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<\/a><\/div>\nCrazy week after returning from the World Fantasy Convention in Washington, D.C<\/a>. It was a terrific con, highlighted by one of the best art shows (if not the best) I\u2019ve seen at a WFC in the last ten years. Hats off to Mike and Beth Zipser, and the entire art show staff for ringleading it.<\/p>\n To all sf\/f conventions who say that paying Art Show artists their sales money upon exit is too hard or impossible to do? Talk to the Zipsers and Elizabeth Klein-Lebbink! They paid all artists immediately upon exit with no hassle whatsoever. Way to go, folks!! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n To Peggy Rae Sapienza, Michael Walsh, Colleen Cahill and the whole WFC staff \u2014 take a bow. HUGE applause. This was a dynamite WFC, and you all did a tremendous job!<\/p>\n I conducted a rousing hour of Loteria games on Saturday at the con, and it was a huge success, as it has been all year. It brought literary folk and art folk together, and we had an absolute blast. Thank you to all who came out and played! And THANK YOU to all who bought my Loteria posters at the functions across the weekend. Very appreciated.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve already said on social media how happy I am to see so many of my friends nominated or win World Fantasy Awards this past weekend, but again \u2014 congrats to all!! Thank you, Mary Robinette Kowal<\/a>, for the kindness of the gathering late Saturday night. Best of times. \ud83d\ude42 And thank you, Jane and Howard Frank<\/a>, for the kindness of the visit to your house and collection!<\/p>\n As far as the pictures at the top of this post \u2014 those are tiny detail shots from my iPhone of seven of my favorite things I experienced during WFC weekend, courtesy of an unnamed offsite visit. They belong to a collection of work that I was privileged to see. Out of respect to the owner, and at his\/her request, I will not divulge where I saw these, and would prefer those who know to not share that here. Not top-secret, but it\u2019s the owner\u2019s preference and I\u2019d like to respect that.<\/p>\n Otherwise \u2014 feel free to guess or discuss any or all of the artists responsible for painting these! No problem there. They inspired the heck out of me this weekend, and on that note, it\u2019s time to work again. Thank you to all of the friends that shared visits with me at WFC 2014\u2026..it was a great weekend!<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Crazy week after returning from the World Fantasy Convention in Washington, D.C. It was a terrific con, highlighted by one of the best art shows (if not the best) I\u2019ve seen at a WFC in the last ten years. Hats off to Mike and Beth Zipser, and the entire art show staff for ringleading it. 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