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Time travel for the World Fantasy Convention
Science fiction and fantasy news and features from Sfcrowsnest.com — ... may be inconvenient for some members, though we hope that a year's notice is sufficient for most people to change their plans. Anyone who is unable to make the new dates will receive a full refund. Our staff will be on hand at this year's World Fantasy Convention in Calgary to handle any questions. We very much hope that you will come and talk to us as we are keen to hear your ideas for the convention." Lets the hope the goodwill translates to FREE BEER for the fans! More over at http://www.worldfantasy2009.org [image] ...

2009 World Fantasy Convention changes its schedule
SFScope — The 2009 World Fantasy Convention is announcing a date change, "due to a scheduling conflict with the hotel." The convention, to be held in San Jos , California, is moving up one week, to Thursday 29 October-Sunday 1 November 2009 (the previously announced dates were 5-8 November). Everything else about the convention remains undchanged, but they are offering membership refunds to those who've already purchased memberships but can't make the new dates. Memberships for the 2009 WFC are $100, though the rate will increase after 10 November 2008 to $125.

What I like about NanoWrimo
SF Novelists — ... BTW and OT, congratulations to fellow SFNovelist author Garth Nix, who has just been announced as the Guest of Honour at the 2009 World Fantasy Convention. (I reckon I’m allowed to spell ‘honour’ properly if the GOH is an aussie…) ...

Garth Nix, 2009 World Fantasy GoH
Talking Squid — More detail @ www.worldfantasy2009.org/

World Fantasy Awards 2009 Judges Named
SFScope — ... Association President Peter Dennis Pautz has announced the identities of the judges for the 2009 World Fantasy Awards (for works published in 2008). The Gahan Wilson-designed trophies will be presented to the winners at the World Fantasy Convention , which is being held in San Jose, California, from 29 October to 1 November 2009. Material for consideration for the awards must be sent to all the judges, as well as the World Fantasy Awards Association president (see addresses, below), and must be marked "Promotional Materials - Not for Sale or Resale - No Commercial Value - ...

WFC soliciting nominations for World Fantasy Awards
SFScope — [image] The World Fantasy Convention has mailed out nominating ballots for this year's World Fantasy Awards. Each year, convention members are offered the opportunity to nominate up two of the entries in each category on the awards ballot (and then the judges add three or more). Winners will be announced at the convention, which this year will be celebrating Edgar Allan Poe's 200th Birthday in San Jose, California, from 29 October to 1 November. Nominating ballots must be postmarked by 30 June 2009 (or e-mailed by that date) to Rodger Turner, 70 Fourth Ave, Ottawa, Ontario K1S ...

World Fantasy Con GoH
Ecstatic Days — ... Thrilled to say Ann and I have been asked to be two of the guests of honor for World Fantasy Con this year. Garth Nix and Lisa Snelling are also GoHs, and Jay Lake will be toastmaster. It’s quite an honor. ...

Left coast con updates and other tidbits
Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys — ... And they have Alan Dean Foster! I'll be giving a talk at an East Bay library instead. It's a bit far afield for me here in the North Bay. And this just in from World Fantasy Convention 2009 in San Jose, October 29th to November 1st: More guests of honor announced as follows: * Lisa Snellings * Michael Swanwick * Ann VanderMeer * Jeff VanderMeer And Jay Lake will be Toastmaster. Have you purchased your ticket yet? Do so here. I received my official invite to SpoCon 2009 today in Spokane, WA. It's a ...

Time is Running Out!
Tor.com — ... World Fantasy conventions, or if you are a registered member of this year’s convention. You can find information about the ballot ...

World Fantasy Awards Nominations
Locus Online News — Nominations for this year's World Fantasy Awards have been announced. Winners will be announced at the World Fantasy Convention to be held October 29 - November 31, 2009, in San José, California. NOVEL The House of the Stag , Kage Baker (Tor) The Shadow Year , Jeffrey Ford (Morrow) The Graveyard Book , Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury) Pandemonium , Daryl Gregory (Del Rey) Tender Morsels , Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin; Knopf) NOVELLA "Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel", Peter S. Beagle ( Strange Roads ) "If Angels Fight", Richard Bowes ( F&SF 2/08) "The ...

World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Winners
Locus Online News — The World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award winners for 2009 are Jane Yolen and Ellen Asher. The award is presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to the fantasy field. Lifetime Achievement winners are announced in advance; other winners will be announced at this year's World Fantasy Convention , to be held October 29 - November 1, 2009 in San José, California. Labels: ...

World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement
Science Fiction Awards Watch — ... for 2009 are Jane Yolen and Ellen Asher. The awards will be presented at the World Fantasy Convention in San José at the award banquet. The other award winners will be announced at the same time. ...

World Fantasy Defines 2009 Lifetime Achievement, From A to Y
The Antick Musings of G.B.H. Hornswoggler, Gent. — ... All of the other World Fantasy Awards will be announced at this year's World Fantasy Convention in San Jose over Halloween weekend; sadly, I will not be attending this year, for distance and time and not-working-in-the-field-right-at-this-second reasons. ...

Zoran Živković, 2009 World Fantasy Guest of Honor
Locus Online News — Author Zoran Živković will be GoH at the 35th World Fantasy Convention , to be held October 29-November 1, 2009, in San José, California. Živković has won numerous literary awards, including the World Fantasy Award in 2003. Nearly 50 foreign editions of his books have appeared in more than 20 languages. A professor of creative writing at the University of Belgrade, Živković lives in Serbia with his wife Mia, and their twin sons Uroš and Andreja. Labels: ...

The World Falls Under His Shadow
Pyr-o-mania — ... Oh, and Jon will be attending the forthcoming World Fantasy Convention in San Jose, and he won't know anyone, so seek him out if you are going to be there. I'm sure if you tell him "Lou says you would buy me a beer," he'd be happy to. ...

Convention and SF News
Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys — ... WFC is still working on their programming schedule, but a skeleton outline is available now on their website. Their list of guests includes Garth Nix, Jeff and Ann Vandermeer, Michael Swanwick, Lisa Snelling, California-based Richard Lupoff, and Zoran Živković. ...

Last Drink Bird Head Awards
Science Fiction Awards Watch — ... ) at World Fantasy Con (where Jeff and Ann are amongst the Guests of Honor). The party is open to convention members only, but SFAW will be there and will report live as the winners are announced. ...

Upcoming Events, Recent Story Sales
14theditch — ... I'll be at the World Fantasy Convention in San Jose http://www.worldfantasy2009.org/ from Thursday, Oct. 29th till Sunday, Nov. 1st.  I'm not sure what I'll be doing as far as programming goes -- hopefully a reading, but no word yet.  I'll post this info when I find out.  I do know I'll be attending the parties for the Last Drink Bird Head anthology and Weird Tales.  Also, Derek will have work in the art show.  ...

SF tidbits and title timing
Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys — ... being there, right? FastForward gets a whole season. Now that's impressive, and a rarity these days. Read more at Entertainment Weekly. Woohoo Rob (Sawyer)! I've been off work this week to concentrate on my fiction. I'm rereading a book I started in 2004, in preparation for rewriting the last chapters. I put it away for a year because I was sick to death of it. Yesterday I thought it was crap. Today I'm thinking it's great. We'll see what tomorrow brings. World Fantasy Convention is just over a fortnight away. Hopefully, my copies of ...

Jeff VanderMeer’s Endurance Tour: 36 Days, 27 Events, 14 States, 2 Books, 1 Writer, No Breaks
Ecstatic Days — ... for awesomely cool event posters, my publishers, and all the people who provided intel on local venues—you know who you are, and hope I didn’t forget anyone… Late next week or early the week after, I will have a full roster of Finch-related “artifacts” for readers to deploy as they see fit. THE ENDURANCE TOUR… WEST COAST WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION (San Jose, CA) – Thurs Oct. 29 – Sun Nov. 1 The Fairmont ...

Busy, busy, busy - but still have some SF news
Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys — ... World Fantasy Convention follows the next weekend. This will be my first WFC. I couldn't miss this one as it's so close I don't have to spring for airfare. ...

Conferencing, conventioning and reviewing
Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys — ... World Fantasy Convention is this weekend. I can't wait! I'm going to try to post a couple of times from the convention. I'm also going to line up authors for interviews for the next six months. ...

World Fantasy Con 2009, Friday
Views from Medina Road — This year's World Fantasy Convention is in San Jose, California, the heart of the 'Silicon Valley' at the south end of the bay below San Francisco to the northwest and Oakland (Locus HQ) to the northeast. It's in the same hotel, the ...

World Fantasy Winners DRAFT
Locus Online News — The 2009 World Fantasy Award winners were announced today at the World Fantasy Convention held October 29 - November 1, 2009, in San José, California. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS Ellen Asher Jane Yolen NOVEL (tie) The Shadow Year , Jeffrey Ford (Morrow) Tender Morsels , Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin; Knopf) The House of the Stag , Kage Baker (Tor) The Graveyard Book , Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury) Pandemonium , Daryl Gregory (Del Rey) NOVELLA "If Angels Fight", Richard Bowes ( F&SF 2/08) "Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel", Peter S. Beagle ( Strange Roads ) ...

World Fantasy Awards Winners
Locus Online News — The 2009 World Fantasy Award winners were announced today at the World Fantasy Convention held October 29 - November 1, 2009, in San José, California. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS Ellen Asher Jane Yolen NOVEL (tie) The Shadow Year , Jeffrey Ford (Morrow) Tender Morsels , Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin; Knopf) The House of the Stag , Kage Baker (Tor) The Graveyard Book , Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury) Pandemonium , Daryl Gregory (Del Rey) NOVELLA "If Angels Fight", Richard Bowes ( F&SF 2/08) "Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel", Peter S. Beagle ( Strange Roads ) ...

2009 World Fantasy Award Winners
Fantasy Book Critic — ... The winners of World Fantasy Award of 2009 were just announced, in the traditional banquet held at the World Fantasy Convention. Here they are, via ...

World Fantasy Convention report
Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys — The Friday post didn't happen for a very good reason. I was at World Fantasy Convention. I didn't have time to blog and I opted to leave the laptop at home. I'm sure all the panels were great and I would love to tell you about them, but my back and the hotel chairs didn't get along. I couldn't sit for more than 30 minutes in them before I had radiating pain down the leg. I only managed to sit through one and a half panels. ...