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Bucconeer The 56th World
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Bucky the Crab |
Guests of HonorC.J. Cherryh Charles Sheffield, Toastmaster | |
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Bucconeer The 56th World
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Bucky the Crab |
Guests of HonorC.J. Cherryh Charles Sheffield, Toastmaster | |
L.A.con IV
Student Science Fiction
and Fantasy Contest
L.A.con IV, the 2006 World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), in conjunction with Baltimore Worldcon 1998, Inc., a section 501(c)(3) charitable organization, sponsored the ninth annual Student Science Fiction & Fantasy Contest for the best short story with a science fiction or fantasy theme, the best science fiction or fantasy artwork, and the best science essay.
This annual contest was open to all students in elementary school (5th grade and below), middle school (6th through 8th grade) and high school (9th through 12th grade). Each student could enter/win in any or all the story, art or essay categories, but could only enter once in each of the categories.
The deadline to submit entries for the 2006 Student Science Fiction and Fantasy Contest was 31 March 2006.
The annual preliminary evaluation of the Student Contest story entries (and art entries, if there's time) took place on Saturday and Sunday, 8 9 April 2006.
L.A.con IV Student Science Fiction and Fantasy Contest Web Page
The 2006 Student SF & F Contest Winners, Finalists and Semifinalists
The 2006 Student Science Fiction and Fantasy Contest winners, finalists, and semifinalists were honored during L.A.con IV with a special ceremony and reception.
Future Baltimore Worldcon 1998, Inc. Corporate Meetings
Student Science Fiction and Fantasy Contest mailing and quarterly corporate meeting
Date:
Saturday, 23 September 2006
Time:
Saturday: 2:00 a.m.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Please write to contest@bucconeer.worldcon.org for details if you are interested in joining us for this final contest mailing.
Past Corporate Meeting Minutes
(in Adobe Acrobat PDF format)
Baltimore Worldcon 1998, Inc. has extended corporate support to Nippon 2007, the 65th World Science Fiction Convention in Yokohama, Japan on 30 August 3 September 2007.
Yes! We still have VHS video tapes (sorry, no DVDs) of the Bucconeer Masquerade for sale. Send a check or money order in the amount of $30 US payable to "Baltimore Worldcon 1998, Inc." to:
Baltimore Worldcon 1998, Inc.
P.O. Box 314
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701Please specify the postal address where you want the tape mailed.
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Full-color wraparound cover and |
A special 225-page trade paperback anthology of works by the Bucconeer Guests of Honor and Toastmaster produced by Eyeball Books
Please send a check or money order for $15 US ($10 per trade paperback and $5 for shipping) payable to "Baltimore Worldcon 1998, Inc." and your postal address to:
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The printed book portion of the gateio app Memory Book project has been terminated. At the last Baltimore Worldcon 1998, Inc. quarterly meeting, the attendees voted to discontinue plans for a printed edition of the Parting Shot memory book and to transfer the allotted funds to the Student Science Fiction and Fantasy Contest.
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Bucconeer was the 1998 World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon). It was held at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland USA on August 5th 9th, 1998. The 2006 Worldcon, L.A.con IV, was held Wednesday, 23 August through Sunday, 27 August 2006 in Anaheim, California USA (Please note the nontraditional Wednesday through Sunday dates.) The 2007 Worldcon, Nippon 2007, will be held on 30 August – 3 September 2007 in Yokohama, Japan The 2008 Worldcon, Denvention 3, will be held on 6 10 August 2008 in Denver, Colorado Since 1975, whenever a Worldcon has been outside North America, an alternative North American Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC) has been held in the United States. The 8th NASFiC, CascadiaCon, was held on 1 5 September 2005 in Seattle, Washington over the Labor Day weekend A List of Past WorldconsThe site of each year's convention is determined by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS). A list of groups organizing future Worldcon site bids for 2007 and beyond may be found on the OLLO4D managed by Chaz Boston Baden. The annual Hugo Award (Science Fiction Achievement Award) is sponsored by WSFS and administered by the committee of the Worldcon held that year. |
Please contact Michael Nelson with any questions or comments.
Updated 20 September 2006
Baltimore Worldcon 1998, Inc. is a
charitable organization that has been recognized by the
United States
Internal Revenue Service as exempt from federal income tax as an
organization
described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Our charitable purpose is to
promote the science fiction and fantasy
genre in all its forms.
"World Science Fiction Society,"
"WSFS," "World Science Fiction Convention," "Worldcon,"
"NASFiC," and "Hugo
Award" are service marks of the World Science
Fiction Society,
an unincorporated literary society. "Bucconeer" is
a service mark of Baltimore Worldcon 1998, Inc.
