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Oxford Main room
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Upper Ground floor. A room for ceremonies, guest of honour interviews, and larger panels.
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Room capacity:
400
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Panel: New to World Fantasy Convention
This is a session for those who have not attended World Fantasy Convention before and/or who would like to ask questions to help them get the most out of the event. It will be focusing on practical logistics rather than programme items.
Welcome to World Fantasy Reception
Join us for the opening of the convention. Chair, Karen Fishwick will introduce our guests.
Open Mic
Sign up with the form link here: https://forms.gle/bgkTxVMPpNvhsyKRA A chance for writers to showcase short work. Your host for the open mic session will be Ann Landmann.
Horror Laureate Interview
Lisa Tuttle interviews Ramsey Campbell.
After the End of the World
From Shannara to the Broken Earth trilogy, many fantasy worlds are anchored into a post apocalyptic crisis that we face in our future. Join our panel as we discuss the unique trappings of these fictions that are pitched as being part of an alternate future.
Politics in Fantasy
The machinations of kingdoms pitted against one another. The ways in which characters scheme and play games serving different agendas. Faction verses faction, cunning verses wisdom. Allegories of the real world in our escapes? Join our panel to explore politics in Fantasy.
Launch: Angry Robot
Blending Indian mythology and classic space opera, Project Hanuman is a bold new science-fiction novel from Stewart Hotston.
Andrej Sapkowski in Conversation with David French
Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher series is a global phenomenon with over thirty million copies sold and has been translated into over forty languages. Crossroads of Ravens is a new standalone novel following fantasy’s most beloved monster hunter, Geralt of Rivia, on his first steps towards becoming a legend. Andrzej will be interviewed by David French, the English translator […]
Launch: Caezik SF & Fantasy
Book Launch for Not the Nine-O’Clock News writer Richard Sparks. This will be the third book in his fantasy series and is called New Rock, New Rules.
Launch: Newcon Press
Newcon Press are launching two exciting titles: Futures to Live By, Ana Sun and Blood in the Bricks edited by Neil Williamson with cover art from Vincent Chong.
Launch: Flame Tree Press
Come and celebrate the books, anthologies and short story collections of our wonderful authors and contributors. A chance to meet, swap stories and experiences. Drinks and bites provided!
Guest of Honour Interview: Vincent Chong
Vincent Chong interviewed by Ian Whates.
Writing Fighting
The literary art of writing fight and battle scenes. Expert authors discuss how they approach battles and duels in their novels. Who knows? They may even act out a few?
Launch: Maya
MAYA: Seed Takes Root is the first novel of a planned trilogy. The Divya Trials have been announced. Billions will compete. One will ascend to godhood. In every future predicted by Maya’s vast network, the outcome is certain: the garuda scion Tarkash will win. The Divya cannot allow this. Kshar has rehearsed the assassination a […]
Launch: Black Crow & The Broken Binding
Black Crow Books and The Broken Binding Publishing invite you to celebrate and raise a glass in the Main Room at 1-2pm on Saturday, 01 November, with goodie bags (while stocks last) with each book purchase, plus signings!
Guest of Honour Interview: Suniti Namjoshi
Suniti Namjoshi interviewed by Farah Mendlesohn.
The Weird Fiction Panel
Weird fiction creates existential dread by the intrusion of the “impossible” into a representation of the real world. Could this be a horror that lingers beyond the fear? Or a fantasy that remains strange to us? Join us to discuss the unique qualities of Weird Fiction, the historical writers and the current practice.
Launch: Telos Publishing
Launching the Terror Tales of Chaos anthology, including the special WFC hardback edition, edited by Paul Finch. Also launching Raven Dane’s new novel Bailfire and Brimstone and the hardback of The Jinx Chronicles by Sam Stone. We will also have copies of the new non-fiction Island of Terror (SciFi/Fantasy Film Book) as well.
MC Interview: Joanne Harris
Shona Kinsella interviews Joanne Harris.
British Fantasy Awards & The Aldiss Award.
With the British Fantasy Society and Tim Aldiss
Solaris Party
From Scottish Gothic to dark Cornish Folklore via wild science fantasy, come celebrate the launch of three fabulous new Solaris titles – The Needfire, Ragwort & The Salt Oracle. Authors MK Hardy, Sam K Horton and Lorraine Wilson, along with other Solaris authors, will be talking about their new books, and sharing bookish goodies and […]
Images of Fantasy
The worlds of our imaginations manifest in art, films, games and television, but more importantly, in the mine of the reader and listener. Our panel discusses the iconic images of fantasy and how they have become part of our visual code.
World Fantasy Awards
The annual World Fantasy Awards. These include: Lifetime Achievement, Novel, Novella, Short Fiction, Anthology, Collection, Artist, Special Award, Professional, Special Award, Non-Professional.
World Fantasy Awards Judges Review Panel
The judges of the 2025 World Fantasy Awards discuss their insights and challenges in determining the recipients of this year’s awards. They will reflect on their process, on standout entries they read, and trends they noticed during this months-long journey reading hundreds of submissions to honor the most compelling voices in fantasy and horror