artist John Picacio. Toastmaster was Linda Taglieri. JordanCon 2016 also played host to DeepSouthCon 54. The theme was Con of Valere.[citation needed]

JordanCon 2017 was held April 21-23, 2017 at the Atlanta Marriott at Perimeter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The guests of honor were author Charles E. Gannon and author Stephen Hickman. Toastmaster was Amanda Keen. The theme was Tel'aCon'Rhiod, the Con of Dreams.[citation needed]

JordanCon 2018 was held April 20-22, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Crown Plaza Ravinia. The guests of honor were Jason Denzel and Stephanie Law. Toastmaster was Aubree Pham. [10] The theme was SeanCon 2, The Return.

JordanCon 2019 was held April 26-28, 2019 at the Crown Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta, GA. The guests of honor were Brent Weeks and Dan dos Santos. Toastmaster was Paul Bielaczyc. The theme was Shai'Con.

JordanCon 2020 was planned for April 17-19, 2020. The Guests of honor were to be Faith Hunter and Justin and Annie Stegg Gerard.[11] The con was cancelled on March 15, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

JordanCon 2021 was held July 16-18, 2021 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia hotel. The Author Guest of Honor was Marie Brennan whose works include "Turning Darkness Into Light" and Hugo Award-nominated Victorian adventure series "The Memoirs of Lady Trent".[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "JordanCon 6 Wrap-Up". Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  2. ^ "A Last Turn for 'Wheel'". Wall Street Journal. January 17, 2013. ProQuest 1270439775.
  3. ^ "Upcoming Events". Analog Science Fiction & Fact. Vol. 129, no. 3. March 2009. ProQuest 215336254.
  4. ^ Thompson, Bill (April 12, 2009). "Author to finish series". The Post and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina). p. E1. ProQuest 374267613.
  5. ^ "Revelations from the A Memory Of Light DragonCon Panel". Tor Blogs. Tor.Com. 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Petrea (October 7, 2011). "JordanCon Gets DeepSouthCon For 2013". con-news.com. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  7. ^ Butler, Leigh (April 15, 2014). "JordanCon 2014: The Return of the Con Report, Part 1". Tor.com. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "Fans of Fantasy Literature Gather for Jordancon in Roswell". WVEE. April 16, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  9. ^ "JordanCon 2015: Bride of Con Report, Part 1". Tor.com. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  10. ^ Denzel, Jason (2017-04-24). "JordanCon 2018".
  11. ^ "JordanCon 2020". JordanCon. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  12. ^ JordanCon (March 15, 2020). "JordanCon 2020 Cancellation FAQ". JordanCon. Retrieved 2021-02-28.

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