The Baltimore Science Fiction Society will hold Balticon 55 as a free virtual convention Memorial Day weekend, May 28-31, 2021.

Balticon is the Maryland Regional Science Fiction and Fantasy convention put on by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society (BSFS) for over 50 years. Balticon is run entirely by volunteers. Balticon raises funds for the operation of BSFS, its various writing awards, and charitable activities that promote literacy. Balticon 55 will take place over Memorial Day weekend May 28-31, 2021. Due to continued COVID-19 precautions, it will take place on-line as a virtual convention.

• Friday, May 28 8:30pm Overused and Underused Historical References

• Saturday, May 29 2:30pm Concert: Sassafrass

• Saturday, May 29 3:30pm Reading: Ada Palmer

• Saturday, May 29 4pm Doing Resurrection Right

• Saturday, May 29 7pm Designing a Government

• Sunday, May 30 5:30pm Non-Linear Narratives

• Monday, May 31 1pm First-Person Narration vs. Author Voice