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World Fantasy Convention/2000s
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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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2000
Theme: El Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead)
- Guests of Honor: K.W. Jeter, John Crowley
- Artist Guest of Honor: Charles Vess
- Toastmaster: Joe R. Lansdale
- Chairman: Fred Duarte
2001
Theme: Je me souviens/I remember
- Guests of Honor: Fred Saberhagen, Joel Champetier, Donato Giancola
- Toastmaster: Charles de Lint
- Chairpersons: Bruce & Lea Farr
2002
Theme: Of Gods and Monsters
- Guests of Honor: Dennis Etchison, Jonathan Carroll, Kathe Koja, Dave McKean, Stephen Jones
- Chairman: Greg Ketter
2003
Theme: Dark Fantasy: Honorable Traditions
- Guests of Honor: Brian Lumley, Jack Williamson (appeared via video interview)
- Artist Guest of Honor: Allen Koszowski
- Publisher Guest of Honor: W. Paul Ganley
- Master of Ceremonies: Douglas E. Winter
- Chairman: Michael J. Walsh
2004
Theme: Women in Fantasy and Horror
- Guests of Honor: Gwyneth Jones, Janny Wurts, Ellen Datlow
- Publisher Guest of Honor: Betty Ballantine
- Toastmistress: Jennifer Roberson
- Chairman: Mike Willmoth
2005
Theme: The Architecture of Fantasy & Horror
- Guests of Honor: Graham Joyce, Robert Weinberg, Terri Windling
- Artist Guest of Honor: Kinuko Y. Craft
- Toastmaster: Peter Straub
- Special Recognition: Arkham House
- Chairman: Meg Turville-Heitz
2006
Theme: Robert E. Howard Centennial
- Guests of Honor: Glen Cook, Dave Duncan and Robin Hobb
- Artist Guest of Honor: John Jude Palencar
- Editor Guest: Glenn Lord
- Artist Guest: Gary Gianni
- Toastmaster: Bradley Denton
- Chairman: Renee Babcock and Fred Duarte
2007
Theme: Ghosts and Revenants: Memory, History and Folklore
- Guests of Honor: Carol Emshwiller, Kim Newman, Lisa Tuttle
- Artist Guest of Honor: Jean Giraud (Moebius)
- Special Guests: Joseph Bruchac, Barbara and Christopher Roden, George Scithers
- Master of Ceremonies: Guy Gavriel Kay
- Chairman: Joe Berlant
2008
Theme: Mystery in Fantasy & Horror
- Guests of Honor: David Morrell, Barbara Hambly, Tom Doherty
- Artist Guest of Honor: Todd Lockwood
- Toastmaster: Tad Williams
- Chairman: Randy McCharles
2009
Theme: Celebrating Edgar Allan Poe’s 200th Birthday
- Guests of Honor: Garth Nix, Michael Swanwick, Ann & Jeff VanderMeer
- Artist Guest of Honor: Lisa Snellings
- Toastmaster: Jay Lake
- Special Guests: Zoran Zivkovic, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Richard A. Lupoff
- Chairman: David Gallagher
References
- ^ "World Fantasy Convention" - Wikipedia