71st World Science Fiction Convention

LoneStarCon 3, the 71st World Science Fiction Convention
Logo by Brad Foster
Status	Active
Genre	Science fiction
Venue	Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center / Marriott Rivercenter
Location(s)	San Antonio, Texas
Country	United States
Inaugurated	August 29-September 2, 2013
Attendance	4,311 (6,060 total)
Organized by	Alamo Literary Arts Maintenance Organization, Inc.
Filing status	501(c)(3) non-profit
Website
lonestarcon3.org

The 71st World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as LoneStarCon 3, was held in San Antonio, Texas, on August 29-September 2, 2013, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and Marriott Rivercenter. The convention committee was chaired by Randall Shepherd. The convention was organized by Alamo Literary Arts Maintenance Organization, Inc. (ALAMO) which had previously organized LoneStarCon 2, the 55th World Science Fiction Convention, held in San Antonio in 1997.

The Guests of Honor were editor Ellen Datlow, author James Gunn, fan Willie Siros, author Norman Spinrad, and artist Darrell K. Sweet. (Although Sweet died in December 2011, he remained one of the convention's honored guests.) Paul Cornell served as Toastmaster for the event. Special guests were musician Leslie Fish and author Joe R. Lansdale.

Programming included hundreds of panels, screenings, concerts, signings, meetings, and other events on topics including women in aerospace, Doctor Who, molecular gastronomy, the Vatican library, the histories of both science fiction and its fandom, plus readings of current work by attending authors. More than a dozen panels focused on Texas and its role in speculative fiction plus nearly as many on the life and work of author Robert E. Howard.

The conventions several hundred program participants included authors Lois McMaster Bujold, George R.R. Martin, Jo Walton, Howard Waldrop, and Bradley Denton plus artists John Picacio, Vincent Villafranca, and NASA astronaut Cady Coleman.

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