MediaWest*Con 34: Post-convention report
May 27, 2014 | Posted in CONVENTIONS | By sockii
![MediaWest*Con 2014 dealers room.](https://www.spacial-anomaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mediawestcon-dealers-room-140x90.jpg)
2014 marked MediaWest*Con’s 34th year as the self-proclaimed “definitive gathering of Science Fiction/Media fandom”, held annually in Lansing, Michigan over the Memorial Day weekend. I question whether that description truly applies any longer…
Creator interactions with the fan fiction community
March 24, 2014 | Posted in CULTURE & HISTORY, FAN FICTION | By from the archives
![Star Wars poster](https://www.spacial-anomaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/star-wars-poster-140x90.jpg)
Almost from the start of modern fan fiction community history, the creators were aware of fan fiction. Early interactions can be traced back to 1966 when a young writer named Joy Hill sent a note to J.R.R. Tolkien asking if…