Sirens: A Conference (and Community!) on Gender and Speculative Fiction (March 18-22, New Haven)

Hi, QueerSFF Folks!

Sirens is a nonprofit conference that examines gender through the framework of progressive speculative fiction.  After a break of several years, Sirens is returning from March 18-22, 2026 in New Haven, CT. It's a really lovely community where we gather together as readers to learn, discuss, connect, and grow.  And you get awesome book recs; check out the list of books they put together for Pride this year!

Our faculty next year are:

• Kelly Barnhill
• Stephanie Burt
• Sarah Gailey
• Jewelle Gomez
• Layla Azmi Goushey
• Micaiah Johnson
• Diana M. Pho
• Lilliam Rivera

About half of our attendees identify as LGBTQIA+! We also have affinity groups (including one for LGBTQIA+ folks) that meet both virtually and in-person at the conference, and are free and open to you even if you can't attend the conference next year. Join our newsletter or keep an eye out on our socials for more info on those soon!

We also have a call for proposals open if you would like to teach at Sirens.  We're looking for brief lectures (20 min), roundtable discussions, and workshops that help Sirens curate a rigorous, intentional learning experience focused on work by marginalized creators. Much of what is discussed in this sub is a great fit for discussion at Sirens!

I will be there, and hope to see you there too! There are several people I've met at Sirens that I first met online (including on Reddit), which is always so fun.

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