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| − | A [[regional convention]] usually held in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], named for the anti-Civilization culture of [[E. E. | + | A [[regional convention]] usually held in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], named for the anti-Civilization culture of [[E. E. Smith]]’s [[Lensmen]] saga. It has also been held in Springfield, Framingham, and other locations within the state. Run by [[NESFA]], it grew so much in the 1980s it came to be called the "[[Winter Worldcon]]", then it imploded. (See [[Rise and Fall of the Giant Boskones]].) |
There were actually two [[Boston]] [[conventions]] named "Boskone". The first, run by [[The Stranger Club]] ran 1941-1945. The current series of Boskones was started in 1965 by the [[Boston Science Fiction Society]] ([[BoSFS]]) as part of its [[bidding]] strategy for [[Boston in '67]]. BoSFS ran [[Boskone 1]], [[Boskone 2]], and [[Boskone 4]]. [[Boskone 3]] was actually run by [[Erwin S. Strauss]] but, because of its venue, it was officially sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Science Fiction Club ([[MITSFS]]). The [[New England Science Fiction Association]] (NESFA) has run all Boskones starting with [[Boskone 5]]. | There were actually two [[Boston]] [[conventions]] named "Boskone". The first, run by [[The Stranger Club]] ran 1941-1945. The current series of Boskones was started in 1965 by the [[Boston Science Fiction Society]] ([[BoSFS]]) as part of its [[bidding]] strategy for [[Boston in '67]]. BoSFS ran [[Boskone 1]], [[Boskone 2]], and [[Boskone 4]]. [[Boskone 3]] was actually run by [[Erwin S. Strauss]] but, because of its venue, it was officially sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Science Fiction Club ([[MITSFS]]). The [[New England Science Fiction Association]] (NESFA) has run all Boskones starting with [[Boskone 5]]. | ||
Revision as of 01:46, 13 October 2020
A regional convention usually held in Boston, Massachusetts, named for the anti-Civilization culture of E. E. Smith’s Lensmen saga. It has also been held in Springfield, Framingham, and other locations within the state. Run by NESFA, it grew so much in the 1980s it came to be called the "Winter Worldcon", then it imploded. (See Rise and Fall of the Giant Boskones.)
There were actually two Boston conventions named "Boskone". The first, run by The Stranger Club ran 1941-1945. The current series of Boskones was started in 1965 by the Boston Science Fiction Society (BoSFS) as part of its bidding strategy for Boston in '67. BoSFS ran Boskone 1, Boskone 2, and Boskone 4. Boskone 3 was actually run by Erwin S. Strauss but, because of its venue, it was officially sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Science Fiction Club (MITSFS). The New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA) has run all Boskones starting with Boskone 5.
Journey Planet special issue on Boskones
| From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
| (Smith) - Originally, the anti-Civilization culture of the Lensman stories, which the Michelists insisted was superior to Smith's future capitalistic society -- hence the expression "Wollheim, speaking for Boskone". The word now means Boston Conference, the anniversary meetings of the Stranger Club, Boskone I being in 1941. |
- = Died before the convention.
| Convention | |
| Website | 1941— |
| 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. |
