MediaWest*Kong, er, Con has been called the 500 pound gorilla of SF/Media cons, so this year MediaWest*Con 26 (May 26-29, 2006) went ape and celebrated lost worlds and the fantastic creatures that inhabit them.
MediaWest*Con is the definitive gathering of SF/Media fandom, held each Memorial Day Weekend in Lansing Michigan. MediaWest*Con is sponsored by T'Kuhtian Press as a celebration of the diversity of SF/Media fandom, run by fans, for fans, and is staffed entirely by volunteers. MediaWest*Con traditionally features the usual monkey business: Art Show and Auction, Fanzine Reading Room. Fannish Videos, Masquerade, Dealers' Room, SF/Media Fan Fund, Fan Quality Awards, a Con Suite (AKA Hospitality Suite) and a Party Suite, and many, many panels on a wide variety of topics representing many areas of interest. Programming is determined by member input and participation; a form for suggesting topics will be included in a future Progress Report. Programming is intended for an adult audience; we do not censor adult themes in panel topics or in the Art Show. We have no official guests. The name MediaWest*Con is a service mark of MediaWest*Con.
PROGRAMMING | FAN Q | FAN FUND | FANNISH VIDEO | ART SHOW | MASQUERADE | DOOR DECORATION
Once again, MediaWest*Con 26 was held in Lansing, Michigan on Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-29, 2006. As always, programming was determined by member input and participation.
Fandoms represented in programming at MW*C 26 included 24, Alias Smith & Jones, Angel, Anime, Battlestar Galactica, Bones, Boston Legal, Brokeback Mountain, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Chronicles of Narnia, Cold Case, CSI/Miami/NY, Doc Savage, Doctor Who, ER, Fantastic 4, Firefly/Serenity, Neil Gaiman, Ghost Whisperer, Harry Potter, Horatrio Hornblower, House, John Doe, Kim Possible, Lord Of The Rings, Lost, Anne & Todd MacCaffrey/Pern, Magnificent 7, Man from UNCLE, Medium, Monk, NASA, NCIS, Andre Norton, Numb3rs, Phantom of the Opera, Pirates of the Caribbean, Real Ghostbusters, Runescape, Sentinel, Smallville, Star Trek, Stargate SG-1/Atlantis, Star Wars, Starsky & Hutch, Supernatural, Underworld, Veronica Mars, West Wing, Wild Wild West, Without a Trace, World of Warcraft, Xena: Warrior Princess, X-Men, and more.
Click here for info on the Fan Quality Awards, including 2006 Fan Q Award winners.
Thanks to everyone who donated items for the Fan Fund auction!
Due to a lack of nominations, there was no 2006 SF/Media Fan Fund recipient.
Click here for more Fan Fund info. Support the Fan Fund!
Click here for Fannish Video Competition info, including 2006 Fannish Video Competition Awards.
By Popular Vote
Best In Show: Once Upon A Time, In Your Wildest Dreams by Suzan Lovett
Best SF: Purple Passion by John Kauffman
Best Fantasy: Peacock Carousel by Heather Bruton
Best 3-D: Fractured by Leah Rosenthal & Ann Wortham
Best Critter: The New Seeker by Jesse McClain
Best Needlework: Celtic Beaded Bag by Vicki Burke
Best Glass: Fawkes Flies Again by CascadePD
Best Cartoon: Dial 1-800-HOBBIT by Leah Rosenthal
Best Portrait: The Doctor's In! by Jesse McClain
Best Jewelry: A Pirate's Life by Pat Leslie
Best Investigator: Goth Tech by Jesse McClain
Best Horror: Dark Embrace by Barbara Fister-Liltz
2 Cute 2 Live: Dream Girl by Karen River
Best In Show: Recurring Nightmare -- Julie Garner & Ashley Harp |
Best Young Fan: Cameran Vampire -- Cameran Hayden |
Best Workmanship: Going to the Opera: Coruscant -- Bernadette M. Crumb |
Award for No Animals Harmed in the Making of this Production and Audience Choice Award: The Girls of Serenity vs. The Alliance -- Samantha Powell, Nola Thompson, Kelly Lowrey, Victoria Gold, Maxwell Powell, Salem Powell, Alex & Brian Kaempler |
Official Con Mascot Award: Barbie's Dream Date -- Peter Cooper |
Best Still Looking Good After All These Years: Lepercorn -- Brenda Gasahl |
Best Use of Outsourcing: It's So Hard To Find Good Help These Days -- Audrey Lynne & Stephanie White
Best Nostalgic: Mrs. Bunny -- M'Jit
Best Use of a Stargate in a Sports Event: Hogwarts ROTC -- Kelly, Karl, & Paula
Best Moves by a Wizard Without Using Magic: Schmendrick and Molly Get It On -- Ron Maxwell & Erika Hayden
Most Unorthodox Use of the Force: The Ultimate Negotiator -- Lady Ana
Least Likely to be Suspected of Being Armed: Langley of the Lone Gunman -- Heather Zastawnik
Best Use of Servent: Queen of Air and Darkness and Manservant -- Alyssa & Jaren Bane
Audience Choice Raffle: Ann Beetem
Best In Show: Hurley's Revenge
(Lost) -- Room 401
Sue Glasgow, Carol Kohn, Sophia Mulvey, Karen Travers, Carol
Yavelak
Best Single Fandom: Welcome to Skull Island
(King Kong) -- Room 545
Siouxsie Sherman
Best Multi Fandom: Sweet Meat Candies
(Multi) -- Room 478
Janet Zitzka, Gayle Markus
Best Humor: M & M Personalities (Star
Wars, M&Ms, Chocolate) -- Room 505
MJ Frank, Sharon Wisdom, Janice Bilby
Best Crossover: Barscape: Hot Men. Cold Beer. (Multi)
-- Room 367
Dani Lane, Marta Christjansen, Susan Hall
Best Multi Character: "Con" Star-lation
(Multi) -- Room 301
Linnese Dawe, Nathan Dawe, Rob Dawe, John Dougherty
Best Romance: Gone Fishing (Stargate
SG-1) -- Room 472
Sue Corkill, Lisa Woolley, Denise Petet
Honorable Mentions:
What's Your Sign? (Multi) -- Room 315
Rebecca Wilson
Da Vinci Toad (Multi) -- Room 408
Tom Howard, Paula Seals, Candy Pulleine, Jill Jacobs
Brokeback Ranch (Brokeback
Mountain) -- Room 479
Susan Moore, Bertha Trusdell
This official MediaWest*Con page was updated June 5, 2010
