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About the International Association
for the Fantastic in the Arts

The IAFA is a scholarly organization devoted to the study of the fantastic (broadly defined) as it appears in literature, film, and the other arts. The purpose of the organization 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).

Membership

Participation in the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA) requires membership in IAFA. NOTE! The IAFA 2008 Membership & ICFA-29 Conference Pre-Registration Form is available under the "Conference Info" tab.

Membership or registration questions can be directed to the IAFA Membership & Registration Coordinator, Stacy L. Hanes .

The IAFA Newsletter

The IAFA Newsletter, which publishes information relevant to the organization and its membership, is now published as a blog. The editor is IAFA's Public Information Coordinator Graham J. Murphy

The IAFA Newsletter blog in Movable Type blog

The IAFA Newsletter feed through LiveJournal

Click on this link to read more about how to access the IAFA Newsblog and to get access to back-issues (from the pre-blog days).

IAFA-L Electronic Discussion List

IAFA operates an electronic mail discussion list, IAFA-L, to which interested scholars are welcome to subscribe. Note: IAFA-L is intended to be an environment for friendly and reasoned discussion of issues in the field for teachers, scholars, and seriously interested folks. Click here to subscribe to IAFA-L.

Current IAFA Officers

This link will take you to a list of all current officers of IAFA, including the board of directors and the division heads.

IAFA Constitution & Bylaws

Click on this link to read the organization constitution and bylaws.

The IAFA Web is maintained by Graham J. Murphy, Jim Casey, Stefan Ekman, and Len Hatfield on the CATH server at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. We are grateful for the continuing support of the Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities, the College of Arts and Sciences, and Information Systems for the use of these facilities.

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