Windycon
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Windycon is a science fiction and fantasy literature convention held in Oak Brook, Illinois, on the weekend closest to Veterans Day.
ISFiC, the parent corporation that runs Windycon,[1] was founded in 1973 in Chicago. The first Windycon was held the following year and has been held annually ever since either in Chicago or a Chicago suburb.[2] It is a general interest convention.
ISFiC and Windycon were founded to raise the profile of fandom in Chicago in preparation for a Worldcon bid.[1] 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 two fan-run Chicago conventions.
Annually since 1986, ISFiC has hosted a writers contest, open to unpublished authors. The contest is judged by professional authors and editors.[3] Separately, Windycon has hosted a writers' workshop under the coordination of Richard Chwedyk since 2000.[4] From 2004 to 2015, ISFiC Press, the publishing arm of Windycon's parent organization, published a Guest of Honor book to be released at the convention.
References
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- ↑ a b Pavlac, Ross, What's an ISFiC, ISFiC Web Site, retrieved, 2015-11-10
- ↑ The Windycon Big List Template:Webarchive, Windycon Web Site, retrieved, 2007-05-19
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External links
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- ISFiC, Windycon's parent corporation