Wikipedia / Corflu
Wikipedia / Corflu
Corflu is a science fiction fanzine convention held each spring, generally in North America but also five times in England and once in Northern Ireland. It is named after a slang term for the "correction fluid" used in mimeograph printing, a common way to produce fanzines before the arrival of low-cost photocopying and online fanzines. Each Corflu is organized by a different regional group, selected at the previous year's gathering. Previous Corflus have been held at:
1984: Berkeley, California
1985: Napa, California
1986: Tysons Corner, Virginia
1987: Cincinnati
1988: Seattle
1989: Minneapolis
1990: New York City
1991: El Paso
1992: Los Angeles
1993: Madison, Wisconsin
1994: Crystal City, Virginia
1995: Las Vegas
1996: Nashville, Tennessee
1997: Walnut Creek, California
1998: Leeds, England - the first Corflu held outside North America
1999: Panama City, Florida
2000: Seattle
2001: Boston
2002: Annapolis
2003: Madison, Wisconsin
2004: Las Vegas
2005: San Francisco
2006: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2007: Austin, Texas
2008: Las Vegas
2009: Seattle
2010: Winchester, England
2011: Sunnyvale, California
2012: Las Vegas
2013 : Portland, Oregon
2014 : Richmond, Virginia
2015 : Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
2016: Chicago
2018: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2019: Rockville, Maryland
2020: College Station, Texas
2021: Bristol, England
2022: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2023: Belfast, Northern Ireland
2024: Las Vegas
2025: Newbury, England
2026: Santa Rosa, California
The venue for the 2027 Corflu was selected at the 2026 Corflu as Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Corflu is a small, informal convention with a single track of programming. Corflu's traditions include choosing the Guest of Honor randomly from the attendees and electing past presidents of the Fan Writers of America (which never has a current president). The Fan Activity Achievement Awards (FAAns) are presented annually at Corflu, and since 2010 a Lifetime Achievement Award has also been presented.