{"id":427,"date":"2007-01-25T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-25T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/2007\/01\/25\/wow-world-horror-con-2007-in-toronto\/"},"modified":"2014-12-14T18:49:44","modified_gmt":"2014-12-14T18:49:44","slug":"wow-world-horror-con-2007-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/2007\/01\/25\/wow-world-horror-con-2007-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Wow! World Horror Con 2007 in Toronto…."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2026is shaping up to be a fabulous show and we\u2019re still two months away. First of all, congrats to Joe R. Lansdale for being recognized with the 2007 Grand Master Award<\/a>, which will be given at this year\u2019s WHC<\/a>. That\u2019s terrific news. The cover for the con\u2019s Souvenir Book will be my art that first appeared on Joe\u2019s BUMPER CROP<\/a> collection (Golden Gryphon Press, 2004). And check out this Souvenir Book\u2026you know how most cons do these as glossy magazines of varying quality? Hey, not this year\u2019s WHC. These folks are blowing it out and doing a fabulous hardcover volume called TRAVELLERS IN DARKNESS, edited by the great Stephen Jones. Seriously, how many cons do their Souvenir Books as a hardcover giveaway? Macho! I can\u2019t wait for this.\n

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Check out the preliminary programme preview<\/a>. There\u2019s some really neat stuff happening. I\u2019m very excited about the PS Publishing<\/a> Launch Party at Toronto\u2019s Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation, and Fantasy<\/a>. How cool is that? You get to party AND take a tour of a historic collection of classic genre works. I\u2019m so there. Peter Crowther, the man behind PS, will be the Publisher Guest of Honor this year and he\u2019s releasing a really special tenth issue of his magazine POSTSCRIPTS in conjunction with the show. I did the cover art and the full lineup of writers in this issue is mind-blowing. If you haven\u2019t already ordered one of these, you might want to stop reading this, and get one for yourself<\/a>. Seriously. Michael Marshall Smith, Graham Joyce, Lucius Shepard, Tim Lebbon, Joe Hill, Stephen King, Connie Willis, and more\u2026..pleeeease. Good lord.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Michael Marshall Smith<\/a>, I couldn\u2019t be happier that he\u2019s the Author Guest of Honor. He\u2019s one of my favorites, a brilliant writer, and it\u2019s great to see his works celebrated. I\u2019m looking forward to spending time with all of the GOHs.<\/p>\n

I could go on, and I probably will as the show approaches,(heck, I didn\u2019t even mention that the Stoker Awards<\/a> take place there this year) but the point is \u2014 WHC2007 is gonna be a wonderful con and if you\u2019re not already registered, you should<\/a>. Anyone out there have any favorite restaurant suggestions for Toronto?<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"