Convention coverage

Click this link to read Nerdvana articles about local conventions, and keep track of them all with the list below.

Arizona conventions this year:

• Taiyou Con: Jan. 4-6, Hilton Phoenix East-Mesa
• Amazing Arizona Comic Con: Jan. 25-27, Phoenix Convention Center
• Vul-Con: Feb. 22-24, Phoenix Convention Center CANCELED
• Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention: March 8-10, Old Tucson Studios
• Tucson Festival of Books: March 9-10, University of Arizona
• Con-Nichiwa: March 22-24, Holiday Inn Tucson Airport-North
• International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival: April 4-11, Harkins Scottsdale 101
• LibCon: April 6, Chandler’s Hamilton High School
• ZapCon: April 6-8, Renaissance Phoenix Downtown
• LepreCon 39: May 9-12, Marriott Mesa
• Phoenix Comicon: May 23-26, Phoenix Convention Center
• Maricopa Con: Aug. 3-4, location TBA
• CopperCon Revolution: Aug. 8-11, Mesa
• Saboten Con: Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, Renaissance Glendale
• Arizona Fur Con: Oct. 11-13, Scottsdale 

Sources and more information:

• A great resource for Arizona conventions is the Arizona Science Fiction and Fantasy blog maintained by Nerdvana contributor Lee Whiteside: http://azsf.net/azsfblog/
• There’s also a great map of Valley geekery and online calendar over at Lightning Octopus: www.lightningoctopus.com (a version of which is included in an embedded Google Calendar at the top of this page and in the sidebar on the right-hand side of every Nerdvana page and blog post).

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