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

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...

Banquet 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. Banquet tickets cost $70 CDN per person for a four-course luncheon including two bottles of wine for each table, all applicable taxes, gratuities, and service charges. Banquet tickets are not included in the cost of your membership, nor do banquet tickets include admission to the convention. Everyone attending the banquet must be a member of the convention and must also have a separate banquet ticket. For tickets and more details...

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...