FenCon
FenCon (http://www.fencon.org) is a literary science fiction and fantasy convention held each year in or around Dallas, Texas.
Scheduled featured guests for FenCon V include Guest of Honor Gregory Benford, Music Guest Three Weird Sisters, Fen Guest Gerald Burton, and Special Guest Jay Lake who will be running the Writers Workshop.
The Dallas Observer has called FenCon “the region’s hottest fan-run literary sci-fi and fantasy convention”.
Other notable features of FenCon include filk music/concerts, science programming, writing panels, fan discussions, gaming, a diverse selection of guests, an art show and auction, a dealers room, a short story contest, a writers workshop, and the FenCon Saturday Night Cabaret.
This year will mark the 50th anniversary of the first science fiction convention in Texas: Southwestern Con held in July 1958 in Dallas. Anniversary events, Texas-themed programming, and special guests are scheduled to help commemorate this date.
FenCon is a production of the Dallas Future Society, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation that seeks to promote the advancement of science, literature, and music for all mankind.
