Convention News
The 2008 World Science Fiction Convention, Denvention 3, ran from August 6-10 in Denver.
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Kids at Denvention
Denvention in the News
Michael Chabon, winner of the Best Novel Hugo this year for The Yiddish Policemen's Union, discusses science fiction in this entertaining interview, which first appeared on NPR on 8/10/08.
Westword, a local indy paper, published this great cartoon comparing Denvention to another major Denver convention:
- Colorado Springs Gazette: Sci Fi Writers, Fans Gear up for Worldcon, 7/26/08
- Westword: Dropping Science Fiction, 7/31/08
- Rocky Mountain News: Mars attracts sci-fi author Ben Bova, 8/1/08
- Denver Post: Science Fiction Convention Opens, 8/1/08
- Westword: World Science Fiction Convention Shows Denver at its Geekiest, 8/7/08
- The Guardian: The Blog, Books, An International Contest We Can Win (ruminations on all those Brits who were nominated for Hugos in '08...) 8/7/08
- Westword: The Latest Word - for World Sci Fi Convention, Strip Club Goes Where No Club Has Gone Before, 8/8/08
- Westword: Denvention Day Two: Sci Fi in the Basement, 8/8/08
- Westword: Masquerade Slide Show, 8/11/08
- Westword: World Sci Fi Con Brings Fan a Renewed Sense of Geekiness, 8/11/08
- Westword: Post-Denvention Coverage, 8/12/08
- C|net News: Sci-fi pros focus on e-books at Denvention 3, 8/19/08
WSFS Business Meeting News
Denvention on the Web
