ICFA 39 “Frankenstein Bicentennial” Updates: Hotel Sold Out, IAFA Store Open
Dear IAFA Members and ICFA 39 “Frankenstein Bicentennial” Attendees: Update! Conference chair Donald Morse writes: “Our room block at the Marriott is full, and at the moment the hotel is also sold out the weekend of the conference. We still[...]
read moreICFA 39 “Frankenstein Bicentennial” News and Registration Information
ICFA 39 “Frankenstein Bicentennial” 200 Years of the Fantastic: Celebrating Frankenstein and Mary Shelley The Thirty-Ninth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts March 14-18, 2018 Orlando Airport Marriott Lakeside, Orlando, Florida, USA Guests of Honor: John Kessel and[...]
read morePlease consider volunteering at ICFA 39!
Please consider volunteering at ICFA 39! Our volunteers are a vital part of ensuring ICFA is a success. You will earn ICFA Bucks for every hour of volunteering. We have increased this year’s rate. You will now earn 10 ICFA[...]
read moreEarly Registration for ICFA 39
ICFA 39 Frankenstein Bicentennial early registration closes on January 13th. If you want the rate of $110 for conference registration, please act now. Prices will only go up! Reminder: you must be a member of IAFA to present at ICFA.[...]
read moreICFA’s Permanent Special Guest: Brian Aldiss by Gary K. Wolfe
Brian Aldiss’s 1995 essay collection The Detached Retina carries a dedication to “my esteemed friends of the IAFA team,” and he goes on to name more than a dozen individuals, many of whom are still ICFA regulars or past officers.[...]
read moreCfP: “200 Years of the Fantastic: Celebrating Frankenstein and Mary Shelley,” ICFA 39, March 14-18, 2018
Please join us for ICFA 39, March 14-18, 2018, when our theme will be “200 Years of the Fantastic: Celebrating Frankenstein and Mary Shelley.” We welcome papers on the work of: Guest of Honor John Kessel (Nebula, Locus and Tiptree[...]
read moreCall for Submissions: 2018 Jamie Bishop Memorial Award
The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts Announces its 12th annual Jamie Bishop Memorial Award for a critical essay on the fantastic originally written in a language other than English. The IAFA defines the fantastic to include science[...]
read moreNew Division Heads Film and Television (FTV) and Fairy Tales and Folk Narratives (FTFN)
Dear IAFA members, The Board is pleased to welcome our two new Division Heads: Valerie Savard will shadow Kyle Bishop as Division Head of Film and Television for the coming conference and start her term at the awards banquet in[...]
read moreCall for Applications: Director of the Jamie Bishop Memorial Award
Call for Applications: Director of the Jamie Bishop Memorial Award Letters of application should address the following items: a. ability to collaborate with the IF Division Head (sharing contacts, etc) b. ability to network with scholars working on all areas[...]
read moreRoger C. Schlobin
We are saddened to hear of the death of the IAFA’s second President, Roger C. Schlobin. Roger had not attended the conference in several years, but he was instrumental in both founding the ICFA and preserving it through its early[...]
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