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July 16-19, 2009

Welcome to the Northeastern Writers' Conference, affectionately known as Camp Necon. Necon has been a yearly event for nearly three decades and is the best of the small writers' cons. Necon is held in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Art by Lars Grant-West

Art by Lars Grant-West
Artwork copyright © by Lars Grant-West.
All rights reserved; no use without
written permission of the artist.
Writer Guests of Honor:
Sarah Pinborough
John Skipp
Thomas E. Sniegoski

Artist Guest of Honor:
Lars Grant-West
Necon Legend:
Thomas F. Monteleone
Toastmaster:
Mary SanGiovanni


 

NECON NEWS
08/4/08 - Man, we are ON it this year -- the 2009 Registration Form is ready for your registration pleasure!

Socialize online with fellow Necon Campers! Join the Camp Necon LiveJournal Community, visit Necon on Facebook, and visit the Necon MySpace Page.

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      * The 2009 Registration Form (pdf)
      * The Year 2009 Campers List (Not yet.)
      * Programming Schedule (Really not yet.)
      * The Official Necon 2009 Memories Page (Not for 'nother year.)

Necon History
      * Necon -- What the heck is it, anyway?
      * Necon -- Year By Year - Updated 08/05/07

Necon Artists
      * Necon's spectacular Past Artist Guests of Honor
          showcase their work.

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      * The Year 2008 Campers List
      * Programming Schedule
      * The Official Necon 2008 Memories Page - Updated 12/4/08

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      * The Year 2007 Campers List
      * Programming Schedule
      * The Official Necon 2007 Memories Page

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      * The Year 2006 Campers List
      * Programming Schedule
      * The Official Necon 2006 Memories Page

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      * The Year 2005 Campers List
      * Programming Schedule
      * The Official Necon 2005 Memories Page

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      * The Official Necon 2004 Memories Page
      * The Year 2004 Campers List
      * Programming Schedule

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      * The Official Necon 2003 Memories Page
      * The Year 2003 Campers List
      * Programming Schedule

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      * The Year 2002 Campers List
      * The Official Necon 2002 Memories Page
      * Programming Schedule

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      * The Official Necon 2001 Memories Page
      * The Year 2001 Campers List
      * The Necon Whores, Winner of the 2001 Talent
          Show Competition

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      * The Year 2000 Campers List, with info about the
          newly created Necon Olympics and the Necon
          Commemorative Volume

      * The Official Necon 2000 Memories Page
      * A Necon Wedding!
      * A letter from our esteemed Necon Chairman.

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      * The 1999 Necon Campers.
      * The Official 1999 Necon Memories Page.
      * The Official Unofficial 1999 Necon Dance Mix
          of Elena's Stupid Songs.

Necon Past Fun
      * Memories of Necon 1998.
      * Memories of Necon 1997.

Necon Fast Info
      * Directions.



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In Memorium
In Memorium...
Necon Will Always Remember:
Charles L. Grant
(Necon's very first Writer Guest of Honor in 1980)
Michael McDowell
Joe Crawford


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