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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. [[ISFiC]], Inc., is the corporate parent. | ||
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| + | Windycon was originally founded in order to raise the profile of [[fandom]] in Chicago in preparation for a [[Worldcon]] [[bid]]. Founders included [[Lynne Aronson|Lynne]] and [[Mark Aronson]], who [[chaired]] the first three cons; [[Jon Stopa|Jon]] and [[Joni Stopa]] and [[Carol Resnick|Carol]] and [[Mike Resnick]]. In 1982, [[Chicon IV]] was the result. From its small beginnings, Windycon has grown to have an annual membership hovering around 1,300. It is the largest of the [[fan]]-run Chicago conventions. | ||
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| + | Annually since 1986, ISFiC has hosted the [[ISFiC Writers Contest]] in conjunction with Windycon, open to unpublished authors.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. | ||
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| + | It was spelled “Windycon” for I–XXI and 38 onwards. For XXII–37, it was “WindyCon.” | ||
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| + | * {{conpubs|series=Windycon|dir=}}. | ||
| + | * {{link | website= https://isfic.org/Home/WindyconHistory |text=Windycon History. }} | ||
| + | * [https://www.windycon.org Website.] | ||
| + | * [https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064896751762 Facebook.] | ||
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| + | See also: [[List of Chicago Conventions]]. | ||
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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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| + | <tab head=top> | ||
| + | Convention || Date || [[GoHs]], Notes | ||
| + | [[Windycon I]] || October 25-27, 1974 || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Lou Tabakow]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon II]] || October 3-5, 1975 || [[Bob Tucker]], [[Joni Stopa]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon III]] || October 15-17, 1976 || [[Algis Budrys]], [[Bev Swanson]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon IV]] || October 7-9, 1977 || [[Bill Rotsler]], [[Meade Frierson]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon V]] || October 6-8, 1978 || [[Bob Shaw]], [[George Scithers]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon VI]] || October 5-7, 1979 || [[William Tenn]], [[Tony Lewis]], [[Suford Lewis]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon VII]] || October 24-26, 1980 || [[Robert Sheckley]], [[Gardner Dozois]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon VIII]] || {{nowrap|December 18-20, 1981}} || [[Larry Niven]], [[Mike Glyer]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon IX]] || December 10-12, 1982 || [[Frederik Pohl]], [[Jack Williamson]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon X]] || October 7-9, 1983 || [[George R. R. Martin]], [[Victoria Poyser]], [[Ben Yalow]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon XI]] || December 7-9, 1984 || [[Alan Dean Foster]], [[Joan Hanke-Woods]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon XII]] || October 11-13, 1985 || [[C. J. Cherryh]], [[Todd Cameron Hamilton]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon XIII]] || November 14-16, 1986 || [[Harry Harrison]], [[Arlin Robins]], [[Donald A. Wollheim]], [[Elsie Wollheim]] | ||
| + | [[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 XVI]] || November 10-12, 1989 || [[Barry B. Longyear]], [[David Lee Anderson]], [[Beth Fleischer]], [[Mike Glyer]], [[Bob Passovoy]], [[George R. R. Martin]], [[George Alec Effinger]], [[Lawrence Watt-Evans]] | ||
| + | [[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 XIX]] || November 6-8, 1992 || [[Robert Shea]], [[Julius Schwartz]], [[Todd Cameron Hamilton]], [[Wolf Foss]], [[Richard Foss]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon XX]] || November 12-14, 1993 || [[Joe Haldeman]], [[Frank Kelly Freas]], [[Laura Brodian Freas]], [[Algis Budrys]], [[Bill Higgins]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon XXI]] || November 11-13, 1994 || [[Sharyn McCrumb]], [[Janny Wurts]], [[Clark E. Wilmarth]], [[Alice Bentley]] | ||
| + | [[WindyCon XXII]] || November 10-12, 1995 || [[Poul Anderson]], [[Heather Bruton]], [[Stanley Schmidt]], [[Dick Smith]], [[Leah Zeldes Smith]] | ||
| + | [[WindyCon XXIII]] || November 8-10, 1996 || [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], [[Randy Asplund-Faith]], [[Christian Ready]], [[Tom Barber]], [[Tara Barber]] | ||
| + | [[WindyCon XXIV]] || November 7-9, 1997 || [[David Weber]], [[Doug Rice]], [[Charles Ryan]], [[Tim Lane]], [[Elizabeth Garrott]] | ||
| + | [[WindyCon XXV]] || November 13-15, 1998 || [[Allen Steele]], [[Phil Foglio]], [[Mitchell Burnside-Clapp]], [[Martin H. Greenberg]], [[Barry Lyn-Waitsman]], [[Marcy Lyn-Waitsman]], [[Frederik Pohl]] | ||
| + | [[WindyCon XXVI]] || November 12-14, 1999 || [[Kristine Kathryn Rusch]], [[Dean Wesley Smith]], [[Steven Vincent Johnson]], [[Mitchell Burnside-Clapp]], [[Chaz Boston Baden]] | ||
| + | [[WindyCon XXVII]] || November 10-12, 2000 || [[Terry Brooks]], [[Lubov]], [[Patrick Nielsen Hayden]], [[Teresa Nielsen Hayden]], [[Larry Smith]], [[Sally Kobee]] | ||
| + | {{nowrap|[[WindyCon XXVIII]]}} || November 9-11, 2001 || [[Kevin Anderson]], [[David Egge]], [[Dave McCarty]] | ||
| + | [[WindyCon XXIX]] || November 8-10, 2002 || [[Charles de Lint]], [[Lisa Snellings]], [[Shawna McCarthy]], [[Mark Leeper]], [[Evelyn Leeper]] | ||
| + | [[WindyCon XXX]] || November 7-9, 2003 || [[Gregory Benford]], [[Vincent di Fate]], [[John G. Cramer]], [[Tom Doherty]], [[Lynne Aronson]], [[Mark Aronson]], [[Phyllis Eisenstein]] | ||
| + | [[WindyCon 31]] || November 12-14, 2004 || [[Robert J. Sawyer]], [[Jael]], [[Gil Pearson]], [[Barry Childs-Helton]], [[Sally Childs-Helton]] | ||
| + | [[WindyCon 32]] || November 11-13, 2005 || [[Harry Turtledove]], [[Bill Holbrook]], [[Mark Osier]], [[Erin Gray]], [[Gil Gerard]], [[Nate Bucklin]], [[Louie Bucklin]], [[Jim Rittenhouse]] | ||
| + | [[WindyCon 33]] || November 10-12, 2006 || [[Jack McDevitt]], [[Stephan Martiniére]], [[Seth Shostak]], [[Jacob Weisman]], [[Mark Olson]], [[Priscilla Olson]] | ||
| + | [[WindyCon 34]] || November 9-11, 2007 || [[Tanya Huff]], [[Jody Lee]], [[Toni Weisskopf]], [[George W. Price]] | ||
| + | [[WindyCon 35]] || November 14-16, 2008 || [[John Ringo]], [[David Mattingly]], Ryan Yantis, Walter Koenig, [[Kim Williams]] | ||
| + | [[WindyCon 36]] || November 13-15, 2009 || [[James P. Blaylock]], [[Phil Foglio]], [[Kaja Foglio]], [[Chris Garcia]], [[Tom Smith]] | ||
| + | [[WindyCon 37]] || November 12-14, 2010 || [[Steven Barnes]], [[Nene Thomas]], [[Animal X]], [[Tricky Pixie]], Jason Schachat | ||
| + | [[Windycon 38]] || November 11-13, 2011 || [[Catherine Asaro]], [[Joe Bergeron]], [[Mike Brotherton]], [[Frank Hayes]], [[Hugh Daniel]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon 39]] || November 9-11, 2012 || [[Seanan McGuire]], [[Amy McNally]], [[Steve Jackson]], [[Pete Abrams]], [[Eric S. Raymond]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon 40]] || November 8-10, 2013 || [[Jim C. Hines]], [[Michael Longcor]], [[Bruce Schneier]], [[Karen Cooper]], [[Pete Abrams]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon 41]] || November 14-16, 2014 || [[A. Lee Martinez]], [[Bill Sutton]], [[Brenda Sutton]], Matrices, [[Lou Anders]], Geek Girl Chicago, [[SF Squeecast]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon 42]] || November 13-15, 2015 || [[Christopher Moore]], [[Chris Moore]], [[Maurine Starkey]], [[Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff]], [[Jeff Bohnhoff]], Andy Looney, Kristin Looney | ||
| + | [[Windycon 43]] || November 11-13, 2016 || [[Adam Seltzer]], [[Ookla the Mok]], [[Art Baltazar]], Nerd Circus, [[Bob Passovoy]], [[Anne Passovoy]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon 44]] || November 10-12, 2017 || [[Rudy Rucker]], [[Paul Taylor]], [[Tawny Letts]], [[Erica Neely]], [[Judi Miller]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon 45]] || November 9-11, 2018 || [[Faith Hunter]], [[Galen Dara]], [[Kevin Roche]], [[Jen Midkiff]], [[Bobbi Armbruster]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon 2019]] || November 15-17, 2019 || [[Elizabeth Moon]], [[Mitchell Davidson Bentley]], [[Chris Barkley]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon 47 in 2020]] || <s>November 13–15, 2020</s> || Cancelled due to [[COVID-19]] | ||
| + | [[Breezycon]] || November 13-15, 2020 (virtual) || [[Ray VanTilburg]], Elizabeth Koprucki, [[Seanan McGuire]] | ||
| + | [[Windycon 47 in 2021]] || November 12–14, 2021 || <s>[[Ben Aaronovitch]],</s> [[Ray VanTilburg]], Elizabeth Koprucki, [[Seanan McGuire]], <s>[[John Berlyne]],</s> Ken Hite | ||
| + | [[Windycon 48]] || November 11–13, 2022|| [[A. M. Dellamonica]], [[Kelly Robson]], [[Lauren Raye Snow]], [[Lauren Oxford]], [[Bill Higgins]], <s>Shana Mostella, April Choi</s> Spinneret | ||
| + | [[Windycon 49]] || {{nowrap|November 10–12, 2023}} || April Choi, Rick Heinz, Trevor Mueller, Logan Rocha, Jess Stary, Laser Webber | ||
| + | [[Windycon 50]] || {{nowrap|November 8-10, 2024}} || [[Mike Brotherton]], [[Christian Ready]], Papa Bear Studios, Ben Riggs, and the [[Faithful Sidekicks]] | ||
| + | </tab> | ||
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| + | {{convention | start=1974 | locale=Chicago, IL}} | ||
| + | [[Category:US]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:58, 22 August 2024
(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. 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. Founders included Lynne and Mark Aronson, who chaired the first three cons; Jon and Joni Stopa and Carol and Mike Resnick. In 1982, Chicon IV was the result. From its small beginnings, Windycon has grown to have an annual membership hovering around 1,300. 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 38 onwards. For XXII–37, it was “WindyCon.”
- Windycon publications and photos on fanac.org.
- Windycon History.
- Website.
- Facebook.
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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