International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA
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The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA) is a scholarly organization devoted to the study of the fantastic (broadly defined) as it appears in literature, film, and the other arts.
CfP for Undergrads:
Call for Proposals: Mysteries and Mayhem
Young Scholars Literary Symposium
Saturday, February 21, 2026: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
(followed by film event 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST)
Hosted by Shenandoah University’s Department of English in Winchester, VA.
Call for Proposals: Mysteries and Mayhem
Young Scholars Literary Symposium
Saturday, February 21, 2026: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
(followed by film event 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST)
Hosted by Shenandoah University’s Department of English in Winchester, VA.
Call for Proposals
YSLS 2026 Mystery and Mayhem Saturday, Feb. 21 Mysteries and Mayhem is our fourth conference theme. Why do we continue to crave mystery stories? What do they tell us about our need for suspense and o...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
CfP for Undergrads:
Call for Proposals: Mysteries and Mayhem
Young Scholars Literary Symposium
Saturday, February 21, 2026: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
(followed by film event 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST)
Hosted by Shenandoah University’s Department of English in Winchester, VA.
Call for Proposals: Mysteries and Mayhem
Young Scholars Literary Symposium
Saturday, February 21, 2026: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
(followed by film event 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST)
Hosted by Shenandoah University’s Department of English in Winchester, VA.
Poetry on Drugs: Language, Dreaming and the Coming Revolution
Call for Proposals
drive.google.com/file/d/17LfTxAKUUrKS32ddK2VespoNNjGy8dqP
Call for Proposals
drive.google.com/file/d/17LfTxAKUUrKS32ddK2VespoNNjGy8dqP
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Poetry on Drugs: Language, Dreaming and the Coming Revolution
Call for Proposals
drive.google.com/file/d/17LfTxAKUUrKS32ddK2VespoNNjGy8dqP
Call for Proposals
drive.google.com/file/d/17LfTxAKUUrKS32ddK2VespoNNjGy8dqP
ICFA 47 (2026) CfP Extension (deadline Nov. 10th)
The deadline for proposals for ICFA 47 has been extended until Monday, November 10th. The conference will take place March 18-21 with Guests of Honor Ted Chiang and Ann Leckie and Guest Scholar Sherryl Vint.
#IAFA #ICFA #ICFA47 #FantasticArts
The deadline for proposals for ICFA 47 has been extended until Monday, November 10th. The conference will take place March 18-21 with Guests of Honor Ted Chiang and Ann Leckie and Guest Scholar Sherryl Vint.
#IAFA #ICFA #ICFA47 #FantasticArts
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - Submit a Proposal
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November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
ICFA 47 (2026) CfP Extension (deadline Nov. 10th)
The deadline for proposals for ICFA 47 has been extended until Monday, November 10th. The conference will take place March 18-21 with Guests of Honor Ted Chiang and Ann Leckie and Guest Scholar Sherryl Vint.
#IAFA #ICFA #ICFA47 #FantasticArts
The deadline for proposals for ICFA 47 has been extended until Monday, November 10th. The conference will take place March 18-21 with Guests of Honor Ted Chiang and Ann Leckie and Guest Scholar Sherryl Vint.
#IAFA #ICFA #ICFA47 #FantasticArts
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If you love science fiction, fantasy, and horror you MUST already subscribe to Locus Magazine... Right?
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November 2, 2025 at 5:46 AM
If you love science fiction, fantasy, and horror you MUST already subscribe to Locus Magazine... Right?
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The Mellon Foundation has announced a call for concepts.
Mellon invites institutions of higher education in the United States and its territories to submit applications for research and/or curricular projects focused on either of the following two areas:
Mellon invites institutions of higher education in the United States and its territories to submit applications for research and/or curricular projects focused on either of the following two areas:
2026 Higher Learning Program Open Call for Concepts
The Mellon Foundation invites institutions of higher education to submit applications for research and/or curricular projects. Deadline to register is December 1, 2025.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The Mellon Foundation has announced a call for concepts.
Mellon invites institutions of higher education in the United States and its territories to submit applications for research and/or curricular projects focused on either of the following two areas:
Mellon invites institutions of higher education in the United States and its territories to submit applications for research and/or curricular projects focused on either of the following two areas:
All registered IAFA members should have gotten their latest issue of the JFA via email.
Just a quick reminder: You have 24 hours to submit your proposal for ICFA 47 before the submission portal closes!
See our website for the complete CfP and other needed details (iaftfita.wildapricot.org/ICFA).
Just a quick reminder: You have 24 hours to submit your proposal for ICFA 47 before the submission portal closes!
See our website for the complete CfP and other needed details (iaftfita.wildapricot.org/ICFA).
October 31, 2025 at 4:21 AM
All registered IAFA members should have gotten their latest issue of the JFA via email.
Just a quick reminder: You have 24 hours to submit your proposal for ICFA 47 before the submission portal closes!
See our website for the complete CfP and other needed details (iaftfita.wildapricot.org/ICFA).
Just a quick reminder: You have 24 hours to submit your proposal for ICFA 47 before the submission portal closes!
See our website for the complete CfP and other needed details (iaftfita.wildapricot.org/ICFA).
After careful consideration of many well-qualified applications the IAFA Executive Board has appointed Michael Furlong as incoming ICFA Gothic and Horror Literature Division Head.
October 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
After careful consideration of many well-qualified applications the IAFA Executive Board has appointed Michael Furlong as incoming ICFA Gothic and Horror Literature Division Head.
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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
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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.
The Student Caucus of the IAFA invites nominations for Representative and Undergraduate Representative for terms from 15 Jan 2026 to 30 Sept 2027.
The complete call for nominations, including details on the positions and nomination process, can be found at iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Blog/13555613
The complete call for nominations, including details on the positions and nomination process, can be found at iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Blog/13555613
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - SCIAFA Special Elections 2025 – Call for nominations
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October 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The Student Caucus of the IAFA invites nominations for Representative and Undergraduate Representative for terms from 15 Jan 2026 to 30 Sept 2027.
The complete call for nominations, including details on the positions and nomination process, can be found at iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Blog/13555613
The complete call for nominations, including details on the positions and nomination process, can be found at iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Blog/13555613
If you have yet to read the IAFA President's letter on the referendum results and the IAFA moving to a rotating location model for future ICFAs, please do so at IAFA.org/Blog/13548208 !
October 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
If you have yet to read the IAFA President's letter on the referendum results and the IAFA moving to a rotating location model for future ICFAs, please do so at IAFA.org/Blog/13548208 !
Some ICFA 47 reminders for you:
* The ICFA 47 proposal portal closes in two weeks, on 31 October 2025.
* Registration for ICFA 47 is open. Early bird rates end on 31 December 2025.
We aim to have all proposal acceptance emails and creative invitations sent by late November.
* The ICFA 47 proposal portal closes in two weeks, on 31 October 2025.
* Registration for ICFA 47 is open. Early bird rates end on 31 December 2025.
We aim to have all proposal acceptance emails and creative invitations sent by late November.
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Some ICFA 47 reminders for you:
* The ICFA 47 proposal portal closes in two weeks, on 31 October 2025.
* Registration for ICFA 47 is open. Early bird rates end on 31 December 2025.
We aim to have all proposal acceptance emails and creative invitations sent by late November.
* The ICFA 47 proposal portal closes in two weeks, on 31 October 2025.
* Registration for ICFA 47 is open. Early bird rates end on 31 December 2025.
We aim to have all proposal acceptance emails and creative invitations sent by late November.
Call for Articles: Hélice (journal)
The online academic journal Hélice welcomes articles on speculative fiction in English and Spanish for its 2026 issues.
See www.revistahelice.com/en/main/ and www.revistahelice.com/en/previous-...
The online academic journal Hélice welcomes articles on speculative fiction in English and Spanish for its 2026 issues.
See www.revistahelice.com/en/main/ and www.revistahelice.com/en/previous-...
Main - Revista Helice
Translations, reviews and studies on speculative and science fiction.
www.revistahelice.com
October 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Call for Articles: Hélice (journal)
The online academic journal Hélice welcomes articles on speculative fiction in English and Spanish for its 2026 issues.
See www.revistahelice.com/en/main/ and www.revistahelice.com/en/previous-...
The online academic journal Hélice welcomes articles on speculative fiction in English and Spanish for its 2026 issues.
See www.revistahelice.com/en/main/ and www.revistahelice.com/en/previous-...
Nominations for IAFA First Vice-President continue until 10 Oct 2025.
For more information on the position and how to nominate a candidate, we encourage you to see the IAFA blog post on this open position. Self-nominations are welcome.
#IAFA #FantasticArts #ICFA #VICFA
For more information on the position and how to nominate a candidate, we encourage you to see the IAFA blog post on this open position. Self-nominations are welcome.
#IAFA #FantasticArts #ICFA #VICFA
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - Call for Nominations for IAFA 1VP
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October 2, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Nominations for IAFA First Vice-President continue until 10 Oct 2025.
For more information on the position and how to nominate a candidate, we encourage you to see the IAFA blog post on this open position. Self-nominations are welcome.
#IAFA #FantasticArts #ICFA #VICFA
For more information on the position and how to nominate a candidate, we encourage you to see the IAFA blog post on this open position. Self-nominations are welcome.
#IAFA #FantasticArts #ICFA #VICFA
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Issue 777 Table of Contents, October 2025
Issue 777 Table of Contents, October 2025
The October 2025 issue of Locus magazine has interviews with Ken Liu and Daniel H. Wilson, and a spotlight on artist Cristina Bencina. Seattle Worldcon 2025 is covered with an extensive report and …
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October 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Issue 777 Table of Contents, October 2025
The submission portal for ICFA 47 is open!
Submit your proposal here: iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Proposal
The IAFA invites proposals for our 47th annual ICFA meeting on the theme of (Meta)Cognition.
Guests of Honor: Ted Chiang & Ann Leckie
Guest Scholar: Sherryl Vint
#IAFA #FantasticArts #ICFA47
Submit your proposal here: iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Proposal
The IAFA invites proposals for our 47th annual ICFA meeting on the theme of (Meta)Cognition.
Guests of Honor: Ted Chiang & Ann Leckie
Guest Scholar: Sherryl Vint
#IAFA #FantasticArts #ICFA47
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - Submit a Proposal
iaftfita.wildapricot.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The submission portal for ICFA 47 is open!
Submit your proposal here: iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Proposal
The IAFA invites proposals for our 47th annual ICFA meeting on the theme of (Meta)Cognition.
Guests of Honor: Ted Chiang & Ann Leckie
Guest Scholar: Sherryl Vint
#IAFA #FantasticArts #ICFA47
Submit your proposal here: iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Proposal
The IAFA invites proposals for our 47th annual ICFA meeting on the theme of (Meta)Cognition.
Guests of Honor: Ted Chiang & Ann Leckie
Guest Scholar: Sherryl Vint
#IAFA #FantasticArts #ICFA47
VICFA 4's Distinguished Scholar Immersive Event was incredible! We learned about Haunted Planet's DreaMR series (Meta Quest 3). This included video from a staging of Haunted Planet's "Alice Dalí MR," which uses Dali's artwork for Carroll's 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦'𝘴 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 (1969 anniversary ed.).
September 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
VICFA 4's Distinguished Scholar Immersive Event was incredible! We learned about Haunted Planet's DreaMR series (Meta Quest 3). This included video from a staging of Haunted Planet's "Alice Dalí MR," which uses Dali's artwork for Carroll's 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦'𝘴 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 (1969 anniversary ed.).
VICFA 4's Roundtable Discussion on "Conjuring in Diverse Literature" was a real treat! Joy Sanchez-Taylor led this discussion with Suzan Palumbo, Zig Zag Claybourne, and A.W. Prihandita, three of the fantasy authors featured in Sanchez-Taylor's new book, 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 F𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.
September 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
VICFA 4's Roundtable Discussion on "Conjuring in Diverse Literature" was a real treat! Joy Sanchez-Taylor led this discussion with Suzan Palumbo, Zig Zag Claybourne, and A.W. Prihandita, three of the fantasy authors featured in Sanchez-Taylor's new book, 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 F𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.
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So if you're intrigued, get SP&MAR on the cheap .... but even if not, spread the word far and wide. Let's make genre poetry better known!
@sfpoetry.bsky.social @iafa.bsky.social @fantastic-journal.bsky.social @sfrareview.bsky.social @strangehorizons.bsky.social
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Speculative Poetry and the Modern Alliterative Revival
2025 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award Finalist for Myth and Fantasy StudiesIf a literary movement arises but no one notices, is it still a movement? In Speculative…
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September 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
So if you're intrigued, get SP&MAR on the cheap .... but even if not, spread the word far and wide. Let's make genre poetry better known!
@sfpoetry.bsky.social @iafa.bsky.social @fantastic-journal.bsky.social @sfrareview.bsky.social @strangehorizons.bsky.social
www.bloomsbury.com/us/speculati...
@sfpoetry.bsky.social @iafa.bsky.social @fantastic-journal.bsky.social @sfrareview.bsky.social @strangehorizons.bsky.social
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VICFA 4 Distinguished Scholar Mads Haahr took us on an meditative and beautiful journey in his presentation, "Midnight in the Garden of Spirits."
#IAFA #VICFA4 #FantasticArts #HauntedPlanet
#IAFA #VICFA4 #FantasticArts #HauntedPlanet
September 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
VICFA 4 Distinguished Scholar Mads Haahr took us on an meditative and beautiful journey in his presentation, "Midnight in the Garden of Spirits."
#IAFA #VICFA4 #FantasticArts #HauntedPlanet
#IAFA #VICFA4 #FantasticArts #HauntedPlanet
We hope you will be able to join Sunday's Queer Caucus Exploratory Session, but if you can't make it, your voice can still be represented in our discussion!
Log into your IAFA account. go to VICFA 4's Home Base, and then scroll down to the Discussion Forum to be heard, regardless of your schedule!
Log into your IAFA account. go to VICFA 4's Home Base, and then scroll down to the Discussion Forum to be heard, regardless of your schedule!
September 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
We hope you will be able to join Sunday's Queer Caucus Exploratory Session, but if you can't make it, your voice can still be represented in our discussion!
Log into your IAFA account. go to VICFA 4's Home Base, and then scroll down to the Discussion Forum to be heard, regardless of your schedule!
Log into your IAFA account. go to VICFA 4's Home Base, and then scroll down to the Discussion Forum to be heard, regardless of your schedule!
The IAFA Student Caucus's early morning VICFA4 panel with special guests, invited Creatives, and scholars hosted panelists from five continents! So many perspectives represented from locations across the globe is one of the best things about a virtual conference, as well as an international one.
September 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The IAFA Student Caucus's early morning VICFA4 panel with special guests, invited Creatives, and scholars hosted panelists from five continents! So many perspectives represented from locations across the globe is one of the best things about a virtual conference, as well as an international one.
What a historic night! Prolific South Korean SF author Djuna spoke about their career and South Korean SF. We are so honored!
Host Sang-Keun Yoo: "This marks the first time in history that a Korean SF writer has delivered a keynote address at a major international science fiction conference."
Host Sang-Keun Yoo: "This marks the first time in history that a Korean SF writer has delivered a keynote address at a major international science fiction conference."
September 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
What a historic night! Prolific South Korean SF author Djuna spoke about their career and South Korean SF. We are so honored!
Host Sang-Keun Yoo: "This marks the first time in history that a Korean SF writer has delivered a keynote address at a major international science fiction conference."
Host Sang-Keun Yoo: "This marks the first time in history that a Korean SF writer has delivered a keynote address at a major international science fiction conference."
Many thanks to Robert T. Tally Jr. for joining us for a special session on A Mismeasure of Orcs: A Critical Reassessment of Tolkien's Demonized Creatures! It was great to hear some of this critical text and have a discussion with its author.
#VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA #UnabashedOrcSympathizer
#VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA #UnabashedOrcSympathizer
September 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Many thanks to Robert T. Tally Jr. for joining us for a special session on A Mismeasure of Orcs: A Critical Reassessment of Tolkien's Demonized Creatures! It was great to hear some of this critical text and have a discussion with its author.
#VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA #UnabashedOrcSympathizer
#VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA #UnabashedOrcSympathizer
Are you still unsure about virtual conferences? Do you love ICFA but are not certain VICFA is for you?
VICFA has a FREE registration option that grants full access to our Counter Space, our virtual main stage, so to speak. It's true!
#VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA
VICFA has a FREE registration option that grants full access to our Counter Space, our virtual main stage, so to speak. It's true!
#VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - VICFA 4: Embodied Spirits
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September 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Are you still unsure about virtual conferences? Do you love ICFA but are not certain VICFA is for you?
VICFA has a FREE registration option that grants full access to our Counter Space, our virtual main stage, so to speak. It's true!
#VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA
VICFA has a FREE registration option that grants full access to our Counter Space, our virtual main stage, so to speak. It's true!
#VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA
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“AMPLITUDES: STORIES OF QUEER AND TRANS FUTURITY is an exceptional speculative anthology.” @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social (@QueenOfRats) reviews a new anthology edited by @leemandelo (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:szpg4dlgc7naaiaptcdwiah7" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@leemandelo.bsky.social)
Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity edited by Lee Mandelo: Review by Alex Brown
Being queer and trans in the United States in 2025 is both a herculean effort and an experience of profound joy. Every day brings some new horror aimed at eradicating my rights as a person, putting…
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September 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“AMPLITUDES: STORIES OF QUEER AND TRANS FUTURITY is an exceptional speculative anthology.” @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social (@QueenOfRats) reviews a new anthology edited by @leemandelo (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:szpg4dlgc7naaiaptcdwiah7" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@leemandelo.bsky.social)