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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.

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fantastic appetites therefore raise questions of bodily permeability, transformation, disgust, pleasure, abjection, intimacy, and monstrosity. They invite us to ask who is permitted to hunger, is expected to provide, enjoys abundance, and is made consumable. The full CfP can be found at the link.
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - The ICFA
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The concept of appetite offers a toothsome way of thinking about the fantastic: to consume is to incorporate what was once outside; to be consumed is to become part of something else.
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
CFA 48: Fantastic Appetites invites scholars, creators, and critics to consider the many forms hunger, desire, consumption, and satiation take across fantastic literature, media, and culture.
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Call for Proposals - ICFA 48: Fantastic Appetites March 17–20, 2027 | Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside | Orlando, Florida Guests of Honor: Ursula Vernon (T. Kingfisher) and Justina Ireland Guest Scholar: Lorna Piatti-Farnell Submission Deadline: October 31, 2026
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The CfP for ICFA 48: Fantastic Appetites will launch soon for our 2027 in-person conference at the Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside, March 17–20, 2027. If you'd like to get a taste to whet your own appetite and get those creative juices flowing, there's a nibble posted on our website!
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
VICFA creates a meaningful opportunity for academics and creatives around the world, and it wouldn't be possible without all those who make it happen.
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The IAFA extends its appreciation to the many participants and attendees for VICFA 5: Speculative Visions of Care and Hope. Thanks to Co-Futures for organizing, and huge thanks to Guests of Honor Zoha Kazemi and Ahmed Naji.
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If you have registered but have not received the email sent out tonight with the schedule and links, please contact the IAFA Public Information Officer and/or Registration and Membership Coordinator for assistance. Their email addresses, should you need them, are available through our website:
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - Executive Board
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
VICFA 5 starts in the morning! You can still register for this three-day virtual conference at iaftfita.wildapricot.org/event-6742648 We hope to see you there!
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Registration for VICFA 5: Speculative Visions of Care and Hope with Guests of Honor Zoha Kazemi (Iran) and Ahmed Naji (Egypt), co-organized by the IAFA and CoFutures, is now live! Please register here: iaftfita.wildapricot.org/event-6742648 We hope to see you there!
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Speculative Literature Foundation @speclit.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
**** We're having a membership drive!  Our goal is 100 new members this month!  Join us at: speculativeliterature.org/membership/
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Membership – Speculative Literature Foundation
The SLF is dedicated to promoting diverse voices and literary quality in speculative fiction. We accomplish this goal through your support in encouraging promising new writers, assisting established…
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We're really excited about VICFA 5's Guests of Honor being voices that we're unlikely to be able to hear in person at ICFA! One of the best things about VICFA is that it is virtual, which means everyone can join us from anywhere with an internet connection. We hope to see you there!
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Today is your last day to submit proposals for VICFA 5: Speculative Visions of Care and Hope, with Guests of Honor Zoha Kazemi (Iran) and Ahmed Naji (Egypt)! We can't wait to see your proposals! You can find all relevant details, including a link to the submission portal, at the VICFA webpage.
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Call for Submissions: The Routledge Companion to Octavia E. Butler deadline for submissions: September 1, 2026 See link for details. call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/07/...
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Call for Papers: The Virtual Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts 5 (VICFA5) Speculative Visions of Care and Hope Guests of Honor: Zoha Kazemi (Iran) and Ahmed Naji (Egypt) 17-19 September 2026 Organized by IAFA and CoFutures Full CfP can be found at iaftfita.wildapricot.org/page-1820583
The IAFA logo in the center of a banner, which also reads "The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts," as well as "A scholarly organization devoted to the study of the fantastic (broadly defined) as it appears in literature, film, and the other arts."
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
CfP: The State of SF and of Things to Come: Reading SF through the Clarke Award, 12-13 Dec. 2026 Keynote Speaker: Andrew M. Butler A two-day online conference by the U. of Liverpool, with the Science Fiction Foundation and the Arthur C. Clarke Award submissions deadline: July 27, 2026 See link ⬇️
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We can't wait to see who walk away with a shiny new award this weekend at the Locus Awards. Everyone who attends the Locus Awards Weekend this weekend, 29-31 May, is in for a real treat; their line-up of guests is stunning, so we hope you can make it there!
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Congrats to all on the shortlist!
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Congrats, Gay! You are such a force for good in any org you give your time and efforts to, and this is well-deserved.
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
We couldn't be more delighted that the SFWA will be recognizing long-standing IAFA member and ICFA attendee Gay Haldeman with its Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWA Award at the upcoming 61st Nebulas.
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
We hope everyone got their tickets for the SFWA Nebulas Conference! It's bound to be an exciting time for all who can make it. Nebula Award Banquet ticket sales ended last night, but you still have the rest of today to register for the conference!
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
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Has the Anthropic Settlement Changed Everything? - Writer Beware
Recent developments in the world of copyright have been making many writers rethink their attitudes toward copyright registration and reversion of publishing rights. Because many artificial intelligen...
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Speculative Literature Foundation @speclit.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The SLF is pleased to announce that Shahriar Shaams is the winner of the 2026 A.C. Bose Grant! In 2019, the Speculative Literature Foundation and DesiLit co-sponsored the A.C. Bose Grant in memory of Ashim Chandra Bose. Learn more about Shaams here: speculativeliterature.org/2026/05/18/a...
The SLF announcing the winner of the 2026 A.C. Bose Grant, Shahriar Shaams. Jurors had things to say like: “This is my top pick without a doubt. Outstanding writing and conceit, deft observations, a haunting and folkloric quality to the story.” and “This is richly and evocatively told, and I found myself eager to turn the page to the next chapter!”
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
(Above info sourced from Locus Magazine can be found at locusmag.com/2026/05/new-...)
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Info from our friends at Locus Magazine: SF novel, a standalone set in the world of the Imperial Radch. The Radch, cracking down on the city Ooioiaa’s local rituals, permit only one more man to enter the Temporal Location of the Radiant Star and join its mummified bodies as a “living saint.”
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
For those who were not lucky enough to grab one of the donated early copies from your ICFA luncheon table, you might like to know you can now get a copy for your own! It was such a treat to have Ann Leckie as an ICFA Guest of Honor this year at ICFA 47! #ICFA #ICFA47 #IAFA #FantasticArts
Ann Leckie, reading from Radiant Star, at a podium for her nighttime reading panel at ICFA 47 (2026).
Photo by BE Allatt
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scholarschoice.bsky.social @scholarschoice.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Yesterrday at the opening of the @iafa.bsky.social conference, we met @mcfarland.bsky.social author Graeme Wend-Walker, pictured below with his book Russell Hoban: Faithful to the Strange. #IAFA #scifi
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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 03/04/2026
Our April 2026 issue features stories by Ryan Cole, Tania Fordwalker, Rajeev Prasad, K. J. Khan, Nadia W. Aldsen, Malena Salazar Maciá, and Abby Nicole Yee. clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_235 Please considering subscribing at: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
Cover for issue 235 of Clarkesworld is by Ian McQue and features a craft floating above dockyards. Background is a hazy purple. Smaller ships float nearby. This issue includes interviews with John Chu and Suzanne Palmer, an article by Jason Collins, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.
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Fafnir: Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research @fafnirjournal.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🎉✨NEW ISSUE OUT!! 🎉✨ Fafnir's latest issue features a prefatory by Israel A. C. Noletto on SF and Eutopian Imagination, two essays on Norwegian SF & climate modeling as a worldbuilding tool, a lectio praecursoria and seven book reviews! 🐉 Read the full issue for free here: fafnir.journal.fi
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British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
And so we’re off! BSFA Awards are go 🚀 Watch live: www.youtube.com/@bsfachair2284/stre…
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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 09/04/2026
May 30 – June 3, 2026 Oak Park IL (near Chicago) Come write & critique fiction with us!
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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 02/04/2026
Introducing In Your Spare Time: A Podcast of the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin! inyoursparetime.libsyn.com
A drawing, by Ursula K. Le Guin, of a loafed-up black cat as seen from behind. The cat's tail curls around the podcast title IN YOUR SPARE TIME. Ursula K. Le Guin's name is at the top of the image, which has a teal background.
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
It's always such a delight to get to see the Must Read Book Award and its runners-up and honorable mentions awarded live at the IAFA Awards Banquet. Our many thanks go out to the authors and the Must Read Books Award team! You can see the full list at Locus Magazine. locusmag.com/2026/03/2026...
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2026 Must Read Books Award Winners
“From Upstream” by Sophia Aki Kawamura of the University of Washington is the winner of the 2026 Must Read Books Award, previously the Dell Magazines Award, for Undergraduate Excellence…
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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
#TheSubtleArtofFoldingSpace by John Chu is featured in today's #newbooks haul on youtube! full video: twp.ai/NTc1cH buy the books: twp.ai/E6HXE9 all links in bio! #booksky Tor Books
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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Maberry & Norton Receive HWA Lifetime Achievement Awards locusmag.com/2026/04...
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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
#FundraiserPerk Try out the next 3 digital issues of Locus, starting in April. Great for new writers! Plus digital cover art from designer Francesca Myman. Donate at locusmag.com/igg26/ [link in bio]
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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The BFS Short Story Competition is now open! We want your words - full details and submission form here: britishfantasysociety.org/get-in-touch...
Graphic shows a stack of books and scrolls. Text reads: The annual BFS Short Story Competition is now open! Entries close 30 June, full details on the website.
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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
BFS Chair Shona Kinsella and Gothic literature expert Dr Alex Carabine chat about the use of language in the horror tradition. Find out more about our chair and interviewee here: tinyurl.com/interlang. #BritishFantasySociety #FantasyBooks #HorrorBooks #SFFBooks #BookSky
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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Giveaway time! In collaboration with Troubador Publishing we are excited to offer two fantastic novels. To take part in the giveaway, make sure you: 💌 Like this post 💌 Share this post 💌 Tag a friend so they can get involved! The winner will be announced on Monday 13th April. Good luck!
The graphic describes a book giveaway competition. The first novel is The Diary of Derek Drummond by Katelyn Emilia Novak. The description reads: A unique fusion of supernatural mystery, psychological drama, and deeply emotional romance.
An immortal soul. A forgotten curse. A love that rewrites fate.

The second novel is Slipped Again by Julie Walker. The description reads: The compelling sequel to Slipped, following women who slip through time every full moon to visit their deceased fathers.
They know what’s coming and they’re going to try to stop it.The graphic offers more information about The Diary of Derek Drummond by Katelyn Emilia Novak. Once a proud Scottish nobleman, Derek Drummond has spent 124 years caught between day and night, hiding from the world — and from himself. A shadow among shadows, he has watched time unravel, love vanish, and hope fade into myth.
Until Megan MacKenzie looks at him — and sees more than she should. With haunted eyes and a quiet, stubborn kindness, she stirs the man he used to be. But the past never stays silent. Some curses won’t break. And some ghosts refuse to let go.
If you believe in second chances — even after death — open the diary.The graphic describes Slipped Again by Julie Walker. Having gathered all 12 of the 16/87s – those who slip through time on each full moon – together, Jess still feels alone. It seems each of their lives are falling apart, and she still doesn’t know what to do with the information they found out from the timeslip.
Jess also doesn’t know what role ‘The Chronos Club’ is going to play, other than their members all experience full moon disappearances too, with each group born a decade before the next. Dieter from the 15/44s seems to be the key, but Jess has no idea how the pieces of the jigsaw fit together.
They know what’s coming and they’re going to try to stop it.
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Artwork for ICFA 47: Metacognition by Aneka Ingold Aneka can be found at www.anekaingold.com and on Instagram as @anekaingold
A young femme stands center, her eyes closed, with a growing plant held in her cupped hands. Behind her is a network of interconnected dots, leading upward to two circles, one on either side of her head, each containing a silhouette of her body in a more relaxed posture. The silhouettes are turned halfway toward each other, while also still facing the young femme. All three figures seem to be reflexively contemplating each other.
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
They now have a section for books by the year's Guests of Honor, so you can easily find works by them. For other works, our Book Room staff is delighted to help you out. You get great books, and the IAFA gets to help more underfunded ICFA participants more. It's a win-win!
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Did you know that the ICFA Book Room is the only part of the conference available to everyone, even those not registered for the conference? It's true! Anyone can come buy a book and help support the organization; no membership or registration required. #ICFA47 #FantasticArts #IAFA
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
We couldn't be the org we are without our volunteers! And I mean that quite literally, since we're an all-volunteer org, but the registration volunteers are a vital and necessary component of our in-person conference, so many thanks to them!
Three Registration volunteers hard at work.
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
ICFA 47 is here! The IAFA Registration and Membership Coordinator and her team of fantastic volunteers were hard at work on Tuesday, getting everything ready for you to pick up your badges and meal tickets! #ICFA47 #FantasticArts #IAFA
IAFA Registration and Membership Coordinator Amanda Firestone
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
If you are unable to attend this year's in-person conference and haven't been getting emails from your caucuses representative(s), you can find their email address in this morning's all-membership email! We're looking forward to seeing all of this year's ICFA participants and attendees!
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
ICFA 47 is almost here! All registered IAFA members should have gotten an email today with some important information, including the hotel phone number for the airport shuttle, a link to the digital schedule app, and more! #ICFA47 #FantasticArts #IAFA
A crop of this year's ICFA artwork.
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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.
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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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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Poetry on Drugs: Language, Dreaming and the Coming Revolution Call for Proposals drive.google.com/file/d/17LfTxAKUUrKS32ddK2VespoNNjGy8dqP
A post for "Poetry on Drugs: Language, Dreaming and the Coming Revolution."
This image is black and white, with a large abstractly filled circle inside of a stylized rectangle adorned with leaf-life imagery. 
The title for the symposium is listed, as well as "Event Date: 20 February 2026."
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Submit your proposal here: iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Proposal More information and submission details can be found at www.iafa.org
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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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
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