SFContario, the new sf convention in Toronto next November, announced that its Author GoH is Michael Swanwick. Huzzah! I've enjoyed his company since sharing a table with Michael and his wife, Marianne Porter, at a Boskone Dead Dog Dinner about 10 years ago, and I've enjoyed his writing far longer than that.

For an online taste, read or listen to "Zeppelin City" by Michael Swanwick and Eileen Gunn at tor.com. If I understand correctly, the Michael & Eileen's reading was recorded at this year's Readercon. Tasty, tasty.

This weekend next year I have the honor of being the FanGoH at SFContario, a new convention in Toronto. Better yet, my fellow GoHs include my dear friends for life, Editor GoHs Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden, and Filk GoH Karen Linsley. I'll be watching the SFContario website and dlacey's LiveJournal for the announcement of SFContario's Author GoH.

Diane is running programming, so there's the added delight of working with her on that. I understand Catherine Crockett has the consuite, again making it easy to arrange some sort of Toad Woods Toronto or similar event there. I don't get there often, but I've loved Toronto since my first visit there in 1986 through my most recent for Corflu in 2006. I'm glad to know I'll be returning next November and sharing SFContario with fine, fine folks such as these. And others of you reading this, too, I hope!

SFContario: November 19-21, 2010. Ramada Plaza Toronto.