Yvonne & Lloyd Penney
Convention fans, former costuming fans; Fanzine fan, fan editor (Lloyd)
Chair (Yvonne): Star Trek Celebration (aka Toronto Trek 1), 1987; Toronto Trek 2 (1988).
Concom: World Mystery Convention/Bouchercon (Toronto, 1992);
World Fantasy Convention (Montreal, 2001);
Finance Dept., Magicon (1992); Fanzine lounge, ConAdian (1994);
Costuming displays, L.A.con II (1984); worked on Masquerade
at ConStellation (1983) and ConFederation (1987).
Member of concom, assorted positions and assorted conventions,
in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Rochester NY.
Canadian Agent:
Zagreb in 1988, Holland in 1990/ConFiction, UK in 1995/Intersection,
L.A. in 2006.
Bidcom: Toronto in 2003.
CUFF Winner 1998.
Awards: Assorted costuming awards including 2nd Best Media (Chicon IV, Chicago 1982); Aurora Awards for Fan Achievement-Organizational (1994, 1997); FAAn Award, 2000 and 2002 for Best Letterhack (Lloyd).
Co-founder of Star Trek Toronto; 15 years as member of Star Trek Welcommittee - various positions; Founder, Creative Costumers Guild (Yvonne); Member, Ottawa Science Fiction Society.
Fanzines: TORUS (Lloyd, with Keith Soltys);
PENNEYS UP THE RIVER AND OTHER CUFF TALES (1998 CUFF trip report).
APAs (Lloyd):
TAPA, 9 years;
The Final Frontier (past OE);
APAplexy; CanFAPA.
Editor of monthly electronic newsletter "Pubnites and Other Events" for
local community (Yvonne).
Regular inhabitant of the letter column in many fanzines;
work on cons for local filkers, anime fans, gamers, Trekfen
and Whofen; Lloyd's CanCon List for
"Made in Canada" website. (Lloyd)