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| − | + | '''Seattle''' is the largest center of [[fanac]] in [[Washington State]] and the [[Pacific Northwest]]. | |
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| + | == Clubs and Organizations:== | ||
| + | |||
| + | <tab head=top> | ||
| + | Club || Era | ||
| + | [[Babble-17]] ||early 80s | ||
| + | [[Cry Crowd]] ||1950s | ||
| + | [[Nameless Ones]] ||50s and 60s | ||
| + | [[Northwest Convention League]] ||started mid-80s | ||
| + | [[Northwest Science Fiction Society]] ||formed 1981 | ||
| + | [[Northwesternesse]] || | ||
| + | [[SWOC]] ||formed 1990 | ||
| + | [[Terran Society]] ||early 50s | ||
| + | </tab> | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Timeline== | ||
| + | |||
| + | <tab head=top> | ||
| + | Year || Event | ||
| + | 1945 ||[[Jack Speer]] moves to Seattle | ||
| + | early ’50s ||[[Terran Society]] founded | ||
| + | 1950s ||[[Nameless Ones]] founded. | ||
| + | 1959 ||[[Westercon 12]] held | ||
| + | 1961 ||'''[[Seacon]]''', the 1961 [[Worldcon]] held | ||
| + | 1966 ||[[Seattle in '68]] [[Worldcon bid]] | ||
| + | 1976 ||[[Seattle in 1981]] [[Worldcon bid]] launched | ||
| + | 1977 ||Start of the [[Seattle Fanzine Renaissance]] | ||
| + | 1978 ||First [[Norwescon]] [[regional]] held | ||
| + | 1979 ||[[Punch Out the Banquet Manager]] | ||
| + | 1981 ||[[Northwest Science Fiction Society]] founded | ||
| + | Early 80s ||[[Babble-17]] founded | ||
| + | 1984 ||First [[Rustycon]] held | ||
| + | mid-80s ||[[Northwest Convention League]] founded | ||
| + | 1986? ||First [[Dreamcon]] held | ||
| + | 1988 ||[[Corflu 5]] held | ||
| + | 1989 ||[[15th World Fantasy Convention]] held | ||
| + | 1990 ||[[SWOC]] founded | ||
| + | 1992 ||[[Potlatch]] started | ||
| + | 1993 ||[[Westercon 46]] held | ||
| + | 1994 ||[[ConComCon]] started | ||
| + | 1995 ||[[Ditto 8]] held | ||
| + | 1996 ||[[Seattle in 2002]] [[Worldcon bid]] started | ||
| + | ||[[Smofcon 14]] held | ||
| + | ||[[Costume-Con 14]] held | ||
| + | 1997 ||[[Westercon 50]] held | ||
| + | 1998 ||[[Richard Wright]] dies | ||
| + | 2000 ||[[Corflu 17]] held | ||
| + | 2003 ||[[Westercon 56]] held | ||
| + | rowspan=2|2005 ||[[CascadiaCon]] held | ||
| + | [[Gertrude M. Carr]] and [[F. M. Busby]] die | ||
| + | 2006 ||[[Seattle in 2011]] [[Worldcon bid]] begun | ||
| + | 2009 ||[[Corflu 26]] held | ||
| + | 2012 ||[[Conclusion]] held | ||
| + | 2013 ||[[Bobbie DuFault]] dies | ||
| + | 2014 ||[[Velma Bowen]] and [[Stu Shiffman]] die | ||
| + | 2025 || '''[[Seattle Worldcon 2025]]''' | ||
| + | </tab> | ||
| + | |||
| + | == People== | ||
| + | |||
| + | <tab> | ||
| + | |||
| + | --1961 ||[[Jack Speer]] | ||
| + | --1964 ||[[Wally Weber]] | ||
| + | ||[[F. M. Busby]] | ||
| + | ||[[Elinor Busby]] | ||
| + | ||[[William Austin]] | ||
| + | ||[[Wrai Ballard]] | ||
| + | </tab> | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{locale}} | ||
| + | [[Category:US]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:01, 21 October 2023
Seattle is the largest center of fanac in Washington State and the Pacific Northwest.
Clubs and Organizations:[edit]
| Club | Era |
|---|---|
| Babble-17 | early 80s |
| Cry Crowd | 1950s |
| Nameless Ones | 50s and 60s |
| Northwest Convention League | started mid-80s |
| Northwest Science Fiction Society | formed 1981 |
| Northwesternesse | |
| SWOC | formed 1990 |
| Terran Society | early 50s |
Timeline[edit]
People[edit]
| --1961 | Jack Speer |
| --1964 | Wally Weber |
| F. M. Busby | |
| Elinor Busby | |
| William Austin | |
| Wrai Ballard |
| Locale |
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