FantasyCon 2022 Cancelled
The British Fantasy Society (BFS) has announced the cancellation of this year’s FantasyCon, their annual conference, originally scheduled for September 16-18, 2022 in London:
On Thursday, Lee [Harris] informed the BFS Executive Committee that the con as he had planned it was not financially viable and therefore he would be cancelling the convention and refunding all ticket-holders.
We’re currently around £24,000 away from break-even point, and while memberships continue to come in, it’s a dribble, not a stream; we were anticipating the event would make a loss, but I’m sure you can appreciate that a loss of £20,000-£24,000 is too much to bear.
A traditional FantasyCon is simply not going to be possible, this year.The British Fantasy Society Committee are considering a number of options for a smaller event, and will be canvassing BFS and FantasyCon members over the coming week to see what people would prefer….
This is hugely disappointing, but with Covid still an ongoing issue, combined with the current cost of living crisis, it’s perhaps not surprising that we’re not getting the membership numbers we need.
We’re sorry we won’t see you at Heathrow this year, but look forward to future events!
The BFS is looking at “all viable alternatives and will be in touch over the next few days with more information…. For those who have non-refundable hotel rooms and/or travel arrangements, please hang tight for the moment as we look for ways to help.”
For more information, see Harris’s post and the BFS announcement here.
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