The World Fantasy Convention was held October 28 through 31, 2004 in Tempe Arizona at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel.
The theme this year was Women in Fantasy and Horror, but as usual, all aspects of the fantasy field were covered.
Dana William Paxson, whose first short stories I was proud to have published back in Science Fiction Age |
Bridget McKenna is so exhausted from launching Aeon magazine that she has to lean on artist Alan M. Clark |
Charlene Brusso and Tachyon publisher Jacob Weisman watch as Suzy McKee Charnas signs her new book, Stagestruck Vampires |
Michael Walsh would like to sell you a book—preferably one that his press published |
The small press happens to be a big deal to Mary Anne Mohanraj and Susan Fry |
Two days after this snapshot, Bruce Holland Rogers won a World Fantasy Award for his short story "Don Ysidro" |
Gordon Van Gelder shows off his "slush" face |
Laurel Winters laughs it up—in living color—in the Con Suite |
David Prill offers to share his Dating Secrets of the Dead |
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Cathy Morrison survived the Clarion Class of 2003 |
Warning—don't mess with Jeffrey Ford when he's trying to eat |
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Ed Bryant holds court in the Con Suite |
Jennifer Hall and Brett Cox keep warm by the fire |
As almost everybody else stumbled to bed Saturday night, Michelle Sagara and Nine Kirki Hoffman just kept on talking |
Cheryl Morgan was still flying high from having won the 2004 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine for Emerald City |
Eileen Gunn shows off her Stable Strategies |
Meg Turville-Heitz prepares to register attendees for next year's WFC |
David Levine soaks up the sun before the awards banquet begins |
World traveler Ruth Nestvold takes a break in Tempe |
Bantam editor Juliet Ulman |
Karen Anderson sparkles |
Nancy Jane Moore |
Anne Harris |
Kay Kenyon |
Sarah A. and Dan Hoyt |
Susan Ann Protter |
Gay and Joe Haldeman |
Marina Fitch and Mark Budz |
Frank Wu |
Jo Walton shows off the Best Novel trophy won for Tooth and Claw |
The winners (and acceptors) of this year's World Fantasy Awards |
Stephen Jones can hold his liquor—but can he hold four World Fantasy trophies? |
Scott Edelman sporting some of the banquet's table decorations |
Amelia Beamer hides behind Firestarter's Drew Barrymoore |
Sharyn November |
Ellen Klages |