Previous Guests at Octocon

This page reveals something of the history of Octocon. This section will gradually be expanded, as we compile more detailed information.

Octocon 2005

Guest of Honour: Charles Stross

Other Guests: Michael Carroll, Roger Gregg, Harry Harrison, James P. Hogan, John Kaiine, Tanith Lee, Anne McCaffrey, Juliet E. McKenna, Michael Scott, John Vaughan

Committee: Randall Shepherd, James Brophy, Brian Macken, Cat McGrath, Vince Pennell, James Shields

Other Vital Helpers: Michael Carroll, James Bacon, Chip Livingstone, Dave Lally, David Stewart, Brian Nisbet, Caitríona Hamman, 3rd Place, Other Realms, Ali

• The Octocon 2004 website.

Octocon 2004

Guest of Honour: Tanith Lee

Other Guests: Storm Constantine, Roger Gregg, Harry Harrison, Paul J. Holden, John Kaiine, Dirk Maggs, Anne McCaffrey, Michael Scott, Matt Smith, John Vaughan

Committee: Michael Carroll, James Brophy, Leonia Carroll, Caitríona Hamman, Nicola Hannigan, Cat McGrath, Robert McGregor, Vince Pennell, James Shields

• The Octocon 2004 website.

Octocon 2002

Guest of Honour: China Miéville

Other Guests: Eugene Byrne, Michael Carroll, Simon Clark, Maggie Furey, Roger Gregg, Harry Harrison, Morgan Llywelyn, Ian McDonald, Juliet E. McKenna, Kim Newman, Michael Scott, John W Sexton, Colin Smythe, John Vaughan, Ian Watson

• The Octocon 2002 website.

Octocon 2001

Guest of Honour: Anne McCaffrey

Other Guests: Rachel Armstrong, Eugene Byrne, Michael Carroll, Don Conroy, Maggie Furey, Roger Gregg, Harry Harrison, John Higgins, Paul J Holden, Katherine Kurtz, Morgan Llywelyn, Ian McDonald, John Meaney, Kim Newman, Colin Smythe, John Vaughan

• The Octocon 2001 website.

Octocon 2000 (O2K)

Guest of Honour: Michael Marshall Smith

Other Guests: Eugene Byrne, Diane Duane, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Roger Gregg, John Higgins, Jock Howson, John Joyce, Katherine Kurtz, Paul McAuley, Ian McDonald, Peter Morwood, Kim Newman, Michael Scott, Colin Smythe, John Vaughan

• The O2K website.
• Photographs from Octocon 2000.

Octocon 1999 (Octocon X)

Guest of Honour: Robert Rankin

Other Guests: Eugene Byrne, Storm Constantine, Maggie Furey, Harry Harrisson, Robert Holdstock, Graham Joyce, Tom Mathews, Ian McDonald, Kim Newman, Geoff Ryman, Michael Scott, Brian Stableford, Dave (Daev) Walsh, James White

• The Octocon X website.
• Photographs from Octocon 1999.

Octocon 1998 (Octocon Lite)

Guest of Honour: James White

Octocon 1997 (Eurocon)

Guest of Honour: Harry Harrison

Other Guests: Simon Clark, Grania Davis, Diane Duane, Dave Duncan, Maggie Furey, Stephan Grundy, Joe Haldeman, Peter F. Hamilton, Harry Harrison, Graham Joyce, Katherine Kurtz, Morgan Llywelyn, Scott MacMillan, Tom Mathews, Peter Morwood, Robert Rankin, Chris Reed, Tom Richards, Michael Scott, Freda Warrington, David Wingrove

• The Octocon 1997 website.

Octocon 1996

Guest of Honour: Brian Stableford

Octocon 1995

Guest of Honour: Kim Newman

Octocon 1994

Guest of Honour: Robert Holdstock

Octocon 1993

Guest of Honour: Storm Constantine

Octocon 1992

Guest of Honour: Orson Scott Card

Octocon 1991

Guest of Honour: Geoff Ryman

Octocon 1990

Guest of Honour: Terry Pratchett