The World Horror Convention 2014 will take place in Portland, Oregon. The line up so far: Author Guest of Honor: Nancy Holder Author Guest of Honor: Jack Ketchum Artist Guest of Honor: Gret Staples Editor Guest of Honor: Paula Guran Ghost of Honor: Edward Gorey Toastmaster: Alan M. Clark Website forthcoming!
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World Horror Convention Art Show 2013 : Registration Now OPEN
The World Horror Convention 2013 in New Orleans, LA (with the HWA Stoker Awards Weekend) is now accepting registrations for its art show. Head over to http://stokers2013.org/artshow.html for full details and information
HWA TO HOST WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2013 IN NEW ORLEANS
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) and World Horror Society (WHS) are pleased to announce that the World Horror Convention 2013 will be hosted by the HWA. WHC2013 will be part of the stand-alone Bram Stoker Awards Weekend in New Orleans from 13-16 June 2013. Both WHS and HWA are very pleased that we are able… Read more »
Artists Wanted for WHC 2012
The 2012 Art Show is looking for artists to display and sell their art. We’re also looking for attendees to take advantage of our artist’s alley to do some live drawing, etc. For information, go to http://whc2012.org/artshow.html.
Pitch sessions for World Horror Convention 2011: That’s a wrap!
The pitch sessions are over, everyone’s gone home, and the temperature in Austin went from a high of 92 on Sunday to 72 on Monday. Coincidence? To all the editors plus Bob who came out and participated in the pitch events at World Horror 2011, TH…
Pitch sign-ups open!
You can now sign up for World Horror 2011 pitch sessions! Below is a list of agents and editors who are available to hear pitches: Brett Savory, ChiZine Sandra Kasturi, ChiZine Jonathan Oliver, Solaris , Abaddon Liz Gorinsky, Tor Eric Raab, Tor Kathari…
WHC 2011 Art Show : Show Off Your Sick Side
DEADLINE TO REGISTER: APRIL 13 DEADLINE FOR SHIPPED ART: APRIL 25 If you’re an artist with a dark streak, we want to see your work in the The World Horror Convention 2011 Art Show. Participating artists will have their work seen by hundreds of ho…
R.J. Cavender, Editor and Consultant
R.J. Cavender knows what it’s like on both sides of the publishing fence– he’s a writer himself, but he’s also an editor for Dark Recesses magazine, The Editorial Department, and the Horror Library anthologies for Cutting Block …
HORROR LEGEND, JACK KETCHUM, NAMED GRAND MASTER OF WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2011
HORROR LEGEND, JACK KETCHUM, NAMED GRAND MASTER OF WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2011 Fans name “The scariest guy in America” as convention Grand Master. Austin – January 17: The registered members of the World Horror Convention 2011 have voted and nam…
An Agent’s View of the Pitch Session Process
Recently, we asked Robert Fleck if he’d be willing to write a guest post for the pitch blog, and share a bit of knowledge about pitching and publishing. Bob Fleck is a much-loved literary agent in the horror genre. He’s been in the publishing indus…