Corflu

Corflu

Corflu is a science fiction fanzine convention held each spring in North America (and twice in Britain). It is named after a slang term for the "correction fluid" used in mimeograph printing, a common way to produce fanzines before the arrival of low-cost photocopying and online fanzines. Each Corflu is organized by a different regional group, selected at the previous year's gathering. Previous Corflus have been held at:

  • 1984: Berkeley, California
  • 1985: Napa
  • 1986: Tysons Corner, Virginia
  • 1987: Cincinnati
  • 1988: Seattle
  • 1989: Minneapolis
  • 1990: New York
  • 1991: El Paso
  • 1992: Los Angeles
  • 1993: Madison
  • 1994: Crystal City, Virginia
  • 1995: Las Vegas
  • 1996: Nashville
  • 1997: Walnut Creek, California
  • 1998: Leeds, England - the first Corflu held outside North America
  • 1999: Panama City
  • 2000: Seattle
  • 2001: Boston
  • 2002: Annapolis
  • 2003: Madison
  • 2004: Las Vegas
  • 2005: San Francisco
  • 2006: Toronto
  • 2007: Austin
  • 2008: Las Vegas
  • 2009: Seattle
  • 2010: Winchester, England
  • 2011: Sunnyvale, California

The venue for the 2012 Corflu will be Las Vegas.

Corflu is a small, informal convention with a single track of programming. Corflu's traditions include choosing the Guest of Honor randomly from the attendees and electing past presidents of the Fan Writers of America (which never has a current president). The Fan Activity Achievement Awards (FAAns) are presented annually at Corflu.[1]

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