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Post Conference IAFA Universal Tour
Sunday after the conference there will be an opportunity to visit Universal’s Theme Park for an IAFA Group Rate of $67US that includes bus transportation and discounted admission to the site. The bus will leave the hotel at 9:30 am,[...]
read moreIAFA 2008 Membership & ICFA-29 Conference Pre-Registration Form Posted
The IAFA 2008 Membership & ICFA-29 Conference Pre-Registration Form is now posted on the new IAFA website at www.iafa.org under “Conference Info.” Also, please note the Sunday Group Outing to Universal Studios. See you all in Orlando.[...]
read moreJamie Bishop Memorial Award-Winning Essay
The 2007 Jamie Bishop Memorial Award for an Essay Not in English was awarded to Carlos Abraham for “Las utopías literarias argentinas en el período 1850-1950.” A .pdf of the award-winning essay is now posted on the IAFA website under[...]
read moreNew Website Launched
If you’ve accessed this blog through the IAFA website (is there really another way to access it?) then you’ve obviously seen the new website. We are thrilled to have launched the new site and encourage you to take a look[...]
read moreCall for Candidates: FE Division Head
Chuck Nelson, after many years of able and much-appreciated service as Division Head for Fantastic Literature in English, has decided to step down effective March 2008 (immediately following the conference). The Division Head is the person who sends out paper[...]
read moreRobert Jordan’s Passing
The death of Robert Jordan is making international headlines, so click on over to www.locusmag.com for the many links to obituaries that lament the loss of a key figure in the field of the fantastic.[...]
read moreJamie Bishop Memorial Award
The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts Announces its ****The Jamie Bishop Memorial Award for an Essay Not in English*** (Formerly the Annual Award for the Best Non-English Language Scholarly Essay on the Fantastic) We define the fantastic[...]
read moreHugo Awards Announcement
Locus Online has information pertaining to the recent Hugo Awards, including such winners as Vernor Vinge (our Guest of Honor for the upcoming ICFA-29), Tim Pratt, Robert Reed, and Julie Phillips. The link is here. For information on other awards,[...]
read moreAlice Borchardt (1939-2007); Joe L. Hensley (1926-2007)
SFWorld.com has information pertaining to the recent passings of both Alice Borchardt (1939-2007) and Joe L. Hensley. The link is here.[...]
read moreIAFA and Facebook
My involvement with Facebook is, to put it lightly, a bare minimum; however, Stacie Hanes has been so kind as to establish the IAFA on Facebook. So, for those facebookers (is that even a term? what is the term for[...]
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