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| − | + | '''Mancon''' was (a part of) the name of a (very loose) series of [[convention]]s held in [[Manchester, UK]] between 1952 and 1976. Except the first, all other four were [[Eastercon]]s. | |
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| + | [[Mancon 1|The original Mancon]], run by the [[Nor'west Science Fantasy Club]], is sometimes (like here on [[Fancyclopedia 3|the ''Fancy'']], for convenience and disambiguation from this series entry) retroactively numbered "Mancon 1", but no numeral was used at the time (or even dacades later), as it was simply the first one-off there. [[Supermancon]] was launched as an Eastercon [[bid]] for the immediately following 1953, but was "heavily defeated" by London's [[Coroncon]] at the London [[Eastercon 1952]], even before the trial Mancon could take place. | ||
<tab head=top> | <tab head=top> | ||
| − | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] | + | Convention || Dates || [[GoHs]] / notes |
| − | [[Mancon 1]] || October 5, 1952 || | + | [[Mancon 1|Mancon]] || October 5, 1952 || no GoH; about 80 attendees, but only one from [[London]] |
| − | [[Supermancon]] || June | + | [[Supermancon]] || June 4–6, 1954 || [[John Russell Fearn]] |
| − | [[Thirdmancon]] || April | + | [[Thirdmancon]] || April 12–14, 1968 || [[Ken Bulmer]] |
| − | [[Chessmancon]] || March 31 | + | [[Chessmancon]] || March 31 – April 2, 1972 || [[Larry Niven]] |
| − | [[Mancon 5]] || April | + | [[Mancon 5]] || April 16–19, 1976 || [[Robert Silverberg]], [[Peter Roberts]] |
| − | <s>Mancon 6</s> || <s>July | + | <s>Mancon 6</s> || <s>July 12–15, 1991</s> || Cancelled |
</tab> | </tab> | ||
{{convention | start=1952 | end=1976}} | {{convention | start=1952 | end=1976}} | ||
[[Category:UK]] | [[Category:UK]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:32, 26 October 2024
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 (like here on the Fancy, for convenience and disambiguation from this series entry) retroactively numbered "Mancon 1", but no numeral was used at the time (or even dacades later), as it was simply the first one-off there. Supermancon was launched as an Eastercon bid for the immediately following 1953, but was "heavily defeated" by London's Coroncon at the London Eastercon 1952, even before the trial Mancon could take place.
| Convention | Dates | GoHs / notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mancon | October 5, 1952 | no GoH; about 80 attendees, but only one 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. |
