World Fantasy Convention 2023

10/28/2023

It's cold and wet tonight in Kansas City, so if you are heading out, wrap up warm.

10/28/2023

Do make sure you check out the dealers room and Art show!

There are lots of lovely books and art for sale, so do make sure you pick up some amazing things.

The Art reception is this evening, do come along to meet the artists and find out more about the art. There may even be a refreshment or two available. They don't usually sell art tomorrow, so it will be your last chance to buy things from the Art Show.

10/26/2023

If you want to get out of the hotel and see a little of Kansas City, then there is a covered walkway link (from floor E of the hotel) to the Crown Center itself.

At Crown Center you can find shops and Restaurants. It's good for KC souvenirs in particular.

The link continues over to Union Station. Here you can find cafes, the planetarium, science city, cinema, marvel exhibition and the illusion museum.

Outside Union station you can catch the free street car (tram).

One of the stops is at the City library, which is an excellent venue for a photo or two of the giant books. This is actually on the car park, not the main building, so go up 10th past the main entrance.

There is also a stop for the City market. This has a few interesting shops, including 1st level gaming shop, and a number of places to eat.

The river market, at the far end of the street car route has the China Town food market, a diner and other shops.

10/25/2023

Registration is open!

This is in the Dragon's Den (Mezzanine floor)

10/25/2023

PR3 has been sent out to all attendees. Do check it out to get all your last minute information:

10/21/2023

The program is online:

From the clever helper to the sly trickster, the fox figures heavily into the mythology of multiple traditions. Due to this, it’s also commonly featured in fantasy fiction as well. What are some of those mythological roles? How have authors adapted these myths for their literature?

10/19/2023

Emails are going out, with your access to online activities. Worth having a look before the event to check for any login issues.

10/16/2023

We’re going to be at World Fantasy Convention 2023 in the Sheraton Crown Center in Kansas City from the 26th to the 29th of October! You can check out the convention below!

https://wfc2023.org

We’re going to have a Fantable here so don’t forget to pop on down for a lovely chat with our amazing volunteers about everything Glasgow 2024! If you have any queries about membership or joining us, our volunteers would be more than happy to help!


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10/12/2023

Introducing our Guests of Honor...

Elizabeth Leggett is an Artist Guest of Honor for World Fantasy Convention 2023.

Elizabeth Leggett is a two time fan artist Hugo winner, gold award winner in the digital category in Infected By Art 10 and bronze winner overall.

She is a gallery artist, and science fiction and fantasy novel cover designer.

Her clients include KEEP Contemporary gallery in Santa Fe, NM, Prince of Cats Literary Productions, Melinda Snodgrass, DreamForge Magazine, Uproar Books, Houghton, Mifflin and Harcourt, Walter Jon Williams and more.

Her work can be seen in Spectrum Volumes 22, 24, 26, and 27 and the premiere issue of Spectrum Art Quarterly. She can also be found in Infected By Art Volumes 3-10. She is a five time Chesley nominee.

10/11/2023

Introducing our Guests of Honor...
Adam-Troy Castro is an Author Guest of Honor at World Fantasy Convention 2023.

Adam-Troy Castro made his first non-fiction sale to Spy magazine in 1987. His books to date include four Spider-Man novels, three novels about his profoundly damaged far-future murder investigator Andrea Cort, and six middle-grade novels about the dimension-spanning adventures of young Gustav Gloom.

Adam’s works have won the Philip K. Dick Award and the Seiun (Japan), and have been nominated for eight Nebulas, three Stokers, two Hugos, one World Fantasy Award, and, internationally, the Ignotus (Spain), the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire (France), and the Kurd-Laßwitz Preis (Germany).

The audio collection My Wife Hates Time Travel And Other Stories (Skyboat Media) features thirteen hours of his fiction, including the new stories “The Hour In Between” and “Big Stupe and the Buried Big Glowing Booger.”

In 2022 he came out with two collections, his The Author’s Wife Vs. The Giant Robot (in part a tribute to his late wife, Judi), and his thirtieth book, A Touch of Strange.

Adam lives in Florida with a pair of chaotic paladin cats.

10/11/2023

https://news.ku.edu/2023/10/09/fantastic-fiction-writer-can-go-home-again

Kij Johnson’s latest collection returns to her roots