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'''Midwestcon''' is a [[science fiction convention]] held annually in the [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, area by the Cincinnati Fantasy Group.<br />
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Midwestcon is an informal type of convention known as a [[relaxacon]] which means that it has no programming. Instead, it is notable as a means for [[Science fiction fandom|science fiction fans]] to get together and talk to each other without the distractions of other conventions.<br />
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==History==<br />
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The [[7th World Science Fiction Convention|1949 Worldcon]] took place in Cincinnati, and the first Midwestcon followed in 1950, and has been held every year since, making it the second longest-running SF convention to be held in the same city, and the third oldest in the U.S.<br />
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Many figures in science fiction have attended Midwestcon, including [[Isaac Asimov]] and [[Arthur C. Clarke]].<ref name="MWC2" /><ref name="MWC3" /> [[Wilson Tucker (writer)|Wilson Tucker]] served as the perennial [[toastmaster]] for many years. Other Midwestcon attendees have included:<br />
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* [[Robert Bloch]]<ref name="MWC3" /><br />
* [[Jack L. Chalker]]<br />
* [[Robert Coulson]]<ref name="MWC19" /><br />
* [[Harlan Ellison]]<ref name="MWC3" /><ref name="MWC1" /><br />
* [[Phyllis Eisenstein]]<br />
* [[Lloyd Arthur Eshbach]]<ref name="MWC3" /><ref name="MWC1" /><br />
* [[Philip José Farmer]]<ref name="MWC2" /><br />
* [[Randall Garrett]]<ref name="MWC2">[http://fanac.org/Other_Cons/MidwestCon/m02-p01.html MidwestCon #2 1951 photos]</ref><br />
* [[Joe Haldeman]]<br />
* [[David H. Keller]]<ref name="MWC1" /><br />
* [[Stephen Leigh]]<br />
* [[George R.R. Martin]]<br />
* [[Bea Mahaffey]]<ref name="MWC1">[http://fanac.org/Other_Cons/MidwestCon/m01-p00.html MidwestCon #1 1950 photos]</ref><br />
* [[Julian May]]<ref name="MWC3">[http://fanac.org/Other_Cons/MidwestCon/m03-p01.html Midwestcon #3 1951 photos]</ref><br />
* [[Andrew J. Offutt]]<br />
* [[Alexei Panshin]]<ref name="MWC19">[http://fanac.org/Other_Cons/MidwestCon/m19-p00.html Midwestcon #19 1968 photos]</ref><br />
* [[Mike Resnick]]<br />
* [[Frank M. Robinson]]<ref name="MWC2" /><ref name="MWC3" /><br />
* [[Dick Smith (software)|Dick Smith]]<br />
* [[E. E. "Doc" Smith]]<ref name="MWC1" /><br />
* [[Ted White (author)|Ted White]]<br />
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[[Howard DeVore]] and Margaret Ford Keifer attended all 56 Midwestcons held from 1950 to 2005.<br />
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[[First Fandom]] was founded at the 1959 Midwestcon.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website}}<br />
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[[Category:Science fiction conventions in the United States]]</div>
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