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A Fan-Operated Science Fiction and Fantasy Literary and Filk Convention in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area
The FenCon Story
The FenCon story begins in 1999 when fans Tim Miller and Ed Dravecky
agreed that what the Metroplex needed was to bring back the fannish science fiction convention.
Dallas has a proud history of such gatherings stretching back to the very first SF convention in
Texas back in 1958. But by 1999, Conniption was a fading memory, Stellar Occasion had shut down,
and all that was left were toy shows and actor-centric autograph festivals.
So Tim and Ed did months of research, visited hotels, and made discreet inquiries
around local fandom. They found the perfect location, the perfect weekend, and after more than a
year's work they had it ready to present to the fan club to which they both belonged. There was just
one tiny problem: their perfect location was the North Dallas/Richardson sector of U.S. 75, their
perfect date was mid-February, and the big news was that another group had just announced they
would launch a literary fannish sf/f convention in Richardson in mid-February 2002: ConDFW.
Back to the drawing boards: So with their date now occupied by another event,
Tim and Ed shelved their plans and decided to just enjoy ConDFW. It wasn't exactly what they'd had in
mind but it was fun and area fans enjoyed it. However, a strange thing happened afterwards.
More to come.
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FenCon IV
- GoH: Connie Willis
- Music GoH: Tom Smith
- Fen GoH: Kathleen Sloan
- Artist GoH: David Mattingly
- Toastmaster: Steve Perry
- Special Guest: Toni Weisskopf
- Shindig Guest: Jarrod Davis*
(* FenCon was the site for the 2007 Lone Star Shindig,
hosted by the DF/W Browncoats for fans of Firefly and Serenity
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- Staff T-Shirt artist: Shawn Murphy
- Convention Chairman: Tim Miller
- Location: Crowne Plaza North Dallas
14315 Midway Road; Addison, TX 75001
- Theme: Fentastic Four
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FenCon III
- GoH: Alan Dean Foster
- Music GoH: Heather Alexander
- Fen GoH: Judith Ward*
- Artist GoH: Darrell K. Sweet
- Toastmaster: Jim Butcher
- Special Guest: Lawrence Watt-Evans
(* Judith Ward passed away on July 3rd, 2006, but she
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- Program Book cover artist: Darrell K. Sweet
- Convention Guide cover artist: Brad W. Foster
- Official T-Shirt artist: Barry Whitewater
- Staff T-Shirt artist: Barry Whitewater
- Convention Chairman: Tim Miller
- Location: Holiday Inn Select North Dallas
2645 LBJ Freeway; Dallas, TX 75234
- Theme: Sci-Fi Camp
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FenCon II
- GoH: S.M. Stirling
- Music GoH: Leslie Fish
- Fen GoH: Randy Farran
- Artist GoH: Larry Dixon
- Toastmaster: David Gerrold
- Special Guest: Mike Resnick
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- Program Book cover artist: Larry Dixon
- Convention Guide cover artist: Larry Dixon
- Official T-Shirt artist: Shawn Murphy
- Convention Chairman: Michael Nelson
- Location: Holiday Inn Select North Dallas
2645 LBJ Freeway; Dallas, TX 75234
- Theme: What if?
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FenCon I
- GoH: Larry Niven
- Filk GoH: Michael Longcor
- Fen GoH: Jim Murray
- Toastmaster: Elizabeth Moon
- Special Guest: Joe R. Lansdale
- Special Guest: Ardath Mayhar
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- Program Book cover artist: Cat Conrad
- Convention Guide cover artist: Cat Conrad
- Official T-Shirt artist: Shawn Murphy
- Convention Chairman: Michael Nelson
- Location: Holiday Inn Select North Dallas
2645 LBJ Freeway; Dallas, TX 75234
- Theme: Of the fen, by the fen, for the fen
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Last updated 10 September 2007
Text and images Copyright 2003-2007 by Dallas Future Society, Dallas, Texas.
FenCon is a production of the Dallas Future Society, a
non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the advancement of science, literature, and music for the
future of all mankind. This material is published by the Dallas Future Society in furtherance of its
literary and educational purposes. The opinions expressed are those of the editors and contributors and
do not necessarily reflect the view of the Dallas Future Society, its Officers, or Directors.
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