- ISFiC
ISFiC, or "Illinois Science Fiction in Chicago" is a non-profit organization best known for running the
Windycon science fiction convention .ISFiC was formed in
1973 as a coalition of the variousscience fiction clubs inChicago, Illinois , United States. In addition to being the parent organization for an annual convention, it would also serve as a clearing house for fan activities inIllinois . The founders of the organization includedLarry Propp , Mark andLynne Aronson ,Ann Cass , Jon andJoni Stopa and Mike andCarol Resnick .Each summer, ISFiC holds a small picnic, named Picnicon after the generally accepted science fiction naming conventions.
ISFiC Press
In
2004 , ISFiC started up a small press,ISFiC Press . Their first book wasRobert J. Sawyer 's "Relativity". It was released onNovember 12 ,2004 and included an introduction by Mike Resnick, an afterword byValerie Broege and a cover by Jael.ISFiC Writer's Contest
In addition to sponsoring Windycon, ISFiC also sponsors an annual writing contest for new authors. The first winner of the ISFiC Writers Contest was
Richard Chwedyk in1986 . Chwedyk would go on the win theNebula Award .The winners of the ISFiC Writer's Contest include
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1986 : Richard Chwedyk, "Getting Along with Larga"
*1987 :Eugenia M. Hayden , "The Library"
*1988 : Richard Chwedyk, "A Man Makes a Machine"
*1989 : No winner
*1990 :Robin Leigh Michaels , "Ailin’s Castle"
*1991 :Vanessa Crouther , "Soul to Take"
*1992 :Sheila Insley , "Make-Up Magic"
*1993 :C.T. Fluhr , "Dead Chute"
*1994 :Emmett Gard Pittman , "Packers"
*1995 : William McMahon, "In Memoriam"
*1996 : C.T. Fluhr, "All Through the House"
*1997 :David W. Crawford & Carol Johnson, "Little Girl Lost"
*1998 :Susan L. Wachowski , "Grandpa”
*1999 :Sharon L. Nelson , "Passing Through”
*2000 : No winner
*2001 : No winner
*2002 : No winner
*2003 :John D. Nikitow , "True Worth”
*2004 :Chris Krolczyk , "Orbital One”
*2005 : No winner
*2006 : Francisco Ruiz, "Ad Alienos"
*2007 :Joe McCauley , "Ivan and the Plate of Fried Chicken"External links
* [http://www.isfic.org ISFiC]
* [http://www.isficpress.com ISFiC Press]
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