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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]] | + | [[Windycon XVI]] || November 10-12, 1989 || [[Barry B. Longyear]], [[David Lee Anderson]], [[Beth Fleischer]], [[Mike Glyer]], [[Bob Passovoy]], [[George R. R. Martin]], [[George Alexc 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]] | ||
Revision as of 03:43, 25 May 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. In 1982, Chicon IV was the result. From its small beginnings, Windycon has grown to have an annual membership hovering around 1300. 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Annually since 1986, ISFiC has hosted the ISFiC Writers Contest in conjunction with Windycon, open to unpublished authors.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 45 onwards. For XXII–44, 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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