Difference between revisions of "Boskone"
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colspan="5"| '''First Series of Boskones''' | colspan="5"| '''First Series of Boskones''' | ||
− | [[Boskone I]] ||late February 1941 ||[[R. D. Swisher]] home, Winchester || ||25 | + | [[Boskone I]] ||late February 1941 ||[[R. D. Swisher]] home, Winchester, MA || ||25 |
− | [[Boskone II]] ||February 22, 1942 ||Ritz Plaza, Boston || ||25 | + | [[Boskone II]] ||February 22, 1942 ||Ritz Plaza, Boston, MA || ||25 |
− | [[Boskone III]] ||February 28, 1943 ||Ritz Plaza, Boston ||[[Claude Degler]] ||14 | + | [[Boskone III]] ||February 28, 1943 ||Ritz Plaza, Boston, MA ||[[Claude Degler]] ||14 |
[[Boskone IV]] ||February 3-4, 1945 ||[[R. D. Swisher]] home, Winchester, MA ||[[Milt Rothman]], [[Jack Riggs]], [[Art Widner]], [[N. F. Stanley]], [[R. D. Swisher]] ||5 | [[Boskone IV]] ||February 3-4, 1945 ||[[R. D. Swisher]] home, Winchester, MA ||[[Milt Rothman]], [[Jack Riggs]], [[Art Widner]], [[N. F. Stanley]], [[R. D. Swisher]] ||5 | ||
− | [[Boskone V]] ||September 2, 1945 ||Hotel Hawthorne, Salem || ||9 | + | [[Boskone V]] ||September 2, 1945 ||Hotel Hawthorne, Salem, MA || ||9 |
colspan="5"| '''Second Series of Boskones''' | colspan="5"| '''Second Series of Boskones''' | ||
[[Boskone 1]] || September 10-12, 1965 ||[[Statler-Hilton, Boston]] ||[[Hal Clement]], [[Dr. Robert Enzmann]] ||66 | [[Boskone 1]] || September 10-12, 1965 ||[[Statler-Hilton, Boston]] ||[[Hal Clement]], [[Dr. Robert Enzmann]] ||66 |
Revision as of 19:04, 12 January 2021
A regional convention usually held in Boston, Massachusetts, named for the anti-Civilization culture of E. E. Smith’s Lensmen saga. It has also been held in Springfield, Framingham, and other locations within the state. Run by NESFA, it grew so much in the 1980s it came to be called the "Winter Worldcon", then it imploded. (See Rise and Fall of the Giant Boskones.)
There were actually two Boston conventions named "Boskone". The first, run by The Stranger Club ran 1941-1945. The current series of Boskones was started in 1965 by the Boston Science Fiction Society (BoSFS) as part of its bidding strategy for Boston in '67. BoSFS ran Boskone 1, Boskone 2, and Boskone 4. Boskone 3 was actually run by Erwin S. Strauss but, because of its venue, it was officially sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Science Fiction Club (MITSFS). The New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA) has run all Boskones starting with Boskone 5.
Journey Planet special issue on Boskones
From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
(Smith) - Originally, the anti-Civilization culture of the Lensman stories, which the Michelists insisted was superior to Smith's future capitalistic society -- hence the expression "Wollheim, speaking for Boskone". The word now means Boston Conference, the anniversary meetings of the Stranger Club, Boskone I being in 1941. |
- = Died before the convention.
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Website | 1941— |
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