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Annually since 1986, ISFiC has hosted the [[ISFiC Writers Contest]] in conjunction with Windycon, open to unpublished authors.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 | Annually since 1986, ISFiC has hosted the [[ISFiC Writers Contest]] in conjunction with Windycon, open to unpublished authors.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 | + | It was spelled “Windycon” for I-XXI and 45 onwards. For XXII–44, it was “WindyCon.” |
*{{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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+ | == ISFiC Guest== | ||
+ | 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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Revision as of 17:14, 1 April 2021
(Did you want the New Zealand Natcon?)
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Annually since 1986, ISFiC has hosted the ISFiC Writers Contest in conjunction with Windycon, open to unpublished authors.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.”
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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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. |