▁writers , ▁artists , ▁and ▁publish ers , ▁and ▁for ▁dec ades ▁was ▁the ▁event ▁where ▁most ▁new ▁science ▁fiction ▁and ▁fant asy ▁F anz ines ▁were ▁released . ▁The ▁annual ▁" F an ▁Qu ality ▁Awards " ▁for ▁F anz ine ▁excell ence , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" F an ▁Q ' s ", ▁have ▁been ▁given ▁out ▁at ▁Media West * Con ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁convention ' s ▁art ▁show ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁principal ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁display ▁and ▁sale ▁of ▁published ▁F anz ine ▁art ▁and ▁illustr ations . ▁ ▁History ▁Media West * Con ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁T ' K u ht ian ▁Press , ▁then ▁a ▁registered ▁student ▁organization ▁at ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University . ▁The ▁earliest ▁convention ▁spons ored ▁by ▁T ' K u ht ian ▁Press ▁( joint ly ▁with ▁bo oj ums ▁press ) ▁was ▁T ' Con ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁followed ▁by ▁ 2 ' Con ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁T ' K u ht ian ▁Press ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁f anz ine ▁publishing , ▁princip ally ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁and , ▁later , ▁Star ▁Wars ▁f anz ines . ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁the ▁convention ▁soon ▁attract ed ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁other ▁f anz ine ▁publish ers ▁and ▁writers . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Media West * Con ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁the ▁convention ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁f anz