Zebra Con/1980

Zebra-Con, and later as Zcon and Zebra Con, was a mixed gen and slash convention held in Chicago, Illinois in the fall.
==Zebra-Con 2 (1980)==
Zebra-Con 2 was held November 14–16, 1980 in Kalamzoo, MI at the Ramada Inn on Westnedge Avenue.
Membership was capped at 125. Actual membership that year was 92 attending members and 34 supporting members. Attending membership was $15 plus three SASE. 
There was a "dealer's room, art show, auction, costume party, panels, videotapes and more!" an ad in Casa Cabrillo
The Guest of Honors were Connie Faddis and Teri White.
The convention raised $475 for charity.
Hotel rates: "Single $25 Double $30 (cheap!)."
==Progress Reports==
There were three progress reports.
===Progress Report 1===
It was published in July.
As of its publication, there were 25 people registered.
From this first progress report: 
 
File:zconporgressreport1980-1.jpg|cover of the first progress report
File:zconporgressreport1980-1-1.jpg|programming from the first progress report
File:zconporgressreport1980-1-2.jpg|programming from the first progress report
===Progress Report 2===
It was published in August.
At that time, there were 49 attending registrants, and ten supporting members.
The rules for the Art Show these additions from the ones in the first progress report:
* "adult" art was now referred to as "X-rated"
* No photographs This probably meant "no photography of the art allowed" allowed.
* "All prints or other reproductions must be clearly marked as such"
* "Zebra-Con collects a 10% commission on all sales, the rest going to the artist/exhibitor."
The previous progress report promised a banquet menu for the "buffet style food," but unless it was an additional insert, it does not appear in this second report.
 
File:zconporgressreport1980-2.jpg|cover of the second progress report, artist was David Hosky
===Progress Report 3===
It was published in October.
At this time there were 74 registered attendees. It doesn't list the supporting members.
The Dealers's room is full with 11½ tables sold. The dealers were: Paulie (Otter Limits Press), Barb Gompf, Paula Smith & Melanie Rawn, Judy Maricevic & Teri White, Janet Cruickshank, Desi Bell, Linda Walter & Theresa Wright, Rita Dyan, Donna Lee Douglas, and the Leonharts.
 
The Rage/Phobia panel had been cancelled.
 
File:zconporgressreport1980-3.jpg|cover of the third progress report
==The Program Book==
File:zebracon2.jpg|front cover of the program book
File:zebracon2-1.jpg|from the program book
File:zebracon2-2.jpg|from the program book
File:zebracon2-3.jpg|from the program book
File:zebracon2-4.jpg|from the program book
==Art and Fiction Awards==
See Huggy Awards.
From the first progress report: 
The third progress report listed these zines as being eligible, as they had been published since the previous Zebra-Con (held July 27–29, 1979): 
* Dirtball Dispatch #1 (July 1979)
* Blond Blintz Bulletin #1 (August 1979)
* Crossfire 	(September 1979)
* Hopscotch October 1979
* L.A. Vespers #1 (December 1979)
* Forever Autumn (March 1980)
* One Shot (April 1980)
* Partners (May 1980)
* The Striped Tomato (May 1980)
* The Pits #2 (unknown month, 1980)
* Zebra Three #5 (unknown month, 1980)
* Casa Cabrillo ("but only if it was done in time for the con"). Later, "There was some controversy over Casa Cabrillo winning this year's Best Zine category because it was not readily available to the majority of fandom prior to the con, and may of us had not read it." This led to the organizers instituting a deadline for the next awards." S and H #38 
Zine:
* Best Humor: "Write me a Xmas Story, Raye!" by Rayelle Roe (from L.A. Vespers #1)
* Best Cartoon: "I'm a Pepper" by Paulie Gilmore (from Partners)
* Best Poem: "Shadow Man" by Jane Aumerle (from The Pits #2)
* Best Interior Art: "Shadow Man" by Connie Faddis (from The Pits #2)
* Best Cover: Casa Cabrillo
* Best Short Story: "Ex Post Facto" by Marian Kelly tied with "Any Major Dude" by Melanie Rawn (both from The Pits #2)
* Best Novel or Novella: "Hopscotch" by Teri White
* Best Fan Artist: Connie Faddis
* Best Fan Writer: Teri White
* Best Fanzine: Casa Cabrillo
* Best Action Scene: "You Killed My Partner!", Connie Faddis (in Wilderness) It is unclear why this was included as that zine was published in 1978. 
Art Show:
* Best Cartoon/Humor: "Turkey Shoot" by Gordon Carleton
* Best "Partners": "David & Kenneth" by Cheryl Frashure
* Best 3-D: striped tomato in stained glass by Lori Chapek-Carleton
* Best Adult Work: "Ritual" by Ruth Kurz (from Hopscotch)
* Best Portrait Hutch: "Soul in Black" by Signe Landon
* Best Portrait Starsky: "Starsk" by Paulie Gilmore
Special Categories:
* Grand Prize Portrait: "Concentration" by Cindy Johnson
* Best in Show: "The Lookout" by Connie Faddis (from Casa Cabrillo)
==Watching Vids==
There had been only a handful of vids created in 1980 (see Behind Blue Eyes, All the Time, The Boy Can't Help It, and Beep Beep. By the second Zebra Con, this was changing. From Morgan Dawn's notes: 
==Convention Reports==
==References==
Category:Slash Conventions
Category:The Professionals Conventions
Category:Starsky & Hutch Conventions
Category:1980 Conventions