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A group of [[fans]] who jointly pay for some worthy person to attend [[Corflu]]. The administrators are [[Rob Jackson]] and [[Rich Coad]]. [[Coad]] describes how it was created: | A group of [[fans]] who jointly pay for some worthy person to attend [[Corflu]]. The administrators are [[Rob Jackson]] and [[Rich Coad]]. [[Coad]] describes how it was created: | ||
This idea grew out of the successful funds to bring [[Bruce Gillespie]] and [[William Breiding]] to [[Corflu Titanium]] and to bring [[Harry Bell]] to [[Corflu Quire]]. At [[Corflu Quire]], additional names were mentioned for fans we would like to see at [[Corflu]] but who are unable to attend for a variety of reasons. Subsequently, [[Andy Porter]] came up with the eminently sensible idea of gathering a group of 50 fans, each willing to donate $25 a year (or, to include British fans, £15) to a fund for the express purpose of defraying most, if not all, transportation and lodging expense. | This idea grew out of the successful funds to bring [[Bruce Gillespie]] and [[William Breiding]] to [[Corflu Titanium]] and to bring [[Harry Bell]] to [[Corflu Quire]]. At [[Corflu Quire]], additional names were mentioned for fans we would like to see at [[Corflu]] but who are unable to attend for a variety of reasons. Subsequently, [[Andy Porter]] came up with the eminently sensible idea of gathering a group of 50 fans, each willing to donate $25 a year (or, to include British fans, £15) to a fund for the express purpose of defraying most, if not all, transportation and lodging expense. | ||
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| + | The Corflu Fifty’s recipients are chosen through discussion on the group’s e-list. | ||
[http://corflu.org/history/c50.htm Website. ] | [http://corflu.org/history/c50.htm Website. ] | ||
Revision as of 16:24, 17 October 2021
(Did you mean the Sacred Liquid?)
An annual gathering of fanzine fans, founded by Lucy Huntzinger, Allyn Cadogan, Shay Barsabe and Terry Floyd in 1984. It is usually in the late winter or early spring. The con's location is decided via a bid process.
While there is a program, relaxed conversation is the main attraction. Things are not taken seriously, for example, the GoH (or CGoH) name is drawn from a hat. The annual FAAn Awards are presented at Corflu.
- See the Corflu history page by Tracy Benton for more history and facts about each Corflu.
- Terry Floyd on the founding of Corflu, Sikander 10 (August 1985, p. 20).
- Website.
| Convention | Dates | Location | Nickname |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corflu 1 | January 27-29, 1984 | Berkeley | |
| Corflu 2 | February 1-4, 1985 | Napa, CA | |
| Corflu 3 | February 14-17, 1986 | Tysons Corner, VA | |
| Corflu 4 | April 3-5, 1987 | Cincinnati | |
| Corflu 5 | April 29-May 1, 1988 | Seattle | |
| Corflu 6 | April 28-30, 1989 | Minneapolis | |
| Corflu 7 | May 4-6, 1990 | New York | |
| Corflu 8 | May 3-5, 1991 | El Paso, TX | Corflu Ocho |
| Corflu 9 | February 28-March 1, 1992 | L.A. | |
| Corflu 10 | May 20-22, 1993 | Madison, WI | |
| Corflu 11 | May 20-22, 1994 | Crystal City, VA | Corflu Nova |
| Corflu 12 | April 7-9, 1995 | Las Vegas | Corflu Vegas |
| Corflu 13 | March 15-17, 1996 | Nashville, TN | Corflu Nashville |
| Corflu 14 | March 13-17, 1997 | Walnut Creek, CA | Corflu Wave |
| Corflu 15 | March 13-16, 1998 | Leeds, UK | Corflu UK |
| Corflu 16 | April 30-May 2, 1999 | Panama City, FL | Corflu Sunsplash |
| Corflu 17 | March 3-5, 2000 | Seattle | Corflatch |
| Corflu 18 | March 30–April 1, 2001 | Boston | Corflu in New England |
| Corflu 19 | February 14–17, 2002 | Annapolis, MD | Corflu Valentine |
| Corflu 20 | April 25–27, 2003 | Madison, WI | Corflu Badger |
| Corflu 21 | March 19–21, 2004 | Las Vegas | Corflu Blackjack |
| Corflu 22 | February 25–27, 2005 | San Francisco | Corflu Titanium |
| Corflu 23 | May 5–7, 2006 | Toronto | Corflu Toronto |
| Corflu 24 | February 9–11, 2007 | Austin, TX | Corflu Quire |
| Corflu 25 | April 25–28, 2008 | Las Vegas | Corflu Silver |
| Corflu 26 | March 13–15, 2009 | Seattle | Zed |
| Corflu 27 | March 19–21, 2010 | Winchester, UK | Corflu Cobalt |
| Corflu 28 | February 11–13 2011 | Sunnyvale, CA | E Corflu Vitus |
| Corflu 29 | April 20–22, 2012 | Las Vegas | Corflu Glitter |
| Corflu 30 | May 3–5, 2013 | Portland, OR | Corflu XXX |
| Corflu 31 | May 2–4, 2014 | Richmond, VA | Cor31u |
| Corflu 32 | March 27-29, 2015 | Newcastle, UK | Tynecon 3 -- The Corflu |
| Corflu 33 | May 13-15, 2016 | Chicago | Corflu Chiflu |
| Corflu 34 | April 28-30, 2017 | L.A. | Corflu 34 |
| Corflu 35 | May 4-6, 2018 | Toronto | Dark Matter in a Bottle |
| Corflu 36 | May 2-5, 2019 | Rockville, MD | |
| Corflu 37 | March 13-15, 2020 | College Station, TX | Corflu Heatwave |
| Corflu 38 | Bristol, UK | Corflu Concorde | |
| Corflu 39 | March 2022 | Vancouver, BC | Corflu Pangloss |
Corflu Fifty[edit]
A group of fans who jointly pay for some worthy person to attend Corflu. The administrators are Rob Jackson and Rich Coad. Coad describes how it was created:
This idea grew out of the successful funds to bring Bruce Gillespie and William Breiding to Corflu Titanium and to bring Harry Bell to Corflu Quire. At Corflu Quire, additional names were mentioned for fans we would like to see at Corflu but who are unable to attend for a variety of reasons. Subsequently, Andy Porter came up with the eminently sensible idea of gathering a group of 50 fans, each willing to donate $25 a year (or, to include British fans, £15) to a fund for the express purpose of defraying most, if not all, transportation and lodging expense.
The Corflu Fifty’s recipients are chosen through discussion on the group’s e-list.
| Year | Winner | From | To | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Steve & Elaine Stiles | Randallstown, MD | Corflu Silver | Las Vegas, NV |
| 2009 | Curt Phillips | Abingdon, VA | Corflu Zed | Seattle, WA |
| 2010 | Earl Kemp | Kingman, AZ | Corflu Cobalt | Winchester, UK |
| 2011 | Dave Hicks | Leicester, UK | e-CorFlu Vitus | Sunnyvale, CA |
| 2012 | Shelby Vick | Panama City, FL | Corflu Glitter | Las Vegas, NV |
| 2013 | Rob Hansen | London, UK | Corflu XXX | Portland, OR |
| 2014 | Dan & Lynn Steffan | Portland, OR | Corflu 31 | Richmond, VA |
| 2015 | Geri Sullivan | Wales, MA | Tynecon 3: The Corflu | Newcastle upon Tyne, UK |
| 2016 | Grant Canfield | Novato, CA | Chiflu | Chicago, IL |
| 2017 | Pete Young | Hua Hin, Thailand | Corflu 34 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 2018 | Paul & Cas Skelton | Stockport, UK | Corflu 35 | Toronto, Canada |
| 2019 | Steve Jeffery | Oxfordshire, UK | Corflu 36 | Rockville, MD |
| 2020 | Tommy Ferguson Howard Waldrop |
Belfast, Northern Ireland Austin, TX |
Corflu Heatwave | College Station, TX |
| Convention | |
| 1984— |
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