WORLD HORROR CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN BRITAIN
To celebrate its 20th Anniversary, The World Horror Convention will be held over March 25-28, 2010, in the historic Victorian seaside city of Brighton,on the picturesque south coast of England. This is the first time that theevent will have been held off the North American continent.
The theme will be “Brighton Shock! - A Celebration of the European HorrorTradition from Victorian Times to the Present Day”, and the convention will host numerous panels, talks, presentations, readings, workshops anddisplays devoted to horror, macabre, mystery and thriller fiction and artin all its varied and fearsome forms.
The World Horror Convention’s prestigious Grand Master Award will also bepresented at a sit-down Banquet during the weekend. Past recipients have included Stephen King, Dean R. Koontz, Anne Rice, Ray Bradbury, CliveBarker, Peter Straub, Brian Lumley and Ramsey Campbell.
The venue will be the historic Royal Albion Hotel, which dates back more than 180 years and is situated directly opposite Brighton’s iconic Palace Pier and a stone’s throw from the beach.
Brighton has direct transport links from Gatwick International Airport and the centre of London, and is easily accessible for overseas visitors, especially those from mainland Europe. And if you want to extend your stay, then Britain’s annual National Science Fiction Convention, Odyssey 2010, is being held near to Heathrow airport the following weekend. Come for World Horror and stay for Eastercon!
Attending membership is currently just 50.00 UK pounds. This will rise incrementally during the run-up to the convention, so the sooner you join the cheaper it is!
Over the coming months we will be announcing an exciting line-up of Guests of Honour.
Numerous writers, artists, editors, publishers and booksellers will attend from all over the world.
WORLD HORROR CONVENTION.
MARCH 25-28, 2010.
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND.
www.whc2010.org