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[edit] Introduction

MediaWest*Con 29 took place May 22-May 25, 2009, at the Causeway Bay Hotel in Lansing, Michigan (formerly the Holiday Inn South).

Much like MediaWest 28 the year before, attendees reported the convention had another "quiet" year, even more so than the last. Many regular attendees were not seen, the art show was markedly slim in submissions, and the programming grid had many empty spaces up to the start of the con. Various reasons for this slow down were postulated including the difficult economy, the aging of longtime convention attendees, and the rennovations at the former Holiday Inn South which meant that a large block of hotel rooms were not available. While there was some discussion, art and materials related to the new Star Trek film, it had come out too close to the convention to have a significant presence at the convention.

Fandoms which were highly popular at the convention in 2009 included Supernatural, Doctor Who, and Torchwood.

[edit] History

See main article: MediaWest

[edit] Programming

Programming at MediaWest 2009 included its typical diverse range of fandoms and general fan-related topics. Some of the fandoms represented in multiple panels included: Star Trek, Magnificent 7, Doctor Who, NCIS, The Sentinel, Stargate: Atlantis, Supernatural and Torchwood. Some of the general fandom topics which were covered in panels included:

  • Decline of the Printed Zine
  • It's Not Easy Being Gen
  • Over 40 in Fandom
  • Toxic Fans
  • Blogging Communities

There was also a panel hosted by Dr. David Carrozzino called Ask the Doc. People asked the doctor about medical questions that came up when writing their fan fiction. Many questions dealt with medicine from the 1880s.

[edit] Art show

The following artists exhibited at MediaWest 2009: The Cat's Meow Creative Arts!, Elaine Tripp, Rebecca Morris, Laura Quiles, Ziggy, Lorraine Brevig, Melissa Mastoris, Bast, Mestiza Woman, Pat Leslie, Erika frensley, Kate Nuernberg, Nicole Pellegrini, Alesia, Montana, Jesse McClain, Seth Cutts & Gail Felipe, Karen River, Maribel Molyneaux, Ianna Fauver, Dean Stahl, Susan L Williams, The Teddy Lady, 3Dbud, Ann Wortham, Siouxie Sherman, Tracy Ingalls, BoneZ, Barbara Nice-Miller, Digitalwave, Doctor Beth, Leah Rosenthal, Suzan Lovett, Gail Celio, Ann Larimer and Dwayne Moore.

[edit] Dealers

The following dealers were in attendance at MediaWest 2009:

[edit] Premiering fanzines

The following fanzines premiered at MediaWest 2009:

[edit] Combat!

[edit] Elizabethtown

[edit] Highlander

[edit] Gen

[edit] Lord of the Rings

[edit] Gen

[edit] Slash

[edit] Lord of the Rings/X-Men

[edit] Gen

[edit] Man From U.N.C.L.E.

[edit] Gen

[edit] Slash

[edit] The Mentalist

[edit] Gen

[edit] Miami Vice

[edit] Slash

[edit] Multi-fandom

[edit] Gen

[edit] Slash

[edit] NCIS

[edit] Slash

[edit] The Professionals

[edit] Slash

[edit] Rat Patrol

[edit] Gen

[edit] The Sentinel

[edit] Gen

[edit] Slash

[edit] The Sentinel/Numb3rs

[edit] Slash

[edit] Stargate Atlanis

[edit] Gen

[edit] Slash

[edit] Non-fiction

[edit] Stargate SG-1

[edit] Gen

[edit] Slash

[edit] Starsky & Hutch

[edit] Slash

[edit] Star Trek: The Original Series

[edit] Slash

[edit] Supernatural

[edit] Gen

[edit] Original gay fiction

[edit] Pictures

File:Mediawest 2009 guide.jpg
Front and back of the guide for MediaWest 2009.

See MediaWest 2009 pictures for Fan History's pictures.

[edit] Other links

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[edit] See also

[edit] References

  • MediaWest*Con 29 Program Book
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