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The Ignyte Awards Committee Is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2022 Igynte Awards. The Awards seek to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future landscape of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror by recognizing incredible feats in storytelling and outstanding efforts towards inclusivity within the genre. To that effect, the committee […]
Guests (panelists, GOHs, office hours hosts) as well as staff members are comped at FIYAHCON, meaning that their attendance at the convention is free. They are provided options for refunds in the event that they’ve purchased tickets before being added formally to programming or to the team. Options last year included receiving their ticket refund, […]
We are less than a month away from the big event. Here are some recent posts you should review if you are planning to attend: COVID-19 Policy (lol just kidding) Schedule You can now preview the main event schedule here. The BonFIYAH schedule will be added early next week. Panelists will be added […]
FIYAHCON 2021 is happening on the Airmeet platform! Last year was great with our cobbled-together System of Stuff, but we’re excited for a more streamlined, comprehensive experience that also allows us to do a few additional, neat things with the event. Some fun perks: More interactive panels -The audience now has the ability to […]
As you might recall, the inaugural FIYAHCON of last year has been nominated for a Hugo Award in the Best Related Work category! We could not be more thrilled that our staff’s been recognized for their amazing efforts to build such a celebrated and inclusive event. Every year, the Hugo Awards are hosted by Worldcons […]
The Team at FIYAHCON stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine in their ongoing struggle for freedom and self-determination against the perpetually escalating violence of colonialism. In the same way we supported the National Bail Fund Network in 2020, this year’s event will seek to distribute charitable funds to Palestinian community organizations and mutual […]
We are tremendously excited and honored to announce that FIYAHCON Fringe will now be called BonFIYAH going forward. Although we’re proud of everything we’ve accomplished under the name Fringe, it has never been truly ours. We borrowed it from CoNZealand Fringe, who in turn drew on a rich tradition of events centering voices outside the […]
The FIYAHCON 2021 Committee is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2021 Ignyte Awards. The Awards seek to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future landscapes of science fiction, fantasy, and horror by recognizing incredible feats in storytelling and outstanding efforts toward inclusivity of the genre. To that effect, the committee […]
We are thrilled to announce that our inaugural event, FIYAHCON 2020 has been selected as a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Related Work! We are excited to be alongside friends and colleagues across the ballot for their amazing contributions to spec lit and the community, including a Best Semiprozine nomination for FIYAH Magazine. […]
You can now find the list of 2020 Ignyte Awards finalists and winners over Bookshop.org! As we’re an affiliate, buying through our list tosses us a few coins, so definitely check it out and be on the lookout for the addition of the 2021 finalists when we announce on April 15th. CLick the image below […]
