Continuum (Australian convention)

For articles with a similar title, see Continuum.
Continuum is a yearly speculative fiction and pop culture convention held in Melbourne, Australia. The convention has continued since 2003, except for 2007 when it was replaced by the Australian National Science Fiction Convention instead, 2008 when no convention appears to have been held and a three-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic in 2020. 
In its promotions, the con defines its ambit as:
The con also oversaw a number of awards: the Chronos Awards for excellence in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror by Victorians, awarded between 2009 and 2014; the Infinity Award for overwhelming contribution to Australian fandom by a resident of Victoria (2012 and 2019) and the Ian Gunn Memorial Award for "unsung heroes" of Victorian sci-fi fandom (2009, 2019).
== History ==
Continuum was founded by sci-fi fan Danny Oz in 2003, inspired by Swancon, the yearly convention held in Perth, Western Australia and following much of their structure, including having a convention foundation (The Continuum Foundation), awards for fan contribution, outstanding achievement and service to fandom (the Infinity Awards, Chronos Awards and Ian Gunn Memorial Awards) and providing "Continuum Lifer" badges to fans attending their 10th convention (SwanCon recognises fans with 20 Year and 33 Year Badges). 
Unlike SwanCon and other Australian conventions, Oz did not intend Continuum to host the Australian National Science Fiction Convention (Australian Natcon) and made the structure difficult to adapt to a large scale convention size. That changed in 2012, with Continuum 8 hosting the 51st Australian Natcon and subsequently hosting again in 2014 (Natcon 53), 2017 (Natcon 56), 2019 (Natcon 58) and 2024 (Natcon 61); the 2025 convention will also be a Natcon (63).
For more details on specific cons, see the individual convention subpages.
== Overview ==
Year	Name 	Chair(s) 	Dates 	Location 	Guests of Honour
2003	Continuum: Secret Worlds, Dark Dreams 	Danny Heap (now Danny Oz) 	July 11-13 	Cato Conference Centre 	Kate Forsyth, Chris Lawson, Nick Stathopoulos, Marilyn Pride, Lewis Morley
2004	Continuum 2: Gods of Myth and Silicon 	Danny Oz 	June 11-14 	Cato Conference Centre 	Trudi Canavan, Eddie Campbell, Max Barry
2005	Continuum 3: Creatures Natural and Unnatural	Kirstyn McDermott 	July 15-17 	Hilton on the Park 	Neil Gaiman, Poppy Z. Brite, Richard Harland, Robin Hobb, James "Jocko" Allen
2006	Continuum 4: Retrorama 	Ian Mond, Anthony Mitchell 	Aug 4-6 	Victoria Hotel 	Shaun Tan, Charles Stross, Margo Lanagan
2009	Continuum 5: Galaxies by Gaslight 	Rachel Holkner, Paul Poulton 	Aug 14-16 	Ether Centre 	Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Narrelle M. Harris
2010	Continuum 6: Future Tense 	Emma Hespa Mann 	Feb 26-28 	Ether Centre 	Mark Pesce, Kim Westwood
2011	Continuum 7: Changing Consciousness 	David Crisp 	June 10-13 	Ether Centre 	Catherynne M. Valente, Dave Freer
2012	Continuum 8: Craftonomicon 	Emilly McLeay 	June 8-11 	Rydges on Swanston 	Kelly Link, Alison Goodman, Sue Ann Barber
2013	Continuum 9: Contraindicators 	Stephanie Lai 	June 7-10 	Ether 	N. K. Jemisin, Paul Collins
2014	Continuum X: Carnival of Lost Souls 	Julia Svaganovic 	June 6-9 	InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto	Jim C. Hines, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Danny Oz, Sharon Moseley
2015	Continuum 11: Southern Skies 	Liz Barr 	June 5-8 	Ether 	R. J. Anderson, Tansy Rayner Roberts
2016	Continuum 12: Stranger than Fiction 	Amanda Elliott 	June 10-13 	Jasper Hotel 	Kylie Chan, Queenie Chan
2017	Continuum 13: Triskaidekaphilia 	Tole Canal 	June 9-12 	Jasper Hotel 	Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant, Likhain
2018	Continuum XIV: Conjugation 	Sarah Bassett, Edie-Brie Hawthorn	June 8-11 	Jasper Hotel 	Cat Sparks, Alison Evans
2019	Continuum 15: Other Worlds 	Belle McQuattie 	June 7-10 	Jasper Hotel 	Kate Elliott, Ken Liu
2020	Continuum 16: All Possible Futures 	Lauren E. Mitchell 	June 5-8 	Jasper Hotel 	cancelled due to COVID
2024	Continuum 16: Reboot 	Belle McQuattie 	17-19 May 	Jasper Hotel 	Shannon Chakraborty, Vanessa Len, and Cienan Muir.
2025	Continuum 17: Horizons 	TBD 	May 16-18, 2025	Jasper Hotel 	TBD
== References ==
Category:2003 Conventions
Category:2000s Conventions
Category:2010s Conventions
Category:2020s Conventions
Category:Science Fiction ConventionsCategory:Conventions in Australia