The 34th Annual Fantastic in the Arts Conference in its planning stages now. The theme of the year for 2013 is all about adaptations. Adaptations of previous works ( Pride, Prejudice and Zombies, Android Karenina, etc.), historical adapatations such as Steampunk and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and the issues of fidelity that surround these adaptations. I myself have previously attended the conference and presented on my Master's thesis on the Steampunk subculture, and I can say with confidence that this conference is an excellent one. The head of the Children's and Young Adult Literature division is headed by Alaine Martaus of my own University, The University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign. The conference does not limit itself to only accepting presentation from those with university affiliations. If you can write it, you can present it.
Whether you are an aspiring young adult author, librarian, or even a teen yourself, you can avail yourself of this excellent opportunity. This year's guests of honors are Neil Gaiman and Kij Johnson. The 500 word proposal is due by October 31 and those that are accepted will be notified by November 15, so get to writing!
Sources
http://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/47576
Adaptations. Manifestations. All I can say is FRBR...
ReplyDeleteYour thesis is on steampunk?! That's awesome! And I do have to say, while not all of them are of the greatest quality, I do love the random adaptations. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is fantastic, in my opinion, however the movie came out.
ReplyDeleteAlso, if you meet Neil Gaiman, I will be forever jealous of you.
I am going to have to look into this conference, as it seems to relate to the independent research I have been doing on the various comic-style adaptations of the story (and the characters in) Beowulf. I have never presented at a big conference, but maybe it's time I tried.
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