Sirens Programming Submissions Deadline
People! Hello, people!
We need to talk Sirens programming submissions, people!
As you are all certainly well aware by now, Sirens, is part academic conference, part professional retreat, part enthusiastic reader convention -- and entirely focused on women in fantasy literature. All of our programming, those presentations, panels, workshops and discussions, are submitted by our attendees for our attendees, and that might just mean you!
Submitting programming is not scary. In fact, since the programming team doesn’t let me near any of the programming or the vetting board, that means I am FREE to help you with your submissions. Need ideas? I am chock-full of them. Need editing? I LOVE editing. Need someone to walk you through the process? I submit a lot of programming, and I’m happy to help!
Even though this year is faery year, any topic on women in fantasy literature goes. Want to talk about J. K. Rowling’s work? Sure. Want to talk about Lyra Belacqua? Hooray! Want to submit about the evolution of female characters in YA fantasy literature over the past 15 years? Heavens, you should do that.
On the flip side, though, if you don’t submit it, and no one else submits it, whatever it is isn’t going to be on the program. If you don’t talk about race in fantasy literature, who will? If you don’t present on queerness, who will? If you don’t talk about portrayals of virginity and teen sex in fantasy literature, well, maybe I’ll do that one.
sirenscon has all sorts of useful posts that are available to help you through the process, but really, please don’t be shy. We’re here to help, and we very much value diverse voices and perspectives in our programming -- and that means you!
The programming deadline, fine people, is May 10. *prods*
We need to talk Sirens programming submissions, people!
As you are all certainly well aware by now, Sirens, is part academic conference, part professional retreat, part enthusiastic reader convention -- and entirely focused on women in fantasy literature. All of our programming, those presentations, panels, workshops and discussions, are submitted by our attendees for our attendees, and that might just mean you!
Submitting programming is not scary. In fact, since the programming team doesn’t let me near any of the programming or the vetting board, that means I am FREE to help you with your submissions. Need ideas? I am chock-full of them. Need editing? I LOVE editing. Need someone to walk you through the process? I submit a lot of programming, and I’m happy to help!
Even though this year is faery year, any topic on women in fantasy literature goes. Want to talk about J. K. Rowling’s work? Sure. Want to talk about Lyra Belacqua? Hooray! Want to submit about the evolution of female characters in YA fantasy literature over the past 15 years? Heavens, you should do that.
On the flip side, though, if you don’t submit it, and no one else submits it, whatever it is isn’t going to be on the program. If you don’t talk about race in fantasy literature, who will? If you don’t present on queerness, who will? If you don’t talk about portrayals of virginity and teen sex in fantasy literature, well, maybe I’ll do that one.
sirenscon has all sorts of useful posts that are available to help you through the process, but really, please don’t be shy. We’re here to help, and we very much value diverse voices and perspectives in our programming -- and that means you!
The programming deadline, fine people, is May 10. *prods*