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• Ken Krueger Dies

  
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  Comic-Con cofounder Ken Krueger passed away November 21 from a heart attack, reports Digital Spy . While Krueger is best known for helping plant the seeds of the popular megacon by his work on the first Golden State Comic-Con in 1970, he had a long history in sf fandom before that. Krueger attended the first ...
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• 2011 Worldcon Begins Online Registration

  
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  Renovation , the 2011 Worldcon, now has  online registration  up and running.  Renovation has installment plans and family plans, as well as special rates for children.   The committee’s press release tells fans: “Remember, nothing says Christmas, like a trip to Reno for the World Science Fiction ...
  2 weeks ago

• Picacio Airs Worldcon Payment Problem

  
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  John Picacio outlined for readers of his On the Front blog the problems some U.S. artists have experienced negotiating checks from Anticipation for art show sales: American artists were in fact mailed checks well after the 60-day period. However, those checks were drafted with questionable routing number ...
  2 weeks ago

• Glyer on Resnick on Worldcon

  
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  Ive been too busy with work and dealing with a balky computer to write much on Wednesday, so instead I commend Mike Glyers thoughful article about Worldcon prompted by a new version of Mike Resnicks "Worldcon is dying because its not enough like Dragon*Con and we let the rotten furriners hold it too often" rant.
  2 weeks ago

• Sowing Dragon’s Teeth

  
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  When Mike Resnick raised questions about the Worldcon’s future in an SF Signal comment chain his approach there was to describe symptoms, assess possible causes and urge intelligent changes to fix them. Yet in crafting his editorial for Universe about the same topic Resnick inexplicably took a radically ...
  2 weeks ago

• Worldcon Event DVDs

  
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  The official Anticipation Masquerade video is available on DVD from CreateSpace for $9.95 plus shipping, reports Video Director Syd Weinstein. Quite a few videos of North American Worldcons (and the latest Arisia) are for sale via CreateSpace. Anticipation Masquerade : Edited video of the event complete with the ...
  2 weeks ago

• That Travel Meme Again

  
  Kevin Standlee: Fandom Is My Way of Life — Authority: 128
  Ive picked up some new states and countries since the last time I visited this. visited 32 states (64%) Create your own visited map of The United States I dont count states where I only changed planes or otherwise stopped while flying by air without leaving the airport (Hawaii, North Carolina, Idaho). I do count ...
  4 weeks ago

• Emperor Norton — The Musical!

  
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  Poster for Emperor Norton The Musical The Emperor Norton, who graced the 1993 Worldcon with his regal presence as a time-traveling guest of honor, now has inspired Emperor Norton The Musical . It’s coming to Zombie Joe’s Underground Theater in North Hollywood on November 7 after three successful runs in San ...
  4 weeks ago

• Aussiecon 4 Seeks Artists and Dealers

  
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  Aussiecon 4, the 2010 Worldcon, is taking reservations for space in the Art Show and Dealers Room. Instructions for applying can be found at the official web site: www.aussiecon4.org.au . Full text of the press release appears after the jump. Press Release Number 2009-5, For release: 24 October, 2009 AUSSIECON ...
  5 weeks ago

• In Jeopardy with John W. Campbell

  
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  Ben Bova listed the people he credits for helping him make it as a professional writer  in an article for the Naples News : No writer stands alone. We all owe our success, such as it is, to those who taught us, inspired us, helped us understand and persevere. Editor John W. Campbell figures prominently in that ...
  5 weeks ago

• A Fan! A Fan! My Worldcon for a fan!

  
  The Crotchety Old Fan — Authority: 128
  The minions over at TLTSNBN are in a posting uproar following Mike Resnick’s, ummm, polemic?, over at Baen’s Universe , in which Mike castigates WSFS and shows favoritism towards ( shudder ) commercial cons over fannish cons. The commentary by the (suspected, rumored and not self-appointed) lords of creation ...
  5 weeks ago

• Pros and Cons

  
  Kevin Standlee: Fandom Is My Way of Life — Authority: 128
  Thanks to Gary Farber for pointing out that Mike Resnick is unhappy about Worldcons not being held mostly in the USA near where publishers and pros can get there regularly and driving away all of the media fans. He holds up events like Dragon*Con and Comic-Con as whats good -- professionally-run events with monster ...
  6 weeks ago

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