This is the official newsletter for Sirens, a conference dedicated to women in fantasy literature. The newsletter is published once a month to the Sirens message boards, mailing list, LiveJournal, and Facebook. Certain other updates are posted on the conference’s Twitter. Between regular editions, the Sirens LiveJournal also hosts special updates, ( Read more... )

There's just three weeks left until Sirens, and we could really use your help! We have 15 volunteer shifts that still need to be covered. These shifts are about 2-2.5 hours long on average, though we have a few that are only an hour each ( Read more... )

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PLEASE HELP US OUT! A number of you have been finding important e-mails from Sirens in your bulk folder rather than in your inboxes. Please check your bulk mail, unmark the items as bulk, and help us retrain e-mail providers. Thank you in advance!

This is the official newsletter for Sirens, a conference dedicated to women in fantasy literature. ( Read more... )

This is the official newsletter for Sirens, a conference dedicated to women in fantasy literature. The newsletter is published once a month to the Sirens forums, mailing list, LiveJournal, and Facebook. Certain other updates are posted on the conference's Twitter. Between regular editions, the Sirens LiveJournal also hosts special updates, in- ( Read more... )

Breakfast started at 8 o'clock:
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In the morning, the audio-visual faeries visited us while Books and Breakfast took place in the Juniper Room.
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Friday morning started with Books and Breakfast: we discussed Bones of Faerie, The Perilous Gard, Thomas the Rhymer, War for the Oaks, and Wildwood Dancing.

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On Thursday afternoon, we opened for registration packet pickup. We had tea, sandwiches, and pastries available for anyone who wanted a light snack while they perused their program books. A few folks took advantage of our huge supply of craft materials to create bits and pieces of costumes.

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On Wednesday, our first shuttle arrived in Vail! In fact, all the riders arrived promptly, and the bus arrived about an hour earlier than expected, just ahead of a rainstorm. There is a rumor that riders saw a double rainbow along with the aspens and buffalo visible from the road. Between scattered showers, the view from your window might look ( Read more... )