The 29th International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts March 18, 2008

The IAFA is a scholarly organization devoted to the study of the fantastic (broadly defined) as it appears in literature, film, and the other arts. The purpose of the organization is to promote and recognize achievement in the study of the fantastic, mainly through the organization and management of an annual academic conference, the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA).There are two publications connected to the IAFA: the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, which is a peer-reviewed journal for scholarship within the field of the fantastic, and the newsletter, which publishes information relevant to the IAFA membership.

In March, 2008, IAFA will be arranging
The Sublime in the Fantastic
The 29th International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts

Guest of Honor: Vernor Vinge
Guest of Honor: Greer Ilene Gilman
Guest Scholar: Roger Luckhurst
Special Guest Emeritus: Brian Aldiss

Official Website: http://www.iafa.org/