{"id":2850,"date":"2026-10-19T15:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T22:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/?p=2850"},"modified":"2026-10-19T15:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T22:19:54","slug":"the-52nd-world-fantasy-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2026\/10\/19\/the-52nd-world-fantasy-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"The 52nd World Fantasy Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-world-fantasy-convention-2026 wp-block-embed-world-fantasy-convention-2026\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sddKxSVSO6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wfc2026.org\/\">Front Page<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cFront Page\u201d \u2014 World Fantasy Convention 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/wfc2026.org\/embed\/#?secret=btwzFCKFLw#?secret=sddKxSVSO6\" data-secret=\"sddKxSVSO6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s where you can find me this coming weekend (October 22-25, 2026) in Oakland, California:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcffb69e0feb1713-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcffb69e0feb1713-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcffb69e0feb1713-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcffb69e0feb1713-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcffb69e0feb1713-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcffb69e0feb1713.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/promo_image-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/promo_image-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/promo_image-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/promo_image-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/promo_image.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/promo_image-3-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/promo_image-3-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/promo_image-3-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/promo_image-3-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/promo_image-3.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/screenshot-975x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/screenshot-975x1024.png 975w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/screenshot-286x300.png 286w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/screenshot-767x806.png 767w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/screenshot.png 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, of course, I\u2019ll generally be around at BARCON. Buy me a drink and ask me anything! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2C38EFAB-CCAC-457B-92CB-1F051DEEA6F3_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2C38EFAB-CCAC-457B-92CB-1F051DEEA6F3_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2C38EFAB-CCAC-457B-92CB-1F051DEEA6F3_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s where you can find me this coming weekend (October 22-25, 2026) in Oakland, California: And, of course, I\u2019ll generally be around at BARCON. 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