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The Beginnings

ConGregate was founded in 2013 in response to StellarCon's need to go on hiatus. Without StellarCon, there was going to be lack of a general science fiction convention in the Triad region of North Carolina. Previous members of the StellarCon committee, as well as some of founding members of Trinoc*coN, got together and decided to begin a new convention to fill the upcoming void.

The core group founded ConGregate Productions, Inc., which in turn ran the first ConGregate in 2014, in Winston-Salem, NC. The following year, the old host hotel for StellarCon, which was now under new ownership, reached out to ConGregate and an arrangement was made to bring the convention to High Point, NC. As of 2021, ConGregate will be moving back to the Downtown Marriott, in Winston-Salem.

Below, you can find information about each of the ConGregate conventions that have been held.


Past Conventions

ConGregate 9

July 14-16, 2023
Downtown Marriott & Embassy Suites 
Winston-Salem, NC

Featured Guests:

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  • John Scalzi
  • Michael A. Stackpole

Chairman: James Fulbright

Program Book pdf


ConGregate 8

July 22-24, 2022
Downtown Marriott 
Winston-Salem, NC

Featured Guests:

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  • Timothy Zahn (GoH)
  • Valentine Wolfe

Chairman: James Fulbright

Program Book pdf


ConGregate 7 / DeepSouthCon 59

July 9-11, 2021
Downtown Marriott 
Winston-Salem, NC

Featured Guests:

  • Michael A. Stackpole (GoH)
  • Timothy Zahn (GoH)
  • John G. Hartness
  • Tim Rickard
  • Toni Weisskopf

Chairman: James Fulbright

Program Book pdf

PHOENIX AWARD
Allen L. Wold

REBEL AWARD
Cheralyn Lambeth


2020

There was no convention in 2020 due to the COVID-19 situation.


ConGregate 6

July 12-14, 2019
Red Lion Hotel
High Point, NC

Featured Guests:

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  • Eric Flint (GoH) - in absentia
  • Valentine Wolfe
  • Michael A. Stackpole
  • Toni Weisskopf

Chairman: James Fulbright

Program Book pdf


ConGregate 5

July 13-15, 2018
Red Lion Hotel
High Point, NC

Featured Guests:

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  • Jane Lindskold (WGoH)
  • Charles E. Gannon (WGoH)

Chairman: James Fulbright

Program Book pdf


ConGregate 4 / DeepSouthCon 55

July 14-16, 2017
Radisson Hotel
High Point, NC

Featured Guests:

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  • Barbara Hambly (WGoH)
  • Alan Pollack (AGoH)
  • Michael A. Stackpole
  • Toni Weisskopf
  • Timothy Zahn

Chairman: James Fulbright

Program Book pdf

PHOENIX AWARD
Simon Hawke
Aaron Allston (posthumously)

REBEL AWARD
Michael D. Pederson
Bob Ellis (posthumously)

RUBBLE AWARD
Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel


ConGregate 3: "Geek Summer Camp"

July 15-17, 2016
Radisson Hotel
High Point, NC

Featured Guests:

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  • Steven Barnes (WGoH)
  • Lindsey Look (AGoH)
  • A.J. Hartley
  • Valentine Wolfe

Chairman: James Fulbright

Program Book pdf


ConGregate 2: Scoundrels and Rogues

July 10-12, 2015
Radisson Hotel
High Point, NC

Featured Guests:

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  • Timothy Zahn (WGoH)
  • Michael A. Stackpole (WGoH)
  • Albin Johnson (FGoH)
  • Scott Rorie 
  • Valentine Wolfe

Chairman: James Fulbright

Program Book pdf


ConGregate

July 11-13, 2014
Downtown Marriott
Winston-Salem, NC

Featured Guests:

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  • Larry Correia (WGoH)
  • Mark Poole (AGoH)
  • Toni Weisskopf
  • Jennifer McCollom

Chairman: James Fulbright

Program Book pdf
 

 

Manly Wade Wellman Award

ConGregate is the site location of the award ceremony of the Manly Wade Wellman Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Past Winners

  • 2023 Ursula Vernon
  • 2022: Monica Byrne
  • 2021: Natania Barron
  • 2020: Michael G. Willaims
  • 2019: Christopher Ruocchio
  • 2018: Gail Z. Martin
  • 2017: A.J. Hartley
  • 2016: John Hartness
  • 2015: Murr Lafferty
  • 2014: Murr Lafferty

Short Film Festival Winners

We have created a separate page for the annual winners of the ConGregate Short Film Festival