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IAFA 2021 Statement
IAFA 2021 Statement Dear IAFA Members, The Board has been monitoring the ongoing situation with the pandemic closely and has met twice this summer to consider options for the 2021 conference. The future prospects remain unclear, but based on information[...]
read moreCall for Proposals: NeMLA, “Climate Change as Reflected in Science Fiction, Film and World Literature”
Climate Change as Reflected in Science Fiction, Film and World Literature deadline for submissions: September 30, 2020 full name / name of organization: Northeast Modern Language Association contact email: amagid1763@gmail.com Climate change is an important issue that has become a[...]
read moreCall for Proposals: NeMLA 2021 Creative Session, “Speculative Figures and Speculative Futures: Our Uncanny Postapocalypse”
Call for Proposals: NeMLA 2021 Creative Session “Speculative Figures and Speculative Futures: Our Uncanny Postapocalypse” Mary Shelley, in her classic piece of speculative fiction and of speculative visual culture, Frankenstein (1818), sparked life into a body that started an unending[...]
read moreCFP: Living in the End Times: Utopian and Dystopian Representations of Pandemics, Cappadocia University, Thu, Jan 14, 2021 – Fri, Jan 15, 2021
CFP: Living in the End Times: Utopian and Dystopian Representations of Pandemics, Cappadocia University, Thu, Jan 14, 2021 – Fri, Jan 15, 2021 Join us for an interdisciplinary conference examining utopian and dystopian representations of pandemics in fiction, film and[...]
read moreCFP: SCIENCE FICTIONS, POPULAR CULTURES Academic Conference, September 24-27, 2020
We invite you to submit a scholarly contributed paper to the SCIENCE FICTIONS, POPULAR CULTURES Academic Conference, September 24-27, 2020, broadcasting from the sunny western coast of the Big Island of Hawai’i. This year’s conference will be virtual, so you[...]
read moreCall for IAFA Volunteers
The Executive Board of the IAFA is interested in receiving input on how we can more effectively reach out to and engage with authors and scholars who are Black, Indigenous, or belong to other communities of People of Color (BIPOC),[...]
read moreNews from the IAFA Board
2021 ICFA: I’m sure you are all curious as to how plans are going for next year’s conference. At its June meeting, the Board discussed options for various possible scenarios and contingency plans. We believe it is still too early[...]
read moreCall for Submissions: 2021 Jamie Bishop Memorial Award
Call for Submissions: 2021 Jamie Bishop Memorial Award The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts announces its 15th annual Jamie Bishop Memorial Award for a critical essay on the fantastic originally written in a language other than English.[...]
read moreAnnouncing The 11th Annual Imagining Indigenous Futurisms Award: Call for Emerging Writers
The IAFA Imagining Indigenous Futurisms Award recognizes emerging authors who use science fiction to address issues of Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination. To be considered for the award, submit the following: 200-word statement with background & goals in writing SF 4,000-word[...]
read moreIAFA Statement on BLM
We, the Executive Board of the International Association of the Fantastic in the Arts, affirm that systemic racism has and continues to cause the Black community in the United States to suffer inequality, oppression, and injustice, inflicting both psychological and[...]
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