Announcing GIFCon’s next keynote speaker: Oliver Langmead!
#Fantasy #FantasyConference #KeyNoteSpeaker #GIFCon #GIFCon2026
27.02.2026 16:28 —
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Tomorrow!
26.02.2026 12:38 —
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If you submitted a proposal for GIFCon 2026, you should have received a response over the weekend - all decision emails have been sent!
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23.02.2026 18:07 —
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We’ll be announcing our next keynote speaker for GIFCon 2026 on Friday 27th February, so look out for that!
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20.02.2026 16:40 —
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A picture of Maha Atal announcing her as a keynote speaker for GIFCon 2026, presenting on “The oligarchs who would be kings: technology and fantasies of global order”
Announcing our first keynote speaker for GIFCon 2026: University of Glasgow’s Dr Maha Atal!
13.02.2026 16:19 —
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We’ll be announcing our first keynote speaker for GIFCon 2026 this Friday, so stay tuned for updates!
#Fantasy #FantasyConference #GIFCon #GIFCon2026
10.02.2026 16:58 —
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Thanks to everyone who submitted a proposal for GIFCon this year!
We will be in touch in the coming weeks with decisions, but stay tuned for more updates soon!
#GIFCon #GIFCon2026
19.01.2026 14:44 —
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“Call for Papers deadline, 24 hours to go!” is written in black on a green background with gold leaves in the corners
⏰ You have until 11:59pm, Sunday 17th January to submit your proposals for GIFCon 2026! ⏰
All the information is here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk
#GIFCon2026 #FantasyConference #CallForPapers
17.01.2026 17:06 —
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The CfP deadline for GIFCon 2026 is one week today!
Find all the information here:
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
11.01.2026 15:35 —
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⏰ You have one week left to submit an abstract for GIFCon 2026! ⏰
Our theme is Technologies of the Fantastic, and the deadline for submission is January 18th
The full CfP and all information can be found via the link in our bio
#Fantasy #FantasyConference #CallForPapers #GIFCon #GIFCon2026
09.01.2026 10:24 —
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✨GIFCon is back for 2026! ✨
We’re very excited to launch the Call for Papers for GIFCon 2026, with the theme “Technologies of the Fantastic”
You can find out more here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
15.12.2025 14:45 —
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the last three days of GIFCon 2025!
Make sure to tag us in your posts, check out any sessions you missed on the Centre for Fantasy YouTube channel, keep the conversations going on discord, and keep an eye out for exciting updates from us on email and social!
09.05.2025 16:49 —
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Congratulations!! Thank you so much for being one of our wonderful speakers this year
09.05.2025 16:28 —
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My first ever conference paper has been presented! I felt like a real academic. Thank you @gifcon.bsky.social! Looking forward to 2026 already.
09.05.2025 16:22 —
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Join us for our FINAL event of GIFCon 2025!
Join the Discord for our Artist Spotlight with Elisabeth Flett 16:45 to 17:45 BST
09.05.2025 16:27 —
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It’s time! Join us from 15:30 BST for our Roundtable: Omegaverse Fanfiction and the Politics of Fantasy with Ann Alex, Kristina Busse, Tanvi Chowdhury, and Alexis Lothian
#fantasyevents #literaryevents #gifcon2025 #roundtable #gifcon #gifcon2025
09.05.2025 14:26 —
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Absolutely fantastic keynote from Alice Chapman Kelly, lots of excellent points about why we read (and write) fanfic and use it to queer fandoms to better fit our lives and gain comfort from creating a homonormative space within those fantasy worlds.
#GIFcon @gifcon.bsky.social
09.05.2025 12:54 —
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Don’t we know it!
09.05.2025 13:30 —
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Don’t miss the final round of panels at #gifcon2025 !
Starting in just 5 minutes (14:00 BST)
Panel 7A: Gaming and Queerness
Panel 7B: Family Dynamics in Children’s Media
Panel 7C: Queer Utopias
09.05.2025 12:55 —
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Have you seen our Queering the Fantastic Reading List?
Check out some of our recommendations for further reading inspired by this year’s events!
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
#gifcon #gifcon2025 #fantasybooks #queerfiction #fantasyreading #tbr #tbrpile #fantasytbr
09.05.2025 12:12 —
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Join us on Zoom at 12:45 BST for our FINAL KEYNOTE with Alice Chapman-Kelly
We can’t wait to see you there!
#gifcon #gifcon2025 #keynote #keynotespeaker #fantasyevents #fantasy #literaryevents
09.05.2025 11:11 —
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First up on the FINAL DAY of GIFCon 2025: Panels 6!
Panel 6A: Borderlines and Marginalization
Panel 6B: Worldbuilding and Queer Identity
Today at 10:00 BST!
09.05.2025 09:00 —
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We have been devouring every word of the last two days of @gifcon.bsky.social We're both excited for tomorrow and sad it's the last day.
What have been your highlights so far?
#FantasyLiterature #QueeringTheFantastic #GIFCon
08.05.2025 20:43 —
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Thank you for joining us for Day 2 of GIFCon 2025!
Join us tomorrow at 10:00 BST for ✨Day 3✨
#gifcon #gifcon2025 #fantasyevents #fantasyliterature #literatureevent
08.05.2025 18:15 —
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Join us for Hades II gameplay, happening NOW in the Discord!
08.05.2025 17:49 —
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This afternoon's panel kicks off with Anna Bark Persson talking about sword lesbians in fantasy fiction and fandom, which is just adding to my reading list 😂 #gifcon @gifcon.bsky.social
08.05.2025 15:42 —
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Join us on Discord for Hades II & Jackbox Games!
Join the conversation through the Voice Channel (Radio GIFCon)
08.05.2025 16:57 —
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Which panel did you attend this afternoon?
08.05.2025 16:44 —
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