UPDATE: Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy (4/1/05; 6/4/05)

DEADLINE EXTENDED!

The deadline for submission of proposals for this conference has been EXTENDED
to April 1, 2005.

Confirmed speakers:

Keynote Address: Veronica Hollinger

Guest Author Robert Charles Wilson will give a talk at the beginning of the
conference.

The 2005 Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy will be
held Saturday, June 4, 2005, in Toronto, Ontario, at the Merril Collection of
Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy, one of the most important collections
of fantastic literature in the world.

We invite proposals for papers in any area of Canadian science fiction and
fantasy, including:

        -studies of individual works and authors;
        -comparative studies;
        -studies that place works in their literary and/or
         cultural contexts.

Papers may be about works in any medium: literature, film, graphic novels and
comic books, and so on. For studies of the audio-visual media, preference will
be given to discussions of works produced in Canada or involving substantial
Canadian creative contributions.

Papers should be no more than 20 minutes long, and geared toward a general as
well as academic audience. Please submit proposals (max. 2 pages) to:

Dr. Allan Weiss
Department of English
York University
4700 Keele St.
Toronto, ON M3H 3N4

Deadline: March 1, 2005

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