World Horror Convention

Press Release: WORLD HORROR 2011 NAMES SAVORY AND KASTURI OF CHIZINE PUBLICATIONS EDITOR GUESTS OF HONOR

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:08:25 +0000

WORLD HORROR 2011 NAMES SAVORY AND KASTURI OF CHIZINE PUBLICATIONS EDITOR GUESTS OF HONOR Independent Canadian Press Honored in Austin, Texas. Austin, TX – July 26: The World Horror Convention 2011 is proud to announce the addition of Brett Alexander Savory and Sandra Kasturi of ChiZine Publications, as Editor Guests of Honor. The international conference [...]

ArmadilloCon becomes official sponsor of the 2011 World Horror Convention!

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:58:51 +0000

We would like to take a moment to thank the fabulous organizational team for the 32nd ArmadilloCon convention in Austin, Texas for lending their expertise, as well as their physical support to the planning committee of the 2011 World Horror Convention. ArmadilloCon has generously agreed to allow our convention to use their personal art display [...]

Austin Books becomes official sponsor of World Horror 2011

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:36:49 +0000

The 2011 World Horror Convention planning committee received the fabulous news this weekend that the renowned Austin, Texas bookstore Austin Books & Comics has agreed to become an Official Sponsor of the convention! Specifically, Austin Books & Comics will be sponsoring the appearance of our “Media Guest of Honor” Steve Niles, creator of the wildly [...]

Win a copy of DOUGLAS CLEGG’S NEVERLAND

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:37:06 +0000

WorldHorrorConvention.com has received a copy of Douglas Clegg‘s new novel Neverland (as well as an advanced reader’s copy) to give away to two lucky people, so here’s what we’re going to do. If you haven’t already, become a fan of the World Horror Convention on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/WorldHorrorConvention – winners will be chosen randomly from the Facebook Fan Page fans on May 15th.

“If you look at the literature of childhood, from the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm to the wizard world of Harry Potter, you find a massively confusing world of adult rules, deception and mendacity. Child heroes stumble through this darkness, virtue and purity their only tools of defense against the big, bad world of adulthood. Sometimes this world is Wonderland. Sometimes it is a gingerbread house…In Douglas Clegg’s newest book he calls this world Neverland. ..While the adults in the story teeter around drunkenly unaware, the children are waging a battle. Like childhood itself, it is a battle where the rules are unknown and the damage is unfathomable. ..Neverland is a mix of Southern Gothic, horror and coming-of-age story–a chilling adult bedtime story for those not afraid of the dark.”

—Shelf Awareness

World Horror Convention 2011 releases 1st official progress report

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:40:44 +0000

We are pleased to announce the release of our first official progress report for the 2011 World Horror Convention in Austin, Texas! Click the link below to download the PDF file to your desktop. Future progress reports will be also available in printed form, which will be mailed at regular intervals throughout the year to [...]

World Horror Convention 2010 Final

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:04:00 +0000

World Horror Convention 2010 was a huge success, and we hope you all had an enjoyable time. For some final updates, clarifications, e-mail comments and Peter Coleborn's wonderful photographs of the event, we have posted a number of post-convention pages at: www.whc2010.org/photos01.html.

CONGRATULATIONS, WORLD HORROR 2010!

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:37:08 +0000

The World Horror 2011 planning committee wishes to extend its congratulations to Amanda Foubister, Stephen Jones, Michael Marshall Smith, and the rest of the Brighton committee for selling out World Horror 2010. “When it was first announced that a World Horror Convention would take place in the United Kingdom, there was plenty of cause for [...]

South by Southwest Invades Austin Once Again!

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:25:00 +0000

This Friday, March 12th, Austin’s legendary interactive, film, and music conference, South by Southwest, returns. With a history that reaches back to 1987, SXSW is an Austin institution. Since adding film and interactive programming in 1994, the conference and festival has become one of the nation’s premiere pop culture events. This year, SXSW boasts a [...]

WHC 2010 Memberships, Hotels and Other Updates

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:04:00 +0000

With the convention just over two weeks away now, we thought we'd give you a few more updates on a number of topics including the transfer of memberships, hotel room cancellations, Programming Grids, availability of seats for the Kaffeeklatsches, the Creative Writing Workshops and early registration.

WHC 2011 at STAPLE! 2010

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:50:44 +0000

We’re only a few short days away from the Sixth Annual STAPLE! Independent Media Expo! That’s right! Please join committee members Nate Southard, Lee Thomas and Gabrielle Faust THIS WEEKEND! They will be in attendance taking registrations and handing out information on how you can join the 2011 horror convention in the ATX! As always, [...]