Posts Categorized: Press Release

HORROR LEGEND, JACK KETCHUM, NAMED GRAND MASTER OF WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2011

HORROR LEGEND, JACK KETCHUM, NAMED GRAND MASTER OF WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2011 Fans name “The scariest guy in America” as convention Grand Master. Austin – January 17: The registered members of the World Horror Convention 2011 have voted and nam…

World Horror Convention 2011 releases 1st official progress report

We are pleased to announce the release of our first official progress report for the 2011 World Horror Convention in Austin, Texas! Click the link below to download the PDF file to your desktop. Future progress reports will be also available in printed…

CONGRATULATIONS, WORLD HORROR 2010!

The World Horror 2011 planning committee wishes to extend its congratulations to Amanda Foubister, Stephen Jones, Michael Marshall Smith, and the rest of the Brighton committee for selling out World Horror 2010. “When it was first announced that a Wo…

WHC 2011 at STAPLE! 2010

We’re only a few short days away from the Sixth Annual STAPLE! Independent Media Expo! That’s right! Please join committee members Nate Southard, Lee Thomas and Gabrielle Faust THIS WEEKEND! They will be in attendance taking registrations and handi…

WHC 2011 ANNOUNCES SHORT STORY CONTEST SPONSORED BY BLACK STATIC MAGAZINE

Black Static Magazine and WHC 2011 Short Story Contest: In conjunction with Black Static Magazine, we are proud to announce the World Horror Convention 2011 Short Story Contest. Writers from around the world will be able to submit their most engaging and terrifying short fiction to our judging panel for the chance to have their […]

VINCENT CHONG ADDED AS ARTIST GUEST OF HONOR FOR WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2011

VINCENT CHONG ADDED AS ARTIST GUEST OF HONOR FOR WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2011 Two-time winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Artist joins all-star convention line-up. Austin – January 21: The World Horror Convention 2011 is honored to announce the addition of visionary artist and designer, Vincent Chong, as Artist Guest of Honor. The […]

STEVE NILES ADDED AS MEDIA GUEST OF HONOR FOR WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2011

First off, a quick note about registration. As many of the committee members were overwhelmed with the holidays we were not able to make announcements about early registration the way we had intended. In lieu of this, we have extended the early-early registration discount. World Horror Convention 2011 memberships are available now through Feb. 28th, […]

JOE HILL ADDED AS AUTHOR GUEST OF HONOR FOR WORLD HORROR CONVENTION 2011

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Austin – August 14: The World Horror Convention 2011 is proud to announce the addition of Award Winning and Bestselling author Joe Hill to the lineup of special author guests. The international conference of horror’s premier talents and their fans will take place in Austin, Texas from April 28th through May 1st, […]

World Horror Convention Austin announces new guests

The World Horror Convention Austin is proud to announce the additions of legendary author Joe R. Lansdale and bestselling author Brian Keene to the lineup for its 2011 convention. Lansdale, the master of mojo storytelling, will be taking on the mantle of Toastmaster for the event, while Keene will be in attendance to run an […]

The World Horror Convention

The World Horror Convention (WHC) is an annual literary-based event for the horror industry, centered around authors, publishers, editors, artists and others related to the creation and production of scary books.

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