Vonda McIntyre's Personal Copies of Mancon 5 (27th British Science Fiction Convention) and Secondary Universe 5 (A Conference on Science, Technology, and the Arts) Information Packets

McIntyre, Vonda; Rogers, Ivor

Verlag: Mancon, Secondary Universe, Manchester, U.K. And Des Moines, Iowa, 1972

Beschreibung

Manchester, U.K. And Des Moines, Iowa: Mancon, Secondary Universe, 1972. Brown paper envelope, postmarked Manchester, containing: Mancon 5 Progress Report No. 4 (folded once); a double sided map printed in red and black (folded three times) showing the location of Owens Park on one side, and the exits leading from the M6 to Owens Park; a blank voting ticket for the "Best SF Book of All Time"; booking form for Mancon 5 with McIntyre's name filled in in blue ink with red ink highlighting essential fields needing to be filled out; and a subscription receipt for McIntyre's attending membership fee of $6.00, dated 9-2-1976. An additional four loose sheets, folded twice, three of which are printed with information about the then upcoming Secondary Universe 5 conference, which took place on October 6-9, 1976. The fourth sheet contains a signed, handwritten message in black ink on Secondary Universe 5 letterhead from conference organizer Ivor Rogers to McIntyre. It appears that McIntyre did not attend either Mancon 5, which was the last of the series, or Secondary Universe 5, as none of the required paperwork has been filled out. All materials are in near fine condition with the exception of the envelope, which has bumping to the edges and some spotting on the verso. The author of sixteen science fiction novels and one collection of short stories, as well as the editor of two sci-fi collections, Vonda McIntyre was the winner of three Nebula awards and two Hugo awards. Before her first novel was published in 1975, McIntyre co-founded the Clarion West Writers Workshop with Robin Scott Wilson. Ivor Rogers, in his brief letter written to McIntyre in this collection, is referring to this when he states "Hearing nice things about your workshop---". A fascinating glimpse into science fiction convention/conference culture from the side of an invited novelist. Signed by Author. Loose Leaves. Near Fine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 625840

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Vonda McIntyre's Personal Copies of Mancon 5...

Verlag: Mancon, Secondary Universe, Manchester, U.K. And Des Moines, Iowa

Erscheinungsdatum: 1972

Einband: Paperback

Zustand: Near Fine

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers