' There Are no Such Things' by Stefan A.

' LaCroix's Worst Nightmare' by Dawn Steele.

' How to Tell Your Boss' by Eve Mahoney.

' It's the thought that counts' by Brian Russell Hauser.There were three categories: serious fiction, comedy/satire, and poetry.

Entries were mailed in ahead of time, and judged anonymously by Valerie Meachum and Susan M. There was a spur-of-the-moment writing contest for the Dead of Winter '95 con, organized by Laurie Salopek. Paul Kosinski - Publicity, Program Book.I also remember being not at all upset that we were stuck in the else did any of us want to be? (I did feel bad for folks who had to drive.especially the warmer-climate folks who had Never Driven In Snow Before.)' Con Committee 'I remember tromping through the snow to the strip mall across the way, getting t-shirts made ('Vachon's Mom'-I think-for Gillian Horvath, 'Vampire Den Mother' for Deb, and someone-Rob?-getting a t-shirt made that says, 'Hey, she looks just like Amy Hull!'). I remember the single lonely waitress who kept apologizing to our table for making such a long wait and we kept insisting she take our time because we were having fun.' It was a huge blizzard and almost none of the hotel staff were on site, though those that were had been forced to stay at the hotel due to hazardous travel. 'The weather was indeed truly miserable that weekend. Mcnally, Deborah Duchêne, Gillian Horvath, and Don Bassingthwaite. Dead of Winter: The Night Is Alive was held 3-5 February 1995 at Day's Inn in Woburn, MA. Garrett wrote the story, ' An Invitation to the Dance', by popular request.įollowing the success of the first Dead of Winter, it was decided to hold a second convention. During the course of this dance (between 10:00 PM and 12:30 AM), Susan M. I know we freaked the mundanes who were also in the hotel the first time.' The Vampire Dance Ī dance was held on Saturday, 3/12/94. According to Lisa McDavid, the convention was held at 'a rather swanky convention hotel. Nigel Bennett had been scheduled to attend and, since he was still available, Lora Haines of the Forever Knight Fan Club decided instead to produce a Forever Knight mini-con, Dead of Winter. The first Dead of Winter con took place because arrangements for a Boston-area Star Trek convention fell apart.

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