Student Caucus Representative Call for Nominations
SCIAFA Representative Elections As Sarah Fish and I come to the end of our terms as Student Caucus Representative and Vice-Representative, we would now like to welcome any (self) nominations for our replacements. As Student Caucus Representative and Vice-Representative, you[...]
read moreCFP: Laboring Bodies and the Quantified Self, University of Mannheim, Oct 5-6, 2018
CALL FOR PAPERS: LABORING BODIES AND THE QUANTIFIED SELF University of Mannheim, Oct 5-6, 2018 The body has become central to practices of self-tracking and self-improvement. Quantifying the self, for example by counting steps, calories, tracking sleep patterns, heart rate,[...]
read moreCFP: Context is for Kings – An Edited Collection on Star Trek: Discovery
Context is for Kings – An Edited Collection on Star Trek: Discovery 51 years after Star Trek: The Original Series first aired on U.S. American TV, Star Trek: Discovery is updating the franchise for the 21st century. Like TOS was[...]
read moreICFA 39 “Frankenstein Bicetennial” Final Reminders
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 moreCFP: Sublime Cognition: Science Fiction and Metaphysics
Conference: 15th September 2018 at Birkbeck School of Arts Deadline for Abstracts: 1st May 2018 Many SF critics have understood science fiction to be specifically guided by a rational empiricist epistemology, and have thus disregarded the important presence of magical,[...]
read moreCall for Articles: Future Histories of the Middle East and South Asia
Future Histories of the Middle East and South Asia (edited volume) Abstracts of up to 500 words are invited by June 15th, 2018 to futurehistoriesMESA@gmail.com Contributions are invited for an edited anthology titled Future Histories of the Middle East and[...]
read moreCFP: “Worlding SF: Building, Inhabiting, and Understanding Science Fiction Universes” (Phase 2), University of Graz, Austria December 6–8, 2018
Call for Papers (Phase 2) ++ NOW OPEN: Submission for individual paper proposals —> http://www.worlding-sf.com Deadline: April 18, 2018 “Worlding SF: Building, Inhabiting, and Understanding Science Fiction Universes” University of Graz, Austria December 6–8, 2018 Confirmed keynote speakers (in alphabetical[...]
read moreSCIAFA Graduate Student Writing Workshop
SCIAFA Graduate Writing Workshop One of the main events sponsored by the IAFA Student Caucus is the SCIAFA Writing Workshop that takes place during ICFA. It is a chance for graduate students to share their written work with a professional[...]
read more2018 IAFA Crawford Award and Shortlist Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2/14/2018 2018 IAFA Crawford Award and Shortlist Announced The winner of the 2018 Crawford Award, presented annually by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts for a first book of fantasy, is Carmen Maria Machado[...]
read moreICFA 39 Call for Flash Plays
CALL FOR PLAYS Unfashioned Creatures…Half Made Up ICFA Flash Play Festival III Friday, March 16th 9:45-10:45 pm Capri Directed by Carrie J. Cole and Kelli Shermeyer Hosted by Guest of Honor John Kessel Performed by some of the usual suspects–authors,[...]
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