Mini-Conference in Riverside, California
If you're in the Riverside, California area, UCR is hosting a mini-conference on Harry Potter tomorrow afternoon. The free conference, set for 12 noon to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 in UCR's Humanities 1500, is a joint effort of UCR’s English Department and the Center for Ideas andContinued...
Accio and Lumos Fandom Events Updates
We have two pieces of news today regarding the Harry Potter Conventions that are to take place in the near future.
First, Accio 2005, the UK Harry Potter Conference, has announced that, due to demand, they will have day tickets available to the public for Saturday, July 30th. The announcement says:
"DayContinued...
Magical Role-Playing In Denver This Weekend
The OPUS Convention in Denver this weekend will feature a series of Harry Potter-themed events organized by the Avistrum Academy, a group that regularly organizes imaginative events where children and adults can "pretend to be students at a fictional school of magic similar to the Hogwarts schoolContinued...
"Hour" Approaching: Deadline for Convention Presentation Submissions Nears
The deadline for submitting presentations, panels, roundtables, workshop and the like to The Witching Hour, the HP convention to take place in Salem, Mass., in October, is fast approaching. By Sunday the opportunity will have vanished, so if you're thinking about it, getContinued...
Snape on Trial!
Accio 2005, the UK Harry Potter Conference, sent us a press release today that included some news of interest for all you Snape fans out there. The conference will be holding a "Trial of Professor Severus Snape" which convenes as part of their Potter convention to be held in July. Those charges which the err distinguishedContinued...
The Witching Hour: Fanfic and Sirens and Quidditch, Oh My
The Witching Hour, the HP convention from HPEF that will take place on Oct. 6-10 in Salem, MA, (otherwise known as the Witch City, has a couple of important announcements:
- Dr. Marleen Barr, author of Oy Pioneer, will speak at the conference about feminism and science fiction, as part of theContinued...