The Walking FenMediaWest*Con 34 -- May 23-26, 2014Since we are still kicking after all these years, MediaWest*Con 34 celebrates the Undead -- vampires, zombies, werewolves, and all the grim, ghoulish, and supernatural denizens of the not-quite-dead netherworlds. So bring Mister Pointy, your garlic necklaces, hex bags, and spellbooks... and expect one helluva good time!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 Art Show and Auction, Fanzine Reading Room. Fannish Videos, Masquerade, Dealers' Room, Game 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. FandomsFandoms and interests reperesented in programming at MediaWest*Con 34 included Agents of SHIELD, Arrow, Bates Motel, Big Bang Theory, Bond/Skyfall, cannon vs fanon, Captain America, Criminal Minds, crossovers/AUs, Doctor Who, Downton Abbey, Falling Skies, fanzines/writing/editing, E-books, Godzilla, ghosts/hauntings/paranormal, Hobbit, internet, Justice League, Magnificent 7, Marvel, Andre Norton, Pern, Person of Interest, Professionals, Sentinel, Shaun of the Dead, Sherlock/Elementary/Holmes, Sleepy Hollow, Stargate: Atlantis, Star Trek, Star Wars, Starskey & Hutch, Supernatural, TPTB, UNCLE, Veronica Mars, Walking Dead, Wonder Woman, X-Men, and much more! Publications Masquerade AwardsBest Use of Andre's Brain Award & Best In ShowPlan B Peter Cooper  The Undead Ringer Award Even The Master Can Go Bald Scott Clark  The Goodwill Quick Change Artist Award Rebecca Rose, Lady Buccaneer Becky Wurm Clark   The Awesome Hat & Workmanship Award Timey-Whimey, Wibbly-Wobbly: Alice Fell Down the Rabbit Hole Sam Powell  The Godzilla Is In a Lot of Trouble Award Zombi 2: Change for a Buck Janice St. Clair  The Con Crooner Award To All the Cons I've Gone Before Bob Dawe  Door Decoration AwardsBest In ShowRoom 356 -- NCIS Land Best Marriage Equality & Judges; Favourite 142 -- The Many Faces of My Husband Tony Stark  Shiniest Single Fandom 230 -- Martinis by Moonlight  Best Interactive 147 -- Fandom Graffiti  Best Multi-Fandom 248 -- Few of Our Favorite Things  Most Nostalgic 306 -- X-Fen: Doors of Future Past  Best Use of Theme 144 -- Zombie-Proof Room  Best Humour & Fan Favourite 251 -- What Do You Fear?  Best Narrative 206 -- Plot? What Plot?  Art Show & Auction Fandoms represented in the fannish quilt are: Longmire, Downton Abbey, Agents of SHIELD, Bubba Ho-Tep, Ancient Aliens, Grimm, Cowboys & Aliens, River Monsters, NCIS, Helix, Almost Human; corners: Sherlock Holmes (BBC). Top indentifiers: First Place: Kelly Wolf Second Place: Grace, Carol, Lisa Third Place: Erika Frensley Blood Drive Whose Line Is It Anyway? Buffy The Vampire Slayer Shadowcast: Once More With Feeling Fannish VideoThere were no awards due to limited number of entries.SF/Media Fan FundThere was no ballot for Fan Fund as we received no nominations."Dead Dog" Panel Thanks to those who supplied photos! This official MediaWest*Con page
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