Committee:

Marie O'Regan
Co-Chair/Publications/Programming

Marie O'Regan is a British Fantasy Award-nominated horror author and editor who lives in Derbyshire with her husband – author Paul Kane – and children. She has had fiction published in the UK, USA, Canada, Italy and Germany, and her first collection, Mirror Mere, was published by Rainfall Books in 2006. Her genre journalism has appeared in such magazines as Dark Side, Rue Morgue, Dreamwatch, Fortean Times and Death Ray, among others, and she is currently editing a number of anthologies, both separately and with her husband. She served in various roles on the British Fantasy Society Committee from 2001-08, including editing their publications and maintaining their website, and was Chairperson from 2004-08. Her first World Fantasy Convention was in 2009 in San José, California, where she and Paul launched their co-edited anthology, Hellbound Hearts. Marie ran the Registration area at the 2010 World Horror Convention and Chaired FantasyCon 2008 with her husband.

Paul Kane
Co-Chair/Advertising/Programming/Hospitality and Events Liaison

Paul Kane's genre journalism has featured in magazines like Fangoria, SFX and Rue Morgue, and his first non-fiction book was The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy. His short stories have appeared in many magazines and anthologies on both sides of the Atlantic and have been collected in Alone (In the Dark), Touching the Flame, FunnyBones and Peripheral Visions. His novella Signs of Life reached the shortlist of the British Fantasy Awards 2006, and his others include The Lazarus Condition and RED. His first mass-market novel was Arrowhead, a post-apocalyptic reworking of the Robin Hood myth. It was followed by two sequels, Broken Arrow and Arrowland. With his wife, Marie O'Regan, he co-edited the anthology Hellbound Hearts, which was launched at the 2009 World Fantasy Convention in San José. In 2008, Paul's zombie story "Dead Time" was turned into an episode of the Lionsgate/NBC TV series Fear Itself, adapted by Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (SAW II-IV). He also scripted the short film The Opportunity. He served as Hospitality/Events Liaison at the 2010 World Horror Convention, and co-chaired FantasyCon in 2008.

Alex Davis
Associate Chair/Logistics and Volunteers

Alex has spent the last two years working for the Black Library as Desk Editor, overseeing the editing and proofing of their range of books. Prior to that he worked as Literature Development Officer for Derby, organising three literature festivals, three Alt.Fiction events and a wide range of one-off readings and writers events. As a freelancer he has run the East Midlands' first Writing Industries Conference, as well as a number of residential and non-residential workshops around the region.

 

 

Jenny Barber
Registration

Jenny Barber is a Fantasycon addict.  She co-chaired Fantasycon in 2006 and 2007 and has been involved in various roles in many, many others.  (And you don't want to see the therapy bills!) She edited Here & Now magazine (and apologises profusely), edited a couple of British Fantasy Society publications, has had fiction published in Dark Horizons, Kimota and Graveyard Rendezvous and currently slush reads for assorted venues while studying for a History BA and attempting to commit crimes against fantasy fiction.  She's also a huge fan of books and comics with kick ass female protagonists so feel free to drop some recommendations by the Registration Desk when you're passing. 

Mia Morgan-Ford
Memberships/Hospitality and Events

Pixie is a professional actor, director and chair of governors at a local primary school. Her love of fantasy fiction was sparked by her long suffering father, whom she made read 'Tales of Long Ago' by Enid Blyton and 'The Adventures of Uncle Lubin' by W. Heath Robinson to her, over and over again, until the books themselves became a catalogue of the different types of sellotape available throughout the 1970s. At University she developed her playwriting skills with such glowing feedback as "That was reet good" and is planning a revival of one piece to be produced by her through her company 'Pixie House'. Last year she completed a long standing ambition to turn a dissused classroom, at school into a library space. After weeks of painting, clearing, laying floor tiles, building flat pack furniture and begging, borrowing and... ahem... 'acquiring', Springfield Primary School now has a dedicated space where young people can escape into the wonderful world of books, be it for pleasure, research or even just some quality time with parents/carers at morning library club. Pixie has two children and lives in a village sandwiched between Derby and Nottingham.

Helen Hopley
Hotel Liaison

Helen Hopley has been involved with the British Fantasy Society and FantasyCon for several years now. Recent roles include secretary/treasurer for the British Fantasy Society and a wide variety of jobs at previous conventions. Helen produced the BBC award nominated 'Paint' and has helped out with many other tasks on subsequent productions.

 

 

 

James Bacon
Dealers' Room

James Bacon is a book and comic reader, who has been involved with convention running for nearly twenty years. A train driver by profession, he is running FantasyCon 2011's dealers' room.

 

 

 

 

 

Martin Roberts
Film Show

Martin Roberts is an independent film-maker, based in the UK. His graduate film, 'Paint', was shortlisted for a BBC Award at the 17th Birmingham International Film and Television Festival. The no-budget horror documentary 'Assembly of Rogues' followed, together with and an anthology of the same name from Rainfall Books. Martin's been heavily involved with the British Fantasy Society for several years now, in roles including Publicity, Events, and Stockholder. Other credits include the Short Film Showcase held at FantasyCon for the past several years, and 'Lint: The Movie', based on the novel by Steve Aylett. Archival videos of previous British Fantasy Awards (FantasyCon) can be found online via Martin's website: www.drblood.co.uk.

Volunteers

Mark Dakin, Brian Marshall, Sam Moffatt, Jen O'Regan, Paul Skevington, Michaela Staton.