Potlatch was an annual
non-profit science fiction convention
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held in the
Pacific Northwest region of
North America
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since 1992. Unlike most SF conventions, Potlatch designates a "Book of Honor" rather than author, editor, fan, and/or artist "
Guests of Honor;
Potlatch history page
" the appellation "Book of Honor" does not preclude works from other media receiving the honor, such as films.
Books of Honor
* Potlatch 1, 1992 : None
* Potlatch 2, 1993 : '' Frankenstein''by Mary Shelley
* Potlatch 3, 1994 : None
* Potlatch 4, 1995 : ''The Only Neat Thing to Do
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'' by James Tiptree, Jr.
* Potlatch 5, 1996 : '' The Lathe of Heaven'' (video, based on the novel
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by Ursula K. Le Guin)
* Potlatch 6, 1997 : None
* Potlatch 7, 1998 : '' The War of the Worlds'' by H. G. Wells
* Potlatch 8, 1999 : None
* Potlatch 9, 2000 : None (also described as "Corflatch" due to being held in conjunction with Corflu 17).
* Potlatch 10, 2001 : ''Thunder and Roses
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'' by Theodore Sturgeon
* Potlatch 11, 2002 : None
* Potlatch 12, 2003 : '' The Rediscovery of Man'' by Cordwainer Smith
* Potlatch 13, 2004 : '' The Shockwave Rider'' by John Brunner
* Potlatch 14, 2005 : '' A Scanner Darkly'' by Philip K. Dick
* Potlatch 15, 2006 : ''The Avram Davidson Treasury
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'' edited by Robert Silverberg and Grania Davis
* Potlatch 16, 2007 : '' Dimensions of Sheckley: the Selected Novels'' by Robert Sheckley
* Potlatch 17, 2008 : '' Parable of the Sower'' by Octavia E. Butler
* Potlatch 18, 2009 : '' Always Coming Home'' by Ursula K. Le Guin and ''Growing Up Weightless
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'' by John M. Ford
* Potlatch 19, 2010 : '' Lord of Light'' by Roger Zelazny
* Potlatch 20, 2011 : '' Earth Abides'' by George R. Stewart
* Potlatch 21, 2012 : '' A Canticle for Leibowitz'' by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
* Potlatch 22, 2013 : '' Among Others'' by Jo Walton
References
External links
Potlatch home page
Recurring events established in 1992
Annual events in the United States
Defunct science fiction conventions in the United States
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