World Fantasy convention 2013

Seconded. Come for the night out, Mouse. We can get not-drunk together and laugh at the others ;)
 
I was wondering if you could help me? I saw a ticket for the World fantasy Con advertised on facebook for £75. Does anyone know if this is an okay price? and also do you have to be a member to go and how much that costs?

thanking you!
 
oh can't decide - I hate making decisions! its the weekend straight after Bristolcon which is much closer for me! arghh!
 
Hm ... if I printed up some chronicles t-shirts and gave them away, would anyone wear them for WFC?

I'm thinking of getting a long-sleeved made for myself. :)
 
Is World Fantasy the one that's small but has a lot of Agents and Publishers? Or is that the other one, where you have to be in a professional writer's association, with published work?
 
I too was tempted by this one, but as a newbie, I've decided to go for BristolCon. Brighton is just too far; maybe next year when I have a few books out there. :)
 
JoanDrake said:
Is World Fantasy the one that's small but has a lot of Agents and Publishers? Or is that the other one, where you have to be in a professional writer's association, with published work?
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I don't know if it could be called small, but there will certainly be lots of agents and publishers and writers at the event. :)
 
lauren$77 said:
I was wondering if you could help me? I saw a ticket for the World fantasy Con advertised on facebook for £75. Does anyone know if this is an okay price? and also do you have to be a member to go and how much that costs?

thanking you!
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In fact, the tickets were £100 when they first came out. Bargain!
 
I think as a newbie I'll go to Bristolcon its smaller right?

I believe the ticket is still for sale if anyone is interested. It was posted in the Bristol Fantasy and SF Society Facebook page by Dolly Garland.
 
JoanDrake said:
Is World Fantasy the one that's small but has a lot of Agents and Publishers? Or is that the other one, where you have to be in a professional writer's association, with published work?
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It's small by US convention standards - usually less than a thousand people. It's mainly a pro event, with a high percentage of editors, agents and traditionally published authors, hence a good place to go if you want to get published yourself.
 
lauren$77 said:
I think as a newbie I'll go to Bristolcon its smaller right?

I believe the ticket is still for sale if anyone is interested. It was posted in the Bristol Fantasy and SF Society Facebook page by Dolly Garland.
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BristolCon is very small, maybe 250-300 people (much smaller than that and a convention is barely viable, I would think). It's book-oriented like World Fantasy, but because of its much smaller size (and being only a few years old) is less focused on industry pros.

Very friendly, and a great place to dip your toe in the convention waters!

NOTE: you can buy tickets on the door for BristolCon. It's not a limited-ticket event like WFC (or rather, they don't expect to fill their limit in advance, unlike WFC).
 
I said:
Hm ... if I printed up some chronicles t-shirts and gave them away, would anyone wear them for WFC?

I'm thinking of getting a long-sleeved made for myself. :)
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Um, to be honest, I might at another convention, but I want to present a pretty (casual, albeit, since i don't do anything else) professional style and I'm not sure a Chrons t-shirt would do. Something more subtle - a badge or something - and no probs.
 
I'll be there this year, as it's only 20 miles away, but I've never been to a convention, and only really began talking about my writing [I have 5 novels in progress, though one series is my main focus for the next couple of years] this year.
 
I said:
Hm ... if I printed up some chronicles t-shirts and gave them away, would anyone wear them for WFC?

I'm thinking of getting a long-sleeved made for myself. :)
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I'm interested (very, and not only for Brighton). But I won't be officially at the con, just hanging round the environs.
 
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