Brumcon

Eastercon 10, Brumcon, was held in Birmingham, UK over Easter, March 27–30, 1959. The GoH was Kenneth F. Slater. The committee was Terry Jeeves, Bob Richardson, Ron Bennett, and Norman Shorrock.

Brumcon was the first Eastercon held under the auspices of the BSFA following the Association's creation the previous year. The convention balance sheet published in Vector #4 suggests there were 58 attendees, 40 paying 5/- and 18 paying 12/6 (twelve shillings and six pence). The assumption is that the former were BSFA members and the latter were not.

Ron Bennett wrote in Skyrack #1:

I think it only fair to mention that while I contested the Association’s implication that British fandom needed such an organisation in order to survive, I do congratulate the BSFA on the way it has gone about achieving its aims. There were several new faces present at the BrumCon, all of whom have been brought into fandom by the BSFA. Nor were these newcomers, as might have been expected, stuffy. They fitted in well and wore most interesting to talk to.

• Report in Skyrack #1.
• Rob Hansen's page on the convention, including known attendees and links to publications and photos.

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