Sunday, March 21, 2010

Femslash Convention

The weekend is over. I feel like I didn't accomplish much beyond resting this weekend. Well, I did get my taxes sent off. That's something anyway.

Now for an interesting announcement from the fine folks who bring us the International Day of Femslash....
FemSlashCon

On the 17th July, 2010, the third annual International Day of Femslash is scheduled to take place. To mark the occasion and participate in the celebration, the Passion & Perfection collective are sponsoring the first ever, as far as we know, femslash convention.

A CALL TO ACTION-

We need volunteers to help organise and participate in an online femslash convention, FemSlashCon, and therefore we're asking for your help.

The aim is to set up a series of panels in various Paltalk rooms to discuss a multitude of femslash related topics. We will need room owners, panelists to discuss their loves (some ideas for panels listed below), help spreading the word, help setting up the main site for the event, people to contribute time, energy, art and love of femslash. Basically? If you are breathing and you want to help, we're got a spot for you.

Our big need to start off with is panelists. We need to know something of what we will have to share with the femslash community to help build the excitement and get people in the virtual doors as well as to start to sketch out a schedule of events. We are looking for lots of different things. We would love to see people sweep up a chance to talk about different fandoms, a general discussion about subtext, about writing. We would love to have people run rooms for discussing beta-reading, places to bounce ideas, how to get started writing. Let's see a panel on ways to reach the femslash community. What about a room for discussing fan art or just a crazy room to try to write femslash filk (yes, it can be done (whether it should be is another subject)). Who wants to be a part of history by discussing the Future of Femslash? The possibilities are limited only by our imaginations.

So let's hear from you-
If you are interested in becoming a part of this, e-mail femslashcon@googlemail.com with your contact details, any ways you would be interested in helping, and some idea of a time slot (be sure to list time zone) that would suit you and, if you want to help with a panel, what kinds of topics you would love to discuss.

We would love to make this an International Day of Femslash to remember and we hope you will help.

www.femslashcon.com - let's talk femslash


Send a little help their way if you can. The IDoF is darn keen and this could be as well.

On another note, the site is beginning its move so you may experience a few technical difficulties. Bear with us this week as we work the bugs out.

Tamara

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