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You may send payment to the Membership Coordinator with your application or you may pay online through PayPal using any major credit card or a PayPal account. You should still send in your registration via mail, though. Some benefits include:[...]
read moreSad news: Anne McCaffrey (1926 – 2011)
I’m sure we are all saddened by the news of Anne McCaffey’s passing. She was best known as the author of the popular Pern series but in all, she wrote or co-authored over 100 books and was the first woman[...]
read moreSteve Jobs (1955 – 2011)
You all may think I’m a little crazy to add the death of Steve Jobs to our blog as an industry news. But you have to understand… this is to me a real life science fiction hero. Many of us[...]
read moreDonald’s ICFA Banquet Update!
Curious about what fine banquet dining Donald has worked out with the caterers at the hotel? Get a preview of the menu of succulent concoctions that await you in March! In fact, there are even lactose and gluten free options![...]
read morePlan ahead – conference dates in the future
Ever sit and just look at your Outlook or Google calendar years ahead and get excited at the possibilities? Well here’s one more thing you can add to that calendar! Make sure you have these blocked off for ICFA! ICFA[...]
read moreKelly Link to join China Miéville as ICFA 2012 Guest of Honor
The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts is pleased to announce that Kelly Link, Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winner, will be joining us in March 2012 at ICFA 33 as one of two Guests of Honor. China[...]
read moreHugo Award winners and the Campbell Award have been announced!
Renovation, the 2011 World Science Fiction Convention, has announced the 2011 Hugo Award winners and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. We’re so excited to see so many familiar faces including the ICFA 2011 Guest of Honor,[...]
read moreCongratulations 2011 Chesley Awards Winners
Winners of the 2011 Chesley Awards, given by the Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists (ASFA), were announced at Renovation, the 69th Worldcon, August 18, 2011. Thanks, Locus, for the announcement! 🙂 Best Cover Illustration – Paperback Book: Jason[...]
read moreHugo Awards will be announced tonight!
Are you ready for the Hugo Awards announcement? If you can’t wait, watch it streaming live! Good luck to those friends of the conference that are up for awards![...]
read moreCfP: NeMLA
NeMLA March 15-18, 2012, Rochester, NY, U.S.A. Apocalyptic Projections in Sci-Fi and/or Fantasy Literature for 2012 and Beyond This panel provides an opportunity to explore the ramifications of the 2012 doomsday prophesiers on cultural behavior as witnessed within the genre[...]
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