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JFA Special Issue on the Canadian Fantastic – Extended Deadline for Proposals
Although we’ve received a number of proposals for a special issue of JFA on the Canadian Fantastic, we were hoping to reach readers of the journal who might not also be on this listserv. However, due to unavoidable publication delays,[...]
read moreCFP: Coloquio Internacional — Lima, Peru
For all who speak Spanish and Portuguese, here is the CFP for an annual sf/f colloquium in Lima, Peru. COLOQUIO INTERNACIONAL FINES DEL MUNDO: NARRATIVAS FANTÁSTICAS EN HISPANOAMÉRICA Coloquiofanperú 2012 (en conmemoración de los 140 años del nacimiento de Clemente[...]
read moreSFWA Names Connie Willis Recipient of the 2011 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
We’re delighted to see the following announcement on the SFWA site: SFWA is proud to announce author Connie Willis as the 2011 recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award for her contributions to the literature of Science Fiction[...]
read moreHave you booked your hotel room yet?
Don’t forget to book your hotel room if you haven’t already! Hotel is filling up and our rates are only good through February 12! * Rooms are US$129 (subject to 11.5% tax) — flat rate for single, double, or triple[...]
read moreEarly Registration ends today!
Today is the due date for the early bird registration! Registration is $110 but only if you register today! It goes up $25 tomorrow and $55 on February 1. You can print your form and send it You can pay[...]
read moreMembership Renewal/Enrollment Now Available Online
Good News! As mentioned in an earlier post, you can pay your Conference and Membership fees through PayPal. We have recently posted a Membership Information Form so you can now complete the entire process of Conference Registration and Membership Enrollment/Renewal[...]
read moreGeorge R. R. Martin named USA Today Author of the Year
Read about how HBO helped make George R. R. Martin Author of the Year with USA Today. Congratulations![...]
read moreRusty Hevelin (1922-2011)
We are very sad about long time attendee of the conference, James “Rusty” Hevelin passing away yesterday. Rusty could always be found in the company of Joe and Gay Haldeman. He had been an active member of the science fiction[...]
read moreAd Astra Call for Papers
James Gunn’s Ad Astra is a new online publication dedicated to the study, advancement, and celebration of speculative fiction in the twenty-first century. Ad Astra will be edited by volunteers at the Center for the Study of Science fiction at[...]
read moreCall for Papers – special issue of the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts
“Performing the Fantastic” — special issue of the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts Jen Gunnels, Drama Critic/ New York Review of Science Fiction Isabella van Elferen, Musicologist/ Utrecht University The Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts (JFA)[...]
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