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52nd World Fantasy Convention

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The 52nd World Fantasy Convention will be in Oakland, CA. October 22-25, 2026. Registration is open!
Co-chairs: @sfinsf + @audthentic_stories

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Today at @litquake @yerbabuenagardenssf come learn how to help fund new voices in #speculativefiction. Small Press Book Fair #spookybookmonth #smallpress #spsf #baycon2027 taken in Yerba Buena Gardens by @worldfantasycon26

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It’s almost time for the 2026 World Fantasy Convention. Banquet tickets are available.

Check wfc2026.org for full details. taken in Oakland Marriott City Center by @worldfantasycon26

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Meet some of top voices in Afrofuturism later on this month at world fantasy con. Tickets are still available. taken in Oakland Marriott City Center by @worldfantasycon26

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World Fantasy Con is in Oakland this year and Dog Eared Books is thrilled to be participating! Come find us in the dealer’s room October 22-25 if you’re attending the whole con, or the just public book fair on 25th. There’s a link for the book fair in our bio, it’s only about $7 to register! (The con is much more but it will be full of panels and readings by incredible fantasy, sci-fi & horror authors like Ted Chiang, Stephen Graham Jones, Jewell Gomez, Peter S. Beagle and more!)
Will you be there? Let us know in the comments! taken in Dog Eared Books by @worldfantasycon26

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Don’t forgot tot get your ticket to the 2026 World Fantasy Convention Banquet!

Full details at wfc2026.org taken in Oakland Marriott City Center by @worldfantasycon26

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The tickets for the World Fantasy Convention Awards Ceremony Banquet are now on sale!

We really tried hard to avoid the rubber chicken and raw cauliflower, I promise - get your glad rags on and get fancy, it’s going to be fun!!

https://wfc2026.org/the-world-fantasy-awards-banquet/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAUWqy1wZG9mAWZkaWQWUOdXijDL4C68Te25fkVRjIX7NcgedGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR7QurokLDqKDTu4TBpEhlHIzKQu7vJJT1C8WWEjx_BB4oQo1yYzjnSDKu6McQ_aem_7yH97OgPM5sMWsg2jQwR-Q taken in Oakland Marriott City Center by @worldfantasycon26

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Don’t miss Stephen Graham Jones the NYT bestselling author of thirty-five or so novels and collections, and there’s some novellas and comic books in there as well, at the 2026 World Fantasy Convention in Oakland, CA. World fantasy convention graphic with Stephen graham jones face. taken in Oakland Marriott City Center by @worldfantasycon26

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ICYMI the 2026 World Fantasy Convention’s special guests: Peter S. Beagle, Cecelia Holland, @jhameiagoh, & Helen Wecker!!

Now is the time to get your membership, just about two months away. We are so excited to welcome you all to Oakland, CA.

See you all soon. World fantasy convention special guest flyer. taken in Oakland Marriott City Center by @worldfantasycon26

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Meet our Bookseller Guest of honor: Greg Ketter. He established DreamHaven Books & Comics, in 1977. It is an independent bookstore specializing in science fiction, fantasy and horror, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
DreamHaven is the oldest continuously running science fiction, fantasy and horror bookstore in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area. The store sells new and used genre fiction, comics and graphic novels, film books, and merchandise. The store won the Will Eisner Spirit of Retail Award in 1999. DreamHaven Press is the store’s in-house publishing company. taken in Oakland Marriott City Center by @worldfantasycon26

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If you haven’t got your tickets yet then maybe our Scholar Guest of Honor @johnjenningsart will convince you to get yours now!

Jennings is a professor, author, graphic novelist, curator, Harvard Fellow, New York Times Bestseller, 2018 Eisner Winner, and all-around champion of Black culture.
As Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California at Riverside (UCR), Jennings examines the visual culture of race in various media forms including film, illustrated fiction, and comics and graphic novels. World fantasy convention 2026 flyer featuring John Jennings. taken in Oakland Marriott City Center by @worldfantasycon26

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Meet #WFC2026’s Poet Guest of Honor: @nytebird45 (born September 8, 1952) is an American poet and writer of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. Addison is the first African-American winner of the Bram Stoker Award, which she won five times. Addison is a founding member of the CITH (Circles in the Hair) writing group. taken in Oakland Marriott City Center by @worldfantasycon26

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