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World Fantasy Convention, Brighton UK
Dates: Thursday 30th October - 2nd November 2025
Venue: Double Tree by Hilton Brighton Metropole
Website: https://worldfantasy2025.co.uk
#WorldFantasyConvention2025 #WorldFantasy25
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I've just sat down after the banquet. They are setting up the cameras for the World Fantasy Award: #WorldFantasyAward2025
November 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1st Award of World Fantasy Convention 2025 is the Aldiss Award to acknowledge endeavours in literature and gaming, specifically around world building, in the science fiction & fantasy genre.
November 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
If you are looking for food try the hang out area near the art show. There are four food stands with a variety of offerings.
October 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The feeling when over a 1000 bookbags on two pallets are dropped off at your house...

#WeAreGoingToNeedABiggerVan

The Bags are lovely, and sponsored by the ever awesome Flame Tree Publishing.
October 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Now the programme is complete, the team's attention is turning to the Mass Autograph event on Friday 31st October at 8pm. If you are a creative of any kind, and you want to take part, go to your profile and check the relevant box.
October 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
My App favourite is Find Me GF (add picture), this is crowd sourced.

Gluten Free Brighton: restaurantsbrighton.co.uk/gluten-free-...

Becky Excell; glutenfreecuppatea.co.uk/2015/05/24/1... (this includes a fish and chip shop! The holy grail for many UK coeliacs)
August 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
We are delighted to announce our publisher Guests of Honour, Nick Landau and Vivian Cheung. Business partners and spouses, they founded the Titan Entertainment Group in 1993, comprising the Forbidden Planet retail stores as well as the Titan Publishing Group.

worldfantasy2025.co.uk/publisher-gu...
July 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I'm not a writer, but there is a writer in the house owned by these cats...
July 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
We have mysterious mini glass penguins that have appeared on our table overnight at @archipelacon.org

#Eurocon #Penguins #Mystery
June 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
We are at Archipelicon 2 in Finland this week. Come over to the table and say hello! archipelacon.org
June 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
World Fantasy Convention is taking over the BFS' online day this Saturday.
21st June 10am to 6pm.

Guests; Suniti Namjoshi, Ramsey Campbell and Sarah Pinborough.
Panels, Readings, Chat, Q&As.

Free for BFS members and £5 for everyone else. Tickets from the BFS website.

(Art by Vincent Chong)
June 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It's #VolunteersWeek & we want to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers at #Fantasycon & #WorldFantasyConvention

These events are run by volunteers, nobody gets paid; the committee, the redcloaks, the BFS committee, the WFC Board members and even HWS.

We could not do this alone. Thank you.
June 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
On June 21st we will be joining with the BFS for an online day of readings and interviews, where you can meet our guests of honour! Suniti Namjoshi & Sarah Pinborough and our Ramsey Campbell as Emeritus President of the BFS. We hope to see you there!
May 28, 2025 at 7:27 AM
You can also find out more on who can vote and for what here:
worldfantasy2025.co.uk/world-fantas...

We will be announcing more guests very soon, and the programme is coming along nicely.
May 28, 2025 at 7:27 AM
We have a lot coming up in the next few weeks.

Don't forget that attendees can nominate works for the World Fantasy Awards - deadline for nominations and submitting work is 1st of June!
Find the details on our Progress Report #2 on our home page:
worldfantasy2025.co.uk or in your emails from us.
May 28, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Don't forget that attendees can nominate works for the World Fantasy Awards - deadline for nominations and submitting work is 1st of June!

Find the details on our Progress Report #2 on our home page: worldfantasy2025.co.uk or in your emails.

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May 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I just got the best present. A wax seal stamp with our logo on!
I am going to put wax seals on everything.

Logo designed by the very awesome @jennicoutts.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The convention Progress Report 2 is out and it has your World Fantasy Awards ballot!
Check your emails, if you're already a member, (or go to the link in the next post).
Lots of vital info for your delectation, including details on BANQUET FOOD! 😋
March 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It then gives you a list of options, which include "edit profile".
March 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
When you login there is a green Button with "member centre".
March 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
One of our guests is Vincent Chong.

Vincent Chong is a freelance illustrator and designer from the UK, specializing in the horror, fantasy and sci-fi genres.
We asked him some trivia questions.
March 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Wondering if your work might be eligible for a WFA?
Find out how to submit a work for World Fantasy Awards in 2025 - worldfantasy2025.co.uk/world-fantas...

#WorldFantasyConvention #WorldFantasy2025 #WorldFantasyAwards #FantasyBooks
March 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Don't forget, World Fantasy's convention is in Brighton in the UK this year!
If this is news to you, get on over to our website to find out more...
worldfantasy2025.co.uk
February 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Guest of Honour: Suniti Namjoshi is the writer of fabulous fables. If you haven't picked up any of her work, now is the time to do so. You can find a list over at wikipedia.

Here we subject her to some trivia.
February 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Favourite Celebrity Cook and why? Nigella - she really enjoys food without lecturing
What book/film/game etc do you think is so good that we should all go away and read it? The Witches of Eastwick
January 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM