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ICFA 42: Update on Program Release Date
Dear All, I wanted to provide you with a quick update about when the program will go live with the links to presentations! The deadline to have conference presentations uploaded to our system was 23 February 2021. However, due to[...]
read moreICFA 42 Power Disruption and Paper Uploads
ICFA 42 Power Disruption and Paper Uploads The IAFA is aware of the power (and life) disruptions across much of Texas and in other parts of the United States, and we will make exceptions for submitting presentations as needed. Because[...]
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ICFA 42 “Climate Change and the Anthropocene” When: March 18–21, 2021 Where: Online Guest scholar: Stacy Alaimo Guest author: Jeff VanderMeer Event details Cost: Registration ($40 for regular registrants, $20 for students/adjuncts) closes on February 22, 2021. There is no[...]
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Quick update as ICFA 42 fast approaches! Confirm info in program As 1VP Valorie Ebert updates the draft schedule, it is posted on the organization’s website (https://iaftfita.wildapricot.org/). If you appear in the program, please check your info. If you do[...]
read moreICFA 42 FAQ Sheet for Presenters
FAQ Sheet for Presenters ICFA 42 “Climate Change and the Anthropocene” March 18–21, 2021 @ Online The IAFA is aware of the power (and life) disruptions across much of Texas and in other parts of the United States, and we[...]
read moreVolunteers Needed for ICFA 42!
Please consider volunteering to help us put on ICFA 42! Volunteers are needed to manage the Zoom rooms in 4-hour blocks (don’t worry, training is provided). Registration fees will be refunded upon completion of the task. To volunteer for ICFA[...]
read moreCFP: Delving Into Urban Myths: The Works Of Charles De Lint
Call For Papers Delving Into Urban Myths: The Works Of Charles De Lint With over seventy titles to his name and new ones in the making, Charles de Lint is among the most prolific writers of Canadian speculative fiction and[...]
read moreCall for Chapters: Sex and Supernatural
Call for Chapters: Sex and Supernatural *** Deadline extended! *** As the long-running series Supernatural (2005-2020) comes to a close, fans and scholars can finally consider the text as a closed canon that offers new possibilities for analysis. While previous[...]
read moreIAFA Membership Update
IAFA Membership Update Current Events IAFA is happy to announce two new division heads. Please join me in welcoming Stina Attebery as the DH for Film and Television and Libby Ginway for International Fantastic. Thank you to outgoing DHs Valérie[...]
read moreImagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors, Climate-Fiction Short Story Contest
Grist’s solutions lab, Fix, is excited to announce the launch of our first-ever, free-entry, climate-fiction short story contest — Imagine 2200: Climate fiction for future ancestors. We’re dipping a toe into the world of fiction, and we want you to[...]
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