Her Interactive also has designed a series of interactive computer games around the series. The "Nancy Drew" series has become much more than the books. There is a masquerade mystery dinner planned to cap off the day. On May 2, the group will visit the Muscatine area for a River Heights day (Nancy Drew's hometown in the books) where they will bring to life a classic "Nancy Drew" book, "The Clue in the Crumbling Wall." Fans will be able to follow in Drew's footsteps with a clues challenge around the city. The group will then take a bus tour of Ladora to visit Benson-related sites.
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"I will be speaking about Benson and her life - with anecdotes from her Iowa City university days."Ī group of 1993 conference participants will reminisce and discuss the archive of Benson's papers at the university. "Members attending this year's event will get to take part in an event at the University of Iowa Library on Friday, May 1, at 9:30 a.m.," Fisher said. Benson is a member of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications Hall of Fame. A Ladora native, Benson received her undergraduate degree in English in 1925, and her master of arts degree in journalism in 1927, both from the University of Iowa.īenson was previously recognized in April 1993 at the university when about 500 people gathered for a "Nancy Drew" conference, Fisher said. The Iowa City convention will focus on the 85th anniversary of "Nancy Drew" on April 28, and Benson's 110th birthday on July 10. "The anniversaries are the 85th anniversary of 'Nancy Drew,' the 110th anniversary of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, which created 'Nancy Drew,' our 15th anniversary, and also the 110th anniversary of Mildred Wirt Benson," Fisher said. Nancy Drew Sleuths will hold three mini-conventions to celebrate important Nancy Drew anniversaries this year in historic locations. "I am excited to meet other fans and discuss all things 'Nancy Drew.' " "I was really excited when I learned there would be three mini-conventions this year, one of which would be where I live," she added. "I really loved mysteries (reading them and pretending to solve them), so my third-grade teacher recommended 'Nancy Drew' to me because they had been her favorite books." 1, 'The Secret of the Old Clock,' in third grade," said "Nancy Drew" fan and University of Iowa Master of Information and Library Science candidate Amanda Bellis.
"The first 'Nancy Drew' I read was actually book No. Her Interactive also will donate the complete "Nancy Drew" interactive game collection during the convention. The group plans to donate a collection of classic "Nancy Drew" books to the Iowa City Public Library. "We achieve this in part by holding annual conventions in which fans can follow in Nancy Drew's footsteps in real-life locations through our donations to libraries of 'Nancy Drew' books for today's generation and through online discussion and social media." "Nancy Drew Sleuths is an organization of 'Nancy Drew' collectors, fans and scholars, established on April 10, 2000, (to foster) the enduring legacy of 'Nancy Drew,' " president Jennifer Fisher said.
Her Interactive, a computer game maker, will preview its 32nd Nancy Drew computer game, "Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness" at the convention. On the 85th anniversary of the first publication, Nancy Drew Sleuths will tell her story - both that of Benson and Nancy Drew - during its 15th annual convention from April 30 through May 3 in Iowa City. In 1930, with Benson writing as Carolyn Keene, the Stratemeyer Syndicate published "The Secret of the Old Clock," "The Hidden Staircase" and "The Bungalow Mystery," the first three books in the "Nancy Drew" series. degree in journalism at the University of Iowa, who knew there would be conventions honoring her work?ĭuring a 58-year career in journalism, Benson wrote a number of children's books under varied pen names. When in 1927 Mildred Wirt Benson became the first woman to earn an M.A.
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