SFAM 2026 Contacts and Crossings: Borders in Speculative Fiction will be held October 21–24 at the Courtyard by Marriott Culver City Los Angeles. Check out the details on the logistics page.

Update: The program is online. Check out the program and the schedule grid.

Confirmed Guest: Kalindi Vora, Professor of Ethnicity Race and Migration, of Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies and of American Studies with affiliate appointments in Anthropology and the History of Science and Medicine at Yale University.

Beginning with the 2026 conference, the journal Science Fiction Studies will sponsor a prize for best paper by a graduate student given at the SFAM conference. See all the details here.

Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts: There will be an exclusive, organized tour of the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 21st for conference attendees.

Also check out the SFAM merch at our brand-new store.

Speculative Fiction Across Media was established in 2023 as a 501c3 non-profit organization in California to encourage and foster communication and exchange of ideas among those working in speculative media. We encourage scholars, students, writers, producers, directors, designers, publishers, illustrators, graphic artists, and any others who study or work in speculative fiction to learn more about our association by attending our conference and joining our organization.