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'''Windycon''', a [[Chicago]]-area [[regional convention]], was founded in 1974 and held annually since then. In recent years, it has ordinarily been held on the weekend closest to Veterans Day. Membership is consistently just above or below 1,300. [[ISFiC]], Inc. is the corporate parent. | '''Windycon''', a [[Chicago]]-area [[regional convention]], was founded in 1974 and held annually since then. In recent years, it has ordinarily been held on the weekend closest to Veterans Day. Membership is consistently just above or below 1,300. [[ISFiC]], Inc. is the corporate parent. | ||
| − | Windycon was originally founded in order to raise the profile of fandom in Chicago in preparation for a [[Worldcon]] bid. In 1982, [[Chicon IV]] was the result. From its small beginnings, Windycon has grown to have an annual membership hovering around | + | Windycon was originally founded in order to raise the profile of [[fandom]] in Chicago in preparation for a [[Worldcon]] bid. Founders included [[Lynne Aronson|Lynne]] and [[Mark Aronson]], who [[chaired]] the first three cons; [[Jon Stopa|Jon]] and [[Joni Stopa]] and [[Carol Resnick|Carol]] and [[Mike Resnick]]. In 1982, [[Chicon IV]] was the result. From its small beginnings, Windycon has grown to have an annual membership hovering around 1,300. It is the largest of the fan-run Chicago conventions. |
| − | Annually since 1986, ISFiC has hosted the [[ISFiC Writers Contest]] in conjunction with Windycon, open to unpublished authors. The contest is judged by professional authors and editors. | + | Annually since 1986, ISFiC has hosted the [[ISFiC Writers Contest]] in conjunction with Windycon, open to unpublished authors. The contest is judged by [[professional]] [[authors]] and editors. |
| − | It was spelled “Windycon” for | + | It was spelled “Windycon” for I–XXI and 38 onwards. For XXII–37, it was “WindyCon.” |
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* [https://fanac.org/conpubs/Windycon Windycon publications] | * [https://fanac.org/conpubs/Windycon Windycon publications] | ||
* {{link | website= http://isfic.org/Home/WindyconHistory |text=Windycon History. }} | * {{link | website= http://isfic.org/Home/WindyconHistory |text=Windycon History. }} | ||
* [http://www.windycon.org Website.] | * [http://www.windycon.org Website.] | ||
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| + | See also: [[List of Chicago Conventions]]. | ||
== ISFiC Guest== | == ISFiC Guest== | ||
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[[Windycon XIV]] || November 6-8, 1987 || [[Vernor Vinge]], [[Jane Yolen]], [[Darlene P. Coltrain]], [[Beth Meacham]], [[Dick Spelman]] | [[Windycon XIV]] || November 6-8, 1987 || [[Vernor Vinge]], [[Jane Yolen]], [[Darlene P. Coltrain]], [[Beth Meacham]], [[Dick Spelman]] | ||
[[Windycon XV]] || November 11-13, 1988 || [[Orson Scott Card]], [[Erin McKee]], [[Lou Aronica]], [[Mark Aronson]], [[Lynne Aronson]] | [[Windycon XV]] || November 11-13, 1988 || [[Orson Scott Card]], [[Erin McKee]], [[Lou Aronica]], [[Mark Aronson]], [[Lynne Aronson]] | ||
| − | [[Windycon XVI]] || November 10-12, 1989 || [[Barry B. Longyear]], [[David Lee Anderson]], [[Beth Fleischer]], [[Mike Glyer]], [[Bob Passovoy]], [[George R. R. Martin]], [[George | + | [[Windycon XVI]] || November 10-12, 1989 || [[Barry B. Longyear]], [[David Lee Anderson]], [[Beth Fleischer]], [[Mike Glyer]], [[Bob Passovoy]], [[George R. R. Martin]], [[George Alec Effinger]], [[Lawrence Watt-Evans]] |
[[Windycon XVII]] || November 9-11, 1990 || [[Barbara Hambly]], [[Bob Eggleton]], [[Brian M. Thomsen]], [[Martha Beck]] | [[Windycon XVII]] || November 9-11, 1990 || [[Barbara Hambly]], [[Bob Eggleton]], [[Brian M. Thomsen]], [[Martha Beck]] | ||
[[Windycon XVIII]] || November 8-10, 1991 || [[Mike Resnick]], [[P. D. Breeding Black]], [[Robert Weinberg]], [[Howard DeVore]] | [[Windycon XVIII]] || November 8-10, 1991 || [[Mike Resnick]], [[P. D. Breeding Black]], [[Robert Weinberg]], [[Howard DeVore]] | ||
[[Windycon XIX]] || November 6-8, 1992 || [[Robert Shea]], [[Julius Schwartz]], [[Todd Cameron Hamilton]], [[Wolf Foss]], [[Richard Foss]] | [[Windycon XIX]] || November 6-8, 1992 || [[Robert Shea]], [[Julius Schwartz]], [[Todd Cameron Hamilton]], [[Wolf Foss]], [[Richard Foss]] | ||
| − | [[Windycon XX]] || November 12-14, 1993 || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]], [[Laura Brodian | + | [[Windycon XX]] || November 12-14, 1993 || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]], [[Laura Brodian Freas]], [[Algis Budrys]], [[Bill Higgins]] |
[[Windycon XXI]] || November 11-13, 1994 || [[Sharyn McCrumb]], [[Janny Wurts]], [[Clark E. Wilmarth]], [[Alice Bentley]] | [[Windycon XXI]] || November 11-13, 1994 || [[Sharyn McCrumb]], [[Janny Wurts]], [[Clark E. Wilmarth]], [[Alice Bentley]] | ||
[[WindyCon XXII]] || November 10-12, 1995 || [[Poul Anderson]], [[Heather Bruton]], [[Stanley Schmidt]], [[Dick Smith]], [[Leah Zeldes Smith]] | [[WindyCon XXII]] || November 10-12, 1995 || [[Poul Anderson]], [[Heather Bruton]], [[Stanley Schmidt]], [[Dick Smith]], [[Leah Zeldes Smith]] | ||
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[[Windycon 41]] || November 14-16, 2014 || [[A. Lee Martinez]], [[Bill Sutton]], [[Brenda Sutton]], Matrices, [[Lou Anders]], Geek Girl Chicago, [[SF Squeecast]] | [[Windycon 41]] || November 14-16, 2014 || [[A. Lee Martinez]], [[Bill Sutton]], [[Brenda Sutton]], Matrices, [[Lou Anders]], Geek Girl Chicago, [[SF Squeecast]] | ||
[[Windycon 42]] || November 13-15, 2015 || [[Christopher Moore]], [[Chris Moore]], [[Maurine Starkey]], [[Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff]], [[Jeff Bohnhoff]], Andy Looney, Kristin Looney | [[Windycon 42]] || November 13-15, 2015 || [[Christopher Moore]], [[Chris Moore]], [[Maurine Starkey]], [[Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff]], [[Jeff Bohnhoff]], Andy Looney, Kristin Looney | ||
| − | [[Windycon 43]] || November 11-13, 2016 || [[Adam Seltzer]], [[Ookla the Mok]], [[Art Baltazar]], | + | [[Windycon 43]] || November 11-13, 2016 || [[Adam Seltzer]], [[Ookla the Mok]], [[Art Baltazar]], Nerd Circus, [[Bob Passovoy]], [[Anne Passovoy]] |
[[Windycon 44]] || November 10-12, 2017 || [[Rudy Rucker]], [[Paul Taylor]], [[Tawny Letts]], [[Erica Neely]], [[Judi Miller]] | [[Windycon 44]] || November 10-12, 2017 || [[Rudy Rucker]], [[Paul Taylor]], [[Tawny Letts]], [[Erica Neely]], [[Judi Miller]] | ||
[[Windycon 45]] || November 9-11, 2018 || [[Faith Hunter]], [[Galen Dara]], [[Kevin Roche]], [[Jen Midkiff]], [[Bobbi Armbruster]] | [[Windycon 45]] || November 9-11, 2018 || [[Faith Hunter]], [[Galen Dara]], [[Kevin Roche]], [[Jen Midkiff]], [[Bobbi Armbruster]] | ||
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[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 22:07, 24 July 2022
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Windycon, a Chicago-area regional convention, was founded in 1974 and held annually since then. In recent years, it has ordinarily been held on the weekend closest to Veterans Day. Membership is consistently just above or below 1,300. ISFiC, Inc. is the corporate parent.
Windycon was originally founded in order to raise the profile of fandom in Chicago in preparation for a Worldcon bid. Founders included Lynne and Mark Aronson, who chaired the first three cons; Jon and Joni Stopa and Carol and Mike Resnick. In 1982, Chicon IV was the result. From its small beginnings, Windycon has grown to have an annual membership hovering around 1,300. It is the largest of the fan-run Chicago conventions.
Annually since 1986, ISFiC has hosted the ISFiC Writers Contest in conjunction with Windycon, open to unpublished authors. The contest is judged by professional authors and editors.
It was spelled “Windycon” for I–XXI and 38 onwards. For XXII–37, it was “WindyCon.”
See also: List of Chicago Conventions.
ISFiC Guest[edit]
An ISFiC Guest is someone who has been selected as a special guest for a Windycon, over and above the normal Guests of Honor, and whose trip is paid for by a grant from Windycon excess funds.
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