UofG Fantasy
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@uofglasgow.bsky.social Centre for Fantasy + the Fantastic + Masters in Fantasy (https://gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/fantasy/). Co-directors: @tattersdill.bsky.social and @mjrsangster.bsky.social. Website: https://fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/
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The final deadline for proposals for Fantasy's Present Pasts (Glasgow, 23rd-25th June 2026) is this Friday (12th December).
The abstracts we've received so far are very exciting - it's shaping up to be a really good programme.
More information here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20....
The abstracts we've received so far are very exciting - it's shaping up to be a really good programme.
More information here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20....
Fantasy’s Present Pasts – Call for Papers and Sessions – Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk
December 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The final deadline for proposals for Fantasy's Present Pasts (Glasgow, 23rd-25th June 2026) is this Friday (12th December).
The abstracts we've received so far are very exciting - it's shaping up to be a really good programme.
More information here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20....
The abstracts we've received so far are very exciting - it's shaping up to be a really good programme.
More information here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20....
A helpful dragon to remind you that the Call for Papers and Sessions for the inaugural European Conference on the Fantastic, Fantasy's Present Pasts (23rd-25th June 2026 in Glasgow), closes on Friday 12th December.
More details here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20....
More details here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20....
December 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A helpful dragon to remind you that the Call for Papers and Sessions for the inaugural European Conference on the Fantastic, Fantasy's Present Pasts (23rd-25th June 2026 in Glasgow), closes on Friday 12th December.
More details here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20....
More details here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20....
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Very excited for this. Sofia Samatar is one of my favourite living writers so I will be attending!
Call for Papers and Sessions
Fantasy’s Present Pasts
University of Glasgow
Tuesday 23rd – Thursday 25th June 2026
Keynote Speakers: Stefan Ekman, Sofia Samatar and Helen Young
More details on the conference in the post linked below - deadline for proposals is Friday 12th December.
Fantasy’s Present Pasts
University of Glasgow
Tuesday 23rd – Thursday 25th June 2026
Keynote Speakers: Stefan Ekman, Sofia Samatar and Helen Young
More details on the conference in the post linked below - deadline for proposals is Friday 12th December.
Fantasy’s Present Pasts – Call for Papers and Sessions – Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Very excited for this. Sofia Samatar is one of my favourite living writers so I will be attending!
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Our 11th cohort of @uofgfantasy.bsky.social MLitt students have chosen a bird name! Following:
2015-16 Canaries
2016-17 Phoenixes
2017-18 Ravens
2018-19 Merlins
2019-20 Owls
2020-21 Nightingales
2021-22 Sparrowhawks
2022-23 Nightjars
2023-24 Peregrines
2024-25 Starlings
Welcome:
2025-26 the Magpies!
2015-16 Canaries
2016-17 Phoenixes
2017-18 Ravens
2018-19 Merlins
2019-20 Owls
2020-21 Nightingales
2021-22 Sparrowhawks
2022-23 Nightjars
2023-24 Peregrines
2024-25 Starlings
Welcome:
2025-26 the Magpies!
October 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Our 11th cohort of @uofgfantasy.bsky.social MLitt students have chosen a bird name! Following:
2015-16 Canaries
2016-17 Phoenixes
2017-18 Ravens
2018-19 Merlins
2019-20 Owls
2020-21 Nightingales
2021-22 Sparrowhawks
2022-23 Nightjars
2023-24 Peregrines
2024-25 Starlings
Welcome:
2025-26 the Magpies!
2015-16 Canaries
2016-17 Phoenixes
2017-18 Ravens
2018-19 Merlins
2019-20 Owls
2020-21 Nightingales
2021-22 Sparrowhawks
2022-23 Nightjars
2023-24 Peregrines
2024-25 Starlings
Welcome:
2025-26 the Magpies!
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#CfP 🎓
es ist soweit: der CfP für die erste European Conference on the Fantastic zum Thema „Fantasy‘s Present Pasts“ ist da 🐉
wir freuen uns schon auf unsere Zeit im Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic in Glasgow am 23.-25. Juni 2026 ✨🦄
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es ist soweit: der CfP für die erste European Conference on the Fantastic zum Thema „Fantasy‘s Present Pasts“ ist da 🐉
wir freuen uns schon auf unsere Zeit im Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic in Glasgow am 23.-25. Juni 2026 ✨🦄
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Call for Papers and Sessions
Fantasy’s Present Pasts
University of Glasgow
Tuesday 23rd – Thursday 25th June 2026
Keynote Speakers: Stefan Ekman, Sofia Samatar and Helen Young
More details on the conference in the post linked below - deadline for proposals is Friday 12th December.
Fantasy’s Present Pasts
University of Glasgow
Tuesday 23rd – Thursday 25th June 2026
Keynote Speakers: Stefan Ekman, Sofia Samatar and Helen Young
More details on the conference in the post linked below - deadline for proposals is Friday 12th December.
Fantasy’s Present Pasts – Call for Papers and Sessions – Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 5:20 AM
#CfP 🎓
es ist soweit: der CfP für die erste European Conference on the Fantastic zum Thema „Fantasy‘s Present Pasts“ ist da 🐉
wir freuen uns schon auf unsere Zeit im Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic in Glasgow am 23.-25. Juni 2026 ✨🦄
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es ist soweit: der CfP für die erste European Conference on the Fantastic zum Thema „Fantasy‘s Present Pasts“ ist da 🐉
wir freuen uns schon auf unsere Zeit im Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic in Glasgow am 23.-25. Juni 2026 ✨🦄
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A reminder that we're hosting the first European Conference on the Fantastic, Fantasy's Present Pasts, in Glasgow next summer (23rd-25th June 2026). The Call for Papers and Sessions can be found here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20.... Closes 12th December. Please do consider submitting!
Fantasy’s Present Pasts – Call for Papers and Sessions – Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk
November 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A reminder that we're hosting the first European Conference on the Fantastic, Fantasy's Present Pasts, in Glasgow next summer (23rd-25th June 2026). The Call for Papers and Sessions can be found here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20.... Closes 12th December. Please do consider submitting!
Call for Papers and Sessions
Fantasy’s Present Pasts
University of Glasgow
Tuesday 23rd – Thursday 25th June 2026
Keynote Speakers: Stefan Ekman, Sofia Samatar and Helen Young
More details on the conference in the post linked below - deadline for proposals is Friday 12th December.
Fantasy’s Present Pasts
University of Glasgow
Tuesday 23rd – Thursday 25th June 2026
Keynote Speakers: Stefan Ekman, Sofia Samatar and Helen Young
More details on the conference in the post linked below - deadline for proposals is Friday 12th December.
Fantasy’s Present Pasts – Call for Papers and Sessions – Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Call for Papers and Sessions
Fantasy’s Present Pasts
University of Glasgow
Tuesday 23rd – Thursday 25th June 2026
Keynote Speakers: Stefan Ekman, Sofia Samatar and Helen Young
More details on the conference in the post linked below - deadline for proposals is Friday 12th December.
Fantasy’s Present Pasts
University of Glasgow
Tuesday 23rd – Thursday 25th June 2026
Keynote Speakers: Stefan Ekman, Sofia Samatar and Helen Young
More details on the conference in the post linked below - deadline for proposals is Friday 12th December.
Have you ever wanted to discover more about the mythological, legendary history of snakes? Well here's your chance! Join the University of Glasgow at The Hunterian for a series of evening events this summer! More details below 👇
June 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Have you ever wanted to discover more about the mythological, legendary history of snakes? Well here's your chance! Join the University of Glasgow at The Hunterian for a series of evening events this summer! More details below 👇
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At The City of Lost Books: a tribute to the late Peter Winnington, in the form of my essay-review on his Mervyn Peake monograph, The Voice of the Heart. @uofgfantasy.bsky.social
thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk/peter-winnin...
thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk/peter-winnin...
Peter Winnington, The Voice of the Heart: the Working of Mervyn Peake’s Imagination (2006)
[Last month I learned that my friend, the finest Peake scholar of all time, Peter Winnington, had died after a long illness. I worked closely with Peter twice: once when going over the manuscript o…
thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk
May 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
At The City of Lost Books: a tribute to the late Peter Winnington, in the form of my essay-review on his Mervyn Peake monograph, The Voice of the Heart. @uofgfantasy.bsky.social
thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk/peter-winnin...
thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk/peter-winnin...
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Today’s piece is my Oxonmoot 2021 talk, on the 40th anniversary of #Tolkien’s Unfinished Tales, focusing on “Aldarion and Erendis”, Galadriel’s hair, and Gandalf’s character development.
@tolkiensociety.org @tolkienguide.com @uofgfantasy.bsky.social
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dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/reflection...
May 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Today’s piece is my Oxonmoot 2021 talk, on the 40th anniversary of #Tolkien’s Unfinished Tales, focusing on “Aldarion and Erendis”, Galadriel’s hair, and Gandalf’s character development.
@tolkiensociety.org @tolkienguide.com @uofgfantasy.bsky.social
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/reflection...
@tolkiensociety.org @tolkienguide.com @uofgfantasy.bsky.social
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/reflection...
A very big thank you to the @gifcon.bsky.social team for their dedication and hard work in giving us all a fantastical GifCon conference year after year, and to all of the speakers and attendees for being a part of it!
Catch up on some of the talks on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Catch up on some of the talks on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
May 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
A very big thank you to the @gifcon.bsky.social team for their dedication and hard work in giving us all a fantastical GifCon conference year after year, and to all of the speakers and attendees for being a part of it!
Catch up on some of the talks on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Catch up on some of the talks on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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
What a wonderful day of @gifcon.bsky.social again!
May 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
What a wonderful day of @gifcon.bsky.social again!
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Have you reserved your spot?
GIFCon 2025: Qeering the Fantastic starts TOMORROW at 12:30 BST
Don’t miss a moment: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
GIFCon 2025: Qeering the Fantastic starts TOMORROW at 12:30 BST
Don’t miss a moment: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
May 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Have you reserved your spot?
GIFCon 2025: Qeering the Fantastic starts TOMORROW at 12:30 BST
Don’t miss a moment: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
GIFCon 2025: Qeering the Fantastic starts TOMORROW at 12:30 BST
Don’t miss a moment: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
It's GIFCon week!!! Who's going to be there?
May 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It's GIFCon week!!! Who's going to be there?
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Did you hear about the new Gruffalo story coming out in September? I was live on BBC Radio Scotland’s #Drivetime programme this evening to chat about this. Link to listen again here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (I am on from 2:02:59)
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@uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Did you hear about the new Gruffalo story coming out in September? I was live on BBC Radio Scotland’s #Drivetime programme this evening to chat about this. Link to listen again here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (I am on from 2:02:59)
@uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
@uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
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I'm honoured to be taking part in the annual @uofgfantasy.bsky.social conference, @gifcon.bsky.social, with a keynote on queer pregnancy in fantastika. It's completely online next week, registration is still open #medicalhumanities #sciencefiction #cfp
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
GIFCon 2025: Queering the Fantastic – Programme – Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk
May 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I'm honoured to be taking part in the annual @uofgfantasy.bsky.social conference, @gifcon.bsky.social, with a keynote on queer pregnancy in fantastika. It's completely online next week, registration is still open #medicalhumanities #sciencefiction #cfp
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
Today's the day! Get those applications in! #SummerSchoolHereWeCome
Sign up here: www.gla.ac.uk/study/visiti...
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#FantasyLiterature #SciFiLiterature #BookLover #SummerSchool #InternationalCourses
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April 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Today's the day! Get those applications in! #SummerSchoolHereWeCome
Sign up here: www.gla.ac.uk/study/visiti...
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#FantasyLiterature #SciFiLiterature #BookLover #SummerSchool #InternationalCourses
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There's a new blog post at The City of Lost Books, on Patricia Lynch's The Grey Goose of Kilnevin (1939). This is a lovely book, and worth reading in the first edition (or an early one published by J M Dent)! @uofgfantasy.bsky.social
thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk/fantasy-1939...
thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk/fantasy-1939...
Fantasy 1939: Patricia Lynch, The Grey Goose of Kilnevin
[This post continues a discussion that began in my February post, Fantasy 1939: Patricia Lynch, The Turf-Cutter’s Donkey Kicks Up His Heels, which you can find here. However, it can also be r…
thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk
April 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
There's a new blog post at The City of Lost Books, on Patricia Lynch's The Grey Goose of Kilnevin (1939). This is a lovely book, and worth reading in the first edition (or an early one published by J M Dent)! @uofgfantasy.bsky.social
thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk/fantasy-1939...
thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk/fantasy-1939...
Congratulations to @dimitrafimi.bsky.social and Dr Andoni Cossio for winning Best Article at the @tolkiensociety.org 2025 Awards!
Access their article below⬇️
Access their article below⬇️
April 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Congratulations to @dimitrafimi.bsky.social and Dr Andoni Cossio for winning Best Article at the @tolkiensociety.org 2025 Awards!
Access their article below⬇️
Access their article below⬇️
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We won! Many congratulations to all other winners and shortlisted #Tolkien scholars too! Here’s the full list: www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/04/winn...
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@tolkiensociety.org @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
We won! Many congratulations to all other winners and shortlisted #Tolkien scholars too! Here’s the full list: www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/04/winn...
@tolkiensociety.org @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
@tolkiensociety.org @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
Who? What? When? Where? See below for our International Summer School info and let us know if you have any questions!
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#FantasyBooks #literature #Glasgow
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#FantasyBooks #literature #Glasgow
April 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Who? What? When? Where? See below for our International Summer School info and let us know if you have any questions!
www.gla.ac.uk/study/visiti...
#FantasyBooks #literature #Glasgow
www.gla.ac.uk/study/visiti...
#FantasyBooks #literature #Glasgow
The APPLICATION DEADLINE for our International Summer School is coming up! Don't miss out! www.gla.ac.uk/study/visiti...
April 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The APPLICATION DEADLINE for our International Summer School is coming up! Don't miss out! www.gla.ac.uk/study/visiti...
We're surveying these texts at summer school! You have until next week to sign up!
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