World Fantasy convention 2013

[Mouse]

That sounds more like it, Leish. Is it just sci fi though?

 

[Erin99]

Nope. Worldcon is all speculative fiction!!! Let me see if I can find last year's site. Aha!

http://www.chicon.org/


And the official London site is here: http://www.loncon3.org/

 

[Mouse]

I looked at the Loncon site and it said: The World Science Fiction Convention... which kinda put me off. But if it's all sorts, that's much better. I see if I'd read on I would've got to: extend these explorations into the worlds of fantasy, horror, slipstream and alternate history...

 

[Brian G Turner]

Worldcon I find very crowded - that's one reason why I really liked the Alt.Fiction events in Derby - there's a much higher ratio publishers/authors/editors to writers/readers. I'm kinda hoping the World Fantasy Convention next year will be like that - easier to network when there aren't thousands of readers!

 

[Tirellan]

There were about 8k people at the Glasgow WorldCon in 2005 and many many agents and editors from the US.

 

[Lucian Poll]

Hello all. Newbie here! I thought I'd ressurect this thread to see if there are any more souls attending WFC 2013. I've just booked my ticket. (Really ought to have done that earlier.) I hope to see some of you there!

 

[Brian G Turner]

Hi Lucian and welcome to chronicles.

 

[Lucian Poll]

Thanks, Brian. I thought I'd come in an say hi. It felt rude of me to keep staring through the windows!

 

[alchemist]

At least you'll be easy to spot, Lucian! Keep the beard until then.

 

[Lucian Poll]

Thanks, Alchemist. The beard's a keeper despite the best efforts of one's other half. The glowing eyes I'll work on.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Waves in a pot-plant like fashion. I am the aloe vera, please say hi.

 

[Boneman]

'allo, Vera!

Must buy my ticket...

 

[Lucian Poll]

Joe Hill's just been confirmed as a Guest of Honour. That should sell a few more tickets!

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I loved the idea of the theatre in the round/ ghost stories sessions (I studied theatre and love it) and hope to get booked into them. Lots of good stuff being announced!

 

[Lucian Poll]

From the WFC site: "WARNING: CONTAINS MOMENTS OF PLEASING TERROR"

Like it. I never finished reading my copy of the Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James. What better excuse to dig in over the coming months?

 

[Boneman]

Some bloke called Patrick Rothfuss is going to be there, apparently...

 

[Brian G Turner]

Is anyone seeing the basic chron ad on http://www.wfc2013.org?

Simply that I've paid for advertising, but the chron ad seems to have been relegated to the "advertisements" page only, and the people I emailed about placing the order no longer appear to be replying to my emails.

 

[alchemist]

I presume it should cycle through. Two attempts there and I only got Jo Fletcher Books.

 

[Anne Lyle]

Looks like whoever is maintaining it has dropped the ball - I've seen at least two banners (Arthur Machen, Michael Moorcock) that aren't on that ad page!

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I didn't seevit in a couple of tries.