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| The Future of Fandom | Judith Kindell |
The Student Contest began as a dream—a dream about finding a way to interest young people in science fiction and fantasy. When we decided that sponsoring a contest for students (inviting them to write their own stories, create their own artwork and write science essays) was the way in which we would attempt to encourage their interest in science fiction and fantasy, we were not sure about what we were getting ourselves into. The process of turning this dream into a reality has certainly been "a learning experience," but one we were happy to share in. One lesson we learned was to start the process of contacting schools earlier. As our original deadline approached and we were still getting calls from teachers who had just found out about the contest, we made the decision to extend the due date so that all students who wished would have an opportunity to participate.
We received over 100 entries for the Student Contest—mostly stories and artwork, with some science essays. Bucconeer thanks all of the students who worked so hard on their entries. Attendees of Balticon were treated to a preview of the artwork entries in the Art Show. We would like to thank the members of the Incredible Floating East Coast Art Show Crew who helped us with the preliminary judging of the artwork. We are currently judging the entries to select the semi-finalists. Keep an eye on our website for a list of semi-finalists and finalists.
The finalist judges will include David Brin, C.J. Cherryh, Charles
Sheffield, and Michael Whelan. The winners will be announced at the ceremony to be held in
the afternoon of Friday, August 7th. We hope that many of you will attend this ceremony
and welcome these new fans to our community.
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