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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 3d

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-...

Main - Revista Helice

Translations, reviews and studies on speculative and science fiction.

www.revistahelice.com

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 6d

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

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 6d

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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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 6d

ICFA 47 will be March 18–21, 2026, at the Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside in Orlando, FL, US.

Complete information. including the full CfP for ICFA 47, can be found on the ICFA homepage.
Submission deadline: October 31, 2025

#IAFA #FantasticArts #ICFA47 #MetaCognition

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 6d

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

International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - Submit a Proposal

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks so much for your participation in VICFA 4. You helped make it an awesome virtual conference for everyone!

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you to VICFA 4 Distinguished Scholar Mads Haahr and his Haunted Planet Studios team (not present except in their work) for a truly different conference experience!

#VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA #HauntedPlanet

A screenshot of a Zoom session displaying video from "Alice Dalí MR," next to Mads Haahr. In the top half of the video, a human-controlled virtual hand "grows roses" based on artwork by Dalí for the 1969 anniversary edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. On the bottom half of the video. Mads Haahr is seen reading aloud from the text next to a pianist playing live music while the game-player can be seen reaching out to the roses in real life.

Screenshot of Zoom session, showing Mads Haahr during the panel, smiling.

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 13d

Attendees to this panel also collaboratively played an educational game developed by Haunted Planet to teach hotline personnel soft skills related to communicating with suspected victims of child trafficking. It was a tense, engaging, and informative experience.

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 13d

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.).

Screenshot of Zoom session, showing titled page of presentation, which reads "Dreaming with Mixed Reality (DreaMR): Cultural Engagement with Art, Music, and Stories," next to an image of Mads Haahr.

A screenshot of a Zoom session displaying video from "Alice Dalí MR," next to Mads Haahr. In the video, a human-controlled virtual hand reaches out to artwork by Dalí for the 1969 anniversary edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

A screenshot of a Zoom session displaying video from "Alice Dalí MR," next to Mads Haahr. In the top half of the video, a human-controlled virtual hand reaches out to virtual dresses based on artwork by Dalí for the 1969 anniversary edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. On the bottom half of the video. Mads Haahr is seen reading aloud from the text next to a pianist playing live music while the game-player can be seen reaching out in real life.

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you to this panel for a wonderful and enlightening session!
#VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA #DispellingFantasies

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 13d

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.

A screenshot of a Zoom session with panelists, clockwise from top left: Joy Sanchez-Taylor, A.W. Prihandita, Suzan Palumbo, and Zig Zag Claybourne.

A screenshot of a Zoom session. Far left is an image of Zig Zag Claybourne's books with social media tag @zzclaybourne. Below that is information for Suzan Palumbo: https://suzanpalumbo.carrd.co/ and @sillysyntax.bsky.social. Along the bottom center are images of the covers of Palumbo's 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 and 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘦f and Sanchez-Taylor's 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 F𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘴. Top center displays A.W. Prihandita's information: https://awprihandita.com/. @awprihandita.bsky.social, and "Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being" at https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/prihandita_11_24/. The right side of the screenshot shows panelists, from top to bottom: Joy Sanchez-Taylor, A.W. Prihandita, Zig Zag Claybourne, and Suzan Palumbo.

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Dennis Wise @denniswise.bsky.social · 15d

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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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 17d

We can't wait for the VICFA 4 Distinguished Scholar Immersive Event later today!
#IAFA #VICFA4 #FantasticArts #HauntedPlanet

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 17d

This wide-ranging exploration of "What is an embodied spirit?" intersected with so many schools of thought and metaphysical questions that some are still absorbing it.

Many thanks to Mads Haahr and panel host Regina Hansen for a fantastic discussion following this foray into embodied spirits.

A screenshot of Zoom session. showing Mads Haahr and an image of a metallic, humanoid robot interacting with flowers, studying what it is to be a flower.

A screenshot of Zoom session. showing Mads Haahr and Regina Hansen.

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 17d

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

A screenshot of Zoom session. showing Mads Haahr and the title page of his presentation, "Midnight in the Garden of Spirits."

A screenshot of Zoom session. showing Mads Haahr and a poster for "Bran Stoker's Vampires," an award-winning game from Haunted Planet.

A screenshot of Zoom session. showing Mads Haahr and a still image from Haunted Planet's "Bram Stoker's Vampires" that is a semi-opaque vampire woman against a dark outdoor neighborhood background.

A screenshot of Zoom session. showing Mads Haahr and a glowing lightbulb seemingly growing from the ground in the Garden of Spirits.

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 18d

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!

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 18d

We're honored to have you! Thanks for such a wonderful presentation and discussion today. We look forward to your immersive event on Saturday!

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 19d

Guest Scholar Mads Haahr, Joyce Ch'ng, David Farnell, Gillian Pollack, and others shared some work, and a sneak peak at the Distinguished Scholar Immersion Event. Thanks to all for making this session a blast for everyone!

#VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA #SCIAFA

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 19d

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.

The image is of a Zoom session with panelists and attendees shown. from left to right. Top row: Mads Haahr, BE Allatt, Joyce Ch'ng; middle row: David Farnell, Gillian Pollack, Michael Terlouw; bottom row: Luis Filipe Silva.

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 20d

We extend our most heartfelt gratitude and deep appreciation to all, but especially to Djuna, for such a wonderfully unprecedented plenary session!

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 20d

This plenary address was written in Korean by Djuna, translated into English by Sang-Keun, and then read aloud by Seoyeon Lee. Sang-Keun also translated attendee questions into Korean and then translated Djuna's responses into English.

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 20d

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."

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks, @roberttally.bsky.social !

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 20d

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

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 20d

We look forward to hearing your paper! Thanks for joining us and for your support of the IAFA's conferences.

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