Business As Usual
The Dealers’ Room is open for business and looks to be doing good trade.
The Art Show closed last night and is just doing sales pick-ups today.
Water Happens, Mostly Harmless
We awoke this morning to the news that a pipe had burst in the hotel’s plumbing system and water from the 4th floor swimming pool was cascading down through lower levels of the hotel. The good news is that the flood has only hit the area where registration was yesterday, but they are not open today.
The affected area is on the far side of one of the walls of the Dealers’ Room. Our staff has been helping dealers move their stock just in case, but no stock has been damaged. The Art Show is on the far side of the room from the affected area and is in no danger.
As far as we know, the banquet will proceed as planned.
The sales table for next year’s World Fantasy was to have been placed where Registration was. The hotel is busy mopping up right now so they may be able to proceed as planned. We’ll post something as soon as we know where they have set up.
Too Late for Tables
Dealers Room manager David W. Clark asks us to advise everyone that applications for the 2009 World Fantasy Convention Dealers’ Room are no longer being accepted. Thank you for your cooperation.
Another Dealer
Welcome please, Eraserhead Press. By my count that puts us up to 33.
More Dealers
We have once again updated our list of participating dealers. A warm welcome, please, to: Terence McVicker – Rare Books, Red Jack Books and Realms of Fantasy Books.
The full list of attending dealers can be found here.
Additional Information for Dealers
Attention please dealers – you should have received a document by email from us with information about set-up, shipping, sales tax and other important details. Just in case it has gone astray, we have made it available here as well.
Everyone else, we are pleased to announce that we have extended the dealers’ room opening hours to 3:30 PM on Sunday to give you even more shopping time before you go home.
More Dealers
We have added three more companies to our list of confirmed dealers. To see the full list, click here.
Confirmed Dealers List
A list of the dealers who have so far confirmed their attendance is available here. More should be added once we get confirmations from everyone whose applications we have accepted.
Dealer Applications Open
WFC2009 is now accepting applications for Dealers’ Tables. See the Dealers’ Room page for details and a copy of the application form.
The World Fantasy Convention uses a juried system for filling the Dealers’ Room. Applications are due by April 30, 2009.