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Posts Tagged ‘Joe R. Lansdale’
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
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 [...]
Tags: artist, Austin, Brian Keene, Horror, illustrator, Joe Hill, Joe R. Lansdale, Ramsey Campbell, Ray Bradbury, Sarah Langan, Simon Clark, Stephen King, Steve Niles, Texas, Vincent Chong, World Horror Convention
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
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, [...]
Tags: 30 Days of Night, Bernie Wrightson, Brian Keene, Clive Barker, convention, Harlan Ellison, Horror, Joe Hill, Joe R. Lansdale, Richard Matheson, Rob Zombie, Sam Raimi, Sarah Langan, Steve Niles, Texas, Thomas Jane, vampire movie, vampires, World Horror Convention, World Horror Convention 2011
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
**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, [...]
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Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
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 [...]
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