Apr 4, 2008 - Barry Malzberg Cancellation - We regret to announce that Barry Malzberg will not be appearing at I-CON 27.

Apr 4, 2008 - Jon Rosenberg and Steven Cloud will not be appearing - Due to circumstances beyond our control, Mr. Rosenberg and Mr. Cloud are unable to appear at I-CON 27.

Mar 28, 2008 - Conrad Brooks Cancellation - Due to circumstances beyond our control, Conrad "The Gielgud of Bad Movies" Brooks will not be appearing at I-CON.

Mar 27, 2008 - Rocky Horror Picture Show! - It's a contest! You can be a mad scientist, biker zombie, or suburban housewife losing her inhibitions. Win fabulous prizes!

Mar 18, 2008 - RepRap Demo Cancelled - We regret to announce that RepRap.org's Zach Smith will be unable to attend I-CON. The RepRap demonstration has been canceled.

Mar 16, 2008 - BattleStar Galactica Season Premiere! - Come see the season premiere of the hit series on a big screen, with 700 of your closest friends. Win BSG DVD sets!

Mar 9, 2008 - GM Signup - Interested in running an RPG? Sign up to be a GM.

Mar 9, 2008 - Awards Banquet - Tickets are now available online for the Awards Banquet. This event is held each year honoring guests for outstanding achievements in their field or genre. This year, the Awards Banquet will be held at the Holiday Inn Ronkonkoma on Saturday April 5, 2008 starting at 5:30pm. For more information or to purchase tickets please visit the Awards Banquet page

Mar 9, 2008 - Cosplay Competition - This I-CON 27 Cosplay Competition is now open to all types of cosplay, not just anime! Registration closes March 28, so hurry over to the Anime page to register online!

News Archive

For more than twenty-five years, hundreds of John’s photographs and articles in the imaginative literature genre have been published widely in magazines, newspapers and on book covers. His pictures have appeared in program books for the World Fantasy and World Science Fiction Conventions, and have been featured in such mainstream publications as The New York Times and USA Today Weekend. For several years, John was the photographer for First Fandom’s newsletter, a columnist for Tangent, and a regular contributor to LOCUS and SF Chronicle. John received the E. E. Evans Big Heart Award at the World Science Fiction Convention in 1997. The following year he was Fan Guest of Honor at I-Con 17 and inaugural recipient of the Sam Moskowitz Award. John served as program director at Dragon*Con in 1998, coordinating First Fandom’s reunion. He accepted the World Fantasy Convention’s Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Andre Norton (1998) and Hugh B. Cave (1999).

While on a trip to Sri Lanka, John enjoyed a visit with Sir Arthur C. Clarke. Several quotations from John’s interview (LOCUS – September, 1999) were selected for Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001 Science Fiction Calendar. In 2001, John received one of the first annual 4E Awards, presented by Forrest J Ackerman’s Hollywood Bat Pack, for his contributions to science fiction fandom.

In 2006 at I-Con 25 (Long Island, NY), Days of Wonder Publishers debuted John’s book, David A. Kyle: A Life of Science Fiction Ideas and Dreams, which featured contributions from two-dozen prominent fans, authors and artists. Last year at I-CON, John conducted a teleconference with the Raymond Z. Gallun Award recipient Ursula K. Le Guin. At the 2007 North American Science Fiction Convention (Tuckercon), he authored the lead article for their program book.

John has two books scheduled to appear in 2008 from Days of Wonder Publishers. The first will be a tribute to Ray Bradbury called Surround Yourself With Your Loves and Live Forever. The other is Tales of the Time Travelers: The Adventures of Forrest J Ackerman and Julius Schwartz.