It’s “no fan con” because membership is limited (we had to turn people away), the memberships are considered pretty pricey ($150 for four days; it would have been $175 at the door had we not sold out), programming is relatively sparse (two tracks of panels plus readings), and costumes are discouraged (except that there were costume parties on Halloween itself). But anyone can buy a membership as long as the con has not run out of them, so it’s not like there’s someone at registration saying, “You’re a fan! Get out of here!”

WFC is essentially a highly-focused literary convention with an emphasis on fantasy literature and art, with a further overlay of being a significant gathering of professionals in the field. For those who are interested, it’s a blast. For the great majority of modern convention-going fans, it would actually come across as very boring and way too expensive.

OMG. The potential for blackmail in this is mind-boggling. I can’t wait to see the rest.

Sounds like a great time.