Ad Astra (convention)
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Ad Astra is an annual science fiction, fantasy, and horror convention in Ontario. Major events of the convention include the Masquerade, Guest of Honour presentations, panel discussions, Art Show, and Dealer's Room, as well as a wide variety of privately run room parties. Other events on the convention program include a games room, book launches, and the Saturday evening dance.
Programming
Ad Astra's programming features a wide variety of discussion panels on various topics of interest to science fiction and fantasy fans. Writing, art, and costuming workshops are also often seen each year at the convention.
History
Ad Astra first ran in 1980, and has run every year since, excepting 1981, 1999 and 2020.[1] The convention occasionally serves as host for other conventions; for example, Canvention 7 was held as part of Ad Astra 7, in 1987, and the convention hosted the Toronto games convention Orion for the years 2003 and 2004.
In previous years, guests have included prominent Canadian writers including Robert J. Sawyer, Nalo Hopkinson, Tanya Huff, Guy Gavriel Kay, Robert Charles Wilson, Phyllis Gotlieb, etc., as well as internationally renowned authors including C. J. Cherryh, David Brin, Connie Willis, Stephen Hunt, Larry Niven, Lois McMaster Bujold, Frederik Pohl, Katherine Kurtz, Orson Scott Card, James P. Hogan and others. Ad Astra has continued to evolve past its focus on literature to include programming dedicated to costuming, art, filking, and media. In some years, Jason Taniguchi has performed popular one-man parody shows at the convention.
Event history
| Dates | Location | Guests of Honour |
|---|---|---|
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| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Cara Inn Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Ben Bova, Ken Fletcher[1] |
| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Howard Johnson Airport Hotel Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Dean Ing, David C. Onley, Bob Passavoy[1] |
| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Holiday Inn Airport Hotel Toronto, Ontario, Canada | David Brin, Vonda McIntyre, Mike Glyer[1] |
| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Regal Constellation Hotel 900 Dixon Rd, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada | Steven Brust, Roger Zelazny, Frank Kelly Freas[1] |
| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Holiday Inn Airport Hotel Toronto, Ontario, Canada | C. J. Cherryh, Elisabeth Vonarburg, Diana Gallagher Wu[1] |
| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Holiday Inn Airport Hotel Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Orson Scott Card, R.A. MacAvoy, Fran Skene, Taral Wayne[1] |
| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Regal Constellation Hotel 900 Dixon Rd, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada | John Varley, Kerry O'Quinn[1] |
| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Howard Johnson Airport Hotel Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Terry Pratchett, Frank Kelly Freas, Larry Stewart[1] |
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| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Sheraton Toronto East Hotel & Towers Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Katherine Kurtz, Lois McMaster Bujold, Jan Howard Finder[1] |
| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Sheraton Toronto East Hotel & Towers Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Frederik Pohl, Dave Duncan, Robin Wood[1] |
| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Sheraton Toronto East Hotel & Towers Toronto, Ontario, Canada | L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp, Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, George Alec Effinger[1] |
| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Holiday Inn Yorkdale 3450 Dufferin St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Roger Zelazny, A.C. Crispin, Shawna McCarthy, Wayne Barlowe, Kim Newman, Stephen Jones, Michael Copabianco, Ellen Datlow[1] |
| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Days Inn Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Larry Niven, James P. Hogan, Philip Pullman, Robert J. Sawyer, Kathryn Cramer[1] |
| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Days Inn Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Steven Brust, Tim Powers, John Clute[1] |
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| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Crowne Plaza Toronto Don Valley Hotel 1250 Eglinton Ave E, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | C. J. Cherryh, Robert Charles Wilson, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Mark Askwith, Don Bassingthwaite, Gord Rose[4] |
| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Days Hotel & Conference Centre - Toronto Airport East 1677 Wilson Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Nalo Hopkinson, Dan Hutchinson, Tom Smith, Charles Vess, Peter Watts[5] |
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| Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Markham Holiday Inn 10 East Pearce Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | Harry Turtledove, Lesley Livingston, Shelly Shapiro, Joe Jusko, Peter Halasz |
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See also
References
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External links
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