Midventionette

Midventionette, effectively Midvention 2, was a small convention held September 1–3, 1944, in Leicester, UK. There was no GoH. As the name implies, it was even smaller than the relatively small Midvention.

There seems to have been no advance publicity through Futurian War Digest with the report giving the attendance as 'six fans, two musicians, and one fencer'.

The six were R. Rowland Johnson, Gus Willmorth, A. W. Gardner and Ralph E. Orme plus Boris Parker and Tony Anticoni, both described in the report as 'semi-slan's (presumably fringe fans). The group variously wandered around Leicester, visiting a bookshop and having tea, with other events such as they were at Johnson's home. Johnson fought 'an impromptu duel' with a fencing instructor at the gymnasium of the YMCA. There was also a 'not over-successful' auction, conducted by Willmorth where Orme was the main buyer, and later a jam session featuring Johnson, Parker and two non-fan musicians.

The convention report was produced during the gathering and is the work of various uncredited attendees.

• 1944 Con report.

See Early Conventions.

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