Past eventHeld October 21–24, 2026
Speculative Fiction Across Media 2026
SFAM 2026 was the third annual Speculative Fiction Across Media conference, themed Contacts and Crossings: Borders in Speculative Fiction.
Courtyard by Marriott Culver City Los Angeles
- Held
- October 21–24, 2026
- Venue
- Courtyard by Marriott Culver City Los Angeles
TL;DR
- Speculative Fiction Across Media 2026 took place October 21–24 at Courtyard by Marriott Culver City Los Angeles.
- The third annual conference was billed as bringing together scholars and creators working in speculative media, including writers, producers, directors, designers, publishers, illustrators, and graphic artists.
- The conference was scheduled to include an exclusive organized tour of the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts.
About
SFAM 2026 was billed as Contacts and Crossings: Borders in Speculative Fiction. Speculative Fiction Across Media was established in 2023 as a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit to foster communication and exchange of ideas among people working in speculative media.
Who was in the room
Scholars and creators
The organizer listed scholars, students, writers, producers, directors, designers, publishers, illustrators, graphic artists, and others who study or work in speculative media.
Featured speakers
1 listedKalindi Vora
Professor of Ethnicity, Race and Migration · Yale University
Partners on record
1 listedVenue & travel
Venue
Courtyard by Marriott Culver City Los AngelesGetting there
The hotel is less than four miles from LAX.
Questions people ask
5 answeredIt took place October 21–24, 2026.
It was held at Courtyard by Marriott Culver City Los Angeles in Culver City, Los Angeles, California.
The organizer listed scholars, students, writers, producers, directors, designers, publishers, illustrators, graphic artists, and others who study or work in speculative media.
It was most useful for scholars and creators of speculative media, especially graduate students, who could enter a paper competition sponsored by the journal Science Fiction Studies, with a border-focused theme and Yale's Kalindi Vora as a confirmed guest. Anyone wanting a large fan convention or an industry market would have gotten less, since this was the third edition of a single-hotel academic gathering in Culver City.
Academic humanities conferences usually see smart casual dress, such as jeans or slacks with a blazer or sweater, and comfortable shoes help for a museum tour like the one that was scheduled.
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