No
|
Year
|
Name
|
Location
|
Guests of Honour
|
Attendance*
|
1
|
1971
|
NOVACON
|
Imperial Centre, Birmingham
|
James White
|
144
|
2
|
1972
|
NOVACON 2
|
Imperial Centre, Birmingham
|
Doreen Rogers
|
144
|
3
|
1973
|
NOVACON 3
|
Imperial Centre, Birmingham
|
Ken Bulmer
|
146
|
4
|
1974
|
NOVACON 4
|
Imperial Centre, Birmingham
|
Ken Slater
|
211
|
5
|
1975
|
NOVACON 5
|
Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|
Dan Morgan
|
272
|
6
|
1976
|
NOVACON 6
|
Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|
David Kyle
|
317
|
7
|
1977
|
NOVACON 7
|
Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|
John Brunner
|
278
|
8
|
1978
|
NOVACON 8
|
Holiday Inn, Birmingham
|
Anne McCaffrey
|
309
|
9
|
1979
|
NOVACON 9
|
Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|
Christopher Priest
|
290
|
10
|
1980
|
NOVACON 10
|
Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|
Brian W. Aldiss
|
495
|
11
|
1981
|
NOVACON 11
|
Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|
Bob Shaw
|
362
|
12
|
1982
|
NOVACON 12
|
Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|
Harry Harrison
|
373
|
13
|
1983
|
NOVACON 13
|
Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|
Lisa Tuttle
|
339
|
14
|
1984
|
NOVACON 14
|
Grand Hotel, Birmingham
|
Robert Holdstock
|
333
|
15
|
1985
|
NOVACON 15
|
De Vere Hotel, Coventry
|
James White, David Langford
|
340
|
16
|
1986
|
NOVACON 16
|
De Vere Hotel, Coventry
|
E. C. Tubb, Chris Evans
|
257
|
17
|
1987
|
NOVACON 17
|
Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|
Iain M. Banks
|
315
|
18
|
1988
|
NOVACON 18
|
Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|
Garry Kilworth
|
336
|
19
|
1989
|
NOVACON 19
|
Excelsior, Solihull
|
Geoff Ryman
|
303
|
20
|
1990
|
NOVACON 20
|
Excelsior, Solihull
|
Jack Cohen
|
330
|
21
|
1991
|
NOVACON 21
|
Forte Poste House, Solihull
|
Colin Greenland
|
200
|
22
|
1992
|
NOVACON 22
|
Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|
Storm Constantine
|
300
|
23
|
1993
|
NOVACON 23
|
Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|
Stephen Baxter
|
243
|
24
|
1994
|
NOVACON 24
|
Royal Angus Hotel, Birmingham
|
Graham Joyce
|
214
|
25
|
1995
|
NOVACON 25
|
Chamberlain Hotel, Birmingham
|
Brian Aldiss, Bob Shaw, Harry Harrison; Iain Banks (special guest)
|
338
|
26
|
1996
|
NOVACON 26
|
Hotel Ibis, Birmingham
|
David Gemmell
|
281
|
27
|
1997
|
NOVACON 27
|
Abbey Hotel, Great Malvern
|
Peter F. Hamilton
|
277
|
28
|
1998
|
NOVACON 28
|
Britannia Hotel, Birmingham
|
Paul J. McAuley
|
265
|
29
|
1999
|
NOVACON 29
|
Britannia Hotel, Birmingham
|
Ian Stewart
|
239
|
30
|
2000
|
NOVACON 30
|
Britannia Hotel, Birmingham
|
Christopher Priest; Rog Peyton (special guest); David A. Hardy (guest artist)
|
224
|
31
|
2001
|
NOVACON 31
|
Quality Hotel, Bentley
|
Gwyneth Jones
|
219
|
32
|
2002
|
NOVACON 32
|
Quality Hotel, Bentley
|
Ian McDonald
|
252
|
33
|
2003
|
NOVACON 33
|
Quality Hotel, Bentley
|
Jon Courtenay Grimwood
|
203
|
34
|
2004
|
NOVACON 34
|
Quality Hotel, Bentley
|
Ian Watson
|
217
|
35
|
2005
|
NOVACON 35
|
Quality Hotel, Bentley
|
Alastair Reynolds
|
216
|
36
|
2006
|
NOVACON 36
|
Quality Hotel, Bentley
|
Ken MacLeod
|
212
|
37
|
2007
|
NOVACON 37
|
Quality Hotel, Bentley
|
Charles Stross
|
208
|
38
|
2008
|
NOVACON 38
|
Quality Hotel, Bentley
|
Ian R MacLeod; Vernon Brown (fan guest)
|
177
|
39
|
2009
|
NOVACON 39
|
Park Inn, Nottingham
|
Justina Robson
|
210
|
40
|
2010
|
NOVACON 40
|
Park Inn, Nottingham
|
Iain M Banks; Brian W. Aldiss (special guest)
|
262
|
41
|
2011
|
NOVACON 41
|
Park Inn, Nottingham
|
John Meaney
|
tbc
|
42
|
2012
|
NOVACON 42
|
Park Inn, Nottingham
|
Jaine Fenn
|
tbc
|
43
|
2013
|
NOVACON 43
|
Park Inn, Nottingham
|
Jo Walton
|
tbc
|
44
|
2014
|
NOVACON 44
|
Park Inn, Nottingham
|
Kari Sperring; John Gribbin (science guest)
|
tbc
|
45
|
2015
|
NOVACON 45
|
Park Inn, Nottingham
|
Anne and Stan Nichols
|
tbc
|
46
|
2016
|
NOVACON 46
|
Park Inn, Nottingham
|
Juliet McKenna
|
tbc
|
47
|
2017
|
NOVACON 47
|
Park Inn, Nottingham
|
Adrian Tchaikovsky
|
tbc
|
48
|
2018
|
NOVACON 48
|
Park Inn, Nottingham
|
Chris Beckett
|
tbc
|
49
|
2019
|
NOVACON 49
|
Nottingham Sherwood Hotel, Nottingham
|
Mike Carey
|
tbc
|
50
|
2020
|
NOVACON 50
|
Nottingham Sherwood Hotel, Nottingham
|
(Postponed to 2021)
|
tbc
|
50
|
2021
|
NOVACON 50
|
Palace Hotel, Buxton
|
Chris Baker, Emma Newman (unable to attend), Claire North, Christopher Priest
|
tbc
|
51
|
2022
|
NOVACON 51
|
Palace Hotel, Buxton
|
Gareth L. Powell
|
tbc
|
52
|
2023
|
NOVACON 51
|
Palace Hotel, Buxton
|
Jen Williams
|
tbc
|