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Academic Track: Call for Papers

Call for Papers for the Academic Track at Finncon 2016

Fantastic Visions from Faerie to Dystopia
July 1–3, 2016, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

The deadline for the proposals is February 29, 2016.
For more information, see http://finfar.org/en/call-for-papers-for-the-academic-track-at-finncon-2016-fantastic-visions-from-faerie-to-dystopia-3/

Finncon’s Third Guest of Honor Catherynne M. Valente

Finncon 2016’s third Guest of Honor is American author Catherynne M. Valente. She has written both fiction and poetry. Two of her novels have been translated into Finnish. Valente has visited Finland previously in 2012 when she was the Guest of Honor fro Åcon in Mariehamn.

First Guests of Honor

We have announced the first Guests of Honor at Archipelacon in Mariehamn today.

The Guests of Honor are British author Jasper Fforde and Finnish author Anne Leinonen. More Guests of Honor will be announced later on. Further information about the Guests of Honor can be read from the Guests page.

Website published

Welcome to Finncon 2016 website! We have collected information about the convention and about Tampere on this website. More information about the convention, hotels and programme will be published closer to the convention.

We will be publishing the Guests of Honor at Arhicpelacon’s Finncon 2016 party on June 26, 2015. The information will be updated to these pages as soon as the announcement has been made.

Finncon in Tampere 1. – 3.7.2016

Finncon 2016 will be held at the University of Tampere 1. – 3.7.2016. Free entry!

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