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MSC 23 Gaming Program Book
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MSC 23 Pocket Program Book
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Overview of MidSouthCon 23

MidSouthCon 23 is over -- and what a wonderful Con it was!

Thanks to everyone who took part in making MidSouthCon 23 such a great success!

Once again over a 1000 fans came to Memphis and made MidSouthCon 23 one of the best Conventions Memphis has ever seen. Our deepest thanks go out to everyone took part and made it such a success.

For MSC 23 we expanded our programing yet again and held over 120 hours of programing in up to six simultaneous tracks (and that is not counting the Anime Room, Video Room, or any of the gaming). The programing was truly spectacular and we sincerely thank everyone who participated in the events or volunteered their time and energy to put it all together. if you would like to see what some of the panels were you can take a look at the online version of MSC 23's Pocket program

The Gaming was also great at the Con - Games Workshop, our Gaming Guest of Honor, ran multiple events and demos throughout out the con, as did sabertooth games. AEG kicked off its Warlord World Conquest at midsouthcon and met with great success. Overall, we ran over 150 Role Playing, Miniatures, Collectable Card and Board games at this midsouthcon, plus a LAN party, LARP, and other fun stuff(you can take a look at the MSC23 gaming schedule. We thank the local gaming groups the Fellowship Of Role Gaming Enthusiasts (FORGE), and the Memphis Strategy Board Gaming Community (MSBGC), for everything they contributed to the Con. And a very special thanks to all of the other GMs and event coordinators who put in the time and effort to run such wonderful events for all who attended the MidSouthCon 23.

Not only do we have a lot of fun at MSC, we also do are part in helping other charitable organizations and good causes. Besides our usual charities we made donations to charities that were important to some of our guests of honor.

	Our Co-con-chair, Dana Bridges, giving checks to our Fan Guests of Honer the 501st legion for www.ForKatie.org, and our Writer Guest of Honor Esther M. Friesner for the Revlon Run/Walk for Women

Guests at MidSouthCon 23

Guests of Honor:

Writer GoH - Esther M. Friesner
Artist GoH - Steve Hickman
Gaming GoH - Games Workshop
Science GoH - Gregory Benford
Media GoH - Brinke Stevens
Comics GoH - Steve Rude
Fan GoH - The 501st Legion
Filk GoH - The Great LukeSki
Toastmaster - Michael Sheard
Persistent Guest - Cullen Johnson

Authors and Publishers:

Bill Allen
Terry Bramlett
M.M.Buckner
David B. Coe
Glen Cook
Jeff Crook
Lanette Curington
Elizabeth Donald
Kenneth Mark Hoover
Brian A. Hopkns
Lee Killough
E.E. Knight
Rickey Mallory
Lee Martindale
Gloria Oliver
Jana G. Oliver
Richard Parks
Selina Rosen
Alicia Sparks
Karen Syed
Laura J. Underwood

Science and Technology

Brett Bolen Ph.D.
Lionel J. Crews Ph.D.
Eric Attiya Ph.D.
Amy Porter M.D.

Comic Writers, Publishers, and Graphic Artists

David Beaty
Tom Foster
Mitch Foust
Chris Hanther
John Jackson Miller
Penny Register
Adam Shaw
Andrew Smith
Martheus Wade
Kathryn White
Lin Workman
Eddy Zeno

Others (Scholars, Fen, Media, and everyone else)

Lady Angel
Grant Kruger
Sean O'Bannon
Dr. Amy H. Sturgis
James Swanger

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

MidSouthCon Awards

Outstanding Achievement Award

Mical and Gorge Holland

MSC SF/Fantasy Art Contest

Winner - TBA

MSC - Science Fiction or Fantasy Story Contest

Winner - TBA

Mid-South Science Fiction & Fantasy Association (MSSFFA) Awards

The Dal Coger Memorial Hall of Fame Award:

Winner - Michael Reisig

The Darrell Award for Best Novel:

Winner - Jack Dann for The Rebel

First-Runner-Up - Nora Roberts for Blue Dahlia

The Darrell Award for Best Novella:

Winner - Elizabeth Donald for Nocturnal Urges

First Runner Up - Lanette Currington for Moonstoned

The Darrell Award for Best Short Story:

Winner - Catherine M. Morrison for Elvis In the Attic

First Runner Up - Barbara Gatewood for The Journals of Dr. Albert Dewey

The Darrell Award for Best Other Work:

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

Honorable Mention - Adam Shaw and Penny Register-Shaw for Bloodstream

Masquerade Winners

We had another great turnout this year with some marvelous costumes and great performances.

Best of Show

Nicole "Anime Cat" Spalding for Krypto the Superdog.

Best Original

Robert Stone and Demon Warrior for Demon Minion

Best Group Presentation

Kevin L. Williams and Tim Brown for Seymour and Audrey II

Best Fantasy

Mazelle Attiya for Frodo's Girlfriend

Best Science Fiction

Kell Yarwood for Queen Amidala

Best Anime

Janell Gehring for Sailor Jupiter

Best Re-Creation Fantasy

Victoria Sparrow for Galadriel from Lord of the Rings

Best Re-Creation Science Fiction

Lin Workman and Dave Beaty for Silence of the Sith

Best Horror

Chase "Crash" Gustofson and Julius "Skip" Corley for Clown and Spawn

Best Gaming

Krystle McClung for Link

Excellence in Workmanship

Loren Damewood for Ornamental Shirt in handmade knitted chain-mail

Most Humorous

Alexis Lott for Flower Fairy

Honorable Mentions

Aimee "Cyprus" HammTiki for the Hawaiian Husky

Bret King and Travis Sandlin for Ken and Ryu

Jonathan Conley for Captain Tavin from Star Wars

Amber Heard for Princess Peach from Super Smash Brothers Melee

Becca Smith Dragon Rider to Festival

Stuart Bergman for Demon Bat

Sara Stuart Princess Zelda

Tika Yeager and friend for Ahrianna Snape and Lilly from Harry Potter