The purpose of IAFA 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). IAFA also publishes the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, which is a peer-reviewed journal for scholarship within the field of the fantastic, and the news blog on this site (under News in the menu), which publishes information relevant to the IAFA membership.
Thanks to everyone who submitted proposals to ICFA-33. The deadline for proposals has passed. Now is the time to renew your membership or to renew and register for the conference. We’ll see you in March.
The Monstrous Fantastic
The 33rd International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts
March 21-25, 2012
Orlando Airport Marriott, Orlando, Florida
| Guest of Honor: | China Miéville |
| Guest of Honor: | Kelly Link |
| Guest Scholar: | Jeffrey J. Cohen |
| Special Guest Emeritus: | Brian Aldiss |
Register for this year’s International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts.
A draft of the program has been released! (January 16)
To book your room, go to the hotel information page.
