MidAmeriCon

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Science Fiction Convention
Name: MidAmeriCon
Dates: September 2-6, 1976, August 17-21, 2016
Frequency: Twice, though part of the annually recurring Worldcon
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Type: Fan run
Focus: Science fiction generally
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
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1976

MidAmeriCon, the 34th Worldcon (often called Big Mac) was held September 2-6, 1976, in Kansas City, Missouri. Professional Guest of Honor was Robert A. Heinlein, Fan Guest of Honor was George Barr. Wilson Tucker was Toastmaster; the convention chair was Ken Keller.

Joni Stopa ran the highly lauded masquerade, the judges included Sally Rand, and Patia von Sternberg did a strip tease while they deliberated.

MidAmeriCon hosted the 1976 Hugos and the 1978 Worldcon Site Selection, which chose Iguanacon. It was also the site of the first ever Hugo Losers' Party, a then-unofficial event organised by George R. R. Martin and his good friend Gardner Dozois, held in Martin's hotel room.[1]

The fan-related Hugo award winners were:

Con Reports and Photos

2016

In 2016, the 74th Worldcon was held August 17-21, 2016 in the same location. The Professional Guests of Honour were artist Kinuko Y. Craft; author Tamora Pierce; author Michael Swanwick; editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden and editor Teresa Nielsen Hayden. The joint chairs were Ruth Lichtwardt and Diane Lacey and Pat Cadigan was the Toastmaster.

The fan-related Hugo award winners were:

Con Reports and Photos

References

  1. ^ Gardner Dozois and I threw the first party at my room at MidAmericon in 1976, with stale pretzels and leftover booze scrounged from other parties, but we’d been Hugo Losers long before that. GRRM on the Hugo Losers Party, File 770. Published August 31, 2019 (Accessed September 26, 2021).