I haven’t seen Ann for a week, and given our busy schedules, with her prepping for WorldCon, I thought an interview for the blog was probably the only way I’d have time to ask her about what she’s doing for it. (I’m staying home and working.) So, drumroll, here’s my interview with Ann about the upcoming WorldCon…

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American Fantastic Tales: Book two, Terror and the Uncanny, table of contents…

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Ann VanderMeer, fiction editor of Weird Tales, will be at the World SF Con as a Hugo nominee. Her panels include topics from music to literature, and she’ll also be participating in the “walk with stars”, too, if you want to get a chance to talk to her. Don’t miss it!

This unique summer camp for teens (13 to 18 years of age) from all over the world provides a creative and fun approach to learning how to build Science Fiction/Fantasy worlds for the purpose of writing fiction, game development, or creating art—all in a safe and structured environment with award-winning faculty. Participants in this “teen think tank” will meet like-minded students from around the world and learn how to work together and be proactive on their own. During the first week, the camp will break up into groups of 8 to 12 students to create their own separate SF or Fantasy worlds. During the second week, they will choose either a creative writing, game development, or visual arts track and produce fiction, gaming modules, or art/illustration based on their particular world. The products that come out of the camp include complete world wikipedia entries, and a book of student art, fiction, and game modules. Faculty for 2009 will include Holly Black, co-creator of the Spiderwick Chronicles, World Fantasy Award winner Jeff VanderMeer, Hugo Nominee Tobias Buckell, White Wolf game developer Will Hindmarch, Weird Tales fiction editor Ann VanderMeer, and many more.

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