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A [[convention]] held in [[Leicester]] in the [[UK]] over Easter 1943. There was no [[GoH]].  The [[committee]] was [[R. R. Johnson]], [[Don Houston]], [[Art Williams]], [[A. W. Gardner]], [[Ralph E. Orme]], [[J. Michael Rosenblum]], [[Tom Hughes]], [[Art Busby]].
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'''Midvention''' and its successor '''Midventionette''' were small [[convention]]s held in [[Leicester, UK]], in 1943 and 44. There was talk at the Midventionette of a third to be held at Easter 1945 but nothing came of it.
  
*[http://www.fiawol.org.uk/fanstuff/THEN%20Archive/1943Prog/43Prog.htm 1943 Program.]
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[[Midvention 1]] || April 23–26, 1943||
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[[Midventionette]] || September 1–2, 1944 || effectively Midvention 2
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A second Midvention was held September 1–2, 1944, with a similar cast of characters.
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See [[Early Conventions]].
 
 
*[https://fanac.org/fanzines/Futurian_War_Digest/Futurian_War05012.pdf 1944 Con report.]
 
 
 
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The Midlands Science-Fiction Convention of 1943.
 
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See [[Early Conventions]]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:59, 2 June 2024

Midvention and its successor Midventionette were small conventions held in Leicester, UK, in 1943 and 44. There was talk at the Midventionette of a third to be held at Easter 1945 but nothing came of it.

Convention Dates Notes
Midvention April 23–26, 1943
Midventionette September 1–2, 1944 effectively Midvention 2

See Early Conventions.


Convention
19431944
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