Elizabeth Hand Author Guest of Honour

John Clute Encyclopedist Guest of Honour

Richard A. Kirk Artist Guest of Honour

Gary K. Wolfe Toastmaster

Special Guests
Charles de Lint	Tanya Huff	Patricia Briggs	Mercedes Lackey	Larry Dixon

Membership Transfers Pre-convention processing of membership transfers is now closed. All transfers received after today will be processed on site. To speed up the process, please contact registration at registration@wfc2012.org. ahead of time. All transferees should bring, their letter of transfer from the original membership owner, picture i.d. and proof of payment to the registration desk.

Theme The dual themes of World Fantasy 2012 are Northern Gothic and Urban Fantasy. Gothic Fantasy Gothic fiction usually takes place in an ancient castle or abbey... The cityscape has replaced the old castle and Urban Fantasy is the new Gothic. Urban Fantasy A city is a place; urban fantasy is a mode. A city may be an icon or a geography; the Urban Fantasy recounts an experience. A city may be seen from afar, and is generally seen clear; the Urban Fantasy is told from within, and, from the perspective of characters acting out their roles. Read more...

Programming For details on the confirmed Panels and their participants, author Readings and Interviews, along with details of where special events such as the Mass Autographing, follow the link below to find out when and where they're are taking place. For example, the World Fantasy Awards will be presented Sunday, November 4, following (and in the same room as) the afternoon banquet, which will be held in the York Ballroom A. Seating will begin at 12:30pm and the banquet itself will begin at 1PM. For complete details...

E-books & E-zines We have prepared suggested donation guidleines and specifications as a PDF file linked here or linked to the image at right. This guide will enable you to promote and bring your work to the attention of the membership. Our physical bookbag will once again be complemented by our “virtual bookbag.” A packet of postcards will be in each member’s bookbag, with an explanatory cover that will include a WFC 2012 website address where all donations will be listed. Each postcard will stand for your donation of e-content for our membership.

Art Show If you have previously exhibited in a World Fantasy Convention Art Show in 2 of the last 4 years (please tell us which ones—we are required to check), have been a Guest of Honour at a World Fantasy Convention, have been a World Fantasy Award winner, you are exempt from the jury selection process. You may apply without any further steps. For more details...

Dealer's Room If you are interested in selling or exhibiting in the Dealers' Room, prices are as follows: The first table will be $125 CAD with each subsequent table booked costing $100 CAD. In order to accommodate as many dealers as possible, each dealer will be initially limited to a maximum of three tables. More than three tables may be available in exceptional circumstances. For more details...