GIFCon
@gifcon.bsky.social
Glasgow International Fantasy Conversations is a meeting-place for academics, creative writers, and other fantasy-minded folks (we call them fantasts) to come together and discuss fantastical works in a supportive setting.
GIFCON2025 registration NOW OPEN
GIFCON2025 registration NOW OPEN
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the last three days of GIFCon 2025!
Make sure to tag us in your posts, check out any sessions you missed on the Centre for Fantasy YouTube channel, keep the conversations going on discord, and keep an eye out for exciting updates from us on email and social!
Make sure to tag us in your posts, check out any sessions you missed on the Centre for Fantasy YouTube channel, keep the conversations going on discord, and keep an eye out for exciting updates from us on email and social!
May 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the last three days of GIFCon 2025!
Make sure to tag us in your posts, check out any sessions you missed on the Centre for Fantasy YouTube channel, keep the conversations going on discord, and keep an eye out for exciting updates from us on email and social!
Make sure to tag us in your posts, check out any sessions you missed on the Centre for Fantasy YouTube channel, keep the conversations going on discord, and keep an eye out for exciting updates from us on email and social!
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My first ever conference paper has been presented! I felt like a real academic. Thank you @gifcon.bsky.social! Looking forward to 2026 already.
May 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My first ever conference paper has been presented! I felt like a real academic. Thank you @gifcon.bsky.social! Looking forward to 2026 already.
Join us for our FINAL event of GIFCon 2025!
Join the Discord for our Artist Spotlight with Elisabeth Flett 16:45 to 17:45 BST
Join the Discord for our Artist Spotlight with Elisabeth Flett 16:45 to 17:45 BST
May 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Join us for our FINAL event of GIFCon 2025!
Join the Discord for our Artist Spotlight with Elisabeth Flett 16:45 to 17:45 BST
Join the Discord for our Artist Spotlight with Elisabeth Flett 16:45 to 17:45 BST
Want to learn more about your favorite speakers from #gifcon2025 ?
Check out their bios!
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
Check out their bios!
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
GIFCon 2025: Queering the Fantastic – Paper Speaker Bios – Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk
May 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Want to learn more about your favorite speakers from #gifcon2025 ?
Check out their bios!
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
Check out their bios!
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
It’s time! Join us from 15:30 BST for our Roundtable: Omegaverse Fanfiction and the Politics of Fantasy with Ann Alex, Kristina Busse, Tanvi Chowdhury, and Alexis Lothian
#fantasyevents #literaryevents #gifcon2025 #roundtable #gifcon #gifcon2025
#fantasyevents #literaryevents #gifcon2025 #roundtable #gifcon #gifcon2025
May 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It’s time! Join us from 15:30 BST for our Roundtable: Omegaverse Fanfiction and the Politics of Fantasy with Ann Alex, Kristina Busse, Tanvi Chowdhury, and Alexis Lothian
#fantasyevents #literaryevents #gifcon2025 #roundtable #gifcon #gifcon2025
#fantasyevents #literaryevents #gifcon2025 #roundtable #gifcon #gifcon2025
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Absolutely fantastic keynote from Alice Chapman Kelly, lots of excellent points about why we read (and write) fanfic and use it to queer fandoms to better fit our lives and gain comfort from creating a homonormative space within those fantasy worlds.
#GIFcon @gifcon.bsky.social
#GIFcon @gifcon.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Absolutely fantastic keynote from Alice Chapman Kelly, lots of excellent points about why we read (and write) fanfic and use it to queer fandoms to better fit our lives and gain comfort from creating a homonormative space within those fantasy worlds.
#GIFcon @gifcon.bsky.social
#GIFcon @gifcon.bsky.social
Don’t miss the final round of panels at #gifcon2025 !
Starting in just 5 minutes (14:00 BST)
Panel 7A: Gaming and Queerness
Panel 7B: Family Dynamics in Children’s Media
Panel 7C: Queer Utopias
Starting in just 5 minutes (14:00 BST)
Panel 7A: Gaming and Queerness
Panel 7B: Family Dynamics in Children’s Media
Panel 7C: Queer Utopias
May 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Don’t miss the final round of panels at #gifcon2025 !
Starting in just 5 minutes (14:00 BST)
Panel 7A: Gaming and Queerness
Panel 7B: Family Dynamics in Children’s Media
Panel 7C: Queer Utopias
Starting in just 5 minutes (14:00 BST)
Panel 7A: Gaming and Queerness
Panel 7B: Family Dynamics in Children’s Media
Panel 7C: Queer Utopias
Have you seen our Queering the Fantastic Reading List?
Check out some of our recommendations for further reading inspired by this year’s events!
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
#gifcon #gifcon2025 #fantasybooks #queerfiction #fantasyreading #tbr #tbrpile #fantasytbr
Check out some of our recommendations for further reading inspired by this year’s events!
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
#gifcon #gifcon2025 #fantasybooks #queerfiction #fantasyreading #tbr #tbrpile #fantasytbr
May 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Have you seen our Queering the Fantastic Reading List?
Check out some of our recommendations for further reading inspired by this year’s events!
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
#gifcon #gifcon2025 #fantasybooks #queerfiction #fantasyreading #tbr #tbrpile #fantasytbr
Check out some of our recommendations for further reading inspired by this year’s events!
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
#gifcon #gifcon2025 #fantasybooks #queerfiction #fantasyreading #tbr #tbrpile #fantasytbr
Join us on Zoom at 12:45 BST for our FINAL KEYNOTE with Alice Chapman-Kelly
We can’t wait to see you there!
#gifcon #gifcon2025 #keynote #keynotespeaker #fantasyevents #fantasy #literaryevents
We can’t wait to see you there!
#gifcon #gifcon2025 #keynote #keynotespeaker #fantasyevents #fantasy #literaryevents
May 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Join us on Zoom at 12:45 BST for our FINAL KEYNOTE with Alice Chapman-Kelly
We can’t wait to see you there!
#gifcon #gifcon2025 #keynote #keynotespeaker #fantasyevents #fantasy #literaryevents
We can’t wait to see you there!
#gifcon #gifcon2025 #keynote #keynotespeaker #fantasyevents #fantasy #literaryevents
First up on the FINAL DAY of GIFCon 2025: Panels 6!
Panel 6A: Borderlines and Marginalization
Panel 6B: Worldbuilding and Queer Identity
Today at 10:00 BST!
Panel 6A: Borderlines and Marginalization
Panel 6B: Worldbuilding and Queer Identity
Today at 10:00 BST!
May 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
First up on the FINAL DAY of GIFCon 2025: Panels 6!
Panel 6A: Borderlines and Marginalization
Panel 6B: Worldbuilding and Queer Identity
Today at 10:00 BST!
Panel 6A: Borderlines and Marginalization
Panel 6B: Worldbuilding and Queer Identity
Today at 10:00 BST!
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We have been devouring every word of the last two days of @gifcon.bsky.social We're both excited for tomorrow and sad it's the last day.
What have been your highlights so far?
#FantasyLiterature #QueeringTheFantastic #GIFCon
What have been your highlights so far?
#FantasyLiterature #QueeringTheFantastic #GIFCon
May 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We have been devouring every word of the last two days of @gifcon.bsky.social We're both excited for tomorrow and sad it's the last day.
What have been your highlights so far?
#FantasyLiterature #QueeringTheFantastic #GIFCon
What have been your highlights so far?
#FantasyLiterature #QueeringTheFantastic #GIFCon
Thank you for joining us for Day 2 of GIFCon 2025!
Join us tomorrow at 10:00 BST for ✨Day 3✨
#gifcon #gifcon2025 #fantasyevents #fantasyliterature #literatureevent
Join us tomorrow at 10:00 BST for ✨Day 3✨
#gifcon #gifcon2025 #fantasyevents #fantasyliterature #literatureevent
May 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Thank you for joining us for Day 2 of GIFCon 2025!
Join us tomorrow at 10:00 BST for ✨Day 3✨
#gifcon #gifcon2025 #fantasyevents #fantasyliterature #literatureevent
Join us tomorrow at 10:00 BST for ✨Day 3✨
#gifcon #gifcon2025 #fantasyevents #fantasyliterature #literatureevent
Join us for Hades II gameplay, happening NOW in the Discord!
May 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Join us for Hades II gameplay, happening NOW in the Discord!
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This afternoon's panel kicks off with Anna Bark Persson talking about sword lesbians in fantasy fiction and fandom, which is just adding to my reading list 😂 #gifcon @gifcon.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This afternoon's panel kicks off with Anna Bark Persson talking about sword lesbians in fantasy fiction and fandom, which is just adding to my reading list 😂 #gifcon @gifcon.bsky.social
Join us on Discord for Hades II & Jackbox Games!
Join the conversation through the Voice Channel (Radio GIFCon)
Join the conversation through the Voice Channel (Radio GIFCon)
May 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Join us on Discord for Hades II & Jackbox Games!
Join the conversation through the Voice Channel (Radio GIFCon)
Join the conversation through the Voice Channel (Radio GIFCon)
Which panel did you attend this afternoon?
May 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Which panel did you attend this afternoon?
Fantastic conversations happening NOW in our Workshops:
🖋️4A: Together We Write Private Cathedrals
🌳4B: Family (of) Trees
📖4C: Publishing WITHOUT Perishing
🖋️4A: Together We Write Private Cathedrals
🌳4B: Family (of) Trees
📖4C: Publishing WITHOUT Perishing
May 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Fantastic conversations happening NOW in our Workshops:
🖋️4A: Together We Write Private Cathedrals
🌳4B: Family (of) Trees
📖4C: Publishing WITHOUT Perishing
🖋️4A: Together We Write Private Cathedrals
🌳4B: Family (of) Trees
📖4C: Publishing WITHOUT Perishing
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Enjoying #GIFCon so far, especially the fairy tale panel. Looking forward to more today!
@gifcon.bsky.social
@gifcon.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Enjoying #GIFCon so far, especially the fairy tale panel. Looking forward to more today!
@gifcon.bsky.social
@gifcon.bsky.social
Join us in just 10 minutes for our Day 2 Keynote!
May 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Join us in just 10 minutes for our Day 2 Keynote!
Today we hosted a researcher spotlight in the discord for our very own Mercury Natis!
Keep up with the conversation by tuning in to the discord throughout GIFCon 2025!
Keep up with the conversation by tuning in to the discord throughout GIFCon 2025!
May 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Today we hosted a researcher spotlight in the discord for our very own Mercury Natis!
Keep up with the conversation by tuning in to the discord throughout GIFCon 2025!
Keep up with the conversation by tuning in to the discord throughout GIFCon 2025!
Which panel are you joining to kick off Day 2 of #gifcon2025 ?
May 8, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Which panel are you joining to kick off Day 2 of #gifcon2025 ?
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if you're going to be awake at 10am BST on Friday, you should come listen to me talk about sex-gender, some recent transfeminist theory, class, and Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern! registration is free
May 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
if you're going to be awake at 10am BST on Friday, you should come listen to me talk about sex-gender, some recent transfeminist theory, class, and Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern! registration is free
THANK YOU to all our amazing speakers on Day 1 of GIFCon 2025: Queering the Fantastic, and thank you to everyone that attended!
Make sure to share your thoughts with us on social media and in the discord, and we can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow for Day 2!
Make sure to share your thoughts with us on social media and in the discord, and we can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow for Day 2!
May 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
THANK YOU to all our amazing speakers on Day 1 of GIFCon 2025: Queering the Fantastic, and thank you to everyone that attended!
Make sure to share your thoughts with us on social media and in the discord, and we can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow for Day 2!
Make sure to share your thoughts with us on social media and in the discord, and we can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow for Day 2!
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Been an excellent and interesting roundtable to kick off the Queering the Fantastic #gifcon. Always very thought provoking and this year looks great. @gifcon.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Been an excellent and interesting roundtable to kick off the Queering the Fantastic #gifcon. Always very thought provoking and this year looks great. @gifcon.bsky.social
“Wasps are queer” and other insights from today’s Keynote speaker Kirsty Logan happening NOW! Join us on zoom or catch the session recording on YouTube
May 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“Wasps are queer” and other insights from today’s Keynote speaker Kirsty Logan happening NOW! Join us on zoom or catch the session recording on YouTube