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World Horror Convention
StatusDefunct
GenreHorror
Location(s)Varies
CountryVaries
Inaugurated1991
Most recent2016
Attendance400-500
Organized byWorld Horror Society
Websitehttp://www.worldhorrorconvention.com/

The World Horror Convention was an annual professional gathering of the World Horror Society and other interested parties that ran annually for 26 years, from 1991 through 2016, before being discontinued.

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The annual World Horror Conventions were held mostly in the United States or Canada, frequently alternating between the east and west sides of North America. In 2010, the convention was held outside North America for the first and only time, in Brighton, England.

The bids from potential committees were presented to the members of the board of directors of the World Horror Society, who then decided where future conventions would be held. Bids were usually made two years before the specific year (e.g., bids for 2001 were considered in 1999). The Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award ceremony was held in conjunction with the convention for many years, but the HWA now stages the ceremony at its own event, the Bram Stoker Awards Weekend. The World Horror Convention Grand Master Award was given most years, until the World Horror Convention was discontinued in favor of the annual Bram Stoker Awards Weekend.

Conventions

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Dates Location Info
1991
Nashville, Tennessee		Writer: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Artist: Jill Bauman. MC: David J. Schow, John Skipp, Craig Spector, Richard Christian Matheson. Grand Master: Robert Bloch.
1992
Nashville, Tennessee		Writer: Richard Matheson. Artist: Harry O. Morris. Special media guest: Richard Christian Matheson. MC: Brian Lumley. Grand Master: Stephen King.
1993
Stamford, Connecticut		Writers: Peter Straub, Les Daniels. Artist: Stephen Gervais. Special media guests: Paul Clemens. MC: Stanley Wiater. Grand Master: Richard Matheson.
1994
Phoenix, Arizona		Writers: Charles L. Grant, Dan Simmons. Artist: Gahan Wilson. MC: Edward Bryant. Grand Master: Anne Rice.
1995
Atlanta		Writers: John Farris, Neil Gaiman, R. L. Stine. Artist: Alan M. Clark. Media: Alice Cooper. MC: Brian Lumley. Grand Master: Clive Barker.
1996
Eugene, Oregon		Writers: Clive Barker, Charles de Lint, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Don Maitz, Janny Wurts. Special: Tim Powers, Edward Bryant. Grand Master: Dean Koontz.
1997
Niagara Falls, New York		Writers: Ramsey Campbell, Poppy Z. Brite, Joe R. Lansdale. Artist: Rick Berry. Media: Gunnar Hansen. Editor: Darrell Schweitzer. MC: Edo van Belkom. Grand Master: Peter Straub.
1998
Phoenix, Arizona		Writer: Brian Lumley. Artist: Bernie Wrightson. Media: Tom Savini. Publisher: Tom Doherty. MC: John Steakley. Grand Master: Brian Lumley.
1999
Atlanta		Writers: Michael Bishop, John Shirley. Artist: Lisa Snellings. MC: Neil Gaiman. Grand Master: Ramsey Campbell.
2000
Denver		Writers: Peter Straub, Melanie Tem, Steve Rasnic Tem, J. Michael Straczynski, Graham Joyce. Artist: Rick Lieder. Editor: Ellen Datlow. MC: Dan Simmons. Grand Master: Harlan Ellison.
2001
Seattle		In conjunction with the Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker Awards Weekend.[1]
Guest of Honor in Memoriam: Richard Laymon. Writers: Simon Clark, Michael Slade, Jessica Amanda Salmonson. Artist: Charles Vess. Publishers: Barbara Roden, Christopher Roden. Grand Master: Ray Bradbury.[2]
2002
Chicago		Writers: Gene Wolfe, Neil Gaiman. Editor: Melissa Ann Singer. Artist: Randy Broecker. Poetry: Jo Fletcher. Photography: Beth Gwinn. Music: Liz Mandville Greeson. Comics and Young Adult: Jill Thompson. Media: Rich Koz, Patricia Tallman, Robert Z'Dar. Special: Karen E. Taylor, Yvonne Navarro, Brian A. Hopkins. Grand Master: Charles L. Grant.
2003
Kansas City, Missouri		Writer: Brian A. Hopkins. Publisher: Don D'Auria. Artist: Nick Smith. Special: Forrest J. Ackerman. MC: Laurell K. Hamilton. Grand Master: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
2004
Phoenix, Arizona		Writer: Douglas Clegg. Artist: Jeremy Caniglia. Editor: Stephen Jones. Media: Dee Snider. Special: Adam Niswander. Grand Master: Jack Williamson.[3]
2005
New York City		Writers: Harlan Ellison, Joe R. Lansdale, Tim Lebbon, Tom Piccirilli, Jack Ketchum, Mort Castle, Amber Benson. Filmmaker: Mick Garris. Artist: Allen Koszowski. Editors: Tom, Elizabeth Monteleone. MCs: Stan Wiater, Linda Addison
2006
San Francisco		Writers: Kim Newman, Koji Suzuki. Toastmaster: Peter Straub. Artist: Brom. Media: Bill Moseley. Editor: John Pelan.[4]
2007
Toronto		Writers: Michael Marshall Smith, Nancy Kilpatrick. Artist: John Picacio. Editors: Peter Crowther, Don Hutchison. Media: Peter Atkins.[5]
2008
Salt Lake City		Writer: Dennis Etchison. Artist: John Jude Palencar. Toastmaster: Simon Clark. Academic: Michael R. Collings. Special: Jeff Strand, Dave Dinsmore.[6]
2009
Winnipeg		Writers: Conrad Williams, Edo van Belkom, F. Paul Wilson, Joshua Gee. Artist: Tommy Castillo. Grand Master: Tanith Lee.[7]
2010
Brighton		Writers: Tanith Lee, David Case. Editor: Hugh Lamb. Artists: Les Edwards, Dave Carson. Special: James Herbert. MC: Jo Fletcher. Media: Ingrid Pitt. WHS Lifetime Achievement Award: William F. Nolan, Basil Copper. Grand Master: James Herbert.[8]
2011
Austin, Texas		Writers: Sarah Langan, Joe Hill. Media: Steve Niles. Editors: Brett Alexander Savory, Sandra Kasturi. Artist: Vincent Chong. Toastmaster: Joe R. Lansdale. Special: Brian Keene, Del Howison. Grand Master: Jack Ketchum.
2012
Salt Lake City		Writer: Sherrilyn Kenyon. Artist: Mike Mignola. Special: Rocky Wood. HWA guests of honor: Joe R. Lansdale, Karen Lansdale, Robert McCammon. Toastmistress: P. N. Elrod. HWA special guests: Dacre Stoker, Jeff Strand. Grand Master: T. E. D. Klein.[9]
2013
New Orleans		In conjunction with the HWA Bram Stoker Awards Weekend.[10] Writers: Ramsey Campbell, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Jonathan Maberry. Artist: Glenn Chadbourne. Editor: John Joseph Adams. Poet: Bruce Boston. Toastmaster: Jeff Strand.
2014
Portland, Oregon		Writers: Nancy Holder, Jack Ketchum, Norman Partridge. Artist: Gret Staples. Editor: Paula Guran. Grand Master: Brian Keene. HWA Lifetime Achievement Awards: Stephen Jones, R. L. Stine. Ghost of Honor: Edward Gorey. Special: Victoria Price, John Shirley. Toastmaster: Alan M. Clark.
2015
Atlanta		Writers: Lisa Tuttle, Christopher Golden, Tom Piccirilli, John Farris, Kami Garcia, Charlaine Harris. Artist: Bob Eggleton. Editor: Chris Ryall. Grand Master: William F. Nolan. Toastmaster: Jonathan Maberry.
April 28 - May 1, 2016 Provo Marriott Hotel and Convention Center
Provo, Utah		Writers: Sarah Pinborough, Joe McKinney, Kevin J. Anderson, Darren Shan. Artist: Keith Thompson. Academic: Michael R. Collings. Special: Linda Addison, Jason V. Brock, Sunni Brock, Michaelbrent Collings, Michael Arnzen, Victoria Price, Dan Wells, Carter Reid. Ghost of Honor: Shirley Jackson.

References

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  1. ^ "Home". stokers2013.org.
  2. ^ "World Horror Convention 2001". Archived from the original on 2000-12-04.
  3. ^ "抜け毛はストレスでも多くなる – 薄毛と抜け毛の専門的な治療について".
  4. ^ "Your blog dedicated to the news".
  5. ^ "新潟県薬局①｜口コミ・評判・薬剤師求人｜【薬局求人の窓口】".
  6. ^ "World Horror Convention 2008 - Salt Lake City Utah". Archived from the original on 2006-09-02.
  7. ^ WHC 2009 Homepage
  8. ^ WHC 2010 Homepage
  9. ^ WHC 2012 Homepage
  10. ^ "Home". stokers2013.org.
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