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Modern Kansas City Fandom traces its origins to the founding of the Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society in July of 1971. But science fiction and fantasy have been here since fandom's infancy. From Robert A. Heinlein & Manley Banister to Elizabeth Scarborough & Robin Wayne Bailey, from the 1976 World Science Fiction Convention to the 1997 & 2002 Nebula Awards Weekends, and the 2003 World Horror Convention, science fiction is alive and well in Kansas City.

Science Fiction Conventions & Events


Labor Day Weekend to mid October

 Kansas City Renaissance Festival  - Bonner Springs, Kansas 1-800-373-0357 Theme park sized festival with art, clothing, food, and lots of great entertainment. Weekends. 2008 prices - Adults $17.95/day. Kids $8.95
 

September 20-21, 2008

Mo-Kan Comics Conspiracy (formerly Kansas City ComicCon) BTC Exhibit Hall,  Business & Technology College, 1775 Universal Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri. Trivia contest, dealers tables, some programing. Auctions to benefit The Hero Initiative (formerly A.C.T.O.R.) which assists comic book creators in need. $7 Saturday, $5 Sunday
 

October 31 - November 2, 2008

Contraception 20 - Hilton Garden Inn, Independence, Missouri. Science Fiction relaxacon with minimal programing. No attendees under 21 years of age. This is the chance for adults to be silly. Contraception, PO Box 2000, Lee's Summit, MO 64081 ssatterfield@kc.rr.com
 

November 16, 2008

Book & Toy Convention: Mini-Con #18 - Wyndham Garden Hotel  7000 W 108th St, Overland Park, Kansas. Comics, T-shirts, 10 AM - 4 PM, Free.
 

November 20-23, 2008

ShawnCon XXVI - Best Western Inn & Conference Center, Kansas City, Kansas. Four days of intense gaming, LARP, art show, Gamers' yard sale. Hosted by the Role Players Guild of Kansas City, Ltd. 
 

February 7, 2009

Clothier's Seminar XXIII -  Wheatridge Middle School 318 E. Washington St Gardner, KS 66030. Society for Creative Anachronism one day seminar. 8:15 am to 6:30 pm (classes begin at 9:00 am). Pricing was $7 for adult members, $10 for non-member adults in 2008.
 

February 2009

Naka-kon - Location & Date to be anounced. Kansas City, MissouriAnime and Cosplay convention.
 

March 28-29, 2009

Planet Comicon - Overland Park International Trade Center. Guests to be announced. Pop culture/comic book convention. $15 for the weekend.
 

May 22-24, 2009

ConQuesT 40 - Airport Hilton, Kansas City, Missouri. GoHs: John Scalzi, Ellen Datlow, Oberon Zell, Jerry Gelb, Ed deGruy. General science fiction convention. General science fiction convention. ConQuesT 38, P. O. Box 36212, Kansas City MO 64171. Photos of the 2006 event.
 

July  2009

Campbell Conference - Held at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. Conference and separate banquet. Featuring the awarding of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for the best science fiction novel of the year, the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for the best short science fiction of the year.  Email: cmckit@ku.edu
 

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Kansas City & Lawrence area Fan Home Pages

Margene Bahm

Linda Book

Travis Butler

Charlie the Dog

Michael Dugger

Daniel Tyler Gooden

Michael S. Higgins

James Hollaman

Kassie - KaCSFFS mascot

Tim Keltner

Jill Kleinowski

Ron Knight

Sheryl  Knight

Jay Kraxton

Andrea Lynn

Edward Quentin
 

Ratman

Daniel Schwabauer

Sally Spitznagel

Keith Stokes

Star Straf

John D. Taylor

William Tienken

Joan Wrobleski 

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Kansas City area Clubs and Organizations

Anime Society of Kansas City

The Barony of Forgotten Sea SCA

Bimbos of the Book Covers: Whirled Tour

Canton of Aston Tor SCA

The Center for the Study of Science Fiction

Heart of America Miniature gaming Society (HAHMGS)

Kansas City Area Speculative Fiction Writers

Kansas City Gammers

Kansas City in 2006 Bid to host the 64th World Science Fiction Convention

Kansas City in 2009 Bid to host the 67th World Science Fiction Convention

Kansas City Science Fiction & Fantasy Society

The Kansas Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers

Kansas Starbase

KC in Boston in 2001: WorldCon hoax bid

Kingdom of Calontir SCA

Lawrence Science Fiction and Fantasy Interest Group

Mid American Science Fiction and Fantasy Conventions

Noble Fusion: Helping Writers Achieve Their Dreams

Castillo Solaz de Los Rios SCA

The Role-Players Guild of Kansas City, Ltd.

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame

Shire of Cúm an Iolair SCA

USS NOMAD Home page

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Artists and Authors in or from the KC & Lawrence Area

Robin Wayne Bailey official

Robin Wayne Bailey Fan

Pat Cadigan LJ

Rob Chilson official

Rob Chilson fan

Bradley Denton

Diana G. Gallagher

James Gunn

Victor Heck

Robert A. Heinlein

Janesko

Kij Johnson

Duncan Long

Chris McKitterick

Paula Helm Murray
 

Lyn Nichols

Keith Russell

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Wm. Mark Simmons

Randal Spangler

Allison Stein

William F Wu

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Kansas City connected online Publications

Tangent Online

Darktales Publications

MidAmerica Fan Photo Archive

SciFi.EZine.Com - Science Fiction on the Web

Bookview

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Kansas City area online bookstores
with significant SF or Fantasy

A Better Book Store Belton, Missouri

John Jamison Books Kansas City, Missouri
 

01/08/08 by Keith Stokes. send me the URLs of other links to add to this site sfreader@sff.net