Many thanks to everyone who made Fantasy's Present Pasts such a success, especially our delegates from around the world who gave such excellent papers and contributions. The next European Conference on the Fantastic will be in Karlstad, Sweden next June - hope to see you there!

So, that was a blast. Who knew Glasgow was a massive sun trap!? Absolutely brilliant inaugural European Conference on the Fantastic. Enjoyed every moment, including the Scottish Speculative Fiction panel I was on. Thanks to organisers and speakers. Next year, Karlstad! #ScottishSFF #Europe

Thanks to the 15ish folks who played @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social DIE in the format @kierongillen.bsky.social has used for convention panels. For the first time, here at @uofgfantasy.bsky.social I ran it as a meta academic conference panel.

Back at @uofgfantasy.bsky.social for day 2 of the European Conference on the Fantastic. Which this morning means that I have to perform. Talking about you @mayadeane.bsky.social @rozkaveney.bsky.social @silvanhistorian.bsky.social and many others.

I'm up at @uofgfantasy.bsky.social this week for the very exciting inaugural Fantasy's Present Pasts conference, but I will be talking about the book at Edinburgh Waterstones on Friday (and hopefully dropping in on some Glasgow bookshops this afternoon!)

In #Glasgow this week for @uofgfantasy.bsky.social #Fantasy 's Present Pasts Conference, I'm leading a workshop on Thu AM, A Wandering for Wondering: Ways to Adventure Playfully and Make Playful Adventures a wee walk aboot campus unveiling some fun join us for a chill daunder! tinyurl.com/yp6x8tkh

Fantasy's Present Pasts kicks off tomorrow - look forward to seeing delegates in the morning! (We have some dangerously bright conference bags...) www.gla.ac.uk/schools/crit...

#PhDLife Week 4/19... One of the best bits of doing a PhD is conducting original research and sharing the results. This week I'm showcasing parts of my largest chapter (it could be a book in itself!) on #Tolkien and Neo-Romanticism in @uofgfantasy.bsky.social 'Fantasy's Present Pasts' conference.

For my last public presentation this summer, I’ll be running the academic version of @kierongillen.bsky.social “Con Quest” DIE scenario at @uofgfantasy.bsky.social on Wednesday. (Figuring out the rest of 2026-27 pre-book travel in a few weeks)

I will be in Glasgow for this next week. Who’s about?

Today I’ve been working on my conference paper for next week, on gremlins! Here’s my title slide! (P.S. if you’re coming to our conference, do find me and say hello! Details here: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/crit...) @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social

We've slightly extended the sign-up period for Fantasy's Present Pasts (23rd-25th June) to accommodate a final few speakers - this means if you'd like to come along, you can still register until 9pm on Tuesday 16th June. Registration can be completed here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fantasys-p....

Registration for the Fantasy's Present Pasts conference (23rd-25th June) closes on Sunday 14th June. If you'd like to engage with a line-up including Helen Young, Sofia Samatar, Stefan Ekman and over 150 speakers and workshop leaders, registration is here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fantasys-p....

Registration for the Fantasy's Present Pasts conference (23rd-25th June) closes on Sunday 14th June. If you'd like to engage with a line-up including Helen Young, Sofia Samatar, Stefan Ekman and over 150 speakers and workshop leaders, registration is here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fantasys-p....

Fantasy's Present Pasts is approaching fast (23rd-25th June). Really pleased with how the line-up has turned out - think it should be a sparky and convivial conference. Please do consider registering and attending if you're interested. Full details here: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/crit....

Full programme details for Fantasy's Present Pasts, the first European Conference on the Fantastic (23rd-25th June, @glasgow.ac.uk), are now up on our website: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/crit.... Registration through Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fantasys-p.... Non-presenting delegates welcome!

Thank you to everyone who joined us over the last three days for Technologies of the Fantastic It’s been an amazing three days, full of brilliant panels, workshops, conversations and more! You will also be able to check out any keynotes you missed on the @uofgfantasy.bsky.social YouTube channel

Full programme details for Fantasy's Present Pasts, the first European Conference on the Fantastic (23rd-25th June, @glasgow.ac.uk), are now up on our website: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/crit.... Registration through Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fantasys-p.... Non-presenting delegates welcome!

Who’s ready for the first day of GIFCon? Join us from 12pm today to see all our wonderful day one events! And you can use #GIFCon2026 to join the conversation on Instagram and Bluesky #GIFCon #GIFCon2026 #Fantasy #FantasyConference

Off to Edinburgh today, to give a talk about Tolkien, and was just alerted that a documentary I was filmed for ages ago has aired. Haven’t seen it yet, but I remember talking about Middle-earth, Narnia, the Harry Potter series, and fantasy’s roots in myth and legend. 1/2 @uofgfantasy.bsky.social

The programme for Technologies of the Fantastic is now live! You can find the full event listings, and links to registration here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20... #GIFCon #GIFCon2026 #Fantasy #FantasyConference

Registration is now open for GIFCon 2026! Click the link below to register for this year's events www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gifcon-202...

It’s only one month until GIFCon starts, so if you’re looking to brush up on your reading, check out our reading list now! fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20... #GIFCon #GIFCon2026 #Fantasy #FantasyReadingList

You can now find the information for all of this year’s keynote speakers on our blog! Check out the link below: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20... #GIFCon #GIFCon2026 #FantasyConference #KeynoteSpeakers #Fantasy

Includes our course on Fantasy literature and culture: www.gla.ac.uk/study/visiti....

I’m going to Glasgow - my first in-person fantasy conference 🎉

One of the best things I've ever done. Got this pic of Captain Hook on a program field trip

Includes our course on Fantasy literature and culture: www.gla.ac.uk/study/visiti....

We've just sent out proposal decisions for Fantasy's Present Pasts (Glasgow, 23rd-25th June 2026) - if you submitted a proposal, check your inbox! If you haven't heard from us and think you should have done, please drop us an email (using the Centre address, [email protected]).

The final deadline for proposals for Fantasy's Present Pasts (Glasgow, 23rd-25th June 2026) is this Friday (12th December). The abstracts we've received so far are very exciting - it's shaping up to be a really good programme. More information here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20....

A helpful dragon to remind you that the Call for Papers and Sessions for the inaugural European Conference on the Fantastic, Fantasy's Present Pasts (23rd-25th June 2026 in Glasgow), closes on Friday 12th December. More details here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20....

Very excited for this. Sofia Samatar is one of my favourite living writers so I will be attending!

Our 11th cohort of @uofgfantasy.bsky.social MLitt students have chosen a bird name! Following: 2015-16 Canaries 2016-17 Phoenixes 2017-18 Ravens 2018-19 Merlins 2019-20 Owls 2020-21 Nightingales 2021-22 Sparrowhawks 2022-23 Nightjars 2023-24 Peregrines 2024-25 Starlings Welcome: 2025-26 the Magpies!

#CfP 🎓 es ist soweit: der CfP für die erste European Conference on the Fantastic zum Thema „Fantasy‘s Present Pasts“ ist da 🐉 wir freuen uns schon auf unsere Zeit im Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic in Glasgow am 23.-25. Juni 2026 ✨🦄 1/2

A reminder that we're hosting the first European Conference on the Fantastic, Fantasy's Present Pasts, in Glasgow next summer (23rd-25th June 2026). The Call for Papers and Sessions can be found here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20.... Closes 12th December. Please do consider submitting!

Call for Papers and Sessions Fantasy’s Present Pasts University of Glasgow Tuesday 23rd – Thursday 25th June 2026 Keynote Speakers: Stefan Ekman, Sofia Samatar and Helen Young More details on the conference in the post linked below - deadline for proposals is Friday 12th December.

Have you ever wanted to discover more about the mythological, legendary history of snakes? Well here's your chance! Join the University of Glasgow at The Hunterian for a series of evening events this summer! More details below 👇

At The City of Lost Books: a tribute to the late Peter Winnington, in the form of my essay-review on his Mervyn Peake monograph, The Voice of the Heart. @uofgfantasy.bsky.social thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk/peter-winnin...

Today’s piece is my Oxonmoot 2021 talk, on the 40th anniversary of #Tolkien’s Unfinished Tales, focusing on “Aldarion and Erendis”, Galadriel’s hair, and Gandalf’s character development. @tolkiensociety.org @tolkienguide.com @uofgfantasy.bsky.social dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/reflection...

A very big thank you to the @gifcon.bsky.social team for their dedication and hard work in giving us all a fantastical GifCon conference year after year, and to all of the speakers and attendees for being a part of it! Catch up on some of the talks on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

We have been devouring every word of the last two days of @gifcon.bsky.social We're both excited for tomorrow and sad it's the last day. What have been your highlights so far? #FantasyLiterature #QueeringTheFantastic #GIFCon

What a wonderful day of @gifcon.bsky.social again!

Have you reserved your spot? GIFCon 2025: Qeering the Fantastic starts TOMORROW at 12:30 BST Don’t miss a moment: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...

It's GIFCon week!!! Who's going to be there?

Did you hear about the new Gruffalo story coming out in September? I was live on BBC Radio Scotland’s #Drivetime programme this evening to chat about this. Link to listen again here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (I am on from 2:02:59) @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social

I'm honoured to be taking part in the annual @uofgfantasy.bsky.social conference, @gifcon.bsky.social, with a keynote on queer pregnancy in fantastika. It's completely online next week, registration is still open #medicalhumanities #sciencefiction #cfp fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...

Today's the day! Get those applications in! #SummerSchoolHereWeCome Sign up here: www.gla.ac.uk/study/visiti... 📚 🏷️ #FantasyLiterature #SciFiLiterature #BookLover #SummerSchool #InternationalCourses

There's a new blog post at The City of Lost Books, on Patricia Lynch's The Grey Goose of Kilnevin (1939). This is a lovely book, and worth reading in the first edition (or an early one published by J M Dent)! @uofgfantasy.bsky.social thecityoflostbooks.glasgow.ac.uk/fantasy-1939...

Tomorrow! The deadline is tomorrow! www.gla.ac.uk/study/visiti... #summerschool #fantasyliterature

Congratulations to @dimitrafimi.bsky.social and Dr Andoni Cossio for winning Best Article at the @tolkiensociety.org 2025 Awards! Access their article below⬇️