Minicon Information

For further information go to the Minicon 55 website or contact us at: There is also a semi-official Minn-stf Dreamwidth Community which is a good place to discuss Minicon, though if you need an answer to a question it's usually best to contact the convention directly. If you post pictures taken at Minicon to Flickr or another photo hosting/sharing website, please tag the photos with "minicon" as well as a tag for whichever Minicon it is ("minicon59" for example). Supposing we continue to strictly hold 3-day Minicons annually on Easter weekend, following Minicons will be April 79, 2023; March 2931, 2024 (does not overlap with Passover); April 1820, 2025; April 35, 2026; March 2628, 2027 (does not overlap with Passover). The Minneapolis in '73 Convention! The Minneapolis in '73 Convention! GoH: Volsted Gridban (this is an oft-repeated joke; in fact, there was no guest) The Minneapolis in '73 Con! Edmond Hamilton & Leigh Brackett, pro GoHs Leigh Couch & Norb Couch, fan GoHs Jackie Franke & Rusty Hevelin, toastmasters Buck Coulson & Juanita Coulson, fan GoHs Pamela Dean & David Dyer-Bennet, fan GoHs Radisson Hotel South (Bloomington), now commonly known in fannish circles as the RadishTree. Additionally there were overflow hotels for the largest Minicons (but all programming was in the Radisson): for Minicons 2830 and 33 the Wyndham Garden, for Minicons 2933 L'Hotel Sofitel, and for Minicons 3133 the Holiday Inn Airport 2. Bob Berlien & the White Women, musician GoHs Kara Dalkey & Jerry Stearns, toastmasters Damon Knight & Kate Wilhelm, pro GoHs Diane Duane & Peter Morwood, author GoHs First Minicon to have a web page. Joe Siclari & Edie Stern, fan GoHs Mark Olson & Priscilla Olson, fan GoHs The hotel in Bloomington fondly known as the RadishTree, formerly the Radisson South, calling itself the Sheraton for Minicons 4046 and the DoubleTree for Minicons 4752 Originally scheduled for Easter weekend 2020, but postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Finding publications: There's an index page for web-era ...