The World Fantasy Convention 1996 Program & Schedule of Events Cafe Cthulhu is hidden. Cafe Cthulhu is located behind the bar. Cafe Cthulhu is haunted. Cafe Cthulhu is haunted by the spirit of the spoken word. Readings every half-hour! Cafe Cthulhu Weekend hours: Thursday 5pm till Midnight Friday 10am till 8:30pm and also 11PM till 1:30am Saturday 10am till 1:30am Sunday 10am till 7pm Cafe Cthulhu open Mike: Thursday 1 0:30pm till Midnight Sunday 5:30pm till 7pm Secret Map to Cafe Cthulhu Registration Hotel World Fantasy Convention 1996 The Many Faces of Fantasy Guests ofjjonor Katherine Kurtz Joe R. Lansdale Ron Walotsky Ellen Asher Toastmaster Brian Lumley Page 1 Table of Contents Introduction................................................................ 3 Event Area Map.......................................................... 4 Schedule of Events............................................... 5-11 Dealers Room Map.................................................. 12 Dealer Listing........................................................... 13 1996 Award Nominees...................................... 14-15 Previous Winners................................................ 16-21 Art Show Artists Listing............................................. 22 Membership List..................................................23-27 The Shadow over Schaumburg................................28 World Fantasy Convention 1996 Pocket Program is copyright© 1996 by the 1996 World Fantasy Convention. Cover art copyright © by Ron Walotsky. All rights reserved. Page 2 Introduction Welcome to the 1996 World Fantasy Convention. Here are a few facts to help you enjoy your time at the convention. Registration. The registration area will be open on Thurs­ day from noon till 7PM, Friday from 8:30AM till 7PM, Saturday from 9AM till 4PM, and Sunday from noon till 1PM. If you need to contact the WFC convention staff during the day, please come to the registration area for assistance. Guidelines for Guests: The World Fantasy Convention has always had a well deserved reputation for the professional, dignified and businesslike conduct among it's guests. We cer­ tainly do not want to break with tradition, so as in years past, we ask that you abide by the following guidelines: No hall costumes or uniforms. No weapons, either modem or medi­ eval. Please respect the No Smoking signs where they are posted. (Illinois law restricts smoking in public places to des­ ignated areas only). If you are going to drink, you must be of legal age (21) to do so. (The Hotel Bar's last call is at 1:30AM and it closes at 2:00AM). Attractions at WFC 1996: The main schedule of events will feature dual-track programming, with interviews and panel discussions. A separate reading track - "Cafe Cthulhu" - will be in the nameless room behind the Hotel Bar. An Interactive Mystery - "The Shadow over Schaumburg" - will be featured Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at any and all locations in the Convention. (Any deceased persons should be assumed to be a part of the play). Thursday night will feature a Blues Trip to the heart of the Chicago Music Scene and Sunday will be high­ lighted by the presentation of the 1996 World Fantasy Awards. The Art Show will be in the Regency Ballroom area, and there is a separate Art Exhibit and Print shop in the Schaumburg Room on the main floor. The Dealers Room is located on the lower level in the Mayoral Ballroom. Page 3 Event Area Map Reg ency Ballrooim Operations Office Ait Panels Panels Green Show Track 2 Track 1 Room Art Print Exhibit Shop Ballroom Foyer - _obb]y Level Shaumberg Room The Art Show. The Art Show hours will be Friday: Noon to 6PM, Saturday: 10AM till 6PM, and Sunday: 10AM to 2PM. There will be a reception for the Artists from 8PM till 10PM Friday evening in the Art Show area, and everyone is welcome. The Dealers Room. The Dealers Room is located downstairs in the Mayoral Ballroom. (A map of the Dealers room is on page 12.) The hours will be Friday: Noon - 6PM, Saturday: 10AM - 6PM, and Sun­ day: 10AM - 3PM. Hospitality Suite. The hospitality suite is Room 5321. Hours are: Thursday 10PM-1AM Night Owl's Roost Friday 8AM-11AM Morning Wake Up Call 2PM-4PM High Tea with White Wolf (Pianist: Ron Surace) 10PM-1AM Night Owl’s Roost Saturday 8AM-11AM Morning Wake Up Call 2PM-4PM High Tea with Warner (Harpist: Mary Sue Redman) 10PM-1AM Night Owl's Roost Sunday 8AM-10AM Brunch with Berkley 9PM- Dead Dog Party Please note - due to hotel restrictions, refreshments may not be taken from the hospitality suite. Page 4 Time - Track Schedule of Events ^Thursday Interactive Storytelling 30-vd: 4:00 V Moderator: Phyllis Eisenstein. With: George R.R. Martin, Kevin Stein, Jody Lynn Nye, Matthew W. Stover, Meg Turville-Heitz Thursday O My Personal Nightmare - The dreams that 5:00 plague Horror writers. Moderator: Billie Sue Mosiman. With: Brian Lumley, Nancy Knight, Dr. Annita Harlan, Adam Niswander, Yvonne Navarro 'Thursday Q My Favorite Fantasy 6:00 Moderator: Barbara Young. With: Joel Ross, Bill Fawcett, Lawrence Schimel, Rob Killheffer /Thursday Thursday Night Welcome Party - Join us for a 8-Midnight unique opening event at this year's World Fan­ tasy Convention. This mixer will be positively unearthly, as the first act of our interactive Lovecraftian Murder Mystery takes place during the evening. Cash Bar, Free refreshments, and a few visitors from "out of space and time" will make it a welcome party you won't forget! Thursday Thursday Night Nocturne - Acoustical Guitar 8-Midnight by Cathy Braaten in the Hotel Lobby. Cash Bar. /Friday q Welcome - Welcome to the Convention. /?o 11:00 Moderator: Brian Lumley. With: Joe R. Lansdale, Katherine Kurtz, Ron Walotsky, Ellen Asher Friday q The State of Fantasy 75 Noon Moderator: Laura Ann Gilman. With: Martin Greenberg, Susan Allison, A. J. Budrys, Ellen Asher Page 5 Time - Track Schedule of Events Friday © New Directions in Fantasy Adventures - Noon Creating original concepts in an overcrowded genre. Moderator: Kathleen Massie-Ferch. With: Susan Dexter, Christie Golden, Doranna Durgin, K.D. Wentworth /Friday o They Just Keep on Going - the whys of 1:00 writing series novels. Moderator: Dennis McKiernan. With: Tom Deitz, Fred Saberhagen, J. Gregory Keyes, Katherine Kurtz Friday © Taboo to You - What writers don't want to 2/ 1:00 write about. Moderator: Elizabeth Engstrom. With: P.D. Cacek, Steve Rasnic Tern, Gary Braunbeck, Tracy Knight, Dave Smeds /Friday o That Is Not Dead... - Why H. P. Lovecraft is 35 2:00 more popular than ever. Moderator: Robert Weinberg. With: S.T Joshi, Ken Faig Jr., Marc Michaud, Jane Lindskold, Lois Gresh Friday © What's Wrong With Fantasy & Horror - Bitch, 2:00 Bitch, Bitch. Moderator: Kathryn Cramer. With: Ellen Datlow, Stephen Jones, John Clute, Billie Sue Mosiman, Doug Winter Friday Differing Views - How artists see author's 3:00 o creations. Moderator: Bob Eggleton. With: Dave Dorman, Jill Bauman, Elizabeth Danforth, Joe DeVito Page 6 Time - Frack Schedule of Events Friday © Sports in Fantasy - Is baseball the meaning of 3:00 Life? Moderator: Richard Gilliam. With: Randy Miller, George Alec Effinger, Alexandra E. Honigs- berg, Rick Wilber /Friday 0 Hardboiled Fantasy - Raymond Chandler co 4:00 meets Dracula Moderator: Dean Wesley Smith. With: Richard Knaak, Laurell K. Hamilton, Tanya Huff Friday © Real Horror - Is the news replacing 4:00 supernatural monsters? Moderator: F. Paul Wilson. With: Tananarive Due, Richard Lee Byers, Wayne Allan Sallee, Katharine Eliska Kimbriel Friday o They're Not Just Comic Books Anymore - 5:00 How comics have become the home of some of the best fantasy. Moderator: Len Wein. With: Nancy Collins, Joe R. Lansdale, Lurene Haines /-Friday © Sword and Sorcery - Is it Still Alive? - Have 5:00 Conan and Company run out of ideas? Moderator: Melissa Singer. With: David Drake, S.M. Stirling, Ron Sarti, Randy Dannenfelser Friday © Sex Sells: It’s Not Just Kissing Anymore - Midnight The changing face of Erotica in Fantasy. Moderator: Stephen Pagel. With: Caro Soles, Nancy Kilpatrick, Amelia G, Thomas Roche, M. Christian, Robin Bailey Page 7 Time - Track Schedule of Events Saturday o Collaborating - Half the work or Double the 10:00 headaches? Moderator: Toni Weisskopf. With: Rebecca Moesta, Chris Claremont, Dean Wesley Smith, Kristine Kathryn Rusch Saturday © Alternative Media - There's more to Horror 10:00 and Fantasy than just books. Moderator: Paula Guran. With: Andrew Greenberg, Jenn St-John, Katherine Lawrence, James Cambias, John O'Neil. ^Saturday o Ellen Asher Interview - John Douglas talks zr ■11:00 candidly with the editor of the SF book club. Saturday © The State of the Horror Field 11:00 Moderator: Ed Bryant. With: Jo Fletcher, Gordon van Gelder, David Hartwell .^Saturday New Directions in Fantasy - Different stuff ' Noon o from new and familiar faces. Moderator: Ginjer Buchanan. With: Katya Reimann, Gywneth Jones, Walter John Williams, Nancy Springer, Graham Joyce Saturday © I Can See It Emerging from the Mists - Noon Creating worlds without any guidelines. Moderator: Alan Clark. With: Lisa Snellings, Don Maitz, H.E. Fassl, Rick Lieder Page 8 Time - Track Schedule of Events ySaturday Q Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My! - Writing no 1:00 funny stuff isn't easy; the perils of humorous fantasy. Moderator: Lawrence Watt-Evans. With: Jody Lynn Nye, Esther Friesner, Kara Dalkey, Neil Gaiman Saturday @ Editors Turned Writers - What to do when you 1:00 have to take orders. » Moderator: David Hartwell. With: Jeanne Cavelos, Peter Heck, Amy Stout, Larry Segriff, Peter Crowther Saturday Q Joe R. Lansdale Interview - Mark Nelson talks 2:00 with Mr. Mojo himself! /Saturday (£) Epic Fantasy - When 1,000 pages isn't enough. & • 2:00 Moderator: George R.R. Martin. With: Ann Marston, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Sean Russell, Lynn Flewelling Saturday 0 Ron Walotsky Slide Show - The stunning 3:00 visual imagery of artist GOH Ron Walotsky. Moderators: Ron & Gail Walotsky. /Saturday @ Historical Fantasies - Putting some magic into 3:00 History. Moderator: Susan Shwartz. With: Parke Godwin, Ann Logston, Susan Kroupa, Ian McDowell, Caroline Spector Saturday Q Katherine Kurtz Interview - Bill Fawcett chats 4:00 with the creator of Deryni.