Detcon1

• Author: Steven Barnes
• Artist: John Picacio
• Fan: Bernadette Bosky, Arthur D. Hlavaty, and Kevin J. Maroney
• Scientist: Helen Greiner
• Music: Bill and Brenda Sutton
• ConChairs Emeritus: Roger Sims and Fred Prophet, co-chairs of Detention, the 17th World Science Fiction Convention, held in Detroit in 1959

After "London in 2014" was selected as the World Science Fiction Convention to be held in 2014 (as "LonCon 3" in London, England), the WSFS Business Meeting directed that a written ballot election be held at LoneStarCon 3, the then-upcoming Worldcon in San Antonio, Texas, to select a NASFiC site for 2014.

Detroit's bid was certified as the winner with 231 votes over a Phoenix bid that garnered 210 votes. Detroit needed at least 223 votes to win in the first round, based on the total of 453 valid votes cast. Minneapolis, None of the Above, and Gnawbone, Indiana, each received single write-in votes.

• Chair: Tammy Coxen
• Treasurer: Don Wenzel
• Operations: David Stein
• Programming: Kim Kofmel

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The convention shared the weekend in downtown Detroit with Netroots Nation 2014, a political convention for American progressive political activists. Detcon1 offered Netroots Nation attendees a significant discount on weekend memberships.

Detcon1 announced in January 2014 that it would host the Golden Duck Awards, juried awards that are presented by Super-Con-Duck-Tivity to recognize excellence in children's and young adult science fiction. Detcon1 also presented its own Detcon1 Awards for Young Adult and Middle Grade Speculative Fiction. Any member of the public could nominate for the awards; members voted to select among the top nominees.

• Detcon1 Award for Middle Grade Speculative Fiction: Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell
• Detcon1 Choice Award for Young Adult Speculative Fiction: The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

• World Science Fiction Society

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{{cite web |publisher=WSFS Long List Committee |title=The Long List of NASFiCs |url=http://www.smofinfo.com/LL/TheLongListNasfic.html |accessdate=August 12, 2010}}

{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Glyer |work=File 770 |title=2014 NASFiC Result |url=http://file770.com/?p=14364 |date=August 31, 2013 |accessdate=September 6, 2013}}

{{cite news |first=Steven H |last=Silver |authorlink=Steven H Silver |work=SF Site |title=Detcon 1 |url=http://www.sfsite.com/news/2013/09/01/detcon-1/ |date=September 1, 2013 |accessdate=September 6, 2013}}

{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Glyer |work=File 770 |title=DetCon 1 Names Guests |url=http://file770.com/?p=14369 |date=September 1, 2013 |accessdate=September 6, 2013}}

{{cite news |newspaper=La Estrella Solitaria |location=San Antonio, TX |publisher=LoneStarCon 3 |title=Spokane Wins 2015 Worldcon On Third Ballot; Detroit Wins 2014 NASFiC On First Round |url=http://www.lonestarcon3.org/newsletter/LSC3_ISSUE_10_SITE_SELECTION_SUN_AM.pdf |format=PDF |date=September 1, 2013 |accessdate=September 6, 2013 |archive-date=September 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907011340/http://www.lonestarcon3.org/newsletter/LSC3_ISSUE_10_SITE_SELECTION_SUN_AM.pdf |url-status=dead }}

{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Glyer |work=File 770 |title=Detcon1 Awards for YA Announced |url=http://file770.com/?p=15620 |date=January 8, 2014 |accessdate=July 19, 2014}}

{{cite news |first=John |last=DeNardo |work=SF Site |title=Detcon1 Announces the Detcon1 Awards for Young Adult and Middle Grade Speculative Fiction |url=http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2014/01/detcon1-announces-the-detcon1-awards-for-young-adult-and-middle-grade-speculative-fiction/ |date=January 9, 2014 |accessdate=January 15, 2014 |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116124239/http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2014/01/detcon1-announces-the-detcon1-awards-for-young-adult-and-middle-grade-speculative-fiction/ |url-status=dead }}

{{cite news |work=Locus |title=Detcon1 Young Readers Awards Nominees |url=http://www.locusmag.com/News/2014/04/detcon1-young-readers-awards-nominees/ |date=April 2, 2014 |accessdate=July 19, 2014}}

{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Smith |authorlink=Tom Smith (filker) |work=Daily Kos |title=Just Down The Street From Netroots Nation: DetCon1 |url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/08/1312506/-Just-Down-The-Street-From-Netroots-Nation-DetCon1 |date=July 8, 2014 |accessdate=July 19, 2014}}

{{cite news |first=Diana M. |last=Pho |publisher=Tor.com |title=SciFi in the Motor City: An Interview with the Committee of Detcon1 |url=http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/07/detcon1-interview |date=July 9, 2014 |accessdate=July 16, 2014}}

{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Hendrickson |newspaper=The Detroit News |title=Metro Detroit hosts Detcon1, Great Lakes Comic Expo |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140715/ENT01/307150014 |date=July 15, 2014 |accessdate=July 19, 2014}}

{{cite news |publisher=Michigan Radio |title=Sci-Fi and fantasy convention, "DetCon1," is coming to Detroit |url=http://michiganradio.org/post/sci-fi-and-fantasy-convention-detcon1-coming-detroit |date=July 15, 2014 |accessdate=July 16, 2014}}

{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Lacy |publisher=MLive |title=North American Science Fiction Convention 'Detcon1' thrives in Detroit |url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/index.ssf/2014/07/north_american_science_fiction.html |date=July 19, 2014 |accessdate=July 19, 2014}}

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• [http://detcon1.org/ Detcon1 official website]
• {{Facebook|detcon1}}
• [http://www.nasfic.org NASFiC official website]

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ReConStruction in Raleigh, NC, United States (2010)

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Detcon1 in Detroit, MI, United States (2014)

| after=12th North American Science Fiction Convention
NorthAmeriCon '17 in San Juan, PR, United States (2017)

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Category:North American Science Fiction Convention

Category:2014 in Michigan

Category:Festivals in Detroit