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Wow, what a Con!

We had a really great con this year -- over a 1000 fans came together for one of the best Conventions Memphis has ever seen.

The programing was truly spectacular - We had over 100 Panels, Readings and Special Events, plus 90 hours of Video and Anime. To get an idea of what went on, you can take a look at the Programing Schedule. We sincerely thank everyone who was on a Panel, or who enlightened and entertained us with a slide-show or presentation.

One of the highlights of the Convention was a short play (pictured left) written by Jane Fancher and C.J. Cherryh, and performed by Jane Fancher, C.J. Cherryh, Michael Sheard, Lynn Abbey, Lee Martindale, Selina Rosen, Cullen Johnson, Kat Hibpshman, and Jeff Bango (I think that I'm missing one or two people).

We want to express our deepest thanks to everyone who volunteered their time and energy to make MSC's programming the resounding success that it was.

The Gaming was also great at the Con - we had over 150 Role Playing, Miniatures, Collectable Card and Board games. Plus a LAN party, LARP, and other fun stuff. You can take a look over our Gaming Schedule to see what went on at the Con. We must thank all the gaming groups that contributed to the Con: the Fellowship Of Role Gaming Enthusiasts (FORGE), the Memphis Strategy Board Gaming Community (MSBGC), the Middle Earth Gamers Association (MEGA), and the Dead Dragon Society (DDS). And a special thanks to all of the independent GMs who put in the time and effort to run wonderful events for all who attended the Con.

Our Guests

Writer GoH - David Brin*
Artists GoH - Todd Lockwood
Gaming GoH - David Williams
Media GoH - Dragon Dronet
Fan GoH - Cullen Johnson
Toast Master - Michael Sheard

Lynn Abbey
Eric Aitala
Bill Allen
David Blalock
Brett Bolen
Robert D. Brown
M.M. Buckner
Stephen Chenault
C.J. Cherryh
Barbara Christopher
David Coe
Jeff Crook
Vince Docherty
Chip Dobbs
Jane Fancher
Naomi Fisher
Tom Foster
Andrew Fox
Dr. Stan Franklin
Barbara Gatewood
Janice Gelb
Allan Gilbreath
Susan Graham
Beverly Hale
Chris Hanther
Charlaine Harris
Brian A. Hopkins
Cullen Johnson
Les Johnson
Gary Jonas
Chris Hanther
Lee Killough
Dr. Robert Kozma
Dina S. Krause
Grant Kruger
Stephen Lackey
Suzie Lackey
Kevin Lenagh
Harris Lentz III
Rosie Lillian
Guy Lillian III
Todd Lockwood
Lee Martindale
Scott McCullar
John J. Miller
Pat Molloy
Jana G. Oliver
Tim O'Shea
Sam Penny
Selina Rosen
Michael Sheard
Alan Siler
Andrew Smith
Jarrod Spicer
Amy Sturgis
James Swanger
Sean Taylor
Laura Underwood
Janet Wade
Martheus Wade
Kathryn White
David Williams
Lin Workman
Eddy Zeno

*Due to illness David Brin was unable to attend the convention in person. He did telepresence via speakerphone into several panels, making him our first virtual guest.

Please forgive me if I missed anyone(and if you e-mail me any missing names I'll be more then happy to add them to the list).

Awards Section

From the standard DSC Phoenix and Rebel, to the student awards for our first annual writing and art contest, many deserving people were honnoer at our Con this year.

DSC Awards

The Phoenix - Gregory Benford

The Rebel - Sue Thorn

The Rebel - Dalvan M. Coger (posthumously)

MidSouthCon Awards

Outstanding Achievement - Peter Eric Setbacken

MSC SF/Fantasy Art Contest

Under 10 years of age:

Winner - Laura Crossett

Finalists - Mackenzie McCord, and Shryundra Gibbs

6th Grade:

Winner - Taylor Wadley

Finalist - Taylor Rushing

SemiFinalist - Alex Crossett

7th Grade:

Winner - Terrence Walker

Finalist - Kayla Neal

8th Grade:

Winner - Hannah Crossett

Finalist - Katie Porter

High School:

Winner - Shatara Ferguson

Finalist - Quinton Cannon

Finalist - Chase Christian Clark

Finalist - Kevin O'Neal Johnson

Finalist - Erica Clark

MSC - Science Fiction or Fantasy Story Contest

Winner - Bret Hargraves for The Time Traveler's Florist

MSFA Awards

The Darrell Awards

Best MidSouth Novel

Winner - E. E. Knight for Way of the Wolf

First-Runner-Up - Jeff Crook for Dark Thane

Honorable Mention - Sam Penny for Memphis 7.9

Best Short Story:

Winner - Robert D. Brown for "Savin' Ned" from Four Bubbas of the Apocalypse

Honorable Mention - Allan Gilbreath for "The Little Demon Doubt" from Darkness Rising 7

Best Other Work:

Winner - Jeff Crook for "The Sorcerer's Crystal"

Honorable Mention - David Blalock for "Revenge"

The Dal Coger Memorial Hall of Fame Award

Winner - Dan Henderson

Masquerade Winners

Best in Show - "Boba Fetts" - Glenn Tamboia & Chad Suppa

Best Recreation SF - "Predator" - Skip Curley

Best Recreation Fantasy - "Princess Fiona" - Lily Burns

Best Group Presintation - "Beetle Buster Blues" - Lin Workman & Kevin Williames

Best Aneme - "Renamon - Digimon Tamers" - Nicole "Anime Cat" Spradling

Honorable Mention: Presintation - "Gambit & Rouge - X-Maen" - Daniel Ashby & Michelle Luby

Honorable Mention: SF Recreation - "Leeloo - The Fifth Element" - Kat Hass

Most Original - "Planet Cingular" - Michael D. Landis

Excellence in Workmanship - "Amidala Lake Gown" - Kell Yarwood

Excellence in Workmanship - "Early 1500s Florentine Gown" - Mazelle Attiya

MidSouthCon is presented by Midsouth Science and Fictions Conventions Inc. a non-profit type 501(c)(3) Corporation. Donations welcome (and are tax deductible).

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