Just returned from International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts 47 #icfa #iafa and my brain is full to overflowing with cool new ideas on media and pop culture.
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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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ICFA Book Room
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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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IAFA Registration and Membership Coordinator Amanda Firestone
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
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A crop of this year's ICFA artwork.
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
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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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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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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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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
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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.
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
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Thank you to this panel for a wonderful and enlightening session!
#VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA #DispellingFantasies
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We can't wait for the VICFA 4 Distinguished Scholar Immersive Event later today!
#IAFA #VICFA4 #FantasticArts #HauntedPlanet
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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.
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
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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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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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I'm actually presenting @ VICFA on Thurs. (That'd require a paid ticket, but still!) VICFA's an excellent extension of ICFA & Counter Space is a great part of the program.
...But also, you def. want to listen to me talk about the commodification of cosmic horror, right? #VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA
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Counter Space will host all plenary sessions, the Guest Scholar Immersive Event, the IAFA Business Meeting, and more, including the Student Caucus Q&A with special guests and invited creatives and scholars and other panels.
Come join us at VICFA 4!
#VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA
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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
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Moore Global Celebrated as Network of the Year at IAFA 2025 Ceremony #London #United_Kingdom #Moore_Global #International_Accounting_Forum #IAFA
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Nice to see other #IAFA teams stepping up their social media and design game
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