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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 29/09/2026

Announcing our first #Sirens27 faculty member: Olivie Blake! (@olivieblake.bsky.social) You may know Olivie's fiction already -- full of genius and glass shards and gorgeous humanity -- but have you read her essays? Seen her videos? Learned from her justice work? Let us get you started!

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 28/09/2026

October is looming, everyone, and that means coziness and pumpkin everything and all the witches your heart can hold -- and a new #Sirens27 book society assignment. Have you finished your September book? Just another couple days...

A graphic with the words: Sirens Book Club: September Read any work of speculative fiction -- novel, collection, graphic -- created primarily by Latine nonbinary, trans, or female creators Here are some recommendations to get you started: And the covers of the following books: BUT NOT TOO BOLD, IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND, NEON STEEL, THE SLEEPING SISTERS, THIS IS THE YEAR, and WE COULD BE ANYONE

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 22/09/2026

Who's ready? Stay tuned...

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 07/09/2026

Hey, friends, it's September -- and the second month of the #Sirens27 book club and literary society! This month, in honor of #LatineHeritageMonth, which starts soon: any speculative book you want, as long as it's by a Latine nonbinary, trans, or female creator. Happy reading!

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 31/08/2026

Good morning! Today is the last day to register for #Sirens27 at the early bird price. If you'd like to spend some time next summer talking about speculative books and community, trying some crafts, building better worlds, and hanging with friends both new and old, we're your people! Join us!

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Sirens
The Summer Vacation Edit

Register Now
5 days of community discussions
5 receptions or sit-down meals
7 keynote events
Dozens of hours of programming
Daily craft activities
Night Market event
Pop-up bookstore with all the best recs
Lots of friends, new and old

Now: $299
Starting September 1: $399

New Haven, CT - July 28-August 1, 2027 - sirensconference.org

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 26/08/2026

Friends, summer is almost over and so is our early-bird pricing for #Sirens27. If you already know you're in for our first ever summer edition in July 2027 -- and we really hope you are! -- make sure to register by August 31 to get our cheapest rate!

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 24/08/2026

August is coming to an end and so is month one of the #Sirens27 book club! You have a week left to tackle any book by one or more North American Indigenous authors who are trans, Two-Spirit, nonbinary, or female, on any topic related to community, reciprocity, or climate change. Here are some recs:

A graphic with the words: "Sirens Book Club: August. Read any book by one or more North American Indigenous authors who are trans, Two-Spirit, nonbinary, or female, on any topic related to community, reciprocity, or climate change. Here are some recommendations to get you started:" and the covers of Bad Indians Book Club, A Feather and a Fork, Fresh Banana Leaves, it was never going to be okay, The Serviceberry, and Theory of Water

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 05/08/2026

Heyyyyyyy, friends, we've got a new incarnation of the Sirens book club for #Sirens27: Each month, we'll give you a reading assignment related to our mission and recs to get you started, then you pick a book...and read it. Let's gooooooo!

A graphic in shades of orange that says: "Sirens Book Club: August. Read any book by one or more North American Indigenous authors who are trans, Two-Spirit, nonbinary, or female, on any topic related to community, reciprocity, or climate change." The graphic also has the covers of the following books: Bad Indians Book Club, A Feather and a Fork, Fresh Banana Leaves, it was never going to be okay, The Serviceberry, and Theory of Water.

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 03/08/2026

It’s hot! We ought! To read a book out on the beach! It’s summer! Hey, hey, it’s summer! And in summer 2027, Sirens is back, friends. Bring your rage, find your joy, and let's build a revolution.

A summer-colored popsicle graphic with the words: "Read. Learn. Hope. Change the World. Sirens: The Summer Vacation Edit. New Haven, CT -|- July 28-August 1, 2027 -|- sirensconference.org"

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 20/03/2026

@dianapho.bsky.social on developing a critical reading mindset: "Learn to read both within and outside yourself. Even as I'm sitting in discomfort, what does the text say? If I'm feeling great joy, why am I joyous? If I'm confused, what don't I fully understand? #Sirens26

A photo of Diana M. Pho presenting at #Sirens26

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 20/03/2026

Give into moments of wonder and awe. -- @dianapho.bsky.social giving advice on becoming a great editor, but it sure seems like pretty good life advice for us all! #Sirens26

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 20/03/2026

Morning Joy! Tell us, when is the last time you made a friendship bracelet? Or picked up any hobby -- new or old -- just for the potential joy of it? #Sirens26

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 20/03/2026

Dr. @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social on the history of creating Black female automatons: "They weren't. The Black male body is tied to labor. The white female body is tied to consumable femininity. Black women fall short of that feminine ideal and their labor is invisible. #Sirens26

A photo of Dr. Micaiah Johnson presenting at #Sirens26

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 20/03/2026

[Society has] a psychic need for this inhuman other, and it will be filled at all costs. -- Dr. @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social on race and robots at #Sirens26

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 19/03/2026

@laylaazmigoushey.bsky.social defines "slipstream" as "the bending of reality, surrealism, high strangeness, the reinterpreting, utopia, dystopia -- things that make us think about what we know, but think about it differently." #Sirens26

A photo of Dr. Layla Azmi Goushey presenting at #Sirens26

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 19/03/2026

Globally, there are different speculative fictions happening for different reasons. They are less about fantasy, more about cultural ideation [and where it's going in the future]. -- @laylaazmigoushey.bsky.social at #Sirens26

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 19/03/2026

Morning Joy! At Sirens! We tried our hands at journal making for neither productivity nor profit with @bethanypowell.bsky.social!

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 19/03/2026

In order to change the world, one must first change one's dreams. -- Jewelle Gomez at #Sirens26

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 18/03/2026

As we reimagined what Sirens could be, we dreamed a place of respite and community, of learning and growth, of transformative magic. --Amy Tenbrink, Conference Chair, kicking off #Sirens26

A photo of the #Sirens26 bookstore, strung in lights

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 12/03/2026

Maybe you've thought about joining us next week for #Sirens26, our reader conference for #sciencefiction, #fantasy, and #horror. It's not too late to join us! A few full registrations are still available at sirensconference.org/attend, and we have some single day registrations available now as well

A graphic with the text: "Single Day Registrations: Speculative fiction gives us blueprints for worlds full of hope, joy, justice, and revolution. Want to talk about these worlds we love and how to make our world more like them? Check out our single day registration options!"

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 15/02/2026

And we've got community presentations: work researched and prepared by the Sirens community for the Sirens community. Thank you to all our presenters for sharing their time, expertise, and thoughts to make our community a smarter, more welcoming, more inclusive space.

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 15/02/2026

We're practicing morning joy! We hear that we can -- and should -- do things because we like them, not because we're good at them or they need doing or they'll help someone else buy a fifth yacht. Let's take a breath, try a thing, and be in community together!

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 15/02/2026

Hey, awesome humans! Pretty please think about coming to #Sirens26, our reader conference at the intersection of the better worlds that trans, nonbinary, and female spec fic authors have dreamed, and the work of activists, educators, and community builders to make those worlds possible today.

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Sirens @sirensconference.org · 05/02/2026

#Sirens26 Faculty Sarah Gailey (@sarahgailey.bsky.social): Speculative fiction master from alt-history hippos to horror. Gorgeous essayist. Dedicated fan. Thoughtful community builder. Hugo winner. Raconteur. Provocateur. EW: "For those who aren't [familiar with Gailey's work], well, get ready."

A photo of Sirens 2026 faculty Sarah Gailey, with their name and the words "Author. Inquirer. Instigator."

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