Dark Fantasy track looking for volunteers

[lordruthven.livejournal.com]

If you like horror, urban fantasy, and music performed in minor keys, you might be the person we are looking for! Dragon*Con's Dark Fantasy track has some staff slots available, so if you are interested, check the criteria on the website, and then e-mail me at darkfantasies (at) dragoncon.org. Space is limited, of course, so I will be reviewing interested queries in the coming weeks.

The official track description -

Horror, Urban Fantasy, and Gothic Entertainment converge on the Dark Fantasy track - Dragon*Con's home for all thing macabre, sinister, twisted, and downright weird. In 2009, the Dark Fantasy track is planning to bring you its best-ever programming in the fields of literature, film, television, art, music, and culture. From best-selling authors to acclaimed artists, visionary metaphysicians to cutting-edge musicians, vampires to zombies, Hellboy to...well, Hellraiser, the Dark Fantasy track is sure to offer something to everyone with a taste for "the dark side."

Tentative topics to be discussed this year are vampires in southern fiction, body horror, Weird Tales magazine, world-building in urban fantasy, Edgar Allan Poe, gothic fashion, the hit TV show True Blood, supernatural themes in music, the logistics of immortality, combining fantasy and mystery, and a writers-eye view of goth culture.

Comments

[abigorbot.livejournal.com]

Do you know if Doug Bradley will be appearing in any of the panels?

Thanks!

[lordruthven.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we have "an hour with" Bradley set up, and possibly a panel on "body horror" that I might schedule him for.

[abigorbot.livejournal.com]

Do you know when the "hour with" would be tentatively? I'm a member of Brittrack and would like to be able to go.

Thanks

[lordruthven.livejournal.com]

It is tentatively scheduled for Saturday at 1:00 pm. I would be surprised if it does move, but be aware that my superiors could if need be.

[crystella333.livejournal.com]

email sent and finger's crossed

[alexdelarge78.livejournal.com]

I think I will try to stop by. I would consider Droogs to be somewhere in the definition of dark fantasy :)

It's going to be a chaotic one this year with what is shaping up to be one of the most stellar celebrity lineups in Dcon history.

[veracity]

...Wait. I think I'm missing a website link. I'm actually interested. I just did a speech on Monday about urban fantasy, in fact. Hey, give speeches by what you know and all.

[lordruthven.livejournal.com]

My e-mail address is darkfantasies (at) dragoncon.org if you wanted to e-mail me.

[veracity]

Good timing. I just brought my email account up. I'll email you right now.

[claygilbert.livejournal.com]

Derek,

What's the panel lineup looking like for this year? I've been a serious slacker about being in touch, but there have been a lot of job/money problems to deal with...coming to the surface again, though..so, anything you put me on will be appreciated (Yarbro again? Romero? ;) .