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ROBERT J. SAWYER
Hugo and Nebula Winner

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Sawyer Guest of Honorships

Science-fiction conventions are great fun, and many are held almost every weekend throughout North America. Each convention will have a Guest of Honor or "GoH." Sometimes, there will be more than on GoH; in that case they usually fall into different categories: a Writer GoH, an Artist GoH, a Fan GoH, and so on.

Some conventions have a policy of never having the same GoH twice. Still, they may want to bring back a popular GoH from the past; that person is often designated a "Special Guest."

Robert J. Sawyer has been Guest of Honor at SF Conventions from coast to coast in North America — from Los Angeles to Halifax — and as far away as Italy, Spain, China, and Japan.

At Keycon 30, in Winnipeg in 2013, he won the award for "Favourite Past Guest" of the previous thirty years (Rob was Guest of Honour at Keycon 20 in 2003 and at Keycon 23 in 2006).

Here are a few quotes from people who've enjoyed having Rob as Guest of Honor, and below is a complete list of his stints as GoH, Special Guest, Master of Ceremonies, or Toastmaster:

Featured Guest
Dragon Con
Atlanta, Georgia
August 28-September 1, 2025
Guest of Honour
Avalon Expo 2025
St. John's, Newfoundland
July 4-6, 2025
Guest of Honor
ConCarolinas
Charlotte, North Carolina
June 5-8, 2025
Special Guest
When Words Collide
Calgary, Alberta
August 16-18, 2024
Featured Guest
Dragon Con
Atlanta, Georgia
August 31-September 4, 2023
Guest of Honor
The 81st World Science Fiction Convention ("Worldcon")
Chengdu, China
October 18-22, 2023
Guest of Honor
Miscon 37
Missoula, Montana
May 26-29, 2023
Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker
The 5th International Science Fiction Conference
Chengdu, China
November 22-24, 2019
Guest of Honor
China Sci-Fi Convention
Beijing, China
November 2-3, 2019
Guest of Honor
Capclave 2019
Washington, DC
October 18-20, 2019
Guest of Honor
Hawaiicon 2019
Kona, Hawaii
September 26-29, 2019
Featured Guest
Dragon Con
Atlanta, Georgia
August 29-September 2, 2019
Special Guest of Honor
BookMarkIt!
Toronto, Ontario
May 4, 2019
Special Guest of Honor
MileHiCon 50
Denver, Colorado
October 19-21, 2018
Special Guest
Can-Con 2018
Ottawa, Ontario
October 12-14, 2018
Featured Guest
Dragon Con
Atlanta, Georgia
August 30-September 3, 2018
Special Guest
ArmadilloCon 40
Austin, Texas
August 3-5, 2018
Guest of Honor
The 4th International Science Fiction Conference
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
November 10-12, 2018
Special Guest
Can-Con 2017
Ottawa, Ontario
October 13-15, 2017
Featured Guest
Dragon Con
Atlanta, Georgia
August 31-September 4, 2017
Guest of Honor
ConQuesT 48
Kansas City, Missouri
May 26-29, 2017
Guest of Honour
VCON 41
Vancouver, British Columbia
September 30-October 2, 2016
Featured Guest
Dragon Con
Atlanta, Georgia
September 1-5, 2016
Guest of Honour
Avalon Expo
St. John's, Newfoundland
August 26-28, 2016
Guest of Honor
Lunacon 58
Rye Brook, New York
March 18-20, 2016
Guest of Honor
AtomaCon 2015
Charleston, South Carolina
November 13-15, 2015
Special Guest
Can-Con 2015
Ottawa, Ontario
October 30-November 1, 2015
Guest of Honor
CONtraflow V / DeepSouthCon 53
New Orleans, Louisiana
October 2-4, 2015
Featured Guest
Dragon Con
Atlanta, Georgia
September 4-7, 2015
Guest of Honour
Mississauga Science Fiction Spectacular
In Honour of Robert J. Sawyer
Mississauga, Ontario
October 18, 2014
Featured Guest
Dragon Con
Atlanta, Georgia
August 28-September 1, 2014
Guest of Honour
Hal-Con 2013
Halifax, Nova Scotia
November 8-10, 2013
Guest of Honour
Can-Con 2013
(the 2013 Canadian National Science Fiction Convention)
Ottawa, Ontario
October 4-6, 2013
Guest of Honour
Science Fiction: The Interdisciplinary Genre
(conference commemorating the donation of the Robert J. Sawyer archives to McMaster University)
Hamilton, Ontario
September 13-15, 2013
Featured Guest
Dragon*Con
Atlanta, Georgia
August 29-September 2, 2013
Guest of Honor
Celsius 232
Avilés, Asturias, Spain
July 31-August 3, 2013
Guest of Honor
DucKon 21
Schaumburg (Chicago), Illinois
June 1-3, 2012
Featured Guest
Dragon*Con
Atlanta, Georgia
September 2-5, 2011
Science Guest of Honour
When Words Collide 2011
Calgary, Alberta
August 12-14, 2011
Guest of Honor
Confluence 23
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
July 22-24, 2011
Guest of Honor
DelosDays: The 2011 Italian National Science Fiction Convention
Milan, Italy
June 2-5, 2011
Guest of Honor
Hal-Con 2011
Tokyo, Japan
April 9-10, 2011
Guest of Honor
Millennicon 25
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 18-20, 2011
Special Guest
Futurecon
Toronto, Ontario
December 30, 2010, to January 1, 2011
Toastmaster
SFContario
Toronto, Ontario
November 19-21, 2010
Guest of Honor
Conjecture 2010
San Diego, California
October 1-3, 2010
Special Guest
Fencon VII
Dallas, Texas
September 17-19, 2010
Featured Guest
Dragon*Con
Atlanta, Georgia
September 3-6, 2010
Guest of Honor
Pi-Con 4
Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts
August 20-22, 2010
Guest of Honor
OSFest 3
Omaha, Nebraska
July 23-25, 2010
Special Guest
Polaris 24
Toronto, Ontario
July 16-18, 2010
Guest of Honour
Ad Astra
Toronto, Ontario
April 9-11, 2010
Guest of Honor
I-Con 29
Stony Brook, New York
March 26-28, 2010
Guest of Honor
Capricon 30
Wheeling (Chicago), Illinois
February 11-14, 2010
Guest of Honour
Con-Version 25
Calgary, Alberta
August 23-25, 2009
Guest of Honor
Xanadu Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
April 17-19, 2009
Special Guest
FilkOntario
Toronto, Ontario
April 3-5, 2009
Guest of Honour
Pure Speculation
Edmonton, Alberta
October 17-19, 2008
Guest of Honour Emeritus
VCON 33
Vancouver, British Columbia
October 3-5, 2008
Special Guest
Comic-Con International: San Diego
San Diego, California
July 24-27, 2008
Guest of Honor
Loscon 34
Los Angeles, California
November 23-25, 2007
Aurora Awards Master of Ceremonies
VCON 32
Vancouver, British Columbia
October 19-21, 2007
Guest of Honor
2007 International SF/Fantasy Conference
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
August 24-27, 2007
Guest of Honor
Oasis 20
Orlando, Florida
May 25-27, 2007
Guest of Honour
Genrecon 2007
Sarnia, Ontario
May 12, 2007
Guest of Honor
Ravencon 2007
Richmond, Virginia
April 20-22, 2007
Guest of Honor
Chattacon 32
Chattanooga, Tennessee
January 26-28, 2007
Guest of Honor
MileHiCon 38
Denver, Colorado
October 27-29, 2006
Guest of Honour
Keycon 23
Winnipeg, Manitoba
May 19-21, 2006
Toastmaster
Norwescon 29
Seattle, Washington
April 13-16, 2006
Master of Ceremonies
VCON 30
Vancouver, British Columbia
October 7-9, 2005
Guest of Honor
CopperCon 25
Phoenix, Arizona
September 8-11, 2005
Special Guest
Dragon*Con 2005
Atlanta, Georgia
September 2-5, 2005
Guest of Honour
Toronto Trek 19
Toronto, Ontario
July 15-17, 2005
Guest of Honour
Con-Version 21.5
held in conjuction with Westercon 58
Calgary, Alberta
July 1-4, 2005
Guest of Honor
Apollocon 2005
Houston, Texas
June 24-26, 2005
Guest of Honor
Windycon 2004
Chicago, Illinois
November 11-14, 2004
Toastmaster
Confusion 2004
Warren, Michigan
January 23-25, 2004
Canadian Guest of Honour
Con-Version XX
Calgary, Alberta
August 8-10, 2003
Guest of Honor
Oasis 16
Orlando, Florida
May 23-25, 2003
Guest of Honour
KeyCon 20
Winnipeg, Manitoba
May 16-18, 2003
Guest of Honor
Minicon 38
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 18-20, 2003
Guest of Honor
MidSouthCon 21
Memphis, Tennessee
March 28-30 2003
Toastmaster
Con-Version XIX
(the 2002 Canadian National Science Fiction Convention)
Calgary, Alberta
August 9-11, 2002
Toastmaster
Tropicon 20
Palm Beach, Florida
November 9-11, 2001
Guest of Honour
Can-Con 2001
Ottawa, Ontario
August 17-19, 2001
Master of Ceremonies
Aurora Awards Banquet
Vancouver, BC
May 5, 2001
Guest of Honor
Eeriecon 3
Niagara, Falls, NY
April 20-22, 2001
Toastmaster
Ad Astra 2001
Toronto, ON
February 23-25, 2001
Guest of Honor
Kyoto SF Festival
Kyoto, Japan
November 12, 2000
Guest of Honor
CONTACT Japan 4
Tokyo, Japan
November 3-5, 2000
Guest of Honour
VCON 25
Vancouver, British Columbia
May 26-28, 2000
Guest of Honour
Concinnity 1999
Ottawa, Ontario
October 29-31, 1999
Master of Ceremonies
InCONsequential II
(the 1999 Canadian National Science Fiction Convention)
Fredericton, New Brunswick
October 15-17, 1999
Guest of Honor
Context XII
Columbus, Ohio
October 8-10, 1999
Guest of Honor
ConCat 10
Knoxville, Tennessee
November 27-29, 1998
Guest of Honour and Master of Ceremonies
Con*Cept 9
(The 1998 Canadian National Science Fiction Convention)
Montreal, Quebec
October 2-4, 1998
Guest of Honor
Bubonicon 30
Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 28-30, 1998
Special Guest
Con-Version XV
Calgary, Alberta
July 17-19, 1998
Guest of Honour
Ad Astra 18
Toronto, Ontario
June 5-7, 1998
Master of Ceremonies
National SF&F Society's Phyllis Gotlieb Celebration
University of Toronto
February 3, 1998
Master of Ceremonies
1997 Aurora Awards Banquet
Markham, Ontario
November 1, 1997
Guest of Honor
ValleyCon 22
Fargo, North Dakota
October 10-12, 1997
Canadian Guest of Honour
Con-Version XIV
Calgary, Alberta
July 18-20, 1997
Guest of Honour
Can-Con 7
Ottawa, Ontario
May 2-4, 1997
Guest of Honor
Capricon 17
Oak Brook (Chicago), Illinois
February 20-23, 1997
Guest of Honor
ConFurence 8
Anaheim (Los Angeles), California
January 16-19, 1997
Guest of Honour
Primedia '96
Mississauga, Ontario
November 1-3, 1996
Guest of Honour
Falcon 2
Halifax, Nova Scotia
September 12, 1996
Special Guest
Con-Version XIII
(The 1996 Canadian National Science Fiction Convention)
Calgary, Alberta
July 19-21, 1996
Special Guest
Ad Astra 16
Toronto, Ontario
June 7-9, 1996
Special Guest
Can-Con 6
Ottawa, Ontario
May 18-19, 1996
Guest of Honor
Astronomicon 5
Rochester, New York
March 1-3, 1996
Guest of Honor
Andromeda 2
Lincoln, Nebraska
March 10-12, 1995
Guest of Honour
Can-Con 3
Ottawa, Ontario
May 14-16, 1993
Guest of Honour
WilfCon VII
Waterloo, Ontario
June 1, 1991
Master of Ceremonies
NorthStar
(The First-Ever Conference on Canadian Science Fiction)
Toronto, Ontario
September 25, 1982

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Hugo and Nebula Winner

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