Tag Archives: Fantasy

A Scientific Guide to Seeing Fairies. A fragment.

Posted on 19th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A fascinating blog essay by Franziska Kohlt on Lewis Carroll, Victorian science, and the perception of fairies. Franziska Kohlt is a DPhil Candidate at Brasenose College at the University of Oxford, and a graduate tutor in English literature at St … Continue reading →

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CFP: Wonderlands: Reading/Writing/Telling Fairy Tales and Fantasy, University of Sussex, 23 May 2015

Posted on 11th October 2014 by William the Bloody

This looks to be an exciting conference on Fairy Tale and Fantasy and which overlaps with concerns about Gothic literature and YA fiction. The details have not been fully announced yet, but we will highlight them when they become available. … Continue reading →

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Marcus Sedgwick: where I write

Posted on 7th October 2014 by William the Bloody

A fascinating photographic exploration of the places that have inspired Marcus Sedgwick’s new novel, The Ghosts of Heaven. Marcus is an award-winning novelist whose work has been a focus and inspiration for the OGOM Project and who has also generously … Continue reading →

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Sideways in Time: Alternate History and Counterfactual Narratives – March 30-31, 2015, Liverpool

Posted on 7th October 2014 by William the Bloody

An exciting conference at the University of Liverpool that embraces fantasy, SF, steampunk, and–I’m sure Gothic and the Undead: ‘Sideways in Time is an Alternate History Conference to be held at the University of Liverpool – in association with Lancaster … Continue reading →

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Review of ‘SF/Fantasy Now’ Conference, 22nd-23rd August 2014, University of Warwick

Posted on 22nd September 2014 by firekrank

I write in praise of going to conferences that aren’t really to do with what you study. Much like attending conferences when you are not giving a paper, you are giving a little more leeway to enjoy the other speakers. … Continue reading →

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