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

Thanks to everyone who joined us for day three of GIFCon! 💫 As we wrap up for this year, make sure you join one of our two final sessions: either the in-person pub night for people in Glasgow, or Grace Worm will be streaming a game on discord from 6pm if you’re further afield! #GIFCon #GIFCon2026

Time for our final round table and closing remarks! ✨ #GIFCon #GIFCon2026

Thank you to Maha Rafi Atal for our excellent day three keynote! Once again, while we wait for the full talk to go on YouTube, here are some fun no-context snippets of the conversation from this afternoon! #GIFCon #GIFCon2026

Time for our final keynote, given by @maharafiatal.bsky.social ! #GIFCon #GIFCon2026

It’s time for the third and final day of GIFCon 2026! #GIFCon #GIFCon2026 #Fantasy #FantasyConference

Thank you to everyone who joined us for day two of GIFCon! Looking forward to seeing you all again tomorrow ✨ #GIFCon #GIFCon2026 #Fantasy #FantasyConference

Thank you to @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social for joining us as our day two keynote speaker (especially so early in the morning)! If anyone wants any highlights or no-context quotes from the panel before it goes live on the Centre for Fantasy’s YouTube, here are a few snippets #GIFCon #GIFCon2026

🚨 It’s Jeff VanderMeer time! 🚨

Make sure you join us on discord for our research spotlight with Maddie Reid, happening for the next hour! #GIFCon2026

¡Segundo día del @gifcon.bsky.social! Comenzamos la mañana de mini charlas con la compañera española 💪🏻. Nos espera un día completito con temas tan variados como la traducción, el colonialismo o la magia en juegos como Baldur’s Gate 3.

We have another excellent line up for our day two programme! There’s also great conversation happening throughout the day over in our discord #GIFCon #GIFCon2026 #Fantasy #FantasyConference

Huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the first day of Technologies of the Fantastic! Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow! #GIFCon #GIFCon2026 #Fantasy #FantasyConference

Our keynotes will all be posted on the Centre For Fantasy and the Fantastic's YouTube channel, but in the meantime, here are a few no-context highlights from Oliver Langmead's presentation!

I'll be at GIFCon tomorrow for an author spotlight (I'm on right after @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social) fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...

¡Primer día del @gifcon.bsky.social! Un programa muy interesante, con ponentes de todo el mundo y dividido en paneles donde se hablará de temas como el género o el contexto histórico. Desde Tolkien hasta R.F. Kuang, no os perdáis algunas de las charlas que subirán a su web ❣️.

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

I'll be appearing virtually at this convention on Thursday, around 7am Pacific. I'll be feisty and reckless, restrained and dignified. Or maybe I'll be a baby raccoon that's been woken up too early. Tune in to find out.

GIFCon starts tomorrow! Make sure you're registered to attend all of our panels, roundtables, workshops and to see our fabulous group of keynote speakers across the next three days! If you're not already registered, you can sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gifcon-202...

Our networking event has sold out, but there’s still time to register for all our other workshops and special events: the PowerPoint Party, the Beak, Feather, Bone Workshop, and the Conjuring Wonder Workshop! Get your tickets via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gifcon-202... #GIFCon #GIFCon2026

Our day three keynote speaker is @maharafiatal.bsky.social ! Make sure you’re registered to catch her talk ‘The Oligarchs who would be Kings: Technology and Fantasies of Global Order’, via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gifcon-202... #GIFCon #GIFCon2026 #FantasyConference #Fantasy

Make sure you're registered for GIFCon to catch our day two keynote speaker, @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social ! Q&A tickets are included in general admissions which can be accessed via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gifcon-202... #GIFCon #GIFCon2026 #Fantasy #FantasyConference #JeffVanderMeer

Make sure you're registered for GIFCon to catch our day one keynote speaker, @oliverklangmead.bsky.social ! Tickets for his talk, Resisting Fascism with Fantasy, are included in general admissions tickets and can be accessed via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gifcon-202...

One week until GIFCon! Make sure you’re registered through our eventbrite, and signed up for our discord if you’re attending this year! Some of our events are close to selling out, and our networking event is already full All the information can be found here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...

If you’re attending or presenting at GIFCon this year, make sure you’ve joined our discord! All the information for how to join can be found here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20... #GIFCon #GIFCon2026 #FantasyConference #Fantasy

Remember to register for GIFCon to see all of this year’s amazing keynote speakers! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gifcon-202...

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

Registration is now open for this year’s workshops and special events! You can register for workshops and events via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gifcon-202... #GIFCon #GIFCon2026 #FantasyConference #Fantasy

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...

Tomorrow!

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

🚨 If your abstract was accepted to present at GIFCon this year, please remember to email us and confirm that you would like to present by Monday 16th March 🚨 #Fantasy #FantasyConference #GIFCon #GIFCon2026

Announcing our final keynote speaker for GIFCon 2026: Jeff VanderMeer! #FantasyConference #KeyNoteSpeaker #GIFCon #GIFCon2026 #JeffVanderMeer

We'll be announcing the third and final keynote speaker for GIFCon 2026 at the end of this week, so stay tuned to find out who they are! #Fantasy #FantasyConference #KeynoteSpeaker #GIFCon #GIFCon2026

Announcing GIFCon’s next keynote speaker: Oliver Langmead! #Fantasy #FantasyConference #KeyNoteSpeaker #GIFCon #GIFCon2026

Tomorrow!

If you submitted a proposal for GIFCon 2026, you should have received a response over the weekend - all decision emails have been sent! #Fantasy #FantasyConference #GIFCon #GIFCon2026

We’ll be announcing our next keynote speaker for GIFCon 2026 on Friday 27th February, so look out for that! #Fantasy #FantasyConference #KeynoteSpeaker #GIFCon #GIFCon2026

Announcing our first keynote speaker for GIFCon 2026: University of Glasgow’s Dr Maha Atal!

We’ll be announcing our first keynote speaker for GIFCon 2026 this Friday, so stay tuned for updates! #Fantasy #FantasyConference #GIFCon #GIFCon2026

Thanks to everyone who submitted a proposal for GIFCon this year! We will be in touch in the coming weeks with decisions, but stay tuned for more updates soon! #GIFCon #GIFCon2026

⏰ You have until 11:59pm, Sunday 17th January to submit your proposals for GIFCon 2026! ⏰ All the information is here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk #GIFCon2026 #FantasyConference #CallForPapers

The CfP deadline for GIFCon 2026 is one week today! Find all the information here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...

⏰ You have one week left to submit an abstract for GIFCon 2026! ⏰ Our theme is Technologies of the Fantastic, and the deadline for submission is January 18th The full CfP and all information can be found via the link in our bio #Fantasy #FantasyConference #CallForPapers #GIFCon #GIFCon2026

✨GIFCon is back for 2026! ✨ We’re very excited to launch the Call for Papers for GIFCon 2026, with the theme “Technologies of the Fantastic” You can find out more here: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the last three days of GIFCon 2025! Make sure to tag us in your posts, check out any sessions you missed on the Centre for Fantasy YouTube channel, keep the conversations going on discord, and keep an eye out for exciting updates from us on email and social!

My first ever conference paper has been presented! I felt like a real academic. Thank you @gifcon.bsky.social! Looking forward to 2026 already.