| WisCon | Date | Location | Guests of Honor | Chair(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 11-13, 1977 | Wisconsin Center | Katherine MacLean, Amanda Bankier | Jan Bogstad and Doug Price |
| 2 | February 17-19. 1978 | Wisconsin Center | Vonda N. McIntyre, Susan Wood | Jan Bogstad |
| 3 | February 2-4, 1979 | Wisconsin Center | Suzy McKee Charnas, John Varley, Gina Clarke | Jan Bogstad |
| 4 | March 7-9, 1980 | Wisconsin Center | Joan D. Vinge, Octavia E. Butler, David Hartwell, Beverly DeWeese | Jan Bogstad |
| 5 | March 6-8, 1981 | Wisconsin Center/Madison Inn | Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Don & Elsie Wollheim, Buck & Juanita Coulson, Catherine McClenahan, Steven Vincent Johnson | Diane Martin & Karen Jones |
| 6 | March 5-7, 1982 | Inn on the Park | Terry Carr, Suzette Haden Elgin | Hank Luttrell & Georgie Schnobrich |
| 7 | March 4-7, 1983 | Inn on the Park | Marta Randall, Lee Killough | Diane Martin |
| 8 | February 24-26, 1984 | Concourse Hotel | Elizabeth A. Lynn, Jessica Amanda Salmonson | Peter Theron |
| 9 | February 22-24, 1985 | Concourse Hotel | Lisa Tuttle, Alicia Austin | Richard S. Russell |
| 10 | February 21-23, 1986 | Concourse Hotel | Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Suzette Haden Elgin | Andrew P. Hooper |
| 11 | February 20-22, 1987 | Concourse Hotel | Connie Willis, Samuel Delany, Carol Avedon | Carrie Root |
| 12 | February 19-21, 1988 | Holiday Inn Southeast | R.A. MacAvoy, George R.R. Martin, Stu Shiffman | Pete Winz |
| 13 | February 17-19, 1989 | Holiday Inn Southeast | Gardner Dozois, Pat Cadigan | Hope Kiefer |
| 14 | March 9-11, 1990 | Holiday Inn Southeast | Iain Banks, Emma Bull | Kim Nash |
| 15 | March 1-3, 1991 | Holiday Inn Southeast | Pat Murphy, Pamela Sargent | Kim Nash |
| The Tiptree Award, now the Otherwise Award was announced at WisCon 15. | ||||
| 16 | March 6-7, 1992 | Holiday Inn Southeast | Howard Waldrop, Trina Robbins | Kim Nash |
| Tiptree (now Otherwise Award) winners: Eleanor Arnason, Gwyneth Jones | ||||
| 17 | March 5-7, 1993 | Concourse Hotel | Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Lois McMaster Bujold | Lorelei Manney |
| Otherwise Award winner: Maureen McHugh | ||||
| 18 | March 4-6, 1994 | Holiday Inn Southeast | Karen Joy Fowler, Melinda Snodgrass, Jim Frenkel | Matt Raw |
| 19 | May 26-29, 1995 | Concourse Hotel | Barbara Hambly, Sharyn McCrumb, Nicola Griffith | Tracy Benton |
| 20 | May 24-27, 1996 | Concourse Hotel | Ursula K. Le Guin, Judith Merril | Jeanne Gomoll |
| Otherwise Award winners: Theodore Roszak, Elizabeth Hand (not present) | ||||
| 21 | May 23-26, 1997 | Concourse Hotel | Melissa Scott, Susanna Sturgis | Diane Martin & Jim Hudson |
| 22 | May 22-25, 1998 | Concourse Hotel | Sheri Tepper, Delia Sherman, Ellen Kushner | Thomas Havighurst |
| 23 | May 28-31, 1999 | Concourse Hotel | Terri Windling, Mary Doria Russell | Dan Dexter |
| 24 | May 26-29, 2000 | Concourse Hotel | Charles de Lint, Jeanne Gomoll | Kim Nash |
| 25 | May 25-28, 2001 | Concourse Hotel | Nancy Kress, Elisabeth Vonarburg | Diane Martin |
| Otherwise Award winner: Molly Gloss | ||||
| 26 | May 24-27, 2002 | Concourse Hotel | Nalo Hopkinson, Nina Kiriki Hoffman | Jennifer White |
| 27 | May 23-26, 2003 | Concourse Hotel | Carol Emshwiller, China Miéville | Scott Custis |
| Otherwise Award winners: John Kessel, M. John Harrison (not present) | ||||
| 28 | May 28-31, 2004 | Concourse Hotel | Patricia McKillip, Eleanor Arnason | Victor Raymond |
| Otherwise Award winner: Matt Ruff | ||||
| 29 | May 27-30, 2005 | Concourse Hotel | Gwyneth Jones, Robin McKinley | Jim Hudson |
| 30 | May 26-29, 2006 | Concourse Hotel | Kate Wilhelm, Jane Yolen | Jeanne Gomoll, Scott Custis |
| Otherwise Award winner: Geoff Ryman | ||||
| 31 | May 25-28, 2007 | Concourse Hotel | Kelly Link, Laurie Marks | Allan Moore, Karen Moore, and Debbie Notkin |
| Otherwise Award winners: Shelley Jackson, Catherynne M. Valente Special Award: Julie Phillips |
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| 32 | May 23-26, 2008 | Concourse Hotel | L. Timmel Duchamp, Maureen McHugh | Carrie Ferguson, Betsy Lundsten |
| Otherwise Award winner: Sarah Hall (not present) | ||||
| 33 | May 22-25, 2009 | Concourse Hotel | Ellen Klages, Geoff Ryman | James Hudson, Diane Martin, and Debbie Notkin |
| Otherwise Award winners: Nisi Shawl, Patrick Ness (not present) | ||||
| 34 | May 28-31, 2010 | Concourse Hotel | Mary Anne Mohanraj, Nnedi Okorafor | Kafryn Lieder, Allan Moore, and Deborah Stone |
| Otherwise Award winners: Greer Gilman, Fumi Yoshinaga (not present) | ||||
| 35 | May 26-30, 2011 | Concourse Hotel | Nisi Shawl | Piglet Evans, Joanna Lowenstein |
| Otherwise Award winner: Dubravka Ugresic (not present) | ||||
| 36 | May 25-28, 2012 | Concourse Hotel | Andrea Hairston, Debbie Notkin | Lou Hoffman, Victor Raymond, Deborah Stone |
| Otherwise Award winner: Andrea Hairston | ||||
| 37 | May 24-27, 2013 | Concourse Hotel | Joan Slonczewski, Jo Walton | Jackie Lee, Kafryn Lieder, Gretchen Treu |
| Otherwise Award winners: Caitlin R. Kiernan, Kiini Ibura Salaam | ||||
| 38 | May 23-26, 2014 | Concourse Hotel | N.K. Jemisin, Hiromi Goto | Piglet Evans, Joanna Lowenstein |
| Otherwise Award winner: N.A. Sulway | ||||
| 39 | May 22-25, 2015 | Concourse Hotel | Alaya Dawn Johnson, Kim Stanley Robinson | Mikki Kendall, Levi Sable |
| Otherwise Award winners: Jo Walton, Monica Byrne | ||||
| 40 | May 27-30, 2016 | Concourse Hotel | Sofia Samatar, Justine Larbalestier, Nalo Hopkinson | Aileen Wall, Jackie Lee |
| Otherwise Award winners: Eugene Fischer, Pat Schmatz | ||||
| 41 | 2017 | Concourse Hotel | Amal El-Mohtar, Kelly Sue DeConnick | Allison Morris, Bronwyn Bjorkman |
| Otherwise Award winner: Anna-Marie McLemore | ||||
| 42 | 2018 | Concourse Hotel | Tananarive Due, Saladin Ahmed | Allison Morris, Phredd Groves |
| Otherwise Award winner: Virginia Bergin | ||||
| 43 | 2019 | Concourse Hotel | G. Willow Wilson, Charlie Jane Anders | Levi Sable, Talia Day |
| Otherwise Award winner: Gabriela Damián Miravete | ||||
| 44
(WisCONline) |
2020 | Online | Rebecca Roanhorse | Ira Alexandre, Kit Stubbs |
| Otherwise Award winner: Akwaeke Emezi | ||||
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(Unofficial) |
2021 | Online | ||
| Otherwise Award winner: Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki | ||||
| 45 | 2022 | Concourse Hotel and Online | Zen Cho (not attending), Yoon Ha Lee (not attending), Rebecca Roanhorse, Sheree Renée Thomas | Ira Alexandre, Kit Stubbs, Aileen Wall |
| 46 | 2023 | Concourse Hotel and Online | Rivers Solomon, Martha Wells | Bronwyn Bjorkman, Ira Alexandre, Kit Stubbs, Sherry Holcomb |
| Otherwise Award winners: Rivers Solomon and Ryka Aoki | ||||