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The Oldest Regional Science Fiction Convention in the World Is Quietly Voting Itself Out of Existence

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Jon Del Arroz
Jun 22, 2026
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Westercon is dying. The West Coast Science Fantasy Conference has been running since 1948 and once drew 2,500 attendees with legends like Ray Bradbury, Frank Herbert, and William Gibson as guests of honor. This week it posted a notice that nobody has filed a bid to host the 2028 convention.

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