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Tomorrow José and I will be heading to Madison, Wisconsin, for WisCon 46. I'm very excited because I haven't been to WisCon since the pandemic descended upon us. My schedule is very light this year as I ease back into action. In addition to the items pasted below, I'll be moderating the Disability Safer Space on Discord on Friday 11:00am - 12:30pm and on Sunday 11:00am - 12:30pm and 4:30 - 6:00pm.

Goncharov and Other Collaborative Public Art

Conference 4 • Fandom as a Way of Life • Sat 7:30 PM–8:45 PM

Roundtable discussion. In 2022, the tumblr fandom community spontaneously created a fictional 1970's Scorsese gangster film in the classic improv style of "yes and" by continually adding on reviews, fic, art, trailers, and more that never contradicted what came before. Similarly, Mastodon collaboratively came up with a fictive social media mogul inventor named John Mastodon. How else are we engaging creatively in meme culture in artistic and community-inspired ways? Where else can we go with it? Mod: Lisa M. Bradley

Fantasy Magazine Reading

Conference 2 • Readings • Sat 9:00 PM–10:15 PM

Fiction and nonfiction readings from Fantasy Magazine contributors, including Gwynne Garfinkle, Meg Elison, Malda Marlys, and others, hosted by Arley Sorg!