The topic of this year's conference is "Race and the Fantastic." Papers
related to this topic, as well as to the work of our guests of honor and
attending authors, are especially welcome; as always, we also welcome
proposals for individual papers and for academic sessions and panels on
any aspect of the fantastic in any media.
The guests of honor and guest scholar for 2010 are as follows:
Guest of Honor: Nalo Hopkinson, award-winning author of Blackheart Man,
Brown Girl in the Ring, Midnight Robber, The Salt Roads, Skin Folk, The
New Moon's Arms; editor/co-editor of Whispers from the Cotton Tree Root:
Caribbean Fabulist Fiction, Mojo: Conjure Stories, Tesseracts 9, and So
Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy
Guest of Honor: Laurence Yep, award-wining author of Sweetwater,
Hiroshima, Dragonwings, Child of the Owl, Sea Glass, Dragon Steel, The
Rainbow People, Dragon's Gate, Dream Soul, The Junior Thunder Lord;
co-editor of American Dragons: Twenty-Five Asian American Voices
Guest Scholar: Takayuki Tatsumi, author of Full Metal Apache:
Transactions Between Cyberpunk Japan and Avant-Pop America, Cyberpunk
America, Japanese SF Controversies: 1957-1997; co-editor of Robot Ghosts
and Wired Dreams: Japanese Science Fiction from Origins to Anime
Attending authors and scholars at the 2010 conference will include: Joe
Haldeman, Stephen R. Donaldson, Andy Duncan, Candas Jane Dorsey,
Kathleen Ann Goonan, Patricia McKillip, Patrick O'Leary, James Morrow,
Peter Straub, and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
In order to be considered for the 2010 program, your proposal to (1)
read a paper, (2) recruit and chair a paper session, or (3) organize and
chair a panel discussion should be date-stamped no later than October
31, 2009; electronic correspondence is welcome. Proposals must be sent
to the appropriate Division Head (addresses below). Advise the Division
Head if you would like to volunteer to chair a paper session. Proposals
must include a 500-word abstract and appropriate bibliography indicating
the project's scholarly or theoretical context. Presenters must be
members of IAFA at the time of the conference. Be sure to indicate all
audio-visual equipment needs in this initial proposal; later A/V
requests cannot be guaranteed.
FANTASTIC IN CHILDREN'S & YOUNG-ADULT'S LITERATURE & ILLUSTRATION
All aspects of the fantastic in work aimed at children and young adults.
Division Head: Amie Rose Rotruck, Hollins University
((AROTRUCK /at/ GMAIL.COM)) .
FANTASTIC LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
All aspects of the fantastic in British, American and Commonwealth
literature. Division Head: Stefan Ekman, Lund University
((STEFAN.EKMAN /at/ ENGLUND.LU.SE)).
FANTASTIC IN FILM & MEDIA
All aspects of the fantastic in television, video, and film. Division
Head: Jeffrey Weinstock, Central Michigan University
((JEFFREY.WEINSTOCK /at/ CMICH.EDU)). Department of English, Central Michigan
University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 USA.
COMMUNITIES & CULTURES IN THE FANTASTIC [formerly PCVA]
All aspects of the fantastic in fan cultures and communities, including
fan fiction, comics/graphic novels, filking, conventions, hypertexts,
viral marketing, RPG. Division Head: Barbara Lucas, VIS, 31225
Bainbridge Rd, Suite M, Solon OH 44139 ((BARBEDWRITING /at/ YAHOO.COM)).
FANTATIC IN VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS [formerly PCVA]
All aspects of the fantastic in live drama, music, dance, sculpture,
body art, comics/graphic novels, and photography and digital imagery.
Division Head: Stefan Hall, Defiance College ((SHALL /at/ DEFIANCE.EDU))
HORROR LITERATURE
All aspects of horror in mainstream and popular literature, including
literary traditions, aesthetics, psychological constructs, and
comparative influences. Division Head: Stephanie Moss, 10032 N. 52nd.
Street, Tampa, FL 33517 ((SMOSS /at/ CAS.USF.EDU)).
INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC LITERATURE
All aspects of the fantastic in international and comparative
literature. Division Head: Dale Knickerbocker, Dept. of Foreign
Languages, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858
((KNICKERBOCKERD /at/ MAIL.ECU.EDU)).
SCIENCE FICTION LITERATURE & THEORY
All aspects of science fiction literature, history, and theory. Division
Head: Sherryl Vint, Dept. of English Literature, Brock University, St.
Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1 ((SVINT /at/ BROCKU.CA)).
More information and updates are available at the IAFA Web site:
http://www.iafa.org.
Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, Ph.D.
Professor of English and Graduate Program Coordinator
Associate Editor, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts
Central Michigan University
100 W. Preston Road, Anspach Hall 205
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859-0001
(989) 774-3101
(Jeffrey.Weinstock /at/ cmich.edu)
