A Few Brief Words About
the History of Camp Necon
(Over 40 Years and Proudly Counting!)
Please allow us to be honest — when you’ve been around for as long as Camp Necon, you’ve got a lot of history to be proud of and to celebrate. Despite our long-standing adage that, ‘Whatever happens at Necon stays at Necon!” we encourage you all to head to Google or Facebook; you’ll be sure to find an impressive array of blogs, posts, and picture galleries compiled by individual Necon Campers who simply couldn’t help but celebrate and share their memories!
But for those who want a year-by-year running history, we humbly present …
NECON: A YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
Honors Key :
WGOH = Writer Guest of Honor; AGOH = Artist Guest of Honor; TM = Toastmaster; H = Honoree (Roasted or Honored); L – Legend
Location Key:
BCC = Baypoint Inn & Conference Center; RWU = Roger Williams University; BC = Bryant College; SR = Salve Regina; UML = UMass-Lowell Inn & Conference Center; SA = St. Anselm College
2023
Chair (& Location) — Matt Bechtel (SA)
WGOH — S.A. Cosby, V. Castro, Gabino Iglesias
AGOH — Lynne Hansen, Francois Vaillancourt
TM — Trisha J. Wooldridge
H — Errick Nunnally
L — Heather Graham, Glenn Chadbourne
2023
Chair (& Location) — Matt Bechtel (UML)
WGOH — Jennifer McMahon, Maurice Broaddus
AGOH — Billy Martin
TM — Tony Tremblay
H — Yvonne Navarro
L — Weston Ochse, Avis Crane, Sephera Giron
2022
Chair (& Location) — Matt Bechtel (UML)
WGOH — Bracken MacLeod, Mary SanGiovanni, Gretchen Felker-Martin
TM — Charles Rutledge
H — Jack Haringa
L — Joe Lansdale
2021
Postponed again due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but …
We held V-Con (Virtual Camp Necon) for the first and hopefully only time!
2020
Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019
Chair (& Location) — Sara Langley, Matt Bechtel (BCC)
WGOH — Linda D. Addison, Grady Hendrix, John Langan
AGOH — Reiko Murakami
TM — Kristin Dearborn
H — Mike Myers
L — Thomas Tessier
2018
Chair (& Location) — Sara Langley (BCC)
WGOH — Helen Marshall. David Wellington, Dana Cameron
AGOH — Jason Eckhardt
TM — Errick A. Nunnally
H — Matt Bechtel
L — Brian Keene, Carole Whitney
2017
Chair (& Location) — Sara Langley (BCC)
WGOH — Gemma Files, Laird Barron, Weston Ochse
AGOH — Kristina Carroll
TM — Lynne Hansen
H — P.D. Cacek
L — Cortney Skinner, Dot & John Godin
2016
Chair (& Location) — Sara Langley (BCC)
WGOH — Joe Hill, Mark Morris, Laura Anne Gilman
AGOH — Rebekah Isaacs
TM — Sandra Kasturi, Brett Savory
H — Rio Youers
L — Linda D. Addison, Stephen R. Bissette
2015
Chair (& Location) — Sara Langley (BCC)
WGOH — Chuck Wendig, Seanan McGuire, Paul Tremblay
AGOH — Duncan Eagleson
TM — John M. McIlveen
H — Sephera Giron
L — James A. Moore, Mary SanGiovanni
2014
Chair (& Location) — Sara Langley (BCC)
WGOH — Michael Koryta, Amber Benson, Nicholas Kaufmann
AGOH — Erik Mohr
TM — Jack Haringa
H — Nicholas Kaufmann
L — Dan Booth, John M. McIlveen
2013
Chair (& Location) — Sara Langley (BCC)
WGOH — Kealan Patrick Burke, C.J. Henderson
AGOH — Caniglia
TM — Rio Youers
H — Linda D. Addison
L — Chet Williamson
2012
Chair (& Location) — Sara Langley (BCC)
WGOH — Heather Graham, Jeff Strand
AGOH — Matthew Dow Smith
TM — Nicholas Kaufmann
H — Darrell Schweitzer
L — Elizabeth Massie
2011
Chair (& Location) — Sara Langley (BCC)
WGOH — Sarah Langan, Jonathan Maberry
AGOH — Steven Gilberts
TM — Matt Bechtel
H — Brian Keene, Mary SanGiovanni
L — Jack Ketchum
2010
Chair (& Location) — Dan Booth (RWU)
All Previous GOHs and Artist GOHs Invited Back!
TM — Nate Kenyon
H — Elizabeth Massie, Cortney Skinner
L — Yvonne Navarro, Christopher Golden
2009
Chair (& Location) — Dan Booth (BCC)
WGOH — John Skipp, Thomas E. Sniegoski
AGOH — Lars Grant-West
TM — Mary SanGiovanni
H — Yvonne Navarro, Weston Ochse
L — Tom Monteleone
2008
Chair (& Location) — Dan Booth (BCC)
WGOH — Charlaine Harris, Michael Marshall Smith, James A. Moore
AGOH — Eric Powell
TM — José Nieto
H — John McIlveen
L — F. Paul Wilson
2007
Chair (& Location) — Dan Booth (RWU)
WGOH — Sephera Giron, Brian Keene, Tim Lebbon
AGOH — Tom Kidd
TM — José Nieto
H — James A. Moore
L — Bob & Mary Booth
2006
Chair (& Location) — Dan Booth (RWU)
WGOH — Peter Crowther, Gary Braunbeck, Edward Lee
AGOH — Gahan Wilson
TM — Steven Spruill
H — Gahan Wilson
2005
Chair (& Location) — Dan Booth (RWU)
All Previous GOHs and Artist GOHs Invited Back!
TM — Linda D. Addison, Gerard Houraner
H — Phil Nutman
2004
Chair (& Location) — Dan Booth (SR)
WGOH — Simon Clark, Tom Piccirrilli, Tamara Thorne
EditorGOH — Don D’Auria
AGOH — Glenn Chadbourne
TM — Gordon Linzner
H — Christopher Golden
L — Douglas E. Winter
2003
Chair (& Location) — Dan Booth (RWU)
WGOH — T.M. Wright, Elizabeth Hand
EditorGOH — Richard Chizmar
AGOH — Omar Rayyan
TM — James A. Moore
H — Elizabeth Monteleone
L — Gahan Wilson
2002
Chair (& Location) — Dan Booth (RWU)
WGOH — Douglas Clegg, Graham Joyce, Christopher Golden
AGOH — Richard Sardinha
TM — P.D. Cacek
H — Dallas Mayer
L — Jill Bauman
2001
Chair (& Location) — Dan Booth (RWU)
WGOH — Tim Powers, Elizabeth Massie
AGOH — Nicholas Jainschigg
TM — Roman Ranieri
H — Peter Straub
L — Craig Shaw Gardner
2000
Chair (& Location) — Dan Booth (RWU)
All Previous GOHs and Artist GOHs Invited Back!
H — Dan Booth
1999
Chair (& Location) — Dan Booth (RWU)
WGOH — Kim Newman, Thomas Tessier
AGOH — Mike Mignola
TM — Rick Hautala
H — Chet Williamson
L — Paul Dobish
1998
Chair (& Location) — Dan Booth (RWU)
WGOH — Jack Ketchum, Neil Gaiman
AGOH — Cortney Skinner
TM — Christopher Golden
H — Stephen Bissette
L — Darrell Schweitzer
1997
Chair (& Location) — Dan Booth, Patty Riendeau (RWU)
WGOH — Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Yvonne Navarro
AGOH — Pat Morrisey
TM — Elizabeth Massie
H — Steven Spruill
L — Ginjer Buchanan
1996
Chair (& Location) — Dan Booth, Patty Riendeau (RWU)
WGOH — Nancy Holder, Joe R. Lansdale
AGOH — Doug Beekman
TM — Elizabeth Massie
H — Jill Bauman
L — Les Daniel
1995
Chair (& Location) — Jim Anderson (RWU)
WGOH — Jonathan Carroll, Matthew Costello
AGOH — Stephen Bissette
TM — Gahan Wilson
H — F. Paul Wilson, Matthew Costello
L — Alan Ryan
1994
Chair (& Location) — Jim Anderson (BC)
WGOH — Brian Lumley, Rick Hautala
AGOH — Rick Berry
TM — Ginjer Buchanan
H — Rick Hautala
L — Charles L. Grant
1993
Chair (& Location) — Steve Schleifer (BC)
WGOH — Ellen Datlow, Gahan Wilson
AGOH — Rick Leider
TM — Tom Monteleone
H — Ginjer Buchanan
1992
Chair (& Location) — Steve Schleifer (BC)
WGOH — Tom Monteleone, Craig Shaw Gardner
AGOH — Alan Clark
TM — Rick Hautala
H — Stan Wiater
1991
Chair (& Location) — Steve Schleifer (BC)
WGOH — Ramsey Campbell, Nancy Collins
AGOH — Bob Eggleton
TM — Bob Lavoie
H — Tom Monteleone
1990
Chair (& Location) — Bob Plante (RWU)
All Previous GOHs and Artist GOHs Invited Back!
TM — Bob Booth
H — Robert McCammon
1989
Chair (& Location) — Bob Plante (RWU)
WGOH — Lucius Shepard, Chet Williamson
AGOH — Jeff Jones
TM — Stan Wiater
H — Bob Plante
1988
Chair (& Location) — Bob Plante (RWU)
WGOH — John Farris, F. Paul Wilson
AGOH — Charles Lang, Wendy Lang
TM — Philip Nutman
H — Craig Shaw Gardner
1987
Chair (& Location) — Bob Plante (RWU)
WGOH — Kathryn Ptacek, Robert McCammon
AGOH — Tom Canty
TM — Craig Shaw Gardner
H — Les Daniels
1986
No convention due to the World Horror Convention being held in
Providence (with much of the Camp Necon Board running the event) that summer.
1985
Chair (& Location) — Bob Plante (RWU)
WGOH — Donald M. Grant
AGOH — All Donald M. Grant Artists
TM — Douglas E. Winter
H — Bob Booth
L — Joseph Payne Brennan
1984
Chair (& Location) — Bob Booth (RWU)
WGOH — Alan Ryan, Whitley Streiber
AGOH — Steve Gervais, Bob Lavoie
TM — Craig Shaw Gardner
H — Douglas E. Winter
1983
Chair (& Location) — Bob Booth (RWU)
WGOH — John Coyne, David Morrell
AGOH — Ned Dameron, Barclay Shawpp
TM — Douglas E. Winter
H — Alan Ryan
1982
Chair (& Location) — Bob Booth (RWU)
WGOH — T.E.D. Klein, Michael McDowell
AGOH — Jill Bauman
TM — Alan Ryan
H — Stephen King
1981
Chair (& Location) — Bob Booth (RWU)
WGOH — Peter Straub, Les Daniels
AGOH — Rowens Morrill
TM — Pete Pautz
H — Charles L. Grant
1980
Chair (& Location) — Bob Booth (RWU)
WGOH — Charles L. Grant
AGOH — Don Maitz
TM — Les Daniels
H — Donald M. Grant