PiCon, BuboniCon, and ConText are good bets for Asimovians in the coming month, or DragonCon for a big 3-ring show. Plan now for social weekends with your favorite SF authors, editors, artists, and fellow fans. For an explanation of con(vention)s, a sample of SF folksongs, and info on fanzines and clubs, send me a SASE (self-addressed, stamped #10 [business] envelope) at 10 Hill #22-L, Newark NJ 07102. The hot line is (973) 242-5999. If a machine answers (with a list of the week’s cons), leave a message and I’ll call back on my nickel. When writing cons, send a SASE. For free listings, tell me of your con 5 months out. Look for me at cons behind the Filthy Pierre badge, playing a musical keyboard.     —Erwin S. Strauss

30-Aug. 1—PulpFest. For info, write: c/o Jack Cullers, 1272 Cheatham Way, Bellbrook OH 45305. Or phone: (973) 242-5999 (10 am to 10 pm, not collect). (Web) pulpfest.com. (E-mail) jack@pulpfest.com . Con will be held in: Columbus OH (if city omitted, same as in address) at the Ramada Plaza. Guests will include: William F. Nolan. For fans of old pulp magazines.
30-Aug. 1—Otakon. (484) 223-6086. otakon.com. Convention Center, Baltimore MD. Yoshida Bros.,Naoto. Anime.

5-8—ReConStruction. reconstructionsf.org. Raleigh NC. The North American Science Fiction Convention. $110+ at door.
5-8—GenCon. (206) 957-3976. gencon.com. Convention Center, Indianapolis IN. One of the year’s biggest gaming cons.
7-8—Japan National Con. tokon10.net. info-e@tokon10.net. Hunabori (Tokyo) Japan. SF & fantasy; much anime & manga.
12-15—Star Wars Celebration. starwarscelebration.com. Orlando FL. Carrie Fisher, Jay Laga’aia. Lucasfilm sanctioned.
13-15—Philip K. Dick Festival. philipkdickfestival.com . pink-beam@hotmail.com. “In the foothills of the Rockies.”
13-15—SETICon. seticon.com. Santa Clara CA. Astronaut Rusty Schweihart, many others. Search for ET Intelligence.
13-15—AmeCon. amecon.org. registration@amecon.org. Keele University, Leicester UK. Anime, manga, and cosplay.
20-22—PiCon, Box 400, Sunderland MA 01375. pi-con.org. Enfield CT (Springfield/Hartford). Sawyer, Balder, H. Carey.
27-29—BuboniCon, Box 37257, Albuquerque NM 87176. (505) 266-8905. bubonicon.com. Peter David. SF and fantasy.
27-29—ConText, c/o FANACO, Box 163391, Columbus OH 43216. contextsf.org. Buckell, Massie. Written SF & fantasy.
27-29—New Zealand Nat’l. Con, Box 10104, Wellington 6143, NZ. aucontraire.org.nz. Sean Williams, Paul Mannering.
27-29—DiscWorldCon, Box 4101, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 9J, UK. dwcon.org. Hilton Metropole. Terry Pratchett.

2-6—Aussiecon 4, GPO Box 1212, Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia. aussiecon4.org.au. World SF Con. US$225+ at door.
3-6—DragonCon, Box 16459, Atlanta GA 30321. dragoncon.org. “Classic comic books, low-brow pop art, designer toys.”
4—LibrariCon, 855 MacArthur Rd., Fayetteville NC 20311. (910) 822-1998. cumberland.lib.nc.us. Held at HQ library.
4-6—CopperCon, Box 62613, Phoenix AZ 85082. casfs.org. Windemere Hotel, Mesa AZ. S. R. Donaldson, D. L. Summers.
16-20—Thin Air, 620-100 Arthur, Winnipeg MB R3B 1H3. (204) 927-7323. thinairwinnipeg.com. Int’l. writers’ festival.
17-19—Horror Realm, Box 10400, Pittsburgh PA 15234. (412) 215-6317. horrorrealm.com. Crowne Plaza South Hotel.
24—Conference on Middle Earth, Box 428, Latham NY 12110. Thruway House, Albany NY. “Tolkien: His Works, His World.”
24-26—MadCon, Box 2601, Madison WI 53701. madcon2010.com. Harlan Ellison. General SF and fantasy convention.
24-26—Foolscap, Box 2461, Seattle WA 98111. foolscap.org. E. Bull, W. Shetterly, C. & C. Erich. Written SF & fantasy.

1-3—ConJecture, Box 927388, San Diego CA 92192. 2010.conjecture.org. Town & Country. R. J. Sawyer. SF & fantasy.
1-3—VCon, Box 78069, Vancouver BC V5N 5W1. vcon.ca. Priest, Beveridge. “Steampunk—from Alchemy to Zeppelins.”
7-10—Sirens, Box 149, Sedalia MO 80135. sirensconference.org. Vail CO. Terri Windling. “Women in Fantasy Literature.”
8-10—AlbaCon, Box 2085, Albany NY 12220. albacon.org. Alan Steele, Ron Miller, Lisa Ashton, others. SF and fantasy.
8-10—Motaku, 1746 N. McCoy, Independence MO 64050. (816) 863-0164. motaku.org. Park Place. C. Hodges, H. McNutt. Anime.
15-17—ConVersion, Box 30314, Calgary AB T2H 2W1. con-version.org. General SF and fantasy convention.
15-17—Arcana, Box 8036, Minneapolis MN 55408. (612) 721-5959. arcana.com. St. Paul MN. “The Dark Fantastic.”

17-21—RenoVation, Box 13278, Portland OR 97213. renovationsf.org. Reno NV. Asher, Brown, Powers. WorldCon. $160.