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Time for our November Virtual Book Club! Join us this month to discuss Andy Weir’s, “The Egg;” Stephen King’s, “The Jaunt;” and Harlan Ellison’s, "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream.” 🗓️ When: November 21, 2025 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM Central Time 💻 Where: Zoom (register/link in bio)

⭐️Meet KU Author Silvia Park ⭐️ Thursday, November 20, at Regnier Hall Auditorium on the KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park. Doors open at 6:00pm. For parking information, see this link: edwardscampus.ku.edu/event-space-ca… Questions? Contact us at sfcenter@ku.edu.

Join us for a screening of David Lynch's film Dune, followed by an engaging panel of KU faculty from various areas of study! 🏜️🌕🐛🪐🔮 More information about location directions and purchasing tickets online can be found at liberty-hall.com/special-screen…

Looking forward to the 2025 Richard W. Gunn Memorial Lecture! Sherryl Vint is Distinguished Professor of Media and Cultural Studies and of English at the University of California, Riverside, where she founded the Speculative Fictions and Cultures of Science program.

Thanks to all our participants, attendees, and sponsors for another successful Sturgeon Symposium! There were many highlights, and we’re particularly grateful for Darcie Little Badger’s contributions. Congrats to Conrad Loyer, winner of the 2025 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award!

🎃Join us at the Hall Center’s Haunting Humanities happening NEXT WEEK🎃 The Gunn Center staff will be contributing to several attractions in addition to the co-sponsoring booth. More information about parking, sponsors, and attractions can be found here: hallcenter.ku.edu/haunting-human…

🍊Time for our October Virtual Book Club!🐅 Help us close out the month of October by participating in this month’s discussion of “Los Angeles and “G” by Ling Ma! 🗓️ When: October 24, 2025 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM Central Time 💻 Where: Zoom (Link in bio)

✨Congrats to Conrad Loyer for winning the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for his short story “The Carcosa Pattern,” published in Fiyah Magazine. Join us for the award ceremony on October 9th at 4:30 pm at the KU’s Watson Library 3 West, featuring a reading, Q&A, and more!✨

Join us on our Virtual Book Club Zoom to participate in engaging, monthly discussions over various science fiction genres, authors, and more.👽 Any information regarding meeting times, dates, and registration info can be found in our bio.

Registration is open for the 4th Annual Sturgeon Symposium! Registration links, along with more information about the event, can be found here: sfcenter.ku.edu/2025-sturgeon-… us at sfcenter@ku.edu.

🌌 We are pleased to announce the 2025 Sturgeon Symposium Call for Papers 🌌 We invite papers, panel proposals, and roundtable discussions that engage with topics connected to speculative fiction and its myriad forms. Submission deadline is May 19. Contact us at sfcenter@ku.edu

🧬Time for our May Virtual Book Club!⚓️ Join us this month to discuss “Unlike Most Tides" and "The Scientist's Horror Story" by Darcie Little Badger! 🗓️ When: May 9, 2025 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM Central Time 💻 Where: Zoom (Link in bio) Don't forget to register—link is in our bio!

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT! Summer Speculative Fiction Writing Workshop🔆 NON-CREDIT-SEEKING STUDENTS: contact sfcenter@ku.edu for details CREDIT-SEEKING KU STUDENTS: enroll via classes.ku.edu

🦊Time for our April Virtual Book Club!🦊 Join us this month to discuss “The Brides of High Hill” by Nghi Vo! 🗓️ When: April 25, 2025 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM Central Time 💻 Where: Zoom (Link in bio) Don't forget to register—link is in our bio! #VirtualBookClub #KU #SciFiCommunity

Join The Story Center for a visit from author and University of Kansas professor Silvia Park to discuss their debut novel, Luminous. This event, in partnership with Rainy Day Books, will be followed by a book sale and signing, taking place in the Woodneath Library Center.

🌸Time for our March Virtual Book Club!🌸 Join us this month to discuss Natalia Theodoridou’s story “Tell the King” and “Bonsai Starships” by Ha Lee! 🗓️ When: March 28, 2025 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM Central Time 💻 Where: Zoom (Link in bio) Don't forget to register—link is in our bio!

🦋Time for our February Virtual Book Club!🦋 We will discuss Tananarive Due’s short story “The Lake” and her work that was in the Fall 2024 Issue of Uncanny Magazine, “A Stranger Knocks” 🗓️ When: February 28, 2025 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM Central Time 💻 Where: Zoom (link in bio)

Please join us for the 2025 Richard W. Gunn Memorial Lecture by KU English alum & award winning author C.L. Clark on Tuesday, February 4 at 6pm, at Watson Library 3 West. The talk is titled, “Fantasy of War, Fiction of Peace”.💫 #KU #SciFiCommunity #BookLovers

📖 Join us for our December Virtual Book Club! This month, we’re reading “The Ladies of Grace Adieu” by Susanna Clarke. 🗓️ Date: Friday, Dec 6 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM CT 💻 Zoom link in bio Don’t miss this enchanting discussion—see you there! ✨ #SciFiBookClub #SpeculativeFiction #KU

Here is the rest of the schedule!

Our Virtual Book Club schedule has been revised! Embark on a mind-bending journey through the galaxy with our Virtual Science Fiction Book Club, hosted by KU Center for the Study of Science Fiction. Join us on Zoom for monthly discussions and otherworldly excitement.