Corflu

Corflu is a science fiction fanzine convention held each spring in North America (and three times in Britain). It is named after a slang term for the "correction fluid" used in mimeograph printing, a common way to produce fanzines before the arrival of low-cost photocopying and online fanzines. Each Corflu is organized by a different regional group, selected at the previous year's gathering. Previous Corflus have been held at:


 * 1984: Berkeley, California
 * 1985: Napa, California
 * 1986: Tysons Corner, Virginia
 * 1987: Cincinnati
 * 1988: Seattle
 * 1989: Minneapolis
 * 1990: New York City
 * 1991: El Paso
 * 1992: Los Angeles
 * 1993: Madison, Wisconsin
 * 1994: Crystal City, Virginia
 * 1995: Las Vegas
 * 1996: Nashville, Tennessee
 * 1997: Walnut Creek, California
 * 1998: Leeds, England - the first Corflu held outside North America
 * 1999: Panama City, Florida
 * 2000: Seattle
 * 2001: Boston
 * 2002: Annapolis
 * 2003: Madison, Wisconsin
 * 2004: Las Vegas
 * 2005: San Francisco
 * 2006: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 * 2007: Austin, Texas
 * 2008: Las Vegas
 * 2009: Seattle
 * 2010: Winchester, England
 * 2011: Sunnyvale, California
 * 2012: Las Vegas
 * 2013 : Portland, Oregon
 * 2014 : Richmond, Virginia
 * 2015 : Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
 * 2016: Chicago
 * 2017: Woodland Hills, California
 * 2018: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 * 2019: Rockville, Maryland
 * 2020: College Station, Texas
 * 2021: Bristol, England
 * 2022: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
 * 2023: Belfast, Northern Ireland
 * 2024: Las Vegas
 * 2025: Newbury, England

The venue for the 2026 Corflu will be selected at the 2025 Corflu.

Corflu is a small, informal convention with a single track of programming. Corflu's traditions include choosing the Guest of Honor randomly from the attendees and electing past presidents of the Fan Writers of America (which never has a current president). The Fan Activity Achievement Awards (FAAns) are presented annually at Corflu, and since 2010 a Lifetime Achievement Award has also been presented.