The Southern Fandom Confederation is an association of
science fiction fans who reside in or who have other associations with the
Southern United States This unincorporated not-for-profit organization is often associated with the
DeepSouthCon
The DeepSouthCon (DSC) is an annual science fiction convention, which is hosted in different cities in the Southern United States. Site selection is by vote of the membership of a given DSC, for the convention to be held 2 years in the future. D ...
, and indeed holds their annual business meeting there. There is, however, no direct link from the SFC to the DSC—that is, neither organization in any way controls the other.
The SFC was founded in 1970 and Meade H. Frierson, III served as the first president. The current and tenth president is Jennifer Liang, who succeeded Warren Buff at
DeepSouthCon 51.
The SFC serves as a clearing house of information regarding southeastern fan clubs, conventions, mailing lists, and other items of regional interest.
SFC honors winners of the ''
Phoenix'' (which is awarded to a science fiction professional editor, author, or artist with connections to the South) and the
Rebel Award (which is awarded to a like-placed fan) with lifetime SFC memberships.
The winners of those awards are selected by the convention committee of that year's DeepSouthCon.
References
External links
Southern Fandom Confederation official website*{{Twitter
Science fiction fandom
Science fiction organizations