Disclave 1998

by Joe Mayhew, Chairman

May 1 - 3, 1998
College Park, Maryland

Disclave is the Washington Science Fiction Association's annual weekend party for people who care about SF and the horse it rode in on. The emphasis is on fannish hospitality, some good programming, a first-rate dealer's room and other stuff of interest to WSFA and their friends (you). Like WSFA, its sponsoring body, Disclave is a social affair. Our strongest tradition is that Disclave is something to be shared, a weekend fan reunion of people who read, write, illustrate, edit, publish, or care about SF & fantasy literature. While the prizes in the box can vary from year to year, Disclave tends to have writer guests like Lucius Shephard, William Gibson, Michael Swanwick, Charles Sheffield, Connie Willis, Lewis Shiner, and Pat Anthony as well as major SF/F illustrator artists and fan GoHs.

Our world class "Discave" hospitality is the center of the con. It's a good place to hang out, meet new old friends, or have a soda & munchies. We try to make it like one enormous rec room with lots of couches and conversation.

The strongest influence on what we do is what we can find people willing to work on. Disclave is an all-volunteer event. "We" hopefully includes you. You buy a membership, which is something like a share. That means you become a member of WSFA and you're more or less one of Disclave's hosts.

This year's Disclave will be held on May 1-3, 1998 at a Holiday Inn in College Park, Maryland. The guests are Terry Bisson, Gene Wolfe, and Nicholas Jainschigg. You can request more information from me at 7-S Research Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770-1776 or jtmayhew@worldnet.att.net. Additional Disclave information can be found at the WSFA web site at www.wsfa.org.