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World Fantasy ConventionNovember 1-4, 2012 – Toronto, Canada
Progress Report 3
The Dust Mill by Richard A. Kirk ©2011 Radiolaria Studios
Sheraton Parkway Toronto NorthHotel, Suites & Conference Centre
www.wfc2012.org
Twitter: @wfc2012Facebook: World Fantasy Convention 2012
Author Guest of Honour
Elizabeth HandEncyclopedist Guest of Honour
John CluteArtist Guest of Honour
Richard A. Kirk
Toastmaster
Gary K. Wolfe
Special Guests
Patricia Briggs
Charles de Lint
Larry Dixon
Tanya Huff
Mercedes Lackey
Message from the Chair
This is my last opportunity to greet you in print rather than in person. Soon
for most of us (all too soon for a few of us) we will be greeting each other
in person: shaking hands, waving across a room, and buying each other
drinks.
I've written before that we are all tremendously excited to be hosting you in
Toronto. We have prepared what we feel are interesting, appealing, and
engaging panels and events for your delectation. The spirit of World Fantasy
can also be found in the quiet places: renewing old friendships and making
new ones, pleasant conversations, exciting discoveries, and the pleasure of
spending time with like-minded people who share a love of the fantastic in
its many forms.
We sincerely hope that the 2012 World Fantasy Convention lives up to your
expectations, and to ours.
On behalf of us all,
See you soon!
Peter Halasz
Chair, WFC Toronto 2012
Overflow HotelsNOTE: The room block at the Sheraton and Best Western is FULL, here are the WFC 2012
overflow hotels
A block of rooms is available at the Hilton Garden Inn which is just across the street from the Sheraton.
$135.00 CDN for a Queen bed and a sofabed or $135.00 CDN for two Queen beds
Prices quoted are for double occupancy and do not include all applicable taxes. Reservations must be made
by 10 October 2012.
To reserve a room, please call the hotel directly (905-709-8008) using the code WFC2012 or by clicking this
link.
A block of rooms is also available at the Holiday Inn Express &
Suites located at
10 East Pearce Street
Richmond Hill, ON L4B 0A8
Rate of $115.00 plus tax for standard rooms with 1 King bed and
/or 2 queen beds. The cut off period for this rate is 21 days prior
to the convention. This includes the Hot Breakfast Bar, free wired
and Wi-Fi High Speed Internet and ample free parking.
The Holiday Inn Express & Suites is located behind the Sheraton
within walking distance.
For World Fantasy Convention reservations, please call the hotel
directly 905-695-5990 to reserve under group code WFC
or
email Karima Hamir at [email protected] to book
under group code WFC
or
visit www.hiexmarkham.ca and input the 3 letter group code WFC
under group code to reserve.
Hospitality
Banquet
Do you have your banquet tickets yet? Better act fast! If you are thinking about attending the banquet, think about purchasing
your ticket sooner rather than later. The final cut off date is October 17, but we WILL close sales and move to waiting list
before that date should we reach the seating limit. Tickets are going quickly and you don't want to miss out on our four
course luncheon.
Interesting Banquet Trivia: Currently the Roasted Alberta Strip Loin of Beef is the most popular entrée, chosen twice as often as
the Supreme of Chicken and five times as often as the Portobello Mushroom Stack. What will YOU choose?
To buy your ticket or see more detail on the meal options, visit the banquet page at http://wfc2012.org/pr-banquet01.html
Banquet tickets are NOT refundable. Entrance to the banquet requires both a banquet ticket and a WFC 2012 membership. All tickets must be ordered by October 17th, 2012, as there will be NO tickets available at the door for purchase at the convention.
Party Suites
We still have some slots for launches, parties, and other events in our suites, particularly daytime slots. Contact
[email protected] for more information or to request or confirm a slot. Party suites must be reserved through Hospitality
and we need to hear from interested parties by October 5. Suite availability is limited.
The "official party" floor is ten, all room parties on that floor are booked by hospitality.
If you are going to have a group in your room outside of this, please request a room on our noise floor through Mark at
All parties and events are governed by hotel policy.
Hospitality Suite
What are the tastes of Toronto? Everyone thinks of maple syrup, beer, and bacon, but Toronto is as diverse as Canada is large,
and our local flavours range from classic European to spicy Caribbean. We can't promise to sample everything, but we hope to
share some special dinners with you: we're currently planning for Greek, Chinese, and Caribbean. No matter what, we will have a
wide variety of food and drink available!
The Hospitality Suite will be open from 2pm to 2 am Thursday, 8am to 2am Friday & Saturday, 8am to TBA Sunday. Gluten-free
and other dietary restriction foods will be available; ask suite staff for help if you don't see what you're looking for.
ProgrammingWe are in the final stages of scheduling the programming for WFC 2012. If you would like to
be on a panel, or do a reading, please fill out and submit the Program Survey, which can be
found on our website at http://www.wfc2012.org/pr-panelist01.html and please do so now.
Notifications will be sent out on or before October 5 2012.
Art ShowThe list of confirmed Artists (as of September 13, 2012) who will be in WFC 2102‟s Art
Show are as follows:
Sharon Brassard Amber Robyn Kimmerly
Daniel Brassard Tabitha Ladin
Lauren K. Cannon Goldeen Ogawa
Sarah Clemens Ryan Robbins
Julie Czerneda Sybiline
Cheryl Garrett-Jenkins Kendra Tornheim
Desiree Kern Charles Vess
Dealers’ RoomThe list of Dealers who will be in WFC 2102‟s Dealers‟ Rom are as follows:
Bakka Books Fairwood Press, Inc.
Black Current Jewelry Fred's Fine Editons
Book Scouts Horror Writers Association
Broad Universe Mick's Books
Catherine Crowe Midnight Books
ChiZine Publications On Spec
Creatures From El Prime Books
Dark Dragon Publishing Tachyon Books
Dragon Moon Press Tyche Books
ECW Press Ltd. Untold Press
Edge SF & Fantasy Publishing
UPS
UPS will be on site both Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning for shipping convenience.
MembershipRegistration is now closed.
If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your membership online up to October 25,
2012 on either our Facebook Wall or in our Livejournal Community
Please note that if you have been moved from the Waiting List to the Membership List
you are NOT eligible to transfer your membership.
There are no refunds at any time.
Conditions of Membership
The World Fantasy Convention is a gathering of professionals and like-minded individuals
that meets annually to network, conduct business, and celebrate excellence and
achievements within the field. Badges must be worn at all times while participating in the
convention.
WFC 2012 has a zero tolerance policy for any harassment and other inappropriate
behaviour. WFC 2012 reserves the right to revoke the membership of, and to escort off the
premises, any member who behaves outside the bounds of social decency and/or who
contravenes federal, provincial, or municipal laws and statutes.
Should an incident occur, please contact facility security or the convention chair and/or
vice-chair without delay. Contact info will be posted at WFC.
The following people have registered as Attending Members of World Fantasy Convention 2012 as of
September 18, 2012. Those followed by [S] indicate a Supporting Membership. For the full membership list,
please visit our Attending Members page on our website.
Only those members who have expressly given permission for World Fantasy Convention 2012 to publish their
name are listed below. If you would like your name listed, and you registered prior to the publication date and
do not see your name listed, or if you have any other concern, please contact Evelyn Baker, Registration, at
Members
Ackroyd, Justin (Australia)
Adams, Carol (USA)
Adams, John Joseph (USA)
Adams, Terry (USA) (USA) [S]
Albano, Heather (USA)
Amos, Donna (USA)
Amos, Ken (USA)
Anders, Charlie Jane (USA)
Anderson, Colleen (Canada)
Andrews, Matthew (Canada)
Andrews, Scott H. (USA)
Angeli, Kat (USA)
Angus, Tiffani (UK)
Argall, Liz (USA)
Armstrong, Kelley (Canada)
Asensio, Luis Miguel Rivas (Canada)
Ashby, Madeleine (Canada)
Baird, Alison (Canada)
Baker, Brittany (Canada)
Baker, Evelyn (Canada)
Baker, Kate (USA)
Baker, Nancy (Canada)
Baker, Scott (USA)
Baker, Shambralyn (USA)
Baldwin, Richard (Canada)
Bambury, Beverly (Canada)
Bambury, James (Canada)
Bar-Hillel, Gili (Israel)
Barba, Justin (USA)
Barber, Griffin (USA)
Barringer, Stephen J. (Canada)
Bartsch, Sarah (USA)
Barzak, Christopher (USA)
Bedwell-Grime, Stephanie (Canada)
Beeler, Jeff (Canada)
Ball, Krista (Canada)
Bell, Eileen (Canada)
Bennett, Renee (Canada)
Benoit, M.D. (Canada)
Berg, Carol (USA)
Berlant, Joseph T. (USA)
Berlyne, John (UK)
Bhargava, Shivani (USA)
Bilodeau, Marie (Canada)
Bishop, Anne (USA)
Black, Holly (USA)
Black, Naomi (USA)
Blain, Rebecca (Canada)
Blaine, Folly (USA)
Blair, Casey (USA)
Blake-Hall, Karen (USA)
Blasdell, Caitlin (USA)
Blaylock, James (USA)
Blaylock, Viki (USA)
Bobet, Leah (Canada)
Bogdan, Al (USA)
Bottaccini, Claudio E. M. (Italy) [S]
Boughan, Faith M. (Canada)
Bovenmeyer, Karen (USA)
Boyczuk, Robert (Canada)
Brady, Hanna (USA)
Brahen, Marilyn "Mattie" (USA)
Bramble, Scott (USA)
Brandt, Gerald (Canada)
Brassard, Daniel (Canada)
Brassard, Sharon (Canada)
Braun, Evan (Canada)
Braun, Shen (Canada)
Breidbart, Seth (USA)
Brenner, Elizabeth (USA)
Brett, Peter V. (USA)
Breyfogle, Jim (USA)
Briggs, Patricia (USA)
Brignall, Richard (Canada)
Brissett, Jennifer Marie (USA)
Brown, Ada Milenkovic (USA)
Brown, Frank (USA)
Brown, Graeme (Canada)
Brown, Leslie (Canada)
Brown, Tanya L. (USA)
Broxterman, Wilfred (USA)
Bruce, Terri (USA)
Bryski, Katie (Canada)
Buchanan, Erik (Canada)
Buchanan, Ginjer (USA)
Buckmaster, Mark A. (USA)
Burrell, Carol M. (USA)
Burwell, Lianne (Canada)
Cadieux, Agnes (Canada)
Cahill, Colleen R. (USA)
Caldarelli, Christina (Canada)
Cameron, Caryn (Canada)
Cameron, Dana (USA)
Cammack, Jessie (USA)
Campbell, Sue A. (Canada)
Canning, Mary (Canada)
Cannon, Lauren (USA)
Cantwell, Lynne (USA)
Cardillo, Deborah (USA)
Carmody, Isobelle (Australia)
Carre, Brenda (Canada)
Carter, Anne L. (Canada)
Caselberg, Jay (Germany)
Caspari, Kelley (USA)
Cevasco, Christopher M. (USA)
Charnas, Suzy McKee (USA)
Chiang, Ted (USA)
Chan, Gillian (Canada)
Chang, Lena (USA)
Cheek, Kater (USA)
Chima, Cinda Williams (USA)
Chu, John C. (USA)
Church, Suzanne (Canada)
Clairval, Gio (France)
Clare, Cassandra (USA)
Clark, Amanda (USA)
Clarke, Neil (USA)
Clement, Justin (USA)
Clift, Shelly Rae (USA)
Clink, Carolyn (Canada)
Clute, John (UK)
Clute, Judith (UK)
Coakley, Lena (Canada)
Coe, David B. (USA)
Cofer, Cynthia Anne (USA)
Cohen, Jessica (Canada)
Cole, Myke (USA)
Collishaw, Barbara (Canada)
Collum, Moss (USA)
Conaty, Darcy (USA)
Condit, Colleen R. (USA)
Conner, Jeff (USA)
Connolly, Lawrence C. (USA)
Connolly, Tina (USA)
Conteur, Dark (Canada)
Cook, Sonia D. (USA)
Cooke, Deborah (Canada)
Cooney, Ann (Canada)
Cooney, C. S. E. (USA)
Cooper, Andrew James (USA)
Cooper, Brenda (USA)
Corra, Jessica (USA)
Cosh, Emm(UK)
Cossaboon, James (USA)
Cotman, Elwin (USA)
Cowen, David (USA)
Cox, H. Martin (USA)
Coxen, Tammy (USA)
Craddock, Curtis (USA)
Cramer, Kathryn (USA)
Crankshaw, Donald S (USA)
Craven, Emily (Australia)
Crewe, Megan (Canada)
Crow, Jennifer (USA)
Crowder, Nathan (USA)
Crowe, Catherine (Canada)
Crowe, Jonathan (Canada)
Ctein (USA)
Cuinn, Carrie (USA)
Curelas, Margaret (Canada)
Czarnietzki, Andrew (Canada)
Czerneda, Julie (Canada)
Czerneda, Roger (Canada)
Czerneda, Scott (Canada)
Czigarenko, Kim (Canada)
Dales, Karen (Canada)
Daly, James (USA)
Danylak, Karen (Canada)
Darrach, Shay (Canada)
Dashoff, Joni (USA)
Dashoff, Todd (USA)
Datlow, Ellen (USA)
Davie, Catherine (USA)
Davis, Laurie (USA)
de Bodard, Aliette (France)
de Lint, Charles (Canada)
De Ruyte, Amy (Canada)
de Vries, Jetse (Netherlands)
Deming, Clare (USA)
Denz, Barbara A (Canada)
Dann, Jack (Australia)
Denz, David M. (Canada)
desJardins, Steven (USA)
Deveaux, Gerard (Canada)
Deveaux, Stefanie (Canada)
Diggs, Patricia A. (USA)
Dincolo, Faith (USA)
Dirda, Michael (USA)
Dixon, Larry (USA)
Do, Olivia (USA)
Domitz, Laura (USA)
Dorsey, Candas Jane (Canada)
Douglas, John R. (USA)
Dowie, Sean (Canada) [S]
Dowker, Richard (Canada)
Dragon, Laura Rainbow (Canada)
Drake, David (USA)
Drury, Ian (UK)
Duarte, Fred (USA)
Dubin, Frederic S. (USA)
Dudley, Donna (USA)
Dudley, Karen (Canada)
Dukas, Bernard (Canada)
Duncan, Andy (USA)
Duncan, Kyle (Canada)
Duncan, Lindsey (USA)
Duncan, Sydney (USA)
Dupuis, John (Canada)
Durham, David Anthony (USA)
Durst, Sarah Beth (USA)
DuVall, Nell (USA)
Dvorin, Julia (USA)
Eamer, Claire (Canada)
Easson, Amanda (Canada)
Easson, Shayne (Canada)
Eccker, John (USA)
Edelman, Scott (USA)
Eder, Scott (USA)
El-Mohtar, Amal (Canada)
Ellery, Karen (USA)
Elliott, Kate (USA)
Elliott, Robin (Canada)
Elliott, Sarah Jane (Canada)
Emmerson, Leah-Jade (Canada)
Eret, Sean (USA)
Evans, Leigh (Canada)
Fabrigar, Leandre (Canada)
Faries, Jennie (USA)
Farr, Russell B. (Australia)
Federman, David (Canada)
Feete, Kat (USA)
Feldberg, Steve (USA)
Ferrer, Barbara Caridad (USA)
Files, Gemma (Canada)
Findlay, Terry (Canada)
Fisher, Roy (Canada)
Fletcher, Jo (UK)
Floerkey, MC (USA)
Ford, Jeffery (USA)
Forest, Susan (Canada)
Fortier, David J. (Canada)
Fountaine, Deanne (Canada)
Fournier, Jennifer (USA)
Fox, Daniel (USA)
Fox, Linda (USA)
Frain, Melissa (USA)
Francis, Deanna (USA)
Fraser, Robert (Canada)
Frawley, Emily (Canada)
Freund, Jim (USA)
Freiman, Kate (Canada)
Fultz, John R. (USA)
Gabriel, Nivair H. (USA)
Gadallah, Leslie (Canada)
Gallaher, David (USA)
Gallo, Irene (USA)
Gannon, Charles E. (USA)
Garber, Mary (USA)
Gardner, James Alan (Canada)
Garrett-Jenkins, Cheryl Lynn (Canada)
Garthson, Jane (Canada)
Gaston, Brian (Canada)
Gavin, Richard (Canada)
Geigen-Miller, Stephen (Canada)
Galler-Smith, Barb (Canada)
Ganley, W. Paul (USA)
Gibb, Craig (Canada)
Gilbert, Sheila (USA)
Gilbert, Zvi (Canada)
Gilman, Carolyn Ives (USA)
Gilman, Laura Anne (USA)
Gilman, Guest of Laura Anne (USA)
Ginther, Chadwick (Canada)
Giron, Sephera (Canada)
Gladstone, Max (USA)
Godbout, Neil (Canada)
Goddin, Jean (USA)
Goelman, Ari (USA)
Gofton, Thomas (Canada)
Gold, Mici (Canada)
Gold, Rachel (USA)
Goldblatt, Barry (USA)
Goldeen, Marian (USA)
Golden, Christopher (USA)
Goodin, Laura (Australia)
Gordon, Barbara (Canada)
Gordon, Jennifer (Canada)
Gordon, Stephen (USA)
Goto, Hiromi (Canada)
Gough, Tanya (Canada)
Grace, John (USA)
Gracey, Pat (Canada)
Graff, Rani (Israel)
Grant, Gina (Canada)
Gray Sarndal, Anne (Canada)
Green, Catherine (USA)
Green, Jude-Marie (USA)
Green, Shoshanna (Canada)
Greene, Nancy (USA)
Greenhalgh, Zohra (USA)
Greenwood, Ed (Canada)
Gregory, Daryl (USA)
Gresh, Lois (USA)
Greyson, Kim (Canada)
Griffith, Eric (USA)
Grimwood, Jon Courtenay (UK)
Groen Trombi, Liza (USA)
Gross, Dave (Canada)
Gupta, Arvin (Canada)
Guran, Paula (USA)
Gurgu, Costi (Canada)Hades, Anita (Canada)
Hades, Brian (Canada)
Haggerty, Paul (USA)
Hairston, Andrea (USA)
Halasz, Peter (Canada)
Haldeman, Gay (USA)
Haldeman, Joe (USA)
Hall, Mark (USA)
Hallock, Larry (USA)
Hancock, Larry (Canada)
Hand, Elizabeth (USA)
Hanford, George R. (USA)
Hanford, Karen (USA)
Hanford, Summer (USA)
Hannett, Lisa L. (Australia)
Hansum, Jen (USA)
Harbowy, Gabrielle (USA)
Harding, Robin (Canada)
Harding, Sally (Canada)
Harper, Steven (USA)
Harris, MaryAnn (Canada)
Harrison, John (USA)
Harrison, Mette (USA)
Harrison, Sherry (USA)
Hart, Geoff (Canada)
Hartwell, David G. (USA)
Harvey, Alyxandra (Canada)
Hatchell, Andy (USA)
Hately, Bill (USA)
Hausladen, Blake (USA)
Hayden, Sean (USA)
Hayward, Dana (USA)
Healy, Michael James (Canada)
Heerman, Travis (USA)
Heitmeyer, Ken (USA)
Held, Rhiannon (USA)
Henderson, Randy (USA)
Henry, Jodi (USA)
Herington, Caitlin (Australia)
Herring, Amy (USA)
Hilger, Ron (USA)
Hill, David I (USA)
Hill, Laurel Anne (USA)
Hill, Stacy (USA)
Hillman, Jack (USA)
Hillman, Bonnie (USA)
Hinds, LeiLani (USA)
Hitchcock, Chip (USA)
Hobbis, Matt (USA)
Hoffman, Nina Kiriki (USA)
Hoffstein, Palle (Canada)
Holt, Erika (Canada)
Holt, Mark (USA)
Hood, Robert (Australia)
Hopkinson, Nalo (USA)
Hoskins, Madeleine (Canada)
Houck, Claire (USA)
Howard, Richard (USA)
Howe, Andrea (USA)
Howe, Jeff (USA)
Howse, Ryan (Canada)
Huff, Tanya (Canada)
Humphrey, Claire (Canada)
Hunter, Sylvia Izzo (Canada)
Huston, Rebecca (USA)
Isaak, Elaine (USA)
Isajenko, Fred (Canada)
Isajenko, Gail (Canada)
Italiano, Marcy (Canada)
Jack, Chelsea (Canada)
Jackel, Cath (USA)
Jackson, Craig (USA)
Jackson, Karen (USA)
Jacob, Brian (USA)
Jacobs, Chloe (Canada)
Jacobs, John (USA)
James, Edward (UK)
Jans, Brent (Canada)
Janz, Kristin (USA)
Jennings, Kathleen (Australia)
Jewell, K.G. (USA)
Jim, Calvin (Canada)
Johnson, Alaya Dawn (USA)
Johnson, Mathew (Canada)
Jones, Bryan (USA)
Joshi, S.T. (USA)
Joyce, Graham (UK)
Julian, Caroline (Canada)
Julian, Janet (Canada)
Kaye-Chevaldayoff, Ellen (Canada)
Kasman, Ron (Canada)
Kasman, Guest of Ron (Canada)
Kasturi, Sandra (Canada)
Kates, Lorne (Canada)
Kaufmann, Nicholas (USA)
Kawano, Joe (USA)
Kay, Guy Gavriel (Canada)
Kearney, Bronwyn (Australia)
Keeling, Ian (Canada)
Kelly, Laura (USA)
Kelley, Sean (USA) (USA)
Kelly, Jr., J. Joseph (USA)
Kelly, Michael (Canada)
Kendal, Evie (Australia)
Kendal, Zachary (Australia)
Kennedy, Jeffe (USA)
Kennedy, Patricia (Canada)
Kent, Malissa (USA)
Kerr, Adrienne (Canada)
Ketter, Greg (USA)
Keyes, Morgan (USA)
Khanna, Rajan (USA)
Kilpatrick, Nancy (Canada)
Kimble, Alistair J. (USA)
Kimmerly, Amber (Canada)
Kindell, Judith (USA)
Kindred, Jane (USA)
King, Val (Canada)
Kingsgrave, Catt (USA)
Kirk, Elizabeth (Canada)
Kirk, Richard (Canada)
Kirkpatrick, Sarah (USA)
Klages, Ellen (USA)
Klaver, Guest of Christian (USA)
Klaver, Christian (USA)
Kligman, Kate (USA)
Knowlton, Michelle (USA)
Knowlton, Robert (Canada)
Kocher, Crystal Sarakas (USA)
Kofmel, Kim (USA)
Kopchik, Ann (USA)
Kornher-Stace, Nicole (USA)
Korravai, Tanith (USA)
Kovacs, Dr. Christopher (Canada)
Krasnoff, Barbara (USA)
Krasnostein, Alisa (Australia)
Kress, Adrienne (Canada)
Kressel, Matthew (USA)
Krossing, Karen (Canada)
Kunsken, Derek (Canada)
Kushner, Ellen (USA)
Kushner, Peter (USA)
Kuznia, Yanni (USA)
Lackey, Mercedes (USA)
Ladin, Tabitha (USA) [S]
Laface, Jen (Canada)
Lafontaine, Sylvie (Canada)
Laios, Nicolas (Canada)
Lajoie, Chantal (Canada)
Lake, Jay (USA)
Lamb, David J. (Canada)
Lane, Sheri (USA)
Larking, Kate (Canada)
Larn, Knud (Denmark) [S]
Larsen, Dee Ann (USA)
Larter, Simon C. (USA)
Lay, Anaea (USA)
Laycraft, Adria (Canada)
LeBlanc, Glennis (USA)
LeBlanc, Rick (Canada)
Lees, Corry (USA)
Lees, Matthew (Canada)
Lefebvre, Mark Leslie (Canada)
Leicht, Stina (USA)
Lepsch, Deanna (USA)
Letofsky, Rachel (Canada)
Guest of Cooke Agency (Canada)
Levine, David D. (USA)
Lewis, Allen L. (Padre Allen) (USA)
Lewis, Brenda (USA)
Lewis, Joshua (USA)
Lewis, Thomas (USA)
Lewis, Tom (USA)
Lien, Henry (USA)
Lima, Maria (USA)
Little, Gregory D. (USA)
Lord, Karen (Barbados)
Lorée, Stephanie (USA)
Lovatt, Rebecca (Canada)
Love, Brian (USA)
Lovely, Bob (USA)
Low, Dene (USA)
Lowe, Helen (New Zealand) [S]
Lum, Do-Ming (Canada)
Lum, Jill Snider (Canada)
Lunde, David (USA)
Lussenhop, Matthew (USA)
Luther, Lyndsey (USA)
Lynch, Scott (USA)
MacCath-Moran, Ceallaigh (Canada)
MacDonald, Breanne (Canada)
MacGregor, Susan (Canada)
MacLean, Lynne (Canada)
Madore, Jennifer (Canada)
Magid, Elizabeth (USA)
Magid, Gloria (USA)
Maher, Kathleen (USA)
Maher, Richard (USA)
Mak, Derwin (Canada)
Malan, Violette (Canada)
Malanowicz, Al (USA)
Malczynski, Elizabeth (USA) [S]
Malki, David (USA)
Manchess, Greg (USA)
Mansfield, John (Canada)
Marano, Michael (USA)
Marshall, Helen (Canada)
Marshall, Laura (Canada)
Martin, Anya (USA)
Martineck, Michael J. (USA)
Martinez, Gamaliel (USA)
Matheson, Michael (Canada)
Matthew, Jr., Winton E. (USA)
McAllister, Linda (USA)
McAllister, Richard (USA)
McBride, Cate (Canada)
McBride, Sally (USA)
McCharles, Randy (Canada)
McConnel, Kristi (Canada)
McCoy, Angel Leigh (USA)
McCoy, Tod (USA)
McDonald, Barbara J (Canada)
McDonald, Cat (Canada)
McDougal, Heather (Australia)
McDowell, Holly (USA)
McElroy, Wendy (Canada)
McFadden, Ryan (Canada)
McGarvey, Peter (Canada)
McGowan, Maureen (Canada)
McGrath, Danny (Canada)
McKenzie, Darlene (USA)
McKillip, Patricia A.(USA)
McLeod, Suzanne (UK)
McMullen, John (Canada)
Mears, Stefon (USA)
Meir, Cat (Canada)
Mellor, E.L. (USA)
Mendlesohn, Farah (UK)
Meriwether, Cary (USA)
Merrick, Gale (Canada)
Meynard, Yves (Canada)
Michell, Stephen (Canada)
Milholland, Billie (Canada)
Mills, Adam (USA)
Mills, Phillip (Canada)
Milyko, Amy (USA)
Minz, James (USA)
Missen, Lynne (Canada)
Mitchell, Betsy (USA)
Modesitt, Jr., Leland E. (USA)
Silver, Derek (Canada)
Molcher, Michael (UK)
Monteleone, Elizabeth (USA)
Moore, Clark (USA)
Moore, James A. (USA)
Moore, Matthew (Canada)
Moore, Murray (Canada)
Moore, Nikki (USA)
Moreau, Tina (Canada)
Morgan, Cheryl (UK)
Morigan, Pan (USA)
Morin, Frank (USA)
Muldoon, Julia (Canada)
Munteanu, Nina (Canada)
Murphy, Derryl (Canada)
Musselman, Paul (Canada)
Myers, Chris (USA)
Myers, Eugene (USA)
Ness, Mari (USA)
Neville, Kim (Canada)
Newitz, Annalee (USA)
Newton, Charles (USA)
Newton, Karen Wester (USA)
Nickle, David (Canada)
Nielsen Hayden, Patrick (USA)
Nix, Garth (Australia)
O'Connor, Heather M. (Canada)
O'Dine, Virginia (Canada)
O'Rourke, Selene (Canada)
Odell, Doug (USA)
Ogawa, Goldeen (USA)
Oliver, Jonathan (UK)
Olson Danel (USA)
Olynyk, Frank (USA)
Ontell, Ron (USA)
Ontell, Val (USA)
Ormes, Nene (Sweden)
Ossiander, Maria (USA)
Ossiander, Michelle (USA)
Pagan, Bella (UK)
Pang, Allison (USA)
Paniccia, Jana (Canada)
Parisien, Dominik (Canada)
Parker, Bill (USA)
Parker, John Richard (UK)
Parrish, Rhonda (Canada)
Patry, Sharon (USA)
Patten, Lauren (USA)
Patton, Fiona (Canada)
Paul, Harrison (USA)
Paulson, Siri (Canada)
Paxon, Caitlyn (Canada)
Pearl, Stephen B. (Canada)
Percy, Benjamin (USA)
Perry, S.K.S. (Canada)
Petersen, Leah (USA)
Pflug, Ursula (Canada)
Phillips, Holly (Canada)
Pi, Tony (Canada)
Picacio, John (USA)
Picard, Shawn (Canada)
Pickering, Barbara (USA)
Pieczynski, Therese (USA)
Pinborough, Sarah (UK)
Piper, Bill (USA)
Piskun, Matt (USA)
Pizarro, Don (USA)
Poitevin, Linda (Canada)
Post, Jacques (The Netherlands)
Potter, Emily (Canada)
Powers, Serena (USA)
Powers, Tim (USA)
Punkert, Betty (Canada)
Quillinan, Kylie (Australia)
Rainfield, Cheryl (Canada)
Rambo, Cat (USA)
Ramsey, Kris (Canada)
Rasmussen-Silverstein, Rhiannon (USA)
Read, Dawna (Canada)
Red Phoenix Books (USA) [S]
Redding, Katie (USA)
Redick, Robert V. S. (USA)
Redman, Andrea Grey (Canada)
Reed, Kit (USA)
Reed, Joseph (USA)
Reeves-Stevens, Garfield (Canada)
Reeves-Stevens, Judith (Canada)
Reynolds, Timothy (Canada)
Richard, Nicole (Canada)
Richardson, Kat (USA)
Ridley, Jennifer (USA)
Ridley, Raven M. (Canada)
Rightor, Michael (USA)
Rimar, Mike (Canada)
Riopelle, Robin (Canada)
Rios, Julia (USA)
Ritchie, Michaela (Canada)
Rivera, David Mercurio (USA)
Robbins, Fleetwood (USA)
Robertson, Linda (USA)
Robinette, Jerry (USA)
Robinson, Melissa (USA)
Robinson, Tiffany (USA)
Roden, Barbara (Canada)
Roden, Christopher (Canada)
Roden, Tim (Canada)
Rodgers, Lisa (USA)
Rodriguez, Brad (Canada)
Rogers, Ian (Canada)
Rohr, Matthew (USA)
Rohr, Tim (USA)
Romine, Andrew Penn (USA)
Romm, Stephanie (Canada)
Romm, Ze'ev (Canada)
Rooney, Chandra (Canada)
Rose, Elizabeth (Canada)
Rosenthal, Julia A., (USA)
Roszko, Lisa (USA)
Rothfuss, Patrick (USA)
Rottner, Vanessa (Canada)
Rowe, Michael (Canada)
Ruocco, Patricia (USA)
Runté, Dr. Robert (Canada)
Russell, Ellen (Canada)
Saffel, Steve (USA)
Sagara West, Michelle (Canada)
Sage, Natalie (USA)
Sakmyster, David (USA)
Samuels, Clifford (Canada)
Sandler, Richard (USA)
Sandu, Catalin (Canada)
Santoro, Lawrence (USA)
Sapienza, Peggy Rae (USA)
Savory, Brett (Canada)
Sawyer, Robert J. (Canada)
Schafer, Courtney (USA)
Scheiner, Judy (USA)
Scheiner, Sam (USA)
Schiff, Stuart David (USA)
Schneider, Edward (USA)
Schneyer, Ken (USA)
Schonberg, Lance (Canada)
Schroeder, Karl (Canada)
Schweitzer, Darrell (USA)
Searle-Kovacevic, Marah (Canada)
Seely, Jennifer (Canada)
Sevilla, Mercedes Jimenez (Canada)
Shack, Elizabeth (USA)
Shaffer, Karen (USA)
Shaw, Michele (USA)
Shayer, Jason (Canada)
Shearman, Robert (UK)
Sherman, Delia (USA)
Shoults, Janice (Canada)
Silbersack, John (USA)
Simkin, Rebecca (Canada)
Simmons, Sara (Canada)
Sinclair, Alison (Canada)
Sinclair, Stacy (USA)
Siraki, Anita (Canada)
Skeet, Michael (Canada)
Slater, Mandy (UK)
Smale, Alan (USA)
Smith, Douglas (Canada)
Smith, Kristine C. (USA)
Smith, Tara (USA)
Snodell, Sandra M. (USA)
Snyder, Davey (USA)
Somerstein, Rodney (USA)
Soulban, Lucien (Canada)
Soward, Anne (USA)
Sperring, Kari (UK)
Springett, Martin (Canada)
Standlee, Kevin (USA)
Starling, Louise (USA)
Steenburgh, April (USA)
Stephan, Elizabeth (USA)
Stern, Renee (USA)
Stirling, Jan (USA)
Stirling, S.M. (USA)
Stott, Phil (USA)
Stott, Susan (USA)
Strahan, Jonathan (Australia)
Strang, David (Canada)
Strantzas, Simon (Canada)
Straub, Peter (USA)
Straub, Susan (USA)
Strogin, Lori (USA)
Stuart, Ruth (Canada)
Sullivan, Kathryn (USA)
Sumner-Smith, Karina (Canada)
Sun, Amanda (Canada)
Sundberg, Amy (USA)
Surette, Gayle (USA)
Sutherland, Joel A. (Canada)
Sutter, James L. (USA)
Sweet, Caitlin (Canada)
Swenson, Patrick (USA)
Swift, Patrick (USA)
Szego, Chris (Canada)
Talbert, Clint (USA)
Tallan, Michael (USA)
Tan, Cecilia (USA)
Taylor, Andy (Canada)
Taylor, Audrey (UK)
Taylor, Dena Bain (Canada)
Taylor, Jennifer (Canada)
Taylor, Lucy (USA)
Teitelbaum, Ilana (USA)
Tem, Steve Rasnic (USA)
Templeton, Patty (USA)
Teppo, Mark (USA)
Tetrick, Byron (USA)
Thomas, James (USA)
Thompson, Mary (USA)
Tibbetts, John C. (USA)
Tidbeck, Karin (Sweden)
Tidhar, Lavie (UK)
To, David (Canada)
To, Howard (Canada)
Toolis, Lorna (Canada)
Tornheim, Kendra (USA)
Treichel, Lisa (USA)
Treichel, Todd (USA)
Tregillis, Ian (USA)
Trenholm, Hayden (Canada)
Tsang, Evonne (USA)
Tucker, David (USA)
Turner, Max (Canada)
Turner, Rodger (Canada)
Turville-Heitz, Meg (USA)
Turville-Heitz, Morgan (USA)
Underwood, Erin (USA)
Upton, Christina (Canada)
Valentine, Genevieve (USA)
van der Pal, Linda (Netherlands)
Van Gelder, Gordon (USA)
Van Name, Mark L. (USA)
van Tiggelen, Adriaan (Netherlands)
VanderMeer, Ann (USA)
VanderMeer, Jeff (USA)
Vardomskaya, Tamara (USA)
Vasilevski, Christina (Canada)
Vaughn, Jeanine (USA)
Vess, Charles (USA)
Voorhis, Calie (USA)
Wagner, Elizabeth (USA)
Wagner, KT (Canada)
Wald, Benjamin (Canada)
Walker, Megan Grey (USA)
Wallace, Jennifer (USA)
Wallace, Krista (Canada)
Wallace, Sean (USA)
Walsh, Michael (USA)
Walton, Diane L. (Canada)
Walton, Jo (Canada)
Warfield, Gerald (USA)
Warren, David (Canada)
Watters, Pierce (USA)
Watts, Peter (Canada)
Webb, Barbara (USA)
Weiss, Allan (Canada)
Wenger, Cindy (USA)
Weisman, Rina (USA)
Webb, Janeen (Australia)
Weekes, Patrick (Canada)
Weinstein, Diane (USA)
Weinstein, Lee (USA)
Weisman, Jacob (USA)
Wentz, David Gunnar (Canada)
Wentz, Maaja (Canada)
Wheeler, Lillian (Canada)
Wickham, Sandra M. (Canada)
Wiedbrauk, Eileen (USA)
Wiener, Robert K. (USA)
Wilber, Rick (USA)
Wilce, Ysabeau (USA)
Willett, Edward (Canada)
Williams, Andrew S. (USA)
Williams, Genevieve (USA)
Williams, Sean (Australia)
Williamson, Neil (UK)
Willingham, Bill (USA)
Willmoth, Mike (USA)
Willner, Dina (USA)
Willoughby, David (USA)
Willrich, Chris (USA)
Wilson, Gregory A. (USA)
Wingenfeld, Mark (USA)
Wolfe, Gary K. (USA)
Wolheim, Elizabeth (USA)
Wong, Michelle (Canada)
Wood, David CM (USA)
Wood, McKay (USA)
Wuertz, Matthew (USA)
Wylie, Jen (Canada)
Yant, Christie (USA)
Yasui, M.A. (USA)
Yelinek, Kathryn (USA)
Youers, Rio (Canada)
Young, Doselle (USA)
Young, Janine Ellen (USA)
Yu, E. Lily (USA)
Yule, Kate (USA)
Zanoni, Anne S. (USA)
Ziegler, Rob (USA)
Zimmerman, Karen (USA)
Zink, David Stewart (USA)
Zipser, Elizabeth (USA)
Zipser, Michael (USA)
Zlotnikov, Dan (USA)
Volunteers Needed!Want to volunteer for World Fantasy 2012? Volunteers are still needed in all areas! Sign up
today.
If interested, please contact: Peggy Rae Sapienza at [email protected] .
Collector and Want to Ship Books Ahead?Do you have a large number of books you‟d like autographed? For your convenience, you
can ship them ahead to:
WFC 2012 / Collectors
c/o A. de Ruyte
11237 HWY 9
Caledon ON
Canada L7E 0G6
Need to Get Organized?
Have a membership you‟d like to sell? Want to organize a ride share? Need roommates?
Then check out our Livejournal Community where you can get organized with other
members! http://wfctoronto2012.livejournal.com.
Porter Air WFC Discount
Porter Air is pleased to offer attendees of WFC 2012 a 20% discount when they book
their travel for the convention.
Travel must be between October 29th, 2012 and November 07th, 2012.
To see a list of cities Porter caters to and to book your flights, go to http://flyporter.com
and book with event code WFC12.
Porter Air was listed as one of the top airlines that no one knows about. For more about
Porter, please see this review.
ABMs in Canada
At past conventions members who have US bank accounts have had trouble taking money
out at some ABMs.
If your card is part of either the Cirrus or Interac networks, you should have no problems
taking money out at any ABM. But, to be on the safe side, you should bring what you‟d
consider to be enough cash with you.
Your card should be accepted by most merchants‟ debit machines. But not all restaurants
downtown take debit cards.
Getting to the Convention
Public Transit:
From Pearson:Take airport shuttle from Terminal 3 to Terminal 1
About 3 mins (250 m)
Pearson Airport Terminal 1
Pearson Airport Express
Bus towards 40 - Richmond Hill
(20 mins, 2 stops)
Richmond Hill Centre At Yonge St
Walk to Richmond Hill Centre Platform 1
About 1 min (11 mins to make transfer)
Richmond Hill Centre Platform 1 Stop ID: 9820
Viva purple
Bus towards Purple to Markham Stouffville Hospital
(15 mins, 4 stops)
Hwy 7 / Leslie Stop ID: 9730
Walk to 600 Hwy 7 E, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1B2
About 3 mins (250 m)
COST: $7.00
From Downtown Airport/ Union Station:
Take shuttle from Downtown Airport to Royal York. Walk to Union Station Bus Terminal At Bay St
About 4 mins (260 m)
Union Station Bus Terminal At Bay St
Richmond Hill
Bus towards 61 - Richmond Hill GO
(28 mins, 6 stops)
Yonge St At High Tech Rd
Walk to Yonge St / High Tech Rd
About 1 min (18 mins to make transfer)
Yonge St / High Tech Rd Stop ID: 2351
1
Bus towards RT 1 Highway 7 to Markham Stouffville Hospital via Hwy 7
(12 mins, 12 stops)
Hwy 7 / Leslie Stop ID: 9730
Walk to 600 Hwy 7 E, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1B2
About 3 mins (250 m)
COST: $8.75
Getting to the Convention (con’t)Airport Hired Vehicles
Midnight Limo Service
http://midnightlimo.ca/home.aspx Is closely connected to our facility. Reserve ahead using their email address or
the toll free phone number.
Pearson - Hotel will cost $75.00
Hotel - Pearson will cost $65.00
Toronto Airport Taxi http://goairport.ca/about.html
Reserve ahead using their webform or toll free phone number
Pearson - Hotel will cost $75.00
Hotel - Pearson will cost $60.00
Cost is per vehicle not per person; sharing makes sense.
Restaurants and ShoppingA more comprehensive list of restaurants and shopping will be available in the Pocket Programme, but
here are some highlights to kick off your planning.
Nearby Restaurants
Within a five minute walk of the hotel…
Tim Hortons
9005 Leslie St
(905) 882-9990
timhortons.com
This chain of donut shops is a Canadian institution. With its selection of good coffee, donuts, muffins, breakfast
sandwiches, and bagels Timmy‟s is the perfect place to start your day. Inexpensive.
Honest Lawyer Restaurant
115 York Boulevard
(905) 886-5879
honestlawyer.com
Applebee‟s type menu, lots of beer, mediocre food and forced cheerfulness. Okay if you are in the mood for a
mostly harmless evening out.
Moderate.
Fox And Fiddle
115 York Boulevard
(905) 886-0637
www.foxandfiddle.com
There are dozens of “Fox and” ersatz public houses sprinkled all over Toronto. The Fox and Fiddle is one of the
better locations, with a good selection of beers on tap and a menu of somewhat authentic „pub grub‟.
Moderate
Restaurants and Shopping (con’t)The Host
670 Regional Road 7
(905) 709-4678
http://www.welcometohost.com
Excellent Indian cuisine prepared to your preference of spiciness.
Moderate to Expensive
The Keg Steakhouse
162 York Boulevard
Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3J6
(905) 882-0500
kegsteakhouse.com
This north Toronto addition to the Keg family serves excellent steaks in a casual environment. Not the finest steakhouse you‟ve
likely ever seen but the food is good and the service is adequate. Not a big meat eater? There is lighter fare such as seafood on the
menu.
Expensive
Alice Fazooli's
155 York Boulevard
Richmond Hill, ON L4B 4A7
(905) 709-4280
www.alicefazoolis.com
Nothing to write home to Naples about, but decent Italian dishes at a modest price in a big friendly place. What more could you ask
for?
Moderate
Other stuff nearby…
Shopping.
The LCBO
Stands for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. Other than a few select grocery stores, which have wine boutiques, this is the only
game in the province to buy wine and other spirits. Beer is also sold here as well in the aptly named Beer Store. We‟re lucky the
LCBO nearest the hotel, which is a five minute drive east along Highway 7 is very well stocked with a good selection of beverages.
However, be prepared for sticker shock, alcohol in Ontario tends to be a little more expensive than you might be used to. Don‟t be
afraid to try Ontario wines which are generally more modestly priced. Look for the VQA designation of quality.
First Markham Place
(Northeast corner of Warden Avenue & Highway 7)
Is an Asian shopping mall about a six minute drive east of the hotel on Highway 7. Stores here come and go on a regular basis.
However, you will find everything from high end fashion and jewellery to cheap electronics, toys and pirated DVDs. It has an
excellent food court offering Chinese, Thai, Japanese and Korean dishes at very low prices. Don‟t be fooled, even though it‟s a food
court some of the stalls here serve exceptional cuisine.
Adjoining First Markham Place is a big box store complex which includes Chapters Bookstore (superstore), Home Depot, Longo‟s
Grocery Store, Moore‟s Clothing (men‟s), Staples, Winner‟s (discount clothing) and other stores.
http://www.firstmarkhamplace.com/
The Pacific Mall
(Northeast corner of Steeles Avenue and Kennedy Road)
Is the largest Asian shopping mall in North America. It is approximately ten to twelve minutes‟ drive away. Has hundreds of shops
selling everything from designer eyewear to consumer electronics. A word of warning, while there is a lot of parking here it can still
be difficult to find a space, especially on Saturdays and Sundays. It is worth the trip, however, just for the ambience. For a preview
check out the videos on their website.
http://www.pacificmalltoronto.com/
Tours of the Merril Collection
The Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy will offer tours of the
Collection, highlighting rare and beautiful holdings on Friday, Nov 2 and Saturday, Nov 3.
Please register at the Merril Collection table, where assistance may be arranged in getting to
the Collection.
Caesar’s SpaCaesar‟s Spa is the onsite spa at the Sheraton Parkway North. They are pleased to offer
members of WFC 2012 a 30% discount on individual treatments, or you can choose one of
their packages here: http://www.caesarspa.com.
Please call ahead to book an appointment.
Just show your badge.
International Festival of Authors (IFOA)
The International Festival of Authors http://tinyurl.com/98lbze8 which runs from October
18 to 28, 2012 is now selling tickets.
Members coming in early to attend can book at the Westin Harbour Castle Hilton at
discount rates by booking here: http://tinyurl.com/9ewq4zz
Gervase Postcard by Larry Dixon©2012
CommitteeChair: Peter Halasz Art Show Manager: David Federman
Assistant to the Chair: Joseph T. Berlant Staff: Adriana De Ruyte
Staff: John Anderson Patricia A. Diggs
Advisors: Joseph T. Berlant Lucy Doran
Rodger Turner Sharon Mannell
Michael Walsh Sarah Parker
Vice-Chair: Evelyn Baker Hospitality: Kim Kofmel
Hospitality Suite: Tammy Coxen
Registration: Evelyn Baker Staff: Cassandra De Ruyte
At-Con Registration: Joni Dashoff adrienne everitt
Karl McAlonen Thomas Gofton
Mary-Ellen McAlonen Marah Searle-Kovacevic
Autographing: Seth Breidbart GoH Liaison: Kim Greyson
Publicity: Kim Czigarenko Hotel Liaison: Mark Hall
Progress Reports: Kim Czigarenko Operations: Jeff Beeler
Staff: Ron Kasman Staff: Kyle Duncan
Jessica Langer Michael Labadie
Christian Sauvé Special Ops: Tim Roden
Rina Weisman
Volunteers: Peggy Rae Sapienza
Treasurer: Amy De Ruyte
Publisher Liaison: Rina Weisman
Programming: Barbara Roden Staff: Laura Domitz
Christopher Roden
Staff: Robert Knowlton Webmaster: Rodger Turner
Danel Olson Staff: Peter McGarvey
Program Book: Barbara Roden
Christopher Roden
Staff: Jim Rockhill
Rina Weisman
Jason Zerrillo
Dealer Room Manager: Joseph T. Berlant
Staff: Art Henderson
Becky Henderson