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WE STAND WITH MINNESOTA "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everyhere." - Martin Luther King Jr. Surrounding the text are images of a masked man holding a sign saying "And then they came for me," a megaphone, a hand holding a sign saying "Love melts hate," a person holding a sign saying "She wasn't mad but we are livid - Justice for Good," the bunny hat worn by Liam Ramos in the photo taken at the time of his detention, and three upraised fists, one white, one black, and one brown.

This is not the time to be silent. Speak Up. Step Up. Resist. Drop links below for ways we can come together as a community and stand with Minnesota and with our people.
#WisCon #WomeninSFF #Feminist #Resist #Minnesota

WisCon folks, check out this auction for MN aid. Many writing consults and critiques are available for bidding, original art, books, etc.!

Background lavender with gold stripes. Cartoon dragon presenting the WisCon logo. Text: Featured WisCon Artist: Melissa Gay www.melissagayart.com I am a neurodiverse LGBTQ+ artist who is equally passionate about sci-fi, fantasy, and wildlife art. Myths and legends about the natural world inspire me, as does our increasingly detailed view of the Universe through science and technology. I love to create hazy, dreamlike, otherworldly scenes, and my goal is to incorporate just enough detail to fire the viewer’s imagination and inspire them to fill in the story. WisCon URL: wiscon.net

On a background of diagonal stripes of lavender and gold, an inset image: Medusa, shown as a middle-aged white woman wearing red, braiding her hair of brown snakes while facing away from the viewer. Art by Melissa Gay, www.MelissaGayArt.com

On a background of diagonal stripes of lavender and gold, an inset image: A blue whale in the sky bursts out of a cloud. It has structures on its back resembling a city. Farther away, many other similar whales fly among the clouds. Art by Melissa Gay, www.MelissaGayArt.com

Lavender background with gold stripes. Cartoon dragon, WisCon logo at bottom. Text: Apply for the 2026 WisCon Art Show! Contact: Tahlia at artshow@wiscon.net We'll be having an online-only Art Show as part of WisCon 2026. If you make any form of visual art and want to share it with other WisCon members, please do apply! In past years, the Art Show has included painting, drawing, illustration, photography, comics, printmaking, jewelry and other wearable art, sculpture, animation, and more. WisCon URL, wiscon.net

Melissa Gay is our featured artist today!

WisCon 2026 will have an online-only Art Show. If you make any form of visual art and want to share it with other WisCon members, please apply! form: forms.gle/FkUNkX5eNLXZ.... Applications open through April 30. Qs? contact Tahlia at artshow@wiscon.net.

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Calling all Feminist SFF fans! Panel suggestions are OPEN! If you've ever thought, "I wish there was a panel about," this is your moment. Submit your feminist SFF ideas and help us have the BEST WisCon, EVER!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#WisCon #WomeninSFF #feministconvention

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WisCon Artist Call for Work! DEADLINE 01/15/2026! Earn $200 for your current art that represents WisCon, a feminist inclusive science fiction and fantasy convention. If you want your work displayed visit wiscon.net!
#WisCon #WomeninSFF #feministconvention #art #submission #artist

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Vendor-of-the-Month for January is SamHain Press! Samantha Haney Press is an award-winning book sculptor, freelance illustrator, and jewelry maker from Madison, Wisconsin. Want our discount code? Join our Newsletter for exclusive deals and announcements. wiscon.net/news/

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This year has been an amazing year for WisCon, all thanks to our volunteers & supporters! Reply with one goal you have for the new year. We’ll see you in 2026 for WisCon Online!
#WisCon #WomeninSFF #feministconvention

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Want to get paid for your artwork? WisCon is open for art submission. Deadline 01/15/2026. Fill out the form at this link: drive.google.com/file/d/11nAn...
#WisCon #WomeninSFF #feministconvention #art #artist #submission

On a lavender background, three illustrations: 1. A giant cat in a European-style town playing with the electrical wires like they were yarn. 2. White silhouettes of spindly trees in front of a tall stone house with dark windows in a wood, with a deer and a traveling figure on a path in the foreground. 3. A procession of fairy-like creatures holding little flowers and plants. Text: December Vendor of the Month, Jessica Gadra. jessicagadra.com. WisCon logo and website, wiscon.net.

Our December Vendor of the Month is Jessica Gadra! Sign-up for our Newsletter if you want exclusive codes directly to your inbox for amazing books and art! #WisCon #WomeninSFF #feministconvention #VoTM #Jessicagadra

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Have you checked out WisCon Volunteer Positions? We are currently looking for Panel Leads and more! Come make a difference. wiscon.net/volunteer/co...
#WisCon #WomeninSFF #feministconvention #volunteer

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November Vendor of the Month is Queen of Swords Press! @qospress.bsky.social Code: WisCon26

Sign-up for WisCon's Newsletter for exclusive codes directly to your inbox for amazing books and art!
#WisCon #WomeninSFF #feministconvention #VoTM #QueenofSwordsPress

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Speculative fiction: just escapism, or - at its best - a form of protest? What do you think?

Keep lifting up your voices and your stories!
#WisCon #WisCon26 #WomenInSFF #FeministConvention

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Happy World Science Day for Peace and Development (November 10). www.un.org/en/observanc...
#worldscienceday #WisCon #WomeninSFF #feministconvention

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Happy National Author's Day! (In the U.S.) Shout Out Your Favorite Author!
#nationalauthorday #WisCon #Indieauthor #feministconvention

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Happy Spooky Season from us at Wiscon!
#Wiscon #Wiscon2026 #FeministSFF

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Hey you. Yes, you! Want to volunteer for a feminist, inclusive SFF convention? wiscon.net/volunteer/co...
#WisConCommunity #WisCon #WisCon2026 #FeministSFF #Volunteer

Apply for Otherwise Fellowships by December 15! « Otherwise Award The Otherwise Motherboard is now soliciting applications for two 2025 Otherwise Fellows! Each Fellow receives USD $500 in support of a new or ongoing project. Please apply by December 15.

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Now soliciting applications for two 2025 Otherwise Fellows, to support & recognize creators of speculative work that is changing our view of gender today! Apply by Dec. 15 for USD $500 to support a new or ongoing project.

#Fellowships #grants #sff #fantasy #scifi

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Tell us about the first SFF story that made you feel seen—or one that changed how you see the world. Books. Films. Games. Comics. All are welcome. We'll reblog a few! #WisConCommunity #WisConReads #FeministSFF
#WisConLine2026

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Black background with flowers and birds in red and purple and WisCon logo in white. Text in pale yellow: INDIGENOUS AUTHORS RECOMMENDATION * Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger * Mask of Deer Woman by Laurie L. Dove * This Land by Ashley Fairbanks * Project 562 by Matika Wilbur * Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

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This Indigenous Peoples' Day, we honor Indigenous writers who challenge colonial narratives and push the genre forward.
Who’s an Indigenous SFF writer we should read right now?
#WisCONLine2026 #IndigenousAuthors #SpeculativeResistance #WisCon

Purple ground with Wiscon logo and picture of dark-haired woman wearing blue and black. Text: Introducing our next guest of honor PREMEE MOHAMED, a Nebula, World Fatasy, Ignyte, Locus and Aurora award-winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author. Hugo, British Fantasy, & Ursula K. Le Guin Finalist. Author of "The Butcher of the Forest." 2024 Edmonton Public Library writer-in-residence. Crawford Award finalist. Wiscon.net

Purple ground with four books by Premee Mohamed, the wiscon logo, and her bio. Premee Mohamed is a Nebula, World Fantasy, Ignyte, and Aurora award-winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, Alberta. She has also been a finalist for the Hugo, Locus, British Fantasy, British Science Fiction, and Crawford awards. In 2024, she was the Edmonton Public Library writer-in-residence. She is the author of the ‘Beneath the Rising’ series of novels as well as several novellas. Her short fiction has appeared in many venues and she can be found on her website at www.premeemohamed.com.

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Introducing our next Guest of Honor: Nebula Award Winning Author Premee Mohamed!
#WisCon2026 #Wiscon #premeemohamed #WisCONline2026

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Purple background decorated with four glitter stripes, and picturing three books by Darcie Little Badger: A Snake Falls to Earth; Elatsoe; Sheine Lende. Text reads: "Darcie Little Badger is a Lipan Apache writer with a PhD in oceanography. Her critically-acclaimed debut novel, Elatsoe, was featured in Time Magazine as one of the best 100 fantasy books of all time. Elatsoe also won the Locus award for best first novel and is a Nebula, Ignyte, and Lodestar finalist. Her 2nd novel, a Snake Falls to Earth, received a Nebula Award, and Ignyte Award, and a Newberry Honor and is on the National Book Awards longlist. Her 3rd book, Sheine Lende, is a prequel to Elatsoe and was a USA Today bestseller and Lodestar award winner. Darcie is married to a veterinarian named Taran."

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Introducing our first Guest of Honor: Award winner Darcie Little Badger! Are you excited for WisCon Online yet? Because we are. We hope to see you there!
#WisCon2026 #Wiscon #DarcieLittleBadger #WisCONline2026

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SF3 (The Society of the Furtherance and Study of Fantasy and Science Fiction) is hosting our annual meeting on October 12th, 2025, at 2PM CT. This is the last day to register!
Join here: sf3.org/join/

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SF3 - The Society of the Furtherance and Study of Fantasy and Science Fiction is hosting our annual meeting on October 12th, 2025, at 2PM. And we want you there! Register by the end of day September 30th. Join here: sf3.org/join/

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WisCon is looking for volunteers:
Blog writers, volunteers for Marketing team, Script Writers,
Tech and IT, Programming coordination, Accessibility and logistics.
No experience needed. Just curiosity, collaboration, and a belief in feminist speculative fiction. Learn more at wiscon.net

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Introducing WisCon’s Vendor-of-the-Month (VotM) program.
Each month, we’ll highlight one or two vendors from the WisCon community & offer exclusive member discounts.
To nominate a vendor or artist:
Dealers: Contact Eric at dealers@wiscon.net
Artists: Contact Tahlia at artshow@wiscon.net
#WisConVotM

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Curious about WisCon 2026?

Visit wiscon.net to learn about programming, accessibility, volunteering, and our rich history as the world’s longest-running feminist science fiction convention.

Quote from Octavia Butler: "When I was a kid and read science fiction, the science fiction available for kids at the library that I went to was all boys books and you get tired of reading boys books where the girls just kind of sit on the sideline and cheer the boys on and I think one of the things I wanted to do when I began writing my own was […] being the one who’s actually doing instead of the one who’s standing off to one side watching." Portrait of Butler with book. Cartoon dragon-like creature reading the book, "Kindred."

Who are the women spec fiction writers who shaped your world? Tag them or share their work. Here is one of ours.

Photo Credit: Nikolas Coukouma
#OctaviaButler #WisCon #SpeculativeFiction

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The SF3 Annual Meeting is happening Sunday, October 12 at 2 PM Central.

SF3 is the nonprofit that powers WisCon, and membership is open to anyone who shares our values and wants to help shape the future of the con.

To attend, become a member by September 30.
Join here: sf3.org/join

Check out this awesome article from @LOCUS locusmag.com/2025/07/wisc...

FYI WisCon will be online 2026. We want to see you there! Visit: wiscon.net
#WisCon #WisCon2026 #OnlineConventions #WisCONline2026

Exciting news, all! WisCon's Chairs would like to announce that we will be having WisCONline in 2026 and WisCon in Madison in 2027!

Details coming soon including Guest of Honor announcements. Watch this space!