CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Terminus
Chicago, IL
August 7-11, 2008
A Harry Potter Conference presented by Narrate Conferences, Inc.
Terminus, an interdisciplinary Harry Potter-themed conference to take place August 7-11, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois, seeks proposals for its Artists and Authors Night, to take place during the evening of August 9, 2008. The overarching conference themes focus on the completed series. Analyses that address the development of topics through the entirety of the seven Harry Potter books are especially encouraged, including those topics that focus on the related cultural phenomenon.
Artist and Authors Night participants are invited to submit proposals in the following areas:
Fanfiction Readings: Authors may submit a single work or multiple works to be read before an audience.
Fanart Portfolios: Artists may submit a group of works, to be shown physically or electronically, before an audience.
Booths: Booth staffers will, for one hour, assist attendees in the area of their choice. Those in the beta booth will offer editing services to writers, and those in the drabble booth will write very short pieces of fiction in response to attendee requests. Those staffing the art critique booth will offer advice and assistance on artistic works. Sketch booth staffers will create quick line drawings on name badges or other small surfaces.
Gallery: Artists, both those who will be in attendance and those who will not, are invited to submit up to five works of magical, fantasy, and fan art for inclusion in the Terminus art gallery, which will be available for the run of the conference.
Submission for consideration is by online system only. No other format or contact will be accepted. The online system will open on June 30, 2007, and is located at http://www.terminus2008.org/submissions/exploratory/. Information about how to prepare a submission can be found here: http://www.terminus2008.org/programming/exploratory/elements.html.
All proposals are due by February 1, 2008, with a response date of March 1, 2008, except for gallery proposals, which are due March 1 and will be announced March 30, 2008. Accepted presenters in the areas of fanfiction, fanart, and booth staffing must be registered for the conference no later than April 15, 2008. Those accepted for the art gallery only, and who have no other presentations, are not required to register or attend.
For more information about exploratory and academic programming, our review process, and submissions, please see the Terminus website at http://www.terminus2008.org/programming/. Questions specifically about programming may be directed to programming
@terminus2008.org.
Terminus is a presentation of Narrate Conferences, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the mission of organizing academic, literary, and exploratory conferences that appeal to adult scholars, students, professionals, and fans. For inquiries about Narrate Conferences, Inc., please write to info@narrateconferences.org.
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