M59Programming Brainstorm

Minicon 59 (2026) will take place April 2-5, 2026, at the RadiShTree.

Our Guests of Honor are:  Author Patricia C. Wrede, Gaming Matt Leacock, Featured Musicians: Graham and Becca Leathers

THE MINICON 59 PROGRAMMING BRAINSTORM WIKI page

Brainstorming phase is OPEN FOR BUSINESS! This Wiki page is for keeping track of possible programming items for Minicon 59. These are just ideas - typically we only use about half of the ideas we come up with, so some of these items may be recycled from year to year until someone finally brings them to fruition. We'd

READ THIS FIRST

[Aug 6, 2025]

Have a programming idea to suggest? See something you'd like to volunteer for? Shoot us an email at programming@minicon59.mnstf.org.

New Programming Committee Having Fun Brainstorming

Author Reception

Early in the con, maybe the first two nights.

Minicon After Dark

Maybe we could have a programming track in the bar.

Internet Nostalgia

Old memes, old games, old platforms.

NEW SUBMISSIONS

The Reading Gender Gap

Men are reading less fiction in general and they tend to read fewer books by women authors. Do these trends hold in fandom?

Japanese Ro Sham Bo

Rock paper scissors with combat

x Best F&SF Stories According to Us

This might be fun as an after-hours panel in the bar.