WINKIE CON 50 Souvenir Book

A grand souvenir of the 50th annual Oz Convention held August 8-10, 2014, in San Diego, California

176 Page Full-Color 7.5" x 10" Trade Paperback

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum, the 80th anniversary of Speedy in Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson, and San Diego's connections to Oz.

CONTAINS:

• Newly discovered poem by L. Frank Baum
• Full color front cover featuring Tik-Tok by Maurine Starkey
• Full color back cover featuring the Wicked Witch of the West, a Winkie, and Dorothy by Joe Shipbaugh
• Welcome to Oz! by David Maxine
• The 2013 Winkie Con Quiz
• Biographies of all Convention Guests
• Full description of Convention Programming and Speakers
• Interview with Judy Garland costume collector Michael Siewert
• Interview with fandom legends John and Bjo Trimble
• "Gloria Gottschalk Morgan" by David Maxine
• "Letter to the Memory of L. Frank Baum" by Louis F. Gottschalk
• "Romance in Oz" by Frederic Wiegand
• "Princess Ozga, Private Files, and Lost Opportunities" by J. L. Bell
• An exploration of foreign editions of Tik-Tok of Oz
• "Tiktok and the Nome King" by L. Frank Baum
• "Ruggedo Reflects on Love" by J. L. Bell
• "Time of Tik-Tok" by Robin Hess
• "Appreciation of Speedy in Oz" by Jared Davis
• "The McGraws of La Jolla" by Eric Shanower

And featuring a sixty-page article by Eric Shanower

"Guaranteed for a Thousand Years"

an illustrated history of Baum's stage musical The Tik-Tok Man of Oz

Order today! The Program Book comes with a number of Ozzy extras including: The "Pocket Schedule," advertising postcards, unused name badge, and unused ticket to the Ozzy Cookout!

All proceeds go toward programming for OzCon 2015!

OzCon 2015 will be held July 31-August 2nd, 2015, in San Diego

www.ozconinternational.com