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| − | + | '''Mancon''' was (a part of) the name of a (very loose) series of [[conventions]] held in [[Manchester, UK]] between 1952 and 1976. Except the first, all other four were [[Eastercon]]s. | |
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| + | The original Mancon, run by the [[Nor'west Science Fantasy Club]], is sometimes retroactively numbered "[[Mancon 1]]", but no numeral was used at the time, as it was simply the first one-off there. [[Supermancon]] was launched as an Eastercon [[bid]] for the immediately following 1953, but had been "heavily defeated" by the London [[Coroncon]] at the London [[Eastercon 1952]], even before the trial Mancon could take place. | ||
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| − | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] | + | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] || notes |
| − | [[Mancon 1]] || October 5, 1952 || | + | [[Mancon 1|Mancon]] || October 5, 1952 || [[John Russell Fearn]] || about 100 people, but none from London |
[[Supermancon]] || June 4-6, 1954 || [[John Russell Fearn]] | [[Supermancon]] || June 4-6, 1954 || [[John Russell Fearn]] | ||
[[Thirdmancon]] || April 12-14, 1968 || [[Ken Bulmer]] | [[Thirdmancon]] || April 12-14, 1968 || [[Ken Bulmer]] | ||
Revision as of 11:35, 4 November 2023
Mancon was (a part of) the name of a (very loose) series of conventions held in Manchester, UK between 1952 and 1976. Except the first, all other four were Eastercons.
The original Mancon, run by the Nor'west Science Fantasy Club, is sometimes retroactively numbered "Mancon", but no numeral was used at the time, as it was simply the first one-off there. Supermancon was launched as an Eastercon bid for the immediately following 1953, but had been "heavily defeated" by the London Coroncon at the London Eastercon 1952, even before the trial Mancon could take place.
| Convention | Dates | GoHs | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mancon | October 5, 1952 | John Russell Fearn | about 100 people, but none from London |
| Supermancon | June 4-6, 1954 | John Russell Fearn | |
| Thirdmancon | April 12-14, 1968 | Ken Bulmer | |
| Chessmancon | March 31 - April 2, 1972 | Larry Niven | |
| Mancon 5 | April 16-19, 1976 | Robert Silverberg, Peter Roberts | |
| Cancelled |
| Convention | |
| 1952—1976 |
| This is a convention page. Please extend it by adding information about the convention, including dates, GoHs, convention chairman, locale, sponsoring organization, external links to convention pages, awards given, the program, notable events, anecdotes, pictures, scans of publications, pictures of T-shirts, con reports, etc. |
