World Fantasy Convention/1990s
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| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Name: | World Fantasy Convention |
| Dates: | 1975-ongoing |
| Frequency: | Yearly around Halloween |
| Location: | Varies |
| Type: | fan run |
| Focus: | Fantasy |
| Organization: | World Fantasy Board |
| Founder: | T.E.D. Klein, Kirby McCauley and several others [1]. |
| Founding Date: | 1975 |
| URL: | http://www.worldfantasy.org/ |
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1990
Theme: An H. P. Lovecraft Centenary Celebration
- Guests of Honor: F. Paul Wilson, L. Sprague de Camp, Susan Allison
- Guest Artist: David B. Mattingly
- Special Guests: Robert Bloch, Julius Schwartz
- Toastmaster: Raymond E. Feist
- Chairman: Robert Weinberg
1991
Theme: The Fantasy Heritage of the Spanish and Indian Cultures
- Special Guests: Susan and Harlan Ellison
- Artist Guest: Arlin Robins
- Toastmaster: Stephen R. Donaldson
- Chairman: Bruce Farr and Randal Rau
1992
Theme: Grails: Quests, Visitations, and Other Occurrences
- Guests of Honor: Michael Bishop, John Farris, Martin H. Greenberg, Anne McCaffrey, Robert Gould
- Chairmen: Richard Gilliam and Edward Kramer
StarRise Weyr held a Dragonriders of Pern mini-con in honor of McCaffrey's appearance this year.[2]
1993
Theme: The Vocabulary of the Fantastic
- Guests of Honor: Poul Anderson, John Crowley, Roger Zelazny
- Guest Artist: Tom Canty (did not appear)
- Special Guest: Basil Copper
- Other Guests: Megan Lindholm, Don Maitz, Patricia McKillip, Tim Powers, Terri Windling, Jane Yolen
- Toastmaster: Neil Gaiman
- Chairman: Greg Ketter
1994
Theme: Obsessions in Fantasy and Gothic Horror
- Honored Guests: Damon Knight, George Alec Effinger, George R. R. Martin, Tim Powers, Kate Wilhelm
- Artist Guest of Honor: Jill Bauman
- Chairman: Tom Hanlon
1995
Theme: Celebrating the Craft of Short Fiction in Fantasy and Horror
- Writer Guests of Honor: Terry Bisson, Lucius Shepard, Howard Waldrop
- Artist Guest of Honor: Rick Berry
- Publisher Guest of Honor: Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
- Toastmaster: Edward W. Bryant, Jr.
- Chairman: Michael J. Walsh
1996
Theme: The Many Faces of Fantasy
- Guests of Honor: Katherine Kurtz, Joe R. Lansdale, Ellen Asher
- Artist Guest of Honor: Ron Walotsky
- Toastmaster: Brian Lumley
- Chairmen: Nancy Ford, Tina L. Jens, Phyllis Weinberg
1997
Theme: The Centenary of Dracula/The Hidden Realms of London
- Guest of Honour: Joan Aiken, Iain Sinclair
- Artist Guest of Honour: Bob Eggleton
- Special Guests: Hugh B. Cave, R. Chetwynd-Hayes
- Special Media Guest: Doug Bradley
- Master of Ceremonies: Robert Holdstock
- Chairman: Jo Fletcher
1998
Theme: Golden Ages
- Guest of Honor: Gahan Wilson
- Special Guests: Cecelia Holland, Richard Laymon, Frank M. Robinson
- Toastmaster: Richard A. Lupoff
- Chairman: Bryan Barrett, Linda McAllister
1999
Theme: Voyages
- Guests of Honor: Charles de Lint, Patricia A. McKillip, Robert Silverberg
- Artist Guests of Honor: Leo & Diane Dillon
- Special Guest: Samuel R. Delany
- Toastmaster: John M. Ford
- Co-Chairs: Chip Hitchcock & Davey Snyde
References
- ^ "World Fantasy Convention" - Wikipedia
- ^ Out of the Blue Issue 11