Tag: fantasy

OBEY! CONSUME! SUBMIT!

SCROLL! LIKE! FORGET! BUY NOW, DIE LATER! TRUST THE FEED! FEAR THE SILENCE! STAY PLUGGED! STAY DUMB! LOVE AI! HATE REALITY! “They Live!” was supposed to be fiction — a warning wrapped in cheap sunglasses and B‑movie grit. But somewhere between the Reagan years and the TikTok apocalypse, the aliens stopped hiding. They didn’t need to. Humanity volunteered. Now, the streets are full of people who stare...

SUNKEN WORLDS, FLOATING LANGUAGES: A VOLTAGE‑DRENCHED ODE TO YOKO TAWADA’S “SCATTERED ALL OVER THE EARTH” SF TRILOGY

Yoko Tawada’s trilogy doesn’t simply imagine the future — it dissolves it, ferments it, lets it bubble and hiss until the very idea of "nation" melts like ice under a feverish sun. These books don’t march forward; they drift, swirl, scatter, just like the people inside them. Reading them feels like hitchhiking across a continent that no longer remembers its own borders, guided by a...
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The Anglia Ruskin Centre for Science Fiction and Fantasy

UK's first university science fiction centre opened in Cambridge. This unique center will bring together writers, publishers, and academics to discuss the field of science...

Slavcon in Bratislava (Slovakia), 28th to 30th of April 2017

From the 28th to the 30th of April there will be a convention in Bratislava going on: The Slavcon. The location has changed (to...

Istrocon in Bratislava (Slovakia), 16th – 18th of September 2016

From the 16th from the 18th of September 2016 there will be the Istrocon in Bratislava (Slovakia) again. We can look forward to a...

Icecon in Reykjavík, Iceland (28th – 30th of October 2016)

A convention in ICELAND??? - Yes, this event had been officially announced for this autumn: Icecon 2016 is a science fiction and fantasy fan convention...

World Fantasy Convention, Thurday 31st Oct – Sunday 3rd Nov 2013, Metropole Hotel, Brighton, Great Britain

Guests of Honor : Joanne Harris, Joe Hill, Richard Christian Matheson, Brian Aldiss, Tessa Farmer Special Guests : Susan Cooper, Tanith Lee Special Appearance : Terry...

OctoGônes 4, Role Playing and Imaginary Convention – 4th to 6th of October 2013, Lyon/Villeurbane, France

Gaming conventions are dedicated to role-playing games, including live-action and computer-assisted games but excluding role-playing video games. ActuSF Publishing, Mnémos and Les Moutons Electriques publishing houses,...

“How to write science fiction” – Guardian Masterclasses (UK)

"Take your writing to new frontiers - let Liesel Schwarz, Ben Aaronovitch and Oli Munson be your guides to creating scintillating SF and fantastic...