WisCon thoughts

Seventeen years ago, I volunteered to join the convention organizing committee (concom) for WisCon, an annual feminist SF convention held in my town. For sixteen years, the month of May was a festering cauldron of anxiety as I prepped for the event. Even after I handed off all my duties to other concom members, I couldn't let it go. Arghh, brains.

This May has been easier because WisCon is taking a Gap Year. If you're feeling chatty, the WisCon Gap Year Discord Server is for you. ( how to participate )

I'm proud that my concom work helped to provide a foundation for a more accessible WisCon, and thrilled that other event planners built on that work.

I learned a lot at WisCon, and I think the conversations we had, the relationships we built, the connections we nurtured have changed the SFF community. At its founding, WisCon made a place for feminist exploration. I think WisCon was part of a generational shift that means those conversations are happening all over the SFF world. If it turns out that 2023 was the last WisCon, it was a rousing success.