Madicon is this weekend and they are gearing up for it. They have a lot planned for their 20th anniversary, adding some new stuff while maintaining the classics. Guests lined up are authors C.S. Friedman, Katherine Kurtz, and C.J. Henderson. Filker and web comic creator Rob Balder, gaming guest Brian Glass, and medieval recreation group COMARR.

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Madicon is run by the Science Fiction Fantasy Guild at James Madison University. The con is held at the college in Harrisonburg, VA and this will be their 20^th anniversary. It will be March 11-13.

Although The Convention Fans Blog is based in the United States, I wanted to take an entry to highlight some upcoming fandom conventions in the Toronto area of Canada (all of the conventions below are within 120 miles of Toronto). I’ll be doing the same for other areas of Canada in the future! Let’s get on with the Canadian conventions,