Useful/Helpful Info for WHC2010 Visitors to the UK
The good folks at Concatenation have posted a helpful and informative article for visitors to the UK, including info about Heathrow Airport, getting around London and even an English to English translation guide. Read it HERE.
PLEASE NOTE: There are reportedly a number of factual errors in this article with regard to WHC2010. For ANY information about the World Horror Convention 2010, please refer to http://www.whc2010.org.
‘A Warning to the Curious’ by M.R. James
As one of the many special events we will be presenting at World Horror Convention 2010, we are delighted to announce a presentation on the Friday evening of 'A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS' BY M.R. JAMES, performed by Robert Lloyd Parry who has been performing a trilogy of one-man shows based on M.R. James' ghost stories around the the UK, USA and Ireland since 2006.Use Your Existing Social Media Account to Login and Leave Comments at WorldHorrorConvention.com
You can now use your existing Facebook, Twitter, AOL, Google, Yahoo! or OpenID account to login and interact with WorldHorrorConvention.com – give it a try!
All-New Website for WorldHorrorConvention.com
WorldHorrorConvention.com has finally received the much-needed upgrade that owner/operator Sinister Visions inc. has wanted to give it for over 2 years. Now driven by WordPress, the site can now be opened up to the Committee members of each year’s WHC so that they can post info and updates directly to the site themselves.
The WHC site also now houses the information formerly at WorldHorrorSociety.org; we figured “why split the information to 2 sites?”. This site will now fulfill the role that WorldHorrorSociety.org previously served.
WHC also now has a new Twitter account and Facebook Fan Page – add it!
ADVERTISING AT WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2010
We are pleased to let you know that Progress Report #2 will be mailed to all registered members of the convention in November.
The 20-page booklet not only includes updated information about Hotel Bookings, Flying to Brighton, Programming, Book Launches, the Reading Café, the Creative Writing Workshops, the Dealers’ Room, the HWA Bram Stoker Awards Banquet, news about our exciting “Pitch Black” genre Rights Fair and much more, but it also contains details of our very competitive Advertising Rates for Progress Report #3, the hardcover Souvenir Book and the Pocket Programme. This information can also now be found on our website at: www.whc2010.org/ad-rates-pr01.html.
PR#2 also features details about putting material into the Delegate Bags, which will be free for those sponsors taking advertising with the convention or hosting events.
However, please note that as of now, WE HAVE FEWER THAN 100 MEMBERSHIPS REMAINING. Unless we do not sell out (which is seeming very unlikely), then there will be NO Day or At-the-Door Memberships. Once we have reached the maximum number of people we can comfortably and safely accommodate, then we will have no choice but to close the registration process. So if you are still thinking about joining, then you should ensure you do so before we sell out.
And please don’t forget to vote for the Grand Master Award. If you have not already, either mail in the ballot form contained in Progress Report #1 or vote online at: www.whc2010.org/gmvote01.html A list of past recipients—who have included Stephen King, Dean R. Koontz, Anne Rice, Ray Bradbury, Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Brian Lumley, Ramsey Campbell and Tanith Lee—is displayed on the same page.
Advertising at World Horror Convention 2010
We are pleased to let you know that Progress Report #2 will be mailed to all registered members of the convention in November. The 20-page booklet not only includes updated information about Hotel Bookings, Flying to Brighton, Programming, Book Launches, the Reading Café, the Creative Writing Workshops, the Dealers' Room, the HWA Bram Stoker Awards Banquet, news about our exciting "Pitch Black" genre Rights Fair and much more, but it also contains details of our very competitive Advertising Rates for Progress Report #3, the hardcover Souvenir Book and the Pocket Programme.HWA Bram Stoker Awards Banquet Tickets
We are delighted to announce that the 2010 Bram Stoker Awards Banquet will be held at the famous Palm Court fish-and-chip restaurant situated right at the heart of the historic Brighton Pier itself, with magnificent views of the coastline and out to sea.HWA BRAM STOKER BANQUET REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE ON WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2010 WEBSITE
The World Horror Convention 2010 and The Horror Writers Association are proud to announce that, for the first time in their twenty-three year history, the HWA’s prestigious annual Bram Stoker Awards for excellence in horror and fantasy fiction will be presented outside North America at the convention in Brighton, England.
The ceremony will be held on the evening of Saturday, March 27 at the famous Palm Court fish-and-chips restaurant situated right at the heart of the historic Brighton Pier , with magnificent views of the coastline and out to sea. This event will be one of the highlights of the convention, and will include World Horror Guests of Honour and past Stoker Award winners as award presenters.
The meal will consist of a gala traditional Fish-and-Chips Banquet (or Vegetarian option) costing £32.00 (approximately US$51.00) per person. TICKETS FOR THE AWARDS BANQUET ARE STRICTLY LIMITED AND ARE SOLD ON A FIRST-COME BASIS. They are available to all HWA members, Bram Stoker Award nominees, and anyone with a registered membership for World Horror Convention 2010. Any HWA member or 2010 Stoker nominee who only wants to pay to attend the Banquet can do so, although they will not 20be allowed into any other convention events without a full membership.
Nominees for the 2010 Bram Stoker Awards can only be voted on by members of the Horror Writers Association and will be announced early in the new year. The HWA also bestows a yearly Lifetime Achievement Award in acknowledgement of superior achievement over a career. Previous winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award include Fritz Leiber, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, Christopher Lee, Harlan Ellison, Ira Levin, Ramsey Campbell, Charles L. Grant, Stephen King, Anne Rice and F. Paul Wilson.
The annual World Horror Convention Grand Master Award will also be presented at the Awards Banquet of the Saturday evening. The 2009 winner, Tanith Lee, is a Guest of Honour at World Horror Convention 2010 and will be in attendance with previous Grand Master Award winners Brian Lumley, Ramsey Campbell and F. Paul Wilson.
A menu and PayPal booking form are now available on the World Horror Convention 2010 website (www.whc2010.org). Tables for 10 people can be reserved with payment.
THE HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION (HWA) is a world-wide organisation of writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting dark literature and the interests of those who write it. HWA= 0was formed in the late 1980s with the help of many of the field’s greats, including Dean Koontz, Robert McCammon, and Joe R. Lansdale. Today, with members all around the globe, it is the oldest and most respected professional organisation devoted to the genre.
Publishing & Editing Workshop with Jo Fletcher
Want to know how to get your manuscript published? How advances and royalties work? What being edited involves? What to do to sell translation rights? Well now here is your chance to learn from one of the top editors in the genre.Vampire Writing Workshop with Nancy Kilpatrick
The biggest problem with writing vampire fiction is that it's all been done before! But has it? Exclusive to World Horror Convention 2010 is a four-hour writing workshop held by award-winning author Nancy Kilpatrick over the Friday and Saturday afternoons that focuses exclusively on how to write blood-or-other-sucker fiction that has not been done before.