World Fantasy Convention/2010s
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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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2010
Theme: Whimsical Side of Fantasy
- Guests of Honor: Dennis McKiernan, Esther Friesner, David Hartwell, Darrell K. Sweet
- Chairman: Larry Smith and Sally Kobee
2011
Theme: Sailing the Seas of Imagination
- Guests of Honor: Jo Fletcher, Neil Gaiman, Parke Godwin, Shawna McCarthy, Ruth Sanderson
- Toastmaster: Connie Willis
- Chair: Val Ontell
2012
Theme: Northern Gothic and Urban Fantasy
- Guests of Honor: Elizabeth Hand, John Clute, Richard A. Kirk, Gary K. Wolfe, Charles De Lint, Tanya Huff, Patricia Briggs, Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon
- Chair: Peter Halasz
2013
Theme: World Fantasy Convention: The Next Generation, Arthur Machen @ 150
- Guests of Honour: Richard Matheson, Alan Lee, Brian Aldiss, Tessa Farmer
- Toastmaster: China Miéville
- Chair: Amanda Foubister, Stephen Jones, Michael Marshall Smith
2014
Theme: Three Centennials
- Guests of Honor: Guy Gavriel Kay, Les Edwards, Stuart David Schiff, Lail Finlay, Mary Robinette Kowal
- Chair: Peggy Rae Sapienza, Michael Walsh
2015
- Guests of Honor: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Steven Erikson
- Special Guests: Glen Cook, David Drake, Lloyd Currey, Rick Lieder, Kathe Koja
- Toastmaster: Paul DiFillippo
- Chair: Joe Berlant
2016
Theme: “Flights of Fantasy”
- Guests of Honor: Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Randal Spangler
2017
- Guests of Honor: Karen Joy Fowler, Gregory Manchess, David Mitchell, Gordon Van Gelder
- Toastmaster: Martha Wells
- Chair: Renee Babcock and Jonathon Miles
2018
Theme: Ports in a Storm, Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Frankenstein
- Guests of Honor: Scott Edelman, Kaaron Warren, Tom Kidd, Michael J. Walsh
- Special Guest: Aliette de Bodard
- Toastmaster: Linda D. Addison
- Chair: Bill Lawhorn & Ann Marie Rudolph
2019
Theme: Fantasy Noir
- Guests of Honor: Margo Lanagan, Beth Meacham, Reiko Murakami, Sheree Renée Thomas, Tad Williams
- Toastmaster: Robert Silverberg
- Chairs: Sheri Benoun and Bruce Farr
References
- ^ "World Fantasy Convention" - Wikipedia