Tag Archives: Fantasy

CFPs: Magical cities, coastal folklore, folk horror, folklore and the fantastic, Walpole

Posted on 21st December 2018 by William the Bloody

Some more CFPs to tempt you: 1. From the brilliant people at Supernatural Cities (who were such good partners at our Urban Weird conference in April this year), the Magical Cities conference, 15 June 2019, University of Portsmouth. Deadline: 31 … Continue reading →

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CFPs: IGA 2019, Mapping the Mythosphere

Posted on 21st November 2018 by William the Bloody

Calls for papers for two exciting conferences. First, following the fabulous IGA 2018 in Manchester, the IGA 2019 conference, Gothic Terror, Gothic Horror is being held on 30 July to 2 August 2019, at Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois, United States. Deadline: … Continue reading →

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CFPs: Buffy and the Bible, myth and fandom, fantasy blogs, Tropical Gothic

Posted on 3rd November 2018 by William the Bloody

Some exciting calls for papers and articles: 1. Buffy and the Bible conference, University of Sheffield, 4-5 July 2019, deadline 18 March 2019 SIIBS and Sheffield Gothic are delighted to announce a two day interdisciplinary conference: ‘Buffy and the Bible’ … Continue reading →

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CFPs: Angela Carter, Lewis Carroll and George MacDonald, Contemporary Gothic

Posted on 3rd March 2018 by William the Bloody

Some more calls for papers and articles here: Ludics & Laughter as Feminist Aesthetic: Angela Carter at Play ‘Salman Rushdie famously called Carter a “one-off.” In this international collection of essays, we will consider that ludics and laughter contribute to … Continue reading →

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The Northern YA Literary Festival: Holly Black, Samantha Shannon, Alwyn Hamilton

Posted on 28th January 2018 by William the Bloody

The Northern YA Literary Festival is hosted by the University of Central Lancashire at Preston, 24 March 2018. This looks a great event: the wonderful Holly Black (probably my favourite author in YA paranormal romance) being interviewed by Samantha Shannon … Continue reading →

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Ursula Le Guin: Tributes and Analysis

Posted on 25th January 2018 by William the Bloody

Some more valuable links to material on the wonderful Ursula K. Le Guin who, sadly, died on Monday (22 January 2017). Tributes from her fellow writers in SF and fantasy: ‘The Science Fiction and Fantasy Community Remembers Ursula K. Le … Continue reading →

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RIP Ursula K. Le Guin

Posted on 24th January 2018 by William the Bloody

Photo by Marian Wood Kolisch/University of Oregon It’s very sad to hear of the death of Ursula K. Le Guin, aged 88. For me, no other writer of SF or fantasy reaches the heights that she did. She was a … Continue reading →

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Selkies and mermaids in novels and other media

Posted on 5th January 2018 by William the Bloody

Among the many fabulous creatures who cross boundaries, selkies and mermaids are particularly fascinating; the former metamorphose between seal and human, the latter are hybrid fish and human. Both exist on the margin of sea and land. Quite a few … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Fiction Featuring Angels

Posted on 29th December 2017 by Sam George

Most of these are Paranormal Romance, and mostly Young Adult. These angels are generally Fallen and condemned to atone on Earth in some way or another. A couple are borderline–demons or djinn. Adornetto, Alexandra, Halo, Halo Series, 1 (London: Atom, … Continue reading →

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YA Fiction Reading Lists: Otherness and Oddity

Posted on 18th October 2017 by William the Bloody

Some more tempting reading lists of YA fiction for you. First, from Penguin Teen, ‘10 YA Characters Who Will Mess with Your Mind‘: a list of novels with unreliable narrators or narrators who unsettle. I would add to this the … Continue reading →

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