World Fantasy Con 2017: Partial List of Programs

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WFC 2017 has released a partial list of draft program topics.

  • Alternate Africas: The Growing List of Fantastic Alternate and Secret Narratives Set in Africa
  • Beards and Intrigue: Queering the Historical Fantastic
  • Calamity Jane Defeats Conan: The Persistence of American Folklore in Fantasy Literature
  • Exceptional Characters in Horrible Times
  • The Fiction of Mildred Clingerman
  • Gender Fluidity in Fantasy
  • History — Secret, Hidden, or Otherwise
  • Keeping Texas Weird
  • Kitsune and Dragon: Thoughtful Approaches to Alternate Eastern Asias
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: Still our Modern Prometheus
  • Metaphors and Metadata: Libraries in Fantasy Literature
  • Molly Weasley Was a Bad Ass: Aged Protagonists in Fantasy
  • New Twists On Traditional Myths & Archetypes : What are the Pitfalls?
  • The Old West: Not Entirely Wild but Always a Fantasy
  • Once More Around the Bloch
  • The Other in Fantasy when Everyone is an Other
  • Place Matters: Geography’s Influence on Fantasy
  • Pulp Era Influences: the Expiration Date
  • Putting Historical Persons into your Fantasy
  • Religions of the African Diaspora: Beyond Zombies, Ancestors, and Giant Apes
  • Research, Research, Recherchez: History is Easy to Get Lost In
  • The Role of the City in Fantasy Settings
  • Small Presses that Open their Doors to the Unusual: Past and Present
  • Urban Legends in the Age of Fake News
  • What’s the Difference Between Dark Fantasy and Horror

More information about the convention’s scope, theme, timeline and goals is available on the Programming main page.

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5 thoughts on “World Fantasy Con 2017: Partial List of Programs”

  4. Me too. It actually sounds interesting for once, and I don’t see anything cringe-worthy.

    Delighted to see the Clingerman panel there.

  5. You should consider attending this year, then. This list of panels was heavily crowd-sourced and as a member of the convention, your say matters to us. Part of making changes to a show like this (or WorldCon) is stepping up and participating, even when it’s horrible.

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