There will be at least two Worldcon bid launch parties next week at Anticipation, Texas in 2013 and Japan in 2017. The Texas committee has said on its website that in Montreal they will reveal what city they’re bidding for. … Continue reading
Lloyd Penney has an update about the fanzine lounge at Anticipation. It is not in a dedicated room, but “is one part of a larger lounge area the convention is calling the Relax Area.” That’s close to the Art Show. … Continue reading
During Anticipation, on August 7, Melissa Auf der Maur will present her new mixed media project, an album, film, and comic. An acoustic set follows the film screening. Directed by Tony Stone, OOOM, “a 28-minute wordless, hypnotic braid of three … Continue reading
What’s happening at the 2009 Worldcon? Now we know! The PDF file listing all of Anticipation’s programs, autographings and kaffeeklatschen has been posted here.
Anticipation, the 2009 Worldcon in Montreal (August 6-10), has issued a press release with the at-the-door membership rates. Full text release appears after the jump. The con’s offerings include “Taster” memberships, which allow the buyers of one-day memberships to briefly explore the … Continue reading
Thirty-nine summers ago Heidelberg, Germany hosted the 1970 Worldcon, Heicon. An international slate of pro GoHs, Robert Silverberg, E.C. Tubb and Herbert W. Franke, were joined by Elliot Shorter, the TAFF delegate also named fan GoH. Americans knew the town … Continue reading
Peggy Rae Sapienza has shared an e-mail from Japanese fan Tamie Inoue announcing there will be a party at Anticipation to promote the Nippon 2017 Worldcon bid: Peggy Rae-san, I inform on joyous news to you. Some number of Nippon2007 … Continue reading
Ralph Bakshi will not be Artist Guest of Honor at Anticipation, the 2009 Worldcon in Montreal, according to the committee’s announcement dated March 2. Due to health reasons, Ralph Bakshi will not be able to take part in Anticipation this … Continue reading
(1) MURDERBOT THEMES. Martha Wells has posted the text of the “Jack Williamson Lecture 2024” she delivered on April 12 in Portales, NM. Here are the opening paragraphs: I’ve always been drawn to non-human characters, both as a reader and … Continue reading
By Steve Vertlieb: On April 21, 1973, a hero by the name of Merian C. Cooper laid down the gauntlet of fame and passed quietly into memory. He’d grown ill from the rigors of age and experience, losing his grasp of … Continue reading