Los Angeles Worldcon

Golden State A Novel Ben H. Winters with intersecting highways as the background to the text.

Los Angeles-based writer Ben H. Winters examines the era of alternative facts through a warped lens in his dystopian novel Golden State. In this vision of Southern California, he presents us with a world in which the truth is the law.

Program Participant Survey

We want your Program items!

Now is the time to pitch us your unique and unusual program ideas around sci-fi, fantasy, or fandom-related topics in general.

Fill out the Program Participant Interest Form on our site now: www.lacon.org/programming/...

We love spotting Terese Mason Pierre's anthology named one as of the best SFF books of 2025 by Reactor Magazine!

Present wrapped in black paper and white string with LAcon V gift tag.

What better way to say "I love you" this holiday season than with a WSFS membership?

The perfect gift for the fan in your life who is difficult to shop for.

You can gift a membership in the World Science Fiction Convention, right here: LAcon.org/register

Concrete building that is cubed and two-storied and has many open glass windows.

Blue and green building with many square windows and wavy building detail.

A front of a brown office building that has an oversized pair of binoculars sitting in front.

Metal building that has overlapping pieces of various shapes put together.

The Frances Howard Goldwyn Hollywood Regional Library, the Team Disney Anaheim building, the Binoculars Building (once the Chiat/Day building), and the Walt Disney Concert Hall are just a few of these you can visit before, during, and after you're in the area for LAcon V!

Architect Frank Gehry will be remembered by his stunning work on many iconic buildings, namely the several he designed in the Los Angeles area.

(5/5) Should any agenda items from the four virtual meetings require further discussion or resolution, they will be addressed immediately following the in-person Site Selection announcement.

(4/5) The critical Site Selection Business Meeting, where the results of the voting for the host of the 2028 World Science Fiction Convention will be officially announced, will remain an in-person event. This key session will be held during the main LACon V convention in Anaheim.

(3/5) All virtual business meetings will commence at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Detailed login information and agendas will be distributed to members and interested parties closer to the dates.

(2/5) Following an extensive survey that garnered 147 responses from the science fiction and fantasy community, the committee has selected the following dates for the virtual sessions:
Friday, July 17
Sunday, July 26
Saturday, August 1
Sunday, August 9

(1/5) Los Angeles (December 5, 2025) - The organizing committee for LACon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention, today announced the schedule for the annual WSFS Business Meeting, which will be conducted virtually over four sessions this upcoming summer.

Membership price increase coming January 4 (lock in the lower price today with our installment plan)

Rate Increase - The price of a membership is increasing from $230 to $275. This price increase takes effect on January 4. Register now: www.lacon.org/register

Fans can lock in the lower rate now by signing up to an installment plan: www.lacon.org/2025/05/10/i...

Guests of Honor Exhibits Curator

Scenic Artist

Virtual Guide

Hospitality Team Leads

Looking for a way to help us out at LAcon V? There are still several volunteer positions you might be perfect to fill!

Apply for positions like:
✨ Guests of Honor Exhibits Curator
✨ Scenic Artist
✨ Virtual Guide
✨ Hospitality Team Lead(s)

Find these positions and many more at LAcon.org/volunteer

Program Participant Survey LAcon V

Got something interesting to say about science fiction, fantasy, or fandom? Want to have incredible conversations with other interesting fans?

Pitch us a program item. Apply now to be a program participant at LAcon V: www.lacon.org/programming/...

Folded white t-shirt with LAcon V logo.

Black man holding a khaki tote bag with LAcon V logo over his shoulder.

Metal, aqua colored water bottle with LAcon V logo printed on the front.

Sales to Members merch is now live on the LAcon V site: lacon.org/sales

Choose from tees, totes, mugs, and so much more!

Worldcons are powered by volunteers.

People like you and me, working together to build an awesome celebration of genre in its infinite diversity and infinite imagination.

And being a part of the volunteer team is the best way to experience a Worldcon.

Oh interesting! One of the most popular American novels of the 1800s ... I'm always fascinated about how many "response" novels there were to it.

Like how William Morris took issue with its depiction of work, and penned News From Nowhere to promote a "craft economy" version of socialism.

Inside of building with wood paneling, iron worked guardrails, and three iron worked staircases going up three floors.

The Bradbury Building is probably recognizable to fans of the 1982 SFF classic Blade Runner, but the 1893 architectural icon was also inspired by science fiction.

Architect George Wyman based his design on a passage in Edward Bellamy's 1877 bestseller "Looking Backward." #SciFiLosAngeles

What better way to say "I love you" this holiday season than with an WSFS membership?

Getting to vote on the Hugo Awards is the perfect gift for the fan in your life who is difficult to shop for!

You can gift a membership in the World Science Fiction Convention, right here: LAcon.org/register

Wonderful news! Glad to see poetry recognized by the greater speculative community.

If you can't tell, yesterday's announcements have made me incredibly hype for @laworldcon.bsky.social!

A copy of Can You Sign My Tentacle by Brandon O'Brien

Yesterday, @laworldcon.bsky.social announced that there would be a Poetry Hugo Award in 2026.

The 2025 Poet Laureate (and friend of the blog) @therisingtithes.bsky.social was kind enough to offer us a guest post celebrating this decision.

Guest Blog Post: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/12/gues...

I was not planning to attend WorldCon in ANAHEIM! But this is WorldCon Poet Laureate and she is EVERYTHING and I want to celebrate her!

Honored to be a Special Guest at @laworldcon.bsky.social next year! 🚀💫💜

I hope to use the space to champion the amazing work of speculative poets and Canadian BIPOC SFF writers!

Screen shot showing that Terese Mason Pierre is now following LAcon on Bluesky. She is a new special guest for the convention.

Play it cool, LAcon V. Play it cool.

Try not to be too much of a fanboy about the fact that
@teresempierre.bsky.social is now following you on Bluesky.

The most embarrassing fact about it is that the social media team went through a half dozen drafts of this poem.

AWESOME

O, frabjous day!

I am so very excited that 2026 will have a Best Poem Hugo!

Cool news promised.

Cool news delivered.

Now that LA has announced their special category, the Hugo rec sheet has been updated (poem is after short story). If you've been vibrating with excitement to rec some poetry, your moment has arrived! #HugoAwards