Genre Conventions (Southern Ontario) 2012

For those who are interested, and who may be in the Toronto area this year, here's a list of the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comic book conventions that I've been keeping my eye on. I doubt very much I'll get to them all, but Erie Con, Fan Expo Canada, and World Fantasy Convention are high on my list.





Ad Astra

April 13-15

Holiday Inn Markham Hotel and Suites

http://www.ad-astra.org/

Guests Announced: Harry Turtledove, Lesley Livingston, Joe Jusko, and Shelly Shapiro





Wizard World Toronto Comic Con

April 14-15

Metro Toronto Convention Centre

http://www.wizardworldcomiccon.com/home-toronto.html

Guests Announced: Scott Bakula, Jeri Ryan, Amy Acker, Jeremy Bulloch, Sean Maher, Colin Ferguson, the cast of Being Human, and a ton of comic book artists (including Dale Keown & David Mack)

Erie Con

April 27-29

Days Inn at the Falls (Niagara Falls, New York)

http://www.eeriecon.org/

Guests Announced: Catherine Asaro, Lois Gresh, Anne Bishop, Carolyn Clink, David Clink, Jennifer Crow, David DeGraff, Carl Frederick, Mark Garland, Sèphera Girón, John Harlacher, Marvin Kaye, Mark Leslie, Derwin Mak, Lynna Merrill, Alex Pantaleev, Stephen Pearl, John Allen Price, David Sakmyster, Darrell Schweitzer, and David Stephenson

Niagara Falls Comic-Con

June 9

Scotiabank Convention Centre

http://www.nfcomiccon.com/

Guests Announced: Burt Ward, John A. Russo, Chandler Riggs, Jessie Sulidis, Murtz Jaffer, Dustin Diamond, Cap’n Video, April Mullen, Tim Doiron







Polaris

July 6-8

Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel

http://www.tcon.ca/polaris/modules/tconguests/

Guests Announced: Wil Wheaton and Larry Stewart





Fan Expo Canada

August 23-26

Metro Toronto Convention Centre

http://www.fanexpocanada.com/schedule/

Guests Announced: Patrick Stewart





The Word on the Street

September 23

Queen's Park (Toronto)

http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/wots/toronto





World Fantasy Convention

November 1-4

Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel, Suites & Conference Centre

http://www.wfc2012.org/

Guests Announced: Elizabeth Hand, John Clute, Richard A. Kirk, Gary K. Wolfe, Charles de Lint, Tanya Huff, Patricia Briggs, Mercedes Lackey, and Larry Dixon





SFContario

November 9-11

Ramada Plaza Hotel (Toronto)

http://2012.sfcontario.ca/

Guests Announced: Jo Walton, Jon Singer, and Christopher J Garcia