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{{Short description|Literature convention held in Oak Brook, Illinois, US}}
{{Infobox Convention
| name               = Windycon
| image              = 
| caption            = 
| status             = Active
| genre              = Science Fiction/Fantasy Convention
| venue              = 
| location           = Oak Brook, Illinois
| country            = [[United States]]
| first              = October 25-27, 1974
| last               = November 10-12, 2023
| next               = November 8-10, 2024
| organizer          = ISFiC
| filing             = Non-profit
| website            = {{URL|http://www.windycon.org/}}
}}

'''Windycon''' is a science fiction and fantasy literature convention held in [[Oak Brook, Illinois]], on the weekend closest to [[Veterans Day (United States)|Veterans Day]].

[[ISFiC]], the parent corporation that runs Windycon,<ref name="pavlac">Pavlac, Ross, [http://www.isfic.org/WhatIs.asp What's an ISFiC], ISFiC Web Site, retrieved, 2015-11-10</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.isfic.org/conspast.asp The Windycon Big List], Windycon Web Site, retrieved, 2007-05-19</ref> 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.<ref name="pavlac"/>  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Annually since 1986, ISFiC has hosted a writers contest, open to unpublished authors.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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isfic.org/Winners.asp|title=ISFiC, Inc.: Writers Contest Winners|website=www.isfic.org|accessdate=15 September 2018}}</ref> Separately, Windycon has hosted a writers' workshop under the coordination of [[Richard Chwedyk]] since 2000.<ref>{{Citation | last = Foster | first = Adrienne | title = Next Manuscript, Please: Amazing Tales of the Worldcon Writers Workshop | newspaper = SFWA Bulletin | pages = 10  | date = August–September 2009 }}</ref>  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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== External links ==
*{{official website|http://www.windycon.org/}}
*[http://www.isfic.org ISFiC], Windycon's parent corporation

[[Category:Science fiction conventions in the United States]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 1973]]
[[Category:Creative writing programs]]


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