@fkaOctaviaKeats hi hi! I am close enough to drive to #WisCon and am hoping to do it in the spring. If not, I’ll do virtual again. Is #FIYAHCON coming back? I know they took a break. I can’t believe that I am having social anxiety about an online event where I don’t actually have to talk to anyone, but there it is, the reason why I didn’t attend in the past.

Another example of the #FIYAHCON effect in action:

CAN YOU SIGN MY TENTACLE? just jumped to Amazon’s #1 Caribbean Poetry New Release & the #13 Caribbean Poetry Best Seller!

Thank you so much for supporting this & all the other brilliant works by POC mentioned at #FIYAHCON2021!

This panel was brilliant. @mel_thegreat, @Ethereal_ilo, @JCHart, @RB_Lemberg & mod @valerievaldes had so much thoughtfulness and wisdom to share! #FIYAHCON2021 #BonFIYAH
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In just 15 short minutes: "BonFiyah: Anatomy of a Book Boyfriend: Writing Characters Who Display Healthy Masculinity" is getting started! #FIYAHCON2021 #FIYAHCON #BonFiyah
https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/1439420228601974787

allyuh! de virtual lounge was HOTTTT allyuh! If this was an IRL convention you woulda hear we from outside the hotel lobby!
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tfw the Trini lime at #fiyahcon starts at 11 pm and goes to 2 am! woot woot!!! (and only ends because there is more con the next day)
@sillysyntax @ShariKimmyDee @therisingtithes @RSAGarcia
https://twitter.com/PaulaRILindo/status/1439106086678769668

In just about 10 minutes, come join me, @charlesatan, @jeannette_ng, @ilaimarie and @IoriKusano as we gather by the #BonFIYAH to discuss that most curious and revered form of fan labour: fan translation!

#FIYAHCON2021
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BonFIYAH Kicks off in 15 minutes! Our first session "BonFiyah: Found in Translation: Fan Subs, Fan Translations, and Other Labors of Fannish Love" will be starting soon! #FIYAHCON2021 #fiyahcon #bonf…
https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/1439012541926100992

When you look at your #FIYAHCON profile and see that someone (probably you) has misspelled the name of your podcast.

Seeing FIYAH take a stand like this is meaningful, not just for us as a community or as an industry, but as a craft.

If we believe this genre has the power to imagine radical futures, those futures must include Palestine.
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#FIYAHCON demands a Free Palestine. Our statement here:

https://theconvention.fiyahlitmag.com/2021/05/15/a-statement-on-gaza-and-our-solidarity-with-the-palestinian-people/
https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/1393605794122321921

While we’re shouting out impressive things that the @fiyahlitmag crew has done over the last year, we cannot ignore #FIYAHCON—a virtual con that did so much right so radically in its very first run with mere months of planning. FIYAHCON is eligible in Best Related Work.

🔥🔥🔥
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#FIYAHCON is back! Watch for our first key announcement on February 1st.
https://twitter.com/fiyahlitmag/status/1351618322463391745

Big up to the entire #FIYAHCON team for making such a dream con a reality. Not only was this a massive undertaking, but it fulfilled for many SFF fans & creators the ideal con experience—one where they feel seen, heard, & centred. Here’s to many more! 🔥🔥🔥

#FIYAHCON2020 did all of this in its first year, digitally, with available resources, with *months* of prep, with accessibility & representation in mind, including an awards ceremony, *and* @Ellethevillain still givin’ allyuh de blueprint.

No one can say they didn’t know.
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We did #FIYAHCON for under $25k (mostly live captioning, server upgrade, swag fulfillment).

Including staff, Ignyte finalists, panelists,…
https://twitter.com/Ellethevillain/status/1318018670170394624

I’m legit grateful to be on Fringe content for the inaugural #FIYAHCON, & be a part of such stellar conversations with such astounding creators. I’m also glad that so many attendees in the Discord so gleefully *stayed up* to take it all in.