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| − | A [[Worldcon bid]] by [[Earl Kemp]] to bring the [[Worldcon]] to [[Chicago]] in | + | A [[Worldcon bid]] by [[Earl Kemp]] to bring the [[Worldcon]] to [[Chicago]] in 1959. It lost to [[Detroit in '59]] at [[Solacon]]. See [[1959 Worldcon Site Selection]]. |
Supporters included [[Fritz Leiber]] (who seems to have been fairly central to the [[bid]]), [[Jerry de Muth]], [[Lewis Grant]], [[Jim O'Meara]], [[George W. Price]], [[Joe Sarno]] and [[Jon Stopa]]. The published the [[one-shot]] ''[[Dynamic]]'' to publicize their plans. | Supporters included [[Fritz Leiber]] (who seems to have been fairly central to the [[bid]]), [[Jerry de Muth]], [[Lewis Grant]], [[Jim O'Meara]], [[George W. Price]], [[Joe Sarno]] and [[Jon Stopa]]. The published the [[one-shot]] ''[[Dynamic]]'' to publicize their plans. | ||
Revision as of 02:52, 3 January 2020
A Worldcon bid by Earl Kemp to bring the Worldcon to Chicago in 1959. It lost to Detroit in '59 at Solacon. See 1959 Worldcon Site Selection.
Supporters included Fritz Leiber (who seems to have been fairly central to the bid), Jerry de Muth, Lewis Grant, Jim O'Meara, George W. Price, Joe Sarno and Jon Stopa. The published the one-shot Dynamic to publicize their plans.
| 1959 Site Selection | 1959 |
| This is a page about a convention bid. Please extend it by adding information about who was bidding, officers, committee list, what they were bidding for, who their opponents were, and who won. |
