Seminar on Appalachian folk and fairy tales at WVU
An exciting opportunity will be taking place at West Virginia University this coming June. Folklorist and literary scholar Carl Lindahl will be leading the WVU English Department’s annual Summer Seminar in Literary and Cultural Studies from June 9-12, 2011 on[...]
read more5 minutes of your time to help IAFA
Hey folks! The ICFA-32 Survey is live! Send us your feedback, both the good and the bad! We want to hear it all! 5-10 minutes of your time will help us continue to improve the conference![...]
read moreDiana Wynne Jones 1934-2011
We are deeply saddened to lose respected author and friend Diana Wynne Jones to cancer.[...]
read moreICFA parking and wifi
Here is the information on parking at the Orlando Airport Marriott, for those of you who will be joining us for the first time (and as a reminder for some): There is generally a charge for parking at the hotel, hence there[...]
read moreFinal program published!
The final ICFA 2011 program, or now with abstracts, has been finalized and published and this year with abstracts included! Remember to watch the errata on-site for any last minute changes! Note! The bookmarks in this pdf are not accessible[...]
read moreHead of Children’s and Young Adult Literature and Art Division
After four years of much-appreciated service as CYA Division Head, Amie Rotruck is stepping aside to allow someone else the opportunity. The IAFA board, on behalf of the entire IAFA community, thanks Amie for the hard work that she has[...]
read moreEuropean Affliate call for papers
Did you know we have a European affiliate? Gesellschaft für Fantastikforschung. More information can be found at http://www.fantastikforschung.de/. EUROFAN: New Directions of the European Fantastic After the Cold War Second Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft für Fantastikforschung (GFF) within the framework[...]
read moreCongratulations new board members!!
The board meeting is underway! This is breaking news from the heart of the board meeting… Congratulations Brigid Shannon, the new Registration/Membership Coordinator and to Mike Smith and Curtis Potterveld, the new co-Chief Technology Officers!! We’re excited to have these[...]
read moreLast days to apply!
You know you’ve been curious about the inner workings of ICFA! It’s not late to find out… apply before end of day tomorrow and satisfy that healthy curiosity!! Two board positions are open and applicants can forward a cover letter[...]
read more*Deadline Extended* CfP: SFRA 2010
Proposal and Regular (non-late) registration deadlines have been extended to May 15. And in case you haven’t seen it yet, visit the conference website at www.sfra2010.ning.com. Rather than a static site, this year’s conference web presence is a social network[...]
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