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World's first feminist science fiction convention! Fostering conversations about feminism, gender, race, class, disability.
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WisCon on Bluesky @wiscon.bsky.social · Aug 20
Exciting news, all! WisCon's Chairs would like to announce that we will be having WisCONline in 2026 and WisCon in Madison in 2027!

Details coming soon including Guest of Honor announcements. Watch this space!
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Have you checked out WisCon Volunteer Positions? We are currently looking for Panel Leads and more! Come make a difference. wiscon.net/volunteer/co...
#WisCon #WomeninSFF #feministconvention #volunteer
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November 22, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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November Vendor of the Month is Queen of Swords Press! @qospress.bsky.social Code: WisCon26

Sign-up for WisCon's Newsletter for exclusive codes directly to your inbox for amazing books and art!
#WisCon #WomeninSFF #feministconvention #VoTM #QueenofSwordsPress
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November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Speculative fiction: just escapism, or - at its best - a form of protest? What do you think?

Keep lifting up your voices and your stories!
#WisCon #WisCon26 #WomenInSFF #FeministConvention
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November 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Happy World Science Day for Peace and Development (November 10). www.un.org/en/observanc...
#worldscienceday #WisCon #WomeninSFF #feministconvention
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November 10, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Happy National Author's Day! (In the U.S.) Shout Out Your Favorite Author!
#nationalauthorday #WisCon #Indieauthor #feministconvention
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November 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Happy Spooky Season from us at Wiscon!
#Wiscon #Wiscon2026 #FeministSFF
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October 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Hey you. Yes, you! Want to volunteer for a feminist, inclusive SFF convention? wiscon.net/volunteer/co...
#WisConCommunity #WisCon #WisCon2026 #FeministSFF #Volunteer
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October 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Now soliciting applications for two 2025 Otherwise Fellows, to support & recognize creators of speculative work that is changing our view of gender today! Apply by Dec. 15 for USD $500 to support a new or ongoing project.

#Fellowships #grants #sff #fantasy #scifi
Apply for Otherwise Fellowships by December 15! « Otherwise Award
The Otherwise Motherboard is now soliciting applications for two 2025 Otherwise Fellows! Each Fellow receives USD $500 in support of a new or ongoing project. Please apply by December 15.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Tell us about the first SFF story that made you feel seen—or one that changed how you see the world. Books. Films. Games. Comics. All are welcome. We'll reblog a few! #WisConCommunity #WisConReads #FeministSFF
#WisConLine2026
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October 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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This Indigenous Peoples' Day, we honor Indigenous writers who challenge colonial narratives and push the genre forward.
Who’s an Indigenous SFF writer we should read right now?
#WisCONLine2026 #IndigenousAuthors #SpeculativeResistance #WisCon
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October 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Introducing our next Guest of Honor: Nebula Award Winning Author Premee Mohamed!
#WisCon2026 #Wiscon #premeemohamed #WisCONline2026
Purple ground with Wiscon logo and picture of dark-haired woman wearing blue and black. Text: Introducing our next guest of honor PREMEE MOHAMED, a Nebula, World Fatasy, Ignyte, Locus and Aurora award-winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author. Hugo, British Fantasy, & Ursula K. Le Guin Finalist. Author of "The Butcher of the Forest." 2024 Edmonton Public Library writer-in-residence. Crawford Award finalist. Wiscon.net Purple ground with four books by Premee Mohamed, the wiscon logo, and her bio. Premee Mohamed is a Nebula, World Fantasy, Ignyte, and Aurora award-winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, Alberta. She has also been a finalist for the Hugo, Locus, British Fantasy, British Science Fiction, and Crawford awards. In 2024, she was the Edmonton Public Library writer-in-residence. She is the author of the ‘Beneath the Rising’ series of novels as well as several novellas. Her short fiction has appeared in many venues and she can be found on her website at www.premeemohamed.com. Purple ground with the Wiscon logo and text: A Feminist and Inclusive SpecFic Community. WISCON ONLINE 2026.
October 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Introducing our first Guest of Honor: Award winner Darcie Little Badger! Are you excited for WisCon Online yet? Because we are. We hope to see you there!
#WisCon2026 #Wiscon #DarcieLittleBadger #WisCONline2026
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October 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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SF3 (The Society of the Furtherance and Study of Fantasy and Science Fiction) is hosting our annual meeting on October 12th, 2025, at 2PM CT. This is the last day to register!
Join here: sf3.org/join/
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September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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SF3 - The Society of the Furtherance and Study of Fantasy and Science Fiction is hosting our annual meeting on October 12th, 2025, at 2PM. And we want you there! Register by the end of day September 30th. Join here: sf3.org/join/
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September 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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WisCon is looking for volunteers:
Blog writers, volunteers for Marketing team, Script Writers,
Tech and IT, Programming coordination, Accessibility and logistics.
No experience needed. Just curiosity, collaboration, and a belief in feminist speculative fiction. Learn more at wiscon.net
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September 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Introducing WisCon’s Vendor-of-the-Month (VotM) program.
Each month, we’ll highlight one or two vendors from the WisCon community & offer exclusive member discounts.
To nominate a vendor or artist:
Dealers: Contact Eric at dealers@wiscon.net
Artists: Contact Tahlia at artshow@wiscon.net
#WisConVotM
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September 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Curious about WisCon 2026?

Visit wiscon.net to learn about programming, accessibility, volunteering, and our rich history as the world’s longest-running feminist science fiction convention.
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September 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Who are the women spec fiction writers who shaped your world? Tag them or share their work. Here is one of ours.

Photo Credit: Nikolas Coukouma
#OctaviaButler #WisCon #SpeculativeFiction
Quote from Octavia Butler: "When I was a kid and read science fiction, the science fiction available for kids at the library that I went to was all boys books and you get tired of reading boys books where the girls just kind of sit on the sideline and cheer the boys on and I think one of the things I wanted to do when I began writing my own was […] being the one who’s actually doing instead of the one who’s standing off to one side watching." Portrait of Butler with book. Cartoon dragon-like creature reading the book, "Kindred."
September 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The SF3 Annual Meeting is happening Sunday, October 12 at 2 PM Central.

SF3 is the nonprofit that powers WisCon, and membership is open to anyone who shares our values and wants to help shape the future of the con.

To attend, become a member by September 30.
Join here: sf3.org/join
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September 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Check out this awesome article from @LOCUS locusmag.com/2025/07/wisc...

FYI WisCon will be online 2026. We want to see you there! Visit: wiscon.net
#WisCon #WisCon2026 #OnlineConventions #WisCONline2026
September 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Exciting news, all! WisCon's Chairs would like to announce that we will be having WisCONline in 2026 and WisCon in Madison in 2027!

Details coming soon including Guest of Honor announcements. Watch this space!
August 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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This is only barely WisCon adjacent, but, for our health and safety at future in-person WisCons...

We have until June 20 to submit a comment to the CDC about reinstating experts on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Talking points and tips:

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Tell the CDC: We Need Broad Access to Vaccines and Science-Based Expert Advisory Committees
Public comment to CDC ACIP vaccine committee opens today, 6/9, and closes 6/20 at 11:59pm EDT
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June 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Remember to check out WisCON's 2025 Art Show!
wiscon.net/events/art-s...

If you’re registered for this year’s con, you can also discuss the work and possibly meet the artists in the #art-show channel on the con Discord. Register here: wiscon2025.sched.com/registration

#WisCON2025
2025 Art Show Gallery | WisCon
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May 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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May 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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@wiscon.bsky.social 2025 is such a special treat with amazing and informative panels. #WisCOnLine
May 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM